Life Is Strange - Episode 1
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Life is Strange is an episodic adventure game from DONTNOD, the team that brought you Remember Me. A narrative driven adventure game, Life is Strange takes place in the town of Arcadia Bay, Oregon, where student Max Caulfield returns after 5 years away. Together her and her childhood friend Chloe must investigate the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of fellow student Rachel Amber. Choice and consequence are key to Life is Strange, where the ability to rewind time grants the player the ability to see the affects of important decisions, altering Life is Strange's narrative forever.
Life Is Strange - Episode 1 System Requirements
8 Jan 2015 - Specs reviewed

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  • OS: Win Vista 32
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5450 512MB or NVIDIA GeForce 315 512MB
  • VRAM: 512MB
  • System Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 3 GB Hard drive space
  • DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card
 

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  • OS: Win 7 32
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4890 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
  • VRAM: 1GB
  • System Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 3 GB Hard drive space
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To run Life Is Strange - Episode 1 on high graphics settings your PC will require at least a 1GB GeForce GTX 260 / Radeon HD 4890 with a Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz or Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ CPU. System memory required for Life Is Strange - Episode 1 is 2 GB performance memory. Taking a look at the min reqs you will require a Radeon HD 5450 512MB graphics card with a Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz or Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ processor to reach the minimum Life Is Strange - Episode 1 specs, run on low graphics setting and 720p. To be able to run at all you will need at least 2 GB system memory. Make sure your GPU can run DirectX 9 or Life Is Strange - Episode 1 won’t run. Recommended needs around a 13 year old PC to run.
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Life Is Strange - Episode 1 PC Release Date:

30 Jan 2015

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pls tell me i can run the game,i've watched gameplay on youtube and am too hyped.

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according to GameDebate, YES.

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Can I Run It :) ?

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Yep, I can at 30 fps.

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So I get the minimal settings, but what fps would i get and what graphics?

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Hey guys, is there a particular reason of why I can't play the game flawlessly at 1080x1920?

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Nevermind, it's fixed now.

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What was the problem? Maybe others have the same one and are looking for the solution! Glad you fixed yours.

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This Game Really is amazing Having Played it and now owning 6 different copies of the game it really took my breath away, truly stunning. if someone can link me to a review by GD on this game I would be much obliged to give you a like.

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Tick says low to meddium settings, what would be best for me?

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what settings for me?

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Lower that res and you'll have no issues.

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can i run it? ;)

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sorry but no

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