Life Is Strange 2 is an episodic adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Players control Sean Diaz, a teenager on the run with his younger brother Daniel after a tragic incident forces them to flee their home in Seattle. The game uses a road trip structure inspired by films like Into the Wild and Stand By Me, with each episode set in a new location along the US West Coast. Sean must make choices that affect both the story's branching paths and Daniel's developing morality and behavior. The game explores themes of family, brotherhood, and contemporary social issues through its narrative-driven gameplay. Sean Diaz is a sixteen-year-old Mexican-American living in Seattle with his younger brother Daniel and their father Esteban. When a confrontation with a neighbor escalates and a police officer fatally shoots Esteban, a sudden supernatural explosion occurs, triggered by Daniel's latent telekinetic abilities. Sean flees the scene with Daniel, and the two become fugitives, setting out on a journey south toward their father's hometown in Mexico. As they travel along the West Coast, Sean takes on the role of surrogate parent, guiding Daniel while struggling to keep them both safe and fed. Daniel's powers grow stronger, and Sean must decide how to teach his brother to use them responsibly. The choices Sean makes along the way shape not only their relationship but also the kind of person Daniel becomes.
AdventureActionFantasyScience fictionDramaepisodicgraphic adventurePlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
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Earnest, contemporary, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- DON'T NOD
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Released
- September 26, 2018
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Time to beat
- 11 h rushed · 16 h main story · 17 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 329 ratings.
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