Dontnod slowly but surely builds up to a beautiful and touching scene between Chloe and Max in the episode’s opening, with the French-based developer once again tugging on the emotional heartstrings of a player by allowing them to dictate the outcome of the most shocking segment in the title to date (choosing between life or death, basically).
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In fact, it’s evident in the first hour of Episode 4: Dark Room that the game-changing decisions will be coming through thick and fast, with heroine Maxine Caulfield attempting to comprehend the full consequences of distorting time and creating an alternative timeline through the misuse of her power.
As my four-hour-long playthrough of Episode 4: Dark Room finally came to a close, I couldn’t have expected more of an impeccable episode in terms of its storytelling, themes, voice acting and character development.Ĭreating the hard-hitting decisions that will alter the direction of the narrative is where Dontnod has continued to develop with the utmost precision, as the choices made in Episode 4: Dark Room replicate a similar short- or long-term impact that Episode 1: Chrysalis, Episode 2: Out of Time and Episode 3: Chaos Theory have already had on the overall story of Life Is Strange. Dontnod elevated the episodic series’ expectations to an unprecedented level with the thrilling and stunning conclusion delivered in the previous episode, so it wasn’t much of a surprise that Episode 4: Dark Room, the penultimate chapter in Life Is Strange, would need its own ‘ace in the hole’ to raise the bar even further (that is, if it was even possible). There have been few cases where it’s been pulled off flawlessly - some might even claim that it’s never been attained - but the last time I vividly witnessed an emotionally charged, well-crafted ending was in Dontnod Entertainment’s Episode 3: Chaos Theory. The meticulous preparation, timing and execution necessary for effectively utilizing a cliffhanger ending can be considered as one of the most daunting feats to perfect in almost any type of medium.
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