Or maybe Daniel wants to use his powers but restrains himself, because he respects Sean’s opinion on the matter. This may sometimes result in Daniel using his powers, even if he knows Sean doesn’t want him to, because Daniel has learned that his brother isn’t always right. Depending on what kind of a brother the player is to Daniel, the relationship between the two brothers will be different. One of the interesting facets of Life is Strange 2 is how the person Daniel grows up to be is steadily being shaped by how Sean treats him and the observations he makes regarding Sean’s decisions. Although it does sometimes feel limiting playing through a game about super powers but not being able to wield those powers yourself, it can be a cool dynamic having Daniel act as his own agent. And whereas Max’s Rewind ability put an interesting twist on the narrative adventure game formula that helped the first Life is Strange stand out among similar games of the genre, Daniel’s telekinesis doesn’t do anything in terms of mechanics, since the player is controlling Sean and can therefore only suggest to Daniel that he use or not use his powers.Īlthough the narrative use of Daniel’s powers has been somewhat disappointing so far, there is something interesting about them. Giving a nine-year-old telekinetic powers that he doesn’t really know how to control is a plot point that definitely has some potential for future episodes, but in “Rules,” it doesn’t play a big enough part in the narrative to feel as important as it could. Here, it kind of just feels like Daniel has powers because someone has to, since this is a Life is Strange game. In the original Life is Strange, Max’s rewind power is an extremely important function, both narratively and mechanically. However, it never really feels like a very important part of the game. As the player, there are times when you can scold Daniel for using his powers or encourage him to use them. There are several times when Daniel may use his powers anyway, sometimes with Sean’s permission and sometimes without. The exploration of Daniel’s powers doesn’t go too far beyond Sean telling him to keep them a secret. The ever-changing relationship between Daniel and Sean remains the most interesting part of the game.
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