I loved this game and it is so beautiful that it made me cry multiple times, so let me start with that sentiment. However, I couldn't recommend it because it is, in my opinion, unfinished.

This game is clearly the spiritual successor to Life Is Strange, and it does so well. The characters are compelling and complex. There are so many beautiful aspects to the game, yet it is far from perfect. The characters are a huge selling point for this game. The atmosphere of this game is excellent. It is beautiful, and it has a very, very beautiful soundtrack to accompany it. The gameplay has novel aspects, using the camcorder being really, really fun and different. On top of that, there are tons of really, really unique details in the game that really change depending on what you get. I love the way this game handles your relationship progression with the girls, it feels a lot more dynamic and realistic than some other decision making games. It makes it a joy to see how even little decisions will impact the game moving forward. The story is compelling, however I feel like it drops the ball in the end.

The cons of this game, well there are a few. For starters, and yes spoilers will follow, I really don't consider this a full game. I didn't follow the game's release schedule. So, at the end of this game, I literally thought it was alluding to the third chapter. Come to find out, that is the end of the game. That is the most succinct way I could sum up how unfinished and unsatisfying this ending is. It really has no ending at all. The storyline is very intriguing, but you learn very little about anything. You learn a lot about all the girls and their interpersonal relationships ( which I love by the way, it is extremely well done in that regard ) but the entire supernatural aspect of the game is a question mark. What is it? Where did it come from? Is it good or bad? You will not have these questions answered at all. The game ends on a huge cliffhanger, possibly insinuating that there will be a sequel to elaborate on what even happened in this game, but that's not a good thing. A sequel shouldn't have to finish the story of its predecessor, but add to it. A sequel to this game would literally have to finish what this one started, because it gave no closure at all. There are also a ton of glitches in this game, and admittedly none of them are really game breaking and easily ignored, they aren't altogether negligible. Glitches and issues include characters getting animation locked, lips not syncing to the dialogue and characters appearing randomly in scenes.

Despite all of this, I really love the game. Even in its unfinished state. This is what a Life is Strange game should be, and it puts Deck Nine to shame even in the state it is in. If it were finished or delivered on an ending, it would be so, so close to perfection. But because it literally answers no questions and I didn't even know it was over until I looked up when the third tape would come out and found out that tape 2 was the ending, I can't really recommend this.

1st Tape – a slow burn, but it was great overall.
2nd Tape – underdelivered and ended up feeling mostly pointless.
The OST, environment and atmosphere were top-notch, you can really tell how much love went into it. The game had so much potential story-wise, but they seriously dropped the ball...
If Steam had the option, I’d give it a mixed review.

Damn, it´s hard giving this the thumbs down. It really is. I desperatly tried to like this game, and all along tape one it was easy. Atmosphere, Soundrack - amazing, just as I suspected it would be. It´s Dontnod after all.
Much to my dismay tape two was a massive letdown. I don´t want to spoiler it, so I´ll just say that the second half just can´t follow through the amazing setup that is tape one. I really expected better writing and storytelling here.

And don´t get me started on how it ends. Either a third tape is on the horizon which NEEDS to clarify A ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ LOT or the thumb stays down.

Sorry, Dontnod. You can do better. I know you can. So get your head out of your behinds and do it.