Further proof that video games can tell emotionally engaging stories and present relatable characters. Superb voice acting, beautiful art design, a smooth score, and good use of licensed music all help to make this story game one worth playing.

There are few games that have a good ratio of story to gameplay; whilst some will overwhelm you with plot, like the Metal Gear series, others have lots of gameplay, but very little story and depth.

By their very nature, most games come with a built-in rewind feature: If players regret their decisions, they need only reload an earlier save. Life Is Strange is more open about this, making the ability to rewind time the central mechanic of its episodic adventure.

The ends truly justify the means.

Deep; astounding music; introspective

Odd facial expressions; unneeded puzzles

It doesn't matter that the lip synching is off when the voice acting is mostly excellent. It doesn't matter that a mostly French, mostly male development team doesn't always get the intricacies and complexities of female friendship (although they do a remarkable job, all things considered), when the...

This is part five of our coverage of Life is Strange, and the review score reflects the series as a whole. If you'd like to read the rest of our articles, you can check out our most recent impressions here .

Beautiful moments of storytelling; Incredible voice acting performances; Moving soundtrack; Wonderful development of Max and Chloe's relationship; Risky but effective art style

Animation and lip-synching issues; Rehashing repetitive gameplay

With the final episode of Life is Strange out, time has come to review the season or perhaps rather the full game. Over the course of the 9 months or so that the episodes have been released, we've covered each episode, so for more in depth coverage look those up (links can be found at the end).

After a bit lengthier break between releases, Dontnod Entertainment delivers the penultimate episode of Life is Strange . It's been several days since Max Caulfield woke from a terrifying daydream to discover she can rewind time .

Life is Strange fails to execute in critical spots, but its beautiful world, fun time-reversal, and honest look at adolescence makes it a game worth remembering. A diamond in the rough.

Fun and thoughtful time-reversal gameplay; A gorgeous world that feels alive; A painful and genuine look at the struggles of adolescence

A lackluster final act; Undercutting fresh ideas with cliches; Letting some critical plot elements flounder

Fantastic game, great graphics, great music. Really enjoyed it. Worth getting if you like games such as Until Dawn.