Life is Strange: Before the Storm Reviews
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Life is Strange: Before the Storm, despite a great second episode, ends feeling rushed and loses the focus on Chloe and Rachel's relationship.
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Is this game as good as the original Life is Strange? Personally, I don't think so. But it's still great nonetheless and definitely shouldn't be missed by fans of the first game.
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Chloe and Max's story has now come full-circle with the release of this long-awaited prequel to the original Life is Strange.
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The first Life is Strange made its mark for showcasing the hardships of life and the parts about us we often hide from the world. The developers’ courage to pursue topics like grief and depression authentically is what made the series so special. Before the Storm continues to be brave and bold, presenting difficult situations similar to those we saw in the original. This prequel gives new insight into Chloe, showing her gaining confidence while she struggles with the loss of her father. With Rachel, a character we only heard about in the first game, we now know what was...
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With beautiful music and a heart-wrenching story, the final episode of Life is Strange: Before the Storm provides mostly interesting gameplay and big decisions to mull over in spite of over-dramatic themes and a lack of resolution for some plot lines.
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Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a brilliantly crafted prequel series that does well to highlight just how integral Rachel Amber is to the whole series’ overarching story.
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Add to this some fun easter eggs that reference the original game and it's an amazing effort from Deck Nine Games. Even with its imperfections, Deck Nine took a deeply flawed character in Chloe Price and made her into someone that players can relate to and empathize with. It reminds players what it means to grow up as a teenager. It's a lot of angst, but it's also a lot of joy. And the joy is worth putting up with all the angst.
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Before the Storm‘s first chapter has already deflected most of the pre-release concerns that “This doesn’t need to exist.” Maybe it doesn’t because Life is Strange‘s story was self-contained. Then again, maybe Life is Strange is better off with this complementing it. After its debut, I’m fully willing to argue that Before the Storm deserves to exist because this story is important too. In true Chloe fashion, anyone who disagrees gets two one-finger salutes.
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That story stops in a beautiful place at Episode One’s end: a cliffhanger that makes me want Episode Two, stat. I’m a little nervous about having to deal with more of Chloe’s pop-punk-esque “I’m not OK” pontificating. But based on what I’ve seen from Before the Storm’s premiere, I’m willing to tough it out alongside her, and Rachel, and the rest of Arcadia Bay.
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Playing as Chloe Price is difficult. Unlike the reliably nosey, shy and kind Max Caufield of the original game, Chloe Price is troubled, brash and, well, difficult. Life is Strange: Before the Storm, which has you inside the head of everyone’s favourite punk hopes to expand on her character with some prequel episodes that flesh out her personality, and more importantly, her relationship with Rachel Amber.
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Life is Strange: Before the Storm's first episode is a strong and reassuring start to a prequel series filled with potential.
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The prequel to Life is Strange focuses more on life and less on what's strange. Here is our review.
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