Life is Strange - Episode 1

Square Enix seems determined to make Life is Strange a social endeavour, in the charitable rather than Facebook connectivity sense, which is logical, I suppose, given that many of its events affect us all at some point or another. Apart from the time travelling. First there was an anti-bullying hashtag campaign, #EverydayHeroes, and now Dontnod has launched a photography competition by the same name. There's a $10,000 photography scholarship to be won.

Entrance is limited to residents of the US or Canada (sorry, Quebec, not you), so if you suspect you might live in either of those places, Dontnod invites you to submit a photo "that best represents yourself or others exonerating heroism" by 11:59pm PST, February 16. Three runners-up will have their photos printed, signed and framed by the dev team.

The featured photos wall is currently 90% selfies and people feeding their cats, so if you can work one of them there DSLRs, I rate your chances.

Sure, it's likely a large part publicity stunt, but events like Awesome Games Done Quick have shown how much good a determined bunch of gamers can do, so play on I say.

Life is Strange - Episode 1 - Inexorabilis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj_MkuLNBFA

Happy European Launch Day everyone!

As mentioned previously, you can get the Director's Commentary for free if you already own Life is Strange (The DC is an optional 2.9Gb download and is not included in the 4.1Gb patch).

You can find out how to download and install it in this thread.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 - SE Toby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj_MkuLNBFA

Happy European Launch Day everyone!

As mentioned previously, you can get the Director's Commentary for free if you already own Life is Strange (The DC is an optional 2.9Gb download and is not included in the 4.1Gb patch).

You can find out how to download and install it in this thread.
Life is Strange - Episode 1

When the boxed limited edition of Life is Strange was announced in November, one of it's extra features was a director's commentary through which the devs could impart their knowledge of making horrible situations steadily worse by way of time travel (described by Jody Macgregor as "a refreshing glass of gut punch"). The new edition was released yesterday, complete with soundtrack and art book, and with it the director's commentary has been released for everyone for free.

Disappointingly, it's not an interactive commentary. Instead of replaying the game, collecting snippets of insight at your favourite scenes, it's an hour-long documentary about Life is Strange divided by subject. After downloading the Director's Commentary DLC, you have to launch it within the game itself. Still, it was one of our personal picks for 2015, so any excuse to go back is a good one.

Life is Strange - Episode 1 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)

As much as I like Life Is Strange [official site], I’ll not pick up the episodic magiteen story’s new boxed Limited Edition. I will, however, gladly reap the benefits of this gussied-up new release. A new patch is out now for everyone, bringing improved subtitles in loads more languages, for starters. The promised Director’s Commentary is now here too, free for folks who own the game.

… [visit site to read more]

Life is Strange - Episode 1 - Square_Jason
Free content added:
  • Directors Commentary DLC: 1 hour long video in which devs talk about Life is Strange.
  • New subtitled languages: German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Mexican Spanish.
New features:
  • Select language in-game at any time
  • Various subtitle sizes available: normal, large, hella large.
  • Toggle subtitle overlay on or off.
Bug fixes
  • Minor changes, tweaks and fixes applied to all the episodes of Life Is Strange.

All previous patches incorporated.


It includes all fixes in previous patch
http://steamcommunity.com/app/319630/discussions/1/490123197958666447/
Life is Strange - Episode 1 - Square_Jason
Free content added:
  • Directors Commentary DLC: 1 hour long video in which devs talk about Life is Strange.
  • New subtitled languages: German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Mexican Spanish.
New features:
  • Select language in-game at any time
  • Various subtitle sizes available: normal, large, hella large.
  • Toggle subtitle overlay on or off.
Bug fixes
  • Minor changes, tweaks and fixes applied to all the episodes of Life Is Strange.

All previous patches incorporated.


It includes all fixes in previous patch
http://steamcommunity.com/app/319630/discussions/1/490123197958666447/
Life is Strange - Episode 1 - Inexorabilis
The big day finally dawns… the Limited Edition of Life is Strange is out now in North America!



It's been almost a year since we first released Episode 1: Chrysalis, to the world. From day one we were able to see what a special game we had in our hands and the trust the community put in us to get it right, but we never imagined just what an impact it would actually have. It was staggering to see Life is Strange garner over 75 Game of the Year awards and listings as well as a host of more specialist awards including best character (Chloe), best soundtrack, best performance (Ashly Burch) and many more.

The physical offerings of the Limited Edition include an artbook, the full soundtrack to Life is Strange and the game itself on disc. Additionally, we're today releasing patches that will unlock the extra subtitles (Spanish (Mexican & Castilian), Brazilian-Portuguese, Portuguese, German and Italian) as well as the Directors' Commentary to all digital edition owners. Given the Limited Edition's rarity, these were two features that we felt the entire community deserved to receive. On top of this, today's patch also includes further polish and minor improvements to all episodes and some bug fixes.

The Directors' Commentary is a free download for everyone who owns Episode 1 and can be downloaded here. The extra subtitles should be integrated into your game via a patch.

From what we've seen on the Life is Strange social channels, many of you will be picking up Life is Strange for the second time today, having previously downloaded each episode individually. Others will be picking up the game for the very first time to see what the fuss is all about. However much time you've previously invested in to Life is Strange, we wanted to thank you for the all the support you've given us in whatever form - without it, Life is Strange wouldn't be what it is today.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 - SE Toby
The big day finally dawns… the Limited Edition of Life is Strange is out now in North America!



It's been almost a year since we first released Episode 1: Chrysalis, to the world. From day one we were able to see what a special game we had in our hands and the trust the community put in us to get it right, but we never imagined just what an impact it would actually have. It was staggering to see Life is Strange garner over 75 Game of the Year awards and listings as well as a host of more specialist awards including best character (Chloe), best soundtrack, best performance (Ashly Burch) and many more.

The physical offerings of the Limited Edition include an artbook, the full soundtrack to Life is Strange and the game itself on disc. Additionally, we're today releasing patches that will unlock the extra subtitles (Spanish (Mexican & Castilian), Brazilian-Portuguese, Portuguese, German and Italian) as well as the Directors' Commentary to all digital edition owners. Given the Limited Edition's rarity, these were two features that we felt the entire community deserved to receive. On top of this, today's patch also includes further polish and minor improvements to all episodes and some bug fixes.

The Directors' Commentary is a free download for everyone who owns Episode 1 and can be downloaded here. The extra subtitles should be integrated into your game via a patch.

From what we've seen on the Life is Strange social channels, many of you will be picking up Life is Strange for the second time today, having previously downloaded each episode individually. Others will be picking up the game for the very first time to see what the fuss is all about. However much time you've previously invested in to Life is Strange, we wanted to thank you for the all the support you've given us in whatever form - without it, Life is Strange wouldn't be what it is today.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 - Inexorabilis


To celebrate our amazing community and the launch of the Limited Edition in North America tomorrow, we created a series of collages entirely out of fan-art and cosplay photos, many of which we sourced from right here on Steam - thanks to everyone who contributed!

View/Download the full collage (18MB - 7488 x 4032) here

Find out how the collage was put together here.
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