Countdown to Midnight editionPrevious thread: >>553596807 >Life is Strange(LiS) - An episodic narrative adventure game by developer Don’t Nod (DN). Set in the fictional coastal town of Arcadia Bay, Oregon, it follows Max Caulfield, a shy, awkward photography student who discovers she can rewind time and—perhaps more urgently—that she’s very, very gay. At the heart of the story is Max’s reunion with her estranged best friend, the rebellious, blue-haired Chloe Price. Their bond becomes the game’s pulsing queer core as they unravel the mystery of Rachel Amber’s disappearance. What begins as a teenage reconnection blooms into a messy, tender queer odyssey about grief, desire, and the impossible choices we make for the people we can't truly live without.>Official Websites:https://lifeisstrange.com/https://dont-nod.com/en/>Life is Strange Series Steam:https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36149206>Lost Records Series Steam:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1902960>/lisg/ Permalink:http://orph.link/lisg>FAQs, Old Threads/Strawpolls, Soundtrack/Music & Leaks:http://orph.link/lisgarchive>/lisg/ Community Written Fan Fiction:http://orph.link/story>Compilation of Fanfics:http://orph.link/fanfic>/lisg/ Content Producers:http://imgur.com/a/DOAKn>Art of LiS:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=265yHETXRXo>/lis/ sings:https://www.mediafire.com/file/1y584yhvq5p2y35/Glass+walls+lisg+edition.mp3https://web.archive.org/web/20200324102651/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjPsOkijFh0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aSC1kY30uI (dead link)Discussion of other LiS games in the series like Life is Strange 2, TC, Don't Nod's other media like Lost Records, the upcoming TV show and other similar games is welcome!
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>>554008207comfy
>>554008306
>As Max and Chloe are leaving the ruins of Arcadia Bay behind, there's one more tragic story unfolding>Alice and Lisa stuck in Max's room, Alice hasn't eaten anything in days, the dorms are destroyed and no one comes looking for them>"No one's gonna come save us, this is the end, we'll starve to death...">Alice...you can survive this and go back to your owner. All you have to do is... all you have to do is eat me."a times this week did you try to nibble my leafs? I'm a plant, Alice, you're a bunny, maybe it's time I accept my destiny... OUR destiny.">"Lisa, I can't make this choice!">"No Alice, you're the only one who can">eat Lisahttps://orph.link/sacrificelisa.mp3>eat your own foothttps://orph.link/sacrificepaw.mp3
>>554008363holy yuckola
>>554008207Soulless
We must secure the existence of PriceField and a future for "Life is Strange". - Uncle AddyWhat could have been.... (T﹏T)time traveler:>accidentally travels too far back in time in another attemp to save her soulmatethe timeline:
>>554008515you seethe
>>554008492BAE > bayBFFs, Pirates, Wonder Twins, Partners in Time & Crime & Love, Fellow Dorks, GFs, Wiveshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhvZxmgLfNA
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>>554008492Soulless slop
>>554008723who offered tongue first?
>>554008723Fuck off with this garbage
>>554008863you seethe
>/lisg/ lives but its content quality deteriorate to /b/ shitpost levels
>>554008797Max. She's absolutely relentless in this game
>>554008548It's far more likely some bullshit occurs and Rachel is back from the dead.
>>554008863Do Chloe and Max even get a "garbage" kiss if you choose bae? Hmm I wonder! Oh wait! NOPE they don't. Your jealousy is showing lmaooo
>>554009316jealous shitfielders are absolutely pathetic
>>554008723This is what it's all about
>>554009316How about you shut the fuck up and go back to tumblr or Reddit, where you can be a random nobody rather than a special snowflake here, Star?
>>554009483you seethe
>>554008752In 4 days your dimeless fave will become a part of that "soulless slop". Enjoy, fgt
>>554009483Everything from there gets reposted here and even tumblr is strange was a big thing here. What happened?
>>554009012basedi hope it stays that way in reunion
>>554008797>Maybe we should sleep on it>In my bed? WHO could it be?Except it's nobody. Because they kiss once and then never again. The next morning the timelines are merged and Amanda has double memories. Talk about consequences of your actions and all that shit lol
>>554009787At least we agree that none of the choice matters and DE is worthless for that
>>554009787They live together at Hellerton house in the original timeline and it's not optional
>>554009483Stay pressed! <3
>>554009893you seethe
>>554009107That is well within the realm of possibility if they have the balls to bring Uncle Addy back first. After all, his power must be "revive", as it was heavily foreshadowed during LiS:WW2. Because the only explanation how he was able to kill those 6m jews is killing 271k of them who were accounted for by the Red Cross, then using his powers to continuously revive and gas them again and again until the total number reached those 6 million.
>>554009679will you buy the other slop knowing what it is?
>>554009982You should go on on X or Reddit, seriously, they are far more apt to your mental condition than here
>>554010072What's important is that you'll be shilling for free, spamming your fave from this game everywhere. Square's marketing budget is non-existent, so they're lucky to have useful idiots like you doing the legwork for them.And, as always, Square Enix thanks you for your continued support
Is he right?
>>554010702afraid so
>>554010702Absolutely. Just look at r/pricefield
>>554008118gayslop
>>554009893>At least we agree that none of the choice matters and DE is worthless for thatNo, you can agree on that with yourself. I don't agree with you since each character's ending has two polar opposite outcomes depending on which choices you make throughout the game
Is this image real? (from the previous thread)Why are both of her arms black?
>>554010548You haven't answered my question
>>554011434Walled
>>554010185Mmmm no. Because you're right I DO feel like a "special snowflake" here! It's crazy how normal you feel among crazy people! I somehow wish you'd go to therapy, but then, it's entertaining so like ... don't <3 :*
>>554011348those choice won't matter much anyway so its a huge step down from LiS2 having four complete ending sequences
If this Maisy chick ends up being live-action Max keeping an eye on the times she has darker hair. Her TikTok tends to be pretty dorky from a quick glance. So at least she doesn't take herself too seriously.
Comics actually mogging all the LiS games by the amount of kino kisses
>>554011795How do you know they don't matter when Reunion hasn't been released? Can you know for sure? No. No you can't. Just like I don't know if Chloe will or will not have character development. Because judging by the clothing is unfair. Right?
>>554011434Yes, it seems like it is. Jacket and t-shirt are the exact same as the ones in the teaser
>>554012175Fits better as Courtney
>>554011434>>554012679It's AI
>>554012175Fuck off with this streaming slop
>>554012831My face rn because I fell for it -_-Lmaoooo why is this shit getting so good? Now that I stare at it, there are inconsistencies. but at first glance I literally couldn't tell
>>554012869Take a shot anytime someone in this thread uses the word 'slop'. Die of alcohol poisoning in two minutes.
>>554012462Never heard of tempering your expectations to the bare minimum?
>>554013054anon, it literally has gemini logo at the bottom right corner
>>554013210Ah, look, a person who enjoys self-inflicted pain! Why would you even do that to yourself?Just be normal about all this, I promise, if you're normal about it, nothing can disappoint you too much!
>>554013280I mean now that you mention it... LMAOO you can tell I don't use it, and neither do my friends. So unfortunately, I wouldn't know to look for it first thing. When it comes to AI, you could say I've been living under a rock
>>554011434To the AI-bro who cooked that realistic Amanda last thread: can you give Chloe the same treatment?
>>554013186You'll get us a favour
>>554013793How old are you by the way?
>>554013186kek. lisg does need to increase its vocabulary
Any guesses on who will even be on the LiS: Reunion Livestream? Lucy Hale probably recorded it before she was fired. Safest bet would be to have Hannah do the talking as they didn't ire her. The last Livestream had Stauder and Kuan. I'm guessing we don't see them this time.
>>554014578What other curiosities do you have? I have more space in my username lol
>>554016076>Hannah Telle - She'll never turn down her SE masters>Rhianna Devries - She's clearly who D9 prefers as Chloe and I imagine they'll be laying rumors to rest before people start spamming it's the return of Ashly Burch
>>554016390pull out your face pic
>>554016830Why? Is Chloe's face not good enough jerk-off material so you need mine?
>>554017230>not good enough jerk-off materialof course not, she's generic as fuck
>>554017339So am I. Although I can't put my pic in my username, can I?But let's not lie, she's not generic. My gay ass finds her pretty hot. It's just her personality that's a bit repulsive. Imo at least
>>554018150You can do that in Reddit, queen
/pricefield is such a hellhole holy shit,so bitter
>>554019021Wha? I thought they’re celebrating
>>554018745AH thanks for the tip queen! I didn't know! I'm gathering all my stuff and going there right away! Tsk! Tsk! To think that ALL I've ever wanted to do was to share my face online and I didn't know how to! But just so you know, it's "you can do that *on* reddit", queen! Stay educated! Kisses!
>>554019424>26yoYou're too old for r/pricefield's male lesbian fetishists
Just stop giving attention to this random broad and focus on something else
>>554019923you seethe
the weeks leading up to the release of DE were hilarious because all the controversies,i hope this game is full of drama too kek
>>554019021They're the gift that keeps on giving. Peak comedy.
>>554021228>>554019317you still going to buy the game?
>>554020696They'll pop out in some way or another, what I'm more curious is how long it will take to have the game out. DE had like full months of marketing an multiple videos, I cant imagine they will do the same for Reunion
>>554021527Of course I am, because MUH CHLOE is in it. It's SOUL
>>554021743Of course you would do
>>554021527Yes! I'm a penitent Pricefielder much like my sisters and now that they've brought back our fave, all is forgiven! Pricefield Eternal! Waiter! More Pricefield fanart for us to repost please!
>>554022286You can do a much better job at trolling, this is low shit
they need to add a male romance option,someone who can have a threesome with max and chloe,imagine the seethe!
>>554023991Not male specifically, but more romance options at the same time for sure. The franchise needed to take this step ages ago. Plus, I’m hoping all those character kinks and fetishes they kept hinting at in DE finally get some proper payoff
>>554024679Hag Nora sexo
>>554019021No /delifeistrange is way worse. Also, give me that sweet seething
>>554025124you seethe
>>554024398There's a very high chance we'll have 4 love interests. Amanda, Chloe, Vinh (now that we know he's still around) and possibly Safi. But the fetish stuff most probably won't be explored further, according to the PEGI rating. For DE, all those lines were included in the rating. But iirc, the only thing mentioned in Reunion's rating for sexual themes is the fact that there's a character who says their girlfriend didn't go to the party because she thought it was an orgy.
i need a white male romance option,like ryan from true colours but even more handsomemake the chloe fags shake in anger
>>554027089That's the recipe for a disaster, D9 can barely handle more than two romances, there's no way they will do a good job if they were already in high waters and massive issues behind the scenesWhy this isn't a concern of yours? If you are that smart, maybe you should be a little bit worried about what kind of pastiche is going to come out of Reunion
>>554027089Possibly 5, including Max, if the game is ambitious enough to have Chloe as a playable character from the beginning or somewhere down the middle. A dual player character LiS game should've been done years ago damn.
It's heartwarming how Reunion brought some life to these threads.
>>554027089Why can't they fuck off with this constant "muh degeneracy" theme? Adult people are not like this
>>554027089We need to wait for the Singapore rating. PEGI didn't say anything about DE, and yet a lot of people ended up calling it too horny. The Singaporeans are the only ones who actually leak the good stuff.>>554028201>make the chloe fags shake in angerI just took a quick look at Reddit and social media and they don't look happy already. At least that's not the reaction I expected from people who basically begged for this for a year and a half.>>554029562>A dual player characterJudging by that same PEGI description, it looks like they cowarded out.
>>554028380>Why this isn't a concern of yours?Because it can happen like this:-Chloe comes to Caledon-People ask Max who she is and she says that she's her old friend / ex girlfriend-Amanda and Vinh back off a bit because they see how protective she is of Max-Safi probably comes around and finds her annoying -Safi and Chloe might either clash or be bffs. But my bet is they'll clash. Safi refuses to even say her name in DE even though she finds out what it is. She calls her "wallet girl". I don't think it's out of consideration.-by the end you get to choose your love interest out of the 4 of them. Since the plot seems, strong emphasis on seems, to to develop over the course of 3 days, I don't see how they'd integrate all the ships. They'll probably focus on two, and my bet is this time it'll be Chloe and Safi, because we've already seen the other two ships. Idk if we need to see more to be able to choose oneI don't think we'll see 4 characters fighting over Max like in some teenage drama. It's not impossible, but I just think that if they add all 4, 2 will be a bit sad about Chloe's presence and back off a bit, while Safi would be annoyed and stand taller
>>554030365Yeah, well, DE 'brought some life' to the threads back in the day too...
>>554031916of course they not happy,being the victims of big bad square enix and deck nine is all those freaks have going in their lives
>>554030521>Adult people are not like thisOh, sweet summer child...
>>554030521Have you ever had anyone be attracted to you? Because most adults are ALL about sex when they're interested in each other. And nowadays, I hate to break it to you, but things are more casual and open than they used to be. Especially in America. A lot of people liked to see more "adult" topics being inserted into the conversation. Because we're all adults, and we don't shy away from this stuff
>>554031916PEGI mentioned all these lines in their rating, though. The "I could eat you under the table" one, the "what would you peg me for?" one, and they probably included more. I don't remember>a lot of people ended up calling it too hornyThey've never "had bitches". They don't know how people act when they do lmaooo
>>554032178You still haven't given a compelling answer on why this would be done good, and not come out as a lame soap opera style shipping contest, which is the issue I have.But if we trust the three day thing, then they'll just go BtS route and have Chloe being the only romance available if you want or not, which simplifies a lot
>>554033225You really have low standards and will do everything in your power to defend garbage writing with D9 turning LiS into some bad Netflix teen drama. Which makes a lot of sense if your best experience is watching soap shows with your cousin lmao
>>554032925>Have you ever had anyone be attracted to you? Because most adults are ALL about sex when they're interested in each otherHaste generalization to justify bad or B-movie tier writing, not surprising you would have done that. Again, you are hellbent in defending a corporate fanfiction made by a dying studio made against the will of the original game, a game you said again you didn't like much, and you still pretend like you care about good stories lmao
i hate this"teaser of a teaser"erashow us the game already you bitches!
>>554034385They have to make the best out of what they have, probably dont have the time or budget to roll out a proper marketing campaign
>>554032747Oh, that’s just heartbreaking. How can we possibly support these brave people in their time of need?
>>554033352Oh don't get me wrong, I'm worried that it might look cliche too. 4 love interests is 3 too many for me. I find it quite unrealistic to have two people interested in you at the same time irl. (but maybe that's just me because that has never happened to me. Or I think it hasn't) let alone 4. That's ridiculous and extremely unrealistic But it's easy to solve: you can send Chloe on her way, or two people can go out of focus, or you could betray one, two or three and make it impossible to date them. Not saying it would be a good idea. Just saying there are ways to make it feel less overwhelming and like there's an "opera style shipping contest" as you say
>>554033510That's ridiculous! Do you watch what you want if your 14 yo cousin comes over and wants to spend time with you? Because I watch what she wants to watch. It's the nice thing to do. But if I said I don't like XO Kitty's cliche plot, what makes you think I'll like it if RE goes that way? I'll 100% criticize it if they ruin it with the romance
>>554036439I don’t think you should be around any minors sir
>>554032178Safi is the villain this time, and Max can't exactly bang a villain. Pricefield is a side option they rushed with mocap last summer
>>554037604Lamooo you have no comeback? How did you get to that conclusion? What would I do to her? Watch age appropriate stuff with her and feed her? I am such danger! Lock me up! Please!Grow up, will you? You're salivating over a 19yo character. maybe you shouldn't be around minors
>>554037646>Safi is the villain this time, and Max can't exactly bang a villainYou sure? Because in DE she says that bitchy women are a HUGE turn-on. And the only character we see being bitchy in DE is, unfortunately, Safi. Now that Chloe is back, you can add her right at the top of the list too. Who knows, maybe they'll all three bang and solve the issue. I'm trolling you, obviously. But I am half serious there too. If Safi is evil, idk if anyone would want them together. But I still believe she'd be a love interest. They hinted at it a bit too much to just be left unexplored
>a namefag in /lisg/This general has truly reached rock bottom, even the worst years of post-Legion shitposting never hit this low
>>554035006Post more fanarts, quickly!
>>554038520That's a weird reaction, even with trying to compare a minor to a 19 year old legal adult. And like the other anon said, maybe you shouldn't be around kids at all
>>554039135GTFO, fgt
>>554039135A sign of the end times
>>554037646This. But Rihanna DeVries has been listed to a lead role since at least 2022, so her presence in Reunion seems more than a last summer addition
>>554039135A deranged one too, not even a tenth of the coolness of Bananon
>>554039135>schizo pissfielders now lashing out at anons that take accountability for their postslmao, ya love to see it
>>554039189I hope this helps!
>>554039619You are the one acting weird, dear. Assuming I shouldn't be around adults when you had no indication I'd act inappropriate? Why did you assume that? Because you know what you'd do it? Because I never assume that everyone who hangs out with their underage relative wants to do anything inappropriate. Some of us have normal, healthy relationships with our relatives. But maybe that's not your case? Hold on, now I'm really worried. Have you been abused by your cousin as a kid, anon? Do you need help? A therapist? Someone to talk to? I'm here for you if you want, just saying. Making assumptions like that without no proof indicates you're troubled yourself and it might have happened to you. That fucking sucks, anon! I'm sorry for you! Nobody should go through that stuff! Please, whether you've been abused or are an abuser, seek help! Therapists need money too! And you need all the help you can get! I believe there's still time to recover
>>554039871You have no idea how much fun I'm having! Sometimes you have to act crazy when you interact with crazy people lmaoo
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>>554040701>Hold on, now I'm really worried. Have you been abused by your cousin as a kid, anon? Do you need help? A therapist? Someone to talk to? I'm here for you if you want, just sayingAnother projection, yawn
>Sometimes you have to act crazy when you interact with crazy people lmaooshut the fuck up tripfag
>>554040574imagine Chlorine just waltzing in at that exact moment with her impossible memories
>>554041424And I'm yawning right back at you, idk what to tell you
>>554041943Ngl, I'm laughing harder than I should
>Making assumptions like that without no proof indicates you're troubled yourself and it might have happened to youyou are asking to get doxxed by all the details you bring abour your irl appareance or what you do with your cousin. not bright of you desueither imply you have mental deficiency or you just are an attention whore who needs to be validated by tripcode namesame way they on x buying blue checks
>>554041943Why do people call Chloe chlorine? Is she clean or something?
>>554046762She's toxic
>Redditors seething someone's namefagging because they don't have the guts to do so themselvesHahahahahaha another lisg all-timer
>>554047142>RedditorsHow are they doing today?
>>554046762Its a schizo poster who uses VPN and larps as more than two anons, they post out of spite
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>>554047142It's the redditors that are namefagging because reddit uses usernames. Others are okay with just being anons.
You used the same screenshot when told it was more than one troll anon, your game is as clear as day
>>554048205Almost as deranged as the vitriolic hate people have for a fictional character.
>>554041943Perfect. She can grab the other foot and get to work. The impossible memories can wait
>>554048347Blessed image
>>554008723soul>>554009107soul
>>554047762Oh you know, the usual whining. It's worse in the discord server.
>>554049738slop that killed SE London and soon Dick 9
>>554048347Based
>>554051054you'll be enjoying the exact same slop in four days
>>554048495absolute kino!i unironically hope the whole game is just this. it's the only way to save the franchise at this point
>>554051528Unlike you I'm not buying the game lmao
>>554052524too lateif it comes out in march, they are shoving it out to die and rot
>>554049810>It's worse in the discord server.You mean Cada's cord? What are they seething over now?
The energy is just not there, I remember how different things were when TC came around, now all we get is garbage shitpost from tourists
>>554057360you cant blame people from being jaded after DE and lost records,im not even a chloe fan i dont blame those people from shittting all over this and not caring
>>554060049It's kind of funny how DE was expected by SE and D9 to be a huge success based on the return of Max and all they got was lay offs and a totally destroyed fanbase. How did they not see this shit coming?
>>554060049Lost Records at least was a far better experience and it gave us Nora, which far than we could have asked for
>>554061485It's a literal mystery how SE is still in business in general.
>>554061485Execs live in a totally detached reality from the people they are expected to sell their products
>>554054245I'm not at liberty to say. But the seethe stems from the usual platforms and people's reception to what's coming. A bit coming from here as well of all places.
>>554057360Let's not delude ourselves now.
Hahahaha, can't wait for the game to come out. Gonna be a great year for sure.
yfw Rachel comes back too. I don't think the general can handle that
>>554063347>>554064131Another consequence of D9 having zero comprehension of LIS. BTS's writing wasn't any better than DE's.
>>554064575Its like D9 knows they are at their last so they are going to throw everything at the wall to see what sticks
>>554065154you seethe
>>554066317BTS is fine as an isolated story, but there are so many inconsistencies with the original game that it shouldn't be considered canon at all. I didn't hate playing it, it just doesn't work as a prequel.
>>554066790Farewell is probably the best DLC we ever got from LiS
reminder that pricefield fags made hannah cry multiple times,just pure evil
>>554067464In your head
>>554067774in your head
>>554040574S-tier feet
>>554067413Agreed.
>>554068857>I love slop!
>>554062820>>554063347>>554064131Pissfielders are basically unteachable animals at this point. They keep sabotaging the series and then cry when they inevitably lose. Imagine missing the entire point of LiS1, a game about accepting reality, while your favorite character matures and learns to understand it and you stay just a delusional shipper. Absolute state of these people
>>554070348you seethe
>>554070393>your favorite character matures and learns to understand itAnd the Square Enix demands a sequel the original writers and creators never wanted, shitting and recycling what was good and unique charm of the original game. Fans can be annoying and toxic, but out of touch greedy publishers are the real issue and will always be
>>554070393The saner and more self-aware ones, and I'm using those words really loosely, "got out" essentially from the mind virus. Graduating to just actually enjoying the ship and none of the drama behind it. In this general alone you could see their numbers whittle down over the decade. The real blow is losing the LiS 2 crowd which were innocently and earnestly discussing the game until you know what happened.
>>554071965Why is always deflection on Pricefield fans, when the real issue is Square Enix incompetence, lack of ideas and direction for the series? They have the real power and did everything in their stead to turn LiS into hot garbage
>>554070393Sweet delusional seething.
The people cry out for Chloe. The execs are just giving everyone what they want.
>>554073120They don't actually care, they're just trying to farm (you)s.
>>554064575>leaks>"...the campus will be consumed by an inferno in three days"Oh she *will* come back, won't she? I'd bet money on it.
harry potter ahh type shi protag, destroying every school she goes to
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>>554080856If she does I hope is just voices and nothing more
>>554067464Well, she should not be a pussy
>>554081056That's what happens when you give the story to hacks
>>554081056Stop doing that "ahh" shit. You're a fucking adult and this isn't tiktok. Just say ass.
Even if Max and Chloe stay split I'd like to have them stay friends.
>>554090131or booty
We should make a bet on how much stuff Reunion will reuse from both DE, LiS1 and Before the Storm, the leaks mentioned a party once again and I can't believe D9 had no shame to repeat themselves twice
>>554091162They've seemingly fallen into a corner where they need the 2 timeline gameplay again to explain Chloe being alive/dead at the same time, unless they retardedly ass-pull that merging the Safi timelines also merged Chloe's.
I don't know if Reunion will be good.But the seething of the people who were celebrating Chloe being gone and declaring Bay to have won, is tasty.
Chloe is my favorite character in the series, but I still have zero hype for Reunion. Fool me once, etc etc.I made my peace with DE and just accepted the comics as my canon. I don't even hold any ill will towards people that like DE.
>>554091818It's probably an asspull and they are going to brand it as how it was always part of the plan
Y’all ready for a more moderner more masculine Chloe? Because TLOU2 taught us that’s what the modern audience wants.
>>554091818They could always pull some bullshit with Safi shapeshifting into Chloe and the real Chloe never actually appears in the game.
>>554096136I honestly think this might be it. Could you imagine the anger? Holy hell you thought DE was bad, Chloe actually being just Safi might push them over the edge.
>>554096136Its going to be a mess regardless if its real Chloe or not. Doesn't seem to be large hype or interest outside of the LiS fandom either, it feels insular
>>554096479Imagine the mid game twist where Real Chloe actually turns up and smashes false Chloe over the head with a soup tureen.
>>554096479Whatever they do it will be ass as DE was, maybe Reunion is even less concerned to be consistent by this point
>>554096562Thats because LiS doesnt appeal outside of it's own Fanbase. They tried with DE to appeal to the normies and failed. All that tiktok marketing and hyping it up as a proprer murder mystery with suspects and evidence .
>>554096694Absolute kino
>>554096959Yeah but it does feel even more secluded than it was like two years ago or by the time of TC
>>554096479Doesn't Safi need to know the people to turn into them? So they'd need to pull a Skullface situation where Safi was actually in LiS1 all along too which would be hilarious.
>>554096962I FUCKING DESPISE THIS AI SLOP!
>>554096959DE was a bad game. If it was good, they could have appealed to more people
>>554098298That's literally a 3d model in Blender
Will they let Chloe into the Horny Max Bowl?
>>554100585Amanda and Vinh won't even get a look in.As soon as Chloe arrives, Max will completely lose interest in any of the cast established in DE.
>>554100981Moses will assert his dominance
Vihn, Amanda, Moses, Lucas, and Loretta will return; their respective voice talents interacted with the official announcement.We know that one of the reasons Chloe broke up with Max was because she was afraid of her powers. As stupid as this was, it was already established in DE. REUNION starts with Chloe being affected once again by Max’s supernatural bullshit.LOLOLOLOL.
It'd be funny as hell either way if this one managed to sell more than Double Exposure. The promise of Chloe visibly raising sales would do irreparable mental damage to not only people here but actual D9 employees, some former
>>554102971It will absolutely sell worse than DE. Not because DE is a good game or something like that, but simply due to three reasons:a. DE had a lot of hype behind it due to being the return of the original LiS protagonist b. LiS fans are too jaded now to give a chance to such a blatant cashgrabc. General audiences prefer gaudy, borderline pornographic narrative games; that's why Dispatch was so popular. LiS is just too "lame" for current audiences. In my personal opinion Reunion will be the worst selling LiS title.
Forgot to add, C is also the reason behind Lost Records being such a massive commercial failure.
>>554103746>>554103919>General audiences prefer gaudy, borderline pornographic narrative gamesWe're never getting the "Max and Chloe Fuck" DLC, are we?
>>554098545PROOF?
Hella?
>>554039135Those were dark days too. Made the general intolerable. Incredible we've managed to stoop lower.
>>554116578you seethe
somehow Chloe returned
>>554116578you don't know true rock bottom until you start seeing tripfags
>>554127687you seethe
>>554008118Max is now pregnant with Vinh's child. Chloe is now a single mom.Yurikeks gets eternally assblastedKino ending to Life is Strange
Oh I guess her hair is green.
I am kinda excited bros, I can't lie. I'm holding back a little just in case it's not Chloe. But I've been wanting for her comeback since the last game(s) with her ended. I will slurp up all the slop as long as it's positive and with Chloe.
>>554132836My self respect doesn't hinge on a video game release. I really love the original LIS and I love Chloe's character. Fix your gay ass autocorrect btw.
>>554132515At least you're only admitting to being a retard on an anonymous image board.
>>554133343Where did your post go?
>>554132515>I will slurp up all the slop as long as it's positive and with Chloe.And that’s exactly what every shitfielder is gonna do. All this whining about "bad writing", "disrespecting one of the endings", "disrespecting the original vision" is pure cope. They never actually gave a fuck about any of that
>>554133503>They never actually gave a fuck about any of thatWell, I don't. I know you're in some gay internet war with people, but I don't post often. I am just genuinely excited to see Chloe come back.
>>554133625Of course you are. Because like they said, you have absolutely no self-respect
>>554134239>you have absolutely no self-respectHow do you and "they" figure?
>>554091162You guys are so funny! Now no other lis game can have a party because lis1 had a party in it? Parties are a real life thing that happens once in a while, especially in a university setting. People throw parties in dorms and bars and shit. NOT seeing a party is weird
>>554134830No one cares, dude.
>>554134932Well you guys care, obviously! Since you're so bothered by it!Be so fucking for real, you're just picking on whatever you can without realizing how ridiculous you sound
>>554091162I think it will be the same size too. Which is way too short when they have to cover so much stuff
>>554135870Hey big man, no one cares.
I hope the soundtrack's good, they've never failed in that department so far. >>554134830Recognizing motifs and story beats aren't really these people's strong suit. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
>You guys are so funny! Now no other lis game can have a party because lis1 had a party in it? Parties are a real life thing that happens once in a whileBrainded reasoning that justifies Deck Nine recycling previous plot beats from prior gamesz showing once again how much of creatively bankrupt they are.For someone who claim to understand stories, you seemingly can't understand narratives and when a story tries too much to repeat what happened before expecially in the iconic first game, becoming then unoriginal
>>554137926you seethe
>>554133503I wont buy the game, don't be silly. There's nothing who cant convince me they are going to miracolously make it a better game than DE
>>554137926>expeciallyJesus...
>Be so fucking for real, you're just picking on whatever you can without realizing how ridiculous you soundthe only one who's being ridicolous here is you, who have no standards and understand media with the same depth as your average junk food chain
>>554138412you seethe
>>554103746>c. General audiences prefer gaudy, borderline pornographic narrative games; that's why Dispatch was so popular. LiS is just too "lame" for current audiences.Maybe if you're an Invisicuck. I just want wholesome romance.
>>554138717>InvisicuckLmao, we can talk about Dispatch here?
>>554103746>>554103919Sadly this is true. Dispatch made a lot of changes to the base Telltale formula and streamlined any form of environment interactivity to just cutscenes with choice prompts. They hit what worked with current audiences and had popular streamers and youtubers playing VAs in the game with chunk of their audiences to help the game word of mouth like moistcritikal. Its just a whole another level compared to what LiS has done
>>554132515Anon, please save money for Mixtape instead of a nostalgia cashgrab
>>554139571>instead of a nostalgia cashgrabSo, Mixtape?
>>554139709Mixtape is an original storyReunion is a game that wants to be a sequel to DE and also be "'remember Max and Chloe? They back now!"
>>554139245never played it, how many endings does it have? and are the management game sections relevant to the main story?
>>554139841>Mixtape is yet another "member the 80's and john hughes?" form of mediaSo, a nostalgia cashgrab?
>>554140348the 80s craze has dissipated by a couple of years tho
>>554103746>a. DE had a lot of hype behind it due to being the return of the original LiS protagonist>b. LiS fans are too jaded now to give a chance to such a blatant cashgrabThese are the biggest things problems that the game is going to face. Way too many people feel like they got burned with how DE brought back Max just to have her act like she never learned any lessons from the previous game and plays around with powers again. That and the hamfisted way they decided to handle Chloe for the players who wanted her to live. That and it feels like the devs have no idea what made people enjoy the first game. The setting of a comfy small town with a mystery was perfect for the first game. Meanwhile, the college campus in DE is boring and doesn't even properly utilize it's setting. You could easily forget that Max is meant to be a fucking teacher because she never teaches a class, and is mingling with students who look the same age as her.
>>554103919God Lost Records was so fucking bad. I never even played the second half because of what a slog the first half was>Hey, I got this package in the mail referencing something we did back that one summer and it's super ominous and threatening>"Oh shit, should we open it?">NO NO LET'S TALK AROUND THE BOX FOR THE NEXT 6 HOURS>Also I hope you didn't want anything interesting to happen, because it's going to be exclusively girl talk for 90% of the game>Oh what? The tv started playing a tape on it's own and it's a creepy video of us in the woods that we don't remember?>DON'T WORRY, THAT WAS FAR TOO INTERESTING SO WE SKIPPED AHEAD TO MAKING THE CREEPY CABIN OUR CLUB HOUSE!I bought the game hoping to recapture the vibes from the first LIS and I was entirely disappointed
>>554141242It's amazing how everything has been explained to you and you still don't get it. Quality.
>Max jumping between different timelines had a ripple effect across the whole world>Somehow the timeline where Chloe dies and Chloe lives have now been merged, Chloe has memories from both timelines>Also Rachel Amber is brought back to life because fuck it, why notThis is my prediction for how they explain Chloe being important to the plot again for the sequel
>>554141502The pacing was one of its weaknesses. I get the idea of building up your rapport with the others first and piece together their summer but there was too much emphasis in the past when the story in the present is as interesting. The locations too were a disappointment; wouldn't it make more sense for the 3 of them to revisit the places they found the most comfort in/evoke the most memories and trace their memories from there? The package should been opened early in Tape 1 then pacing should ramp up from there. Wasted potential. I imagine you'd hate Tape 2 since it skips a whole week.
>>554141242>You could easily forget that Max is meant to be a fucking teacher because she never teaches a class, and is mingling with students who look the same age as her.Yeah, a lot of that shit is fucking weird. Why not just make her a student if she's going to act like one anyway? And teachers and students shouldn't be fraternizing in the way that they do in DE. It's all so jumbled that a lot of DE reviews mistakenly say that Max is a student at Caledon.It also seems like a huge miss, if they were going to imitate the climax of LIS1 at the end of the game, not to have Max teaching a class at the beginning.
>>554142443by the look of it they had to deal with a short budget from the start and couldn't afford as many locations and rigged characters into the story. But yeah, the package thing should have been at least been confronted much earlier on, and likely would have enjoyed a scene with them returning at the ranch to met old Dylan
>>554142485I have no faith in the writing team at all, so I'm gonna be cynical and say that they likely decided to say Max a teacher because they wanted to repeat a school setting and it wouldn't make sense for Max to still be taking photography lessons after all this time. They didn't go into the idea of Max being a teacher because it was her passion or anything like that, they just made her one because they wanted to repeat the school setting, but calling her a teacher was a way for her to not have to attend any classes, but then also neglected to have her teach a class. They absolutely should have had her teach and think back on Mr. Jefferson at the beginning of the game. And yeah, Max is literally fucking going drinking at the same bar the college kids are at. I can very easily see how so many reviews mistook her for a student, because they don't try to make her have any kind of professional boundaries with the students
>>554142443I'll end up playing Tape 2 eventually, just to get my moneys worth out of the game. I'd say the pacing is a fatal weakness, because as someone who loved the original life is strange and slow burn stories, the pacing in Lost Records was agonizingly slow. I was so fucking bored and kept waiting for something interesting to happen. I actually got fucking mad when the tape of them in the woods that they have no memory of quickly got shoved aside so they could decorate the cabin. Like something interesting was finally happening and they couldn't end it quick enough.
>>554143045>They absolutely should have had her teach and think back on Mr. Jefferson at the beginning of the gameShe's only allowed to think about Jefferson if he looks like a bowling alley mascot.
>>554143045You are spot on with this description. They wanted, or Square Enix wanted, that game to soft reboot the franchise at some point, but they couldn't be able to set an strong direction or explore deeper than superficial stuff and 'memberberries
>>554142984It's not even a budget thing since we saw they modeled modern versions of the past locations. Far be it from me to criticize how games are made, but they had what, 3-5 years of development? It's more they failed to realize the potential they had with the past and present settings. Recollecting the past at the bar is one thing to show the passage of time but a greater contrast would've been achieved if they actually left it and visited those locations. They didn't even need to show Dylan but at least show what the ranch looks like in the present; a picture would've been enough. They did their own spin on IT but failed immensely in parts of it.>>554143282>I'd say the pacing is a fatal weaknessAnother problem with Tape 2 since it rushes you this time.>I actually got fucking mad when the tape of them in the woods that they have no memory of quickly got shoved aside so they could decorate the cabin. Like something interesting was finally happening and they couldn't end it quick enough.Autumn alludes some kind of force, probably The Abyss, The Witches or The Forest, took hold of them already which explains how they found their way back. You could say that's the reason why they forgot because it's actively making them forget. It's never explained and a lot of theories have sprung up to try. I love the game but it's not without its faults.
>>554144636They never will, but they honestly should do a soft reboot directly after the first game, and make it official that Bae is canon and continue the story. There's no way to tell a satisfying continuation if they want to insist "both endings are canon". Even talented writers couldn't make it work without essentially making two entirely different games depending on the players choice
>>554144439kek
>>554142485>>554143045Sounds like you guys never went to college or college towns because it's perfectly normal for university staff and students to frequent places situated nearby. Ages also vary in these places. There is no criticism here regarding that part of the setting. Also, artists-in-residency and teachers are two different things.
>>554144809Game development is not as cost effective as it was years ago, with the enhanced fidelity of graphics and models they can't cheap out like they did for LiS1, but it still feels like they could have done more with it, and Don't Nod is financially struggling tooThere are movies that do work within a very few or one location, but they do so because they are high concept dramas where the main actors have exceptional talent to carry the whole thing. LR was trying to be something like that for the day portions, but there's only so much you can do to get audience interest on board if 90% of the present day is them sitting at the bar in an interactive video game
>>554137926*sigh* You really can't understand why they reuse elements, can you? That's pitiful... and concerning. You might need to go back to school.But let me make it easier for you and spell it out: it doesn't "repeat what happened in the first iconic game" It uses some common elements that are meant to evoke familiarity to the people who played this game 5-10 years ago and barely remember what happened. It's supposed to make it feel like the old thing, but new at the same time, so there isn't a huge discrepancy. I hate to break it to you, but it's a common thing that writers do, especially when the sequels come out so long after the first game/book got released.Here are quotes from two articles to prove my point, in case you think I'm being dumb and making shit up: "Consolidation is the process of reusing story elements and keeping all of your story elements closely linked. This converts new things your audience would have to learn into things they’re already familiar with, thereby simplifying it.""I’m always looking for ways to repeat motifs, pay off even the slightest bit of foreshadowing, and reuse settings and props in thematically meaningful ways. Most stories can support a few loose ends, but a good motto for any writer is: Everything matters." So maybe, instead of being dumb and shallow on the internet, you could go take a writing class. It might help develop your analytical skills <3
>>554145497>Also, artists-in-residency and teachers are two different thingsThat still however makes the whole idea of Max being back in a university setting worthless if they don't explore her in a similar position as Jefferson was in the original game. Waste of narrative ideas
>>554141242I have a HUGE problem with the "she never learned her lesson" thing. Idk if I can phrase this right and make it understandable, but this way of thinking would only apply to the Bae ending because the town gets destroyed. For Bay, if she tries to fix it and she ultimately goes to undo everything she's done and things progress like they were supposed to and like nothing happened, there's no reason for her to think that she wouldn't be able to undo it all if she really can't fix it. Hope that made sense. For Bae, maybe Max regrets destroying a town, but would do it again to save a person she cares about. If she did it in once, why wouldn't she do it again.
>" It uses some common elements that are meant to evoke familiarity to the people who played this game 5-10 years ago and barely remember what happenedSame thing that does Netflix when they mandate their original movie to repeat information in dialogue the audience should already know because they assume all of them will watch their stuff in the background while looking at the phone or doing other things. It's lame> I hate to break it to you, but it's a common thing that writers do, especially when the sequels come out so long after the first game/book got releasedLife is Strange was a complete story who did not need a sequel, as DE wasn't made by the original creators. >Consolidation is the process of reusing story elements and keeping all of your story elements closely linkedThat still do not justify Deck Nine reusing those narrative elements as a way to fanservice or to just use the original game structure as a template without trying to be original. For all the flack LiS2 got, the DontNod writers went out of their way to avoid a repetition of the same things they explored in LiS1 and wanted to let the game stand on its own. There's no doubt they would have done the same for LiS3 if they had the chance>I’m always looking for ways to repeat motifs, pay off even the slightest bit of foreshadowing, and reuse settings and props in thematically meaningful ways.As we were discussing DE do not use the repetition in any meaningfull way as by the university setting and Max being in a teaching position before you came in. Too much familiarity, but lack of understanding why things were that way in the original game>So maybe, instead of being dumb and shallow on the internet, you could go take a writing class. It might help develop your analytical skills Bold of you to say that when you demonstrate you are perfectly fine with a story being unoriginal and uncreative, as your brain is stuck with your 14 year old cousin shows
>>554146769>If she did it in once, why wouldn't she do it again.Precisely. She knows what her powers would entail and now has a better idea on how to deal with the situation and has a choice this time. Pretty standard stuff but nevertheless, conveniently ignored to push an agenda. I suggest perusing the archives for more fun.
>>554147081you seethe
>If she did it in once, why wouldn't she do it againNarratively, that is a close end and DontNod said it multiple times it was a conclusion for that arc if you try to sacrifice Arcadia Bay. Max destroys the photo as a sign she will accept the consequences and won't cheat out things anymore, like she did by saving William prior in the story, and the implict action is for her to refuse the use of her power, as she won't need it anymore.She only do it again in DE because Square Enix wanted money to milk her story foward and Deck Nine complied
>>554146318Fair point on the wasted potential part but they do touch on her teaching as an artist, albeit briefly if you cared enough to read her journal. But, alas, you'll just say the journal is poorly written.
>>554147567you seethe
lost records is one of the worst games i ever played
>>554147285>Precisely. She knows what her powers would entail and now has a better idea on how to deal with the situation and has a choice this time.Whoever tries to launder this, completely misunderstood the themes of LiS1 and its endings. It was never about achieving the perfect ending but always about accepting imperfection and moving on without tempering on the past as a weight. Why would Max had a third option to opt out of the storm and get the perfect ending?
>>554146769Frankly I think you're entirely wrong. Max after the events of the first game would not use her powers again after knowing that they can bring such destruction. At the end of the first game, in either ending, Max knows that using her powers to save a life brings a storm that is so massive it wipes out an entire town>For Bay, if she tries to fix it and she ultimately goes to undo everything she's doneThis doesn't work, because with that Logic Max would have keep redoing the events of the first game trying to save both Bae and Bay, which she'd eventually see is impossible. There's also the trauma that comes from the entire situation that would make her reluctant to use her powers again>would do it again to save a person she cares aboutNo, because she'd probably think back to how Chloe dumped her and all those people are still dead. Plus it doesn't work because with Safi, we are never shown a reason to believe her and Max are close. We're told that they are, but we have no investment in their relationship because we hardly see any of it. With Chloe, the choice is believable because of how close we see them becoming over the course of the game.
>>554141502>God Lost Records was so fucking bad. I never even played the second half because of what a slog the first half wasthat's how I felt with DE. Think I played 3 hours last December and haven't touched it since
>>554147815This. Except it’s one of the worst I’ve ever dropped. At some point, it just became too unbearable to even sit through.
>>554142485Max is not a teacher, you clown. She's an artist in residence. It's being said multiple times throughout the game, and it's not their fault that people (including you) aren't capable of googling what that means.As an artist in residence, she gets to create art under the university's name and using their resources (housing, library for research, common spaces, stuff like that), while they get to flaunt it and promote it as being made under their roof. In exchange, she has to do stuff for the university as well. Teach a class or two here an there, help wherever she can. She's so friendly with the students because she doesn't have a teacher position. Her position is closer to a TA. She just teaches a casual, optional photography class that probably happens once every two weeks. Her position can last anywhere between a few months to a year, maybe two at most. That's why nobody even treats her like a teacher.
>>554147706>albeit briefly if you cared enough to read her journal. But, alas, you'll just say the journal is poorly written.The original journal is like three times the lenght as DE's, Max's thoughts are far more in depth and complements the narrative a lot more. And the artwork is not some Wkihow knock off
>>554145886>but it still feels like they could have done more with it, and Don't Nod is financially strugglingThey really could've. I would even go and say they learned their lesson with LiS 2 but didn't apply what they learned fully. They have a flair for great environments that lend themselves to the narrative but, man, LR could've been a road trip around Velvet Cove. I'm in agreement that they shouldn't skimp out on the latest technologies but that played a part too I guess, that engine change shift probably caused a lot of roadblocks for them.
>Teach a class or two here an there, help wherever she canWhen some reviews of the game make it seems like Max is another student is because of a failure to make her role distinct. And a teaching lesson would at bare minimum be a narrative way to show a comparison with her and Jefferson's style. For someone to post your quotes about reusing settings in thematecally meaningful ways, this is a huge oversight from Deck Nine part
dontnod just got extremely lucky with the OG life is strange,it was released at the perfect time too before the culture wars started fullythey proven time and time again they are a mediocre team,no wonder they have money problems lol
>>554148704That's a good point too, and also they were building the studio at the same time from scratch in Montreal. For LR to be as polished as it is they put their all into it. With the Abyss still there, there's no need to a road trip story, but if they have the chance to explore the setting again post Netflix they better have the budget to match that out
>>554149283>Detective Alderman on the leftKek
>>554148045> At the end of the first game, in either ending, Max knows that using her powers to save a life brings a storm that is so massive it wipes out an entire townNo, she knows that the *rewind* will bring a storm. Not the photo hopping. She doesn't know what the timeline jumping can bring yet. She only finds out at the end of the game, when the timelines merge How do I know this? If you remember, when Safi asks what changed, and why her powers are different, she says that rewinding time was "a trap" or a "burden" and it led to heavy consequences. That's why you can't use the rewind at all in DE at all. When Safi asks her to use it at the end, Max says there are heavy consequences to it. She's has learned that lesson and refuses to use it again. >This doesn't work, because with that Logic Max would have keep redoing the events of the first game trying to save both Bae and BayYou're trolling me, right? Or you didn't understand what I said?I said, that if you choose Bay, Max goes back to the moment Chloe is murdered and by not rewinding and letting things be she "fixes" the storm situation. So in DE, she knows that if she uses the timeline jumping and it has major consequences, she could probably go back in time and let things be the way they were supposed to be, just like before.>No, because she'd probably think back to how Chloe dumped her and all those people are still deadNow I'm fully convinced you're clowning me. When Max saves Chloe, she does it with no obligation on Chloe's part. She's not a spiteful person. She's not a bad person. She's a selfish person (in the best way) who wants to keep the people she loves in her life. But Chloe doesn't have to stay with her>we are never shown a reason to believe her and Max are closeYou sure? Max grieves her death for two days. She doesn't answer anyone's phone calls, you can see her couch is covered in tissues, she can't eat. You don't grieve someone you're not close to like that
>>554148460DE already has so much stuff to read! You're bombarded with the journal, social media, private messages, documents, notes, all that jazz. I saw a lot of players simply just not reading things because it's too much stuff to process. And the details are actually a bit overwhelming in this one, which is why people call it convoluted, when the right word for it is complex. If we had even more journal entries, trust me, it would be too much to read. And then you'd complain about that too