You play as Max, a teenager who wants to be a photographer. One school day, her best friend Chloe suddenly shows up and Nathan kills her after arguing. Through a miracle in the form of a blue butterfly, Max is now able to rewind and pause time, allowing her to save Chloe.
This is only the beginning of Life is Strange comprised of 5 episodes, and it’s basically a high school drama setting with time traveling, conversation trees and the butterfly effect being intact. Max and Chloe have a wonderful friendship and the plot builds up nicely over the episodes.
Many pop culture references are to be found, such as Cannibal Holocaust, internet memes or Blade Runner amongst many others. An issue I had was with the character animations and the facial expressions being quite bad for 2015, although the voice acting was good.
Whenever you make moral choices, you can change the outcomes of those potential consequences many times through rewinding. Tragic events occur, such as a possible suicide, and starting with episode 3’s ending, which surprised me, Chloe turns from a rebel punk into a confined wheelchair unable to feel her body anymore.
After this unexpected detour, episode 4 ends with a plot twist, while episode 5 gives you several false endings before you finally reach the credits. Life is Strange is certainly inviting for fans who dig modern adventure games with conversation trees and a bit of time travelling.
Rating: 7.6
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