Разработчик: Feral Interactive (Mac)
Описание
Life is Strange: Before the Storm out now for macOS and Linux.
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Reviews & Accolades
“Life is Strange Before the Storm is Brilliant“ - Eurogamer
“near-flawless end to the impactful, heartfelt prequel” 5/5 - Windows Central
“It has real promise” - Rock Paper Shotgun
"a worthwhile prequel that expands on its universe" 4/5 Trusted Reviews
"Outstanding character performances" - GameRevolution
"a truly memorable experience." 4/5 - Express
"Funny, touching, and irresistibly earnest" 8/10 - Metro
Bonus Episode 'Farewell' out now
Experience Max and Chloe’s childhood friendship in Farewell the bonus episode to Life is Strange Before the Storm. Ashly Burch and Hannah Telle reprise their roles in an emotional and nostalgic trip down memory lane.
'Farewell' Bonus Episode is available as part of the Deluxe Edition of Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Complete Season Out Now!
Digital Deluxe Edition
Deluxe Edition contains:
- The main game (Episodes 1-3)
- Bonus Episode: ‘Farewell’ - play one last time as a young Max Caulfield in a special bonus episode...
- Exclusive New Mixtape Mode – Design your own playlist from the Life is Strange licensed soundtrack and listen to it alongside a cinematic scene from the game.
- Exclusive outfit pack - Change up Chloe's look with three new complete outfits. Includes Punk Doe, Hawt Dawg Man & Illuminati outfits.
The bonus episode ‘Farewell’ will release after Life is Strange: Before the Storm Episode 3
About the Game
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part; standalone adventure set three years before the first game in the BAFTA award-winning franchise.
You play as sixteen-year old Chloe Price who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber, a beautiful and popular girl destined for success.
When Rachel learns a secret about her family that threatens to destroy her world, it is her newfound friendship with Chloe that gives her the strength to carry on.
No longer alone the girls must confront each other's demons and together, find a way to overcome them.
KEY FEATURES:
- Choice and consequence driven narrative adventure
- Multiple endings depending on the choices you make
- ‘Backtalk’ - A risk/reward conversation mode that allows Chloe to use her barbed tongue to provoke or get her way
- Make your mark on the world with witty tags and drawings
- Choose Chloe’s outfit and see how people react to your look
- Distinct Licensed indie soundtrack & original score by Daughter
Поддерживаемые языки: english, french, italian, german, spanish - spain, portuguese - brazil, simplified chinese
Системные требования
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or above (64-bit Operating System Required)
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz)
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 250 or NVIDIA Geforce GTX 650
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 14 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 (3.7GHz) or AMD Athlon X4 845 (3.5GHz)
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460 or NVIDIA Geforce 1050
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 14 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported.
Mac
- OS: macOS 10.13.5
- Processor: 2.0Ghz Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB Nvidia 650M, 2GB AMD Radeon R9 M290, Intel Iris 5100 or better (see notes for more details).
- Storage: 28 GB available space
- Additional Notes: The game is supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
- * All Mac Minis since Late 2014
- * All 13” MacBook Pros released since 2013
- * All 15" MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012 with a 1GB graphics card or better (1)
- * All 21.5” iMacs released since Late 2013
- * All 27” iMacs released since Late 2013 (2)
- * All 27" iMac Pro's
- * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013
- 1. Mid 2015 models with an AMD Radeon R9 M370X are not supported.
- 2. Late 2012 models with Nvidia 675 or Nvidia 680 graphics are also supported.
- * All Mac Mini's since Late 2012
- * All Macbooks released since Early 2015
- * All Macbook Airs released since Mid 2012
- * All 13" Macbook Pros released since Mid 2012
- * All 21.5” iMacs released since Early 2013
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB Nvidia GTX 680, 2GB AMD R9 27
- Storage: 28 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
- * AMD GPUs require Mesa driver 18.1.6, Nvidia cards require driver 396.54 or better.
- * Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release.
- OS: Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.2GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4GB Nvidia GTX 970, 4GB AMD RX 470
- Storage: 28 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
- * AMD GPUs require Mesa driver 18.1.6, Nvidia cards require driver 396.54 or better.
- * Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release.
Отзывы пользователей
If you like the first game, I think you'll like this one. The story is very befitting of Chloe, and the addition of having Rachel in the game to interact with is cool but I have some thoughts on it. I think Rachel as a character is very interesting and will hook you. However, I liked the fact that she was a big question mark in the first game, a mystery that everyone around you has knowledge on but no one has completely figured out. This sort of shatters that, but it's done so well that I don't think it's really a bad thing.
If you liked the first game, you'll probably like this one. If you think this looks interesting, play the first one if you haven't already! Seriously, this is one where playing this before the first game (even though that's the proper chronological order) will spoil/take away from the original game in so many ways. I enjoyed it, and I hope you do too!
this has one of my favourite video game soundtracks of all time, happy to have added it to my vinyl collection this year. the game itself is pretty good, i enjoyed getting more insight into chloes life while max was away, and getting to better understand her relationships with both william and rachel. same as the first game theres definitely a few cringeworthy moments here and there, but i think this is overall pretty good
Before the Storm is not as good as the original Life is Strange for two reasons. Firstly, Chloe starts off as an aggressively abrasive character, which is fine as Max’s sidekick, but harder to take as the main character. Secondly, it’s a prequel, so you know how the story ends, so it is harder to be as emotionally invested. That said, we are talking about a game I would rate as an 8 out of 10 instead of 9 out of 10, so it a minor complaint. Maybe 8.5 out of 10.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm, the sequel to the first game of the series, Life is Strange. After finishing the first game I expectedly felt bittersweet for a great game I know I'll never experience for the first time again. But when playing this next game in the series I immediately felt a sense of connection with the new main character I was already a familiar with. There were similar mechanics but with a different style and perspective on the world in a unique way that you can't stop yourself from loving right away. Your choices are also a lot more authentic since you no longer can rewind time and now have to thoroughly think about decisions, yet a bit influenced by chloe's personality. A crucial part of learning more about chloe is that you get a peek into her trauma and battle with loneliness as she forms a new and unlikely relationship with another girl from school, and like always her journal entries helps with getting to know her as well. The adventures and journey between not only chloe but her new friend once again had a great enough story to actually make me feel emotions for this game and has become another one of my favorite games. 10/10.
Why are you even reading reviews? This game (or more like experience) is TOTALLY worth it!
Beautiful extension of the history of Life is Strange. Recommended play after play Life is Strange 1
A much needed companion to the Life is Strange 1 experience. I am sad I had been postponing for so long but glad I got around to playing it. It makes me want to go through the main game again but it would be all the more painful. 9/10
Why not 10? - There are some holes in the story which don't make sense to me or leave me wanting for more context or better continuity. Nothing that would make me not recommend the game though. The characters and dialogue make up for it.
Some people complain it is not as heavy or emotional as LiS 1 but Before the Storm's main strength is that it manages to amplify the impact and your relationship with the main game.
before the storm is honestly a perfect prequel to the original life is strange. such a well-made game that ties incredibly well into the arcadia bay story.
one good reason to buy this is rachel amber
Game 10/10
Emotianal damage 12/10
I dont know how i should be going to sleep now🥲.It hurts even more when you played the original first and you know whats going to happen but you see them both so happy together.
Going to cry for a bit and watch some cat videos now...
Imma be that person and say Chloe is literally me because she actually is.
Everything Chloe experienced I experienced at least once or twice. I found myself
extremely attached to this character replaying the game multiple multiple times.
The soundtrack (Daughter) completely outdid themselves on this game.
The music actually captures everything Chloe is going through perfectly.
No matter how many games becomes apart of the life is strange universe nothing,
can capture the sting this one has, nobody is like Chloe no other character .
Although this is a prequel, I suggest playing the original game first. The rewind mechanic makes the original feel like less a walking-simulator than this prequel, although that still plagues the first game after a while. You will want to pick the best game for the initial experience to avoid this feeling as best you can, so play the original first.
Both games emphasize that decisions matter but I really didn't feel like that was the case, especially in this prequel. There is very little gameplay here, unlike with some VNs, and I would have preferred more divergent decision trees and freedom of action. If you ever try to walk into an area that is not next for the plot progression, your character just refuses to go there. Both games are very very structured. Might as well just watch something angtsy on Netflix or read a manga series if you need a drama fix.
The voice acting was good but overall this was very meh, especially now with the dated graphics. I gave the original a thumbs up but will give this a thumbs down. One of this series is definitely enough, then it becomes too uninteractive and boring to suffer through.
I believe Before the Storm is nowhere near as good as the original Life is Strange, 'cause if you've played the original, you already know what is going to happen and it takes away the weight of your decisions in this game. Still, this is a very much worthwhile prequel with a smaller scale story and a very touching dlc episode.
Having finished both games now, my suggested playthrough order would be:
BtS ep1-3, LiS1 ep1-5, BtS farewell (dlc)
★★★½ out of 5
This game is alright. Doesn’t really hold a candle to the first one in terms of depth or storyline. It also rewrites/messes up some of the original game’s lore. It’s fun to play if you want more Chloe content but don’t expect anything else out of it.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is an excellent prequel for Life is Strange, who follows the story of Chloe. It has so many moment, from wholesome to cringe, it has all. They are very brave to explore the complex relationship in both Chloe and Rachel.
Pros:
+ Amazing storytelling.
+ Chloe and Rachel has so many layers of relationship to explore in whole story.
+ The Farewell DLC is effing AWESOME! It makes the story more complete and add more layers to the story itself.
+ Banger musics! Life is Strange has good records of showing the music. Not a bit missed.
Cons:
- You will notice about how dated the graphics are.
- Sometimes the dialog is cringe and awkward, like it's forced to be done.
- Their expression in dialog are stiff and awkward. Their eyeballs always looking straight forward makes me creep, lol.
- For some reason, I can't put the volume down in audio options.
I've had this game for gods know how many years now. I played the first Life is Strange and bought this, knowing it would be amazing as well, and oh boy I'm not wrong a bit. If you are to play this in 2024, maybe you should buy the Remastered version, though the OG version would do just fine.
i recommend very good game and story very insteresting 10/10 experience (also i loveee chloe)
Yet another masterpiece. However, I recommend playing this prequel before the main game. The foresight of events yet to come absolutely affects your game play.
Also, I feel that by playing this game first the events of the main game will mean that much more when they pan out.
spent a bit more than 11 hours on the game, but it was so worth it <3
8/10
Way shorter and more down-to-earth than the original game, but still a great story that can help make up your mind about characters based on some stuff from their past. Created by other guys, it lacks some of the intangible charm of the LiS. Nevertheless, this addition is essential to complete the story - and perhaps, I’d love to see even more... Alas.
Soundtrack is AWESOME! The whole album highlights every scene perfectly - wow, that's it. On repeat from now on.
I have an idea: the purpose of the prequel is to reveal the original story's true hero - Chloe. Some folks may have had delusions about Max... Meh.
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don't know why I bought the game, didn't even finish it. it's a good story game to watch i guess so far 5/10
This game is fine, despite some canon inconsistencies with LiS1. I did enjoy seeing Rachel for the first time and more development for Chloe, though.
The post credits scene is straight up just vile.
A hauntingly beautiful soundtrack paired perfectly with this tragic yet beautiful story; I knew what was coming and it still took my breath away.
100% - 10.4 hrs
Achievements - 34
Review - 6/10 - Moody teenager simulator, Chloe is annoying AF
Difficulty - 2/10
Hardest Achievement - Nothing really difficult as its just collectables , use a guide.
This game is a prequel to the original Life is Strange, featuring Chloe, the secondary protagonist from the first game. If you’re new to the series, I’d recommend playing the original first, as Before the Storm reveals details that spoil character relationships and plot twists.
For those who have played the original:
I was initially skeptical about a prequel, especially since we already know where certain characters end up. I was worried that knowing their fates might take away the tension, but I was pleasantly surprised. The game is filled with emotional moments that are heightened by an amazing soundtrack. In particular the final choice, presents a powerful moral dilemma.
I also had concerns about Rachel Amber. In the original game, she was a mysterious figure, only seen through others’ perspectives. I was unsure about her being featured so directly here, as it risked losing her mystery. However, the Rachel we meet didn’t disappoint. While she isn’t quite as enigmatic, there are still plenty of mysterious, unanswered aspects to her— like whether she have superpowers she’s unaware of.
On the downside, there are quite a few continuity errors in the storyline that don’t align with the original timeline and events. Rachel’s family also feels somewhat out of place, given their absence in the original game.
Overall, Before the Storm is a touching prequel that holds up to the original’s standard in emotional depth, music, and symbolism, though it could benefit from better consistency with the first game. Still, it’s an impactful experience—especially for fans of Chloe and the original series.
A short but enjoyable prequel to Life is Strange. If you liked the first game, then it is worth picking this up.
No deep plot in the game, just another story of lesbians.
The one searching for something relaxing yet captivating story driven this is surely the game to go but be sure to play life is strange first to get sense of event much better
Life is Strange: Before the Storm does a fantastic job
Life is Strange: Before the Storm dives back into Arcadia Bay, but this time, we see it through Chloe Price’s rebellious eyes. The prequel does a fantastic job exploring Chloe's complex relationship with Rachel Amber, blending teenage angst with raw emotional depth. Deck Nine's storytelling feels natural and heartfelt, bringing out Chloe’s vulnerability and resilience as she grapples with loss, identity, and family conflict. The game’s art style is familiar, yet fresh, using muted colors and detailed environments that heighten the sense of melancholy and nostalgia.
While it lacks the time-rewinding mechanic that defined the original Life is Strange, the "backtalk" feature allows players to engage in witty, tense confrontations that suit Chloe’s personality. The soundtrack, featuring Daughter, perfectly complements the mood, adding layers to each scene. Although it’s shorter, Before the Storm doesn’t feel rushed, delivering a gripping narrative that deepens our understanding of Chloe and Rachel's bond, making it a must-play for fans of the series.
Very disappointed, not worth the money. There is no game play, there is no challenge, you just sit and watch a sloooooo playing movie, 2 thumbs down.
It had its great moments, but also quiet a lot of bad ones. What annoyed me the most though was how openly abusive Rachel was to Chloe without the game ever trying to acknowledge it and portraying it as if its a completley normal and healthy relationship. I also do not like the background of the game- the original developer team of LIS1 being forced, by their supporting company, to make this game against their artistic visions, just as a cashgrab to get that sweet sweet Chloe-lover Money. If you want to play it because you like the charcters and want to learn more about their past, go for it, but I'd wait for a sale first.
Great Prequel to LiS 1! Would recommend to every LiS fan :D
Peak is Strange: Before the Storm,
+ the story is good
+ the characters are pretty good
- says that it runs natively on Linux but it crashes after starting and no solution on the internet helped me
8/10
What an amazing game. I'm sad it was only 3 episodes when Life is Strange was 5 episodes, but this game made me wanting more because it was so good. I was so attached to Rachel like how I was attached to Chloe in Life is Strange when I played as Max. The story was insane! I thought I had it all figured out but then the game threw another curve ball. This game is amazing and SPOILER ALERT it kills me to know that Rachel ends up dead, as we've seen in the first game. I chose to protect Rachel from her father's secrets because I wanted her to have a happy rest of her life since I knew she was going to die soon.
i never feel emotional when i play games but this one i felt emotional through out the game was very good it was interesting i loved the story the characters was more interesting it was perfect and i want more continuation 100/100 best game i played
I feel like most people give this game the short end of the stick, this is effectively one of the best life is strange games, and for a prequel is amazing. We know close to nothing of Rachel in the original game other than that she was missing and whatever Chloe is willing to share. You learn her fate only after completing both games, you need the end scene of both games to piece together what happened to her, and it also invokes that feeling "What if I was here earlier". Super amazing game, Plus more Chloe.
Effective prequel to Life is Strange 1 that sometimes lays the drama on just a little too thick.
Short but really good story, I liked the fact that we can see a little more about Chloe’s past, gives you an excellent idea of how the story with Rachel Amber’s background is for the next game (LIS1), being a prequel makes this an enjoyable story, damn I don’t know man how much I love Chloe in LIS 1, but having this game makes it completely worth the time, if you liked the story of Max and Chloe, you will definitely love this game
A nice add-on to the original game that adds significantly to Chloe's character and raises the stakes on Rachel Amber. If you picked Chloe, pick this game too.
Oh, and be nice to your mom. She's trying her best.
Bought it in pre-order. I paid for it from my first salary, first played on shitty laptop with 10fps, but I still loved every frame of it 😅
Game obviously for fans of Chloe. It shows how her teenager rebel phase started, what caused it etc. Also Rachel is alive in here so yeah.
Lesbian simulator 2 (or 0,5 cause it's a prequel)
uhm 10/10 🌈
This game makes me so violently ill oh my god😭😭
Nothing new compared to it's predecessor, no powers now, not very interesting story, for me... it lacks a strong ass kicking hero defeating bad guys... just not my cup of tea
the ffarewell episode was so unnecessary sniffles sobs squareenxi wehn i get u i stg i swear....chloe....chloe u deserve sm.....
This is probably the 2nd best behind the original, Rachel and Chloe are like bread and butter. Perfect for each other. Though, LIS 1 kinda changed Rachel's character a lot but this prequel was not planned at that time. (Hopefully that's correct)
This game was so different from the first life is strange but not in a bad way!
Seeing Chloe's past with Rachel is such a good experience!
Another beatiful and very sad story.. I wish we will have something more about Rachel later, very interesting person. In terms of story-telling this is 11/10, as was first LiS, but I think gameplay is not that good. Cryed some tears during the play, Chloe destiny is too sad
very good, story very good, characters very good, music very good
An excellent prequel to the original Life is Strange, featuring a compelling and emotional story, great characters, and an amazing soundtrack.
Cinema. cant wait for LIS Double Exposure coming out in 18 days
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Feral Interactive (Mac) |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 23.12.2024 |
| Metacritic | 77 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 93% положительных (12673) |