David Jenkins
Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral Life is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized Review
Published 10/21/2015
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PS3 / PS4 / PC / XONE - 10/20/2015
Life is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized
Max Caulfield learns that time is impossible to control and that her power carries many consequences as she moves inexorably towards the most agonizing decision of her life. Arcadia Bay, meanwhile, is preparing to weather a huge storm as Life is Strange comes to a gripping and gut-wrenching conclusion.
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- DON'T NOD
- Publisher
- Square Enix
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High confidencePolarized
Critic avg
76
28 scored reviews
Total coverage
28
All coverage currently scored
Score range
0–99
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 76 across 28 scored reviews, with a 99-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
How to read this
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 90–100 band.
Score distribution
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28 included scored reviews
90–10012 reviews · 43%
80–897 reviews · 25%
70–793 reviews · 11%
Below 706 reviews · 21%
Showing 21-28 of 28 matching critic reviews. 28 total critic reviews. Page 3 of 3.
Philippa Warr
Rock Paper ShotgunRock Paper Shotgun Life is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized Review
Published 10/21/2015
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-76 vs critic avg
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Read originalOzzie Mejia
ShacknewsShacknews Life is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized Review
Published 10/21/2015
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70
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalKimberley Wallace
Game InformerGame Informer Life is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized Review
Published 10/21/2015
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80
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalLife is Strange Episode 5 Review
Published 10/20/2015
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Read originalAlexa Ray Corriea
GameSpotGameSpot Life is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized Review
Published 10/20/2015
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60
-16 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrett Makedonski
DestructoidDestructoid Life is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized Review
Published 10/20/2015
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Score
60
-16 vs critic avg
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Read originalStefan L
TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis Life is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized Review
Published 10/16/2015
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Score
90
+14 vs critic avg
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