Life is Strange: Before the Storm by Deck Nine
Genre: Action | Adventure
Release Date: 31st August 2017
Gifted to me on Steam
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
I was thrilled when my friend gifted me this game for my birthday. I didn’t wait long until I started playing.
Being back in Arcadia Bay and seeing Chloe again was great.
Look at that cheeky smile!
Its definitely an adjustment to hear a new voice actor be Chloe. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it if I’m honest. But at least they’re not terrible. It is fine.
I really enjoyed seeing Arcadia Bay from Chloe’s point of view and to see how much she struggles with her relationship with her mum and her new boyfriend after her dads passing.
An odd element I found was that as we know how Chloe is in Life in Strange I felt conflicted with some of the choices we get to make as we know she’s not on good terms with anyone and still struggling with things so I didn’t particularly like make her do anything too out of character (the nicer and calmer options) as it didn’t feel true to the Chloe we know.
Obviously the bit people are here for is to hear about Rachel. Rachel steals Chloe away from school one day after a night out partying together. If you refer back to my review of Life is Strange you’ll see I never saw Chloe as a romantic option for Max. This is because I knew Chloe and Rachel were the real deal. You can see that grow really nicely in episode 1 and see why she captures Chloe’s attention.
Another important aspect is that even before Rachel comes along its clear that Chloe is already questioning her sexuality, I really loved this little snipped in her diary.
I practically screamed at this.I also really like the overall aesthetics of episode one as they fit Chloe well. So here, enjoy some of the screenshots I took.
Lastly, if you’ve read any of my video game reviews before you know that I’m
I’ll keep playing this game and hopefully check back in after each episode with my thoughts on them.
The elf girl is my DnD character which my lovely friend Jenny drew.
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Nice graphics! I haven’t heard of this one before but looks really great!
its really fun :) and easy going if youre not a regular gamer
I love Life is Strange! But I had t only watch a gameplay since at the time I nly had my laptop. My old but incrediblt still living laptop. Right now I watched the first episode of the sequel/prequel with the gampley and no commentary on youtube. Gonna purchase them both and play my own version as soon as I will get my desktop pc
thats awesome! i look forward to you getting to enjoy them yourself
This looks like a sweet game!
I haven’t heard of these games before, but I can tell how much you loved this one even if there were some new things like the new voice actor for the main character. But I am glad you could still enjoy it! I also really like the looks of those aesthetic! It’s so detailed DD:
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I love Life is Strange! I really enjoyed playing the role playing game in this one too haha :’)
I purchased Life Is Strange last August for my birthday, but pushed it to the side to play Metal Gear Solid 5 Ground Zeros and some other games. I think I was so excited for these that I wanted to get to them first, but it’s most likely due to the fact that I watched some Gameplay of LIS ages ago on Youtube. The biggest mistake, since it felt like I’ve already played the game when I haven’t, and I’m not big on re-plays unless is Metal Gear lol. This post is really making me want to finally get to it though. I don’t know everything that happens, so once I get past the parts I’ve already seen, I think I’ll be okay!
I’m not into video games (my short attention span is to blame 😂) but this game is just gorgeousss. The graphics and colour scheme is so beautiful I would stare at it all day. I am such a nerd for these things!!
You dont even need an attention span for it tbh, its p much just like a story on the screen for you. This is one of the games I recommend to book readers who want to try out video games.
A great review of Life is Strange 😊 I love the game series so much. The game is really a big part of my inspiration for writing and I mention it in my blogs too. Thanks for sharing!
Easy to check out, easy to read…heck I had to leave a commment!