<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Deck	O
Nine	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
three	O
episodes	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
late	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
series	O
,	O
set	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
16-year-old	O
Chloe	O
Price	O
and	O
her	O
relationship	O
with	O
schoolmate	O
Rachel	O
Amber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
concerns	O
itself	O
mostly	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
branching	B-Application
dialogues	I-Application
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
later	O
that	O
month	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deck	O
Nine	O
began	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashly	O
Burch	O
from	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
did	O
not	O
voice	O
Chloe	O
Price	O
in	O
Before	O
the	O
Storm	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
2016	O
–	O
17	O
game	O
voice	O
actor	O
strike	O
,	O
but	O
reprised	O
her	O
role	O
in	O
a	O
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
bonus	O
episode	O
once	O
the	O
strike	O
was	O
resolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
while	O
criticising	O
aspects	O
like	O
plotholes	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
relationship	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
player	O
decisions	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
16-year-old	O
Chloe	O
Price	O
,	O
three	O
years	O
before	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dialogue	B-Application
tree	I-Application
is	O
used	O
when	O
a	O
conversation	O
or	O
commentary	O
is	O
prompted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environment	O
can	O
be	O
interacted	O
with	O
and	O
altered	O
,	O
including	O
marking	O
walls	O
with	O
graffiti	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
Oregon	O
hometown	O
of	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
,	O
16-year-old	O
Chloe	O
Price	O
(	O
Rhianna	O
DeVries	O
;	O
Ashly	O
Burch	O
in	O
Farewell	O
)	O
sneaks	O
into	O
a	O
Punk	O
rock	O
concert	O
at	O
an	O
abandoned	O
lumber	O
mill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
play	O
,	O
they	O
decide	O
to	O
leave	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
with	O
the	O
truck	O
from	O
the	O
scrapyard	O
,	O
and	O
return	O
to	O
Rachel	O
's	O
house	O
to	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
Square	O
Enix	O
chose	O
Deck	O
Nine	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
after	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
proprietary	O
StoryForge	O
tools	O
,	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
a	O
screenwriting	O
software	O
and	O
cinematic	O
engine	O
,	O
had	O
made	O
an	O
impression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2016	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
London	O
Studios	O
,	O
employing	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhianna	O
DeVries	O
,	O
who	O
initially	O
did	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
Chloe	O
Price	O
,	O
voiced	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
actress	O
Ashly	O
Burch	O
served	O
as	O
writing	O
consultant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
strike	O
over	O
,	O
Burch	O
and	O
Hannah	O
Telle	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
Max	O
Caulfield	O
in	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
for	O
the	O
bonus	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
on	O
11	O
June	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
over	O
three	O
chapters	O
starting	O
on	O
31	O
August	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
official	O
announcement	O
,	O
images	O
had	O
leaked	O
online	O
indicating	O
that	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
exclusively	O
contains	O
the	O
Downloadable	B-Protocol
Content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
bonus	O
episode	O
Farewell	O
–	O
featuring	O
Max	O
Caulfield	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
–	O
three	O
additional	O
outfits	O
,	O
and	O
Mixtape	O
Mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
customise	O
playlists	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
contains	O
an	O
art	O
book	O
and	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
CD	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Vinyl	O
Edition	O
includes	O
the	O
latter	O
on	O
phonograph	O
record	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
pre-ordered	O
,	O
figures	O
of	O
Chloe	O
and	O
Rachel	O
–	O
both	O
have	O
content	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
and	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
episode	O
1	O
of	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
dubbed	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
7	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
developed	O
ports	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
that	O
they	O
published	O
on	O
13	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deck	O
Nine	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Farewell	O
DLC	B-Protocol
episode	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
aimed	O
at	O
fans	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
epilogue	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
won	O
one	O
of	O
GamesRadar+s	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
awards	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Hardcore	O
Gamers	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Most	O
Significant	O
Impact	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2018	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Change	I-Application
Awards	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
