Often, it leans too heavily on patriotic stereotypes to do so, but the final episode in particular focuses carefully on the concept of Sean’s reverse American Dream. There are some excellent moments dotted throughout the game, and it’s clear that Dontnod has something to say about American race relations. It speaks volumes that when Dontnod announced its next game-episodic narrative adventure Tell Me Why-shortly before the release of episode five, it was made clear that the entire story will release over the course of a few months next summer. In a post-Telltale industry, Life is Strange’s structure already feels like an eccentricity. So much of what the brothers’ story happened off-screen-entire characters and story arcs were relegated to pages in Sean’s diary-that meant it was difficult to stay engaged between chapters. The time between episodes seems to have been an attempt to mirror the length of Sean and Daniel’s journey, but to do so at the expense of narrative pacing and character development feels misjudged. Nearly four months passed between episodes one and two alone, and while the release cadence sped up as the series reached its finale, the damage had already been done. The first episode of Life is Strange 2 released in September 2018, meaning the journey from debut to finale took more than 14 months. (Image credit: Square Enix) Until next time
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