Life is Strange: Double Exposure (PS5)

Life is Strange: Double Exposure wird es beiden Lagern von Chloe-Ultras sicher nicht recht machen können, findet aber einfach den besten und erwachsensten Mittelweg, unterstützt von einem wieder großartigem Soundtrack. Die neuen Charaktere sind glaubhaft, klasse vertont und grafisch super umgesetzt und auch die Story weiß wo spannende Cliffhanger gesetzt werden müssen. Am Ende vielleicht etwas zu einfach dem Schicksal entrungen, überwiegen dennoch die ganze Zeit die vielen positiven Aspekte.

Eine gelungene Fortsetzung zum ersten Life is Strange mit spannender Geschichte, Plottwists und nur ein wenig technischen Problemen.

And yet, potential for a more interesting story doesn't quite improve the overall experience Life is Strange: Double Exposure. There’s a part of me that wonders if going into the game with a greater fondness for the original would have made the experience more enjoyable. There’s another part of me that wonders if the opposite is true, and I’d have been better coming in without ever having experienced the first game. But as both a continuation and a separate title, Double Exposure seems to fall short. Though it offers some interesting narrative beats, great visuals, and a few endearing characters, it fails to deliver the personality, drama, or emotion it is utterly reliant upon.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure is a very easy game to recommend. If you have enjoyed previous games in the series, this is doing enough of the same to scratch that same lowkey mystery vibes itch. The ability to shift between timelines can become a touch overwhelming at times, but there's several things in place across the UI, accessibility options, and narrative flow to keep the gameplay smooth.

Like its own hero's dabbling with time travel, Life is Strange: Double Exposure highlights the troubles of trying to revisit old memories, while raising unanswered questions about the future.