Recently I completed the game, Life is Strange. It is one of the most empathetic and emotional stories ever experienced.
Taking the role of teenager Max, you have to come to terms with your time-travelling powers to reconnect with your long-lost friend Chloe. In a consequence-free environment (you can reverse time if you dislike an outcome), Max will mature from an unsure, demure girl to a confident, heroic teenager by the end of the game.
What I enjoyed was that it lectures adults (like myself) on the struggles of being a teenager. Often I (as a teacher) will dismiss teenage complaints as simple angst, instead of addressing the major issues bubbling underneath. For instance, a school bully acts aggressively towards everyone is just regarded as being a simple jerk. Through much probing, you find out that the bully has a dysfunctional family.
Episode 1 of Life is Strange is free on Steam. If you like the pilot, you should purchase the other 4 episodes.
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