The whole scene bears a clear, unexpected, resemblance to a different female-driven franchise. Most striking is Chris’ actual transformation sequence, where his regular clothes change piece by piece into proper hero attire. One of the gorgeous fantasy sequences in Captain Spirit. Captain Spirit’s telekinetic powers are even used in quicktime event-style fights in order to progress. These scenes are beautiful - mundane items become giant monsters a gray boiler room suddenly swirls with purple smoke. Chris accesses his powers through his alter ego, Captain Spirit, who he becomes as an escape from his alcoholic single father. One of them is the supernatural powers, which help Max rewrite and save lives during Life Is Strange’s most crucial moments. But the story of 9-year-old, wildly imaginative Chris - who finds solace from his real life in a superhero fantasy - shows other glimmers of the same elements that made Life Is Strange so novel. Yes, Dontnod promised that data from the game would transfer over to Life Is Strange 2, whenever it arrives there will be clear connections between the two titles. Out June 26, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is not a proper Life Is Strange game, Square Enix insists instead, the free download stars a young boy in a vastly different story than Life Is Strange’s typical, teen girl-driven drama.īut after watching a hands-off demo during the event, I came away finding that Captain Spirit and Life Is Strange have more in common than I’d expect. Square Enix and Dontnod Entertainment revealed the surprising next entry in the Life Is Strange franchise during E3: not Life Is Strange 2, but a spinoff set in the same universe.
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