Life is strange was great but had its flaws. The main story was intriguing and got me hooked and even got me emmersed with the plot. It felt like watching a Netflix series in where I had the choice to influence the outcome, however it was difficult for me to decide and even questioned my own morals. The bittersweet ending did affect my perspective of the game; the ending I chose made my meaningful choices meaningless but created an ending that made it genuinely beautiful albeit hard to sit through. The emotion that went on through game warrants a great score, but I don't usually want to feel emotions as it later becomes a nuissance in real life and I didn't expect it to be that emotional.
I also enjoy the mechanic of going back in time. It was a nice spin in the cyoa genre in where Max would generate new dialogue based on actions. It often got tedious to sit through a line of dialogue even with the fast forward.
The design of the game was nice, not great, but it created a unique style. The style of the game made it pleasant to observe and explore but it did ruin some aspects of the game and often made the sceanrio plastic and unrealistic.
I also admired the epistolary portion of Li S. I myself enjoy exploring a new world for reading a variety of letters and documents and this game captured the essence of the genre. However it was hard to focus on later in the game as the story got intense and it was where I couldn't explore this area. But the variety of epistolary in this game was remarkable.
8/10 Mac Guffins
Life is strange was great but had its flaws. The main story was intriguing and got me hooked and even got me emmersed with the plot. It felt like watching a Netflix series in where I had the choice to influence the outcome, however it was difficult for me to decide and even questioned my own morals. The bittersweet ending did affect my perspective of the game; the ending I chose made my meaningful choices meaningless but created an ending that made it genuinely beautiful albeit hard to sit through. The emotion that went on through game warrants a great score, but I don't usually want to feel emotions as it later becomes a nuissance in real life and I didn't expect it to be that emotional.
I also enjoy the mechanic of going back in time. It was a nice spin in the cyoa genre in where Max would generate new dialogue based on actions. It often got tedious to sit through a line of dialogue even with the fast forward.
The design of the game was nice, not great, but it created a unique style. The style of the game made it pleasant to observe and explore but it did ruin some aspects of the game and often made the sceanrio plastic and unrealistic.
I also admired the epistolary portion of Li S. I myself enjoy exploring a new world for reading a variety of letters and documents and this game captured the essence of the genre. However it was hard to focus on later in the game as the story got intense and it was where I couldn't explore this area. But the variety of epistolary in this game was remarkable.