Kim Snaith
GameSpewGameSpew Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1: Awake Review
Published 9/4/2017
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90
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PS4 / PC / XONE - 8/31/2017
Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1: Awake
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
- Developer
- Deck Nine
- Publisher
- Square Enix
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Critic avg
82
37 scored reviews
Total coverage
37
All coverage currently scored
Score range
65–100
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 82 across 37 scored reviews, with a 35-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Treat the average carefully. A polarized landscape is where reviewer match, review text, and score deltas matter more than the headline number.
Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
Score distribution
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37 included scored reviews
90–10010 reviews · 27%
80–8920 reviews · 54%
70–796 reviews · 16%
Below 701 review · 3%
Showing 21-30 of 37 matching critic reviews. 37 total critic reviews. Page 3 of 4.
Seamus Mullins
Press StartLife Is Strange: Before The Storm (Ep1) Review - It's Great To Be Back
Published 9/3/2017
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90
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalRyan Brown
Daily MirrorLife is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1 review: a prequel that perfectly captures the hella unique feel of the first game
Published 9/3/2017
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90
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalNatalie Flores
RPG SiteLife is Strange: Before the Storm Episode One Review | RPG Site
Published 9/2/2017
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalKieron Verbrugge
WellPlayedDon't Talk Back
Published 9/2/2017
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75
-7 vs critic avg
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Read originalAdam Siddiqui
NoobFeedLife is Strange: Before the Storm Episode 1: Awake Xbox One Review
Published 9/1/2017
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90
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalTim McDonald
PC InvasionLife is Strange: Before the Storm Episode 1 Review
Published 9/1/2017
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70
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalSammy Barker
Push SquareReview: Life Is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1: Awake (PS4)
Published 9/1/2017
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJustin Clark
GameSpotLife Is Strange: Before The Storm - Episode 1 - Awake Review
Published 9/1/2017
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Score
80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalKenneth Shepard
CGMagazineLife is Strange: Before the Storm – Episode 1: Awake (PS4) Review: Hindsight
Published 8/31/2017
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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