Even if thats not the case, its hard to argue that the one we received is a success.
Who is Max Caufield?
That depends on the decisions you made playing the first episodic supernatural adventure game.
InLife is Strange: Double Exposure, Max is no longer the teenager we once knew.
Shes an adult, a photographer-in-residence, and a teacher at Caledon University in Vermont.
She has a new life.
Max claims that she has moved on, but the game inherently cant.
The result is a big disconnect between Max and the player.
Narrative aside, there are also some problems with the mechanics this time around.
In the moment-to-moment action, the power is surprisingly limited.
Its exhausting rather than interesting.
What is it all for?
Safis death and the mystery behind that should draw you in but we barely know Safi before her death.
I spent multiple episodes effectively trying to save a girl that I knew nothing about.
Major story decisions I made involving her character felt cold and meaningless.
Its hard not to see this as a missed opportunity.
The franchise has continued Maxs story before, albeit in comic form.
It even integrates multiple timelines and shifting powers.
Does this mean that the game should have merely remade the comics?
Life is Strange: Double Exposureis trapped by continuity.
The past makes us who we are, but we are not defined by it.
Its a shame that developer Deck Nine didn’t get the memo.
Should I play Life is Strange: Double Exposure?
Play it if… ## Don’t play it if…
You care for the storyNarratively the game is disjointed and disconnected.
If youre here to enjoy Maxs story, it unfortunately falls short.
For audio, I utilized a wireless headphone adapter and played the game usingAppleAirPods Max.
It took just shy of 10 hours to complete the five episodes and reach the ending.
First reviewed October 2024.
