Life is Strange 2: Episode 4 - Faith

Life Is Strange 2 took full advantage of the conclusion for Episode 3: Wastelands with a story that fully fleshes out Sean’s character and his relationship with Daniel. Just as the first three episodes showed the sacrifices that Sean made to protect his younger brother, Dontnod pulled no punches in Episode 4: Faith by pushing him to the limits both mentally and physically. Players will be satisfied with a well-balanced episode that deeply explores sexuality and racism in a dignified manner. Sexuality is humanized in its purest form in the fourth episode and will provoke empathy from any player...

Life Is Strange 2 Episode 4: Faith brings back all the feels of the first episode in this compelling instalment that introduces you to the boys' mother and an evil cult that wants to exploit Daniel’s powers. Despite its short length, Faith does an excellent job in preparing for a phenomenal conclusion of the series.

Thankfully, there's only 1 scavenging hunt situation. Many of the game's focus remains on profound decisions and difficult situations. No puzzles and lots of profound choices kept the momentum going and made episode 4 much more gripping than the previous episodes.

Faith is a slimmer, more focused experience than the episodes that precede it, but it continues to push the envelope further for both Life is Strange and narrative games in general.

Faith serves a few important purposes within the Life is Strange 2 story. It shores up some loose ends from the brothers’ past, it proves the lengths Sean is willing to go to in order to protect Daniel, and it gives Daniel further autonomy by letting him make his own decisions. It’s an exciting chapter that leaves everyone worse for the wear. That’s the cadence we’ve come to expect from Life is Strange, though.

The beginning is very slow and we move between scenes inconsistently. I also question whether children could survive such conditions, then Daniel reminds me there is also magic at play here. The topic of racism being in a game is not new but how it is the center of this story is. I would have been more comfortable were these adult characters and not children because of certain scenes though I am unsure I would be as emotionally invested were that the case. Life Is Strange 2 has you on the ed...

The fourth episode of Life is Strange 2 doesn’t necessarily fix the few problems the season has had so far. Whatever small issues it may have are substantially outweighed by the positive aspects of the game, with this episode in-particular being one of the best in the season yet. The last episode of the season is coming up in a few months. If you are someone who loved the first Life is Strange or who is a fan of story-driven games in general, you should check out Life is Strange 2. Now is a...