Watch the Life is Strange: Before the Storm Gamescom launch trailer

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The cinematic trailer focuses on story and introduces news characters and environments.

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by Chris Brand

@pass_controller

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Set in Arcadia Bay, Before the Storm takes place 3 years before the events of the first game. Players will step into the shoes of Chloe Price who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber, one of the popular girls at Blackwell Academy.

When Rachel learns of a family secret, her world is turned upside down but her new found friendship gives her strength to carry on.
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The game will feature a few returning characters, including William Price, Frank Bowers Nathan Prescott and Victoria Chase. Max Caulfield, the protagonist from the original, won't be returning but her presence will be felt as Chloe will reference her friend and write letters to her.

The first of 3 episodes, Awake, releases 31 August on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

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