Before the Storm 2: Electric Boogaloo editionPrevious thread: >>554008118 >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 [Embed]>/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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>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
BAE > bayBFFs, Pirates, Wonder Twins, Partners in Time & Crime & Love, Fellow Dorks, GFs, Wiveshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhvZxmgLfNA
>>554424561holy yuckola
>>554424561Jesus Christ
>>554424749>>554424852get better material fags
>>554424264hag max sexo
>rachel comes back>"leave safi to me">burns down caledon>safi comes out of hiding>chloe attacks safi>safi imitates chloe during the brawl>"i'm the real chloe, max", "no, it's me max">max has to shoot one of them>you end up shooting the real chloe regardless >obstacles starts playing as credits rollincoming kino this year bros
>>554424264what a beautiful woman!>>554424427the best kissu in the entire franchise
>>554425230>Max's face when
>>554425230More like incoming slop
>>554425230>post credit scene: max caulfield will return
>>554425823>cliffhanger followed by Deck Nine shutting downI can believe that
>>554425230>"Damn, Max, this Safi girl sounds hella scary. If only there was a way to sniff out who's who.">"I know, Chloe...">"Anyway Max, meet my new friend whom I met during my music shows, she plays hella good"absolute K I N O
>>554426371You know what? If we ate going to end up in flames, lets go even higherDaniel will show up and fuck things up because why not, SE make the rules as they go
ending should be a big dance off with every character cameo
>>554426827At Max and Chloe's wedding reception
>>554426886you wish
my max has moved on and will not be interested in hag zombie chloe
>>554425823
>>554427072Too bad, we merging the timelines now
>>554426371they will do this but with izzie
>>554426371>>554425230>Make Lily from the comic canon with better control of her powers >Max requests Lily to take away Chloe's memories of her or to simply lobotomize her, your choice>Max and Amanda live happily ever afterTO ALL OF YOU AMERICAN GIRLS
>>554427150
>>554427460Amanda is getting Rose Tico'd, SE got cold feet when they saw the shitshow in DE's reception
>>554427421>>554427460>izzie>lilyuh..who?
>>554427716In their infinite wisdom, SE made characters with side material they thought they could have attracted an audience
>>554428216you seethe
>>554425465AHH nice.The original suggestion from anon was Max and Chloe on a plane. Chloe has a burger king crown and the other passengers are annoyed. Max is amused.
>>554428721you seethe
>>554425367>the best kissu in the entire franchiseTrue>>554425465Detective Alderman on the left
Amandafags are lonley people
>>554431463you seethe
>>554430981>Detective AldermanWill his arc actually continue in Reunion?
>>554432437Yep. He does a Columbo, popping back into existence right at the end.
I hope they meet like this again except Chloe is running over protestors.
>>554426951Yes
>>554433578Chloe is part of the protestors
No smol leaks before it happens. Disappointed
>>554435287Then who wil be running over her?
>>554435453ICE ICE BABY
>>554436101>Max: Wowzers, I can't believe Chloe just got ICEd.>Safi: Oooh, you're a cold one, Max Caulfield>End Credits
>>554425230I can see it.
>>554436780>I got ICEd! Max, rewind! Rewind!>I can't do it anymore. That was in another game
>>554436780ICE would target Safi first because of her etnicity, Chloe stays in the fight lines and kick a fat retarded agent to the ground
would it be safe to assume that this will be the final ever LiS game
>>554437991no
>>554437991I predict:This one sells terribly. D9 gets shut down.Dontnod bids for the IP, it gets snatched by Microsoft or Embracer Group instead.So no, probably not.
>>554438184Id be much worse wit MICROSLOP
>>554435287Like hell. Are girl would have nothing to do with communists.
>>554438184It's going to sell horrible. Pricefielders still won't buy the game and there is no advertisement coming.
so, uh.. how about them lost records, huh?
>>554440396>Pricefielders still won't buyBut why though? What more do they want?
>>554438628This. Microsoft is legit one of the worst companies in the world, not just for video games.
>>554438184Even if it does sells better than DE, my prediction is that SE will be dumb and also expect them to sell in the same level of success as Dispatch did, which it won't reach
>>554438628Wish Annapurna bought the LiS rights but its not going to happen both because of SE and also because they have issues on their own
>>554439890Chloe would 100% be a commie you idiot
>>554440464Lost but not forgotten
>>554443410Nah she's libertarian
>>554439721a blast from the past
>>554443815you seethe
>>554443732she would be an socialist libertarian
lol
>>554443410>>554443732>>554443985ANARCHIST
>>554444556she would roast the shit out of dick nein for having nazis in their ranks while keeping a pride flag on their top
>>554445132you seethe
>>554430587None of what Stauder said was really confirming that Chloe would have returned back, and that dialogue is also a symptom of last minutes rewrites, because Moses was never told Chloe's name, or that Max was supposedly hiding from her
>>554441224They don't even know anymore, anon. It's justconditioned seethingat this stage>>554452069Did he need to spell it out for you that it's for the next game? If anything, those words just confirmed that all the chaotic last-minute rewrites were leading exactly to this
>>554453341>If anything, those words just confirmed that all the chaotic last-minute rewrites were leading exactly to thisBecause they realized at the last possible second how insanely stupid it was to shit all over players' choices from the first game instead of just leaving her out of the picture for the game?
>>554441224Its a reasonable reaction to not buy a product because you think it's not going to be good but its rushed out the door to act as a damage control than a good game on its own
>>554453503And so they went the opposite direction and just smashed them all together in the new game so that Chloe and Arcadia Bay could exist at the same time, great job
>>554453503This. They didn't write this story with both endings in mind. They wrote it with the Bay ending in mind with flavor text changed if you picked Bae, the majority of which is in the journal that you could not even see if you didn't regularly go through it. It's clear that at the end they forgot they were supposed to make differences based on the choices and threw some shit in even if it didn't make sense.
>>554454323I know it's been said a million times but NOTHING in this game necessitated Max and Chloe breaking up, they could literally have just had Chloe visiting her step-dad, or staying back home for her work while Max taught. It provided no narrative gravitas.
>>554454323That make sense, there was that leak from some dude who went to a focus group in 2022 and said the original name for DE was Aperture and it was just set within the sacrifice Chloe ending, and Max had like rewind but only through her camera lenses
>>554454323So funny people still believe this
>>554453839>its rushed out the door to act as a damage controlisn't this literally what fandom demanded?>>554454284>could exist at the same time, great jobsame question - wasn't this exactly how the fandom told them to fix the mess?
>>554454323Never understood why they picked Bay. Bae people seem way more active
>>554455457From what I recall, the original writers were shocked that so many people picked Bae, and fundamentally believed that you would be a bad person if you sacrificed the entire town for Chloe. I think they also ended up resenting the Bae fanbase because they got a lot of shit when they announced the second game and it had nothing to do with Max/Chloe. That's why they had that hamfisted scene of the protag looking at Arcadia Bay and going "that's the past, you're the future"
>>554455457This. The "Bay" story ends right there and then.And it used to be heavily suggested that Max follows Chloe a few weeks later.
>>554455245>isn't this literally what fandom demanded?fans didn't ask for two games being developed at the same time, that's cod tier shit
>>554456148GTFO, Max hater
>>554455808>From what I recall, the original writers were shocked that so many people picked Bae, and fundamentally believed that you would be a bad person if you sacrificed the entire town for Chloe.They're still right to this day.
>>554443410She's nothing like that. At the end of the day Chloe Price only believes in herself.
>>554455808Don'tNod never shown they resented fans choosing Bae, in fact they said multiple times they were quite happy with the split being even. What they were pissed was on the fans only focusing on Max and Chloe, when they made clear they wanted to follow an anthology route and focus on new characters and stories to build and explore, as they did in 2, and the scene at the cliff was only to say "move on from LiS1, we are focusing on Sean and Daniel's story now"
>>554456395She's too dumb to do even that
>>554456389Y'all making up fake news and confusing it with D9
>>554456225jesus, I mean, isn't this exactly the kind of damage control you were screaming for? to just shoehorn her into a sequel? well, here it is. did you really think square would actually keep a cool head or not cheap out on a proper rewrite?
>>554456148This. Max ending herself makes more sense than DE if you choose Bay.
>>554457150Fuck off, Max hater
>>554456789Faggot leftists WOULD hate a white woman that much.
>>554457009seems like they were shoehorning her back by 2022 already. If DE was supposed to lead to reunion, they really did a bad fucking job in properly setting that up
>>554456789So the guy just laid out the different perspectives they used to analyze the final choice, but the shitfielders hyper-fixated on the one that triggers their headcanon, cherry-picked it, and started screaming about it everywhere. Jesus Christ, these morons are a literal walking circus
>>554457726If you read the whole thread, this is just the single opinion of a tecnical artist guy going to a different and more nuanced conclusion than the rest of the writing team painting Bae as the morally evil ending, which make sense if we take into account they originally wrote the game to be a strict Bay ending only narrative sequel
>>554456148She doesn't, she's finally free of the thorn in her side and is genuinely happy. The Max killing herself thing has always been a shared BTS psychosis because of an oversight in the journal.>inb4 she's a clairvoyantShe's not
>>554457726just like they cherry-picked aysha's words and went on a witch hunt for some random london office managers they blamed for the breakup
>>554457009>>554456225This is why if you make a direct sequel to a choice based game like LIS, you have to not be a massive fucking pussy and decide which choice is canon. There is no "respecting both endings", because the amount of resources to develop a game that truly respects both endings is just not feasible. People would be less upset if they just said "Bay is canon" and got it over with. Instead, they go "oh we respect both endings" and what you get is a direct continuation of Bay, and if you happened to pick Bae, Chloe is just written out of the story entirely because they don't have the resources to make an entirely different route for Bae players.
>>554457726>>554458385or how they interpreted aysha's words about the AI
>>554458480Make two different game timelines, something for everybody. BTS proved Chloe can be in the driver's seat.
>>554458608>BTS proved Chloe can be in the driver's seat.It sold 7 times worse than the previous game and eventually led to DE
>>554458828You mean the original fucking game? No shit. DE failed only because they wrote out Chloe.
>>554456572>the scene at the cliff was only to say "move on from LiS1, we are focusing on Sean and Daniel's story now"It was a bad decision and they really should have expected people to be upset over it. They saw how attached people were to Max and Chloe, and then decided to go the anthology route instead, and on top of that shoved politics into it with no fucking subtly at all. Take LIS one for example, you can have political themes that make sense>Nathan brings a gun to campus, but because his parents donate so much money to the school, the principle refuses to even entertain the idea of involving the police because he doesn't want to piss the parents offPretty easy and neat way of showing that money can buy people out of consequences, and that even something as serious as a gun on campus can be ignored if powerful people are involved. Now take LIS2>Rookie cop, who is somehow by himself even though that's not how it works, just happens to drive by after the kids get into a fight with the neighbor bully>Fake blood everywhere, cop panics and pulls his gun>Kids get down while moaning about how this isn't fair>Dad comes out>"Sir stay back">NO MY BOYS ARE GOOD BOYS, LET ME KEEP IGNORING YOU EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE POINTING A GUN AT ME, IN FACT LET ME REACH FOR THE GUN>Dad killed>WTF COPS ARE EVIL>Also literal text message entry about Trump becoming presidentThey were fucking retarded to think the fans would enjoy the second game when they went that route
>>554458385that never happened thoand beside, whoever thought DE would have sold gazillions is now out of SE LondonFun fact, Lucy has been rehired for a short term contract, guess they needed someone to do the bare minimum marketing for Reunion even if the studio is being shut down
>>554459038then they're lucky they have her back and Reunion will sell millions
>>554459658Well it's not guaranteed now they pissed off too many people.
>>554459245>and on top of that shoved politics into it with no fucking subtly at alldude lis1 is political as fuck with the bullying and abuse of authority shit, if anything 2 is still too chicken shit even to current day events
>>554459658I have no idea why you people ignore the fact that people DID want Max and Chloe back, but now that they've pissed off the fans with DE, it won't matter. It's funny because no matter how much you deny it, even the devs know that they have no hope of continuing this franchise without bringing back Chloe. They clearly were not planning on bringing her back after DE, but after the awful sales and backlash from fans with how they handled the Bae ending, they have no choice but to try to bring her back. And we're allowed to say "fuck off, I've been burned before and I'm not giving you the benefit of the doubt". If the game somehow turns out to be good, people will likely buy it after watching a playthrough. But most people have no faith in the writing team after DE and have a right to be cautious and not blindly throw money because the devs are dangling the Chloe keys in front of us
>>554459502>that never happened thoThat definitely happened. I remember it too. She was doing some metaphorical posting on BlueSky with someone, and they thought it was about what happened, but it turned out they were just talking about some recent movie or something
>>554459803And SE is also stupid, expect them to be disappointed when Reunion doesn't reach Dispatch level of copies sold even if it does better than DE
>>554460070I literally gave an example of how the political themes in the first game actually made sense and were interesting to the plot. Meanwhile the second game had french devs go "LOOK COPS ARE BAD BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T LISTEN AND TRY TO GRAB THEIR GUN THEY SHOOT YOU"
>>554458385>>554458585>disgruntled ex-employee says something bad the company. They could be lying.>pissfielders take everything they say at face valueThe comedy writes itself.
>>554460407it's not unlikely a cop would shoot you even if you comply, police brutality against minorities is a thing and its serious shiti'm more pissed they made it happen so randomly and then just made a whole ass road trip story
>>554459803>>554460218Are you two competing for the title of the biggest clown right now?
>>554460476Aysha is a special kind of dumbass to just go and break NDAs with peoplepic related
>>554460772I'm not saying that it doesn't happen, but the way it goes down in the game is downright silly. The Dad escalated the entire situation going >STOP THEY GOOD BOYS, GIVE ME YOUR GUNSean and Daniel were already laying down on the ground, the cop had no more reason to escalate things. The Dad basically forced his hand, ironically in a way that almost makes you sympathetic to the cop, because what the fuck was he supposed to do with someone refusing to listen and reaching for his gun, when he's already clearly a nervous rookie?That and then the old man who fucking kidnaps Sean and says "you're the reason we need the wall" was fucking comical. I specifically didn't steal in that situation because I knew there would be consequences, but fuck me doesn't matter if you did or didn't steal lmao. They could have made that narrative work better if they tried, but it just came across so hamfisted with "fuck the police and fuck Trump, am I right fellas?". And this is coming from someone who thinks Trump is a fucking retard
>>554459245LiS 2 was too smart and mature for the pissfield audience. It's a massive shame that that audience didn't grow in those aspects as the years went by. The game's inciting point happens all the time and is no fault on DN's part.
>>554461395I have issues with 2 but it was never about Max and Chloe not being there, they repeated that multiple times and I made peace with it
>>554461029give us the full convo, "Nicole"
>>554461730i'm not her retard
>>554461208>That and then the old man who fucking kidnaps Sean and says "you're the reason we need the wall" was fucking comical. I specifically didn't steal in that situation because I knew there would be consequences, but fuck me doesn't matter if you did or didn't steal lmao. Oh, so you didn't get why. That's fine.
>>554462379I get it, it was just done in a comically over the top way that makes it feel like a parody instead of being a serious scene. Also hilarious that even if you didn't steal and paid for everything, while being on the run might I add, Sean refuses to show his receipt or go to the cashier to prove his innocence
>>554457726Sweet seething. More waiter. I'll eat good tomorrow
>>554462948you seethe
the game is going to suck but people are going to hype it up because of the most overrated character ever made is back
Unironically, Cada was right the whole time and we just didn't see ithttps://www.reddit.com/r/Pricefield/comments/1ikuvd2/aysha_farah_hannah_telle_and_double_exposure_2/
>>554463973Did Hannah say in a interview that Chloe would be back no matter what?
>The plan was "We'll make a bad game that offers no resolution and causes the worst outcome in every conceivable fashion for anyone who was invested in this franchise, ON PURPOSE, use our marketing to convince people that this was the intended vision and we hate them, and just revert it all in the sequel"This is the kind of incompetence that future studios will hold conferences on.
>>554463973so was Stauder, and DE's ending credits
>>554464357>Wow people really loved our game about Max and Chloe and are telling us they want to see more from these characters>Let's spend the next 10 years trying desperately to shift the franchise away from them, and reluctantly bring them back when sales aren't doing wellIt's like they were allergic to printing money. It's just fucking wild how obvious it was that continuing with the characters fans loved would sell more than trying to make new ones, but they did it anyway
>>554464784>It's like they were allergic to printing moneyIt doesn't matter anymore. Tomorrow they'll make billions
>>554464784This. It's a crying shame they never really pushed out Merch in any major scale.
>>554464237The original interview was this one: https://youtu.be/wBXEs4R-6Ng?si=o1g7rNRxNrbM-QLn
>>554464934Kek
>>554464934They should have done it two years prior, not now
>>554464934This is like claiming that deciding not to invest in Bitcoin 10 years ago and becoming a billionaire doesn't matter because now you can buy in at thousands of times the initial price. Every hear of striking while the iron is hot? They struck when the iron was long frozen over
>>554464564Johnny boy didn't help himself with blocking accounts at random or acting like the fans were at blame for DE
>>554465618>>554465897Yeah, and that's when they'd actually beat the record of the first game.There was zero interest in DE from the start, even before we knew who was in and who wasn't. You can literally see it in the engagement metrics
>>554465972cry about it
>>554465471She doesn't say it? She just say Chloe might be back in a future game. It's rather vague, and not particularly positive or negative, but definitely not positive.
found ithttps://www.reddit.com/r/Pricefield/comments/1gpsahn/de_letting_our_voices_be_heard/this is were cada said she talked to a source, a D9 devs who showed their face and she tracked their profile on Linkedin. She claimed this:>Apparently Chloe's character wasn't meant to be assassinated, but the delays and lack of time meant the additional context that was supposed to be in the game was deemed a low priority because players were meant to play the game four times in a row: Platonic/Romantic Bay, and Platonic/Romantic Bae. Apparently the 4 romance achievements and Bay or Bae achievement are meant to clue players in on that.>Also, one of the funniest things my source griped about in their message is that one article that called Chloe a "free spirit". They REALLY had some choice words for them, along with a couple others that I won't mention.>The only other thing they said regarding Chloe's characterization is that the breakup occurred roughly 1 year and 8-9 months ago (The letter's post stamp is marked as 2022 and the game takes place in 2023)>Chloe was slated for both the planned nightmare sequences and a Bae Cameo in the cut montage, and that there was meant to be an alternate line for Max's talk with Safi that had her saying she "hadn't used her powers in years" rather than her saying she "hadn't used them since the storm".>One interesting thing they mentioned was that the altered Life is Strange 2 photo is meant to tie into the collectable Polaroids, but the threadbare nature of the game meant they couldn't help guide players into realizing it.
cont.>Just because their LinkedIn is marked under D9’s own page, doesn’t mean they aren’t trying to pull damage control.>Not fully, but their face matched their image on LinkedIn.>So, long story short, Deck Nine fucked up production on this game and Square caused further issues from their constant mandates. If my source is correct, Square is now cracking the whip at Deck Nine to better manage their process and ensure that no new delays hit the next game. >They're also apparently trying to push some unpopular mandates, but Jonathan Stauder and Felice Kuan are both swinging back and getting them to either compromise or back off entirely.>To add to this, my source has confirmed that u/Disposable9_Username was correct and that the narrative team doesn't hate Chloe, and they even pointed out to me how Chloe was actually slated to be in Wavelengths before the DLC's scope was reduced. There's even code in the game that was specifically made to place a Chloe model in game.>Regardless, Square Enix Japan is pissed at how everything went down and the people at Square Enix London are under immense pressure to not have a repeat occur. I guess TellTale's Walking Dead season 3 has been brought up a couple times, though I never played that series so I don't get the reference.
cont.>According to my source, Square stopped wanting to remove Chloe as early as late 2020. The problem is that the behind the scenes turmoil and at the time plague caused a breakdown in production and Square started demanding the story be rewritten at almost every meeting. >By the time Jonathan Stauder took over and started pushing back, the studio was basically in free fall as the 2023 gaming micro crash started to take effect>By the end of March, the mentality had changed from “let’s get out a compelling and fleshed out story” into “if we don’t get this game out soon Deck Nine will fold and everyone will lose their job”.>And yeah, the suits know about the backlash. Hell, they knew about it before the announcement. They’re just trying to staunch the bleeding they helped cause while they shove money and talent at Deck Nine to try and fix this.
cont.>Well, you’re assuming a smooth and constant production. Apparently this is the actual timeline:>2019: Square pitches a stand alone Max game ala BtS.>2020: Something at Square shifted and the ties between Square, Ashly Burch, and Rhianna Devries are mended. Ashly is brought on to market the Remasters, and Rhianna signs a multi game deal and goes to work Mocapping Chloe’s face for the remasters.>2021: Pandemic is in full effect and Deck Nine is at war with itself. Two people in particular start a massive ego driven feud between themselves, and eventually production just stalls.>2022: Production continues to be stalled and Deck Nine management start pushing the teams away from Double Exposure and towards their TellTale productions. Towards the end of the year, the post pandemic micro crash starts to take effect and Deck Nine’s leadership start to panic. By the time Stauder is given the game directors chair, the studio is beginning to collapse and are pivoting back hard to Double Exposure.>2023: the micro crash occurs, TellTale withdraws, and layoffs begin. A lot of talent that would have suited Double Exposure is fired, the final narrative draft is rushed, and those that remain are forced into a massive crunch cycle to get SOMETHING out before the company completely collapses. The Double Exposure sequel is negotiated at this time.>2024: the game is basically a shell of what it was meant to be, and marketing starts lying their asses off to sell it. Stauder and Felice are then ordered to do PR interviews in hopes of reassuring fans without legally implicating Square Enix for deceptive marketing tactics.
cont. final>There is no Avengers-y collab. At least in the way people are claiming it will be.>TL;DR the current plan is that the next game will serve as a finale to Max and Chloe's story while acting as a soft reboot to better prepare the series to compete against Lost Records. Apparently Don't Nod is seen as a major threat by Square London, and they're trying to clean up the series as best as they can in order to switch to a full anthology model complete with fan favorite cameos.>At best, Square has expressed interest in having multiple stand alone games that culminate in a capstone finale, but people at Deck Nine have been countering how that would go against the spirit of the series. I guess for now Square is going to watch Don't Nod closely before they really start trying to push such a thing.>The photo they sent me had the same face they have in their LinkedIn profile. And before you say it, yes, they made sure to show additional proof in the background and they wore a company shirt.
>>554469298>better prepare the series to compete against Lost Records. Apparently Don't Nod is seen as a major threatHAHAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAOn a serious note, you forgot the part where this 'secret dev' tells Cada that Max is sleeping with Amanda
Please stop posting anything from that insane person Nicola. I get second hand cringe from reading that
>>554468120It really speaks poorly of that community that no one called out the obvious lies and delusions
>>554470010where?
>>554472015In his head
>>554470949The 2023 thing about DE2 is one of the few things that tracks. If you check the SteamDB code, it mentions Reunion appeared there in December 2023
>>554455245If they were just blindly doing what the fans demanded, they would have made a game that either erases DE or completely ignores its existence.>>554458480I think people would be less mad because it leaves open the possibility of a Bae continuation, but I also don't think it sells any better than DE did.
"The reunion at hand may bring joy, it may bring fear, but let us embrace whatever it brings. For they are coming back. At last, the promise has been made,"
>>554474264The era of these kind of games are over. It was never going to sell well, but it could have sold better than DE. I do think Reunion is going to bomb. They are clearly not going to spend money on advertising it. And DE damaged the brand too much.
>>554427676>Rose Tico'dExplain. I don't know shit about Star Wars.
>>554480942She was a love interest for Finn (the black guy) In the Last Jedi. Everyone hated her in part because she's Asian and a bit heavy. In the next film they gave in and she only got one small sceneso in the next
>>554482163>a bit heavyEh, understandable. Fat people shouldn't be enabled in the first place.
>>554472015>>554472692Here:
14 hours until they reveal Rachel is back
>>554479241>And DE damaged the brand too much.This is ultimately what's going to make Reunion bomb. It's crazy how poorly handled it was>Tease Max coming back after almost a decade of fans wanting more of her and Chloe>Keep Chloe out of the marketing, keeping it vague enough that fans could be tricked into thinking she's coming back as well depending on your choice in the first game>The game pretends to respect both choices, but in reality it's a Bay continuation, and if you picked Bae the writers practically taunt you by making Chloe dump Max off screen and her being alive changes literally nothing about the game>No screen time with any old characters even if you did pick Bay>Max is character assassinated and plays with her powers despite knowing that it can cause a storm, using them for retarded things like bringing moses a gingerbread cookie>Safi is meant to be an incredibly likable character who everyone loves, but she's written like a fucking psycho and this just isn't acknowledged >Safi has the power to expose Lucas by changing into him and recording a confession of stealing Mayas book, but instead Safi changes into him to traumatize his child who had nothing to do with it?>Game leads us back to "save the town or save the girl" except this time Safi is just so darn special and cool you can defy the established rules of the storm and save her and the town, as if this doesn't shit all over the ending of the first gameSeriously, does anyone believe Max upon finding out she can save everyone wouldn't immediately find a picture to time jump back to save Chloe AND Arcadia Bay now that she knows it's possible? She would have to be a horrible person to not do it after finding out you can with absolutely no consequences Oh also the horrible Marvel tier "I'm putting together a team" ending bit with Safi and Diamond lmao. I don't think I've seen a single person thinking that was anything but cringe
>>554495402thats my max!
>>554498667This again? Just say you didn't instead of typing an essay. Both endings from LiS 1 are respected.
>>554500139*didn't get it
>>554498667If it affects it, it'll be because of the layoffs and zero marketing budget, and things like that, and not because of the crap you posted. The general public doesn't follow niche dev quotes, all that 'respecting choices' talk and most of your points literally never leave the fan bubble
>>554500350You're entirely wrong lmao. Almost everyone who played DE all the way to the end felt insulted that there was basically no difference at all in the ending. And that's just in DE alone, not even considering the other games. Do you know how much good faith you destroy with your audience when your CHOICE based game has the same fucking ending despite the choices you make? No matter what you pick, you ultimately end up letting Safi go off on her own, even if you agree to join her lmao, and then you go back to the bar with all your friends. That ending was fucking atrocious and no one who played until the end has any more good will to trust a sequel will do better
>>554501037Not much. The general public doesn't give a shit about the 'no difference' ending in the way you're describing. That's barely even on the radar compared to their other criticisms of the game from their side
>>554502419You're entirely wrong. There's quite literally no point in making a "your choices matter" type game when you don't even pretend the choices matter. It's the complaint every game in this genre gets. And DE was probably the worst offender>Ending is copy pasted the exact same except Safi leaves happy or upset with you>Anderson gets fucking erased from existence and the choice is both meaningless, as well as the experience entirely. Max literally sees a dude get fucking atomized in front of her and 5 minutes later does not care at allWhen you tell your audience that you don't care about the choices in the game, why should they?
>>554495402she's talking avout that third timeline polaroid thing here
>>554495805there's something so gross in the way the AI makes her eat beans
>>554505238Oh, that explains why LiS2 was such a massive hit
>>554495402Lmao, imagine Cada's reaction.But fair play to her for actually bringing it up. She could've easily just filtered that out
>>554432032>>554453143I really dislike that fanart choice that some artists/ fanfic writers make of having Max color her hair. Read a fic once where Max colored her hair pink and got tattoos and piercings, really gross.
>>554513120>Max colored her hair pink and got tattoos and piercings
LR BROS, LETS MAKE OUR OWN THREAD BEFORE THIS STORM HITS
>>554513729I don’t think there’s enough of us to keep it alive, mostly because our game sucked
>>554513729i'm fine here anon
>>554513485this one I sort of get because it's just reversing their characters >what if Max was punk and Chloe was plainand I can accept that as like a one-off piece, but artists like >>554432032 >>554453143 almost has that be their default Max to the point where its a rarity when they draw regular looking Max.If I remember the fic correctly it started off being just a regular post-Bae fic with the usual story beats>Max & Chloe leave and stay with Max' parents>Max is traumatized, nightmares, therapists, starting a new school while Chloe gets a job, etc. etc.>time goes by and Max decides she wants to get a butterfly tattoo in memory of all the shit>Max then decides she wants to dye her hair pink>Max then decides she wants a nose piercingAnd then that's just the Max of the fic now. That's just how she's gonna be looking. I'm almost convinced the author just wanted two of Chloe and decided to mold Max into a light Chloe copy
>>554514168I get what you mean, but it's not a bad idea to have Max to try hair dye even if its just a strip
>>554513729It won't live, last one didn't.
>>554513993Sad as it is to admit, it's true. Even the people who tried their hardest to love this game eventually gave up because... well, it's obvious. It’s just doesn't hit at all
>>554515136>random youtube personthat's fair if you aren't a fan
>>554515046Did it last longer than two seethe threads?
>>554515989It was before the seethe threads, it didn't even reach a 100 posts. The fanart spammer wasn't there to keep it bumped.
>>554500139>Both endings from LiS 1 are respected.Keep telling yourself that bitch nigga.
>>554520365you seethe
>>554500139So respected than now Reunion is just merging them together
the lost records fans found the general,all three of them kek
>>554521316I strongly believe we will be offered a choice wherein D9 Max will use the photostrip of Chloe and Rachel at the photobooth or even one of her missing posters and jump back to save her, undoing even the original game.
>>554521770you seethe
>>554521858Max can only use the photos on which she was present or reflected in to return to her past self body. She can't jump with a photo she wasn't never present to begin withBut this is D9 we are talking about so everything is possible now
>>554522158Yes
Either that, OR, she sends 29 year old Chloe back within her own body. They're going to do something that fucks with the canon more.
>>554522293What if we don't play as Max but Chloe the whole game?
>>554522607Oh I think we will. This will be a Chloe game.
>>554522607no, according to PEGI description
any last predictions before the actual reveal?i predict the pricefield are still going to be mad as fuck
>>554523151The seething is of course without question. Livestream will have 10 minutes of gameplay and the rest is just fluff. No timeline merging but a fish out of water Chloe. Pre-orders start after the stream ends and a deluxe edition description that hints at a future dlc similar to Wavelengths from the POV of the Chloe in the game.
can someone post DE2 bingo
>>554523151Doubt it. They only seethed for two days and now are back to their usual schizo-theorizing about her powers and things like that
I'm interested how they intend to bring Chloe back in a Bay timeline. There's really no other option than a timeline merge.
>>554523151Not a prediction but what are the chances it’s NOT Chloe with the raven jacket?
>>554524297Zero. Get serious.
>>554524659I feel like I’m in the minority but I’d be devastated if it wasn’t her lol. I’m going to save my own post and see how well it ages once this game finishes.
>>554523557>Livestream will have 10 minutes of gameplay and the rest is just fluff.What I'm really curious about is if we're gonna see some Joyce's ring theory levels of schizoposting again
>>554524768>I’d be devastated if it wasn’t herpathetic
>>554524859It's already happening now with the merged timelines thing even though there's nothing concrete about it yet. But yeah, I'm sure there'll be more reaching and schizo theories when the livestream shows the most innocuous thing.
>>554523989Reverse Alderman situation. Poofed into existence.
>>554523989The PEGI hinted that's what happening, with an opening flashback montage with Chloe's death in Bay and it's probably what justifies the "impossible memories"Bae is merged with Bay and Arcadia Bay is still there, so in theory both fan groups are happy now
>>554525657DE ends with two timelines fused together, so I wouldn't put it past to have Bae and Bay retroactively merged, it's a far more concrete theory than the ring thing
>>554454662>NOTHING in this game necessitated Max and Chloe breaking upTHEY WERE NEVER CANON, anon. Them being together after the game ends is just a mass delusion, because it isn't explicitly said anywhere that they are a couple. Max could simply not act on her feelings. Even if they portrayed them as never having been together in DE, it would *still* have been canon compliant. The fact that pricefielders don't get this is astonishing!>>554456789And he's right, it is the evil choice, and an evil ending for Max. She'd be worse than Safi that way. At least Safi wanted revenge. By killing an entire town for a single girl, Max becomes a mass murderer and she has the blood of so many people on her hands. If you let Nathan kill Chloe, Max has nobody's blood on her own hands>painting Bae as the morally evil endingIt *is* the morally evil ending. Because there's nothing immoral about Max letting Chloe die, just the way she was supposed to. Killing innocent people, no matter the reason, is immoral.>>>554458480They respected both endings because they included the Bae ending. They could have made Bay canon>>554498667>She would have to be a horrible person to not do it after finding out you can with absolutely no consequencesThere are consequences to Max merging the timelines. In Caledon, it being a rather enclosed space with barely anyone going off campus in those 3 days, only the people on campus and a few outside of it would have double memories.An alternate timeline in Arcadia Bay, even if just for a day, would cause the whole world to have double memories because of the butterfly effect that could bring disaster in the other timeline. It would cause mass hysteria, it could end lives, and cause so many more issues. And she can't control which one of the events becomes real in the new merged reality when decoherence happens. Unless they change the rules they've already established, I don't see Max trying to save Chloe that way. But that's just me
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>>554525663>in theory both fan groups are happy now
>>554526015>"how hard do I seethe" bingo
Star shut the fuck up brogo beg for attention on X were you belong
>>554526024I say in theory, not in practice for a reason. D9 are hacks and since they were crunching Reunion in less time than DE I don't expect large consistency between the two entries
>>554526206you seethe
>>554525985>It *is* the morally evil ending. Because there's nothing immoral about Max letting Chloe die, just the way she was supposed to. Killing innocent people, no matter the reason, is immoral.I wouldn't necessarily paint Max's inaction as moral since it still led to a loss of life, a worthless one but still a life. It's one of those morally grey events that we can just attribute to fate to ease our minds. It's a deep flaw of the game for Max to go with it instead of doing everything in her power to save Chloe much like she did with Kate; Max on the brink of giving her own life for another.
>They respected both endings because they included the Bae endingPaying lip service is not respecting, it's the same issue as Deck Nine claiming they are queer friendly while sweeping under the rug crunch culture, dysfunctional management and hostile working environment with far right trolls making things harder for everyone thereYou'd either stick to the post Bay ending like they were planning to with the Aperture idea, or you don't make a Life is Strange sequel with Max again, because her story was complete by the original game, which the original developers repeated time and time again. Or you'll end up with Reunion. If the former lead designer says that's what they are going to do by his experience, then they'll probably do merge the original endings
>>554526524People always reveal how they see the world in a very black and white mentality when they see Bae as the "immoral" ending, and never grasp beyond how this is not just a standard trolley problem. Max doing nothing because of fear to worsen things as she had seen before is perfectly fine and not an immoral thing to do, because unlike the player she has no knowledge if changing a past events would make thing better or worse
>>554523151>Bae is now canon, but Max and Chloe were bffs, not exes. We finally get to romance her now (I assume they'll erase the breakup since everyone was so mad about it)>Max is a bit upset at Chloe at the beginning. It goes away fast because she's glad to see her>Amanda steps back and lets Max deal with her shit with Chloe and saving the world>Safi finds 2 other people with powers, one of them is Alex>Alex and Steph are Canon and Steph finds out that Max killed her mom in the storm. We get Steph lashing out at Max and Max allowing it since she's feeling guilty>Someone frames Safi for something awful (the fire, maybe?) and it'll seem like she's the villain. She asks Max to believe her and take her side. If you don't believe her, she'll lose all trust in you and you won't be able to romance her>Safi and Chloe don't get along and we'll see them being at each other's throat because Chloe's personality is still bad and she wants to protect Max. >Safi will impersonate Max to mess with Chloe if Max betrays her and doesn't stay on her side>At the end you get to choose who you sacrifice/remove from your life, Chloe or Safi. Whether that means going back in time and trying to save both Bae and Bay, or going forward and cutting ties
>>554526845You're describing an entirely different concept. The essential core of the endings are present and respected: Chloe is gone or Arcadia Bay is gone. What you're mad about is the interpretation of what came after.
terrible plot but it's on brand with DEfags
>>554527303you seethe
>>554527280would you say that Bay is respected if another tornado came and destroyed Arcadia Bay afterward? That's why I said what I said, Bae "respect" is superficial lip service, Max and Chloe could have been on a distance relationship and their interactions would have been on the control of the player, rather than the choice being ripped away from youand Dontnod multiple times established that Max and Chloe keep their relationship foward post Bae, whenever is romantic or platonic
>>554527280This. The original game never promised anything more than those two basics
>>554527490>would you say that Bay is respected if another tornado came and destroyed Arcadia Bay afterward?Hmm? In "Bay" the bay is already destroyed. What's left to destroy? If what you're trying to say is that it got rebuilt then was destroyed by another storm afterwards, then yes it still respects the ending where it's destroyed because nothing about that was changed.
>>554527825Bay = Sacrifice ChloeBae = Sacrifice Arcadia Bay
>>554526524I don't see it as morally gray. She tried to save her and she couldn't. That makes her actions very moral in my eyes. Accepting that you've failed is very mature imo.I feel like it's right for her to ultimately give up and let things be. I see it as the only right ending. But again, that's just me, because I'm not obsessed with a bunch of blue pixels
>>554527516>>554527280From Bae ending:Chloe: "Max... I'll always be with you"Max: " Forever..."
I just hope Chloe doesn't get flanderized into being a caricature of a time dilation punk artifact of the year 2013.
>>554527516>The original game never promised anything more than those two basicsby the original devs mouth:>we never wanted to have one ending be the "right" one and one be the "wrong" one. It's really the right the one, because the player is choosing it. You are presented with saving Arcadia Bay or Chloe and we really wanted this decision to be yours. >We are not saying one is better than the other. You have to make the decision and sacrificing Arcadia Bay, for us, is not a bad decision, it is your decision. If you're really willing to sacrifice a lot of things, because you wanted to keep this important relationship you have, that's your choice and we're not saying one is better than the other.>You cannot try to cheat everything, you cannot make things perfect. Either you have to accept grief, to accept the death of a loved one or the other choice is to take the decision to sacrifice everything else you know for the person you love - you have to choose to accept that pain. >That's what we mean by the Sacrifice Arcadia Bay ending - Max and Chloe are living together, not looking back, because Max made this really hard choice of sacrifice for Chloe.
>>554528140Ah, my bad. I never cared for that retardation. If that's the case, then the ending is still respected because Chloe is still gone. There's just another storm with the implication that she may or may not have chosen the right choice.
>>554528350Nvm ignore my post, I’m confused about my sex and shouldn’t have internet access
>>554525985>THEY WERE NEVER CANONMedia literacy failure.
mentally ill people with attention whore complex should shut the fuck up
>>554528376You're giving d9 too much credit, that's exactly how they'll write her, free spirit and all
>>554528860Is she not that?
>>554528827you seethe
>>554528369in what status?
>Andreawho's this one now?
>>554529568If she's just the same fuckin' personality we saw ride out of Arcadia Bay ten years ago it's gonna suck, and I'm saying this as world's largest Chloe Price fan.
>>554527107>when they see Bae as the "immoral" ending, and never grasp beyond how this is not just a standard trolley problemAh the trolley problem. The topic debated as early as time in this fandom.But I didn't say anything about the trolley problem, and neither did DN. Although yes, that ending is a variation of the trolley problem.But even if you don't apply it to this, it's still the more humane ending. Trolley problem or not, if you think you don't have to apply morals here, when they try so hard to make you attached to the town by giving you the possibility of redeeming Victoria, saving Kate, finding Rachel, saving Alyssa's ass, saving a bird, arresting Nathan and Jefferson all that jazz, you're wrong. At the very end, you're supposed to think "is it right to do this to all these people and all these little beings? Should I do this to all of them just for one person? You're supposed to question what's right to do. And right = moral. That's why that ending hits so hard. If you choose Bay, you just wasted 8-10 hours, but you did the right thing and spared the lives of so many people. If you choose Bae, you save the one person you fought so hard to save, you didn't waste 8-10 hours, but you know what was actually the right, humane choice.What you quoted there is the creators saying that they wanted Max to not have a perfect ending, because superpowers don't solve everything, and they don't judge the players for the choice they make. Not that the ending isn't supposed to be a matter of moral vs immoral, or that it's not just a "simple trolley problem". Because the trolley problem doesn't apply perfectly here anyway, but it's obvious that they used it as a base.Whoever tries to justify keeping Chloe alive by saying it's not a matter of morality, just like yourself, is just feeling attacked for being immoral. Which ... you are immoral for making that choice. And so would be Max. Sorry, I don't make the rules. Cry all you want
ayo what the fuck
>>554527107 Also>unlike the player she has no knowledge if changing a past events would make thing better or worseShe has no way of knowing if saving Chloe once again wouldn't make things even worse than they already are eitherThat choice at the end is yours, not Max's. It's the only single choice you have that matters in this choice based game. You have right and wrong dialogue options that you're supposed to rewind to undo until you find the right one, you have situations you're forced to erase. You don't have a single other choice that matters and the smaller choices don't matter at the end. No matter what you do, you're slapped with the same ending. So yeah, that final choice has the purpose of questioning your humanity, not Max's. The creators don't say it so that the people who chose Bae don't feel attacked. Sorry if I hurt your feewings, big guy~
>>554523151I predict it'll be slop, but we've been so starved of the Max/Chloe dynamic everyone will happily accept the slop. D9 knows this and does not have to put any real effort into making it good.
>>554528768Then PLEASE, where are they canon? In Lis2 where you don't get anything more than a few pics where they don't look like a couple at all and a short story from David? Or in the comics that are not canon?Because they definitely aren't canon at the end of Lis where, if you save her and you don't romance Warren, you don't get to do the option to kiss her at all. You know what that makes your ship, anon? Not canon~ <3
>>554532607>everyone will happily accept the slopSpeak for yourself
>>554532607If Chloe has a relatively ok face and she's not as much of an asshole as before, I'm sure everyone will lap it up. Can't wait for screenshots of her to fill my timeline with MY CHLOEEE as the caption later today
>>554533202You miss the point of the entire game if you choose Bay. No amount of mental gymnastics will get you anywhere else.
>>554533202>>554533743I have lurked this general for years and I can confidently say I’ve never seen a single poster as annoying as you. Fuck off already.
>>554534069you seethe
>>554534248Idk who you are, but you crack me up every time! <3
>>554534248You honestly add more to the thread than that fucker lmao
chloe seems like she smells,yuck!
>>554533895Ummmm no you don't. Both endings are just as valid. The creators have said soAnd if you choose Bae, your ship is just as non-canon as it would have been if you didn't.
>>554534428Body odour, cigs and weed. She'd be revolting.
>>554534384Ah yes, I'm the party pooper. Glad to be of serviceI hope you know how much fun I'm having every time your arguments fail and you have no comeback <3
>And right = moral.>Which ... you are immoral for making that choiceIf that was so easy, LIS wouldn't have a split 50 / 50 percentage of people who choose between Bay and Bae. Again, the moral vs immoral framework was already put to sleep even by that former D9 who concluded that real life has far more nuanced and complex situations, and the relationships we form with people are what also can influence our decisions in life.For Max to choose Chloe over the town is coherent with her character as well as choosing to let her die, and she shouldn't be considered a monster for doing soAlso, I'd argue that letting one girl die in a bathroom in her worst moment of her life is far than "humane", even if its just one single life.>The creators don't say it so that the people who chose Bae don't feel attackedJudging by how they handled the endings in LiS 2, I believe they were sincere with how they phrased things. None of the endings are an obvious morally good vs morally wrong path, each one is build on pros and cons and there's always a bittersweet tint to each one, which is why the split hit hard as it did.Now instead of hanging on 4chan, why don't you try and argue on reddit or X about this? much larger audience and reach if is the attention you crave
>>554534384She's as bright as Cada is which is not saying much
>>554533202why are so obsessed with throwing "not canon" like is a bullet point? it's very childish much like your other comebacks
>>554534932Always remember when discussing Bay vs Bae that the reason Bay is often looked down on as a choice is how many people choose it not to save lives, but to kill a teenage girl, and then proceed to viscerally argue that said teenage girl being rude to them was grounds for death.
The truth is Pricefield sustained this fandom for years. It was a ridiculous decision to upset the people that made up the majority of the remaining fanbase. It was joyous seeing them all get fucking fired.
>>554534428Well, she's canonically half-dead in a puddle of someone's piss
>>554534932Max sacrificing the town = MonsterMax sacrificing Chloe = HeroSimple as
>>554535213you seethe
>>554535206A minute and four seconds was all it took to prove you right.
>>554535206Yeah, if anything Max just letting her die when she was given a second chance to save her is also immoral by a certain perspective, with the tornado is a natural disaster and if anything, you'd be better in acting to save the closest people you know than everyone
>>554535182Is it not the same thing when pissfielders consider the sacrificing Chloe ending as non-canon?
>>554534428It occurs to me that the divide here is a dynamic I've since seen play out further in other contexts.
>>554535282>Max sacrificing Chloe = HeroThe Prescotts still keep their corrupt grip on the town and use Jefferson as a scapegoat and Nathan gets relased for mental infermity, and common folks will still leave as Arcadia Bay is slowly gentrified into some dead town with a rich vacation complex nearby. With in the long term saving the town becomes a phyrric victory, and that's why I reject the "moral vs immoral" framework interpretation
>>554535704you seethe
d9 is here to save us all from bae vs bay arguments by combining the timelines and making the consequences of the first game entirely pointless... i kneel...
>>554535704Which fan fiction story did you pull this from? None of what you said happened.
>>554535830
Ironically only homo leftwads choose to sacrifice Chloe even if they're sexually attracted to her because they possess rotten souls and delusions of grandeur about their selflessness and reason. It's the people who choose to save someone close to them who are capable of better things.
>>554536008
>>554536140balding unc from reddit being escorted to the psych ward?
if max was married to warren BWC in DE she would the happiest woman in the world
>>554536140You know I'm right you fucking communist. People who believe in an uncaring universe meting out justice on the basis of equity are subhuman pigs.
>>554536945True. He'd go ape all over that bitch Safi and fix the problem right there.
>>554537168go back to /pol/, fgt
>>554534932>If that was so easy, LIS wouldn't have a split 50 / 50 percentage of people who choose between Bay and BaeNeed I remind you how many people have no morals irl and only do the right thing because the law is constricting them or....??>Also, I'd argue that letting one girl die in a bathroom in her worst moment of her life is far than "humane", even if its just one single lifeLetting a girl die in a bathroom like she was supposed to after you tried so hard to save her, in order to save the lives of thousand of people *is* humane. It's probably inhumane for Chloe, but it's humane for all the people you save. >None of the endings are an obvious morally good vs morally wrong pathNo, but you, the player, should know what's the bigger bad>each one is build on pros and consYet one has bigger pros, since you don't destroy a whole town, you don't get so many people's relatives to mourn, you don't get the people to have to clean the disaster up and rebuild the town. Only one family gets to mourn, not thousands. >Now instead of hanging on 4chan, why don't you try and argue on reddit or X about this? much larger audience and reach if is the attention you craveWell I don't crave reach, obviously. Otherwise I wouldn't be here since I can't get any likes. But I see you're smart enough to not have figured out why I'm arguing with people here of all places. I love calling out pricefielders' and DE haters' double standard and delusions. Do you see a block button anywhere, smartass? So no, I'll hang around. You're free to leave if you don't like it <3
Three hours
>>554537342>Letting a girl die in a bathroom like she was supposed to after you tried so hard to save her, in order to save the lives of thousand of people *is* humaneYes
>>554535182I throw it at everyone who talks about this ship like it's canon. Because you have been brainwashed yourselves into thinking that it is. You have no idea how many people I've told this and they didn't know. It didn't even cross their mind that Pricefield could, at the end of the day, be just bffs their entire life. And no, it's not childish. It's more childish of you to reject reality when this is a fact. The ship is simply not canon. Go cry about it
Pissfield sisters!Pray for us!
>>554535409Do you realize how crazy you sound right now? Not becoming a mass murderer is immoral? In which reality? On which planet EVER?>with the tornado is a natural disaster and if anythingYou get the option to stop the tornado. It's all in your hands. The fact that it's a tornado and you have a scapegoat doesn't mean you're not guilty of mass murder. >you'd be better in acting to save the closest people you know than everyoneThat's so fucking selfish????? Helloooo???? LMAOOOO get out of here dudeJudging by your grammar, if English is your first language, you're either 12 or your brain is under-developed. You get no say in what's moral or not
>>554538017Do you consider DE to be canon?
>>554535704You're so fucking stupid. Stop being a pussy, I called you immoral. Big deal!At least own it, coward! You'd think you would have accepted this part of yourself by now!
>>554538361Quick! Huddle up! Prayer circle now!
>>554538361Jesus Christ
>>554536008>'s the people who choose to save someone close to them who are capable of better thingsAHAHAHA "better things" said the asshole with an underdeveloped brain!See this is why DN bent over backwards to explain that both endings are "just as valid"Because they made a mistake and indirectly insulted half of the fandom lmaooooooDude, get a grip
>>554538361KWAB
>>554536945-___- The guy is violent AF I didn't want him anywhere near Max in Lis and I don't want him near her afterwards either
>>554539061Yes you fucking namefaggot. Better things. There is no "greater good". There never has been. There never will be. That is a Rawlsian delusion.
>>554538819You don't? LmaooooooooooooKeep denying it, I'm sure that if you accept that you won't be able to sleep at night. It's just a game dude.Get a grip for onceYou'll get to see your beloved Chloe in 3 hours, maybe be more positive?
>>554539427OooOoO~ touched a nerve there Lmaoooo keep telling yourself that, random person on the internet who has no morals and is exposed for that over a bunch of pixels <3
>>554539474Dude can you just fucking answer yes or no? I am not any of the other people arguing with you. If you consider DE canon then your entire fucking argument is retarded because it validates Chloe and Max having a relationship as canon. Every ending you can choose in LIS is canon because it actually happens in the games. You seem to forget what a headcanon actually is.
>>554538361the type of shit that gives men the ICKyikes
>>554539756WHAT? WHat did you just type??? Hold on I need to sit and process the stupidity of what you just typed there. Let me recover from the whiplash first
>Big deal!You know what a big deal would be? If you actually went to reddit and discussed with a far larger audience about your interpretation of LiS. You clearly failed to do so on X, but I'd argue staying locked on a niche 4chan thread instead of the far larger reddit community is a bit limiting for your abilities
>>554540124Have fun faggot
>>554540245you seethe
>>554539756you are arguing with someone who's here just for attention and giggles, every action is insincere performance to compensate her poor social life and skillsshe pussied out by also hiding her age and X account lmao
>>554540675you seethe
>>554540675Yeah I’m done replying lol. I gave it two replies and I’m tapping out. I’m also fully convinced that’s a man.
>>554538361longmaxsilverr, if you're reading this, seek psychiatric help immediately. you can watch the stream later
>>554539756>it validates Chloe and Max having a relationship as canonThis is so stupid I don't even know why I bother. Like really, did you even think when you typed that?? But either way, here is your answer. I'll explain this to you like you're 5, since your brain doesn't seem to have developed further.It doesn't matter if I believe DE is canon or not.In DE, during the first scene at the bar, where Safi asks Max who the girl in her wallet is,you, as Max, can say "we were just friends" or you can say "we were high school sweethearts". If you go with "we were just friends", and you didn't say she died, Max says that they broke contact due to how Max processed stuff.DE doesn't validate Max and Chloe having a relationship as canon, you fucking moron! It validates every possible ending except of the one where they are still together. They can be exes, ex-bffs or chloe can be dead. You're either hallucinating or stupid as fuck.
>>554540245>>554540461>>554540675>>554540801LMAOOO it's you schizzo! You're talking to yourself again! AAaaaaah how did I fall for it one more time. Smh
>>554540245Also, if you looked at my twitter you'd see that I don't even post. So your "you're here because you failed to get interactions on twitter" argument is not only wrong, but it has no legs to stand on. And again, I'm not on reddit.Kisses!
2 hours until pricefield dies forever
I see that I managed to scare everyone away! Well, that or it was just a schizzo talking to himself because he's bored.Either way, love to see it!Go hate on DE somewhere else ^^
I'm going to buy Reunion and The Secrets of Caledon book!
>>554542290Square Enix thanks you for your continued support
No one even bothers to respond to this guy lmao
>>554541457seek help retard
>>554542290>I HECKiN love slop!
>>554542419The truth is going to be far more sinpler than this. If even Baqir Shah believe they are goinf to merge the timelines and he worked as a level designer on DE, then I trust him more than the ramblings of a Twitter psycho
>>554542847Good on you for even bothering to read it
>>554542847Baqir didn't even know what was going to happen in ep 3 an 4. You think he knows how Reunion's plot will go? LmaoooooAlso, stop talking to yourself
>>554535892NTA, the corrupt grip that the Prescott family has over Arcadia Bay is one of the subplots of LIS. You see it everywhere from Blackwell to the struggling fishermen to Rachel's murder. They are the source of a lot of the darkness in the town. The whole setting is supposed to feel doomed, with or without the storm.
>>554542847Dude I'm so determined to shut your useless mouth, you have no idea!You're such an asshole and such a fucking loser!Stop being pathetic on the internet. Go take a shower, brush that dirty mouth and go to sleep.I'm not scared, embarrassed, or impressed by your cheap bullying. I stand by everything I say. That's why I have a username, coward. And I'm ok with being wrong, unlike you, so if my theory is wrong, that's more than ok. I'll gladly admit I was wrong. I just stated my opinion. Also, Adnan wouldn't have replied to me since I said he was wrong and he definitely thinks he's right, just like all of you(which is perfectly fine, just completely wrong imo). But instead of feeling offended, I'll wait to see what happens. So all you're doing is making me laugh at your stupidity. Please take a seat
The game is called Reunion for a reason, they are going to milk Chloe return and Pricefield in every way possible even if it comes across as shameless after DE. It will also be deceptive as fuck because this game has been thrown around under the worst conditions possible, so I'm far more interested in the narrative they are going to spin during marketing, like if Hannah's going to change her tune once again
>I stand by everything I say. That's why I have a username, coward.And I repeat to you again that reddit is just there around the corner. It's ok you didn't get enough of an audience on Twitter, so there's the reddit community that is far larger than /lisg/ and they would surely appreciate your contribution
>>554544621>Hannah's going to change her tune once againThis. "The recordings for Reunion really convinced me for now, that Pricefield is forever. Bae over bay. Please buy my music."
>>554543896That's correct, but it's not right to just murder the entire town. Some can leave the town if life there isn't good. But they don't die because of the Prescotts. People have relatives there. Take Steph for example. Her mom is there. She dies in that storm.So for Max to keep her sweetheart, Steph (and many other) gets to suffer her entire life. How is that ok? It's simply not.And honestly, I really hope we do see Steph in Reunion and to see how much her mom's death has affected her. I want to see Max be face to face with someone affected by the storm. Maybe that way, bae truthers can see how bad of an ending that is. How much it could traumatize anyone who had relatives in the town. The only person that ending is good for is Chloe. And that's not enough
>>554544850very normal behaviour desu
>>554544861you seethe
>>554544621I disagree that the game is called reunion because it brings Chloe back. Because you know what the biggest reunion we have in this whole franchise? The one between the two timelines. Reunion will be about the consequences Max will face because of merging the realities.> they are going to milk Chloe return and Pricefield in every way possible even if it comes across as shameless after DEThat I agree with. But I hate the fact that you guys make me seem like SUCH a Chloe hater. I can't wait to see her slim ass
>>554544763I don't want to, it's more fun here.But I do in fact have an audience here, I found myself an obsessed fan! You're so deranged, you post like you're 5 different people!
>>554545235Lmao what a fucking joke of a human
>>554543896Pray tell which part in the canon does it say Jefferson was used as a scapegoat for the murders? Where does it say Nathan is let go from prison when the David's phone call only suggests that there's a chance he can get denied parole or let go? Doesn't his incarceration imply that they're both imprisoned and possibly tarnished The Prescotts' reputation? Nothing in LiS 2 even shows that Pan Estates' construction was completed. There's no definite way for us to know what actually happened, we can only infer. For all we know, the opposite has happened and Arcadia Bay is thriving now.
>>554545235>>554545647Are they mad because they can't refute what star is saying just like in this general?
star vs kenoeverybody wants to see this happen
>>554545886and bayest is in the call
>>554544850>>554545235>>554545647Did I do anything different than what I do here? Or anything untrue? NoSo go bark somewhere else.If you think I don't stand by what I say, either here or on twitter, or that you're making me feel embarrassed by doing this, you're so wrong.I'm literally sitting here laughing at how ridiculous you are!>>554545598You're the joke, psycho! You're the one talking to yourself! Get a life!
>>554545861Yes.And I'm here laughing. The guy is foaming at the mouth and I'm laughingTsk. Tsk. Tsk
>>554546027These people are so dumb!
>I don't want to, it's more fun here.Because you are a pussy, and you want an echochamber of retards sucking your dick in the same way Cada does lmao>>554545886She'll never do it, she would rather remain in her hole and play victim than actually talk with keno
>>554545647Chloe is as thin as she was in LiS1, nothing wrong with her. Its Max who got fat, so the gap between their proportions looks bigger.
>>554545716>Doesn't his incarceration imply that they're both imprisoned and possibly tarnished The Prescotts' reputationNothing suggests the Prescotts have been tarnished or lost their powers. Rich people to a certain level won't get consequences to their actions unless in very rare cases> For all we know, the opposite has happened and Arcadia Bay is thriving now.DE is not canon
>>554546473Chloe will have the same proportions as Rhianna DeVries, something like pic related but a bit taller
>>554546652>DE is not canonYeah, but Reunion is
>Chloe is as thin as she was in LiS1That's what I was saying. The person I replied to said that Chloe's shoulders got soooo wide and everyone in the comments was drooling lmaooo>nothing wrong with herYou don't know yet? I said it *could* be an indication of her having a hard time. We'll have to see>Its Max who got fatNo she didn't. She's wearing an oversized jacket
>>554546652>Nothing suggests the Prescotts have been tarnished or lost their powers. Rich people to a certain level won't get consequences to their actions unless in very rare casesAnd nothing suggests the opposite, so what are we disagreeing about? That you want to be more right than me?
>>554546943It's still part of the same slop, so I'll treat it as another timeline like the comics didMax and Chloe's story ended in LIS1 and it's a good thing, we don't need thousand of sequels made by a different dev over a closed book
Jesus /lisg/Why do we never learn that the best thing to do with bad faith actors is to just not give them the attention they seek?
>>554547140desu, the shoulders did look wider, but its probably due to her jacket and the pose. but her front, when she waddles in, you can clearly see she has the same build as before.
1 hour gang
>>554547316So you don't consider DE canon because it's not written by the original authors.By that logic, different seasons of a series aren't canon if written by different authors. Or directed by different directors. Or produced by different teams entirely.Do you realize how dumb that sounds?
>>554547820It's due to her getting her back all up in your face, aka getting closer to the camera, and having very slim arms and waist. It's normal for the ribcage to widen a bit but I don't think her shoulders are wider than before. I think her waist is thinner. And there's no muscles/fat on those arms
>>554547801you seethe
Think they'll mention the negative reception to DE?
Reveal is directed by Nicefield.
>>554549123100%And they'll act nonchallant
>>554549123https://x.com/LifeIsStrange/status/2011829955592585531As they say here,>Separate the real from the rumor...I think they are gonna address at least some of the rumors we got from ex devs, about how they hated and did not want to include Chloe in DE and try to do damage control by saying PriceField reunion was always the plan. If thats not the case, I have no idea what are they gonna yap about for nearly an hour...
>>554549123>After the truly AMAZING feedback from our previous game, we're continuing our vision...
>>554550729Seems likely
How do we know Chloe is back?
>>554551170Mass delusion
OHNONONONO why does she look fat
>>554551392HAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHA HAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHAHA
Backtalk, playable Chloe. We getting dual protagonists?
>>554551632>>554551392Where you getting these?
>>554551632NOT BACKTALK AGAIN LMAO
>>554551632Holy weet Jesus
Her face does look hella cute. Hopefully, the "fat" pic is just an unfortunate angle...
>>554550729There is a non-zero chance they will retcon the pricefield stuff in DE with the Safi manipulation theory. Maybe even opening with that.This is the first time I have had any level of excitement about this franchise in years.I'm still expecting slop. But slop with characters I'm invested in at the very least.>>554551170The franchise is on life support and the dev studio basically non existent at this point. The only card they have left is nostalgia and shipper money. That means Chloe and a pricefield backtrack.The name Reunion is them attempting to make that as obvious as possible.
why her and max got the exact same haircut
>>554551632ewwwww im gonna stick with amanda
rewind is backRELEASE DATE: MARCH 26
>>554551954They took Pricefield literally and just copy-pasted Max's model
>>554551684Xbox posted earlyhttps://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/01/20/life-is-strange-reunion-reveal/
inb4 lookism, sexism, racism, and trolling, fuck 4chan and post-modern internet
Life is Strange: Reunion arrives on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC on March 26.Learn more about the circumstances that will bring them back together and how you’ll be able to shape their story as co-leads of the game.By and for fans of the original, Life is Strange: Reunion finally brings Max and Chloe’s saga to a definitive close.
>By and for fans of the original, Life is Strange: Reunion finally brings Max and Chloe’s saga to a definitive close.It's over Pricefield. This is your last stand
>>554552121>>554551875YOU COULD NOT LIVE WITH YOUR OWN FAILUREWHERE DID THAT BRING YOU
>>554552184>Max’s power allows her to undo everything… except the memory of her own actionsPRICEFIELD RETCON CONFIRMEDPRICEFIELD RETCON CONFIRMEDPRICEFIELD RETCON CONFIRMED
chloe looks like a man,the lesbian must be happy KEK
>>554552462haha
timeline merge confirmed
>Do you realize how dumb that sounds?Life is Strange was a single game with a single, self conclusive story that became super popular, so Square Enix attempted to replicate its success by bringing in Deck Nine and fill slots, while Dontnod established their vision for the canon is of self contained, anthology stories with different characters and places. D9 was willing to do whatever Square Enix wanted, and their minds cashing on a direct Max sequel in spite of the devs original canon and firm stance to let LiS1 be complete story was the direction they took.The issue here is with LiS as a series and how SE fumbled hard by pissing on Dontnod's original vision for canon with very inconsistent prequels and sequels. If I had to make a discussion about other series, it will be different because wvery single media franchise has its own things that are unique to each other, in both inconsistent and consistent lore issues.
>>554552184>As for Chloe, now the touring band manager of Drugstore Makeup, you’ll get to experience how she, too, has grown since you saw her last – without losing her essential character.APOLOGIZE TO IZZIE ANON
>As for Chloe, now the touring band manager of Drugstore MakeupI think this locks in the theory of Chloe being Izzies love interest in her book lol.I told all you fuckers as soon as the book was announced.
>>554552319rachel is right behind her, isn't she
Here's your new Chloe bro
chloe is back thanks to mcdonalds!eat your big macs like chloe price too!
IT'S STARTING!
>>554552850Kekwell, you asked for it
>>554551632She looks like Rhianna
Kek knew this wasn't an hour long
>countdown into a 30 minute countdownAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
>Max>aged like fine wine>Chloe>hit the wall
>>554553025In half an hour.
>Life is Strange: Reunion is your last chance to change theirs, coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC on March 26Yep, they are dropping it out the door
>>554553152
DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT
>they took the Xbox post downlol
Pricefielders killed the franchise
>>554553242Sony bros???
>>554553389Unforch
>Max now finds, after leaping into a Polaroid photograph to escape the fire, that she is able to stay in that past, starting all over again from the point she took a selfie>Max’s power allows her to undo everything… except the memory of her own actionsSo it sounds like Max is forced to jump into a timeline where Chloe is still alive (if you picked Bay) or where they are still and item (Bae).DE still happened for our Max and she remembers all of that shit. But basically this timeline is a new thing. The timeline merge we have wanted for years more or less.Kinda hopeful desu.
>>554553330Too bad i'm fasterhttps://web.archive.org/web/20260120170642/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/01/20/life-is-strange-reunion-reveal/
This music..is it a variation of the Max & Chloe theme?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2eHeCKYHJc
Max can now rewind again kek
Who's the writer behind Reunion? If it's not made by DE team then I will bite the bullet, I just want to see these two get a happy ending, I will even get DE if it means they get a happy ending.
>>554553926This. if this is the last M&C game, then it wll finally let them walk into the sunset as Obstacles plays.So much for the Max Caulfield cinematic Universe.
>>554553575Wonder if they'll just ignore DE completely or if it ends with bringing Chloe to the DE timeline to beat Safi, then choosing to go back with her or stay depending on if your Max and Chloe get together
SHES FAT>SHES FATSHES FAT>SHES FATSHES FAT>SHES FATSHES FAT>SHES FATSHES FAT>SHES FATSHES FAT>SHES FATSHES FAT>SHES FATSHES FAT>SHES FATSHES FAT>SHES FATSHES FAT>SHES FATSHES FAT>SHES FAT
>>554553074>Looks almost exactly like me but a foot tallerWhat da Fug
>>554553926It seems like its going all in on the Max and Chloe relationship, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Aysha still wrote parts of this dreck so be aware
>half hour countdownThese niggas…
So they just gave up and made a shameless fanservice apology fanfic to save their studio huh
>>554554304Exactly what people had been asking for since the original.
>>554554304Its too soon to see but hey, that's what you get when you have nothing to lose
>>554551392>>554551632HAHAHAHHAATHIS IS AWFUL I HATE IT ITS SO BASED
Is Chloe 40 here?
>>55455456129
why do they refuse to give Chloe long hair
>>554554119>We’ll also have more to share about the rest of the Caledon University crew, including Safi, Moses, Amanda, Vinh, and the many other returning faces from Life is Strange: Double Exposure, who will each get their chance to shineUnless DE is only seen in flashbacks via Max, it sounds like this is not a total retcon of DE. Likely just the ending (that would have made a sequel impossible) and what was needed to get Chloe back - so Bae/Bay being functionally merged.But importantly Max still remembered what happened. So Bay Max still remembers Chloe dying and Bae Max still remembers them breaking up. Safi being crazy and wanting to do xmen shit also I guess.
Wait HOLD UP what the hell did I miss? Also, Reunion Chloe is kind of hot. By my standards, anyway idk
>>554554612I hope we can customize hair this time around. Chloe would look great with a side-shave.
>>554554638So now Chloe remembers both endings like her death and her breakup?
>Some anon last year got it right that Chloe's going to be the band manager in the new book.Kek
>>554554638It's going to be so based if they literally just handwave away the DE plot in the opening 20 minutes.
Think Steph will be there
>>554554934Yeeessss I need to see my girl again. Especially if she's mad at Max for destroying Arcadia Bay
They copied LR by this color grading kek
>>554554934AI Anon out there guessing the plot month ago.
>>554555070>they copied autumn
>>554555070you seethe
>>554555124Why is she wearing her own hair as a beanie?
why would there be a fire?
>>554555070I'm sorry WHAT?It's just the golden hour... You know? The one that they mention in Lis?
>>554555124They have a habbit of that.
>>554469298>Which brings us, at last, to Life is Strange: Reunion, the thrilling finale to the Max and Chloe saga, a chapter that brings their book to a close. This is a full circle moment for both developers and fans — one that builds on everything that has come before. >There is no Avengers-y collab. At least in the way people are claiming it will be.>TL;DR the current plan is that the next game will serve as a finale to Max and Chloe's story while acting as a soft reboot to better prepare the series to compete against Lost Records. Apparently Don't Nod is seen as a major threat by Square London, and they're trying to clean up the series as best as they can in order to switch to a full anthology model complete with fan favorite cameos.Cada was right the whole time lmaoo
I SAY IT AGAINTHIS SHITTY GAEM SHOULD GO IN A TOILET, IN LANDFULL WIT ALL THE UNSOLD COPYS OF DE AND ET
>>554554869>Max’s power allows her to undo everything… except the memory of her own actionsThis is 'our Max' hopping into a new timeline. She remembers everything. This timelines Chloe knows nothing about the previous timeline.>>554554917They confirmed that most of the DE cast are making a return. So it is not going to be totally reconned. Likely just parts of it, like the ending.Most the the retconning is dealing with getting Chloe back.>>554554882You all fucking laughed at me then. But I was right and called it right away.Finally my girl Izzie is eating good.I will accept my apologies now, fuckers.
>>554555306Probably Vinhs fault.
>>554555442/stag/ is thatta way
>>554555449Hello again, fatso
>>554554869That seems to be the implication according to the summary yeah
Izzie banged Chloe
>>554555442Pop off king
Guess I owe the Pricefags an apology. Really thought that middle finger in DE was the last word.
Mods will fix it
>>554555513Go back to /v/, cancer.>>554555580I stand by Chloe being a top. Izzies comes off as a classic brat to me.
>>554555449>This timelines Chloe knows nothing about the previous timelineThe PEGI rating mentions her coming to Caledon and also asking Max for help about impossible memories, I wouldn't rule it out of the question anyway
>>554555449Based return of Izzie anon.
>>554555747you seethe
Chances that Rachel is brought back somehow? Won't be surprised if they're going for full blown fan service it all comes together mode
>>554555449>Finally my girl Izzie is eating good.*clears throat* DUDE
Wasn't you, it was another anon that predicted the manager thing
>>554555828The only anon that I can respect even if I don't care about Izzie
>>554555449this fucking tranny again gdi
>>554555874A mention at best.
AWWW HERE WE GO!
>>554555874Time travel is back so we're off to save her.
>>554555874They might do what the comics did and show windows of possible timelines with cameos of every character.
I wonder;Episodic or full release?
>>554555874They would have announced her if she was. I doubt they want to over complicate things, rather just provide a clean close out to the pricefield stuff.>>554555910I called it like 5 minutes after the announcement of the book dropped. Nobody else through that would be the case at the time.I do hope Izzie and Chloe do hook up in the book desu.
>>554556207full release, that's just how it is nowadays
>>554556229The archived thread says otherwise
holy cringe
Absolutely turbo based.I haven't been this excited in years.
It's so awful lmao this is based
Hannah got fat,
BIG APE COCK IS BACK
are they holding them at gunpoint
>BtS Chloe vaI know they would never get Ashly back. But damn.I really don't like her that much.
>>554556810at burgerpoint
i want to clap hannah cheeks so much
>>554556789Who the hell is that rando?
Hannah just called Chloe Max's Soulmate.
Views are already dropping
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2624870/Life_is_Strange_Reunion/it's up
>>554556938you can literally see her reading off a script
>It's bay-fags time to get the 'respecting both endings' lieEAT SHITEAT SHITEAT SHIT
>invalidating player's choices is a FEATURE actuallykek
>>554556938Told ya so
>>554424561Frank mogged eternally
Rachel and I will be pirating, and if the ending isn't dogshit we'll vote with our wallets.
>>554557083you seethe
>>554556986>cheaper than DEgrim
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>554557084Lmaoo I love that
>>554557153Love you anon.Hope you are both doing fine.
>your choices dont mean jack shitSOVL!
So she merged ALL the timelines. That makes no sense to me but here we goI was wrong, I accept defeat XD
I was right, they merged Bae and BayGet fucked Star
PRICEFIELD CONFIRMED
They REALLY trying to justify bae and bay mergeEmbarrassing
>Clip already foreshadowing that Max sacrificing Chloe again will be a choiceBased
Does this imply Kate has nightmares of dying too?
>I did it. I jumped into a photo againAn actual line someone was paid to write
>>554557402I never said it was impossible for them to do that lolAnd no, I'm not bitter about it lmaoo
>Bay is now just a memory>DE pricefield shit got totally retconnedI'm actually going to buy it now.This does not make up for DE. But it makes it sting less.>>554557518They are never going to mention Kate or any other choice. Doubt we will even see Victoria and she is alive in both timelines.
>>554557540I JUST JUMPED INTO A PHOTO WITH MY FREAKING MIND
This is the game they should have done years ago. Merging things allows them to move forward without eternally branching.Warren is behind the fire btw. In this itmeline he's been stalking Max for years
Based Loretta
I have just seen the trailer.HOLY HELL IT WILL BE SUCH A MESS, I AM LITERALLY CRYING XDDDLord above, have mercy on us
>>554557540NooooIs there such a line?Please remove me from this plane of existence
>>554557690>Fun mystery investigation with Loretta, possibly linked to AbraxasBased
I'm sorry but where the hell is Safi??
$40 because it was made by the last 12 employees left at Deck NineBorderline indie game lmao
>>554557898Failed to adapt to market conditions
One of the problems this does bring up is what happened to this Chloe's Max in a Bae timeline?This is an issue of them never explaining how this works. Because if 'our Max' just permanently replaced this timelines Max, then she has basically killed the partner of this timelines Chloe.>>554557669As soon as DE came out, I think the main thing people were saying is that they should have just merged timelines. Looks like they listened.
I just got done playing Horizon Zero Dawn and its fucking wrong not hearing Ashley Burch right now
Also, the motion capture looks... off. It's much worse than in DE. They barely cleaned it up. Probably a result of the layoffs
>>554557898Burned on stake.
Have we started the fire?
they doing the secret society bullshit again?not a single original idea kek
Chloe looks better in motion
>>554558009Just dont think about it too much
>>554557614you seethe
Sooo it seems like you can't romance anyone else? That's ... unfortunate
One of the few things about DE that I liked was the motion capture and holy shit this is such a downgrade. The way Max just stares into the air while talking and Chloe doing those sideway glances. I mean I gotta play it since it's the last Max/Chloe game but it's looking like a hard pirate
LiS is dead
Could Abraxos or whatever be any more of a Red Herring?Bunch of dumbass nerds LARPing.100% Rachel coming back
>>554558113Only Chloe's for some reason
Can the story be about the larger mystery of the fucking powers? Like, something to expand the lore, without explaining too much? I'm sick of these powerful kids getting caught up in dumb people drama.
>>554558480Amanda and Vince are still in the MaxBowl
Well, that was absolutely horrible.I'm sorry
The fire is Rachel We are so back Amberchads Queen Baechel coming back from the dead to burn down Pricefield
fat status:not fat. I repeat, NOT. FAT.
>>554553389Square Enix London are Pricefielders?
yeah this is the final nail on LIS coffin,is overRIP
sex with hag chloe (straight)
WHERE THE FUCK IS CHLOES HAT
>>554558761face fat
>>554558835she's with izzie now sorry
LorettaCHADS stay winning!
>>554553926They hired one of the BTS writers.
>Nobody brought DE because of what they did to Chloe>Bring back Chloe for a sequel that is directly connected to DE>Sell them in a twin packI hate how this played out. But it's smart.>>554558317That only worked in LiS 1.The second they started building on that concept, they needed to establish rules. Otherwise these sorts of things pop up.>>554558480>We’ll also have more to share about the rest of the Caledon University crew, including Safi, Moses, Amanda, Vinh, and the many other returning faces from Life is Strange: Double Exposure, who will each get their chance to shineThe reveal was obviously about showing off pricefield and creating space from DE.I think there is a chance Amanda could still be a romance option depending on what happened in DE. But why would anyone want that when Chloe is on the table?As much as I would like Victoria, Loretta or Izzie to be options. I think it is clear the focus is on Chloe when it comes to romance. As it always should have been.
>>554558761fat and ugly
>>554558856DE didn't sell well enough to allow a hat budget
>>554558856And the necklace...
>>554558584Deck Nine are too afraid to go there. Dont Nod always had the powers be a random mystery you just accepted (even in Lost Records) and all D9 have done is try to recapture that by playing it safe. Explaining the mythos behind the powers, how people are chosen and all that would require D9 to actually take the franchise in a new direction and be creative
>>554558941>But why would anyone want that when Chloe is on the table?Not everyone likes Chloe
This feels like a fucking Nancy Drew game
>>554558538Because Chloe is part of a big last-minute rewrite and only got added in very recently kek, it's pretty obvious.
I have to say, it feels much more like a cookiecutter than DE did. And I do NOT like that. One thing I liked about DE was that it didn't feel so "perfect". Even the romance felt more real.This shit is so idealistic, and exactly what pricefielders wanted. I am extremely disappointed by that. The plot doesn't interest me at all, at least not yes since it seems to have little relation to anything that happened in DE. Also, I don't like the fact that you get to play as Chloe. Idk why, because I like her. She seems like much less of an asshole.
I don't get Square Enix. They hate LiS but instead of archiving it for good they make another game.Meanwhile we see developers like Capcom or Sega burying fan favorite franchises because the suits hate them and they don't give a shit.
>>554559267NO ONE CARES U UGLY FAT FAGGOT
>>5545587341) It can't be Safi burning shit, she seems calmed down and still around2) Abraxas is nothing but a tease3) Chloe being alive could mean Rachel being alivei don't know, man
This was everything actual fans have been asking for, for years.
There's going to be a prequel comic, look at the FAQ.
Is the cat coming back?
I wouldns even buy it even if it metsions me or me bro pickle
OMG OMG OMG IS THAT JOYCE'S RING?!?!??
>>554559147Thats fine, but I'm still sick of the street-level drama these kids are dealing with. They need more weird shit, more supernatural shit. I actually would love it if they found a way for a vengeful Rachel to come back, traumatized by her "death" in the other timeline or something. I just want there to be a larger story thread and not just unconnected, aimless stories. I know it was supposed to be an anthology but Deck Nine have fucked that so just lean into it and write a single big story if you're going to keep going back to Max and Chloe and Arcadia and whatever.
>>554555747Max and Chloe are both bottoms, unfortunately. Max tops because somebody has to.>>554556863I think Rhianna sounds more like Ashly's Chloe this time. I almost thought they pulled off the impossible when I first heard Chloe speak.
>>554558941To me it felt like it just used the DE decor, and that Max will be too preoccupied with Chloe and the fire to have time for anything else. But who knows, since they basically never dated, maybe the players will be able to keep her as a friend too. And don't get me wrong, I don't dislike her as a love option. I don't mind if we don't get any other ones. But for a choice-based game, I feel like we need at least one more? Idk at this point I'm fine with Vinh too, lmaoooBut then, everything we saw in the reveal could be just 2 or 3 episodes. Because there's no way Safi won't be a big part of this game. They just don't wanna spoil anything about her
>>554559136Bay Chloe = no necklaceBae Chloe = necklace>>554559169Sure. They were the obnoxious Amber fags of the BtS era.Fuck every last one of those tourists. I hope Rachel is still rotting in a shallow grave, in the junkyard of a ghost town. Forever forgotten.Chloe is the heart of the series. TC is the only LiS game to work without her.>>554559267Remember the objective of the reveal was to being back pricefielders to the series after the shit DE pulled. So obviously the focus was going to be on highlighting Max/Chloe and their relationship.I'm still expecting things to be broadly complicated and and ending that is basically a redo of Bay/Bae - just with a real epilogue to close out the story of these two either way.>>554559579Non-zero chance it is used to propose in a Bae #2 ending.I was right about Chloe being the manager for Izzie. Watch me be right about this several years later. Watch history validate me.
>>554559669>I know it was supposed to be an anthologyBy doing this, they can finally finish off everything that came before and start fresh in the next game.
>>554559896you seethe
>>554558538>>554559179Noo, I actually noticed it a lot on Max. Weird arm poses all around
>>554559896>I was right about Chloe being the manager for Izzie.Again, it wasn't you. You're just running with what an anon said in July last year.
I fucking hate LiS2 so fucking much
These hacks will make the timeline merge bring Maya back, who is the one who starts the fire out of revenge. That's why Safi calms down too.
>>554558930loretta the real queen of DE
>>554559520>This was everything actual fans have been asking for, for years.^^^ This. It's so idealistic, it's making me cringe
>>554551392She's preggo
>>554560229At least she seems to be in this game longer than the 2 minutes she had in DE.
Alright so this game is looking to be as lackluster as DE but this time with Pricefield. It's gonna be a pirate for me, I gotta play is since it's the last Max/Chloe game but god damn nothing about it makes me want to pay money
>>554559896Have you been here all along under the radar, or has today brought your welcome return?
>>554560191oh fuck me, you're rightthis is 99% what happens
>>554559829>Max and Chloe are both bottomsThis, if Max/Chloe/Rachel fics have taught me anything it's that Rachel is the dom. If anything Chloe is a service top, who gets off from focusing entirely on Max' needs
>>554559420>3) Chloe being alive could mean Rachel being aliveOne thing they didn't show is if William is still alive. Maybe not yet but it could mean Max only merged a few timelines.
>>554552716>Chloe got knocked up by izzie Based
>>554560434If someone might be willing to spill a 40 bucks gift, I might consider playing it. But otherwise seems like an hard pass
Ditching Amanda will be hella aaaaaawwwwkward
>>554560720Using Chloe to date Amanda in her section seems fun desu
>>554560720you seethe
>>554559974I think this is the best we could have hoped for. A partial retcon of DE with it's characters being sidelined and a final ending to the Max/Chloe story.Based on TC, I think an anthology approach would be great. As long as they don't release like 50 - 75% of a game again as with TC.>>554560181I called it as soon as Izzies book was announced. Within minutes. Everyone got pissy about it due to Izzie being who she is triggers tourists from /v/.Fucking weird attempt to gaslight anon.>>554560546I think after I left I checked in to see how things were like 3 times. I was disgusted every time.Chloe being back is why I'm posting again. Who knows for how long. But I'm not going to be making threads again.Nice to see you are still here tho anon.
>>554560626wasn't there a moment where they showed his grave?
Physical version confirmed.
>>554560720seems like you can talk to her while being chloe,threesome confirmed
This looks straight ass, they should have hired Frank for the cover design
>>554560898you seethe
>>554560898>I called it as soon as Izzies book was announced. Within minutes. Everyone got pissy about it due to Izzie being who she is triggers tourists from /v/.>Fucking weird attempt to gaslight anon.Again, the archived thread proves otherwise.
>>554560720I'm setting it to Amanda and Vinh romance for 4-way awkwardness.
>>554559896Bae Chloe only has necklace on the photo but not on character model. Interesting, might be a bug.
>>554558584It's honestly weird to me that anyone cares about the origin of Max's powers.>>554559305If the two game contract thing is correct, they probably just didn't want to have to pay D9 for doing nothing.
>>554561018With Loretta watching for some reason
>>554561041AI trash
>>554558912I thought she was gay
>>554561018Kek, true
Collectors edition is all in on Pricefield.
>>554559896>Remember the objective of the reveal was to being back pricefielders to the series after the shit DE pulledI know, but I still don't like how perfect it feels. And I'm not just talking about the romance aspect. The thing I liked about DE was that once she did something, she had to deal with the shit she did because the rewind wasn't available. Now that they brought the rewind back, the player will have no choice once again because there will only be one "right option" for certain dialogues, just like Lis1.I liked that you couldn't get away with shit in DE a LOT. I guess we're back to that and Reunion will follow the Lis1 formula entirely. So all the criticism I had for the first game will be repeated for this one as well.Also, I hope they don't add another storm to the mix. Two is fine, but still one too many. Three is excessive
>>554560927In the trailer yeah, showing a Price family gravestone. However, Max says she possibly merged more than 2 timelines. We don't know yet but it could just be 1 extra or ones where Rachel and William are alive or not.
>>554561283well technically...
>>554561321>the poster is an AI imageJesus fucking hell
>>554560191You can hear a detonation being planned that you have to stop. And some guys are behind it
so if u choose to sacifice arcadia bay than everyone that died is replaced with people from this alternate universe after MAX merged universes? so that means that there was alternate MAX that made different choice in ALIVE universe in DE lol
I would stand up and clap if Rachel came back
>>554561018>>554561294Threesome is not the way how its gonna go down...
>>554561321
>>554561540you seethe
>>554561534I get the feeling they're not going to want people to think too hard about that.
>>554560429She was actually around quite a bit. Her annoying ass pissed me off a LOTYou guys have some weird obsession with characters with bad personality and I find it sooo weird
it looks fucking awful way to action and superhero themed
>>554561294Amanda's going to have her hands full goddamn
>>554560626I don't think so since Chloe is quite punk looking still
>>554561328get fucked browe were telling you the whole time
So, if Chloe is the manager of Drugstore Makeup, with Izzie.Does this take place before True colours?or have we moved canon into the book timelines.
>Didn't fall for the nostalgia bait with DE>Not planning to fall for nostalgia bait 2.0
>>554561294Everything is incredibly scuffed and raw. Half the time the textures just won't load - look at the tattoos in pic related. No idea how they're gonna polish this by late March
>>554561018If a poly option is on the table, fan artists and fanfic writers will go berserk.
Where are we right now on the we're so back/it's so over graph
>>554560720Weeell you end up on a weird note with her in DE if you romance her, so no ditching is required
>>554561886Who said they are going to polish the game? What you see here is what you get
>>554558761That face looks horrible. She looks ugly.
>>554561886Also seems like they forgot to turn antialiasing on
>>554561850Fair question.
>>554561178>It's honestly weird to me that anyone cares about the origin of Max's powers.I imagine it will touch on the origin of their powers though. Especially since Safi was/is so hellbent on getting answers
>>554561018>>554561906Kek, our Gemini anon was the first one
>>554561540Amanda is a genius, she decided to drown so she doesnt burn with the rest of caledon.
>>554561856This.I may or may not crack the game to play it with Max and Chloe, but I'm no rush to buy low effort slop
>>554561850>Steph's Story takes place in 2016-18 and ends with Drugstore Makeup breaking up>True Colors takes place in 2019>DE takes place in 2023Maybe Izzie just continued on as Drugstore Makeup but with new members
>>554561816Maybe yeah, the only time she wasn't when she was in the wheelchair timeline and I don't think that's merged at all. Guess we'll see.>>554561850It should be after True Colors. Drugstore Makeup disbands in Steph's Story then Wavelengths takes place after. Iirc, in TC, there's an article that says DM just reformed with a new drummer but no new manager. TC takes place in 2018 - 2019 thereabouts. It should be in-between TC and DE.
>>554562341Kek
>>554561439Ilya is a legit artist.
Odds of this nigga coming back?
>>554561659there must have been other Max but then if max merged the universes than our Max should also have memories of alternate Max
>>554561835So what, am I not allowed to hope? Who knows, maybe the game is still good. Cookiecutter or not.You guys seem to LOVE that shit since you wanted an idealistic ending for Max and Chloe. Now you get it! Enjoy, you get what you asked forI'll actually be so fucking bitter if this game sucks though. Because if it does, it's all you suckers' fault
>>554562294All I did was just shitpost
>>554561156I hate D9, but I don't hate them to the point where I think they would miss something like this.It has to be a timeline thing or something. It could even be exclusive to a timeline where you actually romanced Chloe.>>554561321>Pricefield>IzzieThey just need to bring back Victoria and Kate, as a couple, and this is a 10/10 for me.>>554561328>I hope they don't add another storm to the mixThis is D9 anon.You and I both know the ending with be Bae/Bay #2. There will be another storm or something that is functionally the same.>>554561850The book is obviously set post-TC and pre-DE. In a Bae timeline. What we don't know is if this is a pricefield or friends timeline.Solid chance Chloe was just friends with Max and ends up with Izzie in this timeline. Would even explain why Drug Store Makeup is going to be in Reunion.
>>554562484My mistake - Reunion takes place after TC. I misread and was thinking about the book. The book should be set in-between TC and DE but it might be an epilogue for Reunion since it releases in September.
>>554562613don't care, get bent and consume slop bro
>>554562682you seethe
>>554562038Like Reunion, the timelines have merged. Add a question mark to both statements.
>>554562613>You guys seem to LOVE that shit since you wanted an idealistic ending for Max and ChloeNo, I wanted them to drive off into the distance and then continue the franchises with new bisexual/lesbian girls
https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1qi16qw/the_new_life_is_strange_game_my_buddy_told_me/?sort=newSounds so stupid I believe it
>>554562038>we're so backFor Maxchads, right at the top
what the actual fuck was abraxasDE was a blur to me, please remind & elaborate
>>554561850I thought it was obvious that it happens after DE?
>>554563051Abraxas is DE's copy of the Vortex Club but with artsy dudes instead of snobby ones, you don't miss anything
>>554563051great value vortex
>>554562623Gemini anon, if that's you, just know that I love you. Btw, I'm the one who made that PS5 collage with your pic
>>554563198She won.
>>554562038Pricefielders are on we're so backI'm on we're so over lmaoooI'm kidding. So far my biggest complaint is the fact that it doesn't feel polished enough.I like Chloe's designI can't say I know enough about the story. The plot might be good
>>554424195oh boy I can't wait to let Caledon get absolutely destroyed so I can save Chloe again!and yes, I will kill everyone for Chloe, no second thoughts
>>554563361>The plot might be goodIf you have low standards maybe
Good lord.Old /lisg/ seems to be back.
>>554563051A gender-neutral secret society in the university that Vinh is president of. He resigns at the end of DE and/or Diamond campaigns in his absence/against him. Hasn't paid off yet, maybe it will or not in Reunion.
>>554563361>Lis anything>The plot might be good???
>>554563432Based
>>554563175>>554563180Okay but what do they *do*?Vortex threw annual parties. What does Abraxas do? I don't recall.
>>554563467>DiamondSpeaking of. Did she appear at all in the trailer or stream?
>>554563626They made a puzzle box to solve
>>554563461Not while pissfielders are celebratingChloes soulmate is Rachel amber not max whorefield
>>554562341Lmao
>>554562975this leak does not say much basically nothing
the OG LIS poly
Here's your final villain bro
>>554563634No, which is kinda sad cause her nude mod was hot
>>554563768The real poly is Rachel with frank, nathan, and jefferson at the same time
Chloe is back so im out,see you all in hell
>>554563634She didn't. Though in the xbox article, it says they'll expand on the other DE characters during the lead up to the release. She's not mentioned by name but that's pretty much it for her currently.
where's my boy Warren, surely D9 is saving him for the launch trailer
>>554563878Jefferson is too busy molesting Max in the dark room
>>554563824safi is hot i hope max fucks her in the next game
>>554563504Ngl that made me chuckleBut you never know, anon
>>554563634Nope. Her black ass got thrown in prison over weave stealing charges, so she couldnt attend this game.
It's clear the focus is on Max and Chloe. I expect the Amanda and Vinh romances to be toned down and left alone by the ending no matter what
>>554563962He'll be back alongside Kate, Victoria and Nathan for an impromptu Blackwell REUNION. Don't worry.
>>554563824My hot half-welsh wife
>>554563858WTF???? EWWWBut you hate on Vinh for being "too sexual" How funnyyy
>>554563909She's been Poochied.Sai will explain how she left with her, then got run over by a bus.
>>554563962A long forgotten corpse buried under rubble in a ruined ghost town.Better than what he deserved desu.
>>554564134And Rachel! And Jefferson! Everyone is here!
>Chloe can potentially rizz up Amandathey took all the best from Gemini anon lol
>>554563824And the hottest character in any Lis game by my standardsShe's allowed to be a villain in my book
>>554564163ha
>>554564362low standards makes you do wonders
>>554564312Did gemini anon also predict the aquarium scene?
this is riverdale tier
>>554564091Listen. If I can't romance Amanda, I better be able to romance Safi at least
>>554564312Good God!!! That is actually hot!
>>554564479That was the racist anon
>>554564362Are you from UK? If not, you should move there. Plenty of explosively hot villains walking down the streets.
>>554564362Chloe > Steph > Izzie >>> Alex > Dana > Max > Victoria > Kate >> Rachel >>> DE goblins
Assuming there will be a Good and Bad ending with slight variations depending on who you manage to save.
Chloe x Lucas endgame here we go
>>554564218What if she's the villain and that's why we don't see her?For the record, I'm joking lol
>>554564682you seethe
>>554564541shut the fuck up, clown
Alex Chen status?
>>554564475Exactly!!! That's why you guys are so obsessed with Chloe too! You have the lowes standards in the entire fandom, my guy! Punk girl with bad personality?Low standards all around!
>>554564794Off with Steph, safe in her own place.
>>554564794Still in Haven with Ryan
>>554564794
You also have low standards because you will lap it up everything that SE shits out, piggy
>>554564778What? I can play this game once, twice, 4 timesGive me Chloe, Amanda, Safi, Vinh. Add them all to the mixThat's the fun of choice based games, you stuck up clown
The LISDE subreddit is going mental.
>>554565034BIG ASS I KNOW YOU'RE THE ONE
cool we can play as both, but is this really it for both the characters? I thought Squeenix would make Max the forefront of LiS games since everyone loves her, and they literally just brought back Chloe
>>554564362>>554564682okay we're doing this?
>>554565164Again, low standardsgo watch Riverdale and shut the fuck up
>>554565034imagine the smell
Oh my sweet little lesbians.
>>554565324you seethe
>>554565103At least I'm sane enough to treat this like a simple game. Especially since apparently we're not gonna get another lis game anytime soon. Therefore, I can have fun with it, while you'll fume to spread the impression that your brain is soooo much more superior. Guess what, big guy? It's not that serious. Breaaaathe
I don't even care. I couldn't even bother finishing DE, although more Chloe/Max seems enticing I'm not sure I'd play this just for that when I could drag myself through the first game
>>554565275Alyssa and Cass at A then it'd be decent
>>554565275Rachel is literally pure sex incarnate.
>>554565034
>>554565380Chloe looks like this in every screenshot
>>554565241I think they clearly want to move the series on from Max and Chloe. This seems like the best (and most profitable) way for them to do that.Coin toss on if the next LiS game will be an attempt to start another series with a Max/Chloe #2 or an anthology title.>>554565590She is like 31 and has clearly put on a bit a weight. I think it is a pretty good representation of how she would look. Honestly, she looks weirdly like my gf now.I hope we get a section or clothing option with her wearing something cropped. Because I bet she has a really cute tummy now :)
See you on the merged timeline:>>554565892>>554565892>>554565892
>>554565963>I think they clearly want to move the series on from Max and Chloe. This seems like the best (and most profitable) way for them to do thatI mean the already did that with LiS2 & TC>Coin toss on if the next LiS game will be an attempt to start another series with a Max/Chloe #2 or an anthology title.next one will be Alex & Steph
>>554566108>I mean the already did that with LiS2 & TCBoth being failures.I think Lost Records has Square worried and they want to try and inject some fresh life into the franchise.>next one will be Alex & Steph0% chance of that being the case. We could get an Izzie cameo however, since it seems her band is touring.
>>554565275Yes, why not lolBut putting Riley in A tier is FOUL she's cute as fuck. She deserves S tear at least
>>554566496Riley is boring though when compared to Alex & Steph, she has no personality
>>554565175Good.
>>554566784you seethe
>>554566635I-Did I say anything about personality? I said she's cute I agree Alex is hot. She's the coolest main character we have so farSteph on the other half... Beanie wearing dork? I don't find that hotBut Safi and Alex are right at the top of my list when it comes to hotnessI guess now I can add Chloe to the list too hehe
