Note that I have finished all of the game, though I haven't yet played Before the Storm.

In a word, playing this was an experience, almost as much as it was a game. The first episode was certainly a slow boil, and the second didn't get too crazy. However, by the third, I was hooked. I couldn't have stopped playing if I tried at that point. Overall, the atmosphere was consistently engaging.

I will admit to a couple of small gripes at the ending of episode 5, mostly that your previous choices didn't seem to have any effect on it. I get why, but it kind of pushes you to rationalize your way through it, given the lack of an explanation for what happened to everyone else, if Chloe survives.

Note that I have finished all of the game, though I haven't yet played Before the Storm. In a word, playing this was an experience, almost as much as it was a game. The first episode was certainly a slow boil, and the second didn't get too crazy. However, by the third, I was hooked. I couldn't have stopped playing if I tried at that point. Overall, the atmosphere was consistently engaging. I will admit to a couple of small gripes at the ending of episode 5, mostly that your previous choices didn't seem to have any effect on it. I get why, but it kind of pushes you to rationalize your way through it, given the lack of an explanation for what happened to everyone else, if Chloe survives.