Bank of Cirilla 358 games

The Good

Graphically it kept its style its known for and I'm glad they didn't change it, not much to say on that factor. I think the voice actor changed but honestly I didn't notice and maybe I'm ignorant or they did a fantastic job, either way voice acting was to the same standard of the previous installment. Music was incredible, there was a moment in the end of episode 2 and this song played and I instantly recognized it as Daughter and now I want to listen to all of their songs! I did know of and enjoyed listening to the specific song I mentioned before playing a lot and I was pleasantly surprised to hear it again! :3 Story was very very good, I don't understand people when they say the writing was awful... Like I feel you have to take this game with a pinch of salt, its about teenagers and their exaggerated issues (albeit LiS does touch upon very serious subjects but overall it is about two girls falling in love over a school term.) I loved the dialog, the laughable phrases have you rolling your eyes and there was a few punches the devs threw at themselves with the "hella cool" (no seriously look in the settings "hella high quality." There are so many nods to the previous game and I really liked that, just exploring some of the environments and seeing things that will happen 3 years later or things that I walked past and didn't look twice at but smiled at in this game was amazing. Characters were strong and I refell in love with Chloe as her character was just so fleshed out, I appreciate her but at the same time get frustrated at her teenage rebelling attitude, Rachel was great and honestly those last few cutscenes of episode had me sitting there in awe with my fist to my chest with doe eyes and a growing love for her. Man I wish it was longer than 3 episodes....

The Bad

... That brings me onto the first con, it was just too damn short! They could have done so much more to the story I think! I felt that I could have learnt more about certain important characters and some questions are just left unanswered. I disliked the ability to argue with Chloe where you entered a choice dialogue and had to pick up on words or phrases to create a good "comeback" but I feel like it was a good idea that was poorly executed. Sometimes I clicked a choice and it just was not what I thought it would say, I feel there should have been preview phrases with a longer time limit as it would be clearer to the player and I bet a few non-native english speakers would struggle a lot with it. There was no v-sync so I suffered from a lot of screen tearing which really shouldn't happen in 2018, it was a small issue that I put up with but shouldn't really have to. The ending seemed cut short, I believe I got the bad ending despite making the good choice... I got it because I did not get an item previously to use at the end of the 3rd episode, however I did read you can choose your words carefully and still get it so maybe I need to learn to be more convincing xD

Overall

My bar was set very low for this game as I was expecting the worst as making a prequel is actually a very difficult thing to do and pull off well. I feel like they stayed faithful enough to the first game yet adding another dynamic to the story which captivated me. Despite a few flaws I feel that the pros of this far outweigh the cons. One of my favourite parts of this was the little things like the graffiti tagging for collectibles (that suit Chloe's character so well) to the like 10 minute long table top game you can play with a few of the characters... It was just so much fun. Honestly, pick this up full price because it is worth it if you don't take it seriously. Its no Witcher where there are in depth story lines, intelligent dialogue and intense combat... This is Life is Strange where you draw weed symbols, get tattoo and stay hella lit with your blue hair! 4/5 stars!

Reward Progress

Finish 5 games then purchase a game as a reward! (I hope I can make this last) (so I bought two bundles so its 10 for now... oops...)

1 - Event [0]

2 - Stories Untold

3 - Batman™: Arkham VR

4 - Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality

5 - Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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5/5 = Purchase a Game [In Progress]