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Dynamic and stylistic with a blend of different moods, Life is Strange is a case of success in bursts that manages to endure against a plethora of lingering issues. As a story driven game barren of almost any gameplay elements, the narrative to Life is Strange needs to be strong to be worth the time. For the most part it is, though having time travel as a crucial element lends itself to the audience asking many questions that the writers never intended. Plot holes aside, the story of Max Caufield manipulating time and space in an effort to save the people most important to her while she tries to solve a harrowing mystery has a lot of interesting beats that make for a memorable story.

The writing isn’t flawless. Many times these teenagers are obviously parroting dialog written for them by authors probably twice their age, and the cast is a mix of frustrating jerks, hipsters, and pricks that can be infuriating to follow at points (though that makes them feel much more like human teenagers than any meme slang dialog will). But, that said, the true strength is in making the cast truly complex as layers are slowly revealed to show these seemingly irredeemable antagonists (and heroes) aren’t all that they appear.

At points, the themes of the game can become brutally real and tragic, sometimes clashing with the almost comical silliness of the story’s slower moments. But it’s in these moment that the game rarely ever missteps, creating a journey that may leave you emotionally drained by the time the final credits roll. The choices you make do have some dire consequences (although a few do feel like irrelevant morality hypotheticals), and there’s enough ambiguity to some of the biggest decisions that your outcome will not completely mirror everyone else’s. It should be noted though, that the ultimate ending is only determined by a single choice, and everything else will merely add variations to your story along the way.

While far from perfect, Life is Strange succeeds in enough ways that it’s easier to look back on the game fondly than it is to complain about its occasional missteps. If you enjoy adventure titles, and you can endure hipster millennial lingo, you will likely get your money’s worth in Life is Strange.

Suprisingly excellent with little room to complain if you're a fan of both South Park and RPGs. The humor is right up there with some of South Park's finest in recent years (though with a heavy reliance on referencing gags from the show at times), and the gameplay is thankfully engaging in its simplicity--not unlike the Paper Mario series. The action can become a bit repetitive towards the end game, but it's forgivable. Fans of the show should definitely give this a pick up, but anyone who hates South Park will not find their feelings changed here. It's still irreverent as hell. I mean, you can get an achievement for farting on a dead nazi zombie fetus.

A short, sweet (albeit a tad bit bitter) story of remaking a dying man's memories to give him peace before he dies. It's very funny (although Watt can be a ♥♥♥♥), and geniunely charming with some absolutely beautiful musical pieces. Controls are horribly counter intuitive though. You'll get stopped by terrain like flowers and such all the time. I'd only suggest this if you are someone who can get swept into the emotion of a story. If not, this "game that's not really a game" will probably wear on you very quickly.