Following the success of their latest hit, Life is Strange: True Colors, Deck Nine and Square Enix are gearing up for the release of Life is Strange: Remastered Collection. This remastered collection includes the first Life is Strange title in the series as well as its prequel, Before the Storm. Both are updated with new character models, better animation, and improved visuals throughout.
The new trailer (located above) does a great job of showing off what players can expect to see, jumping into this newly enhanced set of titles. As someone who never got around to playing either game, I’m extremely excited to get the chance of playing these two iconic titles with a modern set of graphical updates.
There’s also this really cool comparison video that shows the original version and the remastered one side by side. It’s amazing to see how far this series has come in a graphical sense since its humble release back in 2015.
Updates include:
Now rendering in native 4K in Unreal 4, with a rebuilt lighting pipeline
New and updated 4K-ready character models with increased polycounts and additional bones are visible throughout
All character models feature more emotive and expressive animation, more natural hair physics, updated tears, injuries, and more
Max’s tears and expressions are more detailed with updated facial SFX
Nathan and Chloe’s facial expressions and eyelines have been revamped
New lip-sync animation throughout
New and updated scenic materials for reflectivity and texture
Updated models and materials for key props, ex. the bucket in the bathroom
The Life is Strange: Remastered Collection launches February 1st on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam), Google Stadia, and GeForce Now.
Players that purchased the Life is Strange: True Colors Ultimate Edition will receive the Life is Strange: Remastered Collection as part of your bundle!
