Life is Strange - The Worst Best Friend

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Time Stamps
00:00 - Intro
04:42 - EP1 Chrysalis
08:55 - EP2 Out of Time
12:22 - EP3 Chaos Theory
17:04 - EP4 Dark Room
20:05 - EP5 Polarized
26:40 - Conclusion
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[@uricksaladbar]

Yo!! Just wanted to correct myself before I spread more misinformation. Ive been corrected and Frank and his Dog don’t have to die to get through that area. How previous puzzles were solved and others peoples play throughs made me think otherwise. Sorry about that!

[@donnyramanditopritasa2092]

Are you gonna review life is strange : before the storm?

[@Gilpow]

There are tons of mistakes in this video but ok lol

[@Astro-Vision]

@@Gilpow You could say some of the mistakes to help him correct himself instead of just say they exist.

[@Parakirby]

Hey, I did notice something - I believe if you look in the cell phone in episode 1, Chloe reaches out to Max several times but gets delayed or no responses in return.

[@Loryuo]

@@Gilpow i love when people say this and never back it up

[@aggressica8952]

So ironic how Chloe wants to steal the disability fund when in another universe, she'd need that fund as a paraplegic

[@patrickmarquez8307]

But, Chloe decided to use the money for selfish reasons just like the principal so she is just as guilty as him. It kinda makes her no better, as other people actually needed it.

[@darkvioletskull]

Sooo they’re both in the wrong and wanted to use it for their own personal use. Drugs and alcohol. Are you serious right now??

[@darkvioletskull]

And stealing is NEVER justifiable. Unless it was yours then it’s not stealing but taking back

[@BWMagus]

@@darkvioletskull Eh, if the principal was stealing the funds for his own personal use, I don't see why it's not justified to steal it from him. Why should a criminal have any more claim to what he stole than I? If anything, it's MORE moral if I get to spend it, because then at least the criminal isn't getting rewarded for his crime. That said, Max should have wanted to take it and then, you know, donate it to a legit charity or something.

[@Casey420]

@@BWMagus dude what even? If you steal from a criminal that doesn't make you any less of a criminal. Especially if you're just gonna do the same thing the criminal was going to do, which is to use the money for your own benefit when it doesn't belong to u to begin with. "if anything, it's more moral if I get to use it" is such a diluted thought it's baffling

[@karue7581]

Chloe being a bad friend isn't the issue itself. It's the lack of acknowledgement of this by the story.

[@djgamez1412]

Max is a much worse friend tbh

[@TheTiredhermit]

@@djgamez1412 how bc she couldn’t control a move? Was she expected to keep tabs on Chloe at all times? Lol

[@djgamez1412]

@@TheTiredhermit the messages on her phone show that she pretty much ghosted chloe and chloe had tried reaching out to her. If im remebering correctly even after living in chloe's home town for a decent time, she still doesnt reconnect until chloe is literally murdered in front of her. Max is canonically the kind of person who abandons her bestfriend while they are actively grieving their parent's death. Even if they were acquaintances actively ignoring a person reaching out in that situation is a dick move and they were according to the story close friends. Besides that through max's dialogue and commentary she show's herself to be incredibly self-absorbed, naive, and just the worst kind of twee pretentious artist. Her midterm is definitely gonna be 30 minutes of unedited footage of a plastic bag in the wind

[@TheTiredhermit]

@@djgamez1412 fair I’d be pissed too

[@-thegentleman1789]

And the game force you to enjoy such toxic relationship too, gosh everything feels forced in this game.

[@whynotanyting]

Maybe the writers didn't realize that being rebellious doesn't always mean being an asshole. Especially towards a childhood friend.

[@avalasialove]

I’d say Wendy from Gravity Falls is a good example of a rebellious teenager done right.

[@godloveszaza]

If we're being honest all of you chloe haters are pretty slow.

[@zerareota1560]

Yeah I had a friend who seems rebellious on the surface but really she was just an asshole who hates her family (which I’ve seen to be flawed but loving and caring) and contorts her perception of any ex-friend or partner into someone who doesn’t deserve sympathy by finding fault in regular behavior or fabricating fault from regular behavior

[@l0v3lyniaa]

​@@godloveszazaall you chloe meat riders are delusional .

[@homesickpink6474]

⁠@@godloveszaza cope

[@felphero]

Chloe gets angry with you if you refuse to steal 3 thousand bucks for the disabled. That happens. That is a thing. Why is that a thing

[@robertramirez9251]

And are we supposed to root for her? She reminds me of Micah from rdr2 and you know that is not a good thing.

[@aldovk6681]

@@robertramirez9251 Duuude she's female micha only stupid lmao

[@thomasshrum4006]

It's a thing because she's a child... Why do people seem to pass over this obvious reason? Kids do stupid things, they say stupid things, they have stupid reasons for the things they believe in. They're kids. "Oh! but I never...." Yes you did. Yes you did. You were once young and stupid too. You once got upset over something unreasonable. You once let your emotions overpower your mind. You were once young.

[@PilloTheStar]

@@thomasshrum4006 Chloe is 19 in life is strange, you in denial plebian.

[@PilloTheStar]

The funniest part is that stealing the money literally changes nothing. The frank encounter goes the same way whether you do it or not.

[@ragepups6066]

i think people were a little bit too much obsessed with this "cute lesbian couple" that they didn't want to notice how unhealthy this relationship was in the first place. besides the fact that this was one of the not many lgbt relationships from that time i think.

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

this is exactly what i think too, plus so many games before this would use lesbian/bi women as fanservice, so a lot of people were happy to see a game that didnt just use them for solely porn/sexual reasons

[@filidolphini]

this, absolutely. i was a terrified preteen/early teen when this game was released and i was so deep in the closet, with no representation in any media, especially video games, whatsoever. this game was my escape, my safe space. i can not express how much this game and the community helped me accept myself and start expressing myself. that’s why, despite it’s flaws, this game and the franchise will forever hold a really special place in my heart.

[@ezrawyvern6795]

@@filidolphini I'm glad you're able to express and accept yourself nowadays, even if it was due to this game. I hope things are going well for you.

[@Scruffers]

@GrabberBythePuss Can't remember if it was set in stone or not, but having Max kiss Chloe was at least an option in a later episode, and it's implied that if you choose save Chloe over the town that they leave it as a couple.

[@joseescobar2076]

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[@someguyinahole5952]

Their friendship literally runs on nostalgia and nothing else

[@Gooberwares]

And chloe uses that nostalgic against her

[@ekosovic]

we've all been there

[@Copyright_Infringement]

I think you mean _hella_ nostalgia

[@knox7945]

Chloe is like a drug dealer. A nostalgic drug dealer. And you know how nostalgic is a hell of a drug.

[@whosaprettykitty5076]

“You have to do what I say cause we were friends when we were younger”

[@parycartoons6840]

I lost any sympathy for her after the way she response to Max telling her to grow up and reminding her that Kate just almost killed herself. She's straight up like "Yeah yeah Kate almost killed herself, big sad. Doesn't make me feel any better," Like WTF Chloe? Why do you expect people to be sensitive to your situation if you can't be sensitive to anyone else's?

[@faratqm]

you r so right. I forgot about thaaattt, how people can still love so much chloe?

[@clayhyuran]

True. I never forgave her for trying to set me up with the weed when my character stepped out of the closet. I was like “wtf” so i didnt cover up for her and didnt steal money for handicapped funds; she has then the gall to get mad at my character for not siding with her. This bitch tried to make Max give up her future for her tantrums and self interests. The only time i felt sorry for her was the alternate timeline.

[@5i.260]

if Kate killed herself, she still says the same shit. Even after earlier she was like "don't answer some bitch who you met in the school every day, and i have a many people i can hung out too". GIRL, are you serious? I'm surprised she didn't whined about Max's decision to answer Kate, like when Max didn't take the blame about weed. "you can always blamed me, like you did it with the weed" . IT WAS YOUR FUCKING WEED!

[@ghxstTrap54]

Depends on what u choose

[@evesworld5903]

The way in my play through, Kate actually did kill herself and Chloe said the same thing

[@TheTSense]

”You have to sacrifice Chloe to save Arcadia Bay" Normally you have to give up something to free yourself of your abuser. Here you get a free city on top of your freedom.

[@RinLockhart]

Exactly!

[@VeryPeeved]

on the other hand... Arcadia Bay sucks. So really, what you're sacrificing is your chance to see that place swept away.

[@kendivedmakarig215]

​​@@VeryPeeved Not really. Sacrificing Arcadia Bay is worse because Kate and Warren will be killed and these 2 are better friends than Chloe.

[@petra3217]

this is so far fetched. abuser??? chloe had some shitty moments but if you actually explore the game you'd see that she apologized for them. like when she lashes out on you after you find out about rachel, or trying to steal money from the handicap fund. But those moments is not what makes her as a person. people are complex,not everything is black and white. let me remind you that max didn't text or reach out in any way for 5 years. if you look at the messages with her in before the storm, you can see that she would ghost chloe and that she would reply after a week to chloes messages until they stopped talking. but thats the whole point. they have flaws and no one is perfect . people need to stop saying that chloe is a poorly written character just because she's not perfect

[@TheTSense]

@@petra3217 It is abuse 101 that you have nice phases that you later use for your gaslighting. We in the field call it Lovebombing. If an Abuser is terrible all the time, their cover would get blown and contact cut. But this way, victims can say "She isn't an abuser, she is nice sometimes!" like you are doing right now. Chloe is a textbook abuser, like an AI using a wiki entry of abuse to write a character. As basic as it comes. If you feel the need to defend such a person, I am worried where you would get such a mindset. Because usually that is trained. See where I am going with this?

[@oliviamontemayer7089]

Chloe is a very realistic character. She isn’t a very good person, and is very reminiscent of people that I’ve met. It is also very realistic that the character she takes advantage of is a person like Max. The problem does not lie with her. A well written character can still be a bad person. The real issue is that the game will not let you acknowledge that she’s a bad person.

[@hydralily1646]

Agree 100%

[@umetnikmina]

Exactly. I actually don't even have a problem with Max going along with her ideas, neither for thinking that she loves Chloe (in any way), rather, with the gamw saying that's ok. I was in a friendship where I was taken advantage of, and I love it being represented, but I really dislike the save Chloe ending because of its message.

[@chillstoneblakeblast3172]

Yeah. I think "Life is Strange" does have good writing but One of the worst Executions I have ever seen

[@protoprime4213]

The narrative does not acknowledge it tho

[@nyahnyahson523]

@Zara Basantez It's like one of those shitty romance novels, lol. Naughty bad girl sweeps up an innocent chick and gives her life more meaning than she ever could've had before, now featuring: toxic relationships.

[@wannabehistorian371]

I think they wanted to write a girl who was a bit of a brat, but a lovable brat, who happens to be from a rough background and is going through some tough stuff and lashes out, but has a heart of gold under there. A sort of “She’s a jerk, but she’s my jerk” type of situation. Unfortunately they forgot to put more time into the “lovable” and “has a heart of gold under there” part. Edit: Holy balls I did not expect this to get so many likes.

[@roccoon9892]

weeby weeb i had a fucked up child/teenhood but you don’t see me stealing, doing drugs, abusing my bffs, and being a douche bad in general :] I never went to therapy to fix my broken mind, but I’m 20 (almost 21) and still doing alright. I had my moments but never once had i thought i should take it out on anyone. Don’t excuse her bratty actions. It’s cringe and hard to see

[@combinecommando001]

@@roccoon9892 Her actions are explained by a horrible upbringing and circumstances, however that hardly excuse any of her actions, anyone is responsible for their actions regardless of their background, but said background does explain the why of it but shouldn't affect the outcome of judgements.

[@bwaterfall11]

Rowan P. Lol actually play the game instead of listening to this video which is very biased cause this guy completely ignored a lot of stuff in the game and acted asif all the worst outcomes were like the default for Chloe which isn’t true Chloe does apologise for freaking out on Max for calling Kate and was very sympathetic in that whole situation if you saved Kate Chloe would be the one to take Max to go see Kate and would ask if Kate is okay when Max leaves. It is actually so easy to convince Chloe at the party to not go in i have never failed to convince her and she doesn’t automatically kill Frank and his dog it’s when Frank gets pissed off and his dog runs to attack them im pretty sure Chloe doesn’t even like it when this outcome happens and heck max could literally kill the dog earlier on in the game. All the crime and sneaking in to school and stuff is literally what im pretty sure a lot of teens wish to do and probably some have lmao

[@combinecommando001]

@Summer Rose You ought to reread what I said. I say that it explains her actions but doesn't excuse them, the judgement shouldn't be affected by the why of it, a crime's a crime.

[@angelinavargas8511]

the literary trope is called: Jerk with a Heart of Gold. Granted, I still freaking hate Chloe and don’t find anything redeeming about her 😓

[@astralaurora4165]

Maturing is realising Kate Marsh would’ve been a way more likeable and better deuteragonist than Chloe. Kate deserved wayyy better :(

[@primexd3838]

no offense, but she's not even allowed to watch r-rated films

[@astralaurora4165]

@@primexd3838 relevance? doesn’t really change what i said

[@imaninamakhtar896]

I know this comment is late, but I do feel LiS would be more interesting if there's no Chloe, rather Max's whole journey in high school, and she bonded more with Kate.

[@astralaurora4165]

@@imaninamakhtar896 yeah I saw someone say that the game could’ve been more like choosing whether to stick with Chloe or Max going off and making better friends with other people like Kate and Warren. Then your solving different parts of the mystery depending on who you choose and that effects the ending. Like something like that would’ve been great imo.

[@racqquel]

kate who would turn to guilt tripping max if she didn't offer her the exact advice that she wanted? she isn't likeable at all

[@justsomeferalminor]

I thought Chloe'd panic when Max blacks out and regret pushing her so hard and that it'd be a turning point for her character. But that would make too much sense I guess.

[@gaming1zanagi-1999.]

True but still even if she didn't learn from that at least later on she will once she done something so bad that Max had enough of her antics.

[@VoltFall]

Not a bad thing That is if max called put chloe for not giving a shit But guess these writers can't do that

[@throwachair4574]

The reason the Save Chloe ending is shorter is because they didn’t expect people to pick it

[@uhoh7545]

Isnt it the cannon one though?

[@1810jeff]

@@uhoh7545 I don't think there is a canon ending since in the sequel your choice in the game determines the state of Arcadia bay do it will either be fine or destroyed depending on what your previous save data says

[@meganpolkasnic8229]

@@1810jeff I'm pretty sure they said it was canon

[@1810jeff]

@@meganpolkasnic8229 just looked it up apparently there isn't a canon ending because as a developer put it "Due to the way in which the first game ended, we didn’t want to canonize one group of players’ choices over the other - a sentiment echoed strongly by our community" There have been official comics that continue Max's story specifically the "sacrifice Arcadia Bay" ending but they were not made to canonize an ending. A second round of these comics were slated to release in October this year but they will probably be delayed to due to unforeseen circumstances so it's really still up in the air.

[@Ashquacks]

@@uhoh7545 it is technically considered canon because the comic series is considered canon, which follows the save Chloe ending. Though it's mostly because there's not much to say after the sacrifice Chloe ending.

[@harlan7012]

One thing you forgot to mention is how Chloe completely sells out Max if she fails to hide in the closet when David finds the joint. She says its Max's pot and she gets mad at you if you say it isn't.

[@illusionofquality979]

yuuuup

[@lunathedog6489]

She basically assumes that you “owe her” for abandoning her and carries that mentality through the entire game ._.

[@JadeAnnabelArt]

Doesn't even discuss it beforehand, she just straight up 'oh it's Max's'. She gets mad that you don't want to risk your scholarship, AND her mum gets mad.

[@kalejuice5701]

@Killah Frost18x Past trauma explains certain behaviors, but it doesn't justify them. I wish the right person would've come along and (figuratively) knocked some sense into Chloe.

[@selenium9479]

Yes, in real life I wouldn't talk to "friend" like this ever again.

[@joshrussell4081]

let's not forget about the fact Chloe literally gets shot because she decided to mock and belittle a clearly unstable and armed individual

[@art3misxp784]

Natural selection at its finest.

[@abbydabbyback]

Exactly. She cares more about fucking with people than her own (AND MAX'S) life.

[@MikMok]

Tbf she didn't know he had a gun with him

[@zxylo786]

​@MikMok That's why you don't insult strangers and especially dealers.

[@MaryLoveJane]

@@zxylo7862013 we weren’t as suspicious of kids bringing guns on school campuses Still happened, but not as often as more recent times…

[@maxwellwinters5792]

I disagree with David being paranoid for no reason. A girl of Chloe's age is missing. He's probably afraid that Chloe or someone from the school would be next.

[@fallingxerophilous9870]

The reason I love these games is the characters are complex. David is not a bad person at all and he genuinely cares. But his entire belief system is antiquated and misogynistic which taints everything. The good news is he does eventually get his stuff straight.

[@catholicfemininity2126]

Not to mention he's an ex-Vet.

[@TheRaineyMan]

Yeah, it’s actually proven that he’s correct about the conspiracy. He just also happens to be a misogynistic asshole.

[@danielshore1457]

Not to mention that a gun of his is missing, let's say chloe didn't end up having it (which if you go down a certain route chloe ends up losing it to a drug dealer pissed at her) that means a person has gone missing as well as one of his guns

[@tfordham13]

​@fallingxerophilous9870 he isn't really misogynist just a ex military dude who wants to protect his wife and new step kid who is rebellious and hates him

[@ghosty8193]

To be fair, seeing Chloe and Max's toxic relationship made me realise I was in one myself and sort of motivated me to leave so that's something I guess EDIT: hens when did this get 12k likes????

[@Lojabean]

That's great, I wish you the best!

[@mrspandasoft]

I never thought about it like that. You make a good point. Also, I'm glad for ya.

[@princessthyemis]

That's great!

[@kittycity2001]

Flauros666 Z holy shit bro its hard to recognize that youre in an unhealthy relationship. sometimes you need an outside source to realize youre being taken advantage of no neef to be condescending aboutbit

[@tallolives4337]

me too actually! funny enough her name was chloe too haha

[@frogmouth2]

“If it’s unhealthy, it’s realistic” Ya I hate how so many stories especially in games treat the protagonist as the only person who should be held responsible. It’s a really terrible and annoying trait

[@JadeAnnabelArt]

Honestly it reminds me of when people say 'rape in history games are what make it realisitc.' But don't put the plague in, or dysentery.

[@Jacob_G9]

@@JadeAnnabelArt where do they say that?

[@someguy8951]

@@JadeAnnabelArt When did this happen?

[@zekeleetiat9975]

That wasn't what this game tried to do at all.

[@rangopistacho6928]

well thats the thing, chloe was not suppost to live, you decided to bring her back and its because of your action that a storm destroys the town, it is entierly your fault so yes, it is all your fault

[@abridgedplane4417]

So in one timeline Chloe is pissed that Max refuses to steal from handicapped people, and in another timeline Chloe herself is handicapped…

[@cardescomedioses3674]

Ya know, multiverse theory can be a bitch

[@UnknownGamer40464]

multiversal karma

[@UnknownGamer40464]

multiversal karma

[@TheRaineyMan]

Yeah, it’s fun irony

[@nepi7847]

main timeline chloe is also disabeled, but mental disability is rarely treated to the standards physical disability is

[@whatteamwildcats4033]

I truly believe that people would dislike Chloe more if she wasn't a love interest

[@emeraldparadox1001]

I saw a comment on another Chloe Price rant video and it made me think... Would people still pair Chloe with Max if she was a guy with the same attitude?

[@dylancross1039]

@@emeraldparadox1001 The answer to that is "absolutely not"

[@nineinchthread]

@@dylancross1039 you would be surprised and this is coming from an pricefield shipper it wouldn't change my opinion if the roles were reversed

[@Eeok]

@@emeraldparadox1001 honestly yep surprisingly .

[@Lilothestitch]

I bet that the people that hate Chloe hated William and acted like Chloe deserved to lose her father

[@panlis6243]

"Destiny wants Chloe to die" Honestly I don't blame it

[@Anne_one]

For real, I can’t believe there was an option to risk the whole town for her.

[@IZABEL06]

don’t you dare do her like that

[@OkOk-li2xh]

@@Anne_one I did

[@Kevin-ek1su]

@@OkOk-li2xh me too

[@jillianutley3967]

for real I did not like Chloe with a passion

[@bobblehead7002]

Honestly I hated the game ending because you either: Save bay: The whole game's story is reversed and never happens and the relationships made were for nothing Save "bae": The whole town dies and all the relationships formed were for nothing except for Chole

[@IzzySarru]

C H O L E

[@becuaseimbored3481]

Bold of the game to assume we like Chloe enough to let millions of innocent people die.

[@bobblehead7002]

It was a small town. Definitely not millions. Hundreds at most

[@Gilpow]

Chloe is more than enough lolz

[@erzlinthewatcher]

But when you save the Bay at least you don't have the weight of hundreds dead because of your actions. That and you can basically get closer to everyone again cause you know a lot about them. Still that choice did suck.

[@machine_gun_jigwy]

Interesting take. It's been a number of years since I played this game and I remember it touched me deeply. To me it didn't feel like I was supposed to sympathize with Chloe, on the other hand, I felt this overwhelming sadness for Max, I just wanted to hug her. I think the real tragedy that could be relatable for many people was watching this girl trying to save someone who is so obviously beyond saving, until she realizes that there's no saving her. Even though the game offers you a choice, the arc of this game is to sacrifice Chloe in the end.

[@andryahh3563]

Ugh, yes. It sucks Max went through so much and possibly gained trauma from what she had to do in order to get Chloe back.

[@northproductions6104]

If anyone’s played/watched PS4 Spider-Man, throughout the entire game Peter constantly blames himself for things way out of his control. I honestly think Max is very similar

[@gabriellegoodwin4422]

I really liked Max, and I really related to her. Choosing to kill Chloe was barely a choice because I knew Max deserved better.

[@elizrebezilmadommdo1662]

That's what I think. I think that was the moral that the creators wanted the players to figure out for themselves, and the last choice was sort of a test to see if you actually learned it. That's why that ending was longer and more impactful, rather than the ending just being, "Everyone in the town except David dies, and Chloe and Max just leave." I think the lesson is about how you just have to accept the past, and tampering with time can mess things up. That's why we had the part where Max tries to save Chloe's dad and it causes Chloe to become disabled, or those parts where if Max overuses her power too much, she faints and gets the same vision warning her about the tornado. It all backfires any time she uses her power, even when she has good intentions. You just have to let things be. The only thing that messes with this moral though, is that she still has the knowledge of Nathan and Mr. Jefferson kidnapping and drugging girls, and since the shooting scene in the bathroom happened after Mr. Jefferson's class, the changed timeline when she tells David about Mr. Jefferson still technically happened, so the time traveling still helped her, so....yeah. I don't know anymore. Maybe I'm wrong, actually.

[@-MacCloud-]

"Stupid gun!" Is basically the perfect thing to say when your friend shoots themselves.

[@spookyho5994]

I still don’t understand how people would sacrifice a whole ass town, that means families and people who didn’t deserve this bs in general, for a toxic friendship/romance.

[@smoogie865]

@Ashlyn Nicole lol me too. i don't really give a shit about anybody there except chloe. i would have done the same in real life if my parents and sister were out of town

[@bigbondfan1331]

Yer to be fair I don't care what this guy says I still love Chloe!

[@joseescobar2076]

.

[@spookyho5994]

this is interesting

[@D1mly]

@Chance quick remind: never live somewhere near this people

[@Norma.Corral]

I don't even feel bad for chloe dying. I feel bad for her mom :( She lost her husband and daughter, it most feel horrible

[@manko6739]

Yeah, me too. I felt bad for joyce throughout the game bc she had to work hard to support her child and chloe just being an ass not realizing that she's not the only one whose been hurt by her father's death.

[@Norma.Corral]

@@manko6739 Ikr

[@Saltedroastedcaramel]

What's sad is depending on the ending it goes two ways for LiS 2. *Spoilers* Sacrifice Chloe : Joyce and Dave divorce Sacrifice Arcadia: Joyce is dead

[@Lilothestitch]

Why would you not feel bad for Chloe dying? She didn’t deserve to die?

[@Norma.Corral]

@@Lilothestitch idk, the game never made me like her. I'm not saying she deserved it of course, but I didn't feel bad either.

[@johnkarakash]

One point: Chloe's father dies WHILE Max is in the house. She literally sees Chloe break down and they move away right after the funeral (but you don't find that out until a DLC pack, I think). One theme you didn't explore, and it's a POWERFUL one, is guilt. In Max's heart, she remembers her best friend (very BRILLIANT friend... look at Chloe's grades when she isn't punked out). She blames herself for not being there physically or emotionally for years. She only re-encounters Chloe because she happened to get shot in a bathroom she was in. Chloe is likewise driven by guilt because, on some level, she does know her life is shitty because of her own actions. Guilt will drive you into bad choices and into keeping bad relationships. Chloe carries her own load of guilt, but that's obvious from her attempts to run from it rather than wallow in it.

[@zoipapadaki3320]

Exactly.This toxic relationship is built upon guilt and Max is blinded by it and only stays becuz she wants to correct her mistake and make amends

[@extremegrieferbible]

When I had to make the last decision in the game, I was seriously questioning how the fuck anyone would sacrifice Arcadia Bay for this character. I'd understand if it was Kate in her position, but Chloe is literally a worse person than 95% of the people living in that town. And even if you saved her... so what? She'd find another way to stupidly get herself killed almost immediately anyway.

[@astralaurora4165]

It’s a stupid choice anyways, no matter which character is being chosen to sacrifice. Sacrificing one character over thousands is just morally wrong. If it was Kate tho it would be wayyyy sadder lol because she’s so sweet

[@lolvideos1712]

I hated Chloe but chose to sacrifice Arcadia Bay for two reasons: 1. The clear cause of the storm was not yet fully understood. Yeah, Warren and Chloe said that it was because of Max messing with time but that’s based on what exactly? If I were Max, I would be afraid I am letting Chloe be killed and the storm still happens. 2. After the sacrifice Chloe ending, Max has no one that can understand her. She lived a crazy week, she was drugged and almost killed by Mr. Jefferson, but she can’t talk to anyone about it because they would think she is crazy. She is effectively alone, probably with PTSD. At least in the sacrifice Arcadia Bay ending, she has Chloe who, as much of a bad friend as she is, knows about Max’s powers and believes her.

[@ravenderamos5248]

Yeah, all in all there was no good reason to save Chloe. The way max had to keep saving her from dying reminded me of final destination. Like Chloe was meant to die and death was gonna keep coming after her. And she is definitely not worth more than the lives of everyone in town, especially Kate (the sweet victim), David (the misunderstood guy who did save max in that one timeline), and Warren (best boyyy who continually put himself at risk for her and helped her with no questions asked, AND who didn't

[@ravenderamos5248]

Think she was totally crazy when she did tell him about the time powers)

[@oliviacal2471]

​@@lolvideos1712 Eh, I think it would be incredibly selfish of Max to save Chloe and sacrifice a whole town of people just because she wouldn't be understood.

[@Elcopollo]

I'm a simple man. I see that people share my opinion about Chloe being an overrated character and a garbage human being - I leave a like.

[@Alexandra-rb7ju]

I thought Chloe was a garbage human being from day 1. She can't be a real friend to anyone because she's never happy about anyone else's success except her own. Toxic sign #1.

[@ThePanda013]

I still can't believe people actually finding Chole relatable to his/her life, like are you guys this jerk when you on high school irl...?

[@LordRobaZe]

@@ThePanda013 yes

[@sappy.3xe]

Same. I legit did not care about her dying lmao. It was an easy choice in the end for me.

[@riabekker520]

If the creators said "This game symbolises the decision between getting rid of a toxic friend or keeping them, & the storm is literally just Max's good karma and she can go back in time to choose to save herself or a selfish prick" ... Then I would applaud.

[@Catsby83]

Then all the fans who adore Chloe would be pissed and those fans are the ones who buy the most merchandise.

[@Elerantula_]

Nah, I don't think so. They would never say it genuinely: the product talks for them. They force us to see Chloe as a good person, even though she clearly isn't. So, for them, Chloe is a good and/or lovable person. That's what we see and that's what the game is saying to us. So even if they said that "the game symbolises the decision between getting rid of a toxic friend or keeping them"... It would still sound like they're covering their asses. I saw too many developers covering their crappy narrative with "oh but it's symbolism", or "oh you need to get metaphores" (this may be unpopular, but the first game I think of are Omori or Pocket Mirror). Your product needs to be CLEAR in its intentions, if it's meant for a big audience. I personally don't care that "the creators said this or that". Like I said, the product talks, you ("you" developer) don't need to.

[@elizrebezilmadommdo1662]

If that's what they were going for, then the creators are geniuses.

[@Latinkon]

Sadly that ain't the case, based on any of the interviews I've read about the game's ending. The creators were more concerned about teaching the lesson of "you can't make everything perfect" and shoving it into players faces as hard as they can, a well made ending be damned.

[@stanmarsh4566]

@@Elerantula_ So what your saying is they sould not make symbolism simply because you cant stand it? I STRONGLY disagree with everything what you said. All being said this is the most overrated series I have ever seen, the game is a waste of life and time.

[@HeyItsNovalee]

Honestly after rewatching the game recently the biggest red flag to me about Chloe is the way she keeps pushing max no matter how many times max tells her no. Even in the second episode max keeps telling her her powers aren’t a toy and shouldn’t be abused, and of course Chloe tells her she’s being too careful and pretty guilt trips her into playing dumb irresponsible games with them that put them both in danger. And because of that max ends up feeling ill for one thing, which Chloe doesn’t really seem to care or be concerned about, and it almost stops her from being able to save Kate later on that day when her powers stop working. Like that was pretty much entirely Chloe’s fault. It just gives dubious consent vibes and leaves a sour taste in my mouth

[@gaming1zanagi-1999.]

Yep plus the fact that she got mad for us to answer a phone call from someone who is cyber-bullied is already a red flag. Like bruh I get that she don't get enough attention but does her being a total dick are completely necessary? Tbh it would make it more interesting if later on Max flipped out at Chloe later on and put their friendship at hiatus as result. Like I don't hate the idea of them being together but at least if we are expecting to like a character at least make them relatable to us.

[@astralaurora4165]

@@gaming1zanagi-1999. The phone call scene pissed me off sooo much. I liked how Chloe apologised in the hospital (if u save Kate) about being a bitch if u answer the call but she didn’t in the ending where Kate dies and I feel that’s where an apology was really due.

[@gaming1zanagi-1999.]

@@astralaurora4165 yeah

[@lil_lyly]

Just another tiny thing I noticed rewatching a let’s play of the game. When Max meets up with Warren in the parking lot at the start of the game, you can see Chloe’s truck is literally double parking (half of it being on a handicap spot) just adding to her character lol

[@EnderPanReigns]

HELP REALLY? IM SORRY THATS SO FUNNY

[@IL0UHV_TWDG.01]

NAHHH THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING💀💀💀

[@oliverllano8882]

And even Max at that moment says "Sorry, handicapped folks, my truck needs these two spots more than you do. Bastard" and that was before Max knew that truck belongs to Chloe, and then she completely forgets about that. So I guess that was a foreshadowing about Chloe wanting to steal the funds for the handicapped people.

[@VixyVixen95]

The whole "Chloe mock disabled people" is made for the karma episode (aka episode 4)

[@DitisEmile]

The moment the words "It's a shame this game couldn't have been about Kate Marsh." were spoken, I just had to pause the video and take a moment to gather my thoughts. That's... yeah. That's valid. Kate was a sweetheart and an amazing character.

[@MaskOfLimbo]

Honestly, one of the only good characters. When I played (I already knew about the story and ending, but I still decided to play and get my own opinion... And yeah, I didn't like it :V) I only cared for Kate and I even cheated to know the good options to get her to survive. If she was the was one of the protag, instead of Chloe, it could honestly be better.

[@garylevine3521]

Honestly I spent maybe an hour laughing at Chloe shooting herself and didn’t even think twice about sacrificing Chloe for the town. That’s a bad protagonist, especially when you sympathize with the person she considers to be an abusive step parent.

[@queerlibtardhippie9357]

No offense but I wouldn't have even played this game if Kate Marsh was important

[@Gamer_Mama_0611]

@@MaskOfLimbo Kate's pain that led to her depression: A video is leaked of her kissing boys. Chloe's pain that led to real depression: Cat dies, Dad dies horrifically, bff moves, bff ghosts her because Chloe's mournful state makes Max uncomfortable, rich prejudiced school that Chloe experienced bullying from because she was a raggedy "scholarship kid" then expects Chloe to get over her father's death, mother moves on and dates an ex military type David. David snoop's through Chloe's room, makes sexist and ageist remarks, and even has no problem hitting her if you stay hidden in the closet, mom has no problem with that either. Chloe has one human connection Rachel, whom she worshipped and worked hard for, she saw Rachel get stabbed trying to defend her, and then Chloe trying to save Rachel's mother gets BEATEN unconscious by a big time game Criminal that made Mark Jefferson look like a privileged coward, after that dude is dead she has a small pleasant time with Rachel while no one else in her life is aware of what Chloe still has gone through. Then Rachel secretly dates Frank, after Chloe finds this out she finds the body of her beautiful beloved rotting in the same junk yard they spent so many memories in. Hmmmmmm yeah the struggles of Kate are soooo memorable.

[@sugarwaterenthusiast1309]

@@Gamer_Mama_0611 to be fair, some, if not a majority of those events were caused, indirectly or not, by her, and honestly, it sometimes feels like the creators put her through so much shit, just so she can be a terrible person and have an "excuse." Yes, it explains her actions, but it shouldn't allow her to treat people like garbage and undermine others. In fact, since she's gone through so much, shouldn't that mean that she'd know better than to undermine others?

[@cameronfrye8311]

The game focused way too much on failing to make us sympathise with Chloe instead of focusing on the side characters like Nathan, Warren, Victoria and Kate who are way more interesting and could be fleshed out a lot more, especially Nathan, but the game wanted to force their relationship to the point where everything else got shut out.

[@-gohu-]

nathan was my favorite character, and the entire prescott family storyline had so much more potential. after the final episode i felt robbed, because the previous episodes gave us so many hints about the prescotts, some native american stuff and a bunch of other shit (i don't remember exactly, it's been a while). they made it seem like this + jefferson, like it was all connected. and then they just seemed to settle for a cliche "i'm a creeper who takes pictures" ending. and all that potential was just completely wasted.

[@cameronfrye8311]

Małgorzata Szewczyk they were meant to give him a lot more character, even hinting in the trailer that he knew about the storm and was trying to figure it out himself, they instead took it all out because they rushed the final episode and now people see him as just as guilty as Jefferson,

[@cameronfrye8311]

Małgorzata Szewczyk and yeah he’s my favourite character in the game too, not many games want to explore characters with mental illnesses like him, and they instead went with the “mentally ill character is immediately evil” route with him instead of fleshing him out more, they instead focused on chloe and Max’s shitty relationship.

[@Katie-xd1nt]

i think it was mostly due to the fact that the game isnt about maxs high school life. its about max learning to use her powers while figuring out the mystery of rachels dissapereance

[@cameronfrye8311]

wxtcher I agree that the game is based on chloe and max, but as a choice based game I think they should give the option to explore more into them and have scenes where it’s just max talking with them.

[@kirsteniskindafunny]

i was team Warren since the beginning, and the fact that you only get to hug/kiss him when you’re all at risk of DYING (and on top of that it all gets erased to time reversal anyways) really hurt my feelings tbh. i chose the town over chloe with no regrets lmao

[@madelinef2486]

Thank god there was more options for ppl to kiss than that weirdo. talks about wanting to sleep with max in the first convo we see involving him and creeps around the building looking through her window. Cant believe people hate on chloe but like that twirp who is the epitome of "im nice, can you sleep with me".

[@allengreene9954]

@@madelinef2486 A dude who took a beating from Nathan defending Max and then whupped his ass the second time is the second coming of Satan??? Gtfo 😠

[@cosmicsantos]

@@madelinef2486 warren was an dorky and awkward 16 year old boy, he's bound to say some pretty weird shit. and as for the looking around the corner thing, I'm pretty sure warren was looking at the entrance to the dormitories to see if max was leaving so he could ask her to go to the drive-in, not peeking through her window 🙄 and if that makes warren a weirdo, then what about max? i love max but she snooped through everyone's shit and was in everyone's business, so much so that it's mentioned in her student file. and multiple characters call her out on being nosey. seems to me warren and max are two awkward geeks who are clearly made for each other.

[@madelinef2486]

@@cosmicsantos considering Max writes in her journal that she hopes warren doesn't try to make a move on her and that hes like a dorky brother to her & that he and Brook look cute together, they are definitely not "made for each other". In the nightmare sequence which is meant to reflect her actual thoughts, you see Warren creepin calling out for her as she tries hiding from him. She also can care less who he kisses in the nightmare scene and gets jealous of Chloe kissing others and said it made her feel physically sick. She also regrets not kissing Chloe if you make her not do it and says she wants to do it again in her journal if she does. if you wanna play max and warren together bc you like them better together, and the game lets you kiss him, thats fine. But if you are looking at from maxs view and what she actually feels in the game, she likes chloe, not warren

[@madelinef2486]

@@cosmicsantos also yea max creeps bc it is you as a character playing as her and you are meant to explore and investigate everything. Warren does what he does bc the hell of it

[@zelder1371]

Tfw Max and Kate had more chemistry than Max and Chloe

[@astralaurora4165]

THATS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING plus kates nicer so-

[@kuudere1428]

Yes !

[@vilmavenla]

@@astralaurora4165 I would have loved max and kate love story

[@Music-rl1ll]

I disagree but okay

[@Lilothestitch]

Chloe loved and cared about Max

[@luxzord865]

”You have to sacrifice Chloe to save Arcadia Bay" I would sacrifice Chloe for a soda and a bag of chips.

[@ceilingfan3589]

I would sacrifice Chloe for 1 bag of subway chips

[@dozenofpugs]

I would just sacrifice her without any prompt to do so

[@randeli7785]

Game: you have to sacrifice Chlo- Me: Ok Game: But you didn't hear the other choice. Me: And?

[@biezom5042]

I meannnnn....it’s gonna be a little bit different if chloe was actually your best friend that you left for years after her dad dies

[@guychapman2072]

I would sacrifice Chloe for Alexander the Great to move out of my sunlight. (hopefully gets this reference.)

[@KanaHyoshi]

If Kate had been in Chloe's place instead, it would have made an interesting story. Max could go through the story slowly helping Kate have more confidence while her and Chloe grow distant.

[@memo-fq3ps]

That's a really cool idea actually. I wish they had taken that route.

[@victor_hensley8748]

Kind of like a "that was then, this is now" type story/relationship, except it's all females? That would be somewhat interesting (more interesting than what we got).

[@ultrabigfella]

Based on your choices, either Kate kills herself because you don't help her or Chloe overdoses because you don't help her. (Of course with a secret ending were both live.)

[@applecakes807]

I was quite disappointed with how Kate's story ended I was more invested in Kate's story and Max's relationship with her than Chloe's. Near the end Victoria says she wants to go visit Kate with Max I would have liked to see scenes of that and also the impact it has on Kate and Max's relationship. I also really enjoyed the development of Max's relationship with Taylor and Courtney and in general would have liked to see an overall change in Blackwell due to the decisions I had made.

[@applecakes807]

@Summer Rose As the episodes went on I felt like the character of Max was changing or at least when she was with Chloe. I feel like Max's normal characteristics is being level headed and a reasonable person who just wants good for other and tries to help others. But it really frustrated me when her morality would be impacted when Chloe was involved when her thought process no longer makes sense and always favours Chloe without considering the whole picture. I feel as if maybe her guilt of not reaching out to Chloe in the past 5 years may have impacted her judgement. But I can understand this characteristic exists as I have many relatives or friends who make excuses and favour cousin's or friends regardless of the situation even when they're in the wrong, when biases aren't involved they seem to make rational decisions. I also feel like only Chloe had input in their relationship and was completely controlled by her it didn't seem like Max had any control in that friendship. I have just started playing before the storm so I'm not too sure about what happens in the game. I initially didn't play it back when it was released when I found out it was a prequel as Chloe was never one of my favourite characters but after replaying LiS I just want to experience more of the world I really enjoyed the detail and relationships outside of the main focus.

[@Rosel13]

I cried when I sacrificed Chloe. But she wasn't really that good of a friend. She was right in the end. She was always supposed to die.

[@racheldistasioliveira3871]

Same, she was toxic, but I still felt bad and ended up crying

[@mattautajay3755]

well i cried for the people around Chloe... Joyce, David, Max, Kate, Warren, Frank, etc... not for Chloe😅

[@BigDan98]

Forget sacrificing Chloe for an entire town, I'd sacrifice her for absolutely nothing.

[@matrix9140]

I'm still mad that romance options with Warren are so limited

[@vilmavenla]

@@matrix9140 Also, i need more scenes with my girl Kate.

[@matrix9140]

@@vilmavenla frfr

[@senbontorii2680]

Hell, I'd destroy a town if it meant getting rid of Chloe.

[@heavensgate2245]

@@vilmavenla I'd want to romance Kate honestly

[@skeleytonz5319]

omg she's so quirky and relatable

[@YouSoSpice]

isnt she completely awesomesauce??

[@monkeyming5545]

Aren’t her selfies just amazeballs?

[@justheretocommentforyoutob4387]

She's such a mood sksksksksksksk-

[@deciduleg5496]

She's cereally so cool

[@bryanmartinez4714]

Your profile picture makes this comment way better lmao

[@weskershades]

The romance doesn't make sense to me anyway, Chloe clearly loved Rachel and not Max. If anything she uses Max as a replacement.

[@RR-on4sk]

Agreed! Ive seen a ton of people ship max & chloe/ chloe & rachel, because LGBTQ recognition, thinking it's homophobic to insinuate max or Rachel didn't work as realistic love interests ... but it's actually homophobic to suggest a character that reads 100% lesbian (Chloe), falls in love with any female that gets close to her. Maybe Gen z (younger generation) has a different POV because they're more accepting, so they haven't experienced the arguments it took to get there, but a big message from LGB people was that they are just like straights -- not falling in love with everyone that's same sex, just because they're the same sex (like how straights don't just fall in love with everyone they meet that's the opposite sex). It takes away from the story to have both girl duos be in love, just because they're close. Females in general don't get many adventure stories together (which played a big part in the popularity of Frozen), so to jump to every relationship being romantic, feels like the same thing straight stories fall prey to constantly -- we can't get a good story about female friends without some type of romance. I totally buy Chloe being a lesbian (which might've been great story telling about how she fell for Rachel who was shady & might not have felt the same) but to have her fall for her only 2 friends that are girls, despite the low chances of that (just like how straights aren't in love/ in a relationship with everyone the opposite sex) really cheapens even bothering with LGB undertones. It's an old trope that gays and lesbians will go for whomever is the opposite sex, with no regular friendships like straights can have.

[@Tomboi-qh6ru]

Exactly!! She’s been using her from the beginning,ik that max ghosted her and everyone but she felt bad and guilty for it,she changed her-self she made up for it by saving Chloe multiple times and helping others…but Chloe just kept guilt-tripping her and manipulating her. It’s just a toxic relationship but the game shows it as if it’s a nice and cute lesbian relationship,forcing the players to be okay with it. And Ik that Chloe went thru a lot over those years,but she can’t use that as an excuse for being an a-hole to pretty much everyone.Waren,Kate and even David were better people/characters than Chloe and yet the game wanted Chloe to be on the spotlight…Always!!

[@OceanMetTheSky]

That's not how I saw it at all, quite the opposite. Rachel was a replacement for Max. I saw it as Chloe was in an emotionally vulnerable and lost place when Max left and never responded to her messages and texts. When she met Rachel, she attached hard to her to replace Max. Rachel was an illusion, which slowly unfolds the more we find out about her. And I think Chloe always knew that but she needed someone when Max wasn't around. I think Chloe always loved Max.

[@malum9478]

max is very strong "rebound" energy

[@malum9478]

@@RR-on4sk isn't chloe bi? it's been a while, but i thought chloe was said to have been in relationships with guys before. it might be that she's female preferring, or that she just is wary of men in general because of all the violent men in her life, but i could've sworn she and max were bi girls in a lesbian relationship...

[@DelicateFlytrap]

Non-lover playthrougher who saves the Bay here. I think its important to note the WHO that this game is technically "made" for. Troubled youths trying to control their lives in any way they can. These situations are frustrating because they're supposed to be that way for an adult who is already well aware of these toxic power dynamics. This game was hugely impactful for me. I played it as a senior. I was max, an art focused student desperate for acceptance from anywhere, especially those difficult to please. I was also chloe, reckless and angry without care for anyone elses thoughts and emotions. Their characters are an unfinished piece, theyre children. They fail to see what is in front of them in an incredibly realistic way. Nobody wants to admit how angsty and cringe they used to be, but this is 100% accurate ouside of time power shenanigans. They're idiot kids with the power of a god as a toy and no idea of the gravity of any action, and if they did realize it- that weight is cast aside for infinite redos in the form of time travel. Controlling things out of your grasp, including other peoples emotions, and finding that despite all the power you think you might have, the only thing you can really control is yourself is a pivotal point thats made and in my opinion the very core concept of the game. Its subtextual. There are several instances where you can call chloe out for being a jerk, but ultimately she is out of your control. She will be who she is, and you can choose to deal with the fact that despite common sense, she will be the person that she is in different ways. Shes not meant to be pitiable. Shes here to test how far max will go to fill herself with a sense of belonging, but thats just what i took away from it as a kid in an abusive situation at the time. Sacrificing her, while genuinely very upsetting to me, was always right. Doing what is right isnt always easy, and you cant have what you want and not ever make someone unhappy; and that what you wish for, the potential that you see in a relationship might not be there, and you shouldn't destroy yourself holding out for it.

[@JM.piwz1]

Yess. This. I’m reading all these comments saying what *they* would do but it’s not about you guys. It was about Chloe and max and them realizing that they’re not responsible for everyone. Thats the trouble with trying to play hero. You WILL NEVER SAVE EVERYONE.

[@Schaemia]

I feel justified 😂 I was so confused when half of people chose to save Chloë over the bay. She was an awful friend!

[@Sg190th]

Same. Even in 2015 when the game came out, lots of ppl glorified Chloe when she literally was a disrespectful brat...

[@All-Hail-Gayle]

All of the characters are "cool" by doing drugs, having sex, skateboarding, or being rich. I don't think anyone actually has a personality. Just references.

[@kotorandcorvid4968]

Ehhhh, that is wrong

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

Kosta Danicic, actually itsgaylebxtch is right about their comment completely because E;R points out the same problems with Life is Strange too.

[@kotorandcorvid4968]

@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr So.....what?

[@numb8007]

@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr ill also say, so what? that is not a point,

[@BritishTeaFGC]

You telling me you don't like DANK OG BUD? What are you, a nerd?

[@Vosk21]

" I shot myself" "stupid gun"... most unintentionally pro-gun game ever made

[@notinspectorgadget]

"Only smart people like me should have a gun" *Catches a ricochet in the sternum due to the misuse of a firearm* "ow stupid gun why'd ya shoot me?"

[@bcunt2639]

i think it was pretty intentional. chloe also said that she belives in gun control but she should have one

[@notinspectorgadget]

@@bcunt2639 yeah I'd say it was played for laughs and it doesn't get recognized as intentional irony because of the overall tone of the game and Chloe's words/actions.

[@bcunt2639]

@@notinspectorgadget agreed

[@marcoasturias8520]

That´s what happens when you use the joystick to aim.

[@megglytuff]

as a disabled person, chloe wanting to steal money from the handicapped fund and then becoming disabled herself seems like just a really ugly attempt at irony. or some shitty "foreshadowing" or something. idk, didnt like that haha

[@EnderPanReigns]

yeah i kind of hate when media uses a character becoming disabled as a tool for "karma" it rubs me the wrong way

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Also, I really hate how they make people with blue hair being a problematic like Jinx from LOL and Arcane for example.

[@nixash52]

​@@margarethmichelina5146 yea but Jinx is actually really well written. Chloe is just an asshole

[@czerkitka141]

But what is wrong with that? It just shows that she didn’t have enough regard to not steal it even when the need for it was very high but she might actually need it herself in another timeline. And it doesn’t seem even that much connected, more like „anyone could be in need of those money”

[@HiddenSeven]

if the answer to every stupid action in this game is "...but they are teens" then there is certainly a problem. its similar to "its a horror movie" when the actions make no sense by the actors. either way people can enjoy whatever resonates with them. But for me this was a terrible experience all around

[@memo-fq3ps]

Yeah, I'm a bit tired of the, "You can't say this person is toxic, because they're still young!" Excuse that they use. Of course, some young people are like Chloe, and mistakes of any kind in general are made at that age (19), but they should be held accountable their actions regardless. I don't care of Chloe is 19, or 12, 30, 40, 50, or 90. Whatever. Toxic people should not be excused for being terrible regardless of age. When you're 3 and do something bad, like hit another child or throw toys around, you face the consequences. Yeah, it may be normal for kids at that age, but they need to learn to stop before they to an age where they're way too old to be acting that way. No one says, "Oh, James hit his little brother with a toy firetruck. Oh well. He's three, you can't criticise him for it." Plus, using that "but they're teens" excuse to justify Chloe's behavior is frankly insulting to anyone around her age. Do these people honestly think that most teens/young adults are this selfish and entitled? Maybe some are, but they act like it's so normal to a point where it's justified because of their age. It's not normal to be like Chloe. I sure as hell wasn't like Chloe. I knew a few people with characteristics that were similar to Chloe's, but the majority of fellow peers I knew at the time are nothing like her. I was twenty when I played LIS, so I was only a year older than Chloe was in the game, and I couldn't stand her. Her traits aren't the "typical traits of an angsty nineteen year old". They're the "typical traits of a very toxic friend of any age".

[@error-try-again-later]

There are even people in the fandom who defend _Victoria_ with this excuse lmao 💀

[@VixyVixen95]

@@memo-fq3ps Same. I was literally the same as Chloe when the game came out, and I just like her because she was "cool" looking and I had a blue streak in my hair. Otherwise, her comportement gave me the ick and I wanted more to be friend with character that REALLY needed help like Kate or Dana. Even Nathan needed more help that the blue haired freak

[@gallofilm]

Dude sounds like Yanderedev in an alternate universe where he went to college, finished Yansim, and became a reputable game dev/genuinely good person. In all seriousness though, great video, big ups!

[@awkwardorangedrawz5914]

Yup. 😂

[@henrynelson9301]

I’m pretty sure that’s just Urick’s accent. Yandere Dev only talks like that because he’s under the false assumption that it makes him sound professional.

[@jackisawesome3]

The good universe yandev didn't even make yandere sim, because he knew it was creepy

[@Abdega]

Yandev should hav just open sourced it

[@steellegion7054]

"Accent"?

[@tipsycat27]

-Chloe shoots herself -Max, completely monotone: "stupid gun" I forgot how awful the dialogue was...

[@summerrose8110]

The line should've been,"Stupid Chloe."

[@danielawesome36]

She was shocked. The monotone reaction made sense. Keyword: _reaction._

[@josevinicius_prof]

She can rewind, ain't a big deal.

[@summerrose8110]

@@josevinicius_prof Chloe was using Max for her power. She drank alcohol and played with David's gun on purpose, so she can use Max.

[@josevinicius_prof]

@@summerrose8110 sorry buddy, you can't make me hate her even more. I'm at max hatred already.

[@edgarlarios4718]

I think the reason this story hit so hard for me was because I had a best friend that was EXACTLY LIKE CHLOE. All negativity, and if a choice had to be made, it was always the wrong one, and an expert at guilt manipulation on me to keep me around. This dynamic felt very real.

[@rangopistacho6928]

yeah thats the point, this game is basically meant to be a critique of toxic relationships and how people can often be blind to them because "pretty bad girl" or "edgy bad boy"

[@LMaudy]

Gee , I really cared about Chloe so much , and then this video listed everything I was kind of oblivious to, I never thought too much about her toxic behaviour and were attached to her due to everything they’ve been through together, and the nostalgia got the better of me and a lot of other players

[@zekeleetiat9975]

this video is dumb and clearly very biased in addition to getting so many actual things wrong.

[@JM.piwz1]

That’s the point. It helped you to grow up. Thats not a bad thing. It centers around their viewpoint, not the viewpoint of someone who is mature and would know exactly *HOW* to handle these situations.

[@margaretwilson8736]

So I wasn't the only one thinking Chloe was a terrible "friend." Thank goodness.

[@REvoLverj98]

She's a toxic person to Max. If you ever have a friend like Chloe, I would get rid of them asap

[@eldaddymatty]

She always was

[@laryssanobre5976]

That's why I feel angry about this game...the public loves and support a toxic friendship...

[@RebelKitty19]

I thought she was, UNTIL I watched the dlc with rachel

[@smg3250]

Suicidal friend? What about me, Max? I wanna go to the junkyard and play with this gun!

[@KeyOfTheTwilight]

I mean... She did bad-mouth Kate when Kate almost committed suicide. And I couldn't see her as a good friend after that. So. Guess what choice I made.

[@Gooberwares]

Exactly Kate was on the breaking point what’s chloe’s excuse?

[@Monamiinx]

@@Gooberwares “m-my dad died and my mom wanted to move on! I’m suffering more than anyone”

[@Gooberwares]

@@Monamiinx it’s not like her mom lost the love of her life or anything

[@jqaudiovisual]

chloe se arrepiente de eso en el hospital :c

[@ezrawyvern6795]

You made the smartest choice possible. Many of us would've done the same if we were in your position.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

One really neat bit of attention to detail in the game is when Chloe decided outside of the school to look for Nathan, the second moon disappears which signals that she's going to die because the chaos would start to be corrected. I haven't seen anyone talk about that. A second moon manifesting is what causes the weather changes, the beached whales, dead birds, eclipse, and ultimately the storm. It's cool. Too bad the game handles so many things so poorly that cool things like that are totally overlooked.

[@akselmarazyan4613]

To be honest Warren is a way better friend for Max than Chloe. I mean he was always kind and selfless and willing to do anything for Max he took a beating from Nathan in episode 1 and protected Max again in episode 4. Max also always metions in her diary entries that Warren is a kind and good hearted friend who she Can always trust. As for Chloe yes they are childhood best friends who love each other. But i just felt like Max was always the one doing sacrifices for her. She had to put her self in constant danger and abuse her rewind powers just for Chloe, i understand that Chloe's a good person, that cares about Max but imo warren is a much healthier friend for Max. That's also why i always prefer the save arcadia bay ending. Because 1. It's Max refusing to 'cheat' life using her powers and live naturally with her choices and consequences and 2. It's Chloe sacrificing her self for the greater good of arcadia bay. And 3. The whole cast of Arcadia bay deserved to live Joyce, David, Kate, Warren they all deserved better.

[@elsal1353]

Well its very clear from the beginning that Max sees Warren as a brother and nothing more. Plus Warren is kind of a creep.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

​@@elsal1353Yeah, I also noticed that Warren likes to peep on Max on the far distance sometimes. Also, noticed that when he met Max on parking lot, he decided to hug her while Max is just wanna give him his flashdrive?

[@LazyCatIsFat]

I hate people like Chloe. She's constantly gaslighting Max. Max, sweetie. You need better friends.

[@mooberrri]

How is Chloe gaslighting her?

[@LazyCatIsFat]

@@mooberrri to be fair, I wrote this post back when I didnt really understand what gaslighting meant, so i used the term incorrectly, i apologize.

[@mooberrri]

@@LazyCatIsFat there’s no need to apologize. I get it

[@eros-arcana]

They're both toxic for eachother in my opinion. I think Chloe had great potential to mature up and be responsible while keeping her fiery spirit within her. And Max well, she definitely needed to wake up and realise that life is a constant struggle and needs inner strength to go through with it, which i think she gained by the end of the game.

[@Wind330]

I love Chloe

[@REvoLverj98]

Chloe: men shouldn't have guns Also Chloe: shoots a man and his dog just because they are the least bit hostile

[@dustymuffincop2481]

I find that extremely sexist. Imagine if a man said that. It's disgusting either way, but Max never calls her out on it. If she said people like Frank, Nathan, and David, that's one thing. She just lumps all men together.

[@nabii2907]

Well, Frank did pull a knife out on her, and basically choked Max, and his dog was about to attack them so she was justified in that. But Chloe definitely was reckless, and hypocritical with the gun

[@ernestogatto9563]

after that she was grounded down and felt very bad. she even couldn't focus on rachel. she said she is gonna go to the police and tell em she killed frank. also, that was selfdefence. just my opinion.

[@skull_182]

More like: Chloe: men shouldn't have guns Also Chloe: plays with a gun risking her friend's life, shoots herself accidentally

[@EveTheRaviolo]

@@dustymuffincop2481 Ok but she said that after a guy drugged her, raped her and tried to shoot her. "imagine if a man said that" im not seeing a bunch of people in this comment section bashing nathan for drugging her or trying to shoot her, or the literal abductor, or the drug dealer who tried to stab her

[@pearline4684]

I think Chloe as a character is interesting and has a lot of potential but the game/story just refuses to acknowledge that she needs to change. She‘s the quirky manic pixie dream girl

[@snknero9935]

If only Life is strange giving to writer who knows how write a story and good characters could have been good but sadly it was ruined by bad writing.

[@uh_logan]

Damn I actually related to Chloe’s line of “it has to be somebody’s fault or it’s all mine.” growing up I actually wasn’t able to handle guilt so I’d blame others so I wouldn’t get to a v bad place (I think it was honestly related to my bpd that wasn’t diagnosed at the time). Will say I went to therapy lol

[@funnylittlecreature]

bro as soon as a character that's done objectively bad things shows signs of mental illness it seems that people are way too giddy to blurt out "but theyre not justified for that!! theyre a bad person!!! theyre an evil psychopathic freak!!!" . this would be whatever on its own, but whenever a villain who's completely sane in the eyes of the viewer has some sort of self-perceived noble mission that's objectively wrong it's like there's a complete shift. like "he's wrong of course but like.. he's not EVIL... no one's EVIL..."

[@uh_logan]

@@funnylittlecreature interesting take. Just out of curiosity, can you give an example? :)

[@alcerdemon9768]

Chloe is the antagonist, she sets plot in motion, she’s an active obstacle in Max’s life and (spoiler alert) on one of the endings she’s the reason the city got destroyed.

[@luxa_moved7247]

she’s basically the antagonist that everyone is being pushed and forced to love

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

@@luxa_moved7247 So most of them?

[@enumaelish9193]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 What kind of games have you been playing?

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

@@enumaelish9193 A lot, and fandoms in general latch onto villains way too much

[@enumaelish9193]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 Because villains when written well are usually more interesting than the heroes.

[@TheFoxHound626]

shoutout to the chat comment on 19:07 "wait I wasn't paying attention why are we in a bunker wtf" lmao

[@temutemacular]

Such a mood lmao

[@gilnahnu]

haha

[@Shift_Salt]

Relatable tbh

[@xokhaliah]

LMFAOO

[@leandrosantos9960]

TV tr cd

[@yeeshieyeeshie]

as someone with bpd i lowkey relate to chloe, though that doesn't mean she shouldn't be blamed, she just need therapy lol

[@CrimZonOnYT]

Chloe is exactly like my sister. The part where he talks about how Chloe gets mad at Max for being open-minded and trying to understand somebody else's point of view... I really felt that.

[@QueenOfFails]

People are romanticising this relationship? It's abusive and one sided, if your in a relationship/friendship like this please leave and think about loving yourself.

[@JonnyDarko602]

Dude think about the people that idolize joker and harley quinn

[@JonnyDarko602]

*dudette

[@EerilySimilar]

@Omega HakimTIS' THE LAW OF THIS PLANE OF HELL.

[@becuaseimbored3481]

B-b-but gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay..

[@Saltedroastedcaramel]

@@JonnyDarko602 You can even hate that and ship Chloe and Max.

[@Anastas1786]

"Stupid gun!", Max declares, chastising Chloe's stolen gun for having the gall to function exactly in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.

[@withercat]

interestingly enough that actually works pretty well if you put yourself in the mindset of codependency instead of healthy friendship with the two, cant risk blaming chloe so you blame the closest thing that chloe would go along with, if its the guns fault for existing, it cant be chloes fault after all, and thats Safe

[@glowkirby]

Stupid gun! You make me look bad!

[@Mouseforatu]

@@glowkirby OOOOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!

[@elijahwinchester6690]

@ROYALTYZ Zzz exactly, lmao. i think max was annoyed that chloe was stupid, but more specifically; that chloe was stupid by bringing a gun, and the fact that a gun is generally a bad idea.

[@LycoLoco]

@The Xenomorphian CONTROL has entered the chat

[@Oozaru85]

I hated Chloe. I was so relieved when the game was over and I sacrificed her to save everyone else. I also hated how we have Warren as a second romance option, but Max and him basically spend no time together in the game. I mean, if I were in love with someone, I would spend most of my time with them instead of my former best friend. So stupid.

[@Lilothestitch]

What about the part where Chloe lost her dad?

[@matrix9140]

@@Lilothestitch so? That's no excuse for her behaviour.

[@babitferreira]

I played the game for the first time this month. I could not care for Chloe as much the game wanted me to. Saving Kate obvious, befriending Courtney and Taylor too. Warren is a good friend. But Chloe wants to use Max’s powers for her own good from the get go.

[@msleahb12]

Warren was a better friend and I hate how the fandom made him out to be a stalker creep for having a crush. Also, she could've just saved Chloe and warned the town of Jefferson AND the tornado.

[@doeatwhales]

Especially since without warren everyone would be dead. People who like chloe are so delusional it’s absurd

[@msleahb12]

Yellamo Kcin honestly, I do like Chloe but she’s not a good person. I personally love Warren because he was the only person who put hands on Nathan’s crazy ass and he took a hit to get Max out the way. I wish he got more recognition

[@abimon76]

i think it was canon that he was a little obsessed with Max tho. there was an easter egg where we see the inside of warren's locker and it's covered in pictures of Max. i could be wrong

[@thisnamemightchange]

Warren in depth isn't that great either, but better than Chloe

[@doeatwhales]

Abigail Mun it was in the nightmare but in the game there was a picture of max and him and if I remember she was creeped out by it, but i don’t think he was obsessed with her. Warren just had a crush on max

[@OhCrapMyFishWhy]

I knew this girl in highschool- she never took responsibility, never thought she was in the wrong, was rash and irrational, sarcastic in the hurtful way, needy, and needed to be taken care of and paid attention to by her romantic partners/friends at All Times otherwise she'd get mad that people werent paying attention to her. ...she said she looked up to chloe so much and that she was wonderfully written, and that Max was a pushover who should have stood up for herself and not been so dramatic...the exact same shit she said about her then partner. She said she wanted to make something as good as life is strange because it was her favorite game. ...yanno, looking back? It makes sense why she liked chloe so much, goddamn.

[@user-yu3ge4iv8r]

They're called narcissists, if you're curious

[@memo-fq3ps]

Get out of town. I had a friend in high school who was EXACTLY like that. He even said the same thing about him wanting to make a game just like LIS because it was his favorite video game, and his personality is also very similar to Chloe's. Your former friend and my former friend should get married or something. Lmao

[@USER2K12]

DAMN

[@killerqueen1115]

@@user-yu3ge4iv8r or maybe they are depressed, have attachment issues, borderline personality or any other kind of mental illness. It is hard to judge from the outside and you don't need to like these people, but maybe you could think about what they had to experience in order to end up like this. People don't choose to behave like this and they can't just stop

[@killerqueen1115]

@@VeWatchesVideos yessss there sure is an issue with taking responsibility. And no one is forced to stay with these people. But some people still like their friends with mental disroders and are willing to get through these hard phases. It's totally fine if most people don't want to, but you should also take into account that there are people who are genuinely willing to stay with "bad" friends. Not taking responsibility is a symptom of many disorders, but people can't just change on their own.

[@G0dgrave]

I love Max so much that I will do anything for her to be safe that means keeping her as far away from chloe as possible! Max deserves better!!

[@littlered6340]

I'm glad this video exists. So many people acted like their friendship was some top tier, best thing ever, and I couldn't see Chloe ever even *potentially* turning into a decent (not even good) person. She was so self centered and completely unable to conceptualise the other people are humans that she continuously hurt everyone, including her best friend. She got worse as time went on, so I don't think even if she has a change of heart as the entire world died around her, that she could have possible ever even so much as reached decent.

[@val9502]

Some things that weren’t mentioned that really made me dislike her: - her “you know I believe in gun control” comment while being the one mostly parading around with a gun and threatening / shooting people. - asking max to kiss her after telling her to wear Rachel’s clothes, as if to replace her. -making Nathan immediately the bad guy when it all started because chloe tried to take advantage of him while drunk to steal some money. -using her father’s death to get sympathy while precious Joyce breaks her back to support her, who doesn’t studies or has a job. Seriously, I found everyone except Max and Chloe to be more likeable, and I’m actually irked at how quick people are to judge characters like David or Nathan. David did wrong at hitting her, obviously, but she did get on his face and it’s important to keep in mind he’s a veteran that struggles to incorporate into normal life, given by the self-help book you can find. Then you have Nathan, who not only has his father’s pressure to fulfil a role, but also the immediate hatred of most people just because of his family name. He’s on heavy medication, is shown to be getting worse and on top of that, there’s his drug use to consider. He was used and manipulated by those around him. His phone call to Max in which he was crying and apologising did more for me than Chloe ever did in the entire game. At least Nathan has some serious issues that can explain his shitty behaviour.

[@KanaHyoshi]

Key point: Nathan genuinely feels bad. Chloe? Nah.

[@unigon794]

God the game tried SO hard to make you sympathize with her while also justifying her shitty behavior But characters like David and Nathan and Victoria get pushed to the side or shat on even tho they are faaarrr more interesting

[@ezrawyvern6795]

Pretty spot on. Through actions alone Chloe's almost as much of a sociopath as Mr. Jefferson. And she's supposed to be the deutoragonist.

[@chaselanglands6757]

@@ezrawyvern6795 Protagonist Centered Morality Trope ftw

[@ezrawyvern6795]

@@chaselanglands6757 Damn right.

[@ravenconnli6618]

Chloe is my least favorite character in the storyline. She's incredibly rude and disrespectful to everyone. Chloe sees everyone has somehow against her, even in the smallest way. She constantly shits on Max for not having her back(EX:if you had managed to hide in the closet, she tells you at first that it's good that her stepdad didn't catch you in the room but in the next scene she snaps at you for not standing up for her) or giving her enough attention(EX: She gets angry with you when you answer Kate's call, despite both you and Max knowing that Kate is going through a really hard time). Not only that but once she finds out about Max's powers, she treats it like it's a toy(EX:going to a junkyard to shoot at trash and telling Max to save her if anything bad happens). But she also acts like Max moving was just to spite her when it wasn't. They were both 13 and where Max's parents go, of course Max is going to have to follow. Chloe honestly cannot let anything go and takes out her anger on everyone, even her only friend.

[@raiden-mei]

@Summer Rose and then gets pissed if you say that it isn't your weed

[@garylevine3521]

Summer Rose I let David hit Chloe because it’s funny.

[@lilnutt5580]

Yeah but before the storm kinda let you see why

[@ravenconnli6618]

@@lilnutt5580 Before the Storm makes no sense. It was just there to introduce Rachel, which there was no point because you know she's going to die an awful death in the future. And with the options for Chloe to be kind and try to get along with David don't belong. She talks about not getting along with him and not wanting to try to be buddy-buddy with him in the first game. That she was angry with her mother for trying to move on from her fathers death.

[@lilnutt5580]

@@ravenconnli6618 ye, I guess that sounds about right.

[@xdf8226]

Chloe is the literal personification of the song Stay High by Tove Lo

[@art3misxp784]

I thought that too lmao

[@xdf8226]

@@art3misxp784 great minds think alike

[@aru3299]

Can't we have a complete rewrite of the story and instead of Chloe, It's Kate?

[@wolfytoonsuwu794]

I'd spend all my money for that

[@Kos1256]

Or one where we get to be best friends with Kate and warren and we also get to have a romantic option with warren while still being best friends with Kate I doubt it but we can dream

[@aru3299]

@@Kos1256 this

[@jameslazaridis4180]

@@aru3299i can’t let you do that

[@mavenoire3704]

I forgot how annoying it was to be a teenager. You know Warren got so much hate and was even painted as some creep by a lot of fans and I'm here like, this guy is super cool and is an awesome friend. I wish we got to bring him along to be honest. The whole time I was with Chloe I felt like I was in a toxic friendship from how hard I had to watch what I said so she wouldn't get upset with Max.

[@memo-fq3ps]

If you want to get technical, Max was the creepier one. You can make her literally snoop around everything in every bedroom she walks in. Look at their books, computer, everything. Chloe too, because she encourages her to do so to get the plot further. People say Warren "stalked" Max, but you have the option to have Max look through everything in his locker and bedroom without him ever knowing. How ironic that people are calling Warren "creepy" for having one photo of her in his gym locker when the only reason people know about it in the first place is because they went to the pool through the BOYS locker room AND looked into Warren's locker. Lmao

[@Takejiro24]

@@memo-fq3ps Funny that you mention this since the game points Max's snooping nature out more than once.

[@memo-fq3ps]

@@Takejiro24 I know, like with that scene with Dana and the pregnancy test for example. I'm talking about the way the fans hardly talk about how weird it actually is, but then give characters like Warren a hard time for standing near the building where Max is staying at to wait for her, even though all the kids, both boys and girls, have hung out in that same area.

[@sakura3837]

@@memo-fq3ps It might be because one plays Max, the main protagonist and are blind to her and their (the players) actions. Although not all people are blind to the protagonist’s behavior or actions.

[@sakura3837]

@@memo-fq3ps but hey I agree with you 100%.

[@The1HP]

Wow, I was too young to understand how bad of a friend she was.

[@carlweezer2979]

me too man

[@wastemanagementcompany]

Same, I’m sure I was 5th-6th grade when I played this game, now that I’m in high school I kinda see the game for how it is

[@cutiepie6796]

@@wastemanagementcompany UMM THIS GAME CAME OUT IN 2016 I THINK, THAT'S ONLY 4 YRS AGO

[@carlweezer2979]

@@cutiepie6796 it was 2015. And people can grow up alot in 5 years

[@carlweezer2979]

@@cutiepie6796 plus by your math they would still be able to make it to high school

[@kyre4189]

When I played the game, I saw a bit of myself in both Max and Chloe, which I think gave me a pretty unique perspective on their relationship. Even with all of Chloe's faults I didn't want to give up on her 'cause I just saw her as a broken and traumatized person who didn't get the help she needed as a teen. I saw her selfishness as a defense mechanism and entitlement to Max as a fear of being left again. I saw the tornado, destruction of Arcadia Bay, and the rewind powers as more symbolic as well so I wasn't really disappointed with the ending(s) or the puzzles or the powerups. And even then - I realized I cared about the game and the characters only at the end of episode 4. Today, it's my favourite game of all time. Life is Strange S1 is a flawed game. But, as Whitelight has put it: "I can go on for hours about why this game sucks and still recommend it to anyone". Also btw, watch Whitelight's video on S1! A great video and a great channel

[@sadjuliy9469]

Now, out of everyone I finally saw someone sharing my opinion. Thanks god, I thought, I was going crazy

[@sonja2730]

Same! I played this when i just turned 18, i was as troubled as Chloe and as shy as Max. To me, it felt like the two of them made a good team (less in the universe, more in the game). I could empathise with Chloe being an ass, while still calling her out for it as Max. I saw myself in both of them, and played the game from both of their perspectives. I never really realised how much of a dick Chloe is because Max and Chloe are both very flawed teenagers. Max left Chloe in a critical moment of her childhood, Chloe is so traumatised by everything she experienced and lashes out. I didn't just take it as Max, but i also didn't hate Chloe for it. I saw a troubled teenager who doesn't really know how to emotion and be kind. That was me for a while. What bothers me now is that there are (in hindsight) no real obvious moments of Chloe acknowledging her trauma and how she treats her best friend. I'd like to imagine (since i have done the same) that Chloe gets therapy and slowly starts healing & being a better person after the game. You can see the cracks in her armor, the hurt she hides and sometimes puts on others to cope (that doesn't make it ok ofc).

[@missjuju2577]

Chloe has just been selfish the entire game no matter what choices the player made. For example if you took the blame for Chloe, she just simply said "thanks", and didn’t ask if they wanted something in return - or, if they’d blamed Chloe, she would just whine.

[@rabbit-exe3606]

honestly this game would have been a lot more interesting if it was *about* their relationship being clumsy and unpleasant and based solely around nostalgia, how you feel tied to someone because you were close a long time ago and now you're incompatible, but that doesn't stop you from trying to recapture that feeling. solely focusing on finding a way to be the same as things used to be, despite the fact that you've both grown apart

[@RanMouri82]

Exactly! Instead, the game has the characters proclaim to each other that they're BFFs while one continues to manipulate and abuse the other. Yup, uh huh, sure.

[@desuretard8654]

Night in the Woods does this remarkably better, which I'm sure is SHOCKING.

[@thesuperMasterSword]

To be honest, this is about how I interpreted the game. Not having many friends growing up, I just really wanted to find a way to rekindle their old friendship, since it doesn't really seem like Max has many other friends (like there's Warren, and then that's basically it?). That's probably part of why I was so blind to a lot of the dumb thing Chloe did, though I didn't ignore all of them. Like yes Chloe, this call is important enough that I can stop talking to you for 10 seconds. Hell Max probably could've explained it afterwards, but it seems like she didn't even try.

[@Dojafish]

That's is kinda the point of the story

[@charlottelouise6433]

It always bugged me that Chloe got annoyed when Kate called like I genuinely had to put the game down because of course I'm going to make sure Kates okay

[@Kira-rd7id]

Yeah she was such a brat. I was playing with my best friend at the time and we thought she was actually going to ditch us if we picked up, we both immediately agreed that being there for our friend for the 30 seconds she needs us for os more important than the friend that can't handle us caring for anyone else.

[@aeoligarlic4024]

I really liked kate better, tbh she's my favorite side character.. all this time tumblr and the fandom has been overhyping chloe, when i actually played the game i was actually frustrated on how toxic and guilt-trippy she is!

[@RedVelvetyJess]

Oh wow I forgot about that! Yeah I don't know why she was so many people's favorite character, I never really liked her when the game came out but couldn't totally put my finger on it. Now that I'm older I can actually see all the signs of her being a manipulative and toxic friend...Especially since I used to have "friends" like that when I was growing up. Glad I'm not the only one And like of course we're gonna be their for our friend! Like Max is allowed to have other friends Chloe, (also had "friends" like that who got jealous any time I talked to another friend and pulled that "But I'M your best friend!" bull)

[@SilvercraftStudio]

I sacrificed chole just to get Kate back.

[@Daga15]

@@SilvercraftStudio you're right, if you sacrifice Chloe Kate won't die...

[@BuggingonBeeroids]

The idea of sacrificing a town for this ungrateful, self righteous and just downright *terrible* person (I know her dad died yada yada) never crossed my mind. The only reward is an indie song that tries to sell you on an upbeat ending that is actually horrific; all the choices you made are basically meaningless, tons of people are dead or at best homeless and Max continues to suffer through a toxic relationship with someone who would constantly use and abuse her and her powers (Which hurt her. Physically. What a great friend/lover.) The best parts of Life is Strange is watching Chloe accidentally killing herself when she's being thoughtless, selfish and reckless. That might sound hugely malicious, I'll admit that but that's because the game is intent on selling you on her being a great character instead of allowing you to call her out, so it's the only form of catharsis you can get within the game itself

[@micah459]

Chloe is not only a bad friend but lowkey a bad daughter to because the way she talked to her mom was not cool

[@memo-fq3ps]

That's true. I get that Chloe was going through a lot, but I'm honestly surprised that she gets away with so much from her mom, not just with being rude and disrespectful, but the way she'd sneak out of the house, smoke in the house, scream at David, not answer Joyce's calls, and skip school. Joyce was WAY too lenient on Chloe. Most mom's would've given Chloe a slap in the face (not that I'm saying that Joyce should do that), taken her phone away, or ground her and leave her with extra chores if she acted like that in their house.

[@faratqm]

shes both

[@jaydenwatches166]

@@faratqmshes not both

[@jaydenwatches166]

@@faratqmshes not

[@theversacelife5232]

Being a victim of abuse is unfortunate but not an excuse to be a terrible person

[@icravedeath.1200]

Say that to feminists on twitter, I dare you. (I regret saying this, some of them are pretty cool).

[@gothica3605]

👏

[@summerrose8110]

@beep I don't have Twitter, actually.

[@summerrose8110]

@beep Have a blessed day or night. Depending on wherever you are.

[@viv549]

YES

[@alyssam9543]

Warren was extremely underrated and the developers did him dirty imo. He ALWAYS had Max’s back and I really wish we got to see more of him and the developers explored him and Max’s relationship more.

[@marmar4301]

totally agree!

[@Latinkon]

Agreed. Unfortunately there's a very vocal subsection of the _Life is Strange_ fanbase that want you to believe Warren was nothing more than a creepy stalker who was thirsting for Max. This was why I believe _Before the Storm_ had to establish a new character called Elliot in order to highlight what a real creep was vs. an awkward socially inept nerd.

[@franziska6483]

Yes, he was actuallyy favorite character

[@bruzm]

he's a WEIRDO he literally stalks her

[@skyxclouds3765]

@@bruzm how?

[@biske85]

It always baffled me that so many people would just sacrifice Arcadia Bay for her. I was like "meh" at first, but thought she'd get better as the story progressed and she would grow up, but she just got worse and by the end, I couldn't stand her, which made the final decision super easy for me.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

put it like this if you save the Bay everything resets except Max still remembers all the fucked up things that happened to her and that she witnessed except now the 1 person who understood her and knew what she went through is gone she has no one no one she can talk to about this

[@HECKproductions]

chloe: desperately begs max to steal money indended to go toards making the school more accesible for people with physical disabilities max: claims that chloe deserves the best treatment for her physical disability

[@clochard4074]

This game celebrates and romanticizes abusive relationships. EDIT: Thank you everyone for your input, I changed my mind. I don't like the writing at all but I can't say it condones toxic behaviour only because it doesn't openly condemn it. I still can't stand it though.

[@robertbektas1810]

Nah

[@iwanttodiebutimtoobigofacoward]

@@robertbektas1810 I hope you're joking, because I can't tell

[@robertbektas1810]

i want to die but i'm too big of a coward I don’t think it’s promoting anything. It’s just poorly written

[@datperson2174]

@@robertbektas1810 yeah, but sometimes games like this can make idiots irl think they're justified

[@robertbektas1810]

Dat Person people can I interpret media however they want. What a waste of a thread

[@alucardthespy5539]

The most interesting character for me was David. It was strange how the game tried to portray him as a villain most of the time. Part of how it tries to show Chloe as a good person. But throughout the whole game he was one of the few people I felt genuine sympathy for. An example of just how good he actually is is when you tell him Jefferson killed Chloe. David takes his anger out on Jefferson by shooting the bastard, but at the end of it he blames himself. Yes, he is paranoid, but have you PLAYED the game? There's drugs, sex, etc. happening at parties hosted by Nathan whose family pretty much owns the school. The principal is a drunk. The teacher is a murderer, and creep. All this has resulted in the disappearance of Rachel Amber, Chloe's best friend, which David knows. So, he needs to find out what is happening and try and keep Chloe from being like Rachel was so she won't also disappear without a trace. Also, either David dies along with Joyce via waterspout or David has to go home from his job as school security guard and tell Joyce that Chloe died on his watch.

[@anne-zh2kd]

He is a toxic, abusive prick. In real life no abuser is awful constantly and can do good things. Still abusers

[@anne-zh2kd]

@Summer Rose He illegally surveiled a 19 year old and her mother. He is verbally abusive and extremely hostile, a bully and just a horrible human being.

[@aubreyh1930]

Summer Rose even if it’s only once they’re still an abuser. She does deserve to be hit though

[@aubreyh1930]

Waves oh I got it for less 🥴 she definitely deserves it but it’s still abuse

[@aubreyh1930]

Waves the definition of abuse is “to treat (a person or an animal) with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly” so this would qualify

[@katacutie]

The little drawings in this video made me feel more emotions than the entirety of Life is Strange

[@dana-ger_to_society1011]

I feel like the story not wanting to say chloe is bad is is because max doesn't want to say she's bad. Max is too caught up in having her best friend back that she can't acknowledge that she has become a horrible person. Max is a people pleaser, trying to be friends with everyone and even using her rewind powers to know how to befriend someone. So, being a people pleaser, when her best friend tells her to do something, she does it as to not upset her.

[@lacountess]

I remember at the end, when the option was given to save the town or save Chloe I scratched my head wondering who would choose to kill an entire town - family, schoolmates, innocent strangers - to save an awful person like Chloe. I would have sacrificed Chloe just to save Frank's dog.

[@annalenaguptara7130]

Pompadouuu

[@kiroonsmoon]

Bro, even if Chloe was a good person I don’t get how some people would rather sacrifice 100s of people over one person.

[@soulstealer5625]

@@kiroonsmoon like condemning Joyce? Kate? Warren? Let alone the regular decent people?

[@EggyEggtoast]

@@soulstealer5625 mentioning Joyce reminds me that the funniest part about this is that even Chloe wants you to kill Chloe

[@MiguelRamirez-mp2st]

Well actually if you really paid attention to the game that tornado happens regardless

[@kariemelhanan8878]

I genuinely love your art for chloe and max, I love whenever they show up on screen. Especially max with her massive hair, and evil max and her expressions too

[@SneedBass]

I think his drawings are better than the game's art. I know that's not saying too much, but I mean it's exponentially better.

[@TerrorofDeathDGX]

Same here!

[@SneedBass]

@cat I don't either, it's as bare bones with 3d art as you can get, with out everything being ripped from the asset store for place holders. The animation is stiff, the faces look like melted plastic, also very uncanny Valley, collision is weird to discourage exploration, I could go on with more, but do I need to? The fact that this is Don't Nod's second game and was backed by Sony, you'd think more care would have went into the project. Don't Nod's first game "Remember Me" looked a lot better, in every faucet, but didn't make enough to keep them a float.

[@fudgenugget3875]

I also love how as we get farther into the video the line art and coloring for the Chloe and Max sprites become more messy and less smooth.

[@wh3nderson95]

Shadow Max is perfect.

[@Sercil00]

In fairness, I always took the "gotta blame somebody. Otherwise it's all my fault. F that" quote as a self-aware snarky sarcastic remark, not an actual defense.

[@faeb.9618]

the video is amazing it REALLY is and explains exactly how i feel about this whole thing but my god did the sudden simple and clean donald version literally kill me on the spot thank you for that really (not sarcastic i genuinely love that)

[@marieavril9470]

Hope dontnod watches this video and realizing that people hate Chloe

[@marcuskorson8]

The whole thing with Chloe isn't a friendship. It's a stockholm syndrome. The dream sequence in the game literally goes through this with Dream Max bitching herself out.

[@OrlandoMGarcia]

She never leaves Max alone, probably after chloe death she would haunt bitching over how Max is a bad friend

[@softestshade7813]

@@thelastcrow5660 You mean a toxic friendship that turns into an emotionally abusive relationship! Right? Right???

[@sadi5430]

even the game said it itself

[@jeeves903]

@@thelastcrow5660 Nostalgia doesn't really turn into guilt

[@sadi5430]

@@thelastcrow5660 sarcasm,much Could you not tell l was joking,here?

[@sydnickiB]

Killing a dog is literally shorthand for “this person is the worst person alive” and I’m still supposed to sympathize with her??

[@skvllbone1594]

The only reason for killing a dog should be in self defense or if its in unfixable pain. Character writing 101. If you want your character to be sympathized with, which is obviously what the writers were going for with Chloe, then don’t have her kill a dog in the manner that she did.

[@memo-fq3ps]

"Killing a dog is evil, unless the (in this case optional) love interest does it."

[@999koimbani7]

" Oh, and I killed Sparky too ! "

[@Vengeance_02]

@@999koimbani7 "hey I understood that reference!"

[@missbutterfly2678]

Chloe only kills the dog when Max angers Frank, and she did it in self-defense so, isn't exactly her fault.

[@malum9478]

18:15 homie did not just say "crip chloe" and then have chloe in crip colors holy shit now im imagining chloe crip walkin