Grand Theft Auto: Arcadia Bay>Previous Thread >>471471091Life is Strange (LiS) is an episodic narrative game from developer Don't Nod (DN). Set in the Pacific Northwest in the town of Arcadia Bay, the player follows the story of Maxine Caulfield and her seemingly newfound ability to turn hella gay and rewind time.Life is Strange: Before the Storm (BtS) is an episodic narrative game from developer Deck Nine (D9). A prequel set three years before the events of the first Life is Strange. A troubled and isolated sixteen-year old Chloe Price forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber, a popular girl with her own hidden demons.Life is Strange: True Colors (TC) is a narrative game from developer Deck Nine (D9). Protagonist Alex Chen is a young woman with the astonishing supernatural power of being gay. While Alex’s power will lead to moments of great joy, it also brings her into the orbit of violent anger, world-altering sadness, and irrepressible fear.Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (LR) is an upcoming narrative game from developers of the original Life is Strange, Don't Nod (DN). Set to launch in late 2024. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRGTt0RS4qI [Embed]>Upcoming Merch:Life is Strange: Heatwaves - July 30th 2024>Steam:Life is Strange - http://store.steampowered.com/app/319630Life is Strange: Before the Storm - http://store.steampowered.com/app/554620Life is Strange: Remastered (includes LiS + BtS) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1265920Life is Strange: True Colors - http://store.steampowered.com/app/936790Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1902960>/lisg/ Permalink:http://orph.link/lisg>Compilation of Fanfics:http://orph.link/fanfic>/lisg/ Photo gallery:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByVgd5eMbb7XVHlGbHlPV2tRdGM?resourcekey=0-xFA4oxFdFKq3Ub3ZAW1Cgw&usp=sharing>Art of LiShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=265yHETXRXo [Embed]
>>473205452Hella!
BANANA
>>473205452Should we discuss about what to expect from the new LiS game, now that the IGN report confirmed that it is indeed a LiS game and its close to relase (possibly at the Summer Game Fest?).
>>473213363Hopefully it will be a Max & Chloe game, so they can definitively shut out that era of the storyline, allowing themselves the freedom to move on and not have to constantly refer back to Arcadia bay and your choices.
>>473067802Not in front of Alice!
>>473214469I'm pretty certain that it is going to be a Chloe/Max game. Everything seems to suggest it will be.I don't know if this would be the last game built around them. But if it is, then I hope that we get a game that really knocks it out of the park. LiS 1 and TC were both pretty unsatisfying when it comes to things like length, endings and the extent of the relationship featured. So I hope these areas are really worked on. I want to see Chloe and Max just spend time and be happy together. I want to see them actually be open and explicit about their relationship and sexuality. I want an ending that leaves things on a happy note for the two of them, a 'happily ever after' sort of thing.If LiS 3 is a going to be Pricefield focused, then I wonder what the LiS 4 would be about. What new archetypes would you like to see in a troubled sapphic romance?
>>473213363We play as a trooned out Max
Life is Smooth Jazz
>>473223180bee alex is cute
>>473223180Honey, I'm terrified
>>473213363What I expect (Hard Expectation):>Girl lead + more cute girls>Optional lesbian content>Optional straight content>Most ambitious D9 game by far>A power that is more integrated into the game>A bit more of toeing the line with social commentary but not as much as LiS 2>An urban environment somewhereExpectations (Soft expectations):>Max game>Resolution of the ending conundrum (either Bae is finagled into the one canon path or a middle approach like what I detail below).>More challenging conflict than True ColorsWhat I think they SHOULD do (repost):>To me, the best way to fix the ending divide from the first game is to have this next game’s gimmick lean into BOTH endings. You choose which Max you are, Bae or Bay, and the intro/first half of Episode 1 reflects that choice. The intro would set up whatever Max to be back in Arcadia, either with Chloe and a struggling-to-rebuild town or without Chloe in a clean town that’s none the wiser.>But the kicker is, your Max starts getting visions that she can’t explain, until suddenly… at the second half of Episode 1, she wakes up in the world she DIDN’T pick. From there you are introduced to the other choice, freaked out (but happy that Chloe is alive or the town/other characters are alive). The gimmick of the game is Max still has time powers, but she also can hop to either reality, light world/dark world style. End of Episode 1/Start of Episode 2 your Max inherits the memories of her other life, and she becomes a merged Max, familiar with both timelines. The mystery of the game can only be solved by hopping between Bae and Bay, for access to new areas, talking to characters in different places in their lives, etc. That way both are “canon” and relevant, and both endings play an instrumental part in Max’s next adventure.
>>473214723they're such close friends
>>473242143gal pals
>>473257684Kate and Alice content is so precious
>>473263316yuck
>>473263687You're bi.
>>473264092The fuck?
>>473263316Stop posting this
>>473264349I felt like being mean, sorry.
>>473263316Gross.>>473264092Double gross.
>>473263316life sure is good for him
>>473223180I can't explain why I like this so much but I do
They need to do more with this art style.
>>473263316Chloe working below the belt btw
>>473283140What is that?
"I pray for the safety of all good people who come to Arcadia. But we can't expect God to do all the work."
>>473287928https://youtu.be/FVOE2PxYNl0?si=ezfTUK6EmcEDpzLI
>>473288520Also.https://youtu.be/1DtBdBwwjrk?si=fMj_oaBYsCAQTgYT
>>473240339I like some of the ideas but I'm a bit unconvinced about the dimension hopping thing, since Max's power never did something similar before.
>>473287928This too.https://youtu.be/lMj1J5EaxvI?si=zXcIXDWjoyHtFRcU
>>473287932I do like it when I see my stuff pop up.
>>473297989I requested it, and I love the Kate one over all, so expect to see it threadly.The others are also good.
>>473301882I'll try run off a few more with Kate later.
>>473302074Nice.Kate Marsh is an international treasure.
>>473273218What's wrong with being bi?
>>473302686
>>473309943
>>473312506
>>473312506That is the least deformed gun I have seen by AI.
>>473312992
And a bonus. The Katrix.
>>473322780I didn't know I needed the Katrix until I saw this, but now I'm a believer.
>>473325665The Rabbit hole is deep.
>>473327815"I know bun-fu."
>>473314139hot
>>473344806Best ending
>>473365992I am definitely staring at her... cookies
>>473369375you keep looking at her cookies, i´ll keep staring at those huge tits
>>473303969“bi” isn’t a real thing
>>473376719>“bi” isn’t a real thingwhat is this mental gymnastics that im reading?
>>473376719My wife is bi.
>>473376719fax
>>473377759Heard this weird reasoning before. It's about when bisexuals eventually settle down with a partner of either sex(monogamously), were they ever bi at all
Warrenbros on suicide watchI asked Claude Opus to pretend to be Max Caulfield and this was one of the follow-up questions
>>473398805In other words, just a glorified cringe rp post
>>473401354the life blood of the fandom
>>473398805Hadn't checked out Claude yet.Interesting.
>>473394947I do consider bis real. But the reason I consider them gross is just due to the generally negative interactions they tend to have with the lesbian community.Someone like Rachel actually being a good example of this. As it is sadly kinda common for bi girls to get into relationships with lesbian women and then jump ship as soon as they lose interest and an available guy comes along. For the lesbian woman this was a real relationship she was invested in, for the bi woman this was just a disposable experiment she did not really care about.Another instance of this being the tendency of bis to sort of back door in straight men into spaces designed for queer women. Anyone that has ever used a lesbian focused dating app like HER should be all to familiar with the flood of 'unicorn hunter' couples that get to exist just because the women in theses couples identify as bi.I do personally think that the majority of bi women are at best a 1 on the kinsey scale. But they do exist. I just think they should be excluded from lesbian spaces.I'm personally on team kinsey 6 or bust.
>>473416262The fuck is this rambling about? I'm sorry, but I really think this shit is weird and not really based on reality by actual bisexual/pan people, which surely aren't a monolith. The main issue with Rachel wasn't about her being bi, it was more on her lying about her relationship with Chloe, not making things clear and hiding details for her own selfish reasons, details that could have possibly saved her life.
>>473416262Kinsey is about as useful nowadays as a Bunny ears Tv aerial.
Prom Queens.
>>473432649If we do get a LiS show that reimagines everything rather then just adapts the story of the first game. I would love to see a Blackwell prom. I bet Max and especially Chloe would be super cute all dressed up.
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>>473437504And a bonus one that went odd. here's Mighty Maxine.
>>473438138Looks like Chloe is about to experience snu-snu.
>>473438138Good luck Chloe, by god
>>473438138MOMMY
>>473438138This is a good visualization for what I mean when I say that Chloe is a powerbottom for Max. This is the dashing Super-Max she sees when she's doing crazy time travel shit.
>>473459669That actually makes sense.
>>473479207Who let them cook?
>>473488494It's rachel, she wants them to burn the house
>>473476560hella-va view
I should have smoked more weed growing up.
>>473503298heroin better
It's been said before, but LIS just hits right in the sweet spot where it gives you nostalgia for things that never happened to you. It's like a melting pot of golden hour memories.
>>473504737100% this
Wowser
Chloe and Warren.
>>473520562lollmao perhapstop kek even
>>473520562
>>473525318lol the AI trying to make Warren not look pathetic.
>>473525318moar
>>473525318less. In fact, see if you can get the AI to start learning Steph and Alex
>>473525318now do kate and warren
>>473416262>HERThat app fucking sucks for real dude
>>473538604She's so effective at taming Kate
geez max, that dorito chip is hella huge
>>473548742HMMMMMMM
>>473558792max bra peek is cute
>>473548742Hmm, I don't recognize that flavor...
>>473578021
>>473578872Max sure is putting her time-traveler life insurance program through its paces.
>>473213126Precious
>>473526175
>>473601530How about Alyssa?
>>473581385Chloe if she gta6 trailer
>>473571502I think it’s tuna
>>473601530now do rachel and warren
This is getting too cursed
>>473578872post the Sephiroth one
>>473606613needs bush hairs peeking out
>>473624917
>>473631604Can't remember which of the two I used originally.
>>473633147It was this one, I remember seeing Sephiroth no-handsing that segway
>>473631604Ominous
Any idea why the devs of LiS 2 looked at peoples' reaction to the first game, saw that people loved the romance portions the most, even to the point of making a dating simulator, then decided to put out a young brothers meet current day politics game? Every time I see LiS 1, I thank the fact that it was completed prior to 2016.
>>473646839Because playing it safe is what hacks like Deck Nine do
>>473646839they probably had brain worms
>>473646839Because they are daring artists, LiS1 itself is called woke and is harshly criticized by many of "the gamers."
>>473651725I've never understood the woke arguments for LiS. Yeah, some characters hold those views, but>Rapist killer teacher>Diversity of school grounds is realistic for the area>Bitches at school torment a religious girl to attempt/commit suicide>Redneck who slaps his step-daughter is redeemed at the end by saving a helpless woman with a gun in his handSo what's woke about it, outside of character opinions? People see the blue hair, and clips out of context, and just make assumptions.
>>473654062There's a lot of people for whom "woke" means LITERALLY ANYTHING that is not hardliner far-right Evangelical Christianity, except also a version of it that advocates violent genocide of everyone not part of that group. Chloe being a lesbian, however much depth, conflict and flaws she's given, is enough to make them hate this game for even including her.
>>473619539
>>473654062The people who call LiS 'woke' have never actually played it and are just calling it that because of superficial surface elements.How Chloe looks, who voices Chloe and the fact that the game dares feature a non-heteronormative relationship are basically the total extent of their problems with and knowledge of the game. It is a shallow criticism from the sort of shallow people that would actually use the term 'woke'.What really annoys me is that LiS as a series is not even very 'woke' at all. It would actually benefit from being half as progressive as it positions itself as being.The series is extremely cagey when it comes to things like explicitly stating the sexualities of non-heteros, physical affection between queer people or even just including trans people (in fairness we now know why Izzie had such a minor role in TC and the guy responsible no longer works at D9). Between LiS 1 and TC the series also seems to want to play into the horrible gaming trend of the player character being 'ambiguously bi' so as to not alienate hetros from characters that were clearly originally written with the intent of being explicit lesbians.LiS may be better then 99% of other games when it comes to queer representation and general progressiveness. But the bar for that is basically in the Mariana Trench. Here's hoping that LR does better.>>473662803>Franks dream after a several day long drug/TF2 binge
>>473662803get that teen cooter, king
>>473663965Mostly this. Steph was a breath of fresh air but the games need to do better with frank looks at orientation and gender.
>>473669080I honestly think BtS was the biggest missed opportunity in this regard. They already had Chloe thirsting over Max in her journal. Just including one single little entry where she actually discusses her own sexuality in any degree of detail would have been so easy and fitting. It is not like the majority of the people who play the game would have even noticed. But no, she is just left ambiguously queer, because actually addressing a non-hetero form of sexuality in detail (even in the form of an easily missable text entry) is just a bridge to far for this apparently 'woke' game series.In an ideal world where LiS was actually a 'woke' series, Chloe and Steph would had a scene where they sat down together and actually talked about this stuff. Chloe's own private and unsure feelings regarding sexuality contrasting with Stephs own open and proud presentation as a lesbian.Steph really was a breath of fresh air and I hope the model that they are going to be using moving forward for dealing with queerness.
>>473671046>Chloe and Steph would had a scene where they sat down together and actually talked about this stuffWasn't originally supposed this to happen but Square Enix barged in and said no?
>>473631568gross dude
>>473678558Bush is great and Chloe absolutely is the type have something there.My headcanon is that she has a blue landing strip.
>>473678558come on now we’re all adults here
I've been thinking about making my mom try some story-driven videogames (like DBH) just so that she sees for herself whether she likes them or not. Do you lads and gals think a 50 something could enjoy the story of LiS? If yes, should I make her play the OG LiS or the Remastered one? When I did my first playthrough, I finished BtS before LiS and idk I guess I liked the game much more this way. But I don't think BtS would be that enjoyable to someone her age.Blogpost over, I'm not deleting all of this text now even though I should.
>>473692457Hard to say with the information provided.Is your mom gay?Has she played any narrative games before?Has she read any books or generally expressed interest in stories with a tragic romance?Is she even ok with queer people?Generally I would say narrative games are the most approachable type of (non-mobile) game for older people. But LiS is sort of a special case due to just how much enjoyment of it is tied to caring about the characters and relating to them in some way.
>>473662803so weird how deck nine tried to retcon pedo frank into being some good guy
>>473692457Original is better. Remaster is glitchy crap.
>>473698772The remaster has mostly been fixed.The only remaining big bug that I found involves shadows and light sources sometimes freaking out. But still perfectly playable.
>>473694745>gayNo>narrative gamesNo she hasn't played any games which is why I'll make her start with something really simple like Gris. Her first narrative game will be Detroit Become Human though (LiS would be later).>tragic romanceShe loves stories like that.>queer peopleShe has no problem with them.>>473698772I thought they fixed the glitches? It's been 2 years since they released them...
>>473699268The ending cutscenes are still pixelated shit and virtually every character model looks worse than the original
>>473699353I guess you'd know her better than us, so probably just use your judgment if she has the kind of mindset to sit down and play a game.
>>473705236SIN
>>473706974Here is the superior SIN pairing.
>>473706974If sapphics were wrong then God wouldn't have made them. He ships cute girls too.
What is it about that Golden Hour lighting?
The comics were delayed again? maybe info about the new game too
>>473722020At this point is almost confirmed they are going to talk about the new game at the Summer Game Fest of this year, so better be ready for the 7 and 8 of june. We might also get more info regarding Lost Records as well
ALEX CHEN WILL BE ASSASSINATED BY THE GLOBALITS ON APRIL 30TH 2024 ON WHAT HAPPEND 5 YEARS AGOSOURCE: JUST TRUST ME
2030
>>473713812SIN stands for Sapphics In Nature
>>473726051
>>473726051>>473728645Yeah, no. Those are not 35 and 36 year old women. This is more like 2040.
>>473728804Yeah, this idea isn't really working.
>>473731501Who's the grandma Max (or Chloe? God I hate how the ai makes every character a fucking mash of similiar features) is holding hands to?
>>473736346Grandma Chloe.It just didn't want to make them both look older while still looking like themselves.
Ok, so making them all old failed.So, Golden Hour Girls.
>>473738264
>>473738264make Kate looking at the sunset over the beach from the top of the school, sitting at the edge of the roof, with Max sitting next to her, holding hands
>>473738618
>>473738813
And again, it seems unable to create Alyssa without honkers.
>>473739939And this is bad?
NEW GAME WHEN I NEED SOME ANGST
>>473748753Eh, she's booby by nature of being chubby, put perhaps not quite so big.
Not that strange, weirdos. Have a bump.
>>473725061oh no
>>473749471Q3 2024
Did anyone play the First LiS on 360 or PS3?How was it?
>>473766137I think there was only a beta build on the PS3I played it on XP however and it was ok.
>>473766137>>473767484I played it first on PS3 around the time Episode 5 was released. I don't remember too many bugs and it played just fine
Forgot to post Victoria.
Early attempts at Alex,
>>473777603And Steph.
>>473777603It'll take a while to get Alex's hair right, I'd bet.>>473777790That outfit for Steph is disturbingly accurate though. AI has gotten freaky.
>>473777603She's like a step or two away from being a boba chugging ABG
>>473777790Fix the face and that's not a horrible start
New leaked images from the game Life is Strange: Aperture
>>473802619This will be a triumph.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i1oZzNtREsswhat the fuck is the LiS youtube channel posting?
>>473777603>>473777790Those are way better (as in not horribly out of character) than I expected them to be. It even spelled Arcadia Bay correctly. At this point I want to see the AI generate Ryan and Gabe as well.
>>473806289Yeah, they have been posting some weird stuff to appeal to the tiktok crowd recently.
>>473809335What gets me is that this is the official channel, right? So presumably someone, somewhere is getting payed to make this stuff?For what purpose?
>>473818348Probably trying to raise the series profile towards a demographic who might not be aware of it via the power of cringe. New game definitely announced soon.
Hella
>>473826505gay
Discovered this article from last year today, and suddenly I realize the hints were there from the start what was in store with the Forget-Me-Not comic. When you look at the wordage about it being set in the unique Titan Comics timeline in particular, and ask yourself what sets that timeline apart from the ones in the games...
>>473841715Its not even the same timeline from the previous comic arc, because in that one Max met with Steph
>>473806289>CW: physical violence
It's BANANA DAY tomorow!4/17
>>473841715Someone said it on reddit, titan comics timeline (comics and books) = Official fan fiction ≠ Games Canon Timelines
>>473844889>>473861089I think the point being made is that what they wanted to set their "own" timeline apart appears to be Rachel being alive.
>>473861179Which is all well and fine, especially if you want to leave the main storylines for the games to explore, for example.But would it kill them to do it well? They want long-lasting, idyllic Amberprice? Okay, fine - but give us a good reason for us to accept that. Tell us what went differently? What caused this change - and let's remember, this is a universe with timetravel fuckeries allowed.Why is it random fanfic authors can come up with serious looks at the topic, but the licensed comickeers are baffled by the very concept...
>>473862725It's an open and bizarre question. The fixation on using Rachel Amber, but not actually involving any aspects of who Rachel Amber actually is as a character, reads like the worst breed of fanfic but without any of the autistic passion that would at least spawn such a thing.
>>473874874>The fixation on using Rachel Amber, but not actually involving any aspects of who Rachel Amber actually is as a characterThis comes from a shallow reading of BtS. I think some people come away from that game thinking that Rachel had real feelings for Chloe and they would have been together forever had it not been for certain aspects of Rachel's life, personality and social circle.Combine this shallow reading of BtS with the distress that Chloe still has over Rachel's disappearance in LiS 1 and I think some people tend to imagine that the best possible outcome for Chloe would have been for things with her and Rachel to work out. Resulting in the flood of Amberprice and rarity of Pricefield content in official merch.The obvious problem with this is that Rachel never did care about Chloe and certainly never had real feelings for her. Rachel was an objectively negative influence in Chloe's life. Had Chloe not had an obvious crush on her and not been in such an emotionally vulnerable position, Rachel and Chloe probably would never had much to do with each other.Since you cannot really square Rachel the tragic lost love interest and Rachel the sociopath together. We end up with Amberprice stories where Rachel has to act fundamentally out of character. Perhaps more of a Rachel as Chloe may of liked to remember her rather then how she actually was. Basically turning her into an OC wearing the skin of a canon character. Any attempt to marry Rachel as she actually was with Amberprice would just result in a very sad depiction of an emotionally abusive, one-sided relationship. Something that people who actually like Amberprice would like to avoid.The other option here is that Amberprice was mandated for all official LiS stories outside of the games. Presumably because someone at Square wants to reserve Pricefield for the games and things that stories revolving around it outside of them could cause confusion or cheapen it's depiction in future titles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riDLqQ0Q15c&tLife is Strange movie
>>473834848Is Kate's sister Hoenheim of light?
>>473903615I've always felt like I recognized her face shape from somewhere and I fucking hate that you've made me realize it was FMA
>>473903615God damn it. Cannot unsee.
>>473896645Hollywood wtf are you doing?
>>473919045hot
I need a girlfriend with a front tooth gap.
>>473929002This, I'm having my wife sleep with index cards between her front teeth.
>>473929002I can't recall having encountered a lithp fetish before.But I guess there's one for everything.
Kate Marsh is an international treasure.
>>473957819Look like ass, like the other AI crap posted lately
>>473935943I'm gonna steal the Declaration of Katedependence
>>473969158nosey sperg
>>473935943Absolutely.
>>473979120She probably survived the storm since she and the artist kid left town to Go Ape or whatever
>>473969158Man I hate when my friends flake on me by diving into the timestream after making an extremely inflammatory comment on my relationship choices and sniffing my used pregnancy test, so I'll never remember them spilling their spaghetti.
>>473995634Same desu
>>474004963Chloe could have made hella cash too with that bod
>>474021327Cash is nice, but seeing Max sweat when you flaunt your ass at her is priceless.
Some guy made a board speculating on the Lost Records main characters and their proper names.
>>474030961people are building up this game way too much that it's bound to disappoint
>>474004963I just can't let her die when she looks like that
>>474030961I assume we might here more in summer.
>>474030961A lot of that is safe to assume. DN has always used established character archetypes for its games. I mean, the archetypes that the likes of Victoria, Max and Chloe are based on is so obvious that you can correctly guess the majority of their personalities simply off of a screenshot or two.I disagree with the idea of Kat & Swann being the protagonist and deuteragonist, with Nora and Autumn being reduced to romance options on the periphery. The vibe I personally got from the trailer and the interviews was that we would have a protagonist (almost certainly the chubby girl/Kat), with the three other members very much sharing the spot light in relatively equal roles (excluding the possibility of one of them dying/disappearing at some point). I also think that the trailer suggested a more then just friendly bond may already exist between different members of the group besides Kat, possibly meaning a love triangle/square or even a poly relationship depending on player choice.I have not said this enough recently, I know. But Nora really does seem pretty much perfect. Dream girl character design. Just about one of the few ways they could make her more perfect is if they do give her Nancy vibes.I do worry however that they may repeat the same mistake they made with Chloe when it comes to her. If Nora is someone that can die due to the choices of the player, just like with Bae v Bay, the best option here is obvious. Having an automatically superior choice kinda kills the point of even having a choice to begin with. Who could ever let someone like her die?>>474032493Great music, interesting characters, interesting setting, interesting vibe, sapphic AF and dream boat alt punk girl. What's not to love?>>474034507Games fest this year is going to be interesting. More LR information (likely a new trailer) and almost certainly the official LiS 3 reveal./lisg/ is going to be moving faster then it has since the BtS era.
>>474004963wowser
>>474032493I agree, I'm excited for it too but god damn people are driving themselves insane before we even know what the game IS
>>474004963what a slut!
>>474060790Well she learned from Arcadia Bay's best!
>>474004963I wish this Chloe would sit on my face
>>474065013Stop posting this
>>474065013god I wish that were me
I want to sexo kylie brown it's unreal.
>>474062351I'm still on team Alex when it comes to face sitting. I do not think anyone else could compare to her.
>>474065013I want to be happy like her
Rachel Amber does sound like a pornstar name...
>>474035513I think the game will start will the characters as adults and they will look back at the video tapes to know more about the mistery that happened. I think that Swann, the blonde girl, will at some point leave the group or "get corrupted" by whatever supernatural force lurks in the pit. We see all the characters running away minus her in the trailer, and she is seen screaming at the fire in one shot.This doesn't necessarily invalidate the gameplay being focused on the group dynamic, but I think it will be more akin to Oxenfree group dynamics, if you get qhat I mean.>>474049757Yeah, I kinda agree. The thing that bugs me the most at this time is barely knowing who the characters and story will be about and yet having Dontnod state multiple times that this game is the start of a new "massive shared universe". I get the ambition, but at the same time I want LR to stand on its own merits by itself, rather than being just the first entrypiece for the LostRecordsVerse.
no more rachel posting
As requested.
>>474076896chloe is for max only
>>474069970Every Cali girl is a pornstar in the making.
>>474085297nah, sorry Max, i love you, but you do NOT have that much ass
>>474065013He had everything... beans, drugs, RV life, doggo, teen poon...
i'm so in love with wine drunk kate
>>474089639sipping that jesus juice
>>474032493fr these bitches thinks this is going to be a Dick Nein game
>>474086038
>>474102627I'm expecting a Dontnod game, with all their pro and cons. They can be ambitious, probably more than Deck 9, but that doesn't always translate well in the execution.
>>474112687Calm down flattie
DN is teasing name reveals on facebook.
Oh my.
>>474127454We'll see how much >>474030961 got right with that post.
>>474127454There names are:Ben DoverAnita BigdikHugh JassMike Roch
>>474133861Sounds like a fun project
>>474166464what the...
Rachel and Warren.
>>474166464Control?
>>474168584what did warren do to deserve that
>>474170938have a car
TAKE CONTROL
>>474169895Funny enough, I've playing just came out of a session playing the AWE expansion in Control. And it does make sense for a crossover too.
>>474175613Yeah, but can you make Max and Chloe take a selfie with Sam Lake himself with the AI?
>>474177940Probably with a bit of refinement.
>>474166464aaah
>>474182567I don't trust how large her feet are here
>>474192804she should bound them like her ancestors
>>473886146>This comes from a shallow reading of BtS.Even people who played BTS first are kinda confused how different the game Rachel is compared to her comic counterpart.
>>474196942>watched the comicwat
>>474196942I don't know where this comment is from but I do not like this take at all, they straight-up do not know anything appreciable about the characters.
>>474192804The weird tells for fetish art never cease to amaze
It's so out of character for Max to consider using her powers and possibly risk summoning another storm, let alone for just a random student of hers. I can't see even Bay Max do it for Chloe's sake.I really hope the leaks are not true even though the source seems reliable.
>>474089639You have to remind Kate that you can't fool around with her until after you're married
>>474146298Her salt was legendary
>>474210145The thing that gives me the most curiosity is the story being supposedly set as Max working as a photography teacher in some college. This is an interesting change of dynamic, since the story jumpstarted with her attending Blackwell as a student, and now we have to be a teacher with a whole new class of students, which could be recurring characters into the narrative. Its a very intersting shift of perspective, even if I'm not sure what type of bond with one of her students would justify Max using her powers again.
>>474210145I mean this kind of thing is common with sequels, the alternative is just not doing it.
>>474249783Trans Max will be grooming one of the students
>>474182567The rest of this is nice.
>>474249808The true canon to me will be my own fanfics anyway
>>474254747In your dreams, /pol/tard.
Today, they are in the dying days of the old west.
>>474270713
>>474270713>>474275438lumberjackers Max, Chloe and Kate next plz!
Once again I am asking for a girlfriend with a front tooth gap.>>473930206I laughed.>>473934709Lisp or not, either works for me.
>>474261694???
>>474303826The rest of the images in that set involve less clothes.
>>474307571Alex wearing fewer clothes is always welcome
>>474307571>>474307919got a link to the rest of it?
>>474308185https://twitter.com/UberMachineWork/status/1781057072475304050
>>474308512WOWSER
>>474308512Steph demanded to be present for the shoot. Not because she didn't trust Alex, she just refused not to see this in person.
Anyone remember a LiS 1 music video that used to be posted here?I think the title was Lost (with a cursive font), was kind of a chillstep-ish song with shots of LiS 1 scenes in drone footage style. Couldn’t find anything with how shit search engines are now.
>>474308512thicc barefoot azn girl wearing the skimpiest clothing... it's like this was rendered specifically for me
>>474308512>cant see cuz twitter being twitterfucking...hate to be a beggar here, but is there any other source/link that doesnt require an account of some sort?
>>474309783try https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLeV4duWQAAR1tC?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
>>474308851Steph would have fainted
>>474310040it worksthank you kind anon!
>>474310040she should sit on my face while wearing that
>>474312704I sense SIN
>>474313897Kate'll be too busy sensing TONGUE to notice that in a minute
>>474312704Victoria seems like she'd be a natural at eating snatch. I can't explain why.
What do you think is Alex and Steph's song?
>>474339901Probably one of the jukebox game songs.
>>474343012cute gay
>>474310040This ticks so many boxes for me it's unreal
>>>3044286Maxwell Caufield
>>473263316Life is strange.
>>474372342Kate on her 6th cup of coffee trying to survive Max sharing what she and Chloe got up to the night before
>>474310040>Toe rings>Black painted nails>Thicc Asian>Transparent clothingHonestly pretty impressive. I guess Uber really is up there with Nicefield as one of the only artists that can do lewd SFM stuff without it just being gross coomer crap.>>474314202I think you mean using tongue. Victoria is obviously a selfish top.>>474383345Max seems to be pretty into it.
>>474383553>I think you mean using tongue. Victoria is obviously a selfish top.Victoria is naturally talented at eating pussy. She exerts her dominance over her women by completely subsuming them in pleasure.
>>474180928Tried to fix it but it's not much.
>>474133289Michel loved it, which means the original poster got at least significantly closer to the truth.
>>474278352
>>474404291
>>474404523
>>474404523>>474410934Not sure how it flips between quite nicely detailed, to cheap cartoon CGI.
>>474322821Try.
>>474423097There's something about her elite, snobby nature that alludes to her having great talent at carefully ministrating something delicate like a pussy. It's not the same as sucking dick, I don't think she'd be good at that. It's a different skillset.
>>474412715It steals from all sources equally
>>474468014cute!
>>474468014I've always imagined she and Steph wind up forming some kind of livestream band. Less touring but still reaching a wider audience
>>474481512A Twitch channel. With a bunch of thirsty simp mods banning even thirstier dudes asking for feet pics.Also, weird collaborations with other music streamers, and even non-musicians. Get their big break when someone really big is trawling around the site and decides to raid them for a youtube video.
>>474481512Pre COVID, After convid she gets big and Steph and Chloe make a recording studio and a record pressing factory cuse the big music companys are shit.
Pet Alice
>>474468014cute nerd
Making Max a teacher is the wrong play. She should be a professional freelance photographer that travels the world for her career, meeting strange and unique people with powers like her own and guiding them and her wife Chloe tags along for the tax-deductible vacations
>>474509391
>>474538490Now class repeat after me "Hello, welcome to Starbucks, may I take your order?"
>>474527078She could easily be a travelling and established photographer and then settle down as a teacher later in life. What I'm curious about is how she would relate to her students
>>474538490
>>474545386brutal
I'm getting drunk again and feeling the pain of Nostalgia for things that never happened.Please, take me to Arcadia Bay.
>>474545386Why are you attacking me
>>474538490cate blanchett?
>>474587721cute>>474588064sexy
The more I think about it, the more convinced I become that Max has butt crack hair.
>>474609846Even if she'd be too inattentive to shave it, I doubt she'd grow much of any to begin with. She seems like she'd have wispy and sparse body hair in general.
>>474609846Luxurious girl ass hair yummm
>>474616587Punisher Max.
>>474633621>wowsers! thats GAYshut up Max, you of all people shouldnt talk shit
>>474633907She's simply stating her expert opinion.
Today, they're in Caesars Legion.
>>474609846Is butt crack hair a real thing?
>>474648687Unfortunately it's canon
>>474652252I mean in real life, do you have it? How does that work.
>>474654232Everyone has it.For the most part it's really thin and fine, practically invisible.Some people get lumbered with it growing longer.
Max goes back in time to prevent humans from evolving ass hair
Heres some AI from almost 2 years ago.Sure, it's a bit weird still now, but it's come a LONG way.
>>474613257Wispy hair I agree on. But I think it would get pretty dense in places.Especially since there is zero chance she has ever actually attempted to maintain it.>>474667934Don't leak the plot of LiS 3.>>474668480I look forward to where we may end up by 2030.Being able to just generate our own LiS show with AI seems like it may be on the cards. The ultimate form of fan fiction.
Seems like we'll see more of Lost Records next week, hopefully with more gameplay and characters reveals.>https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/04/22/ign-x-idxbox-digital-showcase-returns/?ocid=Event_soc_omc_xbo_tw_Photo_lrn_4.22.2
>>474668480Top middle is Target girl
>>474677405I'm honestly more hyped for LR then I am for LiS 3. Maybe the almost certain reveal of LiS 3 at games fest this year may change things. But at this point, DN has been very clearly signaling that they understand why LiS 1 worked and are attempting to double down on those elements. D9 on the other hand is a wild card and we do not know what the narrative team is capable of now that they have freed themselves of the creepy incel that was clearly handicapping them.Short of LiS 3 having a Chloe/Max marriage or Chloe adopting a darker more alt sort of style. I think it is going to be hard to LiS 3 to compete with LR when it comes to my hype. I mean, LR has Nora. How can anyone expect to compete with her?Regardless, I think Q4 is going to be really exciting this year. It is going to be fun to see /lisg/ going back to being super active.
>>474678752>It is going to be fun to see /lisg/ going back to being super activeThe finger curls
>>474678752>D9 on the other hand is a wild card and we do not know what the narrative team is capable of now that they have freed themselves of the creepy incel that was clearly handicapping themThat's one positive, but they are still under a management team that is out of touch, stupid and that bows down to Square Enix dumb requests.
>>474678961I wonder how much traction would a trailer announcing that Life is Strange is back with Max and Chloe compared to Lost Records. But anyway, if I was in Square Enix shoes, this is the perfect timeframe to increase the teasing for the new game and possibly even relase a small teaser for Summer Games Fest.
>>474696417Putting itself in direct competition with LR would only be wise if they really think they can win.
>>474308512>>474310040literally built for ***
>>474682884Also they're just not that good
>>474713573Sad but true
>>474682884The management is bad. But from the sounds of it, they just seem more disengaged and uninterested then anything else. They do not seem like they actively interfere with development. Square seems like the real problem here. I mean the whole 'We don't want TC to be seem as a gay game" thing is red flag city. Not to even mention the shit they pulled with LiS 1.If the rumors are true about it being a Max/Chloe game, then we obviously need to see their relationship progress beyond a peck on the lips and vague references to romantic feelings. Given how uncomfortable Square seems with overt queerness, I'm worried that we are going to just end up with more gay baiting rather then an actual mature depiction of a queer relationship.Another reason why I'm more hopeful for LR here is that I just get the vibe that DN are more comfortable with queerness then Square is.>>474696417>I wonder how much traction would a trailer announcing that Life is Strange is back with Max and Chloe compared to Lost RecordsLiS 3 with Max and Chloe would be pretty big news. LR by comparison was pretty easy to over look.An announcement at games fest would be a real shot in the arm for /lisg/. If they both come out in Q4, then I expect that this general will be back at BtS levels at a minimum. For both good and bad as per >>474678961>>474703427BST?Big Steph Tongue.>>474713573BtS and TC were both pretty solid. Not as good as LiS 1 obviously, but a massive improvement over LiS 2.Had Square not fucked them over with the remaster workload and Zak not had his little incel melt down, I think that TC probably would have been able to get into the same ballpark as LiS 1 quality wise.I actually hope that we see some more of Izzie in LiS 3, just to spite Zak.
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>>474727538>I actually hope that we see some more of Izzie in LiS 3, just to spite Zak.She was voiced by someone on the staff right? They'd probably be easy to get back. And Katy seems awesome, she'd probably do a cameo as Steph calling Izzy to catch up and if you pick the decision at the start of the game gush about her gf Alex
>>474747536>and if you pick the decision at the start of the game gush about her gf AlexMy one problem with this is that it should not be a decision. I want them to put their foot down on this. Alex and Steph are a happy, loving couple end of story.Apart from that I think a cameo by Izzie and Steph would be hella cool in LiS 3. Maybe Steph got back in touch Chloe and the cameo is from her sending Chloe a video message? That way you could work in Steph, Alex and Izzie.
>>474758512The difficult thing here is Izzie is a twat.Steph's Story shows pretty implicitly that Steph suffers in her shadow.
>>474727538>"We don't want TC to be seem as a gay game"That's because gay games don't sell. If you advertise the gay, the non-gay (which is 19 out of 20 people) will not be interested. >I actually hope that we see some more of Izzie in LiS 3, just to spite Zak.And this is why "Get woke, go broke" is a thing. "I want this added in to the detriment of the product just to piss off my imaginary enemies!">>474759564>The difficult thing here is Izzie is a twat.Hmm, when you put it that way, a narcissistic twat would probably be exactly the type the other anon is looking for...
>>474759564>The difficult thing here is Izzie is a twatIzzie was just not romantically compatible with Steph and wanted different things. Settling down in small town Colorado being the breaking point for her. Just because she is her own person with her own agency (that in this instance happens to be in opposition to Steph) does not make her a twat.If we assume an ending where Steph and Alex got together and left Haven Springs together, then I think it is probably pretty likely that Izzie may end up joining them on some nomadic pan American road trip. Outside of Haven Springs, I do not think there is any reason why Izzie and Steph would not be able to be good friends.
>>474760043>And this is why "Get woke, go broke" is a thing. "I want this added in to the detriment of the product just to piss off my imaginary enemies!"Thats... not how it works, apart of the "go woke go broke" being a over simplified and stupid consideration of how the industry works and rainbow capitalism.
>>474758512In my opinion, it's better to nor have any references to True Colors, due to the different romance paths.
>>474761819>Outside of Haven Springs, I do not think there is any reason why Izzie and Steph would not be able to be good friends.If anything, Wavelenghts shows they seems to come in good terms again as friends.
>>474781624Wonder how many times Ryan walked in on that
First: Dick Nein suck ass, Izzie is a man n Steph is bisexual. Second:Fat girl is SwannBlack girl is AutumnGuitar girl is NoraEarphones girl is Kat
Stopped at a cafe across town over the weekend and Obstacles played while I was getting my coffee. Was kind of surreal.xdn4
>>474796543Did you get a LiS gf out of this anon?Did you remember to wear your Jane Doe shirt?I swear there is something about this series and coffee shops.
>>474797562Nah. Everyone was zombie mode because it was 5:30 am. I'm also a 6'2" 34 year old dude with a beard and linebacker build, so most people are afraid of me by default.
>>474795876Hi Rob, do you get pissed to know that you are working on a progressive franchise?
Lost Record site updated with a ",Match the objects to the girls" mini game.Practically confirmed each one.
>>474803791Its quite obvious who's who now.>Kat: the blonde girl>Swann: the chubby redhead>Nora: the punk/emo girl>Autumn: the black girl And we can have a glimpse of their personalities by their objects as well.
>>474807302Some dire names
>>474808772The names were announced months ago, but only now is it revealed which is which.And now we can make them all gay in a big happy Polycule.
Dontnod messed up and uploaded the new trailer for Lost Records early lmao. They took it out of view but I'm sure its still accesible
>>474815667leak leak leak!!
>>474818854Unfortunately I didn't manage to catch it in time, otherwise I would have tried to save it with the Internt Archive.
>>474807302I wonder why they all have blank Polaroid pictures next to them. There seems to be shapes in the pictures, maybe worth seeing if there is anything hidden in them ARG style?I'm also interested if there is any significance behind only Nora and Autumn having skateboards. They did have that one cute interaction together in the trailer.Out of all of them, Swann seems to be the most boring. Kind of a shame since she is basically confirmed as the PC. Given all the focus on her camera, I think they are going to integrate Max like rewinding by simply rewinding and recording over the tape.At least Kat has the autism angle going for her and both those buttons and the memo book seem to imply some interesting things about her.>>474809650>And now we can make them all gay in a big happy Polycule.You have no idea how happy this would make me.>>474815667I'm honestly more invested in them releasing the full song used in the first trailer then whatever is in this new trailer.Now would be a great time to drop the entirety of that track. It is an absolute banger. I know this is going to be controversial, but it is honestly better then any of the music in LiS 1 and TC.
>>474815667>the max look alike (Swann) is the protagonist>rewind powerkek, they really wish they still had the rights to Max
>>474820745Have you checked out the trailer yet?
>>474820350I figure the black polaroid's are pictures of the girls themselves, but they've made it pretty easy to guess which is which now without showing.
>>474820745DN were set to be THE LiS studio forever more. But they fumbled everything with LiS 2. They burned the audience. Basically committed fraud to get it funded by Square. And generally just damaged the series to such a degree that it has not yet recovered. They fumbled. They deserved to lose the rights to Max after that mess.Besides, if Square did not boot them off the franchise then we likely would not even be getting LR now. I do not think I could live in a world without Nora.>>474821335>I figure the black polaroid's are pictures of the girls themselvesSwann's Polaroid is just four black/grey rounded shapes. That cannot be her. I do not see any faces in any of the Polaroids actually. Why include them if they are just pictures of grey shapes? Why are each of the girls associated with a different Polaroid? Each of the pictures are different, but nothing is visible, why?Who even took them since none of them seem to have a Polaroid camera? There has to be some significance here. No way they were just included randomly.
>Concept art by Estelle Leydier, Lucile Meunier, Andreia Silva, Julianna Michek, and Sam Bradley from the Lost Records: Bloom & Rage development team. >no Edouard Caplain>from creators of "Life is Strange"sucks when they don't have the same artist that created life is strange's base artstyle
>>474822302 Big sweaty tits.
>>474821980Lis2 was amazing, the fandom sucks anyways, they don't deserve good things, if lis4 is a pricefield sequel I hope is awful and end this franchise for good
>>474823352I think if LiS2 was just titled something like , Ballad of the Wolf Brothers, it wouldnt be quite so disliked. But making it a sequel to a game that was heavily based around cute, white, small town lesbians and making it into some sort of mexican roadtrip political argument, was never going to end well.
>>474821335After screwing around with the levels. It seems that Nora's, Kat's and Autumn's pictures all seem to have some-sort of circular object in them. It seems to be the same object in each picture. The three also all have a black line located at the top of each picture that kinda looks like the sort of black lines you would see in redacted documents.Swann's is the odd one out here, as it is too zoomed in to make anything out and lacks a black line on the top. None of them have any sort of face in them. But they all do have the same streak/smudge on the left hand side of each picture.Nora's is the only one with any real color to it, but I cannot make out what it is. A lens catching reflecting light? A flashlight?These pictures have some sort of significance or else they would not be included. Each picture is unique. They are all Polaroids, yet none of the girls seem to own a Polaroid camera.
>>474823352LiS2 was a mess, honestly. It had good intentions and some interesting ideas, but at the same time it didn't come toghever as well as the first game. It being a heavily explicity political game in a road trip scenario didn't help, even as someone that agree with some of their points.
>>474822302The few main people that kept over at Montreal from the original LiS team are Michel Koch, Luc Bradaghoust and Jean-Luc Cano along with a few low level devs.
>>474785525
>>474828989I wonder why she’s so glum
>>474830609She's finally understanding what she would have to do to survive in this cruel capitalistic world
>>474823348Is Swann supposed to be Dontnod own response to Deck Nine's Alex Chen?
>>474828989Wait a minute...
>>474843140>>474830609rachel amber, not even once
Some more things I have noticed from the LR matching game:>KatA raven is seen three times with her items. Could this mean a return to spirit animals?Her stack of pamphlets have 'Riot' on the front and 'Grrrls' on the side of a paper before it. Between this and Nora Kellys Instagram, it is pretty clear what genre of band the girls are involved in. Oddly Kat is only seen dancing in the trailer and not actually playing any instruments herselfShe has a button that I think says 'Sinful'. Maybe the early 90s satanic panic could be involved with whatever happens in the woods?She has a button with a Venus symbol. Obvious feminist associations. But I think this makes her being an open lesbian a possibility?Her memo book has the title covered up so that it almost appears to say 'emo'. I do not think this is relevant. Just funny.Twenty three stars appear on her items. If this is hinting at anything it is beyond me.A black cat appears on her note book and her clothing. Along with a crescent moon. Wiccan?>AutumnSkateboardSkate magazines with one dated 20th August 1995Game cartridgeHas a shark on her key ring (subtle LiS 1 reference?)Has a charm that looks like the 'sunset' lesbian flag only vertical rather then horizontal>SwannHer camera has a sticker that says 'poly 4'. A hint at a poly romance for all four girls?TamagotchiHas a vial of something unidentifiable in it. The glowing stuff from the trailer?Bird skull and a featherMix tape called 'summer '95'>NoraSticker of burning coffin and cross. Maybe another hint at a satanic panic angle?Several items of candyHas two stars on her itemsFlaming skull on her lighter alongside the text 'burn it all'. Didn't we see her collapse during a fire in the trailer?SkateboardHer picture is the only one with any color in it but I cannot make out what it is
I'm gona try my best to downport Lost Records to DOS.
>>474852974Well, a guy demade LiS for the Gameboy so.
>>474828989How many times did poor Chloe get cucked by Rachel?
>>474861310At least twice. Being Chloe Price is suffering
>>474861310Chloe honestly should just join in t-b-h
>>474862292Yeah they can make more trip money that way
Will Lost Records be ANY good?
>>474876713I don't have a lot of confidence in it, but that can change
>>474876713It depends on how much cucking there is. At its core LiS was all about cucking.
>>474849128>A black cat appears on her note book and her clothing. Along with a crescent moon. Wiccan?>Sticker of burning coffin and cross. Maybe another hint at a satanic panic angle?I wont be surprised if part of the plot for Lost Records is heavily inspired by The Craft and we get tons of references for it alongside Stephen King's IT. >Her camera has a sticker that says 'poly 4'. A hint at a poly romance for all four girls?That would be verry funny if true.
>>474876713I can't tell for sure. Seems like the devs understood what went wrong with their last game and they are trying to act acccordingly, which is a positive sign. But hyping up the game for being the start of a bigger franchise before anything has been revealed might be an unwise move if it then does flop
>>474828989Damn she’s in the Sneako chair
>>474887863Damn Chloe does not approve
>>474886768I saw the whole pic and… yeah that’s classic Rachel
>>474898824best ship
>>474849128why does it feel like they are gonna make before the storm but better
>>474898824I bet that room stank
>>473205452
>>474920339Max & Chloe find time to make a tiktok video.
>>474923846What is AI's obsession with giving out necklaces like Nomura gives belts?
>>474924261Man I don't fuckin know take it up with elon zusk or whoever you stupid asshole
>>474923130Why would you save this?
I get the feeling this isn't the usual AI anon.
Which LiS character is most likely to listen to J-Rock?
>>474937396Stella.
Swann likes nature walks.
>>474941483Damn, they really threw the Blue Butterfly in there.
>>474941483The more they reveal the more I'm agreeing with the anon who thinks they are going to lean into The Craft. I do not just mean in regards to vibe, character archetypes or group dynamics either. In almost every one of the character info drops they have done so far, there has been elements that I think could be understood as being tied to witchcraft. I'm really starting to think that the supernatural drama in this game is going to come from them fucking around with magic and one of their spells either having unexpected consequences or going wrong somehow.It would explain the black cats. It would explain the animal bones. It would explain the carved rocks. It would explain the stars. It would explain the vials. I think it would also explain the pink glow in the trailer.
>>474947374There's a good chance the story is going to be indeed a blend of The Craft and It, and IMO I do believe they are also going to throw up elements from Oxenfree as well with the supernatural threat, the group dialogue dynamic and relationships.
>>474956857More scene girls please.
>>474923130Max, you've got to rewind time to stop the Blackwell Bomber!
>>474949404I used to think the story was going to lean more into IT. Especially due to the whole time skip thing. Just based on the pink glow that seemed to be in a pit/crater I actually thought that they may have even been looking to crib from the more deep lore and wider SK mythology behind the IT monster.But I do not think that is the case anymore. As more character information comes out (not to mention the new trailer next week) this may change. But everything so far seems to be hinting at a story more focused on witchcraft. I mean a story dealing with the unintended consequences of supernatural powers just seems more in line with a spiritual successor to LiS 1, compared to a story about a supernatural monster, ya know?Obviously since the first trailer it was easy to see that The Craft was going to be a big influence on LR. But at this point I think they are going to also include the whole outcast girls dabbling in witchcraft angle. Looking over the mood-boards for each girl, everyone of them but Autumn's (the one girl who we know survived the time skip in the trailer) includes elements that could be indicative of witchcraft.At this point, I think the story is going to be about the girls fucking around with powers that should not be fucked around with and suffering the results. Possibly involving one of them needing to sacrifice herself to stop it. Effectively making LR the story of the girls from The Craft being put into a scenario vaguely similar to what DN originally wanted to do with The Storm in LiS 1, but failed at in the final game.
This franchise are the only games out of 116 that I have all 100%.Thinking about replaying one of them but can't decide which.
>>474976203Is Max a bad enough dude to stop the terrorists?
>>474982317Life is Tacticool.
>>474983395Chloe on a Vigilante trip.
>>474984691not the punisher skull lmaoo
>>474983395>>474984691Life is Civil War
Boop!
>>474986476I could see Cailee Spaeny playing Max, honestly.
>>474986997after some google searching, I see the vision
>>474983395What does she have attached to the bottom of her rifle barrel? Looks more like a small coffee thermos then a light.Also looks like she has a mini-axe on her back.>>474984691Chloe would absolutely be the type to wear a 7.62 belt around her waist, while using a 5.56 rifle that takes STANAG magazines.
>>474985737Max isn't letting the Prescott's get away with this.
>>474986997She's cute, smol, and feminine. Perfect for Max.
>>474986489:3
>>474986476>"You're a Life is Strange fan? Which ending did you choose?"
>>474883664>>474947374>>474949404>>474978241The Craft but gay is the general concept of like 90% of my unfinished writing projectsI refuse to believe that those French fucks did it before me
>>474999471The Craft is already super gay. It is about as prominent as subtext can be before it just becomes an explicit foreground element. Do a survey of any lesbian bar and I bet you that the goth girl in the movie was responsible for a disproportionate amount of millennial women realizing what their sexuality was.>I refuse to believe that those French fucks did it before meI would be perfectly happy with LR being super gay and very much inspired by The Craft. As all evidence points to it being. Better yet if we get a happy ending where the group ends up in a big gay polycule, or failing that the protagonist at-least ends up with the super cute goth/alt girl.
>>475002069I think you have your goggles on too tightThe Craft wasn't gay at all, unfortunately, with a guy playing a pretty big part in itI would 100% believe in Nancy being an awakening for people, though
>>474978241Every single LiS title I have been convinced a supernatural monster would get involved, and every time I've been wrong. LR would only be carrying on the tradition.
>>475003518>I think you have your goggles on too tightAfter rereading the plot summery. I think I was sort of mashing 'The Craft' and 'But I'm a Cheerleader' together in my head somehow. So on reflection I actually would very much like a more gay version of The Craft. Ideally one where the protagonist ends up with Nancy.>>475009720I really do not see how a supernatural monster would fit into any of the LiS games. If guess maybe it could have worked in TC if you reworked large parts of the story and pacing, but then it would basically be a new game.I at first assumed that there would be a monster in LR due to the very clear IT influences seen in the trailer, plus the panicked running through the forest at night. Maybe the video camera could even have been included to give the 90s sections in the forest a Blair Witch feel.But I am very much of the opinion now that there is not going to be a monster. It looks like the story is actually about the girls being involved in witchcraft and something going wrong. That seems much more inline with what we know, what the vibe the game seems to be going for and with what DN has done before with LiS.
>>475013370>If guess maybe it could have worked in TC if you reworked large parts of the story and pacing, but then it would basically be a new game.In TC I thought the twist was going to be that Ethan found an actual monster and it was what was being covered up, but it was my first game in the franchise and I had zero expectations going in.
>>475013370>I at first assumed that there would be a monster in LR due to the very clear IT influences seen in the trailer, plus the panicked running through the forest at nightI believe the "monster" is something of a supernatural presence similar to how the space-time anomaly in Oxenfree is, no real physical aspect but more on being some sort of bizarre energy thing. And much like that game, I strongly believe one of the girls is going to to get "possesed" by that entity and used as a proxy for it. If you noticed, in the trailer we see only three girls (Kat, Nora and Autumn) running away in the woods, but the blondie (Kat) is not with them. One scene earlier we can see Kat screaming at the fire in silhouette alone.
Lost Records reminds me of this.
>>475029450Uh, whats the deal with that?
>>475029450Massive gay vibes, supernatural element. Coming of age stuff.
>>475029450I love this movie.But much like LiS, an explicitly gay character got reworked after test audiences bitched. You can still tell though.https://www.lesbianbusinesscommunity.com/articles/the-secret-lesbian-history-of-now-and-then-by-trish-bendix-88
>>475038083Test audiences always wind up being composed of retards somehow
>>475046529Audience feedback can be important to get the best results, but in most other instances companies will overreact to that and go along the most predictable and safest route.
>>475038083And now we have openly WLW main characters in kids' cartoons.Progress do be progressing.
>>475029450Never heard of this, but it sounds like my jam.
>>475029715Just read part of the plot on wikipedia, it definitely feel like it could be an inspiration for part of Lost Records narrative alongside The Craft. I have a feeling we'll start the game with the main characters as adults and then have them some playable flashbacks of the past through the video tapes.
Nicefield, please work with the Lost Records girls.
>the trailer basically shows Swann, the playable character out of the 4 girls, walking through the main town of the game, Velvet Cove, and talking to some of the residents, including another member of the group, Nora, who is revealed as the emo girl playing guitar in the first trailer. Nora attempts a skateboarding trick and fails. they make a point to show this, which might further hint at her being a romantic option. Swann goes into her bedroom and makes a joke about how if you're seeing this tape, she's dead, and then laughs into the camera before static takes over and it cuts out. we also see a portion of the tape where she goes into what seems like another section of the forest from that OG trailer, where a strange symbol appears on some stone construction pillar, and that purple glow from the box art appears again before static cuts out. the description reveals that the game revolves around Swann's last summer in Velvet Cove, and how it'll be one to remember. it also hints that we might be getting multiple trailers, each being an intro to the MC's, but I obviously can't confirm this as only Swann's trailer leaked. no release date was shown, just the same late 2024 windowbestie really deleted the post because dontnod asked her to
Why do I get the feeling they'll all be best buddies as kids, but one of them is going to grow up to be an alt right weirdo just to have conflict?
>>475087024Where?
>>475083726If I had the money to spare, I would absolutely commission some Nora art. I want and entire series of her smoking.I personally would go with Afterlaughs however. Nicefield is great, but I'm just not much of a fan of SFM.>>475087024>Velvet CoveSo just based on what we have seen in the trailer. That basically confirms a coastal northern cali/southern Oregon setting?It has to be coastal (ruling out the Idaho speculation) and there is no way the forest we see is east coast or even near the great lakes.>which might further hint at her being a romantic optionThis was pretty obvious. But I'm still glad they are highlighting her as a romance option. Nora is love. Nora is life.A part of me is still holding out for the increasingly unlikely chance of a big gay polycule however.>Swann goes into her bedroom and makes a joke about how if you're seeing this tape, she's deadSwann is the protagonist for the sections in the 90s and she dies/disappears. The protagonist switches in the modern day sections to the girl Swann romanced.Calling it now.>we also see a portion of the tape where she goes into what seems like another section of the forest from that OG trailer>a strange symbol appears on some stone construction pillarBlair Witch influences?>it also hints that we might be getting multiple trailers, each being an intro to the MC'sThat would be fantastic if true. For how close it is to release, it seems odd how little we still know of the game.I hope they drop one of the full original Nora Kelly songs with the trailers. Nora's trailer would be the perfect opportunity.
>>475099396Those shorts are way too highIt looks super dweeby
>>475099758Not to mention this is supposed to be 1995. Not even guys born in 1915 wore waistlines that high back in 1995; it wasn't entirely the "cut the top half off the pants" era yet, but all those navel-exposing crop tops that were all the rage everywhere back then would've demanded at least normal-height pants.
>>475100598I geniunely don't know what they were going for with that look
>>475099396>Swann is the protagonist for the sections in the 90s and she dies/disappears. The protagonist switches in the modern day sections to the girl Swann romanced.Nah, I do believe Swann will be the MC through all the game, both teen and adult versions. I do however think one of the other girls will be an antagonist later on as she get possessed by the purple entity. My bet is all on Kat being the one.
>>475101527She's supposed to be a punk with attitude, it wouldn't be out of place for that type of character in that period. >>475087024>Velvet Cove>"Velvet" as for the omnipresent purple colour in the artstyle and supernatural entityLmao at Dontnod's style of writing once again. But still, at least they realized that few characters in a single location was a golden formula that worked perfectly with the type of characters they set on.
Its weird that we only have a "late 2024" date of relase even with new info available by the trailers. You would think that by now the game should have been finished and by Summer Game Fest we are going to have a definitive relase date.
>>475103435>short hair and choker>oversized black jean jacket>wolf graphic tee>cutoff black jean shorts pulled up to her tits>pink and yellow converseIt's really not punkIt's just a mess
>>475090482It'll be the Black chick.
>>47509975890s mom jeans were often worn high on the waist back in the day. So I guess if you were to make a pair of jean shorts out of them, you would still wear them overly high. But even then I think these shorts take that to an extreme. So I agree it looks sort of silly. If they were full jeans, then I think that would compliment her more. Maybe even some ripped cargo pants.I'm personally just happy that we are getting an actual 90s punk sort of character. The 90s punk scene was such an interesting and unique scene, but in popular memory it has been totally overshadowed by grunge.>>475100598Mini crop tops in '95? I guess maybe towards the end of that year.This could just be me, but I always associated that look with the nightmarish onslaught of awful music fads that seemed to dominate between '96 and '01. Eurodance, Nu-NRG, Teen-Pop and the Latin revival for example.>>475102661I think Swann dying is a possibility. But I do agree if one of the girls is going to be an antagonist, then it is going to be Kat.>>475104294The converse is out of place even without the ugly colors and the shorts are overly high.But a massively oversized jean jacket with a graphic tee? That is very on brand for 90s garage punk. If she were wearing some cargo pants and black combat boots there would be nothing wrong with her. If anything the lack of piercings is probably her main problem in that concept art.
>>475105537I think the thing to remember though is that sometimes Teenagers just find random mixes of stuff to be their jam, not necessarily going with what was popular.
>>475105537But it should be like a band shirt or something and not modern looking wolf shirt that looks like what a 50yo in the American South would wear, no?Punk feels like it should be more loud to meI think plaid, skirts, tights, and fishnets when I think punkLinnea Quigley from Return of the Living Dead type looks
>>475106832>But it should be like a band shirt or somethingI can agree with that. A band or even a horror movie shirt would fit better. But I think it is a minor problem.>Punk feels like it should be more loud to me>I think plaid, skirts, tights, and fishnets when I think punkFor the mid 90s? That seems more mall goth to me.Nora is very clearly leaning into the mid 90s garage punk look. The transitional period between early 90s street/cyber/industrial punk cultures and the skate/pop punk cultures of the late 90s. Given what we know about Nora (and we assume the game is set in the PNW) I guess you could argue for some more goth influences on her, but even then I would only go as far as leaning into a rivet/industrial punk sort of look, rather then actual 90s goth.>Linnea Quigley from Return of the Living Dead type looksThat would be super anachronistic for '95. I really do not think anyone could pull off that sort of style post ~88 without looking like some yuppie poser cosplaying as a punk.
How mad would this general be if there wasn't even a hint of romance in B&R?
>>475133973The best case scenario is that they will commit massive suicide like the pathetic lesbian fetishist troons they are, not that they won't eventually do it anyways
>>475133973My primary concern is that it's a good name. We still know next to nothing about it.
>>475133973DN seems to know what worked about LiS 1 and are leaning into it. Obviously that includes the sapphic romance. The only real question now is if there is going to be an option for a polycule or not.>>475150480At-least one new trailer is coming next week. Possibly as many as five.I agree that it was a pretty weird decision to not release almost any information after the first trailer came out. But the marketing push seems to have finally started. I expect most of our questions about the game will be answered in some way next week. With even more information and possibly even some game-play come Games Fest in a few months.Everything we do know about LR so far has been very positive. I'm honestly more excited about it then I am the possibility of a Chloe/Max LiS 3 announcement at Games Fest.
>>475161531Where did Alice find so many friends?
>>475162410She used Bunny Powers.
So, are Nora and Swann supposed to be Lost Records new Max and Chloe?
Need Steph friend
Hot take: I like Autumn more than Nora
>>475105537>>475109895>>475152492>>475099396They all look ugly as fuck, holy shit.
>>475183183Swann is the new Max.Nora is almost certainly a romantic option for Swann and is the most like Chloe in terms of style/personality (likely). But she does not share Chloe's deuteragonist narrative role.>>475199540Bad take. Nora is perfection.Autumn does not seem to have much of a personality besides music and skating, just based on her moodboard.>>475211219It is just some concept art. Probably pretty early art at that. With the exception of Autumn, all of them seem to have undergone several revisions and look much better now, from what has been shown off so far.
why did they make swann fat
>>475220650Why not?>>475221063Interesting image for Autumn to have on her board. Sort of reinforces my theory of there being a love triangle (love square?) within the group.
>>475219073I think Autumn has a better lookAll Nora has going for her is the cig kiss that's had you crazy thirsty since the trailer dropped
>>475223637She looks cute grown up, too
>>475223637>I think Autumn has a better lookIn the concept art? Sure. I will absolutely give you that Autumn has the more solid concept art. Nora's art makes her look like a complete dag.But in the actual game (or at-least the trailer), Nora blows Autumn out of the water. Autumn is pretty generic all things considered. Nora on the other hand is a garage punk sapphic dreamboat.>All Nora has going for her is the cig kissBut you gotta admit, that is a really good thing to have going for her. All Autumn has is holding Swann's hand.>that's had you crazy thirsty since the trailer droppedGuilty as charged.But let's be honest here. The cig kiss is crazy hot, right? Sure as hell beats the one second peck on the lips from LiS 1.
>>475168238Kate! you sinful girl! what are you doing?!
>>475239456If loving Chloe is wrong, who'd want to be right?
>>475228508Remember, we have to take into account that we are going to see all the main characters as adults. Nora might not be a punk anymore, and her style might make her completely different from what we like.
Was listening to The Killing Moon by Bunnymen and that song fits LiS perfectly.
>>474849128>Riot GrrrlsI don't know music. Is that like Jack Off Jill's genre?
So, I listen to this and it hits me like Chloe would sing it to Max."I stare at the girl in the mirrorT-shirt, torn up jeans, no beauty queenBut the way that you see meYou get underneath meAnd all my defenses just fall awayFall awayI am beautiful with youEven in the darkest part of meI am beautiful with youMake it feel the way it's supposed to beYou're here with meJust show me this and I'll believeI am beautiful with you."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWz_c0wNeUg
Not caught up on the thread so here's some Steph while I read
>>475252979If it really comes down to it then I can be happy with just 90s Nora.But I personally bet she will still have some edge in the modern day. Probably having a more modern alternative style or even a somewhat more pop punk style ala Chloe. If adult Nora has a side shave or has a butchy-punk look I will just melt.>>475266446I mean, it is under the same broad umbrella. But the Riot Grrrl genre is much more about things like aesthetic, attitude and politics then it is a cohesive sound (beyond being very broadly punk). For example, Bratmobile had a surf-rock/post-punk sort of sound that at times made them seem almost like a more punky-indie-feminist reincarnation of the B52s, where as Excuse 17 had a far more contemporary garage-rock sort of sound; Despite having almost totally different sounds, both bands are considered archetypes of the genre.I wish I could recommend some stuff that actually sounded like the song from the trailer, but I really cannot think of anything. It is actually pretty interesting in that despite being a clear pastiche of the sort of stuff that came out of the Riot Grrrl scene from early 90s Olympia specifically, the ~40 seconds of a song that we have does not seem to openly invoke any one brand from that scene. Sounding sort of like all of them and none of them at the same time. Certain stuff from Excuse 17 and Slant 6 is about as close as I can place it.If you are just looking for some Riot Grrrl that is more approachable, then I suggest Bikini Kill. Rebel Girl is one of the real highlights of the genre.>>475282923I cannot decide if I would prefer to be Alex and have a gf like Steph or be Steph and have a gf like Alex. They make such a fantastic couple. I hope we get a cameo from them in LiS 3.
>>475294416Don't know what form yet but we really need some proper game follow-up on Steph and Alex. They deserved more.
>>475313958The shit that Square pulled with the remaster and TC is tragic. Had D9 just been allowed to work on one project at a time, not only would the remasters have been worth a shit. But TC would have been an actual game rather then just the proof of concept that it ended up being. The setting and characters in TC are perfect, but the game is at the very best half the length it should have been.I think a cameo in LiS 3 would be perfect for Steph and Alex. But I would honestly even just be happy with them getting a (non-nightmare timeline) comic. Hell, an audio drama featuring the both of them could be fun even.
PC bros,are there any worthwhile mods for LiS? What kind of mods are even fitting for such a game?
>>475321936The way the LiS games are constructed is not really conductive to modding on both a narrative and technical level. I mean they are all fundamentally tightly paced narrative games constructed out of moderately interactive set-pieces. Realistically the only real room for injecting custom content would be via texture swaps and maybe model swaps.So really there is not exactly any real amount of mods for LiS games out there. I know of three for LiS 1 and one for TC. Most of them are just basic reskins of clothing and one is a nude mod. I would not recommend any of them.I have a vague memory of someone claiming to have been able to either re-add or re-enable the cut body bags from LiS 1. But this was the better part of a decade ago now and I have never seen any public release. I think even something as basic as adding a cut object back into the game and into very complex game environments is well beyond what is even possible given the lack of any meaningful tools available.
>>475321936There’s a certain mod that enhances that Steph/Alex kiss, I can tell you that much
>>475329289That mod turns the kiss scene into what should have been from the start. One of the very few actually good enhancers of its kind.
>>475329289>>475330114Were those models even in the games or added by modders? I don’t recall a seeing nude model besides shower Max
International treasure.
>>475329289>>475330114It's so hot just for being so sensual and not explicitly pornographic. I find it hotter than the actual porn made from those two (in most cases)
>>475344656And they try to suggest Steph isn't the intended choice.
>>475358142Well, Ryan by its own rights is the best male/straight romance option ever added to the series and has a significant number of scenes in his favour. Unfortunately, he was paired against Steph, so it was already a losing battle to begin with.
>>475358142What do you mean? They are just really good gal pals
>>475138419Ironically the only posters who actually have killed themselves was one of the amberprice shitposters that used to sperg around here during the BtS days.
>>475358550It's not hard to the best in your ''category'' when all of your competitors were all downright awful.
>>475359218Good fucking riddance.
>>475358142I think it is pretty well accepted that as originally conceived Steph, was the only romance option. The game absolutely seems to be written with the assumption of pursuing a relationship with her.Ryan being a romance option, seems to have been something that was insisted by Square to improve marketability to heteros and to try and lessen the queer association that TC would have. Or maybe Zak just had another tantrum about queers and everyone eventually gave in.In many ways a repeat of LiS 1 and the drama involving the cut relationship content.>>475358550His only real competition is a creepy incel stalker. It is a low bar to clear.He really only makes sense to me as a friend however. Even if you were to completely remove Steph from the equation, I just cannot see him as being anything more then a friend to Alex.>>475359218And nothing of value was lost.
>>475361180>as originally conceived Steph"as originally conceived" Steph wasn't even supposed to be in the game at all. The returning Arcadia Bay native was gonna be Skip Matthews.
And another.
>>475361180>I think it is pretty well accepted that as originally conceived Steph, was the only romance optionNot really. There was some leaked material from the game that showed Skip Matthews, the security guy from Before the Storm, was the one taking care of the store record, which was then changed to Steph. In both versions, Ryan was always designed to be a romance option.
>>475368259The headphones are more 1980s than 90s.
>>475368259>raven as a symbolIs this a Before the Storm reference?
>>475379631Plenty of cheap headphones like that existed in the 90s. I had some just like that when I was a kid.The foam padding on the ears really sucked and felt awful. The sound quality was tin can + string level.>>475380868The raven appears three times with on Kay's mood-board. I think it could be a spirit animal thing again. Or perhaps a hint at something supernatural.It could just be a reference to BtS. I mean, with Swann's post we did get a blue butterfly reference. But three times seems like a lot for just a reference.
>>475394474Banana
>>475399045Wowser
>>475408426I get his purpose for the game but I wish Gabe had been around longer. Maybe he could have been the first person we learned Alex's false memories through.
>>475414903In an ideal world I would agree with you fully anon.But with how time crunched TC actually is? I would prefer we got more Alex/Steph moments together. I figure for how criminally short the game is, you may as well expand on its best element.
>>474678752Haven't been on /lisg/ in a minute, why are we certain about LiS 3?
>>4754195561) Big IGN article on D9 confirmed they were working on a new LiS game. The way it was described, it seemed to be in a very advanced stage of development.2) A LiS novel and comic were suddenly delayed and are now all clustered around Summer Games Fest for release.3) Several leaks from last year surrounding a new mainline LiS game (LiS 3) that is going to be Max/Chloe focused.All the indications now are that we are going to get a reveal at Summer Games Fest in a few months. With a release window either early Q4 2024 (to get in-front of LR), or Q1 2025 (so as to not fight with LR over a niche audience). Knowing Square, I think a Q4 slugfest between LR and LiS 3 is the most likely.
>>475416102A lot of the events mentioned in text should have been playable. It's criminal we didn't get a chapter of Alex, Steph and Ryan going out hiking
Ready to confess your sins?
>>475429798I would have loved to see Alex and Steph going camping together. I bet that would have been super comfy.I'm actually really disappointed that we never got a prequel DLC chapter focusing on Steph and Izzie. That seems like such a obvious thing.
>>475438702*unzips*
>>475438702I ate an extra two Milano cookies today...
>>475420807>Knowing Square, I think a Q4 slugfest between LR and LiS 3 is the most likelyI think they are going to relase the game for next year, between January and/or February 2025, so it can coincide with the 10 years anniversary of the series.
>>475455869I did not even consider the anniversary aspect. So that is a solid possibility.It just seems out of character to me for a company like Square to concede a precious Q4 slot to a direct competitor like LR. I would almost expect them you pick a launch day less then a week before LR, in-order to monopolize audience hype and press bandwidth. I suppose that they could thread the needle here and hit both dates if LiS 3 were to go back to being in an episodic format.
>>475457221>I suppose that they could thread the needle here and hit both dates if LiS 3 were to go back to being in an episodic formatI think from this point onward all LiS games (and maybe Lost Records as well) will be single, complete relases
>>475467527I actually really liked the episodic format. But I understand why they would switch to single releases.I just hope that they try to give the game a longer life span this time around with a few DLC episodes. The characters, settings and romances were really the highlights of LiS 1 and TC and yet all of these elements were sort of underused. I think DLC episodes would allow for all of this to be better explored, without the worry of them interfering with the pacing of some greater story. A comfy Max/Chloe relationship SoL DLC episode for example is something I think would be basically guaranteed to sell well.
>>475471635Agree on the point of a longer story, because TC felt very short in that regard for a game supposed to be a full relase. On the other hand, I do not want multiple DLCs, I'm fine with Deck Nine approach of a single special episode focusing on a side character of the main story.
>>475438702I've had impure thoughts about the same sex
>>475474454That applies to like two thirds of the thread.
I hope Lost Records and LIS3 have full on collectors edition like BTS and LIS1 did.
>>475438702i dont know, are you, Kate?im seeing a lot of skin down there
>>475438702Eh, you could probably get away with posting the full one.
>>475481282And show Kate's bush? Scandalous
>>475482054Kate Bush you say?
Pizza time.
>>475482219I love Kate’s bush
>>475320218I guess it was because it had just come out, but I got shit on for saying pretty much that TC had more potential but felt unfinished, and that's why it wasn't my favourite.I remember actually counting and LiS 1 has more named Blackwell students than TC has named characters altogether (not counting MyBlock). The town feels so dead outside of the main 5-6 characters, whereas Blackwell on its own feels like its own world where everyone has problems. It really felt like all those details which could've made the game great, got cut down.
>>475488358>TC had more potential but felt unfinishedThat is pretty much the consensus opinion. That and it was far too short. I honestly think that had Square not forced D9 to split dev resources with the remasters, TC would probably be almost as good as LiS 1.Over the years I have read some speculations here about what a theoretical Dead Space styled remaster of LiS 1 would be like, assuming it included all of the cut content we know of. As fun as that can be to speculate about, I actually think a Dead Space styled remake of TC would work much better. All of the bones are already in the right places with TC, we just need a remake that would be willing to add some fat to them. A few minor tweaks to the story (upgrading Izzie to a full part of the supporting cast for example), roughly double the overall play time, a few more locations and especially some more dates/bonding moments with Steph and you basically have a real 9/10 game on your hands.>The town feels so dead outside of the main 5-6 charactersI agree. But I do not think this is a major downside. A smaller cast means that the game ends up feeling much more intimate then it would otherwise. I also think it helps further set Haven Springs apart from the Bay. But maybe a few more characters would be welcome.>>475488808I'm really impressed just how realistic these have been able to get. Obviously there are still clear flaws and errors, but I think these are like 95% of the way to being perfect.I mean, Max here >>475489623 is basically photo realistic and if she were isolated from the rest of the picture then I would have just assumed she was cut out of an actual photo.
>>475497920>That is pretty much the consensus opinionMaybe it is now, but it wasn't the week it came out.>A smaller cast means that the game ends up feeling much more intimate then it would otherwiseI would agree IF it meant the side characters were more developed. Nobody really had arcs outside the main 3/4, which you also had with LiS 1. Instead we get "angry men" being a joke for no reason every episode. We have a power that can sense emotions/read minds. We should've been able to interact with all of these characters every episode. In LiS1 you had stuff like Brooke's storyline, or Dana's storyline that happens independent of you, though you can still be a part of it. Instead, you just look at these unnamed characters in the background and can pretty much only interact with them once in episode 4 and that's it. That's why I think it was unfinished.
>>475500502>Maybe it is now, but it wasn't the week it came out.Even then, we had people in here catching that the credits were showing off locations we never saw, and were speculating they'd been cut.
Just finished LiS for the first time the other day. Went for the Chloe ending. Not because I particularly like her or because I want to save her, but because I don't want to be told the choices I made in good faith are wrong. I will never apologize for that.
>>475497920It's certainly getting better over time.
>>475516829
>>475517219>bi shirt
>>475484747m-me too
>>475438702I'm a recovering alcoholic and the urges are especially bad today for some reason. Came really close to falling off the wagon at the grocery store. It's hard man.
BTS Victoria looked cuter than S1 Victoria
>>475546498It's the same model
>>475477923well I guess we're all going to gay hell
Life is Strange tv show using the Pantheon/Invincible art style. Make it happen AIanon.
>>475544683I've tried a few times but can't stay clean.Keep strong buddy.
>>4755483155 months and 16 days. I can usually resist by reminding myself of the hospital stay from withdrawal but today is different for whatever reason.
>>475544683I'm so afraid of alcoholism and what I might be like drunk that I rarely drink and never let myself get more than a little tipsy
>>475544683I'm proud you stayed strong, anon. It's one of the hardest things to do, but being in command of your own body is the most important thing in life.
What do the LiS girls' labia look like?
What happened between BtS and lis1 that made Frank into such an enormous asshole? In BtS he was just a redneck with a chip on his shoulder, but he meant well. Then in the first game he is a total fuck stick that threatens teenagers with violence. Did Rachel's cursed vag drain his compassion or something?
>>475572558I love legitimate Life is Strange discussion
>>475575242I think losing that tight teen coochie made him much more bitter
>>475576362>tightLet's not kid ourselves, fren
>>475546875Sticking all of the queer people into the same dimly lit and poorly monitored place is probably not the punishment it was intended to be. That is basically the gay club experience and people pay just to get into those. Gay hell probably has better music even.>>475575242I'm going to go with Rachel's 'cursed vag of sociopathy' [Legendary], applying a stacking DoT debuff on the intelligence, wisdom and charisma attributes.>That pictureWhile I like some elements of it. The swamp hag hair on Chloe is a real shame. Her LiS 2 should really be retconned.The way Chloe's body is drawn here also makes her look trans.>>475575250I'm going to miss legitimate Life is Strange discussion™ once we get more information on LR/LiS 3 during Games Fest and the thread speed picks back up. Not to mention how fast things will be moving once one or both of them finally release.Back to the question: I think we can all agree that at a minimum both Max and Steph have innies. Rachel being full Arbys.
>>475572558Max is an outie 100%
>>475572558I think Alex has a classic coin slot down there
>>475589163Delicious…
>>475587065>>475589163I would like to see these
BTS was a mistake
>>475604417Arguably.If you brush off the Rachel stuff as much as possible it's a decent character insight for Chloe and how lonely and horny for Max she is.
>>4755752423 years waiting for Chloe to pay him the thousands of dollars she owes
>>475606958I think a good part of the problem was that the game seemed confused as to whether it wanted to be about Chloe or Rachel. Resulting in an unfocused story that failed to really dive deep into either of their characters, despite seemingly wanting to.A character study of the last days of Rachel's life (ala Fire Walk With Me) would have been fantastic. An emotional story that focused on a broken and isolated Chloe overcome with trauma and feelings for a friend she thinks has simply abandoned her, would have been fantastic. Instead we got a mostly shallow look at a 16 year old Chloe, with a Rachel that comes across as just a sociopath with little connection to how she was described in LiS 1.>it's a decent character insight for Chloe and how lonely and horny for Max she isI think just how impossibly thirsty Chloe is for Max is probably one of the few things that BtS did really well. The problems were that this was almost exclusively done via diary entries and that Chloe actually reflecting on her thirst and the implications it has on her sexuality was never explored. Given that they already had Steph (an open lesbian), it is puzzling to me that they never took the opportunity to have Chloe privately confide with Steph regarding her feelings for Max. Chloe actually acknowledging her sexuality and then deciding to stay in the closet because she did not want to risk losing the last parent she had left or even out of fear of someone potentially bigoted/violent like David seems like not only an obvious scene to include for Chloe, but something that could have been extremely moving.As it stands, most of the real emotion in BtS (assuming you do not like Rachel) it found in the Farewell bonus episode, that is external to the main story.>>475609946With that sort of strength, I'm shocked that Max did not just break out of her restraints and beat Jefferson to death.
AI anon, make the LiS girls as a WWII tank crew
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good thing they're listeners and not viewers eh?
>>475497920tc ripped off lis 1 format, that was the issue, there was no originality
>>475621013What a flawless armpit
>>475621619>No hairPretty massive flaw.
>>475621619>>475621839would lick regardless
>tfw no Victoria gf
>>475632671She feels like she'd be high-maintenance, not my speed.
>>475643026High-maintenance sure, but also high reward.
>>475643026She strikes me as those kinds of entitled rich girls who think they deserve nothing less than a 6'4 Giga Chad millionaire.
Go check the IGN live to see news about Lost Records, it should be soon enough:https://www.youtube.com/live/6w-1SqnXC8w
>>475087024disappointing
New trailer here:>https://youtu.be/tVgZamG22MQThe only new thing we learn about the trailer is that:>Velvet Cove is the new town the game is set>Swann Holloway is the redhead girl>There's a misterious circle/bubble like symbol connected to the purple light>the style of the video does look straight out of those nostalgia liminal spaces video with fake VHS filters and vaporwave like musicApart for that, not much else.
>>475656726Gloriously large ass.
>>475656726Artstyle wise, it's a lot closer to True Colors than any LiS game beforehand.
>>475657076Oh good lord I need more of this.I hope they don't suddenly pull some bullshit of it being Rouge like or procedurally generated.Just give me a fairly linear LiS copy with a bunch of good music and lesbianism.
>>475657646Why would that be the case?
>>475657076I see Swann is not supposed to be Max whatsoever.
>>475657646I have a strange feeling it might be in First Person after that trailer.
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So, all the girls are supposed to be in their 40's in the "Present Day". Interesting.
>>475652631To me, Victoria would only want some giga chad millionaire for the social and financial capital he would offer her. Not because she would actually be happy with him as a person.Victoria is absolutely entitled and a BPD case. So I get the feeling that her ideal partner would be someone that she could keep as tightly wound around her finger as possible, as opposed to someone that was more fully their own person. For most people this would be hell, but for someone with the right personality (-disorder), she could make for a great partner. If you buy into the theory of Max having DPD, then she would be a natural match for Victoria.>>475655484After all these months since the teaser, I was hoping for something more substantial. My thoughts:1) The description of the trailer leak said that they got the vibe of Nora being hinted at as a romance option. I did not see that at all.2) More good music. The LR soundtrack is really shaping up to now only blow LiS 1 out of the water, but perhaps just be a notably gaming soundtrack more broadly. Something up there with the best of them. It is getting to the point where I hope there will be some sort of physical collectors release of the soundtrack separate from the game itself.3) I would assume that all the girls will be getting their own trailers due to how short this one was.4) Strong Blair Witch vibes. I think we are going to have to consider it an influence at this point.5) I personally think they are lamp-shading Swann dying/disappearing during the part set in the 90s.6) Velvet Cove seems to be in the PNW.>>475656726Nora is so fucking cute! AAAAAAAA LET ME HOLD HER HAND AND DO GAY THINGS WITH HER ALREADY>>475658153She is just a more independent Max. Max was clearly the template here.>>475658447I also think the game-play itself will be first person via the camera. Going third person with a strong chromatic aberration filter during certain narrative events.>>475657287Alex is in trouble.
>>475658791they will do episodes and do an ounce of a droplet of the real plot only at the beginning and end of each epjust like yellowjackets (ty dontnod)
>>475658828Im guessing they will do individual trailers for each character, much like TF2 did way back.At least we know it's this year now, though a Slip til next wouldnt suprise me.
>>475659161>no epic gamesno more budget excuses this time around Michel....
>>475658981Here is what I'm thinking:1) Episodic story. Each episode maybe being half the length of a typical LiS 1 episode. With the overall number of episodes being 10-12.2) Each episode starts in the present day as a framing device and ends in the present day to sum up the narrative progression, show the effect of choices made in the past and set up the next episode.3) All of the 90s sections are presented as tapes Swann recorded both before and during whatever happened in the forest.4) The game is first person through Swann's camera.5) Rewinding the tape will be the equivalent of Max's time travel powers.>>475659161If LiS 3 is announced at Games Fest and set for Q4, I bet that LR will be pushed back to next year.
>>475660323>Each episode starts in the present day as a framing device and ends in the present day to sum up the narrative progression, show the effect of choices made in the past and set up the next episode.I thought a similar thing even back when the only media relased was the videotape logo and that one screenshot, that you were going to play as an adult and collect your past VHS to play segments in the past and find clue to solve the mistery.
>>475659161This is instantly appealing to me.I know Tell me Why was essentially another game in the LiS formula, but it never grabbed me from marketing.
>>475659464If anything Epic Games would have give them a shitload of cash behind, like they did with the development of Alan Wake 2. Which is not a bad thing actually, is just that by doing so the game would have been locked on that shitty store as an exclusive.
Chubby 90's Max Caulfield.
Uh, here's something thar wasn't advised in the trailer - the game is going to be split in two parts.
>>475664949Here's the newsletter description from the steam page:>Main Playable Character Reveal: Introducing Swann>In this new trailer, discover Velvet Cove through the lens of a camcorder belonging to the game's main protagonist, Swann, who is gearing up for her last summer in the fictional Michigan town. In the trailer we get a glimpse into Swann's personality: her introverted nature and her love of capturing slices of reality on her camcorder. We also see some in-game areas that players will explore and characters they will get to meet when the game releases late 2024.>A Story of Friendship and Secrets, Coming in Two Parts>Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will be released in two distinct parts, a month apart. A natural break in the story means that players will be able to start discussions, share theories, and eagerly anticipate the next part in the story.>Get to Know an Unforgettable Group of Friends>At the start of the summer, Swann gets to know a group of friends – Nora, Autumn, and Kat. She spends the summer forming close bonds with each of them: Nora, rebellious, eccentric and full of energy; Autumn, the thoughtful and charismatic group leader; and Kat: pragmatic, strong-willed and enigmatic. Four very different personalities and perspectives come together on that fateful summer of ‘95 to uncover secrets that will bind – and break – the group.
>>475665289Cont.>Will the girls balance each other out, or clash in weird and wonderful ways?>An Original Soundtrack>Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will have a soundtrack made up of original tracks composed for the game and licensed music to tell the story of Swann and friends. As with the song featured in the announcement trailer at The Game Awards 2023 by Nora Kelly, the song featured in the Lo-fi Summer trailer is another original track composed for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The music is written and performed by Ruth Radelet, Adam Miller and Nat Walker.Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is scheduled for release in late 2024 on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.
>>475657076This only reinforces my preference of Autumn over NoraSorry, Norasister
>>475665289So it IS an episodic rlease.I wonder how that will work for the physical version?
>>475664949>>475665289teen time with a break-up cliffhanger and adult time resolving the supernatural business>>475665470those are former members of the disbanded band Chromatics, whose music was in the movie that Literally Me was in with the cool jacket
Little tidbit from DN's facebook page as a reply to somebody."Happy to hear that you are excited about the game! no worries! it will be mostly in third person "
Swann's gonna die/disappear.Nora and Autumn will be love interests, Kat will not be.Autumn will be pushed as the "main" love interest in promotional materials, though the game itself makes no particular fuss either way.Also they're gonna milk Le Tragedie for all that it's worth, but that's not a prediction, that's just basic knowledge about how DN operates.
Wow, this place is actually alive.
>>475664143That is fucking scary how much that looks like my mother back when she was in her teens. Same hair style, same face, same body. If her hair were more red it would be 100%.Spooky stuff.>>475664949I wonder how that is going to work. Maybe part one is set exclusively in the 90s and part two in the modern day?>>475665289>MichiganFuck. I was betting on it being PNW.>her introverted nature and her love of capturing slices of reality on her camcorderMax v2 confirmed>A Story of Friendship and SecretsI wonder how secrets will be involved if they are such a core part of the story/theme. I have long suspected that there may be a love triangle in the group, so that would fit. Maybe one of the girls confides in Swann that she is gay? Maybe one of them is trans?This has really got me interested.>A natural break in the story means that players will be able to start discussions, share theories, and eagerly anticipate the next part in the storyThis was one of the best parts of LiS 1 for me. But now I'm going to be worried for an entire month that they are going to pull an episode 5 on us again.>At the start of the summer>Swann gets to know a group of friendsSo this implies that Swann is an outsider and the others are already a friend group, right?I consider this to be more evidence for both my love triangle and witchcraft theories. Them going into the forest could very well because of some sort of initiation thing.>Autumn, the thoughtful and charismatic group leaderI predict she is going to be stubborn and feels threatened by Swann. Not an antagonist, just a bitch to her.>Kat: pragmatic, strong-willed and enigmaticThis reads to me like she could make an antagonist turn.>secrets that will bind – and break – the groupLove triangle for sure. Maybe a murder.>>475665617Some things cannot be forgiven anon. Behead those that insult Nora (PBUH).>>475666117>ChromaticsI fucking knew that I heard that sound before. They were in Twin Peaks.
>>475666447>mostly in third personThey are implying that some parts will feature first person view, possibly when Swann use the camera.
It's sad that this place is the only place I've seen any real buzz for Lost RecordsDidn't Dontnod say they wanted to make a franchise out of it if it was successful?
>>475667024We never left anon. The thread is not as big as it used to be, but it created a special atmosphere. Unfortunately some anon has the bad habit of filling it with AI crap to bump the thread, but hey it could be a lot worse.>>475667326>So this implies that Swann is an outsider and the others are already a friend group, right?Basically "The Craft", not surprising at all if you watched that movie. I bet some of the plot points about witchcraft are directly taken from there.
>>475667867>Didn't Dontnod say they wanted to make a franchise out of it if it was successful?Seems so, but also Lost Records main appeal is "Life is Strange spiritual successor" first than try to make it stand out on its own rights. IMO they should relase less pre-rendered videos and more gameplay stuff to get general people's attention.
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Two parts So.. Bloom, and Rage?
>>475666812>Swann's gonna die/disappearI'm absolutely in the camp of Swann either dying or disappearing in the past. I think part one will end on something happening to her, but we will not find out what exactly until part two.>Nora and Autumn will be love interests, Kat will not beI agree.>Autumn will be pushed as the "main" love interest in promotional materialsDisagree. I think they will only push the love interest angle during some promotions during pride month. Otherwise they will not mention any romance because the marketing department is terrified it could alienate heteros or become a new hate campaign target for being overly 'woke'.My current guess is that there is something about Kat that makes her dangerous. This could be either supernatural or even just mental in nature. How she is presented in the trailer almost makes it seem like she has autism at the very least.Over the course of them being in the forest Kat will become more and more hostile to Swann (maybe because she is an outsider to the established group and could be causing internal drama due to a love triangle?). Something happens to Swann that we do not directly see, but involves Kat and maybe the character that Swann did not romance.Part two is set in the modern day and deals with the three remaining members of the group getting back together and dealing with the fallout from whatever happened to Swann. Depending on what happened to Swann, this could potentially be due to her remains being discovered and the group needing into watch her tapes of that night to 'get their story straight'. We could even be playing as the character Swann romanced and working backwards to find out what really happened to her based on talking with the two other girls and comparing those statements to Swann's tapes.Either way, I think Swann is done for and they are telegraphing it. Kat gives me increasingly bad vibes.
>>475669479I disagree about Swann disappearing in the first part, I think the one to vanish will be Kat and she will turn into some vessel for the supernatural purple entity. There's a chance that Swann might or might not die based on your choices during playthrough, but that's something that is going to happen only with the second part finale.
>>475669306>Two parts.A new golden age for /lisg/ is coming.
>>475670471Seems like a compromise to the 5 episode structure of the past games and a full relase. I bet they do not want to repeat the shitshow that was LiS2 relase times.
>>475667867Collectively there is currently ~2 minutes of trailer footage on the game. With very little information outside of this trailer stuff.It is naturally going to hard for buzz to form when there is so little information out. I mean we only just got confirmation if it was third or first person. Once they show off a few minutes of in-game footage, I expect interest will start to take off.Modern game hype is very much driven by influencers and they cannot make meaningful content promoting LR until they have more to work with.>>475667973So you agree with me that witchcraft is something that we could be dealing with here?While I personally think The Craft will be a big influence, they will only clone the bones of the story up to a point. I do think Swann is going die. Her death being a real 'oh shit' moment and the main breaking point with The Craft. It would almost be like an alternative ending to the movie where Nancy wins.>>475668569Spooky stuff anon. I did not expect to see an AI clone of my mother as a teenager when I opened /lisg/.>>475670412I think if Swann was going to survive into the modern day she would be the one they showed off in the trailer. Not Autumn. In the modern day segment I think we will be playing as either Autumn or Nora (depending on who Swann romanced).I'm not sold on the Kat possession theory. I think she will end up snapping for some reason (possibly mental) and do something to Swann. If LR does involve witchcraft, then I think she would basically be our Nancy from The Craft equivalent.>>475670471We survived the content drought. Things were looking dicey there for a minute. But it seems like we are finally going to enter an active state again.That almost makes me more happy then the fact that we are likely going to get LR part 1, LR part 2 and LiS 3 within six months of each other. /lisg/ really is special to me.
>>475671943>If LR does involve witchcraft, then I think she would basically be our Nancy from The Craft equivalentSeems very probable. Hell I bet the story is going to try sway you off with Nora having the closest resemblance to Nancy and Kat being the quirky, silly girl at first, before pulling out the big reveal. >I think if Swann was going to survive into the modern day she would be the one they showed off in the trailerNah, I believe Swann is still going to be the MC through all the game and be fine. Believing she's the one to die/disappear is probably what Dontnod wants to not make obvious that Kat is the real antagonistic force.
>>475672679>Hell I bet the story is going to try sway you off with Nora having the closest resemblance to Nancy What I'm thinking is:Swann = SarahKat = NancyNora = BonnieAutumn = RochelleI agree that they are going to try and throw you off. My bet is with a love triangle that forms between Swann, Nora and Autumn that leads to drama and conflict within the group. I think the character that Swann does not romance is the one who they will try to present as the antagonist. Kat being the actual antagonist is reveal that closes out part one.>Kat being the quirky, silly girl at first, before pulling out the big revealI don't think they will characterize her like that. Obviously we do not have much to go on, but from what we have seen, I think that they made try to present her as the Bonnie equivalent. Possibly due to some mental problem that has caused her to become extremely withdrawn and isolated outside of the established Kat/Autumn/Nora group. Her problem with Nora is less due to her being a social threat (ala Nancy) and more due to her simply disrupting the established group dynamics and possibly causing conflict within a social outlet that Kat is absolutely dependent upon.>Believing she's the one to die/disappear is probably what Dontnod wants to not make obvious that Kat is the real antagonistic forceWell we can assume that Kat is not going to disappear. And they would not reveal modern Autumn if she did die. Plus they would not make both Autumn and Nora romance options and then kill one of them off while keeping the other (that the player may not have picked) alive. So either nobody dies or Swann does. I do not see any other options.
>>475674798>Well we can assume that Kat is not going to disappear.Maybe she vanish between the timeskip jump, people believe she's dead and then she puffs out again, propping the remaining three girls to reunite themselves toghever and try to save her again.
>>475671943"/lisg/ really is special to me" you can't be more pathetic kys please ^_^Now, a new interview with daddy Kochhttps://www.gamesradar.com/games/adventure/life-is-strange-devs-talk-lost-records-bloom-and-rages-protagonist-story-and-choices-looking-at-the-world-is-a-big-part-of-the-interactivity-in-our-game/
DESU, I'm pretty sure that Swann wont die or Disappear at all given a lot of the stuff coming up.>>475671943>/lisg/ really is special to me.Me too anon.
>>475675559>While I can't wait to explore the fictional town and see how our choices will impact both timelines, there's one particular moment in Swann's footage in Velvet Cove that caught my attention - a brief purple glow frames a shot as her camcorder lingers on curious circular graffiti. It immediately brings to mind the initial reveal trailer, where we see the same mysterious light shine across the group's faces. Something is going on, something that appears to possibly hint at the supernatural side of the experience. Since Bloom and Rage will have the "same kind of DNA" as Don't Nod's previous narrative adventures, >Koch teases that "there will be some sort of magic in the game", but that ultimately it will still be a story about the characters first and foremost: "We're trying to really use darker, magical elements to tell a better story about our characters." I'll be damned if this is witchcraft shit
>>475676987>We're trying to really use darker, magical elementsHuman/animal sacrifice and/or blood magic. Calling it now.Becoming the chosen of Manon will require sacrifice.>I'll be damned if this is witchcraft shitAt this point I would say that I'm 95% sure there is witchcraft involved. So many things seemed to be pointing at it and that interview almost confirms it.
>>475667326>Nora (PBUH)What if Nora turned out to be an Arab? Would you still love her all the same? This is a test of your loyalty to her majesty
>>475678237I mean, she already looks sort of ethnic and I love her. I probably would have said Turkic, Armenian or even Greek. I do not see why it would be different if she were Arab.
>With choice and consequence at the heart of the game, the team is also "putting more emphasis on the dialog system". Alongside making choices at specific moments, Koch explains that there will also be more "naturalistic dialog" that represents how it is to be part of a group. "You, in a much more dynamic way, will be able to interrupt, intervene, maybe decide to not say anything when the group is talking," Koch adds. "And this will bring a lot of choice and variation within the group and the relationship system - with who you are getting close to. So we are using a lot of those two mechanics to drive all the choices and create branches in the narrative. So this is basically almost like how Oxenfree handle its dialogue system. It will be intersting to see it in action.>And we'll talk at a later date about what you can do with a camcorder, but what you are filming with your camcorder will also play a part in the gameplay, in the storytelling, but also sometimes in the branches of the game."Bet this is how they want to integrate their spin on the original rewind mechanic from the first game.
>>475671943The Steph & Alex novel has the potential to be quite good too.
>>475681802Maybe. But I said the same thing about the nightmare comic. That burned me bad.I'm not going to let myself get hyped up again until they can prove that the material they put out is worth being hyped over.Also: We are just a few posts away from the end of the thread and I have to run. So someone else will need to make the new general.
>>475683837Well, the Steph Story was decent and made Pricefield full on canon, so a sequel in the same timeline should be good enough. At least inoffensive.
Y'know, I think Dont Nod have their 80's and 90's a bit mixed up.
>>475687791It does give that 'Stranger Things' 80s vibe that was popular for while
Good thread
>>475693129Indeed. A thoroughly enjoyable edition.
You guys keep hitting bump limit while I'm still working, I can't make the thread for like four hours
Play hide and seek in waterfalls >>475697815>>475697815
