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The Crawly Adventures of Helm Spirit, also referred to as Captain Spirit, is a free standalone game within the Life is Foreign universe, developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix. It was announced June ten, 2018, and was released on June 26th for costless on Xbox One, PlayStation iv and PC (Steam).

It takes place over the course of a single Sat morning in December and follows Chris Eriksen, a 9-yr-old[note 2] male child who dreams of adventure, and carries on the theme of childhood nostalgia that was a central element of the original Life is Foreign. Likewise, the game tackles challenging social problems, such equally grief, neglect and alcoholism.[1] The story is predominantly virtually imagination and how it helps us cope with reality.[2] The game takes place in Beaver Creek, Oregon, during winter time, 3 years later on the events of the original Life is Strange.[3]

The game serves as a precursor to Life is Strange two that gives "a glimpse into Life is Foreign 2's brand-new story... but simply if you're clever enough to piece the clues together!". Dontnod calls it a "perfect introduction" to the upcoming sequel. Dontnod confirmed that "some choices in Captain Spirit volition bear over and accept consequences in Life is Strange 2."[4] It is at present confirmed that Captain Spirit is a set-upwardly for Episode 2 of Life is Strange 2.[5]

Dontnod stated pre-release that the game will exist between 1 and 2 hours long.[6] It is more open-ended than the original Life is Strange's episodes as Chris can consummate an optional listing of quests. Also after passing the catastrophe and being returned to the menu, players can continue post-obit the quests at any fourth dimension by pressing "Continue".

"The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is not Life is Foreign two, but it does connect to it in multiple means. This is the first footstep into the diverse earth of Life is Foreign across Arcadia Bay where you will observe secrets and hints equally to what to await in Life is Strange two. In add-on to this, choices & actions y'all make in Captain Spirit will carry over to Life is Foreign ii.", as stated on the official website.[7]


Official features:

  • An original narrative experience prepare in the Life is Foreign universe
  • Play as Chris and his super-hero modify-ego, Helm Spirit
  • Complete a series of missions as Captain Spirit and discover surreptitious content
  • Some choices and actions volition link to your Life is Foreign 2 feel

Story

Official Description

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Captain Spirit Denote Trailer E3 2018 ESRB

"In The Awesome Adventures of Helm Spirit, you lot play every bit Chris, an ordinary [nine-year][annotation 2] former boy who dreams of being a superhero. Chris has a big imagination that will accept him on all sorts of adventures, but on this particular Saturday something truly extraordinary will happen to him..."[8]

"Have you e'er dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 10 yr old male child who escapes reality with fantastical adventures, equally his alter ego - the Awesome Captain Spirit!
Return to your childhood and play a touching and heart-warming one-of-a-kind narrative experience from the directors and development team behind the BAFTA award winning game Life is Strange. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is a cocky-independent narrative experience with plenty of subconscious secrets to unearth with each play-through as you lot explore Chris' world."[9] [vii]

Synopsis

On a snowy Saturday in December 2016, Charles has promised to take his son to get a Christmas tree, but refuses to do so until the Basketball game is over on Television receiver. Charles has already started drinking beer and heads to the living room with a one-half-bottle of whiskey. He tells Chris to wake him after the game if he falls asleep (which he does) so they can get become the promised tree.

Chris explores his environment, giving us a glimpse into his world and his imaginary super hero Captain Spirit. We learn more about his mother Emily, including the fact she once went to the Blackwell University and vicious in love with his male parent Charles at Eugene College. They got married and had Chris in February 2007. She was Chris' Kindergarten teacher and his dad worked at the same school. Emily was killed in a hit-and-run accident on December sixteen, 2014 and the offender was never found. His begetter lost his previous job at the schoolhouse and is currently working for a railroad company. It is at present December 2016 and Charles is currently seeing an exotic dancer named Audra, which he has yet to tell his son. The narrative leads the player to believe the boy has maybe been physically abused past his male parent, nearly likely due to his alcoholism and anger issues.

At the terminate of this chapter, Chris wakes his father equally he was told to practise. Charles is nevertheless very intoxicated and falls twice, the second time knocking over a side table. He swears and yells at Chris. The neighbor Claire Reynolds is out for a walk and hears the mayhem. She rings the doorbell and an angry Charles sends the boy to the door, telling him to go rid of whoever it is. Chris and Mrs. Reynolds have a conversation and the story changes depending on how the chat goes. After she leaves, Charles continues yelling at his son, and blames him for Emily's death, stating if it wasn't for the boy, she wouldn't have been in a situation to become hit past a automobile in the outset place. He immediately apologizes and says he didn't mean it, simply Chris refuses to accept it and runs out of the business firm in his socks to his tree firm.

During the quick and angry climb up, a lath comes loose and Chris falls. Just earlier reaching the snow, his body comes to a sudden halt. Chris, completely surprised past this, slowly lands in the snowfall. He gets up, checks himself over, still completely baffled every bit to this 'ability' that kept him from getting injure and looks at his hands. He and so notices two children in the Reynolds's dorsum yard waving to him and waves back.

Characters

  • Chris Eriksen
  • Charles Eriksen
  • Claire Reynolds
  • Sean Diaz
  • Daniel Diaz
  • Stephen Reynolds (mentioned)
  • Emily Eriksen (mentioned)
  • Audra (mentioned)
  • Nick (mentioned)
  • Peter Wyatt (mentioned)
  • Kristen Wyatt (mentioned)
  • Chief Wells (mentioned)
  • Ms. Stroud (mentioned)
  • Professor D. Jennings (mentioned)
  • Mark Jefferson (mentioned)
  • Henry (Chris' toy)
  • Mantroid (Captain Spirit arch-enemy)
  • Snowmancer (Captain Spirit enemy and fellow member of Squad Mantroid)
  • Shark-Stinger (Helm Spirit enemy and member of Squad Mantroid)
  • Noctarious (Captain Spirit enemy and fellow member of Team Mantroid)
  • Noctared (Captain Spirit enemy and presumably a (indirect) member of Squad Mantroid)
  • Water Eater (Helm Spirit enemy)
  • Beer Can Monster (Captain Spirit enemy)
  • Forest Warrior (Captain Spirit ally and member of Team Spirit)
  • Power Acquit (Captain Spirit ally and member of Team Spirit)
  • Mar-T Rex (Captain Spirit marry and fellow member of Squad Spirit))
  • Sky Pirate (Helm Spirit ally and member of Squad Spirit)
  • Ralph the Viking (Captain Spirit marry)

Locations

  • Eriksen Household
    • Chris' Room
    • Charles' Room
    • Eriksen Household Bath
  • Eriksen Garage
  • Tree House

Development

Announcement and Release

The Awesome Adventured of Captain Spirit was announced during the Microsoft Conference at E3 2018 as a complimentary cocky-contained spin-off game that functions as a precursor to the events of Life is Strange 2 on June 10, 2018 and released on June 26, 2018.

Concept and Idea

Co-Director Michel Koch on why they decided to make an additional game set in the Life is Strange universe:

"Because Life is Strange is not a single fix of characters or a single town. Information technology's not just Max and Chloe. For three years now, we've created lots of new characters working on Life is Foreign 2, and Helm Spirit is one of them. When nosotros started working on Life is Foreign ii, started talking about settings and characters, it was quite a huge story. We saw potential in a lot of characters, to notice a flake more about their backstory and their side stories."[6]

Captain Spirit is meant to work every bit both an introduction to the second season of Life is Strange and an entry point to the franchise and the kind of games the developers team works on. "I wouldn't say that [it is a demo]. It's formed around our relative experience. It's a standalone experience. It means that if y'all don't know Life is Strange, yous tin can play information technology and discover the type of game we're creating — and, I hope, the Dna of Life is Strange. Of course, if you know Life is Strange you lot can find a lot of details in Captain Spirit. It's really a perfect introduction to Life is Strange 2," Co-Manager Barbet explained in an interview.[10] Dontnod explained that they're hoping people who've never played Life is Strange will play The Crawly Adventures of Captain Spirit, and that it's designed for both newcomers and fans to go enjoyment out of.[11]

Chris was a character Dontnod came up with while working on Life is Foreign 2, but they wanted to practise something more in-depth with him.[12]

Themes

The game explores two primal aspects – the hard state of affairs of Chris's begetter and his family unit life and the positive side of how a 10-year-erstwhile spends his time lonely and escapes the reality of this situation. Dontnod wanted to combine the ii elements because they become hand in manus and, as Raoul Barbet puts it in an interview, "escaping doesn't make dark things disappear."[xiii]

The game is all about seeing the world through the eyes of a 10-year-one-time: "We really wanted to talk nearly existence a kid, and this sort of blending of imagination and reality and how, for the player, nosotros could use this vivid imagination to take fun, but also utilize it to tell Chris' story. What are his fears? What is the relationship with his dad similar? And so on."[6]

"Nosotros knew the game would be free, so it sort of changed the way we designed and wrote it," connected Koch. "We were completely free to create this pocket-sized sandbox of a kid on a Sabbatum morn. What do you lot want to do? Do you want to help your male parent out? Do you want to revel in your ain imagination?"[six]

The game was influenced by the writers' own experiences equally 10-year-olds who were only-childs and/or had but 1 parent similar the game's protagonist, and Scriptwriter Christian Divine'south experiences as a male parent to a niggling girl.[13]

Michel Koch (translated from French): "I was an only son, with a single parent. Forcibly in this case you find yourself more often alone, then you brand your earth your way of occupying your time. Although the game does not accept place in the 1990s, in that location are many concepts and memories of babyhood that come from there."[13]

Raoul Barbet on babyhood nostalgia: "Nosotros've all been children, boy or daughter, and we had our bedroom, our ain toys. (...) We hope that players will dearest Chris and be able to put their ain memories into this game, merely as they did with the first one."[14]

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Raoul Barbet: "As a x-twelvemonth-former male child, you've got this powerful imagination nosotros all have as a boy, every bit a lonely male child. (...) We wanted to talk near that, the fact that sometimes it'southward interesting to be able to escape the difficult reality with your imagination."[12]

Underneath the cute conceit of Helm Spirit — that the powers he uses in-game are just a production of his imagination — lurks a more serious story. Chris' mother is out of the moving-picture show, and his dad struggles with alcohol abuse. "This is something we really wanted to talk near, what is it to exist a kid on your ain. I think it's interesting also to remember when yous're a boy like him, yous're quite young, but you start to understand some stuff of the adult world."[12]

Gameplay

Dontnod has worked to make dialog more natural. Players can now respond in some instances while moving. In the demo, this was on display as Chris' father, Charles, chosen to him from upstairs. Players can choose to reply or ignore all while continuing to explore. "We wanted to improve the feeling of answering someone," says Co-Artistic Director Raoul Barbet. "It was interesting to us to have the feeling for the role player to walk with someone near me and they can respond or not." Another change is the inclusion of a quest organization. Every bit Captain Spirit, Chris has a number of objectives to undertake, some of them are optional.[15]

Licensed Soundtrack

  • "Death with Nobility" - Sufjan Stevens
  • "Moon and Moon" - Bat For Lashes
  • "Parade" - Rone

Similar for the original Life is Strange, the use of music was a key chemical element of the development. Co-Director Michel Koch explained in the developer'south diary on Captain Spirit, "Information technology'due south not just almost having some decent strikes in detail music, information technology'south besides how y'all're going to utilise it within the story."

Nods to the Original

  • A letter from Main Wells shows that Chris Eriksen'southward mother went to Blackwell Academy.
  • A photography book featuring Mark Jefferson'due south work.
  • Hawt Dawg Man; a game on Charles' phone, a comic book and a web page.
  • The cover of the volume in Chris' room, Where the Wild Things Are, contains a craven from Max Caulfield's nightwear.

Connections to the Sequel

  • The newspaper lying on the Eriksens' dinner table describes the events of and fallout surrounding Esteban Diaz and Officer Matthews' deaths.
  • The console Chris wants for Christmas that can exist plant in Charles' closet is of the "PlayBox" brand, which makes a return in the Diaz'due south household and Sean Diaz's Christmas home video in Life is Foreign 2.
  • After being saved from falling out of the treehouse, Chris sees and waves to two boys in the Reynolds' backyard, later revealed to be Sean and Daniel Diaz.

Reception

The game received generally favorable reviews.[16] [17]

Like the original game, Captain Spirit has been praised for its well-written and relatable characters, notably protagonist Chris's characterization, its emotional story and the way it tackles childhood and its problematic sides. Furthermore, it was praised for its improvement on graphics and animations, every bit well equally for being a non-linear gaming experience that offers multiple means of shaping a single playthrough. WCCFTech wrote "Rather than being the normal linear affair, Helm Spirit opens up a set of opportunities that can be completed in any order or ignored altogether."[eighteen]

It was criticized that the game is quite brusk and that the ending tin can be triggered past accident.[18]

  • On Metacritic, it has a Metascore of 75/79 based on 31 reviews and a user score of vii.one/seven.three.[16] [nineteen] [20]
  • Steam user-reviews are "very positive" (92% out of 8,511 reviews).[21]
  • IGN calls the game "good" with a score of 7.0.[22]
  • Waypoint calls the game "a gripping but upsetting story nearly a father and a son in a toxic relationship.[23]
  • The Guardian calls the game "only clumsy occasionally; as a whole (...) affecting, sweet and memorable" with a score of 3/5.[24]

Awards and Nominations

Before the release, Captain Spirit won one of Android Central's "All-time of E3 2018" awards.[25]

In January 2019, Captain Spirit won an accolade for "Best Adventure Game" in the Game Informer's All-time Of 2018 Awards. The winner announcement reads as follows:

"Helm Spirit may exist a prelude for the latest Life Is Foreign, merely it stands merely fine as its ain adventure. Seeing the world through the eyes of an imaginative boy named Chris makes thoroughly exploring each environment worthwhile, as does learning more well-nigh his life and relationship with his troubled male parent."[26]

Organisation Requirements

Minimum: Recommended:
Bone: Windows 7 or to a higher place (64-fleck) Os: Windows ten (64-chip)
Processor: Intel Cadre i3-2100 (three.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz) Processor: Intel Core i5 3470, (3.20 Ghz) or AMD FX-8350, (iv.00 Ghz)
Memory: 4GB RAM Memory: 6GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB or AMD Radeon Hard disk 7770 2GB Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB
DirectX: Version 11 DirectX: Version eleven
Hard Drive: v GB bachelor space Difficult Drive: five GB bachelor infinite

Note: 32-bit operating systems will not be supported.

Trivia

  • The songs in the proclamation trailer are "Death with Dignity" past Sufjan Stevens and "May Weather" by John Francis.
  • The promotional artwork depicting protagonist Chris strongly resembles the promotional artwork for the original Life is Strange depicting Max Caulfield.
  • The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, is the only Life is Strange franchise game that doesn't take "Collectible Mode".
  • Co-Director Raoul Barbet said that Sailor Moon was a reference they had in mind.[27]
  • Chris tin come across an e-mail service on his father'southward computer detailing accounts of "unruly teenage freight-hoppers" in the expanse. Michel Koch revealed in an interview that 1 of his major inspirations for Life is Strange 2 was Mike Brodie, a photographer known for having train-hopped across the U.s.a.A. for four years while capturing images of the people he met along the way.[28] Both prior to and after the release of this interview, it was speculated that the protagonist of Life is Strange 2 would run across and bring together a group of the aforementioned freight-hoppers during the game.
  • The game doesn't have any trophies or achievements.[x]
  • Toby Palm, the customs managing director for Life is Foreign, called the game a "significant slice of content" and not a "quick throwaway."[29]
  • Chris's costume'south blueprint varies based on the thespian's choices at the beginning of the game.
  • Some documents tin exist viewed in the Certificate Gallery in the bill of fare that aren't shown as documents during normal play.
  • If dad is awake in the recliner, Chris can antagonize dad past continuously trying to talk to him using the speak choice to the point that dad becomes rather irritated (the equivalent of "Dad, Dad, Dad....").
  • A Super Comic Store pamphlet found in Chris's room contains a QR code. When scanned, it provides the text, "A ragged colt may make a good horse." It's speculated that this easter egg is a hint at Life is Strange 2.[30]
  • One of the dates on Chris' elevation chart on his father's wardrobe is "09/x/2013". When read as a European date, this is possibly a link to the third episode of the original Life is Strange, "Chaos Theory", which takes place on Oct 9th.
  • In that location are ii variations of the main menu game logo that changes based on Chris' costume color choice at the start of the game.[31]
  • Charles falls asleep afterwards 23 minutes and all events intermission the timer.[31]
  • When Chris gives the "Radio Interview" in front end of the mirror in the bathroom, the radio station he pretends to be speaking with is "WHERO". Nonetheless, radio stations in the U.s.a. start with either a "K" or a "Due west", depending on if they are west or e of the Mississippi River, and with Beaver Creek being located in the state of Oregon, all radio stations there would commencement with a "K", making it odd that Chris talks to a station that starts with a "W".
  • Chris and Ms. Reynolds respond specifically to the following atmospheric condition: 1) Chris shovels the steps outside of the house. two) If Chris takes the waste-handbasket full of beer cans outside. 3) If Chris manages to fully complete the costume before waking upwards Chris' Dad. Also, right at the commencement of the game, as soon as Chris finishes eating the eggs, Chris can call Ms. Reynolds on the phone. Chris will have a chat about Stephen, plans for the day, etc. If Chris tries to call her after waking upwardly Charles, she will not be domicile. Lastly, Chris' Dad volition be angry with him saying the phone is non to be used to prank call others.
  • If Chris completes the quest to defeat the H2o Eater early, Chris will accept a special dialogue when using the kitchen and/or bath sink.
  • In Charles' room, Chris can steal a cigarette. If Chris takes it to the tree house, there is special dialog when used with the "Old Bowl". Chris laments about his special bowl existence misused by his Dad every bit an ashtray.
  • The developers had planned to use a vocal by Bruce Springsteen in the game, only it didn't happen.[32]

Gallery

Promotional Fine art

Promotional Screenshots

In-game Screenshots

Concept Art

Videos

External Links

  • Official Website
  • Official Declaration Tumblr post
  • Square Enix NA press middle game page
  • Wikipedia

Notes

  1. ↑ Official release times image.
  2. ↑ ii.0 2.1 The initial marketing messaging incorrectly stated his age to be 10. Square Enix's and Dontnod'due south Community Managers both have confirmed that he is 9, close to x. The Steam product description also mentions this historic period.

References

  1. ↑ Helm Spirit looks heroic, but sometimes tragic too (June 19, 2018)
  2. ↑ Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit world premiere: Life Is Foreign, just not (June 15, 2018)
  3. ↑ The Crawly Adventures of Captain Spirit: Life is Strange Prequel Revealed at E3 2018 (June 11, 2018)
  4. ↑ Choices yous make in Captain Spirit will carry over to Life is Strange ii (June 11, 2018)
  5. ↑ Life is Strange 2 reveals its connectedness to Captain Spirit in January (December 19, 2018)
  6. ↑ half dozen.0 half-dozen.1 6.2 6.3 25 minutes with Life is Strange 2's brilliantly unexpected gratis prequel (June x, 2018)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.ane Official Website
  8. ↑ Announcement blog (June 10, 2018)
  9. ↑ PlaySation.com: An ordinary boy on an extraordinary day
  10. ↑ ten.0 10.i The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit Won't Have Trophies or Achievements (June 23, 2018)
  11. ↑ THE AWESOME ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN SPIRIT PREVIEW - E3 2018 (June eleven, 2018)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.ii The Awesome Adventures of Helm Spirit volition pick up three years after Life is Strange (June fifteen, 2018)
  13. ↑ 13.0 xiii.1 13.2 Jeu vidéo : « 50'émotion est plus dure à amener, mais l'interactivité peut la décupler »(June 25, 2018)
  14. ↑ Life Is Strange spinoff draws inspiration from a classic anime (June 19, 2018)
  15. ↑ 'The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit' Sets Stage for 'Life Is Strange two' (June 13, 2018)
  16. ↑ sixteen.0 16.ane Metacritic PC
  17. ↑ OpenCritic
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.ane WCCFTech: The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit Review – Hella Skilful (June 29, 2018)
  19. ↑ Metacritic PS4
  20. ↑ Metacritic Xbox One
  21. ↑ Steam page
  22. ↑ IGN review (June 26, 2018)
  23. ↑ `The Sort But Chilling 'Captain Spirit' Weaponizes Empathy Against You (June 27, 2018)
  24. ↑ The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit review – poignant piping dreams (June 28, 2018)
  25. ↑ Twitter post by Dontnod
  26. ↑ Game Informer's Best Of 2018 Awards
  27. ↑ Life Is Strange spinoff draws inspiration from a classic anime (June 25, 2018)
  28. ↑ Life is Strange 2 Developers on Leaving Chloe and Max Behind - Gamescom 2018
  29. ↑ ResetEra post
  30. ↑ Reddit postal service by /u/MusicalNerd72
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Blackwell Podcast Episode 57 - Captain Spirit
  32. ↑ Interview with the developers of Life is Strange 2 - JeuxVideo-Live (August 26, 2018)

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