Life is Strange: Double Exposure Preview – A Max Between Worlds

Arcadia Bay is all but a forgotten memory for some. Washed away in a brutal storm, the town that Max Caulfield, Chloe Price, and so many others called home has simply ceased to be. Now, years after those traumatic memories have finally subsided, Max is ready to pick things back up and start a new life in Life is Strange: Double Exposure.

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Square-Enix invited us to take an early look at the first two chapters of Life is Strange: Double Exposure in their entirety. This will be the same Early Access that owners of the Ultimate Edition will gain access to starting on October 15th, a full two weeks ahead of the five-chapter game's full release.

Max Caulfield is certainly making a name for herself as a promising student at Caledon University, having won a number of awards and a residency through the prestigious school's art programs. Take one step into the Fine Arts Building that serves as a central hub for students and faculty to bump into each other over a quick cup of coffee and you'll see Max's photos all over the place as part of an art exhibit. This version of Max Caulfield has taken her past trauma and turned it into a form of self-expression through the photos she routinely takes. This is a Max whose time-traveling and bending days are behind her, and she's simply trying to enjoy a normal life once more.

Normal for Max Caulfield is rarely that. She hasn't quite grown out of her snarky self-talking phase, so if you were one to mute the TV while rummaging through the various knickknacks of Max's bedroom, you'll find no quarter here. Cute double entendre have instead been replaced with banter that's practically oozing with sexual tension, whether it's with the cute bartender who Max has a crush on, the administrative assistant who, by and large, feels like a grease ball no matter how much they try to humanize him and his faults, and the various other university fellows around.

Life is Strange: Double