Deck Nine Just Destroyed My Favorite Game Franchise

[@bender24]

33:09 I think this one should also be DeckNine

[@KyleReaume]

@@bender24 WOOPS thank you lol

[@speedymunchlax5733]

*NECK DINE*

[@ellaelliott4415]

It’s not canon. I refuse to believe it’s canon. To me, it never happened. A fever dream. Never happened, nope

[@DrFyder]

first stage: denial

[@kylecobra7422]

​@DrFydernahh, not the same developers so its nothing more then a fanfiction

[@DrFyder]

@@kylecobra7422 second stage: denial

[@adryan8458]

third stage: truth

[@RiverTheEmoo]

its ok this game is a complete pos. visuals are a huge upgrade, but thats where the positives stop 🙃

[@mydogsnameisnox]

what a lot of people didn't realize is that LiS wasn't a love story, it was a story about overcoming grief. what made it so memorable was that they succeeded in writing two characters that made you really feel that gut punch when you had to choose between being selfish and doing what was right. problem was, a lot of people chose to be selfish and have spent the years since trying to justify their decision instead of simply admitting that they missed the point. Life is Strange season one can never be replicated for that reason.

[@KyleReaume]

@@mydogsnameisnox I wholeheartedly agree. It's so weird how Safi dies in Double Exposure so you think the entire game is going to be about grief and learning to live with that loss but then they just throw that out around the halfway point

[@fangirlandproud6442]

This! I feel like this is why a sequel to LIS 1 would never work! It’s too big shoes to fill that clearly Deck 9 isn’t able to handle/treat correctly.

[@jessiematrix]

THANK YOUUUUUU

[@AcAlvin]

After I played double exposure, I was so disappointed, I bought lis true color, and the plot was basically the same. Episode 1 someone died, episode 4 party episode, episode 5 nightmare sequences. But i like true color more, double exposure ending was so weird.

[@glarcier4398]

lmao what that sounds exactly like the original LIS

[@AcAlvin]

@@glarcier4398 exactly, they just keep copy and paste the same plot, but somehow they still fked up double exposure.

[@gloriafrimpong17]

I appreciated that they experimented with something new with Life is Strange 2. It felt like they had this genuine heart to make something unique even if unpopular. The subsequent games kinda felt like trying to recreate the original Life is Strange, which I get, but it feels less genuine.

[@blankprivatecompany9296]

​@@gloriafrimpong17That's why life is strange 2 was the best in the franchise it literally carried the other whole franchise

[@Kai555100]

After the critism of LiS2 (some of which in my opinion come from not understanding it's themes) they tried to recreate what made the original great, while they archived some things, for example I really like the vibe of Haven and the support cast is lovly. But it fails in so many other ways, like the murder case not being as inteiguing (like we know evil Corp had something to do with it) and the trio is not as entertaining to watch as Chloe and Max, because they were unable to recreate what made Chloe and Max a good duo. A much more intresting MC and support character would have been Alex and Gabriel because they have at least a common past and it would be intresting to go in depth about how they dealt diffrently with their difficult upbringing. But that is just my 5 cents

[@Fimpurities]

for me the biggest let down is the art style change lmao, i loved the janky aesthetic that the original game had, for me its what gave the story so much character and why i enjoyed it in the first place

[@KyleReaume]

@@Fimpurities I do agree the new stuff especially the way they do the graphics and the on-screen subtitles are really overly neat

[@Fimpurities]

@KyleReaume the game looks like every other game now to me, i feel like I'm just looking at Sims 4 screenshots and not the LIS world I grew up with as a kid, i know not everything can stay the same but the art style was such an integral part of the world

[@ellxur.]

Me too! It's what made me fall in love with the game as a kid. I loved the sketchbook style it had. Max's drawings were everything 😿

[@gizmocat11]

Never had the game myself but watched various playthroughs: I think one fundamental issue with Double Exposure is the environment and setting. In the first one, there was a lot to explore in Arcadia Bay and you got to be somewhat immersed in the world whereas for Double Exposure, you’re kind of trapped in the university and the bar.

[@KyleReaume]

@gizmocat11 Don't even get me started on the bland nothingness of how much time you spend in the alumni hall

[@DreamlandRoses]

Deck Nine so clearly doesn’t understand the characters, the plot, it’s like they’re chasing a formula that no longer works for us. Life is strange became popular because of its unique storytelling. But now all I want to see is the end of this franchise

[@robinronin]

I still can't believe that they completely retconned the first game. Save Chloe and promise to be together forever? Too bad! The devs hate Chloe and her voice actor so they cut her from the game under the guise of a breakup. Save Arcadia Bay? Too bad! Despite Max undoing all her time magic shenanigans and never wanting to use time magic again, the game needs time magic to be interesting, so we're just doing it despite it making no sense for her characters. Also, you know how the whole franchise is about telling small, intimate stories, usually about the relationship between two people? Too bad! It's the MCU now. I genuinly cannot overstate how much I hate this game. Oh, and the first one/two weeks of preorder, they asked 120 euros for the complete edition (at least in my country). That's 125 US dollars for some extra outfits and minor cat content. Disgusting, greedy company. I'm glad I didn't fall for the scam.

[@KyleReaume]

@@robinronin scam is damn right

[@drakenfist]

This is a great recipe on how to destroy a franchise: reintroduce a fan favorite character. Throw past history under the bus. Introduce a new character with powers, create a fascinating mystery...then throw it on the floor and introduce the Avengers initiative.

[@KyleReaume]

Yeah it really does feel like they just wanted to make some cash grab and gave no thought to continuity or the fans!

[@industriesofintelligence2236]

Fascinating mystery is a stretch

[@insenkiv4619]

Apparently there were 4 directors in total working at different stages of the development which is insane. And apparently it was written in a linear way of just making stuff up as they go to the point of those 4 directors losing their mind and begging the team to just come up with some finale and let it finally end. I agree that although Hannah is incredible that first episode does feel weird, it's probably believable they were re-recording a lot of dialogues. I'm sure there were a lot of rewrites, especially with Square Enix's interference. I've seen the post of Felice Kuan, the Narrative Director, after being layed off and it did stand out to me how she mentioned Square Enix just looking for scapegoats. They probably fired all these major voices of the employment team to blame them for poor sales, when in reality its Square's fuck up to begin with for choosing this path for the franchise. At the end of the day Deck Nine are just workers and they are following what their publisher tells them to do. So those major decisions of dropping Chloe/Arcadia, not feeling like a direct sequel to LiS but rather some unrelated story that happens to have Max in it, having that superhero expansion were for sure Square's directives and the workers just did their job. I do have to disagree with the whole Chloe thing though. Some Deck Nine members did tease Chloe being in a game and their relationship having a meaningful continuation. A lot of fans weren't dissapointed because they broke up but because there is no meaningful exploration of that event. Truly, we don't know what Max did for those 10 years. We don't know her headspace, how she dealth with the assault, the loss, or even where she travelled to on all those road trips. The game simply drops us 10 years later with a narrative that repeats the plot points of the first game and makes Max do the same thing she did as a teenager, only now as a teacher behaving like a student. Personally I find that both endings don't have a meaningful continuation and Max's character is mischaracterized too often. I was equally upset with the fate they have chosen for an alive Chloe and the fate for Max in the Arcadia ending who has conveniently cut all ties with the town's citizens. And I find a lot of fans share those views. People can't let the Chloe thing go because there _is_ something wrong with the Chloe thing. The leaks from the Deck Nine team do confirm that the Narrative Team doesn't like Chloe and that the decision to remove Chloe as much as possible was pushed by Square. And then there's the weird Rhianna thing of redubbing Ashly's lines. Chloe is a dark cloud hanging over DE that contextualizes the larger mess of why DE is the way it is, I feel it's disingenuous to justify legitimate concerns of players with people liking the couple being silly. I think Don't Nod was right all those years ago that to continue Max's story they would need to first sit down and write a detailed timeline for all the years that have passed. At the end of the day, Life is Strange stands out in its narrative and characters and it should have remained its focus. But Square and Deck Nine wanted to tell some story, with a promotional superficial image of Max, to sell more copies. They failed in their strategy and maybe it's a good thing. Maybe Life is Strange doesn't need continuation and should have remained it's own contained piece of beloved media instead of being stratched out for money every few years. They will probably make another game though. I really feel like they'll restructure the Deck Nine team, push something out, and finish this mess - but we'll see.

[@KyleReaume]

Holy shit this is some BONKERS details to learn. Thank you SO much for sharing, I'd love to hear any more.

[@fusy83]

ever since they made BTS i never trusted deck nine with the lis series, Im glad i aint the only one coz for a long long time it certainly felt i was

[@Caitlyn777-e1x]

which Lis, like all games? 😂

[@seminolewind158]

BTS is a masterpiece compared to DE

[@Redsnowman04]

I honestly feel before the storm was one of the best games they’ve made. It had no supernatural events and I think that’s what put for focus on the story as it was a good story. Makes me almost think if John Hugh’s made a movie out of this. I absolutely loved the game. But in the end, that’s my own opinion.

[@kleebaggins]

I also liked it! It's my favorite one in the series followed by the first. Obviously would've been best if original voice actor could've been there but I liked the game a lot.

[@Redsnowman04]

@ agreed. But I couldn’t tell until I saw the credits. She did a good job.

[@derekspradling7452]

Before the storm was almost a perfect story to me, and I'm one of those that prefers powers in the game. I even like the Dungeons & Dragons segments a lot actually. Lol

[@sethn1094]

It needed 2 more episodes to make it make sense. As it stands they basically made a My Chemical Romance tinged version of TP Firewalk With Me now featuring lesbians.

[@qrowing]

What was with them seemingly hinting toward Rachel having some kind of fire/wind ability? They even go so far as the forest fire finally ending the moment Rachel gets hospitalized.

[@jessiematrix]

I’m in the camp that life is strange 1 didn’t need a follow up, it’s a beautiful stand alone story about grief and considering the responsibility of wielding a power like max’s. I think lis2 is criminally underrated and serves as a satisfying follow up on some of the characters of the first one. the key difference for me is that dontnod had a story to tell with their games, and decknine simply doesn’t. I played double exposure with an open mind, but ultimately felt my theory rang true. can’t wait to play lost records though!

[@sephjy1370]

Who's excited with Lost Records: Bloom and Rage?

[@KyleReaume]

@@sephjy1370Hell yeah. I'll absolutely be covering it when it comes out too!

[@neokashe]

Life is strange: You either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain - Deck Nine Games 2024

[@NasTheKing]

We didnt wanna "undo" both versions of the game as well wdym??? In the save Chloe ending they are quite literally together and they drive away together with no indication of there being any bad blood as well as Max grabbing Chloe's hand/kissing her after ripping the butterfly photo and saying "I will always be with you Chloe".....Yeah we totally expected to not see Chloe with Max in any way....

[@tuttiman55]

They really could’ve used the alternate universe thing to do alive or dead with Chloe instead of Safi, have it so that you start in the world opposite from your ending in the first game, Max waking up and the game is Max figuring out why it’s happening to her, and we follow her journey understanding the world she never lived, and the final choice leads to Max being alone, either relinquished to world without Chloe, or she tries to stay with Chloe and an alternate Max kills Chloe, to stop the worlds collapsing or something like that, idk I wrote this in like 2 minutes

[@KyleReaume]

So allegedly this was the actual real first pitch for this game which was meant to be a remedy towards the sequel having to answer for both endings of the first game, but the game director misunderstood the pitch and we ended up with this instead

[@NasTheKing]

@@KyleReaume that makes me so sad tbh

[@aalllllllexx]

Tell me why is a much more thematically interesting successor to life is strange than any official LiS project that deck nine has put out

[@HarukaxYuuki]

I just didn’t gave it an opportunity because it doesn’t have the same art style that made the first game special and that Max doesn’t look like Max to me, which I guess the art style change contributed to it (Also Deck Nine dont have a great track record)

[@NasTheKing]

Lets be honest, if you went up to Joyce and said "would you rather have your daughter live or you?" Joyce would say let my daughter live. Both endings are canon in their own right, I get annoyed when people say the save Arcadia Bay ending is the "better" or "canon" ending. Everyone's ending is their ending and I dont like when people side eye you when you pick to save Chloe.

[@KyleReaume]

@NasTheKing i agree wholeheartedly, and truly I think the "Save Chloe" ending would've been the best path for a sequel, it's a shame they didn't go in that direction.

[@speedymunchlax5733]

That's not really an argument considering that's not an option that's given to you and Chloe also basically tells Max she's willing to sacrifice herself. But of course Joyce would feel the same way, they loved each other. Ultimately the choice is the player's and the consequences of that choice should be on the player's conscience including Joyce's death, so let's not try to sugarcoat it.

[@NasTheKing]

@@speedymunchlax5733 I didnt try to sugar coat anything, neither choice is easy wtf. Im just saying that he used the argument in the video that "chloe wouldnt want her mom to die" well on the same side joyce wouldnt want chloe to die, it was the video sugar coating the other side of things not me

[@NasTheKing]

@@speedymunchlax5733 and yeah of course thats not an option thats given to you because Joyce isnt there, but if she were it'd be the same dilemma, probably not at the same level just making the choice with only the pressure of Chloe. But yeah, because I saved Chloe and because I know how Joyce is as a person, Im glad I saved Chloe for her

[@speedymunchlax5733]

Honestly I think it's as simple as it usually is. Some suit at Squenix probably found out Life is Strange has people with superpowers, looked at the success of MCU and told D9 to make it happen. The video game industry is way too focused on appeasing investors nowadays. I don't even know how they're going to continue this story if Safi is supposed to be a villain now. If you chose to side with her are they really going to make Max be all evil now? 😂

[@KyleReaume]

Honestly I think you absolutely hit the nail on the head

[@chychy7559]

If they followed the comics none of this would have happened

[@KyleReaume]

@chychy7559 I would LOVE to see them follow any of the LiS comics, sadly I'm starting to think Square Enix doesn't remember them

[@danielsgratkovskis4925]

I'm actually afraid of them, of they're going to take into consideration non-game media. I had a dubious pleasure of reading book sequel to True Colours (Heatwaves?), and it was so awfully bad poece of fan fiction which actually ruined Alex as a character and undermined the influence of part of the choices made through games, that if someone based sequel on it - it would be the disappointment.

[@sleepyboy9654]

I swear... I saw the title of your video and I was like " YES ! 10000% ARGEE WITH THAT !!!" I really wish Dontnod would make LIS-games again... Imagine how epic a sequel from the first LIS developed by DontNod or a complete new LIS-game from them would look like. This franchise is in bad hands, such sad. Now I`m even more hyped for the upcoming Lost Records game by DontNod!

[@prod.c.a.n.t.7705]

i think we all just won't be accepting this game as canon 😭 if i do i don't think i'll be able to live with it 😭

[@BayleySaxon]

That's why I was so sad that Deck Nine released it in this way. I was SOOO excited to play Double Exposure, and it was so bland and boring. There were so many times I felt like I was wasting my time. Felt nothing after finishing it too lol. Nothing like LIS 1 :(

[@KyleReaume]

It truly is a shame how the game turned out.

[@asthapadwal2483]

Imo, I don't hate the game... It sure had potential but they screwed up the execution.. Ep1 felt boring as heck but that plot twist with max holding the gun in the photo got me so fucking excited all up until max and sofi exposed Lucas.. After that idek wtf happened.. Flashbacks to LiS 1 were cool.. the ending didn't feel epic in anyway at all.. I do like the graphical improvements and animations.. And sofi.. Is such a confusing character I don't understand why max cares about her so much

[@artemis_liz7096]

I‘m ready to accept the new DONTNOD game with open arms, the only time when LIS was good

[@jarjar7609]

End of a Franchise 😢😢

[@industriesofintelligence2236]

Life is strange ended with the orginal game; not the remastered, not Before the Storm, definitely not True Colors, not LiS 2, and not DE.

[@janskia]

Picked up the game on the -30, and finished it yesterday. I fully agree on your analysis here. The game had terrible writing and the budget cuts / writer layoffs midst development, you can really sense them happening, even if I did or did not know about that while playing. Or do I have special powers?

[@horsefuneral27]

double exposure was so buns that the only thing about it i enjoyed was this review. because literally what the fuck even happened in that game i need to go replay life is strange 2 like seven more times to make up for the time i wasted

[@KyleReaume]

@@horsefuneral27 lmaoooo thank you so much

[@KyleReaume]

Maybe I should play LIS 2 again too

[@babybloom6867]

I personally loved the first three chapters of the game, but episodes 4 & 5 really fell off for me. Even Safi's shape shifting ability to me was just... too unrealistic. Obviously it's a science fiction-esque game, but that just made it feel silly. I loved True Colors, the scenery and world that was created in Haven Springs was stunning as was the world created in Double Exposure but the problem with TC as well is that the first few episodes are amazing and the final act doesn't conclude it in a satisfying way while feeling rushed at the same time. Loved this video. Subscribed. Also I died at the wheezing after talking about writing a manifesto 😂 great video. I feel the SAME about Pricefield too, you hit the nail on the head perfectly about why their relationship realistically wouldn't and shouldn't work.

[@Sophiaaasophiaaa]

I do think that if people want that lis feel, they should just play dontnods games. Lost records is about to come out and it looks stunning so far. Tell me why was very far from perfect, but it still captures the feel of lis, although it's not even in the series. It even has a touch of supernatural powers. Dontnod do it best, while deck nine is just..... sort of uninspired.

[@KyleReaume]

@@Sophiaaasophiaaa i wish Tell Me Why was on PS5!

[@noyoranim8588]

honestly, I expected a nod to the first game with the changing timelines. like your choices from the first game change when you change timelines, or even something like actually spending a lot of time with the characters in the alive timelines, falling in love with them while trying to solve the mystery with them, and at mid to end chapter 4, we are shot back to the dead timeline, only to discover that we fucked with things so much, that both bay and bae are still alive (i always assumed that if chloe would break up with max it would be because she blames them both for the death of the town.) the final choice of the game should be choosing one of the universes- bae and bay or alive and happy. if you want to make this choice harder, make the new characters lovable, and make so that if the player chooses to date amanda (and make them want to do so), no matter what max said about chloe, she will date rachel amber or something. and obviously- make a bunch of their lfe miserable in their dead universe. go a step further if you want, and make it a serial killer, that actively hurt or killed a bunch of people. MAKE THE CHOICE HARD. do you move on from arcadia bay for the friends you made along the way, or will it never be replaceable?

[@dy0116]

i hated the last 2 eps i wish it was another max instead of safi..

[@MadamGojira]

I just consider it fanfiction because it’s too bad for me to consider it real..

[@phidelta275]

I'm absolutely devastated at the direction this franchise has gone. I played the original LiS all the way back in high school as the episodes first started coming out and have played every entry since then. This was just such a bad. This is Deck Nine's worst take and it's a huge shame that they're driving things into the ground now.

[@karma5235]

Please do more life is strnage content mabye go through and break down every episode love your videos

[@KyleReaume]

@@karma5235 aww thank you so much, that's so encouraging to hear! Hmm who knows maybe I should do an entire retrospective going through all five games together!

[@karma5235]

@KyleReaume yessss king

[@_Petrichor]

I thought it was pretty good. Different from other Lis games and a buggy sure, but not the absolute dumpster fire people are making it out to be. The performances were all outstanding, the characters were interesting, the two-world mechanic was fresh, and on PS5 the facial animations were second to none. I even loved how some of them have fine lines on their face because they're not teens.

[@Caitlyn777-e1x]

yeah i loved it too, just not the last 2 episodes 😂

[@Bataowata]

lol is anyone really surprised though? Before the Storm was terrible. Once I saw that DN was part of it I decided not to buy it.

[@cheebadigga4092]

First off sorry for my ramblings. But I can't get over how they messed up this whole LiS thing is. First, there's titles. Why was LiS 2, LiS 2? And why make Double Exposure make it seem like some type of expansion rather than a full blown sequel? Not sure if it was meant to be LiS 3, though. Either way I don't get it. Personally I would go: 1) LiS 1 2) LiS Before the Storm (expansion to LiS 1) 3) LiS 2 => Double Exposure, just running on the exact same engine as True Colors, and much longer (see below) 4) LiS 3 => True Colors, because the story seemed completely unrelated, even if Steph was in Arcadia during the storm. But exactly the latter would've tied LiS 1, 2 and 3 together and would've made even more of a banger than True Colors was (generally speaking, it sure had its flaws don't get me wrong). Kinda like branching off into a new territory like they did with LiS 2. Of course, same length as LiS 2. 5) LiS some-title-about-two-brothers-unrelated-to-lis (expansion to LiS 3) 6) Captain Spirit (expansion to LiS 3 releasing between 5) Episode 1 and 5) Episode 2) Why make it all so complicated? Anyways, about the engines... True Colors runs perfectly fine, much better than LiS 1, its remake or BtS and its remake. Also much better than Double Exposure. I don't even understand why, because True Colors, in my eyes at least, looks better than Double Exposure. So why not use that same exact engine, and maybe even let DontNod do it in the first place, because they obviously understand how to do things in that engine much better than whatever mess Deck Nine produces. Why have two studios at all? I guess the whole world agrees that DontNod does it better, not just how the game looks and runs but also feels. Why didn't Square Enix make a deal with DontNod for this particular last release because of the layoffs Deck Nine was having? I have no idea how DontNod does these days compared to Deck Nine, but come on... That's not the way to treat your customers, Square Enix... The game itself though - honestly I liked it. Yeah it ran like horse crap compared to True Colors, but it somehow still had the essence of LiS, and kept it throughout until the very ending. Speaking of, the ending is the worst in all of LiS in my opinion. Not to say it is the worst they could've come up with, but they did better. Yes, even Deck Nine did better back in the day. I don't get the bad rep. I loved the story, it was refreshing. But, as the title made it seem like, it really felt like an expansion. I'm saying: they can't tell me they didn't have enough money to make a really good game based around Max directly after BtS came out. Imagine the runtime of LiS 2 and Double Exposure combined with the same love and strengths that LiS 1 and 2 both had. Heck, why not make Deck Nine and DontNod work on the same god damn thing, and release one huge banger as LiS 2, getting lots of money in return and also both keep your fanbase and get lots of new fans becase the game was such a banger? But whatever I guess Edit: oh yeah the voice acting / voice quality was horrible........

[@foxiki387]

I think it's weird how you disregard how bad chloe's implementation into this game was, the only promise we got was she'd be in the game and it just happened to be the most disappointing implementation possible and I find it very very difficult for someone not to see it that way as a LiS enjoyer.

[@italiangamerjoe7501]

Hey Kyle, just watched your review. Great video first off! But second, I just want to say that I’m in the camp of loving Double Exposure 😂 I thought it was a really fun game! I am sad about the bad reception, and it’s just sad to see that Deck Nine struggled so much with their game development. Thank you for sharing so much insight and history of the troubled Deck Nine went through as well. It’s just so sad to see how much trouble this game went through. I hope deck Nine survives this. I hope they can learn to work with less and do a good game still. 😅 this just sucks. But great video!

[@KyleReaume]

It's good to hear some love for Double Exposure, the discourse around that game is just... wild.

[@movielover4244]

The first game was a cult classic. this game was so bad. no game time. there was no tension. or something fun. bad story no game time. equals just one long boring movie. how could you make the first game so good and totally fail at this. is absolutely incredible.

[@Soloee_]

I think I could be pretty forgiving if they make a final game that's actually good, but now it sounds like another game probably won't come out after all, and if it does I do not have high hopes at all. D9 just don't make great games, and all the mess isn't helping

[@AlexEspeon]

Although I love the game flaws and all I'm upset that I figured out the twist early on. I'm not sure how many other people also figured it out but at least the other games held more suspense and when you re-play is when you see the signs etc. I'm excited that they are bringing Max back again and that there is more power users in one game but I'm unsure what that will actually mean for future games if that will be good or not... Though I am excited that past characters may also come back I just hope it will be good. I want to stay optimistic about a franchise I love even if I didn't enjoy True Colours and Before The Storm.

[@adampickard9685]

I personally can't stand double exposure it's easily the worst game to ever come from life is strange. D9 will be what kills lis.

[@Caitlyn777-e1x]

but i really liked in the begininng!!..didnt you??

[@QuestTeller]

True colours was infinitely worst

[@Caitlyn777-e1x]

@QuestTeller people who say "worst" are definitely just haters, but real fans would rather say, "least best", like yall are too much and true colours was awesome by the way

[@frainthesnow]

Checkedyour profile after listening to your voice for 6 minutes and BAM, clocked it, Rupaul.. Another fellow gay fan eh

[@shamanessofdestruction7979]

One game destroyed whole timeline and message of rest of the series.

[@DelfyDaun]

I haven't watched this video yet and I haven't bought or played this game yet... I'm tempted to just let my self get spoiled for this one

[@KyleReaume]

@DelfyDaun honestly I can't say it's 100% worth playing

[@kleebaggins]

This game is a piece of trash.

[@inybisinsulate]

Let me help you in deciding to like the game or not. The butterfly did not represent your choice. It'd be perhaps in the Dead version but in the Alive it should be a railroad. What difference does it make if there is no evil version of yourself actually at fault? Nova really spoiled me on it, the story would make more sense with your evil version did the bad things. She could have even spoiled the shapeshifter but no appeaeantly she dies somewhere off screen and the picture of the murder is actually the only reference of the evil one! She must be dead in the ditch behind the picture!

[@inybisinsulate]

That game could have worked as a direct sequel too but shifting between the Chloe endings. The last episode is rewinding back to the childhood but going with the father ending up missing the truck by being driven into a ditch instead from distraction. Man that'd be a game! You do remember what you did too so leave the Jefferson evidence in the past why not just have it tried and failing so the plot holes don't open! What is a sequel to explain why the first one has intended flaws!

[@JohnDoe03784]

That's why usually when it comes to video games nowadays, I wait till gameplay comes out, and I do a lot of research before I buy a $60/$80 dollar game. The ONLY ever game I ever pre-ordered was Elden Ring, Silent Hill 2 Remake and RE4 Remake. I'm so glad I didn't buy this game or even pre-order it for real.

[@KyleReaume]

You're not alone, pre-ordering is always a gamble

[@Henrik0x7F]

Many of the problems with continuity could have been avoided if Max wasn't the protagonist. There's hardly anything connecting it to the first game so why bother?

[@BexMcInulty]

there is a lot i could comment on but what i really want to say is how dare you drag before the storm like that? i loved it :D

[@eteokliskallimanis3586]

I loved the game but i wish we got an appearance from Chloe as well as a more meaningful choice pathing, that said i do understand that if they had more choices for the end it would make it harder to make the next game. I do think episodes 1-3 were better than 4-5 but still i loved it overall.

[@imasha_randula]

I love new game but last two kinda meh that's true

[@masterblaster2053]

No. I loved before the storm.

[@kara-mari9909]

did last of us 2 not do that

[@Caitlyn777-e1x]

Last of us is a killer, its an incredible game and acording to the rankings on google the award nominee's its the best game of all time, now TLOU 2 i agree it had the same had the same feeling but it showed us in the end that Ellie was walking back, thats showing us she hasnt given up on avenging Joel. they gave us something unlike this 😂

[@jaimeowens4280]

The sad thing is the people at fault are Deck Nine Games & Square Enix because Deck Nine was trouble to there people and Square is censoring boycottDeckNine.

[@starlaixystar]

Before The Storm is not a bad game. Chloe and Rachel are the best female characters but you obviously hate them because like every toxic Life is Strange fan you hate girly girls like Rachel and deep characters like Chloe. True Colours is tomboyish piece of crap.

[@TheLastCin]

Get therapy

[@starlaixystar]

@@TheLastCin Maybe you. You hate a woman because she wears better clothes than you.

[@TheLastCin]

@ I don't care what clothes women wear LOL. I don't even hate women. You're just a weirdo fr.

[@TheLastCin]

I think Life is Strange 2 is the worst one in the franchise. I hated the two protagonists lol. They were so damn stupid to me.

[@BexMcInulty]

agree!

[@damienlu7318]

Nah true colors is definitely the worst one followed bts

[@TheLastCin]

@@damienlu7318 Nah both those games had better protagonists than 2 did.

[@damienlu7318]

@@TheLastCin Who boring alex and her empathy powers? Hahaha

[@TheLastCin]

@ At least she's pleasant to look at.

[@QuestTeller]

I must be a minority but for me it wasnt that bad could it have been better the last 2 episodes in particular? Yes but compared to other life is strange games i think this is the second best its better than 2 its wayyyy better than true colours and imo if they had a better ending it would be rated better. The power was a cool gameplay mechanic the story wasnt predictable and max is a great protagonist. Idk why people were expecting scorcese quality from life is strange games their fun little mysteries that always have their flaws when u compare this to other life is strange games i feel like it did a lot better but the last episode could have been handled a lot better

[@annastark.7894]

Sweet baby inc detected in this game

[@KyleReaume]

Just looked them up, not familiar! What do you mean?

[@alonsoguttierrez4455]

I have a great time playing it ❤❤❤

[@elmoudir1189]

when was this franchise even good in the first place?

[@glarcier4398]

2015

[@viniij0g4]

LiS 1 and 2 are really good

[@Caitlyn777-e1x]

​@@viniij0g4lets be honest 2 had the good shit 😂

[@industriesofintelligence2236]

The first is not amazing, none of it is amazing