Life is Strange: Before the Storm Reviews

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is ranked in the 79th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Dec 21, 2017

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a brilliantly crafted prequel series that does well to highlight just how integral Rachel Amber is to the whole series' overarching story.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2017

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a beatiful, delicate novel about psycological and moral growth.

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9 / 10.0
Jan 1, 2018

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is an well-written, well-acted, and moving game that works both as a standalone game and a prequel.

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4.5 / 5.0
Mar 10, 2018

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a powerful series that blends in touches of the supernatural while telling a grounded narrative.

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9 / 10
Dec 28, 2017

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is proof that good prequels don't just extend the atmosphere of what fans loved about its predecessor, but complement one another.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 21, 2017

Life is Strange: Before the Storm tells the story of Rachel, whose eventless life turned upside down after the death of her father. And Rachel, a girl surrounded by loved ones but that always felt something was missing. It's a masterclass in storytelling and surpasses Life is Strange in every way.

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9 / 10.0
Dec 23, 2017

The game is really well written

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90%
Dec 25, 2017

Wonderful, emotional, sad, happy, too real… fateful. That's Life is Strange: Before the Storm.

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8.9 / 10.0
Jul 31, 2018

In spite of its faults, Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a fantastic follow-up to an already great game. It improves upon the formula of the original title while offering a fascinating look into two of the series' most captivating characters. Beautiful, charming, and devastating, Before the Storm is a must-play for fans of the series and a phenomenal way to tide players over until the release of Life is Strange 2.

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89 / 100
Dec 21, 2017

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is an exciting and rewarding tale full of drama and tough decisions. Those who played the original game will definitely find more value here than newcomers because of prior knowledge of Chloe and most of the characters.

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8.8 / 10.0
Jan 2, 2018

After loving Life is Strange when it originally released, I’d been intrigued to see where they would go with Before the Storm. Prequels haven’t always been successful after all, so I didn’t know if it’d still manage to offer the same emotionally-driven experience that I’d loved so much back in 2015. Thankfully, Deck Nine have managed to deliver something that might not have as grand a stage set, but somehow manages to feel a lot more human and, at times, more enjoyable than its predecessor in the process. There’s no huge looming disaster in Life is Strange: Before the Storm; instead, it’s a tale of two girls, their blossoming relationship, and the believable trials and tribulations they face as part of growing up. Whilst anyone who has played the first game knows that it can all end tragically, you don’t have to think about any of that here and it makes for a truly poignant experience. The choices you make, the situations you find yourself in, the ways you interact with the world – everything comes together perfectly to make Life is Strange: Before the Storm a very enjoyable and worthy prequel to the original game.

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86 / 100
Mar 13, 2018

Life is Strange: Before the Storm presents itself without riddles, but with purity, to offer us an excellent narrative adventure that helps us to complement Chloe's story and other holes of Arcadia Bay's life. Despite its shorter duration, it has not lost its charm. The extra episode, Farewell, it will thrill you to tears.

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8.6 / 10.0
Jun 17, 2019

Before the Storm is a great game to be experienced by a fan of the first game. It focuses on Chloe and her friendship with Amber after and before Max was in the picture. The only thing that makes me wonder is what happened after the storm...

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8.5 / 10.0
Dec 21, 2017

A moving story of miniature apocalypses as a larger one blazes in the background.

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8.3 / 10.0
Mar 7, 2018

Between lighthearted and somber moments, Before the Storm shows the complexity of life and how our loved ones help us get by

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8.1 / 10.0
Jan 23, 2018

If you’re looking for more Life is Strange, Deck Nine has delivered a fantastic and consistent prequel that is a must-play for fans.

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8 / 10
Apr 18, 2018

Before the Storm is an impactful prequel that accomplishes something very different than the original Life is Strange.

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8 / 10
Mar 9, 2018

Life Is Strange: Before the Storm isn't a story that needed telling, and it was a risk for Deck 9 to try and add to a beloved series, but they've pulled it off. It answers the question of who Rachel Amber was and what she really meant to Chloe, showing something that feels more grounded like a TV teen dramas and speaks to the struggle to find your place in the world.

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8 / 10
Dec 19, 2017

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a beautiful journey through Chloe Price's teenage years. It's a brilliant exploration of what happens when a directionless teenager meets a special person that changes the course of their life forever. It's a journey that explores the themes of loss, love, finding one's self, and whether the road to happiness ultimately lies in truth.

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Mar 21, 2018

Is this game as good as the original Life is Strange? Personally, I don't think so. But it's still great nonetheless and definitely shouldn't be missed by fans of the first game.

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