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The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

2018 · PlayStation 4 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox One · Adventure

78IGDB player score
223 ratings

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A 78 average that undersells it — ask the 223 people who rated it. This one plays like prestige TV: drama, characters with actual depth, and a adventure game frame around it all. Solo only, and better for it — this is a one-player experience through and through.

About this game

Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit! Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe.

Life Is Strange 2 is an episodic adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Players control Sean Diaz, a teenager on the run with his younger brother Daniel after a tragic incident forces them to flee their home in Seattle. The game uses a road trip structure inspired by films like Into the Wild and Stand By Me, with each episode set in a new location along the US West Coast. Sean must make choices that affect both the story's branching paths and Daniel's developing morality and behavior. The game explores themes of family, brotherhood, and contemporary social issues through its narrative-driven gameplay.

Sean Diaz is a sixteen-year-old Mexican-American living in Seattle with his younger brother Daniel and their father Esteban. When a confrontation with a neighbor escalates and a police officer fatally shoots Esteban, a sudden supernatural explosion occurs, triggered by Daniel's latent telekinetic abilities. Sean flees the scene with Daniel, and the two become fugitives, setting out on a journey south toward their father's hometown in Mexico. As they travel along the West Coast, Sean takes on the role of surrogate parent, guiding Daniel while struggling to keep them both safe and fed. Daniel's powers grow stronger, and Sean must decide how to teach his brother to use them responsibly. The choices Sean makes along the way shape not only their relationship but also the kind of person Daniel becomes.

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Game facts

Release date

Jun 25, 2018

Developer

DON'T NOD

Publisher

Square Enix

Platforms

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One

Genres

Adventure

Themes

Action, Drama

Game modes

Single player

Franchise

Life is Strange

Perspective

Third person

Critic score

81 / 100 (7 reviews)

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