Life Is Strange: Double Exposure explores Max Caulfield's growth and reckoning with how life can take its toll on us.Max is now teaching photography at a liberal arts school in Vermont where she is reconnecting with some of her old acquaintances.Her closest connections in this game are with Safi, a grad student focusing on poetry, and Moses, studying astrophysics.The game’s efforts to pull you in through Max’s connections to others are successful, with sharply defined and memorable characters.The ability to swap between two timelines is a good deal of fun, but can be overwhelming for the player.The story itself takes time to build before reaching thrilling twist reveals with some lukewarm aspects in the narrative.Double Exposure works where it matters by giving respect to Max’s life changes and development as a person.The facial expressions in Double Exposure are remarkably lifelike, and the voice acting is also impressive.The game's release all at once like a Netflix show we can immediately binge diminishes its overall impact.Overall, a strong and worthy sequel that explores Max's growth and lessons that pain and experience have taught her.