Life is Strange: Episode 2 - Out of Time (PlayStation 4) Review

After a recap showing the major decisions from Episode 1, Episode 2 finds Max waking up a day after discovering her ability to change time and saving a former best friend, Chloe Price, from a disturbed student with a gun. Music plays a heavy role from the very beginning, as it did in the previous episode, and players are dropped back into Max's school, Blackwell Academy, where they can wander the halls, talk to students, and generally impact the world around them. The halls of Blackwell are lined with posters, some of them displaying missing girl Rachel Amber, others reminding students to fight bullying. Players can take this matter directly into their own hands, or choose to let the drama and shenanigans of Blackwell unfold as they otherwise would.

It's soon clear that the stakes are higher this time around. A student, and friend of Max's, is on the rough end of severe bullying, while the rich and powerful student who nearly killed Chloe in Chrysalis is walking the halls without repercussions. It is encouraged to keep a watchful eye on the environment, whether it's searching for clues that might help in later decision making, or just sniffing out fun Easter eggs hidden by the game's developer. This chapter takes its audience through a variety of locations, each as full of intrigue and fun to explore as the last, culminating in an ending sure to keep anyone on the edge of their seats and on the tips of their toes.