Life is Strange: Double Exposure

A decent attempt at a sequel to the iconic Life is Strange game series

My Score: 7/10

I did genuinely enjoy this edition of the story of Max Caulfield, although I understand why it got much criticism compared to the other games in the series. For starts the lack of Chloe, who only exists in the form of text messages, is a big dampener of the game, so for the rest of the review I’m going to focus on the game itself.

I do like that they didn’t just reuse existing characters and decided to create a new cast of characters we’ve never seen before, each with their own troubled back story. The game focuses on Max, now a grad student, and her new best friend Safi. I won’t explain the nature of Safi’s powers, just that Max isn’t the only one with powers that can be either abused or used with caution. Safi is less than cautious with her powers which brings about the event at the beginning of the game. Max has lost the ability to rewind time, but has discovered she has a new power, that she must use to solve the mystery of what happened between her and Safi, and decide whether to forgive or reject her new best friend.

There are a few characters I relate to and it is a shame to see them go without a chance of redemption, particularly Gwen. There is the option to romance two new character, Amanda and Vin, although I would have chosen Amanda, I just had a feeling that Chloe wasn’t completely out of the picture, but that’s another game.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1874000/Life_is_Strange_Double_Exposure/