<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dontnod	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
European	O
branch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
five	O
episodes	O
periodically	O
throughout	O
2015	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
–	O
2018	O
.	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>
The	O
plot	O
focuses	O
on	O
Max	O
Caulfield	O
,	O
an	O
18-year-old	O
photography	O
student	O
who	O
discovers	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
rewind	O
time	O
at	O
any	O
moment	O
,	O
leading	O
her	O
every	O
choice	O
to	O
enact	O
the	O
butterfly	B-Application
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fetch	O
quests	O
and	O
making	O
environmental	O
changes	O
represent	O
the	O
forms	O
of	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
using	O
branching	B-Application
choices	I-Application
for	O
conversation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
conducted	O
field	O
research	O
on	O
the	O
setting	O
by	O
traveling	O
to	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Northwest	O
,	O
and	O
subverted	O
known	O
archetypes	B-Language
to	O
make	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
commending	O
the	O
character	O
development	O
,	O
rewind	O
game	O
mechanic	O
,	O
emotional	O
depth	O
and	O
tackling	O
of	O
taboo	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
installment	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
True	I-Application
Colors	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	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
can	O
explore	O
various	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
setting	O
of	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dialogue	O
exchanges	O
can	O
be	O
rewound	O
while	O
branching	B-Application
options	I-Application
are	O
used	O
for	O
conversation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
18-year-old	O
Maxine	O
"	O
Max	O
"	O
Caulfield	O
(	O
Hannah	O
Telle	O
)	O
returns	O
to	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
Oregon	O
to	O
attend	O
Blackwell	O
Academy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
her	O
class	O
with	O
photography	O
teacher	O
Mark	O
Jefferson	O
(	O
Derek	O
Phillips	O
)	O
,	O
Max	O
experiences	O
a	O
catastrophic	O
vision	O
of	O
a	O
tornado	B-Language
destroying	O
a	O
lighthouse	O
and	O
approaching	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaving	O
for	O
the	O
restroom	O
to	O
regain	O
her	O
composure	O
,	O
she	O
witnesses	O
classmate	O
Nathan	B-Application
Prescott	I-Application
(	O
Nik	O
Shriner	O
)	O
shoot	O
and	O
kill	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
in	O
a	O
fit	O
of	O
rage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	O
weather	O
and	O
other	O
anomalies	O
begin	O
to	O
occur	O
throughout	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
calls	O
Chloe	O
from	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
realising	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
all	O
her	O
effort	O
,	O
the	O
storm	O
has	O
reached	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	O
must	O
make	O
a	O
choice	O
:	O
rewind	O
time	O
and	O
sacrifice	O
Chloe	O
's	O
life	O
to	O
save	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
or	O
stay	O
in	O
the	O
timeline	O
and	O
spare	O
Chloe	O
but	O
sacrifice	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Max	O
chooses	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
the	O
storm	O
hits	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
before	O
ceasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
began	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
15	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
people	O
were	O
added	O
when	O
the	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dontnod	O
told	O
Square	O
Enix	O
London	O
about	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
only	O
after	O
they	O
had	O
turned	O
down	O
a	O
pitch	O
for	O
a	O
larger	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
signing	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
was	O
imagined	O
as	O
a	O
full-length	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
Dontnod	O
would	O
self-publish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
most	O
publishers	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
objection	O
to	O
Dontnod	O
's	O
first	O
project	O
,	O
Remember	B-Application
Me	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
female	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
was	O
born	O
from	O
the	O
rewind	O
mechanic	O
idea	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
developer	O
had	O
already	O
experimented	O
on	O
with	O
their	O
last	O
game	O
Remember	B-Application
Me	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pacific	O
Northwest	O
was	O
picked	O
as	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
conveying	O
a	O
nostalgic	B-Application
and	O
autumnal	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
visited	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
took	O
photographs	O
,	O
looked	O
at	O
local	O
newspapers	O
and	O
used	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
to	O
make	O
sure	O
the	O
environment	O
was	O
accurately	O
portrayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recording	O
sessions	O
were	O
done	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
French	O
developer	O
brought	O
in	O
via	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Remember	B-Application
Me	I-Application
,	O
which	O
holds	O
significant	O
differences	O
but	O
addresses	O
similar	O
themes	O
of	O
memory	O
and	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
was	O
specified	O
as	O
an	O
analogue	O
look	O
at	O
human	O
identity	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Remember	B-Application
Me	I-Application
,	O
the	O
digital	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Running	O
on	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
,	O
it	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
tools	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
like	O
lighting	B-Device
and	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
engineered	O
for	O
Remember	B-Application
Me	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
subsequent	O
advances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	O
effects	O
like	O
post-processes	B-Application
,	O
double	O
exposure	O
and	O
overlapping	O
screen	O
space	O
particles	O
were	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
artistic	O
approach	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
while	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
rewinds	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
were	O
adjusted	O
based	O
on	O
player	O
feedback	O
,	O
with	O
influences	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
and	O
Heavy	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
sources	O
of	O
inspiration	O
include	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
balancing	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
novel	O
The	O
Catcher	O
in	O
the	O
Rye	O
,	O
whose	O
protagonist	O
Holden	O
Caulfield	O
shares	O
a	O
surname	O
with	O
Max	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
known	O
archetypes	B-Language
,	O
at	O
first	O
to	O
establish	O
an	O
entry	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
subvert	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
at	O
Gamescom	O
on	O
11	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episodes	O
were	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
PC	B-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
between	O
30	O
January	O
2015	O
and	O
20	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
20	O
minutes	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
episode	O
1	O
for	O
consoles	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
PC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
retail	O
edition	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
19	O
January	O
2016	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
22	O
January	O
2016	O
;	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
had	O
an	O
artbook	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
director	O
's	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
dubbed	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
3	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
ported	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
16	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
July	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
was	O
made	O
indefinitely	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
was	O
included	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
(	O
for	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
)	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
between	O
14	O
December	O
2017	O
and	O
29	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
18	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
both	O
ported	O
by	O
Black	O
Wing	O
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
UK	O
ranked	O
it	O
first	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
games	O
priced	O
under	O
£20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
Yoko	O
Taro	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
favourite	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
was	O
ranked	O
fifth	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
video	O
games	O
of	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
reached	O
one	O
million	O
sales	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
having	O
accumulated	O
over	O
1.2	O
million	O
unique	O
players	O
worldwide	O
;	O
the	O
attach	O
rate	O
to	O
units	O
between	O
the	O
complete	O
season	O
and	O
season	O
pass	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
extremely	O
strong	O
"	O
,	O
divulged	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
best-selling	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Recipient(s )	O
and	O
nominee(s )	O
Result	O
Ref.2015Develop	O
Industry	O
Excellence	O
Awards	O
New	O
Games	O
IP	O
–	O
PC/consoleLife	O
Is	O
Strange	O
Use	O
of	O
Narrative	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
Best	O
Storytelling	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Best	O
Gaming	O
Moment	O
Saving	O
Kate	O
Performance	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Ashly	O
Burch	O
as	O
Chloe	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Global	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Best	O
AdventureLife	O
Is	O
Strange	O
–	O
Episode	O
1	O
Best	O
Story	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Best	O
Performance	O
Ashly	O
Burch	O
as	O
Chloe	O
Games	O
for	O
ImpactLife	O
Is	O
Strange	O
2016PlayStation	O
Blog	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2015	O
Best	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
GameLife	O
Is	O
Strange	O
Best	O
Story	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
Best	O
Digital-Only	O
Release	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
achieved	O
financial	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
Dontnod	O
Entertainment	O
started	O
to	O
become	O
more	O
prominent	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
;	O
publishers	O
pursued	O
the	O
studio	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
whereas	O
they	O
previously	O
had	O
to	O
pursue	O
publishers	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	O
Oskar	O
Guilbert	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
saved	O
his	O
company	O
financially	O
after	O
the	O
mediocre	O
sales	O
of	O
Remember	B-Application
Me	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Legendary	O
Digital	O
Studios	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
adapting	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
as	O
a	O
digital	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
meeting	O
with	O
potential	O
writers	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
adaptation	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
dj2	O
Entertainment	O
sold	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
streaming	O
service	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
developed	O
by	O
Deck	O
Nine	O
,	O
launched	O
on	O
31	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
spin-off	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Awesome	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
location	O
and	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
"	O
Sacrifice	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
"	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Titan	O
Comics	O
beginning	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
also	O
partnered	O
with	O
Titan	O
Comics	O
to	O
produce	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	O
Welcome	O
to	O
Blackwell	O
Academy	O
,	O
a	O
tie-in	O
book	O
about	O
Blackwell	O
Academy	O
and	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
Matt	O
Forbeck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
and	O
Before	O
the	O
Storm	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
and	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
includes	O
previously	O
released	O
content	O
with	O
updated	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
puzzles	O
,	O
improved	O
character	O
animation	O
,	O
engine	O
and	O
lighting	B-Device
upgrades	O
,	O
and	O
full	O
facial	B-Operating_System
motion	I-Operating_System
capture	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
