Previous Thread: Life is Strange is an episodic interactive drama from DONTNOD Entertainment. Set in the Pacific Northwest in the town of Arcadia Bay, the player follows the story of Maxine Caulfield and her seemingly newfound ability to turn hella gay and rewind time. At the prestigious Blackwell Academy, Max must prepare with Chloe Price for the incoming storm of returning to her hometown after five years. Available on Steam, PSN and Xbox Live.
I saw a few scenes of it and was not really convinced.
Jose Hernandez
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Nicholas Ramirez
Max is #1
Dylan Hill
1/2
>Kate was finally back in her dorm once more. Poor girl, she was nearly bullied to suicide, all because she was drugged at that Vortex Party by who knows what… but Kate was back, and that’s all that mattered, right? Kate’s bunny Alice certainly didn’t think so however. Alice was too busy thinking about how her friend Lisa was doing; Max’s attractive plant that she was able to keep alive by watering it just enough each morning! Kate had plans to go hang out with Max tonight to go searching for clues as to exactly who drugged her and how, but this wasn’t of Alice’s concern. Alice had only one thing on her mind, and that was the luscious, soft green leaves that only Lisa could grow.
>“Okay Alice! You be good while mommy is gone, I’ll see you soon!” Kate said in an upbeat tone as she left the door to her dorm creaked open a bit by accident. Alice saw this opportunity, as she clawed gently at the side of the metal bars of her cage, desperately hoping that she could get out to see her one true love.
>After about an hour of searching, Alice finally found a spot in her cage that she could gently slide open with her paws and squeeze through. Yes! Alice gave a little victory hop out onto the table where the cage lay, and down onto the floor. Approaching the door instilled some worry in the poor fluff ball’s mind, as she nudged it with her nose. But alas, the door was only opened a small bit, leaving hardly a space for the rabbit to inch her claws in to open the door. Alice’s nose twitched in disappointment as she frantically hopped about the room, trying to think of another way. Suddenly, the door seemed to breeze open, just enough for Alice to hop through. What? Alice chose not to question this, before she squeezed her body just through the space in the door, and hopped out the other side.
Chase Peterson
2/2
>The dorm rooms were seemingly quiet, nobody was arguing or yelling, locking each other inside of rooms; it was strangely still. Perhaps everyone had gone to another Vortex Party? Whatever… Alice had to get to Lisa’s room! Briskly hopping over to Max’s room, she nudged the door open with her body and happily hopped in up to Lisa. Her leaves were so bright and beautiful… her pot fit her just perfectly as she stretched towards the ceiling. She was even more beautiful than Alice remembered… its been forever since they’ve hung out! Lisa gave a knowing sway of her leaves as a small breeze battered against Alice’s ears, as she gave a small twitch. Did Alice breeze open the door? Would it really be so far fetched to think that Lisa could open the door if Max could rewind time? Alice certainly didn’t think so. Life certainly is strange…
>Alice gently hopped up into the pot, being careful as to not bump Lisa’s leaves or stem as she nuzzled up to one of Lisa’s sweet smelling leaves. With a small lick, a blush spread to the rabbit’s cheeks as the leaf tickled her nose in return. It was okay that the world was falling apart around them… animals were washing up on the beach, storms and strange weather plagued the area, and their owners seemed more than stressed. But, none of this mattered to Alice right now, she was safe under Lisa’s protecting, comfortable hug of her leaves, and that’s all Alice could really ask for. Alice nestled down in Lisa’s pot, minding the placement of her claws as she laid down next to the plant, giving one last loving lick to Lisa’s stem before drifting off into a heavenly sleep in Lisa’s tender embrace.
Christopher Lopez
Before Episode 5's release: >Lol Mari's theories're shitty.It's way more than shitty to become true >Chloe has to die thing doesn't make sense.Don't worry they will come with unpredictable story >We're gonna learn everything about Max's powers,Rachel and Prescotts even Nathan,spirit animals.. >Jefferson knows about Max's powers >Nathan,Frank,David or Samuel's gonna save us >Victoria's with Max,she'll save her >(After seeing Cemetery scene from leaks) I'm sure it'll be Williams,Rachel's or Kate's grave. >Rachel's the doe and Butterfly and probably we'll see her in Max's dream >Blue Jay's Chloe
After Episode 5's release: >Mari's shitty cliche theory became right >We visited the SF art gallery for 3 seconds. FOR 3 DAMN SECONDS >Jefferson became a silly bad guy from Disney >David came to save us.He's a former-soldier but he can't even fight,just listens teenager's orders. Even he doesn't know she has some time travel powers. >Victoria's with us in the dark room.Laying there and we can talk her or not.Just it. >Nathan get killed,Victoria too >Nathan knew something about the storm but they cut it. >Warren explained Max's powers(!)(thanks warryn) We found out her power causes/related with Chaos Theory and storm.It's not like we didn't know or something. >Storm is only coming for Bay because Chloe lives in there but Max's the one who keep changes the time >Prescotts story erased.Nobody even mention their name. >Rachel's story fucked too.She isn't or butterfly,bluejay just spiritualdoe >Spirit animals thing died.Blue Butterfly's storm summoner just it. >Chloe dies again in one of endings (unpredictable) It gives you a lesson: You shouldn't have used your power.And you shouldn't play this game.Now erase your choices and cry like a bitch. >Chloe has to die thing comes true, Cemetery scene explained with that. >The other ending's short but it's less cliché than other.We saved Chloe,storm's hit the town and gone.That's it >Epilogue: Use ur imaginations:)muh budget
Elijah Baker
Kate marsh v cute
Ryan Young
>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." >"What? No, fuck that. Lisa, you're my number one priority, I'm not eating you!" >"Alice, think about it... how many 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"
>friendly reminder that turning off your game is the confirmed canon ending
Nathan Morgan
There are many stories to be told in Arcadia, but this is one of the more heart-capturing ones.
Michael Russell
IT AIN'T ME IT AIN'T ME
Xavier Perry
>Season 2 >Max changes the past to save Chloe, Rachel, William and Arcadia Bay >"Chaos Theory" happens >Kate develops her own powers at a young age >She's taken into government custody and brainwashed to be a super soldier
What type of Pokémon do all the main characters use?
>Max Water >Chloe Fire >Jefferson Dark >Kate Psychic >Warren Normal >Victoria Ice >David Ground >Nathan Fighting >Rachel Ghost
Carson Young
>Warryn's pokemon
Michael Richardson
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Noah Butler
>The Arcadia Bay population don't even know how to use them. Michel: They just have to use their imagination.
I'll make friends with someone who has a PS4. Bloodborne sounds interesting, but I've never been a fan of Sony's consoles for whatever reason.
>The main issue is that the game puts atmosphere over actually making the game functional, you'll be tasked with collecting something but given no indication where it is in the world space. This is especially annoying considering how painfully slow you move. That sounds kind of like the Evil Dead game awhile back. There was little to no direction. My friends relied on my guidance to finish the game. I lost interest pretty quickly, despite being a fan of the franchise.
>Considering her bitter or broken is an insult to her struggle and strength and will to happiness, her lively, vivid and bouncy nature. That's how she acts around Max. With Joyce and David, she's far less happy. She's still bitter and unduly angry at Max sometimes. It wasn't her choice to leave Arcadia Bay.
>Terrible interpretation. Incredible criticism. I thought you were going to stop responding to my posts?
>Goddamn, this is the thirstiest, most pathetic thread I've ever seen. There's a definite element of that in the game, but not all /lisg/ers are that bad. A few are capable of stepping back from their lusty attractions to the characters and analyze the story. The richness of the characters and storytelling up until the last episode were incredible. A bad ending ruins what was created in the moment, but not when considered from a distance on their own.
Zachary Wood
At the end of the adventure Alice is forced to make a binary choice: live in a world where bunnies eat no carrots or Lisa dies after Max and Warren fuck on top of her then Frank spills beans on her leaves when he gets a turn while Chloe's tears salinate the soil, destroying her chances of regermination.
John Lee
Not if I have anything to say about it, Frenchman. I won't let you lay a hand on Lisa, Max, Kate or Alice.
Alexander Parker
Max is confirmed for a healslut.
I fixed the picture for you.
Joseph Nelson
>Max being passed around so that everyone gets a turn while Chloe is forced to watch user, please, I can only get SO erect...
Noice.
William Morgan
Not if I imagine you inside a Kryptonite cage, Kel Alice.
You are a creation of my mind. My will is your fate. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Charles Cox
>Noice Thank you. I try.
>user, please, I can only get SO erect... The general was hurt by that portion of the nightmare sequence...I figured the opposite would better appease my fans.
Ryder Baker
>samefagging this hard
Samuel Myers
The general often discusses Max and Chloe, Lisa and Alice, Kate and Victoria and the rare Maximum Victory post, what other pairings are acceptable to /lisg/'s collective headcanon?
There's a script to detect that. Unlike Michel , I'm innocent.
Alexander Bennett
best ship coming through
Carter Anderson
I hope that ship originated in Mexico because I don't want it anywhere near my ports.
Anthony Foster
Joke's on you. My partner Wonder Dorothy has no weakness to Kryptonite.
Jonathan Garcia
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Easton Foster
Warren/Kate Jefferson/Nightmare Max
Adam Jones
"If they run, they're sinners. If they stand still, they're well disciplined sinners"
Bentley Martinez
I hope that ship sinks.
Adam Clark
My imagination was not prepared for this--No! Ugh...
>Sean Prescott will rewind and save him from the heroic bunny so that his conquest of Arcadia Bay will continue.
Justin Young
>reminder that Max & Chloe will return in Ep. 3 after Ep. 2 is financially disappointing and DONTNOD realise that the appeal of the game is tied to lesbian hipster waifs and their punk girlfriends.
Sebastian Howard
homophobes spotted
Parker Johnson
That's kinda gay, user...
Anthony Price
>not 'hella' gay Rewind and try again.
Thomas Davis
>Max & Chloe will return in Ep. 3 after Ep. 2 is financially disappointing What are you talking about? The first four episodes of Life is Strange brought Dontnod back from fiscal ruin. Max and Chloe were the focus of the first five episodes.
I'm expecting a return at the end of Season 2.
Only Max has the power to turn hella gay.
Dylan Mitchell
Meant to say "Season", not "Episode. I dun goofed...
Season 2 will be disappointing because Max and Chloe won't be in it. They'll bring them back for Season 3.
Asher Wright
So I just started this game because I got it from Humble Bundle and why did it attract so much hate again from /v/? I am like rock hard with all the QT girls everywhere
Justin Jenkins
>Meant to say "Season", not "Episode. >I dun goofed... Really? I had no idea...
Max and Chloe were great characters. Unless they come up with a new duo that matches their depth, Season 2 won't achieve the same level of success. Hopefully they at least make a cameo appearance. If the Rewind power returns, Max may make an appearance as a mentor to the main character. I'd rather they give us a non-binary ending where a mysterious hero saves the Season Two protagonist in the last episode and, right before it cuts to black, lifts up her hood to reveal she's Max Caulfield, thus setting up a return.
One idea for Season 3: The main conflict is Max and the Season 2 protagonist figuring out a way to save Chloe and stop the Prescotts without destroying the space time continuum. Dontnod drops ambiguous hints as to whether Chloe died in the bathroom or sometime after the Bae ending, thereby enshrining neither ending as canon.
>I am like rock hard with all the QT girls everywhere What an enlightened fan. I see why you appreciate the game unlike the uncouth /v/ crowd. Nice bait too.
Don't forget the fan epilogue. Just enough sweetness to give some closure while keeping everything open-ended.
Mason Morris
I lost the link, but here's a written description.
> Chloe and Max don't return to Arcadia Bay when Blackwell re-opens, but stay in Portland. > Kate Marsh contacts Max when she doesn't come back. > "I'm with my girlfriend in Portland." > Kate spurns the "devil worshiping hedonists." > Without high school degrees, they don't find jobs. > They end up living in Chloe's truck. > After a few stints in prison, they seek help from their parents. > Max's parents, mad at her for wasting their money by ditching private school, won't let her stay with Chloe and bring her back to Seattle > Max's parents blame Chloe for Max's bad behavior and prevent her from contacting Chloe > Chloe is abandoned once again. > Joyce, a conservative southern woman, and David, a traditional Republican, send Chloe to conversion therapy in return for paying her debts. > Kate suggests a clinic run by her church. > Chloe is raped by multiple male orderlies each day to ungay her. > Max wakes up. > "Wowsers. What a horrible dream. Good thing I sacrificed that blue haired dyke to save the town." > Goes down the hall to suck Warren's morning wood.
>Just enough sweetness to give some closure while keeping everything open-ended. It only gave closure to Max and Chloe's relationship. The ending didn't address who survived the storm. Photos of Max and Chloe in the album with Kate, David, Joyce and the others taking shelter in the diner would've allayed more concerns.
>pic related
Parker Fisher
That's not going to end well...
I know what you mean. The other characters are left unaccounted for and I know that's not what Renderanon was going for. He just wanted to cap off the abrupt ending with something that left a better taste in the viewer's mouth than 'they drive out of the town. The End.' It's obvious in his video that Chloe's home in Arcadia Bay sustained a lot of damage, since that's where the pictures of her parents were recovered from.
But as for something that tries to show more and give closure to other characters, it hasn't been tried yet. Sbel did a little more but even that only showed Joyce, Frank, Warren, and Nathan. Maybe someday someone will tackle the huge task of making an ending/epilogue that gives a decent amount of closure for each character. Even if it's just a few seconds to show 'hey, they're alive and okay'. Something like a montage ending from the first two episodes would be perfect. I already have what I would have shown planned out but I have no knowledge about animating.
Angel Stewart
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Jacob Bennett
They're late because they were sleeping in
Oliver Wood
Yes Kate, they were "sleeping in". Like gal pals do!
Levi Brooks
Whatever sex life they had would be incredibly kinky
Isaac Robinson
Why do you think they went back to sleep? They woke up, used all their energy, and tired themselves out (again). It's fine. It's the weekend and they don't have anywhere to be. Maybe they'll go out later in the day or evening.
Blake Martin
I find Warren and Nate together strangely adorable. The sex would be kinky and shameful.
Aaron Ward
Ir's am interesting pairing and if it helps both them out then I see no problem with it. Keeps Warren out of max's hair, gives Nathan someone to be friends with and talk to, and gives the both of them an outlet for whatever freaky shit they're into.
James Brooks
Oh great now the lisg discord is talking about Warren x Nathan
Asher Mitchell
Which other video games do you enjoy, /lisg/?
Christopher Wood
kek
Lately I've just been playing World of Tanks when I have some free time. But most of this week has been typing essays, reading textbooks, and having a tab of /lisg/ open
Jeremiah Johnson
How do I get a dinner date with Kate?
I don't wanna be alone on valentine's day.
Austin Ross
Rainbow 6 Ace Combat
Valiant Hearts once it goes on sale
Juan Walker
Just ask her politely, Victoria.
Matthew Peterson
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Kevin Ortiz
That's more cornering her. But alright. If she's up for it.
Kevin Torres
Brooke just got this MMS
Jayden Long
Dental hygiene IS important! Kate could print out a friendly reminder and leave it by the sinks in the bathroom.
Blake Sullivan
Kate is so considerate.
Max just got this MMS.
Ian Davis
Battlefield 1, Dirt Rally, Rainbow Six Siege.
Angel Wilson
Looks more like a photo. They're staying with Joyce and David this weekend. It's Saturday so Max didn't have to get up for class and chose to sleep in. Chloe had to get up and go to Two Whales for her shift, but she left that on the pillow next to Max for when she wakes up. Max can go visit Chloe later in the day.
I'm sure they have plans for Valentine's Day as well.
Jackson Rodriguez
Ok that sounds better.
Elijah Young
Max raids Chloe's wardrobe again
Ayden Barnes
Cute!
Jacob Ramirez
Way to go Max! That's pretty stylish.
Jeremiah Sanders
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Jaxson Miller
After getting back to Seattle, her ad Chloe would both probably need new clothes. Shopping trip!
Xavier Nguyen
I would play that game and not even be ashamed.
Hunter Ross
I would as well. Just a shopping LDC where you get a budget and decide what to try on/buy and plan out a nice little date for them. A chance for them to relax and just be normal teens after the storm and everything else.
Henry Evans
Just watched Blue is the Warmest color and it's literally the closest thing I've got to the feels lisg gave me. Does anyone have other recommendations similar to it?
Colton White
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Isaiah Baker
Yarrgh!
Nathan Bennett
the man the myth the legend tyler fkin 1 is streaming life is strange RIGHT NOW
Hudson Morgan
yay...? (Who?)
Aaron White
the best league of legends player to ever grace the scene and the best draven player IN THE WORLD
Jayden Green
You and your postly typo quota!
It's cute.
You sound excited!
Have fun watching the stream user.
Lincoln Cruz
Never played LoL, but okay. If a few of the players I follow played LiS I would probably be excited as well. Enjoy the stream and try to steer him away from the Bay trap.
Christian Murphy
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Brandon Rogers
Damn. Rawking out.
Eli Martin
Ah! A ghost!
Kate is artistic! And all their outfits look cute there.
Bentley Gomez
Neat! But once again that artist consistently does certain things with too much of a texture. The hair and pants especially.
But those minor criticisms aside. GO, CHLO!
Luke Green
Yeah, the textures are always a little weird.
Carbon Chloe!
Caleb Price
I couldn't see Chloe ever being in a band or anything like that, but she plays instruments as a hobby. Good way to be creative and just let out some stress.