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  • Summary: Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 10-year-old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit. Hearken back to your childhood and play a touching narrative experience from the directors and development team behind the BAFTA award-winningMeet Chris, a creative and imaginative 10-year-old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit. Hearken back to your childhood and play a touching narrative experience from the directors and development team behind the BAFTA award-winning game Life is Strange. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is an original story set in the Life is Strange Universe that contains links to the brand-new story an characters of Life is Strange 2. Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 31
  2. Negative: 1 out of 31
  1. Jun 25, 2018
    90
    An excellent, painfully brief piece of storytelling, with some decent characters and a lot of heart.
  2. Aug 26, 2018
    85
    Captain Spirit brings us the prequel for Life is Strange 2. The game revolves around Chris a.k.a. Captain Spirit. You get to make choices that affect the story and takes you through an emotional adventure. If you like Life is Strange, this is a must play.
  3. Jun 29, 2018
    80
    Simply awesome. Fans of the series know exactly what to expect while newcomers are welcomed into this world of tragedy and whimsy. It's free and fun, what more do you want?
  4. Jun 27, 2018
    78
    Despite some narrative clichés, the little prequel of Life is Strange 2 proves to be very effective in intensity and emotion.
  5. Jul 3, 2018
    75
    This is a small and free preview of Life is Strange 2. It shows how games of Dontnod play and it is amazing how Dontnod can tell an emotional story in a very short amount of time.
  6. Jun 25, 2018
    75
    Even though Captain Spirit stays in his comfort zone most of the time, there are some interesting new ideas in it. We definitely will see Chris again in Life is Strange 2, and I’m curious to see how his life will cross Arcadia Bay’s.
  7. Aug 26, 2018
    40
    The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit attempts to set the stage for Chris and his heroic adventures, but the execution is lacking. Its lack of focus, along with its robust “Awesome Things to Do” chore list, make its two hour runtime drag out far longer than it has any right to.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 30
  2. Negative: 2 out of 30
  1. Jun 26, 2018
    10
    Was a nice Adventure play that little Part to Life is Strange 2 , the Story of Captain Spirit ist awesome i cant wait see more
  2. Jun 27, 2018
    9
    Awesome is definitely one way to describe this, and though this game is about 2 to 3 hours long it plays well and has a lot of features andAwesome is definitely one way to describe this, and though this game is about 2 to 3 hours long it plays well and has a lot of features and imaginative aspects that round up the world through that of a 9 year old kid.

    The sense of Captain Spirit played strong and not being brushed off and forgotten, the idea of certain things becoming almost monster like to Chris and in the real world are normal items allows a push in a creative direction. The various items you find that unlock certain things keens an interest to me as it allows for you to feel nestled in the prior of adventure.

    One aspect I loved is the items you find that give you a wider view of Chris, his father and what happened to his mother, something of which really shows good strength in a story perspective, by giving you the ideas but indirectly so you work it out for yourself.

    Now this game maybe short as it is a prequel to Life is Strange 2 but that does not mean it should be overlooked, short yes but boring and bland no. Immersive interaction with purpose is what this game is and hopefully that will carry on when Life is Strange 2 releases.
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  3. Jun 26, 2018
    9
    Even though it's just a free demo to prepare us for LiS 2, Captain Spirit is detailed to the brim, with it's own little story to tell. WorthEven though it's just a free demo to prepare us for LiS 2, Captain Spirit is detailed to the brim, with it's own little story to tell. Worth checking out if you are a fan of the Life is Strange universe. Expand
  4. Jun 26, 2018
    8
    The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit made me believe in the Life is Strange franchise again. I was completely disappointed by Before theThe Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit made me believe in the Life is Strange franchise again. I was completely disappointed by Before the Storm (I know it's not DontNod's product, but still).

    As soon as the (very short) prologue/demo started, with the haunting song Death with Dignity by Sufjan Stevens I just knew LiS was back. It was just time to check it out and confirm. The little, yet adorable, story about Chris tells a tale of loneliness and wonder, of how a kid's mind can be a world of its own, even if the reality around them is sad (and even dysfunctional). I was immediately caring about Chris, and hoping that his story would reach a happy conclusion.

    I won't spoil anything, of course. There is absolutely NO REASON to skip this. It's short, it's fun, it has the typical Life is Strange gameplay and charm - AND IT'S FREE. So, if you (like me) was madly in love with LiS 1, please do yourself a favor and download CS. You won't regret it, I promise you.

    By the end, I had a tear in my eye and a mind exploding with ideas and theories. And one certainty: my Life is Strange is back. And it's time to check its next season.
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  5. Aug 6, 2018
    7
    The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is a game I don't think anyone expected. While it does not hit the same emotional or climatic levelsThe Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is a game I don't think anyone expected. While it does not hit the same emotional or climatic levels as the original Life is Strange, it is still very good keeping in mind that it is just a short demo. The new father/son dynamic is interesting and it is filled with a great sense of creativity and imagination. I am interested to see how the story continues into the future. Expand
  6. Jun 26, 2018
    6
    The awesome adventures of captain spirit
    Not so awesome
    The Awesome Adventure of Captain spirit is a free to play prequel to life is strange
    The awesome adventures of captain spirit
    Not so awesome
    The Awesome Adventure of Captain spirit is a free to play prequel to life is strange 2..
    The decisions you make here will carry over into that game… but I didn’t really find much deciding to be done here other than 1 or 2 moments in this 2 hour game
    I went in with high hopes for the awesome adventures of captain spirit, I loved life is strange and bits of before the storm…
    the game starts with promise as you’re describing the type of super hero your want captain spirit to be..
    This isn’t your typical life is strange episode though..
    This game takes place all in one area… the home and yard of 10 year old Chris.. aka captain spirit…
    it’s a Saturday and you have a list of awesome things to do.. there are also tons of not so awesome things to do like the laundry and dishes…
    there is a story to uncover here.. the emotion youre used to from this series is here and im excited to see where this story goes or how it ties into life is strange 2 as we don’t know who that game is all about, though after playing through captain spirit I have a few hunches…
    unfortunately though the awesome adventure if captain spirit just doesn’t capitalize on the idea of childhood imagination..
    this is a nostalgia trip as youre playing with your figures.. but where the game lets me down are the rugrat like moments where youre immersed in chris imagination..
    these moments are just extremely brief practically interactive cutscenes where you mash a button and that’s it..
    there wasn’t really a wow this is a neat game moment for me…
    The awesome Adventures of Captain spirit is free so theres really nothing to lose by checking it out.. just don’t go in with crazy expectations to see something cool and unique.. this is more of a story teaser than anything else.
    I give The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
    a 6.5/10
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  7. Jul 1, 2018
    1
    while i haven't actually """""played'''''' the game i dont have to this isnt a **** game its a REALLLLLLLLLLY bad visual novel, and imwhile i haven't actually """""played'''''' the game i dont have to this isnt a **** game its a REALLLLLLLLLLY bad visual novel, and im hesitant to even call it that because at least even some of THE WORST visual novels are actually interesting on their own, i say on their own because the way i experienced this game was through the Friends Without Benefits letsplay of it, and let me tell you that is one of the the FUNNIEST series on the internet period, and that series and that series alone is what saves this game from a 0, in short DONT play this game if you wanna experience this game watch Friends Without Benefit's letsplay of it, seriously its REALLY funny, W A T C H I T Expand

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