Kevin VanOrd
GameSpotGameSpot Life is Strange: Episode 1 - Chrysalis Review
Published 1/28/2015
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PS3 / PS4 / Linux / Android / PC / iOS / Mac / X360 / XONE - 1/30/2015
Life is Strange: Episode 1 - Chrysalis
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.
- Developer
- DON'T NOD
- Publisher
- Square Enix
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Critic avg
81
41 scored reviews
Total coverage
41
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Score range
60–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 81 across 41 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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41 included scored reviews
90–1008 reviews · 20%
80–8922 reviews · 54%
70–798 reviews · 20%
Below 703 reviews · 7%
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