Life is Strange Remastered

Life is Strange Remastered is a five-part episodic adventure game that sets out to revolutionize story-based choice and consequence games. The game approaches real world issues and problematic situations such as depression, bullying, suicide, domestic violence, mental illness and the loss of loved ones. It was originally developed by DONTNOD Entertainment and published by Square Enix. The remaster is developed by Deck Nine Games, who have previously created Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Life is Strange: True Colors.

The original developers, DONTNOD, describe the game as a nostalgic coming-of-age story that combines the present with the past, creating key moments for each episode.

For more information about the game's story, setting, original development history and trivia, please visit this page.

Key features:

Remastered visuals across characters and environments
Vastly improved character animation using full facial mocap performance
Updated and refined gameplay puzzles
Engine and lighting upgrades
Choice and consequence driven story with multiple endings
Harness the power of Max’s rewind ability to change the course of events
Distinct licensed soundtrack & original scores

Official Description[]

"Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.

Play as Max Caulfield, a photography senior who discovers she can rewind time while saving her best friend Chloe Price from a violent altercation.

The pair soon find themselves investigating the mysterious disappearance of fellow student Rachel Amber, uncovering a dark side to life in Arcadia Bay. Meanwhile, Max must quickly learn that changing the past can sometimes lead to a devastating future."^[1]

Development[]

For information about the game's early/original development by DONTNOD, please visit here.

Remastered Development[]

TBC

Announcement and Reveal[]

On March 18, 2021, during the "Square Enix Presents" Spring 2021 livestream that took place at 10am PDT / 5pm GMT, news of two remastered editions from the Life is Strange franchise was revealed. Both Life is Strange Season 1 by DONTNOD and Before the Storm by Deck Nine Games will be remastered for a Fall 2021 release, but was delayed to February 1, 2022.

Release[]

TBC

Differences with the Original Game[]

(This section is for summarizing and referencing the differences and additions we see in the remaster by Deck Nine Games. It is also for quoting and sourcing the comment replies that Dontnod's Michel Koch has been leaving on fan comments on Twitter about the changes being noticed in the remaster. Two such twitter accounts that Michel has commented on are the accounts of @DomTheBomb and @Lifeis2D. This content note/prompt can remain until admins are satisfied that there is sufficient content in this section to guide future edits. - cuddlecuffs)
TBC

Graphics and Animation[]

Content[]

There are seven instead of five bottles that can be found on the yunkyard in Episode 2. A developer from Deck Nine implemented this, as the objective to find five bottles on the junkyard was infamous for being difficult. Game Director Michel Koch appreciated this change, commenting, "I think that’s a good design change. This is what we should have done first, 5 bottles to find but slightly more available bottles!"^[2]

Gameplay[]

While the input scheme remains the same, some choices have had their options moved around compared to the original. For example, if Max has the Pliers and uses them on the Fuse Box Wires in the Episode 2 Railroad scene, the options, clockwise from the left position (X button on XBox-style controllers, Square on PlayStation controllers), are Yellow Wire, Red Wire, Green Wire, and Exit. In the original, these options are ordered, again clockwise from the left, Green Wire, Yellow Wire, Red Wire, Exit.

System Requirements[]

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Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system	Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
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DirectX: TBC	DirectX: TBC
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