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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Tape 1) review


A fascinating new narrative adventure from the original Life is Strange team with fresh twists that help move the formula forward.

For Life is Strange fans seeking to stoke a similarly strong connection between Bloom & Rage's characters as that of Max and Chloe, rest assured that the move to feature a quartet rather than a core duo is a successful one. | Image credit: Don't Nod / Eurogamer The technical side to the game's quick scene-switching is impressive, with rapid scene changes back and forth between teenagers and adults in different settings masked by just a second or two of video tape static. Subtitle sizes and backgrounds, controller remapping, motion sickness tools to smooth walking and camcorder feel, HUD resizing, offscreen speaker identification, optional reticule, detailed content warnings.

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