Life is Strange Remastered News

Deck Nine Games and Square Enix have continued work on fixing some issues in a new patch for the Life is Strange: Remastered Collection, which is now available. We thank you for your patience and for any reports you have sent in to us, helping us to identify these issues.

Before the Storm Remastered
Fixes for the following identified issues:

• Clothes’ names disappearing after selecting Bonus Outfit
  
• Audio issues in Drama Lab
  
• Console buttons adjusting screen-size
  
• Characters appearing darker in some areas
  
• Max head animation bug when talking
  
• Audio issues transitioning in ‘Awake’s epilogue
  
• Hospital ending cinematic
  
• Crashing during loading between Blackwell Campus and Drama Lab
  
• Direction of Chloe’s eyes in ‘Farewell’ Episode
  
• Various clippings with Max in the attic of ‘Farewell’
  
• High resolution mode crashing in Episode 1
  

Life is Strange Remastered
Fixes for the following identified issues:

• Max teleporting after pushing motor off the edge of the platform
  
• Z-fighting on posters in Dana’s room
  
• Volume being too quiet between William and Max in Episode 3
  
• Direction hard to see while focusing in art gallery
  
• Hang occurs in Nightmare sequence moving to Dark Room
  
• Lighting issue, with lag in Nightmare sequence
  

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Please see our new blog for details outlining patch plans for the #LifeIsStrange Remastered Collection: https://sqex.link/95py

Do let us know through our customer support link if you are experiencing issues: https://sqex.link/pwl

We are thrilled to give fans new and old alike the chance to experience the first two games in the iconic Life is Strange series, Life is Strange and Life is Strange: Before the Storm, on new consoles with modern improvements!

Key Improvements

• Now rendering in native 4K in Unreal 4 and Unity, with a rebuilt lighting pipeline
• New and updated 4K-ready character models with increased polycounts
• All character models feature more emotive and expressive animation, more natural hair physics, and updated tears, injuries, and more
• Updated character models and environment visuals
• All-new engine and lighting upgrades
• Updates to some puzzle gameplay
• Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered includes previously released deluxe content (bonus outfits and the ‘Farewell’ bonus episode)
• All licensed tracks & original scores from the original games
• New lipsync animation throughout
• New and updated scenic materials for reflectivity and texture
• Updated models and materials for key props

Brightness/Gamma Settings

Don't forget to adjust the games' default Gamma Settings to tweak the brightness and shadow to your taste! You can find the Gamma settings at the top of the Settings > Video Settings menu in both titles. Access Video Settings either from the main menu, or from the pause menu during gameplay.

Rest assured we are dedicated to improving the user experience of the Life is Strange: Remastered Collection post-launch through a series of patches. We thank you for any reports, helping us to identify and fix issues as quickly as possible. Do let us know through our customer support link if you are experiencing any issues: https://sqex.link/pwl

The Life is Strange Team