Life Is Strange in IOS

★★★★★

★★★★★ I have *ONE* complaint.

I don’t have the vocabulary to describe this game in a manner that will do it justice. Life is Strange is just that unbelievably incredible. I can say however, that it is one of the best, if not *the* best, games I’ve ever played. The reasons why are… difficult to articulate, but I think that it almost certainly deserved every award and 5/5 review it has received. I would have given it one as well, (a first for me) if not for two reasons: one, I am not convinced that there is such a thing as a perfect game; and two, episodes 2-5 are only available if you pay! I understand why that is so and, much as the paywall infuriates me, I can’t say that would have done anything differently. Still, if you ever have enough funds to do so, maybe make one or two more episodes available for free? I guarantee that it would make all of us who love the game, but lack credit cards, very, very, *VERY* happy. Thank you for reading this, and thank you so much for making such an amazing game. I hope that things will only get better in the future. With the highest respect, An anti-whaling part-time gamer.

★★★★★ This game is REAL!

When I first started the game I had kinda low expectations but after half an hour of playing it, I couldn’t stop. Everything from the commentary, to the soundtrack is spot on! As for the story it’s awesome that you get to be a part of it. You have the complete freedom to make the choices you want in extremely dire situations, like pulling a trigger or saving someone’s life! Also, it’ll make you think hardcore, to find solutions to some crazy problems. I really love how this game points out to the player what kind of morals they have, and how good they are finding solutions. Even though the game is virtual it’ll pull you in and make you feel like you’re really doing it in real life. I promise this game with all its five seasons is totally worth the price and will get you feeling like you’re on an emotional roller coaster. If you have a pretty boring life (like me) and want some crazy drama, this game will give it to you! I just finished it and I’m on my way to play the next “Life is Strange””Before the Storm”, and I’m sure I won’t be disappointed. This game is REAL and you’re gonna love it! I promise. Just try it out ( the first season is free) and you’ll see what I mean!

★★★★★ Riotously infuriating update - PLEASE READ

First and foremost—this is a beautiful game. I love absolutely every aspect about it. It is nearly perfect in every way. You’re probably wondering why I gave it two stars now. A few months ago, it said an update was required if I wanted to keep playing. When I tried to download the update, it wouldn’t work. I tapped it, an arrow orbiting clockwise appeared, and then the exact same thing popped up—an update is required. I went from place to place—at home, at Walmart, outside, in the passenger seat of a traveling car, and nothing changed. I made the conclusion that I should probably delete the app and then reinstall it, and that should reset whatever is wrong, so I did. But when I try to download the game, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENS. And now, I can never play this game again. What’s worse, I BOUGHT the second episode (the first one is free) before the update, and never got the chance to finish it. It’s been like this for a few days now, so I decided to edit my previous five-star review. I warn you, if you play the first episode of this game, you will be hooked, and you WILL download the episodes after (I only had enough money left in my iTunes account for one), but if you encounter this fatal flaw, you can kiss that eight dollars goodbye, because that’s how much you’ve wasted on absolutely nothing.

★★★★★ Great Game, but I got stuck in Episode 2 due to bug

I purchased all episodes and I got stuck in Episode 2 after Max took the shower, listened to the conversation of Victoria and her friends and then needed to get back to her room to get dressed and pick up Kate‘s book. My problem is that I am unable to enter Max‘s room. The room is not activated. It does not show that it is Max‘s room (no white arrow saying „Max“) and there is no function to open the room. It looks like an inactive graphic. It is definitely Max’s room (room 219 with the white board saying „Max“). I tried to rewind time, I tried to go back to the last checkpoint, I quit the game and restarted it, I restarted the iPad, I even uninstalled Episode 2 and reinstalled it. Nothing helped. When the game continues at the last checkpoint I am standing in front of Max‘s room but I cannot enter it. It is obviously a bug and I can’t proceed, because I need to get into Max’s room before the game lets me leave the dormitories. Its a shame, because I would like to play the game over the X-mas/New Year break. I wont have time for it after. I contacted the developer and now I am waiting for a response. But my fear is that they are on holiday break as well. Keep you posted. Update. Did not receive feedback from developer yet. I will have to claim to get reimbursed, because I can‘t continue playing the game. Stuck in Episode 2.

★★★★★ This is my FAV game, but a bug has me stuck in Episode 4, end of 2nd to Last Chapter!

Love this game. Played before the storm, too. This ones better. Played great my first time through. I’m having a problem playing it the 2nd time through... making different choices and having the story play a bit different. The game way playing great until the 2nd to last chapter in episode 4 of the dark room. I’ve now restarted the game about 6 or 7 times. Every time I click on leave the party, Mr. Jefferson is announcing the winner and right before he does the game completely shuts down. It didn’t do it the first time I played the game through.. but it is now. Because I made new choices.. I want to see the new ending. And because I’m not playing in collector mode.. I can’t skip through to the next chapter. It’s only a short chapter that is mostly narrative, but if I go to episode 5.. the bonus.. it’ll take me to how I finished the game the first time. I offloaded the app. And it’s reloading again now. It’s my last hope for the game to fix. I wish there was a way to get a response through my email or on the App Store about how this could be fixed.

★★★★★ EDIT: JOURNAL WORKAROUND!!!The game is Five Star, but journal error makes unplayable

My original review will stay because the game still needs to fix the issue; however in the interim I found a workaround that someone suggested on Reddit. If you go into your display settings in the IOS settings app and change to zoomed, then you will be able to at least exit the journal, the screen is not perfect, but especially for those like me who have played the game on an older iOS device or have already paid for the game, this will make it playable. But it is not perfect and this issue very much needs to be addressed! First off, this game is absolutely beautiful! The choices have a real impact on the people around you and how people think about you and interact with you. I picked this up years later After my friend recommended it, and can B only regret I did not play it sooner. However, I originally played this on iPhone 7, and it worked wonderfully, but now I went to play again in my iPhone 13, and have the Same error as many others in that the journal cannot be excited or properly navigate. This is making the game unplayable, and now I’m sad. :(

★★★★★ not compatible with iphone 13…PLEASE FIX ASPECT RATIO!

life is strange is my favorite franchise ever, and i play it almost monthly. a few years ago i saw it was cheaper to buy it on mobile, so i did just that. granted it’s not a great port, but it’s still a playable and enjoyable game. when the remastered came out, i bought it on pc and deleted the app. well, i had a 9 hour flight coming up, so i redownloaded the app on my new iphone 13 in hopes to play the entire game. i couldn’t get past the first 10 minutes. the aspect ratio is all messed up, and it’s impossible to exit the journal. shortly into the game, you are forced to look at your phone (connected to the journal) and you can’t progress unless you press the exit button, which doesn’t exist if playing on iphone 13. this is ridiculous. dontnod or whoever runs this app, please fix this. i didn’t loose any money on it as i played it in the past, but someone who buys the whole game before playing could easily lose money. there are several other reviews stating the same thing as i, and if you encounter this error, i urge you to leave one as well. maybe if we get the rating down far enough or have enough critical reviews, they’ll have to fix it. and if they don’t, that says a lot about them as a company.