Recent reviews by Noir Angel

There are so many curator reviews and they talk about it perfectly, but I thought I'd add my lil two cents after four years, haha. Life Is Strange is the only game I've been able to play over and over again. I've played it maybe 6? times.

First off, the atmosphere is one of my favourite things about this game. Despite all the craziness and heavy themes in this game, it never fails to make me feel so calm and at peace. It's a mix between the environment, music, and Hannah Telle's (voice of the main protagonist, Max) voice, I think.

While I'm not a Pro Gamer, I found it marvellous to see a game (that isn't a horror game) touch on heavy issues such as depression, bullying, abuse, suicide, and drugs, whilst also being LGBT+ friendly. I used to be pretty oblivious to my surroundings, which would make me relatively inconsiderate of others, and this game taught me that even the smallest things have consequences. And even though you might have the ability to run from your problems, in the end, you're just going to have to face them and accept them and try your best to move forward and support others. It's a really emotional game that still hits really heavy even years later.

I also love how the game is very photography-based. Just a little personal favourite thing that I love about it.

A lot of people say that the dialogue sounds really cringey and unnatural. I guess that's true, but it was personally one of the things I loved about the game, too, the funky script really stuck with me.

The greatest downside was the animation. The lip syncing is pretty bad. But I think the incredible voice acting and atmosphere make up for it. The time-travelling concept and story was pretty brain-challenging for me, too, so it kept my mind busy, haha.

I may be a little biased because I'm very attached to this game, but I'd definitely recommend anyone to play it, as long as you're fine with heavy themes like the ones I mentioned above.

And, after you play the game, I'd definitely recommend reading the comics by Emma Vieceli. They're beautiful and expand on the lore in such a marvellous way.

I also love how every game in the LIS franchise incorporates LGBT+ characters. If you're queer, I'd say this game is a must-have :LIS_PolaPhoto: