<P> In the bonus episode "Farewell", a 13 - year old Max Caulfield struggles to break the news to Chloe that her family is moving to Seattle in three days . The two find a recording of their 8 - year old selves speaking of a buried treasure . After finding the map and an amulet in the attic, Max and Chloe discover the treasure's spot, only to find that Chloe's dad, William, had put their time capsule in a keg, along with his own recording, for safekeeping . Max can choose to either tell Chloe the truth, or hide it; regardless of her decision, their plans for the rest of the day are cut short when Chloe's mother, Joyce, returns home with the terrible news of William's death . Max attends William's funeral days later and leaves for Seattle with her parents immediately after, leaving Chloe in grief . </P> <P> Publisher Square Enix chose Deck Nine to develop the prequel to Life Is Strange after the developer's proprietary StoryForge tools, made up of a screenwriting software and cinematic engine, had made an impression . Development began in 2016 with assistance from Square Enix London Studios, employing the Unity game engine . Rhianna DeVries, who initially did the game's motion capture for Chloe Price, voiced the character, while the original voice actress Ashly Burch served as writing consultant . Burch did not reprise her role due to the SAG - AFTRA strike . With the strike over, Burch and Hannah Telle, who voiced Max Caulfield in Life Is Strange, returned for the bonus episode . The game went under different working titles during casting, according to Kylie Brown, who was cast as Rachel Amber (then codenamed Rebecca) in February 2017 . The music was written and performed by the British indie folk band Daughter, and released as an official soundtrack by Glassnote Records on 1 September 2017 . Instrumentation was employed to represent different sides of the lead character: piano for isolation, electric guitar for rebelliousness, and layered vocals for friendship . Daughter took the script and concept artwork as inspiration . The writers researched memoirs and psychology to understand Chloe's grieving process . The script was composed of 1,500 pages, written by lead writer Zak Garriss and a writers' room . The first pitch for the bonus episode revolved around its ending and how to build from that . </P> <P> Prior to its official announcement, images had leaked online indicating that a prequel to Life Is Strange was in development . Square Enix revealed Life Is Strange: Before the Storm on 11 June during E3 2017, saying it would be released over three chapters starting on 31 August for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One . The Deluxe Edition includes the bonus chapter "Farewell"--featuring Max Caulfield of the original game as a playable character--three additional outfits, and Mixtape Mode, allowing players to customise playlists using the game's soundtrack . The bonus episode launched on 6 March 2018, the same day as the physical releases of the Limited and Vinyl Edition; the Limited Edition contains an art book and the soundtrack on CD, while the Vinyl Edition includes the latter on phonograph record, and if pre-ordered, figures of Chloe and Rachel--both have content found in the Deluxe Edition, but add episode 1 of Life Is Strange . Feral Interactive, who published Life Is Strange for macOS and Linux in 2016, is also porting Before the Storm for the same platforms, with a release dated sometime in Q1 / Q2 2018 . </P> <Table> Aggregate review scores <Tr> <Th> Game </Th> <Th> Metacritic </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Episode 1: Awake </Th> <Td> (PC) 80 / 100 (PS4) 78 / 100 (XONE) 79 / 100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Episode 2: Brave New World </Th> <Td> (PC) 76 / 100 (PS4) 79 / 100 (XONE) 76 / 100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Episode 3: Hell Is Empty </Th> <Td> (PC) 75 / 100 (PS4) 77 / 100 (XONE) 81 / 100 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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