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Life is Strange: Before the Storm

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Linux • 2017

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Quick resume

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.

Global score

93/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie

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    Pros

    • Emotional and immersive storytelling
    • Well-developed characters and relationships
    • Excellent soundtrack and atmosphere
    • Meaningful player choices affecting narrative
    • Accessible gameplay with unique dialogue mechanics

    Cons

    • Short game length
    • Lack of time-rewind mechanic from original
    • Some find replay emotionally difficult
    • Minor continuity issues with original game
    • Limited gameplay variety beyond narrative choices

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Some players report emotional attachment and replaying, but overall short and linear with limited replay value"

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players influence story through choices; some creative expression in narrative but limited customization."

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      "Players can influence story through choices and dialogue, and customize Chloe's outfits, allowing some creative expression within narrative constraints."

    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong emotional immersion and escapism through story and music, providing distraction from real life."

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention on narrative and dialogue; not designed for background or casual play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Strong emotional bonds and relationships with characters foster deep intimacy."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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      "No social status or recognition systems; focus is on personal narrative experience."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Survival.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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