Steam Community :: Momo

2.3 hrs on record

It pains me to not recommend this, but I'll start by saying that this is obviously subjective and some people can enjoy this game.
Like everybody, I went into this game with expectations of seeing LiS1 quality or expecting it to make me feel like the first game did; I was hugely disappointed.
This game tries hard to be so similar to the first game that it forgets to BE a Life is Strange game. This may not make sense for people reading this before buying but I think the players can at least somewhat relate.
The melancholy of living in a small town was one of LiS1's major themes, and they may have done this well in this game also. It takes a different turn in the game when racism comes into play, as the two main characters are Hispanic, which is nice to spread awareness. But people's racist approach to these two characters is what DICTATES this game. It's almost like the developers gave themselves some slack because they can crap on racism. And the main characters are just Michael Jackson of making ♥♥♥♥♥♥ choices that make no sense, which sends you down an alley of problem solving. I won't give any spoilers but as the two characters are already dealing with a very serious life problems and everything seems to not go in their favor, because Daniel wants a present and because Sean can't afford it, he decides to steal (you have no say in this ridiculous choice), which comes to bite him in the ass. As everybody else mentioned, there is also a serious issue of making it seem like your choices matter, but actually it very rarely does, pretty much when the game decides to do a razzle-dazzle. I truly loved the first game and played it twice, watched playthroughs and participated in discussions, it's one of my favorite games ever, but I couldn't actually bring myself to play this game after a little more than two hours.
As I'm writing this, announcement trailer for Life Is Strange: True Colors came out two days ago, and I will definitely play that game as well when it comes out, but as far as I can tell, making another LiS game as profound as the first one isn't their priority, and they might be just riding the hype train till it dies out.

Posted 21 March, 2021.

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