
She wakes up incredibly flustered and heads to the bathroom. One night she has a strange vision of herself watching a violent storm heading towards Arcadia’s lighthouse. She’s behind the times when it comes to the cameras she uses her classmates are using digital cameras while she can’t hide her obsession with Polaroid film.

The title follows the story of Max Caulfield, an 18-year-old girl attending Blackwell Academy in Arcadia Bay, Oregon on an arts scholarship for her photography skills. I’ll keep the spoilers to a minimum here, but seeing as the story is the main focus of the game, giving away key details is unavoidable. Her actions may be noble in the moment but the consequences will affect everyone around her. She’s torn between wanting to use her skills for the good of others while also looking out for herself. A shy, awkward teenage girl begins developing in strange, supernatural ways who uncovers a mystery she must help solve.

Square Enix has released the first installment of their episodic game Life is Strange and it’s everything you’d expect an angsty coming-of-age story to be.
