Life is strange 2 episode 4 review series#
Without a doubt, people still on the fence about trying this series out, do yourself a favor and play it. If this is the way adventure games are headed, I am totally on board. Combine that with a cliffhanger that can really shock, and it makes for a pretty spectacular episode. The hits keep coming and the mysteries get even more complicated. Players that are invested in this series have nothing to worry about. While not everything is brought to light, in fact, many things have become even more mysterious, I came off this episode feeling some resolution.
Many revelations come to pass in this episode and with each one, satisfying ending. I’m talking decisions that made me actually think while staring at the screen for five minutes. Here, more than ever, I am faced with some of the most gut-wrenching, and emotional choices that actually made me evaluate my real thoughts on situations. Puzzles that actually had me thinking and evaluating the criteria and what was needed. This leads into some of the more enjoyable puzzles so far in the series. So, while the game takes a drastic turn in the last episode, Max has a lot to do and think about. So I will stick to just mechanics and my overall enjoyment of the episode.
In fact, I’m afraid to even talk about the story portions of this episode in fear that it may ruin it completely. Will the brothers get the happy ending that eluded Max and Chloe? History says no, but stranger things have happened.How far down the rabbit hole do you want to go?įirst and foremost, no spoilers. With this chapter being as grim as it was, I’m excited to see just how Dontnod will wrap their sequel up. Sean and Daniel have been through a lot in Life is Strange 2, and while we have yet to reach the end, it’s certainly in sight. It’s a slower, harsher episode that isn’t afraid to reflect this country’s worst tendencies back at us. The shaved head and eye-patch work wonders for the kid.įaith may not be able to fully carry the momentum from the previous episode, but it’s far from disappointing. I do appreciate the make-over given to Sean, though. A banal setting that conceals the hatred found in small-town USA. The seedy motel Sean stays at and the church he has to infiltrate don’t feel far removed from real-life. Faith is set in a part of North America that is rarely visited in gaming. However, the stale presentation almost feels purposeful. The desert of Haven Point, Nevada, is pretty much a complete 180 from that. The campground was a fun environment that had plenty of personality. The move from the forest to the desert does a number on the visuals. As much as you want to protect him, you also kind of want to wring his neck. He’s only involved in two major set pieces this episode, and both of them shine a light on his worst tendencies. However, that doesn’t make him a particularly enjoyable character to deal with. Considering he is a young child with mind-blowing powers, this is understandable, and while I get that his actions are meant to aggravate, Dontnod wants you to make hard decisions when it comes to interacting with him. On the one hand, the younger Diaz remains a frustrating presence to deal with. I’m on the fence over whether or not Daniel’s absence helps or hinders the episode. It makes her a boring foe to deal with, and that shouldn’t be the case. Instead of being a complicated woman of faith, she’s a broad caricature of the evils of religion. This black and white characterization is something the sequel has mostly managed to avoid so far, and it’s particularly egregious when it comes to Reverend Mother Lisbeth, who is ostensibly the antagonist of this particular episode. Outside of one addition - which, if you’ve seen the launch trailer, you can probably guess who it is - they are all very one-dimensional, either comically evil or unrealistically nice. The new faces introduced in this episode are a poorly developed bunch. Faith does falter in one way that Wasteland didn’t, though.
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