North87 Life is Strange: Double Exposure Review

This story is just plain awful. The plot basically recycles the original Life is Strange, but without understanding why it worked in the first place. There’s no message here; it doesn’t have anything meaningful to say. While Life is Strange 1 and 2 dealt with themes like family, friendship, love, and coming-of-age, this one feels hollow. There’s no heart in it. Max’s past is completely ignored—her background trauma is never addressed or resolved. The breakup serves no real purpose in the story; it’s just thrown in. Whether you look at the writing, the character arcs, or the pacing, there’s nothing interesting. Romance? Easily the worst in the series. You’re almost forced to choose one from the start, but Max can even date both at once, and she basically pressures Amanda into a relationship by dating her in the other timeline, while being rejected in the first. Plus, the characters are weirdly oversexualized. It's not cute, romantic, or fun—it’s just sleazy. The whole game screams cash grab. Nothing is resolved, and it ends on a cliffhanger with every plotline left hanging. Even the biggest fans would have to admit that’s dishonest. By the end, it’s clear they want to turn Life is Strange into some kind of superhero series—far removed from what the original was all about.