One of the more notable reveals from Square Enix’s showing at E3 earlier this month was The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit. While a proper reveal of Life is Strange 2 was visibly absent, Dontnod stepped in with a prequel to tide us over until the series returns later this year. The focus of Captain Spirit is more on scene-setting and exploration than narrative, but this spin-off adventure is a promising sign of what’s to come.
Captain Spirit is better known as his alter-ego, ten-year-old Chris. In the wake of his mother’s death, Chris lives with his father, Charles, in the small fictional town of Beaver Creek, Oregon. Shut off from his friends and stepping gingerly around his grief-stricken father’s descent into alcoholism, Chris spends much of the Saturday morning on which the game takes place as his superhero persona. Surrounded by toys and comics, Captain Spirit battles against the forces of the evil Mantroid.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm was one of the best PC games of 2017.
As I explored the house, I was immediately reminded of the level of detail that Dontnod put into crafting the world of Arcadia Bay in Life is Strange. Chris’s bedroom is littered with the flotsam of any child’s life. Toys are spread across the floor while posters cover nearly every available wall. But step outside Chris’s door and it’s a very different story - the rest of the house is cold and empty by comparison. Chris’s room has become a haven for him in what’s suggested to be a very literal sense.
The immersion into Chris’s world is at least part down to how good Captain Spirit looks. The step up over both 2015’s Life is Strange and 2017’s Before the Storm is immediately noticeable. Chris crunches over fresh snow, leaving tracks as he trudges through fresh fall on a crisp winter morning, before heading back to the warmth of the house. His adventures result in set pieces well beyond what the series has ever managed before, and the battle against the evil Water Eater was particularly impressive.
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