NEW GRAPHICS COMPARISON | Life is Strange Remastered Collection 

The scenes from Chloe's bedroom look awesome. The bathroom scene...that's where Chloe's eyes seem unnecessarily big. But Nathan's expressions are excellent, I think generally the face mocap has done a lot of positive changes. What I don't understand is why is everyone in the Remaster so pale - they removed the lively, pink shade from Max's hands. And yeah, like people commented below, I don't get those white, rubbery teeth. Those should be more realistic. But who knows how will it look on the actual consoles. So far I feel like they've delivered what was promised. The thing is, it'll never please everyone. And some people's comments feel like they were pre-determined to hate on the Remaster, regardless of how it would look like.

I honestly prefer the old version better. The only thing about the new version is that their facial expressions are slightly clearer. This looks rushed and more like an update and not so much of a remaster

Old version of Max definately looks better. The new one has a different face shape and less freckles. Also the lighting seems too bright in most scenes, shadows were more dramatic in the old version, skin tones were more natural 😐

_Ready for the Remastered Mosh Pit Shaka Brah!_

I think i prefer pretty much everything from the original other than the mouth sync and facial expressions. The new one just kinda misses it with the lighting.

like everyone said the remaster looks so good in some spots and then really goofy in others, I just wanna play as Max and Chloe again

2:04 what a cool detail, in the new version when max woke up she was crying, like it was a nightmare or she was really sad/scared to see chloe die in the bathroom

Generally I really like how the facial mocap has added to the performances. Nathan and Chloe's interaction in the bathroom looks particularly more engaging. But I can't help but get the impression the remasters could still use more work, especially the lighting. The shadows look especially dark and drain the color from everything. Notice the hallway scene where Juliet's hair color is indistinguishable and Ms. Grant just isn't lit properly, or how Chloe's blue hair barely stands out in her room. The way Max's camera breaks and spits out white shapes instead of glass pieces looks especially unfinished. I'm really nervous for the remasters and hope there's already a patch in the works to address the issues.

I love the added tear streaks at 2:04!! Like, it makes sense that she would be shaken up seeing someone just get shot, then going 'wtf happened?? I'm back in class??' It just makes sense, and I love it!! I cannot wait for this game!!! :)

The original has "softer" lighting and I think that's much better.

The remaster softened the all the faces up while at the same time gave them more expression, and that is pretty much fine except for the part where Max's defining facial features were toned down to the point that it both looks like her and doesn't look like her.

I love that Chloe’s necklace moves now!

Overall the models and mocap look way better, but I much prefer the lighting and color of the original

1:09 woah omg her hand in the remastered looks so good though

I liked how they showed Nathan's psychosis through emotions, but I have mixed feelings about his appearance. But Victoria and Taylor look just gorgeous, they are very good.

I played this game just last week and I was surprised by the actual age of this game. This was more than being a game, it was an entire experience and an extremely life changing one. The music gives chills!!

Their teeth looks a bit weird but overall it looks great specially with Max’s smooth hair

The part where she says "I'll predict the future" she looks sooooo darn cute in the remaster, the mischivous little smile just melted my heart.

They look too smooth, it feels like there are less detail in their faces like freckles and such. It’s still there, but hard to notice. Idk.. I always liked kinda chunky texture LIS had..and as a person who played LIS only once, I honestly didn’t notice the change at all at first. Every changes are too subtle. Sure, they changed it, but in order to notice it, I have to search up comparisons is really saying something. Also the lighting looks.. awful. Everything looks too dark..I can barely see Max’s eye.

the remaster would have been infinitely better if they just redid emotions/facial expressions as well as making clothing and hair less rigid but now its??? the charm of the painterly-life in their faces is gone.. its just typical square enix airbrushing 😔 im disappointed since most scenes look underwhelming/janky i expected more is i guess what it comes down to

I prefer the old style for the most part, the new art style looks puffy or buttery in half these scenes (like a Instagram filter), and often, too dark or oddly colored, this game didn't really need the remaster, just an 4k texture/resolution update. I have the collector's edition of the original, so I'll be happy with that.

The original water colour style art suit to its story and music. It gives you some vibe you can't express.

I really like how they did the more extreme expressions and the little detail of a visible tear on Max's face when she goes back in time for the first time. She looks visibly in distress in the scene that she didn't have in have in the original

1:22 Max actually closing one eye to look through the viewfinder, and smiling as she takes the photo 🥰

Cannot wait to see some of my favorite scenes remastered! Pretty much all of episode 5 will look so insane

I still prefer the original, but I’m just happy to see Max & Chloe again. I love them sm! 🦋💞

Looks really bad in low lighting scenes, decent when lighting is high. Lighting is deff improved to today’s standards. I feel they smoothed Max’s face way too much and not enough with Chloe. She’s pretty, but Kinda kills Max’s dorky look in the original. Emotions look a little more genuine now but man I’m not really that impressed. I’ll prob just wait for October to buy this on Sale

I think the game was meant to be blurry and low def, it gives off a vibe like they are in a dream. It what made the game so peaceful and nostalgic

0:27, I dislike how much of a blob of single color KAte's face is in the remaster, it had more depth in the original

1:21 love the details when max take a shot

0:33 wtf is that lol

I LOVE LOVE LOVE how Max smiles when she takes the picture. It shows an actual passion for photography. It's adorable, and I cannot wait to play the remasters!

Just starting the remastered tonight. I'm excited! And like many people pointed out, of course we have that nostalgia feeling about the original. Nothing can ever touch that or take it away from us. But you have to admit the mocap done for the facial expressions are amazing with the remastered. They both deserve some love, now we will be able to experience a familiar story, differently. And that's very cool. What i was most impressed with over all was when a character cries, you can really see the tears. Regardless this is an awesome addition to an already amazing series.

Wow, this really is a mixed bag isn't it...

Idk but max's new hair is too different from everyones hair Also the camera's shards of glass being bigger is nice

why is no one talking about taylors glow up

When Max comes to from her vision of Chloe getting shot, the tears streaming down her face hit HELLA different than in the original. I've only played to Chloe's House in EP1 so far and the visual and emotional expression detail is tremendously improved!

Whenever i hear LIS ost. My legs feel weak and my body doesn't want to move. Their choice of music wraps my mind with confusion, and anemoia. My heart feels tight so much it hurts.. This game is a masterpiece, i don't want that to change.

I love it but they took away the depth?? Of many of the faces. Nathan looks pasty af now and so does Kate. They took away Max’s freckles and the color on Chloe’s lips and face, etc. they look like they’re made of wax lol

I like the detail of Max having tears on her face after she rewinds time for the first time. She just witnessed something traumatizing and it makes it a bit more real

i think the old version looks better, i just like these graphics that look like they're drawn with paint and brush, and it feels more nostalgic with the lighting. But yeah facial expressions are a lot better in the new one.

I'm gonna fucking cry This game is just everything for me I remember going insane when i was like 12, 6 years ago This game means so much for me, i'm really passionate about it

This was so helpful, thank you so much!

Jeez. Hearing the music at the first click brings back so many memories. I was planning on buying this game again but after hearing the music, nope. I cant do it again yet haha

Remastered is an exaggeration. I think this game looks worse than the original, which looks fine i guess, even today. The facial expression and lip sync has gotten worse for some reason. The color scheme is much more simplistic as well, with less detailing. Max's back shows that the classic had wrinkles and the new version doesnt. Also, light colors are lighter and dark colors are darker, idk why. I'd recommend you stick with the original game and watch this on RU-vid. I'm sure Jackieboy will play it soon. (Also, the original is $20 and can go down to $3 depending on the deal, as apposed to this, which is releasing at $40)

dunno but Max looks more emotional in the original. When you look at 2:28

Damn I can’t wait for this to be released. The main menu song playing in loops. Hopefully that is remastered too hahaa.

I don't think I like the way Max looks in the remastered version. I think they went a little heavy on they eyemakeup for her. Best thing they did in the remaster is Nathan.

Chloe’s remastered smile is my favourite thing ever

Just when I promised myself I’d never buy this remaster this OST pulls me back in. Damn it Max get a damn sequel already.

Thanks for the video! What song is this please?

I would like to see old lis but with facial animations ( like mods which adding this animations ) But this Remaster kinda looks cool too.

WHY DID THIS GET ME SO EMOTIONAL 😭😭I LOVE THIS GAME

I definitely think Max looks better. I wish she wasn’t quite so pale but she looks great. And Nathan’s expressions, especially with the more alive eyes, are amazing. I personally think it looks better than the original

also notice how they made Max keep her eyes on Chloe as she's dancing and not looking at the wall because her head moves

Which editor do you use?

CAN'T WAIT!!!

I'm sorry but i prefer the original🦋😕❤

in the remastered version i notice some scenes where it has either has very warm colors or very cool colors in comparison to the original and it takes away from things sometimes. in the restroom when nathan is walking you see his jacket looks more watercolor-like in the original, giving it more style and redness while still having contrasting colors that are complementary, while the remastered version has overall way cooler colors and has less of a red color but more of an orange color to it - giving us a completely different color and even saturation of the jacket’s appearance. also the original looks way more stylized, and the eyes look more expressive at times as well [ex. in chloe’s room at 1:38, in the remastered version her eye pupils are less visible and it takes away from the expressiveness of the emotion she conveys.. the warm colors are also intense in the remastered version while the original has a contrast of cool and warm colors that are complementary and look so natural, even part of the style too.]

Ngl I miss that golden hour sunset indie vibe in the remastered version that caught me in first place. In some scenes the lightning seems kinda off, but besides that it doesn’t look that bad

You can see way more emotion in the remastered version I love it

Best remaster ever, bro) There is only a week left and we will plunge into the deep world of Life is Strange again and look at Arcadia Bay from a new angle. And also, of course, we will leave Arcadia Bay with our beloved Chloe :) Pricefield Forever and Chloe onelove 💙🦋🌀

i’m so used to seeing the old max that i don’t even think the remastered one looks like max anymore..

honestly, that song is still haunting me. oh man. i only played it once but the footprint it left me is unbroken. insanely good game. if you want a game that emotionally shook you so hard that you would cry yourself to sleep like a little girl who just discovered titanic or marley and me movies... or any other emotional as fuck movies or shows out there that you love and adore.. well, you're in luck. this game has comedy, sci-fi, romance and it will kill you from the inside out. it is slow but after i'd say mid-way point onward its a cliff ride. good luck playing it without shedding a tear.

I don't like that they are removing max's imperfections by like smoothing out her skin and making her freckles and dark circles less visible idk doesnt feel the same

I prefer the original because it has a special ambiance with a harmonious color palette but the remastered is killing it. I mean some colors are so popping that it doesn't fit the mood of this game at all

The old lightning and style + the new animation and expressions = perfect

I cant believe this game is 7 years old, damn, I remember its beauty like the first day

0:51 This is the problem, I have with the remaster. Yes, the models look better but they are kinda dull.. Max in the original actually looks happy to be gifted the camera, while Max in the remaster. Looks like she's contemplating her life choices.. And the original didn't even really have any solid facial animation.. So that says something. I just hate when people make baseless remasters.

0:20 -> Original vs. Remaster? Maybe a mix of both. First got more details but second is more "warm" 0:23 -> Original vs. Remaster? Original for sure! The fog is definitely missing. 0:31 -> Original vs. Remaster? First scene where Remaster is really better, that Hair looked like sh*t in the Original 0:33 -> Original vs. Remaster? Original for sure! 0:52 -> Original vs Remaster? Original for sure! The lighting looks way more pleasing. 1:00 -> Original vs. Remaster? Original for sure! Cloes hair look so unnaturally blue and a lot of the detail-information are getting lost. And why did you delete the fog again? 1:11 -> Original vs. Remaster? Oringal for sure! Remaster is way to dark! 1:20 -> Oringal vs. Remaster? Original for sure! Fog makes the scene way more beautiful. Colors don't need to be that clear in my opinion - gives the whole situation his own charme. 1:25 -> Original vs. Remaster? Remaster for sure! At this scene, the Remaster-Animations look way more natural. 1:36 -> Original vs. Remaster? ORIGINAL FOR SURE! Do you see this? Where the hell are the colored lights in the remaster? So much information is getting lost because of the lighting and with it all the beautiful atmosphere... 1:50 -> Original vs. Remaster? Remaster for sure! Here the Animations are really good! Also love the shining eyes when he gets angry. 2:10 -> Original vs. Remaster? Original for sure! Where is the fog again? 2:12 -> Original vs. Reamster? Original for sure! Do you see that? So much information of the texture of the boat are getting lost. 2:16 -> Original vs. Remaster? Remaster for sure! Here we got the first scene, where I really like the dark lighting and the hair are more natural - but it's freaking raining outside next to a freaking hurricane! 2:18 -> Original vs. Remaster? Remaster for sure! Here I think we got too much fog - the first time. Good you deleted it here. 2:30 -> Original vs. Remaster? Remaster for sure! Here I really like Max' facial expression! Even because of the shi*ty light all of Max' blue eyes are getting lost again.. All in all in my opinion you did a pretty good job with the facial expressions and the new animations. But why would you ever delete that beautiful fog through the sunlight - thingy? This make so much more of a beautiful atmosphere.. I don't care if it's real or not. EDIT: Dust-Particals is the right description for it. I always thought that all of this light blury and foggy atmosphere is some sort of the artstyle of LiS. Now after you've changed all of it, it feels much more like "we couldn't make it more clear back then, now we could" - it destroys a big amout of LiS-Identity in my opinion.

Happy 1k bro!!!😂🔥🙌

Im ready to hand in my photo for the every day heros contest

Original is better

Old max and new max are entirely different people, and they have lifeless dull eyes in the new one

Thanks for making this! I’ve bought this game several times over and was trying to figure out if I wanted to yet again for remastered on PS5. I’ll stick with my OG copy!

I only just noticed the foreshadowing when chole gets shot in the bathroom. She is wearing a shirt with a skull on it and when Nathen shoots her he shots the forehead of the skull just like Jefferson did in the junkyard.

make a comparison of gampeplay vs old trailer. You'll see how much they downgraded it.

I hope I'm not the only one who thinks that it looks awful. The original looks WAY better, even with imperfect facial animations.

I like how this video has obstacles by SYD matters. The end final scene in episode one of five. Max’s face at the end matches how I felt at the end of LIS. It’s a master piece! So beautiful! I’ll never forget this master piece! ❤

The song is Syd Matters - Obstacles

EVERYONE needs this remastered!!!!

How come the remastered version looks worse than the original version??

0:26 Kate’s eyes r less baggy & dark, I always appreciated that u could tell she wasn’t ok without ever speaking to her.

The tears in Max's eyes when she zaps back to the classroom after saving Chloe from her first demise.

why people are saying that looks the same?! It's a freaking remaster not a remake, for a remaster they did a really cool job, doesn't look perfect but it is not ugly or the same

To be honest, Nathan looks better in normal version. In remastered version he looks inoccent and kind but in normla he looks crazy and bad.

The update does seem like a massive step up, particularly with the facial expressions and most *Definitely* the lip sync for sure. But something still seems… missing? Idk, I can’t really put a finger on it. The lighting maybe?

This I can't never forget this game thx squareE for bringing this to us

I feel like the original game graphics are better than the remastered version bc, the graphics aren’t all that better. I was under the impression that the remastered graphics would look just as good as LIS 2 graphics but I guess not. It’s so funny how LIS & B4TS are already overshadowing LIS 3 Truecolors. I like True colors but I expected more, I feel like characters like Chloe, Max & Rachel are a trio that’s a tough act to follow. As a fan I still miss those girls.

That's a great remastered version

beautiful choice of music

I think ill just switch between which version I play since i cant decide which i prefer and ill never stop replaying this and Before the Storm.

I'm sorry, but this is very bad. You can condemn my opinion or disagree, but... The emotions in the original are much more alive. Yes, there is a poker face, but for the most part, comparing the original and the remaster, you see much more emotions in the first picture; in the remaster, it just looks ridiculous... Either too much, or very bad. Sometimes it's really good, I don't argue (like how Max smiles in the pool scene), but for the most part everything else looks very bad. You do not feel the emotions of the characters, as it was in the original.

Max was dorky and aloof, and we loved her for it. Now she´s a smiling Disney girl. And somehow, in general the dead pan faces were more realistic and fitted the strong, dark storyline better. A deeply moving game about human shortcomings doesnot need explicit smiles and twinkly eyes ...

Ready to spill Frank's beans again!

I will say that the guys expressions got an upgrade like you feel their emotions.

I love it!

Trump 2024!!

"now we know he was all over rachel too" "your crazy"

I like that she's not poker faced when bleeding from her nose