Life is Strangehas been praised for many things since it came out in 2015, earning awards such as The Game Awards' “Game for Change” and Golden Joystick’s “Performance of the Year,” but the graphics of the title have not aged well in the last 6 years. Dontnod Entertainment has been made aware of that and seeks to improve upon this with the newLife is StrangeRemastered Collectioncoming out on September 30th.
TheRemastered Collectionis set to be released withLife is Strange: True Colors’Ultimate Editionon September 10th for fans who want it just a bit sooner. The release includes the original story of Max Caulfield and Chloe Price, but also comes with an updated version ofLife is Strange: Before the Stormas well. The latest trailer showed a night and day comparison between the two, but one fan took the time to record their own gameplay to show how drastic the improvements truly are against the original.
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The user violetowy has created a video of around 2 and a half minutes of clips from the latestRemastered Collectiontrailer shown at E3 with gameplay footage violetowy took placed side by side. It does a great job atshowcasing a number of changes by developer Dontnodin a visual format than just through text. Models have been redefined, and even the details in the characters' eyes have been changed for the better.
The biggest of all being showcased in the video’s thumbnail. As Max and Chloe go swimming in a pool, the original game gave Max a rather stone-faced look, but the updated head and facial animations have changed that to have her hair be much more reactive to her motions, along with a proper smile coming to her face. The comparison is sure to make fans feel better about what’s coming to the release as one scene of Chloe dancing appears to be reworked entirely so she looks far less stiff, which was one of the scenestheLife is Strangenews at E3didn’t use for its own comparisons.
Though the video also shows some of the trailer’s scenes aren’t perfect, and some scenes in the video look to be only given a better lighting job or adjusted with new models and textures for certain characters. One thing to keep in mind with that is that this game is still undergoing development and until a certain point, everything shown is tentative.Life is Strange Remastered Collection isn’t finishedjust yet, and hopefully, the only place for the collection to go from here is up.
Life is Strange Remastered Collectioncan be received on September 10th withLife is Strange: True Colors’Deluxe Edition, but can be bought by itself on September 30th for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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