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Life is Strange: Before the Storm

Deck Nine

2017•Adventure•PEGI 16•About 12 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramafantasymysteryscience fictionfresh & originalimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, polished adventure game, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

76 / 100

509 ratings

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About This Game

Life Is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set three years before Max’s return to her hometown of Arcadia Bay in Life Is Strange, the story shows how Chloe and Rachel meet, bond, and grow into a force of nature.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaFantasyMysteryScience fictionComplex relationshipSolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsUnlikely connections

Keywords

DrugsPrequelEpisodicFemale protagonistAction-adventureGraphic adventureNarrativeLgbtq+

Where to play

Details

Developer: Deck Nine
Publisher: Square Enix
Released: 31 August 2017
Series: Life is Strange
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 6h rushed, 12h normally, 12h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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