I played twenty minutes of this game in 2015, and swiftly brushed it off as goofy teen drama ♥♥♥♥. Well, though the flow and quality of dialogue occasionally falters due to the nature of a choose-your-own-adventure style game, upon giving it a second shot it became clear to me that Life is Strange is not only a banger of a game, it's also a beautiful and deeply moving exploration of the human condition.

It's also a personal-feeling coming of age story, a rural American mystery-drama, and, oh yeah - a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ SCI-FI ROMP. That the game balances it all without losing itself in it's own sauce is pretty impressive.

It's got an absolutely gorgeous soundtrack, a unique, hand-painted watercolour-y visual flair, characters that are genuinely worth caring about, and a message to all that champions our capacity for kindness, love, empathy, and being present for those we care about.

This ♥♥♥♥ changed me, and I'd recommend it to anyone. What a ride.

I played twenty minutes of this game in 2015, and swiftly brushed it off as goofy teen drama shit. Well, though the flow and quality of dialogue occasionally falters due to the nature of a choose-your-own-adventure style game, upon giving it a second shot it became clear to me that Life is Strange is not only a banger of a game, it's also a beautiful and deeply moving exploration of the human condition. It's also a personal-feeling coming of age story, a rural American mystery-drama, and, oh yeah - a god-damn SCI-FI ROMP. That the game balances it all without losing itself in it's own sauce is pretty impressive. It's got an absolutely gorgeous soundtrack, a unique, hand-painted watercolour-y visual flair, characters that are genuinely worth caring about, and a message to all that champions our capacity for kindness, love, empathy, and being present for those we care about. This shit changed me, and I'd recommend it to anyone. What a ride.