

Maxine "Max" Caulfield is five years removed from her hometown of Arcadia Bay, returning to attend a senior academy in pursuit of an education in photography. Deciduous trees are bronzed by autumn, beanies are in abundance, and acoustic-guitar-whispercore slithers from every iPod, car radio, and home stereo. Life is Strange is an adventure game-in just about every sense of the genre-set in the most Pacific Northwestern town since Alan Wake. Gone is Remember Me’s cyberpunk vision of Neo-Paris and any semblance of combat. So when it became apparent that the studio's sophomore effort Life is Strange would be a second stab at many of that game's concepts, I was… interested.


I found Remember Me, the debut title from Parisian developer Dontnod Entertainment, compelling for that reason. Links: Steam | Official websiteI have a soft spot for the wounded ones: the games that fall just shy of greatness, or even competence, but remain "interesting" nonetheless. Price: $5 (Episode 1) $20 (five-episode season) Platform: Windows, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 Game Details Developer: Dontnod Entertainment
