Recent reviews by reign

Overall, Life is Strange: Double Exposure is a great game and I really enjoyed it, I do recommend it a lot. Congratulations to the whole team that made it! It became an immediate favorite of mine. That said, I do have some elements of the game that I think should be improved on for the next game to avoid repeating what were, in my opinion, a few narrative missteps.

What I liked:
1. The art and levels are gorgeous, it was a true joy looking at the artwork from start to finish. It was one of the most introspective and contemplative games I've ever played and the art really did its part in conveying that feeling.
2. Max felt like she grew up just like many of us did since the first game, and that was super relatable. If you felt any connection between Max's personality and yours in the first game, you will definitely get that same feeling again, and you will see how she grew up in similar ways to you. It's all very nostalgic (in a good way). The fact that Chloe isn't there anymore regardless of your choices is actually very realistic, life isn't how we want or plan it. I personally thought it made sense.
3. Safi is an incredibly interesting new character and really matches Max's current context, I hope to see more of her.

What I didn't like:
1. The ending scene felt... strange (not in a good way unfortunately). Safi finally seemed to be feeling guilty and learning from what she did, and suddenly she's back to a total god complex? It was as if her evolution (even her promise to Max to not shapeshift into Amanda again) suddenly went out the window out of nowhere.
2. Also related to Safi: it was so clear that Max and Safi had serious romantic vibes going on. They're basically obsessed with each other the whole game, from the start. I don't understand how that romantic relationship wasn't explored any further, if anything, as something optional.
3. I personally found it odd that the main "villains" of this game were the Latino man and the Arab women. Considering the real world's current political context, it seemed out of touch and also stereotypical. I would recommend being more careful with that in the future.

Overall, Double Exposure was great and I'll be very excited to play the next Life is Strange game with Max as a protagonist!

It looks great so far! It's so sad that it's just one game. ):