In my opinion, this is the best Life Is Strange game. It was a risky as hell follow up to the first game and the reviews reflect that. Some of the risks they took:

- You don't control the powers anymore. Your nine year old brother Daniel does, and he disobeys sometimes.
- Daniel behaves like an actual kid. He's a brat, and annoying depending on your tolerance for kids.
- Dontnod tackles racism in this game, and more specifically the political climate around Trump's election.
- They completely drop the "wish fulfilment" aspect of the first game.
- You're on the run, so there aren't many recurring characters.

By taking these risks, they alienated a lot of the audience of the first game... but for those of you who played the first game and enjoyed the realistic portrayals of pain, the themes of grief, the absolutely novel (in gaming) main characters and experiences, and the kickass music, you'll find something here to love.

I didn't appreciate this game the first time I played it as much as I do after playing Life is Strange: True Colors. That game is a safe, watered down sequel to Life is Strange 1, with all of the wish fulfilment and none of the risks. That's what this game could have been, if Dontnod wasn't amazing.

Some of the things I love about this game that distinguish it from the other LiS games:

- Your decisions affect Daniel's personality. He's watching and learning from you. This makes the usually shallow choices add up over time, together having a much larger impact.
- The way they handled the big end-of-game choice was smart as hell.
- There aren't many games out there that put you into a parenting role to the extent that this game does. I would LOVE to see more of this in games.
- The relationship between Sean and Daniel is really special. Chloe and Max's relationship was special too, so I guess this isn't really a differentiator, but I had to mention it because ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ do these developers know how to write the ups and downs of a close relationship.