![]() Though the game mechanics and visuals are still stunning, this particular episode feels like a poor continuation in terms of plot and gameplay. Once you get past this particular section, the motion sickness triggers will disappear and you should be okay. The sway of the camera made me very ill and I struggled my way through this section between trying to find the last bottle and throwing up. Players who suffer from motion sickness should be wary of the junkyard scene where you have to find five bottles for Chloe to shoot. This particular power is used in the diner, the junkyard and at school towards the end of the episode. I suppose this is the problem when you have such a strong opening episode – it leads to expectations of similar quality and if that’s not fulfilled, it leaves a bitter taste.Īs with the first episode, you often have multiple choice answers to give which will affect the storyline and you will be presented with problems that can be solved using Max’s rewind-time power. Even the audio didn’t sync up with the mouth movements during cutscenes which really threw me at times. With the delayed release, I thought there’d have been more depth to the episode but I was disappointed with the result. Instead, it feels as though it’s only present to set up the next episode which is tipped to be released in May. It feels too short to be an episode with meaning. ![]() Just as you start getting into it, the episode ends. After all, it’s not like everyone has a best friend with superpowers!Įpisode 2 of Life Is Strange may continue the story of the game but feels like a steep drop in quality from the opening episode. Meanwhile, best friend Chloe is keen to see Max’s superpowers in action and agrees to meet Max at the Two Whales diner to see them for herself and to try out a few experiments of her own. Max attempts to comfort her friend who insists that she doesn’t remember doing those things in the video and fears she may have been drugged by none other than Nathan – Max’s enemy. Being a religious type, Kate’s activity is frowned upon by her family who spot the video and she becomes the talk of the school with everyone viewing the video and hurling abuse at her. However, that’s only one of her concerns when Kate, one of her school friends, is becoming a target of hatred after a video of her kissing abunch of boys at a Vortex Party goes viral. Picking up where we left off from Episode One, Max awakens in her dorm room at Blackwell Academy where she is slowly coming to terms with her time-travelling powers. Read my review of Episode 1 for full details of the game ![]() If you're interested in seeing how the story is going to play out over its final three episodes, you won't have much longer to wait to jump on Episode 3 in May.Also available on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One However, as a tale of two brothers, Life is Strange 2 is faring well, with Rules acting as a strong chapter in Sean and Daniel's journey." And it's something that to me, as someone of Mexican descent, still feels like it has a slightly racist undertone to it. "While I've cooled off on certain plot points, with the story capably explaining why the two kids can't simply stay with family to try and fight what's happening, there's still something about the ultimate goal that feels unsettling. "The Life is Strange 2 narrative still hasn't quite won me over," he wrote. Previously, our own Ozzie Mejia reviewed the first and second episodes of Life is Strange 2, and he came away with a slightly lukewarm reception. It's a harrowing story with plenty of hard decisions to make every step of the way, with what we can only surmise will be an emotional climax when the story comes to a close. Life is Strange 2 opted to turn away from established characters like Max and Chloe and instead introduced the Diaz brothers, who are affected by a life-changing event that forces them to flee from their homes. #LifeisStrange2 Episode 3: Wastelands will release May 9th.Įpisode 4 will release August 22nd and Episode 5 December 3rd, 2019. It looks like there's still a ways to go to see what happens to the Diaz brothers at the end of the road, but luckily that also means we'll get to spend more time with them, just stretched out over a few months. Then, later on in the fall and winter, Episode 4 will debut on August 22 and Episode 5 will wrap the story up on December 3. ![]() The third episode of Life is Strange 2, titled Wastelands, is set to debut on May 9, according to a recent tweet by the publisher. The Life is Strange 2 saga is set to continue this summer, as Square Enix announced the release schedule for the remaining three episodes. ![]()
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