<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dontnod	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
five	O
episodes	O
were	O
released	O
between	O
September	O
2018	O
and	O
December	O
2019	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
later	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
main	O
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
features	O
Hispanic	O
American	O
brothers	O
Sean	O
and	O
Daniel	O
as	O
they	O
travel	O
along	O
the	O
US	O
West	O
Coast	O
as	O
fugitives	O
from	O
the	O
police	O
after	O
the	O
younger	O
brother	O
discovers	O
his	O
telekinetic	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
unexpected	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
,	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
started	O
in	O
2016	O
after	O
the	O
team	O
completed	O
the	O
retail	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
development	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
and	O
free	O
demo	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Awesome	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
new	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
next	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
True	I-Application
Colors	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Deck	O
Nine	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
and	O
Dontnod	O
stated	O
to	O
have	O
shifted	O
its	O
focus	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
own	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
brothers	O
encounter	O
various	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
who	O
interact	O
with	O
Sean	O
via	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
Mount	B-Device
Rainier	I-Device
,	O
the	O
brothers	O
are	O
recognized	O
by	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
a	O
gas	O
station	O
,	O
but	O
escape	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
travel	O
blogger	O
Brody	O
Holloway	O
(	O
Bolen	O
Walker	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
befriends	O
David	O
Madsen	O
(	O
D.W.	O
McCann	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
security	O
officer	O
from	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
Oregon	O
,	O
who	O
suggests	O
that	O
Sean	O
turn	O
himself	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
authorities	O
for	O
a	O
better	O
outcome	O
for	O
him	O
and	O
Daniel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
French	O
developer	O
Dontnod	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
started	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
after	O
it	O
shipped	O
the	O
retail	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Max	O
and	O
Chloe	O
(	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
included	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
because	O
he	O
always	O
survives	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
that	O
through	O
him	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
discover	O
"	O
little	O
hints	O
"	O
regarding	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
Max	O
and	O
Chloe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
avoids	O
giving	O
too	O
many	O
details	O
about	O
their	O
fates	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
canon	O
ending	O
and	O
featuring	O
them	O
too	O
heavily	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
may	O
displease	O
fans	O
who	O
are	O
heavily	O
invested	O
in	O
fan	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
's	O
appearance	O
helps	O
connect	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
without	O
confusing	O
new	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
one	O
place	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
structured	O
like	O
a	O
road	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
retread	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
significantly	O
deviate	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
gives	O
an	O
ample	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
for	O
characters	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
introduced	O
quickly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
road	O
film	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
animal	O
symbolism	O
is	O
featured	O
heavily	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
believed	O
that	O
these	O
animal	O
symbols	O
and	O
metaphors	O
help	O
to	O
"[bring]	O
something	O
visual	O
for	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
spent	O
an	O
extensive	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
developing	O
Daniel	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
"	O
believable	O
,	O
sensible	O
,	O
and	O
sometimes	O
super-cute	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
announced	O
that	O
Dontnod	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
game	O
on	O
18	O
May	O
2017	O
via	O
a	O
short	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
reveal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
free	O
demo	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Awesome	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
scenario	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
named	O
Chris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
on	O
20	O
August	O
2018	O
by	O
publisher	O
Square	O
Enix	O
along	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
,	O
which	O
adopted	O
an	O
episodic	O
format	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
episode	O
to	O
be	O
become	O
available	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscribers	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
consoles	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
episodes	O
following	O
soon	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episodes	O
took	O
longer	O
to	O
develop	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
sparse	O
release	O
schedule	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
believed	O
may	O
have	O
affected	O
players	O
 '	O
investment	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
possibly	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
muted	O
audience	O
response	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
released	O
all	O
five	O
episodes	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
19	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
—	O
except	O
for	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
—	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
how	O
small	O
choices	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
endings	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jackson	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
dialogue	O
was	O
a	O
marked	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
still	O
had	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
"	O
almost	O
embarrassing	O
earnestness	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Meija	O
praised	O
the	O
voice	O
cast	O
for	O
making	O
the	O
most	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
script	O
that	O
can	O
occasionally	O
be	O
"	O
cheesy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Life	B-Application
is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifteenth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
4,471	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
next	O
main	O
entry	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
True	I-Application
Colors	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
developer	O
Deck	O
Nine	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
non-episodically	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
