Life is Strange 2 Review | Clumsy, cringeworthy, and only occasionally charming

Life Is Strange 2 Review | Clumsy, cringeworthy, and only occasionally charming

By Michael Leri

It feels like LIFE IS STRANGE 2 has been releasing slowly over the course of, excuse the pun, a lifetime. The first installment debuted in September 2018 and each progressive episode has trickled out many months after, killing the pacing and failing to spark a conversation along the way; two key failings of an episodic game. But now the full season is out…

  • Calm, fitting indie rock soundtrack and noteworthy cinematography.
  • A solid overall message with a decent arc for the two characters.
  • Cringeworthy, on-the-nose dialogue.
  • Too many characters are caricatures.
  • Episodic release killed the game’s already questionable pacing.

5

Michael Leri
Michael Leri

Michael Leri is Evolve's senior gaming editor. He prides himself on playing and finishing as many video games as he can in all sorts of genres from shooters to platformers to weird indie experiments. There's always something to learn from rolling credits and that thirst for experience and knowledge is mostly what drives him. You can find him on Twitter, Backloggd, Bluesky, and Letterboxd as @OrangeFlavored.

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