Underplayed Gems

Life is Strange: Episode 1 - Chrysalis (2015)

Life is Strange: Episode 1 - Chrysalis cover
Developer
DON'T NOD
Publisher
Square Enix
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Arcade
Rating
4.0 of 5, 10 player ratings
Main story
about 16 hours
Completionist
about 21 hours
Where to get it
PlayStation Store

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How it feels

A quiet, emotionally charged mystery about friendship and time, paced for reflection over action.

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About

Max Caulfield, student at Blackwell Academy in Arcadia Bay, Oregon, discovers she can rewind time. The episode revolves around her testing her power and reuniting with her old best friend. The pair set out to find out more about the disappearance of Rachel Amber, the harassment of Kate Marsh and the drug schemes of Nathan Prescott.

Screenshots

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