What do you get when you remaster a game for the same console? Life Is Strange Remastered Collection, apparently. You may remember that Life Is Strange originally launched for the PlayStation 4 earlier in the generation, and it’s being remastered for, well, the PS4 as part of this re-release. The changes are subtle, to say the least!
That doesn’t mean they’re non-existent, though. As this comparison demonstrates, there’s a noticeable upgrade to the lip-syncing, which means mouths are more matched to what they’re actually saying, rather than flapping about aimlessly. It’s something you really need to look for, but the improvement is there.
In truth, though, this is the kind of remaster that’s probably only going to be recommended if you bought the most expensive edition of Life Is Strange: True Colors or never played these original games before. Are you planning to return to Arcadia Bay from 1st February? Sync up in the comments section below.
[source youtube.com]
Comments 31
I saw speculation online that this could be one of the ps plus games, if so having not played any of these I'd be happy enough with that
Bizzare if they wanted a remaster why not for the ps5 which would be a more logical choice.
Till I read the article thought was mistake in the headline, ps4 instead of ps5
@QualityGeezer That's actually a good shout, but I wonder if they'd do that seeing as this was a bonus for the most expensive version of True Colors.
Would be a kick in the teeth to those who paid for that.
Weird move but there is usually method to the madness 👀
To be fair, this also launched on PS3 and it looked virtually identical on PS4 so maybe that's why they wanted to remaster it. Also it still doesn't matter because it still looks the same lol
Totally dropped the ball in not having a remaster for PS5/XBX as well.
They're taking the absolute p*ss now with remasters and remakes.
@get2sammyb yeah ppl would be a little miffed if they had forked out on the true colours special edition and rightly so but stranger things have happened
I'd love this to be a PS Plus game, but otherwise not sure whether i will pick it up as it's not a massive upgrade over the existing versions. Feels like rather than remastered they should have called this 'Director's Cut' or 'complete edition' etc so that it gets less scrutiny.
hmm...I'm all up for a revisit to Arcadia Bay but I would have liked a PS5 remaster. I know it's very stylised but it would have been interesting to see what new spin on the visual style could be achieved on our golden child hardware.
"The PS4 Remaster of the Switch Remaster of the PS4 Remaster of the PS3 game."
Translation: "We hit "target" set it to "PS4" and hit "build". We take, Visa, Mastercard, Novus, and American Express."
-Square-Enix
Great. Now you get to watch teenagers discuss their feelings with better lip synching.
I'll buy it if this version add a U to the name 😊
There's no physical release for this, right?
it looks like they took the new game engine they had for the last game and used it for the remaster , shadding /shadows , better lighting , better visuals in terms of coloring. i'm sure its more noticeable in the ps5 version , but i could still notice a difference in the ps4 version.
Really weird having the remasters on the same system the originals released on. Especially when True Colours was on PS5
I'm thinking the developers wanted to update the original game with the new engine for True Colors. I admire that, and developers should always get paid for their work, but this is strange.
Digital only and extremely overpriced at $40. Should have been a $20 bundle
I'm buying Horizon II in February and Horizon II Remaster in March.
See some improvements and as some said it was on PS3 as well. I was going to get on Xbox due to a voucher but is coming to Stadia as a Pro game.
Understandably weird to have a remaster for the same console, but honestly, I recently played Life is Strange original on PS5 and it bloody well needs updated. Screen Tearing, slow down, audio lip sync glitches, pop in and other bugs. Didn't hinder my overall enjoyment of the story but it certainly showed its age. Would consider once on sale as didn't bother with the True Colors ultimate edition.
@get2sammyb Agreed. Giving gamers £10 off the remastered collection/ultimate edition if they already own LIS1 and BTS would be fair, though. Also, why aren't they getting a native 9th gen release, too? It all seems a bit odd, like these should have been the 8th gen versions to begin with. Were the original versions just 7th gen ports?
Now folks, this is what you call a cash grab, a remaster for the same system? Que? Here I thought microtransactions had become so evil
Personally I'd like to see a demaster for PS3 in the works. Makes nearly as much sense as this.
@__jamiie
It’s needs a PS Vita release asap.
@jFug Yep, really don't get the point of this. Are remasters so popular now that you're actually getting a remaster made for the same console? I'll be so glad when this phase of remaster/remakes is over. I think it's a product of the supply shortages but it really makes it feel like there is barely anything truly new out there.
@jFug @suikoden they literally are though, the remaster is coming natively to both PS5 and the Xbox Series consoles!
@ZeroAbbadon Dont know where you saw that,I preordered the true colors ps5 ultimate edition,and it says the remastered will be the ps4 version,no ps5 version mentioned on ps store.
@ZeroAbbadon I just checked the PS Store and I only see a PS4 version.
@Athrum @Reyren No physical release sadly, Square-Enix is only releasing the Remaster Collection digitally.
@Reyren You're welcome! You can go here to purchase it: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-CUSA23980_00-1951785847228082
Tap here to load 31 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...