In summary, LIS2 attempts to chart its own course and identity. I feel that the road trip approach was taken to avoid the scholarly and domestic themes from the previous games, which may have been a wise choice. I found that despite supernatural elements it was an authentic story, dealing with prejudice and bigotry especially towards the end. However the story develops well and I particularly liked the nods to previous games, although a tad cliche. The premise of the story left me sceptical as I couldn't understand why they ran away from home in the first place when the cop shot the father. The story, unlike many modern games, is the bread and butter of Life Is Strange. The game follows a largely linear path and this is positive, as the slow movement of our character means that exploration can be slow. Captain Spirit in particular irked me in this regard. An annoying aspect of the game is occasionally being left with no direction, however exploration is a key element of the game so this may be another subjective gripe. For me, I appreciated it as it added an extra flavour to the game, one I felt was lacking in the previous instalment and also not as repetitive as the time-travel mechanic from the first game. This game adds back in a supernatural element and this can attract or deter people subjectively. The gameplay is also mostly the same mechanics we have seen in previous games. I guess this is an attempt to make it feel authentic, but I prefer a simple list of items rather than the scattergraph presented when I open the backpack. What bewilders me is the unfriendly layout of the backpack.
It really helps that the environment tends to be highlighted well to show where interactions can happen. The graphics feel very familiar if you have played the previous games and I appreciate the somewhat cell-shaded approach like a manga. LIS2 is split into 5 chapters, quite arbitrarily it seems. I ended up playing half of it and just skipping forward to the full game. While I found the young Captain to be very likeable and meek with his vivid imagination, his chapter is extremely inane and monotonous with the tasks required to progress. You are encouraged to play Captain Spirit first. This is a very bewildering decision and the game must lose some review points for that. I say that because for some unknown reason Captain Spirit and Episode 5 are not on the disk. This is a very bewildering Life Is Missing.
0 kommentar(er)
