Publisher Square Enix and developer Deck Nine Games have released a six-minute gameplay video and set of comparison screenshots for Life is Strange: Remastered Collection, which includes enhanced versions of Life is Strange and Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
Here is an overview of the collection and video, via Square Enix:
Featuring updated character models, improved motion capture and more, players will be able to experience legendary leads, Max and Chloe, like never before.
Improvements visible in this clip are:
- Now rendering in native 4K resolution in Unreal Engine 4, with a rebuilt lighting pipeline.
- New and updated 4K-ready character models with increased polycounts and additional bones are visible throughout.
- All character models feature more emotive and expressive animation, more natural hair physics, and updated tears, injuries, and more.
- Max’s tears and expressions are more detailed with updated facial SFX.
- Nathan and Chloe’s facial expressions and eyelines have been revamped.
- New lip-sync animation throughout.
- New and updated scenic materials for reflectivity and texture.
- Updated models and materials for key props, ex. the bucket in the bathroom.
Life is Strange Remastered Collection is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC via Steam (1, Before the Storm), and Stadia on February 1, followed by Switch later in 2022.
Watch the video below. View the comparison screenshots at the gallery.
