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Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1: Awake Reviews Summary
Summary: Awake starts off the second chapter of Life is Strange right. It provides good story bits that callback to what came before while building something new. Some found the storytelling a bit hokey, but others were ready to take the ride.
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Developer: Deck Nine
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: Interactive Story
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Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1: Awake Reviews
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Life is Strange: Before the Storm shows a lot of promise in its first few hours despite the same weaknesses in its script as the original Life is Strange series.
An excellent start to a prequel series that taps into the same style of sincere storytelling as the original, making a previously unsympathetic character seem vulnerable and likeable.
Chloe's enhanced angst might grate a little, but there's no denying Before the Storm is going to be another brilliant Life is Strange game.
Awake is at its best when it focuses on Chloe and Rachel's complicated lives, making you feel each character's struggle
