I love this game and immediately dig the nostalgic 2010s indie vibe it sets up early on, but this is pretty standard choose-your-own-adventure fare. All the characters feel like cyphers that only exist to dump plot info on you, and yes its dialogue does take some adjusting to before you can really start to visualize its prospects accurately. Irrevocable points for introducing Maxine Caulfield - one of the greatest video game characters ever created. (Also, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within IS one of the best sci-fi movies ever made, and you SHOULD say it).
I loved this so much. Such cozy vibes. Makes me so nostalgic for teendom and the early 2010s as well, although that's probably just a reflection of how I've been feeling lately. I can't believe I'm no longer going to be a teenager in just over a month. I definitely have to buy and play the rest of the episodes sometime. I really wish more big developers were releasing games like this.
After playing the first episode of Batman the telltale series, I was wary for something similar such as Life is Strange. This game is much more superior, the game-play is significantly more endearing and the characters are more compelling. This type of game play, is still inferior compared to the traditional games which is why the rating is only three starts and the graphics are really outdated as the voice does not match up with the characters mouth but the first Episode creates a positive image for the rest of the episodes. Moreover, I am glad purchasing each individual episode buying model is over