We Need To Talk About Life is Strange: Double Exposure

[@Mell0]

Who gaf bout ur bingo card

[@samwaterrr]

[@180_Angel]

i just wish they were doing something different with her. murder mystery has been done too many times in the whole lis series.

[@Olynner]

I agree with this, however, they've gone full all in on LiS. They plan on a Tv show, 3 more games, and so on. I'm excited for the future. One more JUST FOR MAX wouldn't hurt. I'm fine with it as long as it's not a repeat. I'd love to see maybe a prequel from the comics instead of a after-comic saga like we're getting, but stuff happens. Rachel might be in the game too! There's a lot of cool stuff to look out for!

[@johnderat2652]

@@Olynner 3 more games?? what are your sources bro?

[@ioanitatiron3132]

​@@Olynner Tv show??

[@engagingweirdo]

@@Olynnerare the 3 games to end Maxine’s story bcuz that would make sense. I’ve heard of the show, but considering lost records releasing in 2025, this would probably be hinting at a potential new ip in lis. If they could wrap up max’s story with Chloe then that would be perfect. I think people would be happy and cry that she got an ending that’s with her best friend. Idk, I think Chloe not being fully in de but making a cameo is both fun and disappointing imo. I’m also thinking that this could be a cash grab for lis and max entirely, such as the outfit packs.

[@luisenriquefigueroa4439]

@@Olynner I don't think the tv show is ever getting made. It's been way too long. Also 3 new games? source?

[@funbun686]

Tbh looking at the game, doesn't even match the first game, and I'm not even talking about the models. Im talking about the art style, the original was very art-like, like they were hand drawn. all the scenes were cinematic like a super contrasted photograph. it felt like it was made by passionate art students. These games feel like they are focusing so hard to make them realistic and it lost the charm of the original game. now it looks like every other realistic game. I mean the Walking Dead series had their art style keep the comic book vibe while making characters more lifelike and fluid. If you showed me the first and this game together, I could tell you that I would not even know they were the same game, or made by the same company.

[@tom_from_myspace]

Exactly, only LiS 1 and LiS2 both from DONTNOD felt this way. The others didn't.

[@michaeldost8155]

Gotta agree with you on this one. I loved the first games art style; it felt unique and special, but thanks to popular demand of having games being ultra-realistic, they took that very thing that set LiS apart from other choice-based games.

[@Ssecave]

It was more cartoony/painted/had a distinctive art style, that's true. It had also a small budget, was very limited on the tech side too. Characters and especially their emotion were VERY limited. Wich is not great for a game that doesn't have gameplay and go full on story/characters to sell itself. The emotions were really well made in True Colors. YES it's more realistic (not ultra-realistic like someone else said) but it's still distinctive enough. 90% of ppl as soon as they see characters in that trailer They knew it was the LiS licence. As much as I love the look of the 1st game, the 2nd game showed me how limited it was on the emotion and rely too much on music to help it. Even Dontnod do more realsitic art direction in their games now.

[@funbun686]

@@Ssecave well yeah but im not talking about the models or emotions. I'm talking about the overall art direction. Like I said the walking dead series, the first one compared to the last one is super dramatic for emotion and animation, but they kept the same art direction. that's what I mean. the life is strange games now look more like the game until dawn then it does its first game

[@funbun686]

@@michaeldost8155 well the thing is i think fans meant more about the emotions and animations than the look and art direction of the game. but they didn't understand that and now we have a game that looks more like "until dawn" then the original life is strange on the art style :(

[@Cakebattered]

The fact that they have Max using her powers to save a dead friend again solidifies it as a cash grab. The first game demonstrated that doing so comes with a great price. Most fanpics of an older Max look better than Max in this game. I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts Chloe will not only make a cameo, but will probably save Max's life in an alternate timeline.

[@KlukePhoenix]

But gotta think about it that it took her 2 days to use whatever this new power is so she was going through the death of her friend this time without turning back time but for some reason she could hear her dead friends voice, now if it was literally right after her death like Chloe then i would agree

[@Olynner]

I don't think you've read a lot of comics on the series LOL She only vowed because she destroyed a town, but she's breaking that vow (my guess is for another lover.) Not everything has to be the perfect sunshine and rainbows. People break promises. Just enjoy the story man. It's character development.

[@channel45853]

@@Olynner material outside of the game doesn't really matter though. If there were new rules set up in them, that is irresponsible on the dev's part and still retroactively changing what was in the original game for the sake of the new story.

[@tamiej.]

​@@Olynner "Just enjoy the story man" Translation: just consume product and then get excited for next product.

[@TSDT]

@@tamiej. honestly, if it were Koch and co, I'd be saying they can do whatever they want. To his credit, he has basically given D9 his blessing to take LIS wherever and BTS (and yes TC) had some good character moments. Time will tell how it goes. (Heh)

[@Butterflywings011]

Maybe I'm too emotionally attached to the first game and now Before the Storm, for some of us, these are not just games, these characters actually mean a lot to us. Yes I was happy to see Max again in the trailer for Double exposure... But at the same time, if there just doing this for more money, it will hurt. If it's just for money, and not for the fans or respecting the characters, then no, I'll replay or rewatch gameplay of LIS 1, or Before the Storm. I'm sorry but Max and Chloe mean a lot to me. Those are my thoughts, thanks for the video.

[@Olynner]

This is literally what fans have asked for years before even True Colors, and you're complaining when they do it... Please stop while you're ahead LOL They have to make profits on the series as a whole if we wanna keep seeing it. Welcome to capitalism. Deal with it. I'd rather have answers to years of theories and questioning on the canon endings, canon choices, and so on. the ring on the ring finger kinda confirms (maybe) that warren and max hit it off. She could be in a new relationship. This is 10 whole years after Chloe's death (*the canon ending which was confirmed via trailer + comics). Not everything has to be a LGBT satisfaction hand-ya-some cash grab. It's telling a NEW MURDER MYSTERY to continue the series. Let alone new comics. be happy we even have something instead of them just letting the series go. Deal with it.

[@thefreaksbg1061]

Absolutely 100% with you

[@MCL_24]

Real shit I've always viewed Life Is Strange as a movie where you play as the protagonist because the game Itself feels like a movie because of the story, setting, and character development

[@nyknc1027]

the two games were such a masterpiece the way it already ended was perfect I'm still going to play it regardless hopefully they change my mind

[@Dex-Emu]

I agree with you. Absolutely with everything you say here.

[@OrmusS]

I agree with DONTNOD, Max's story was tied to Arcadia Bay & Chloe. This just sounds all kinds of bad.

[@bruhmomentum8302]

If anyone’s story is worth continuing is MAYBE, just MAYBE, is Daniel’s from LIS2, althought they’d have to make an ending canon, they could just choose the Parting Ways and set the game as Daniel during college making his way on his own without Sean

[@artemis1123]

@@bruhmomentum8302 I disagree. That would be pretty much exactly what they're doing with this game. They need a new character.

[@MoneyTrees2012]

​@@bruhmomentum8302I'd just prefer the ending where both end up in Mexico. Both alive and together although a victim of their surroundings it seems

[@dustinhunt1868]

A choice based game about powers should've had an option to choose what ending you've made in previous games, allowing what ending is cannon to the player. But to be fair that's a big goal

[@dustinhunt1868]

​@bruhmomentum8302 I haven't play life is strange 2 yet and I know what ever comes I'm happy to play and experience what lis games have to offer and appreciate what the games offers good or bad. Just life Life itself, people can be unhappy or happy just depends on their choices

[@foxion5978]

Man the rework on Max face makes me feel old and sad...

[@Rihardololz]

i did not recognize her at first but removing tumblr off her face is great decision.

[@mads.belle07]

same 😭

[@Rosa_Canina]

I was half asleep, when the trailer started during the Xbox showcase and just woke up thinking "Oh, sweet. That VA of Max is in another game." Even after the trailer I was - at first - still confused, if this was actually Max... or not.

[@Rihcterwilker]

The art style is also not similar to the first game. It was very stylized, where we could see the wind represented with lines, close to cell shading mixed with a watercolor painting. The new games fail to achieve that somewhat "dream like" feel in the art style.

[@ytchannel-howtooutgrowstutteri]

From what I've read, Lis4 is gonna be a story from where Max chose to save Chloe over Arcadia Bay. But I don't know how it will end, I wonder if they will end this game with Max going back one more time to change the canon ending to save Arcadia Bay (so that both endings become canon basically)

[@Ximina3]

My main issue with this game is it looks like a similar story to the first game (using her powers to save a friends life), and in doing so would mean that Max learnt nothing the first time around. ESPECIALLY to players who didn't choose to save Chloe.

[@bake_and_break]

They could do something to put Max’s life in danger so she can try and save herself.😮

[@nerdie_raccoon]

the games plot just feels like a rehashed true colors without the emotional story of belonging

[@The1andonlysharpshooter]

I thought I was the only one who felt this way

[@phenomenal-flop]

Which is a rehashed plot from the original game

[@jsapphire6940]

While you ain't wrong I'm still gonna play it I love interactive games it's my drug

[@Olynner]

Be real, this isn't anything like True colors whatsoever. It's like people saying true colors is just like life is strange 2... until they played it LOL! Be real with yourself. This is a murder mystery involving the depth of discovering her power is actually MOVING between timelines. Let alone a REAL MURDER. Not an accident with realistic panic. It's a M U R D E R. Let alone of her friend. 10 years later. Powers are coming back. Like, c'mon dude, at least be honest with yourself before commenting something with little effort and pure emotion.

[@Olynner]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipXYlJKXqrujm9Esi=8wL7JsafR4D6b8J4 not the same story whatsoever btw. LOL

[@JanHülsewiesche]

Just seeing these characters again is like watching at pictures of old friends. I hope we still get along when we meet again.

[@CucuOnGames]

this is so cute and poetic, i completely agree

[@pandora4263]

Lis is very nostalgic and is hard to satisfy fans but my biggest problem is I'm missing Max's personality, i know she's an adult now but she seems like a completely different person. Not corny nerdy pun silly and sweet at all

[@galacticquasaur2956]

I do actually disagree with that. I like how Max has grown as a person; she's an adult now you know? And she's grown a lot in confidence.

[@michaeldost8155]

@@galacticquasaur2956 true, but I do hope we still see part of the old Max from time to time in the games dialogue.

[@Ssecave]

If you check the gameplay, you'll see She's sstill the same ;) I don't know how you assumed the character changed in a 1 trailer....

[@NoobsUnited9000]

People usually change a lot after 10 years

[@pandora4263]

@@Ssecave youre right j hope I'm wrong really can't judge based on just the teaser. I'm just scared its not gonna be as good as the first one i guess

[@CommanderNam]

the 2 weeks early access especially pisses me off so badly. Im not excited for the game at all but I do want to play it and give it a chance but i dont want to spend 80 bucks for it JUST so i can avoid spoilers for the small chance that im actually gonna love the game. Its extremely predatory and we need more people to call them out on it so they can change it.

[@mattstansbeary3068]

You have to go by doing that Square-Enix told Don't Nod Oct is Ours which leaves Don't Nod in a mess. Don't Nod New Life is Strange (Lost Records) is out in the Fall Sept. 22, 2024 to Dec. 22, 2024. So yeah it's Shit that they are doing everything they Can to Screw Don't Nod with Max. Do I have to tell you who made Max (Don't Nod).

[@lux_cobra_yt3067]

It’s 80$ do you not make six figures??? Lmao Jesus it’s 80$ plp, maybe you should get off the game and focus on making more money, the issue is most of you brokes play the game so much you don’t have money to support the habit😅😅other wise the money shouldn’t be an issue at the talking table… buy it and either like it or not, don’t make it seem like the company dose a bad play because YOU don’t wanna touch the piggy bank over, ENTERTAINMENT😂😂

[@CommanderNam]

@@lux_cobra_yt3067 are you 12?

[@lux_cobra_yt3067]

@@CommanderNam son I’m old enough to be your dad lol now stop wining like a little B

[@beanie2571]

@@lux_cobra_yt3067definitely 12

[@jinsaavedra]

i miss the old style and atmosphere. apart from the storytelling, it was what made lis so special ☹️ (ofc plus the soundtrack)

[@jinsaavedra]

@@Jamie-1428 you don’t have to play the game to know that lmao just look at the clips they released

[@user-cn8go7ky2r]

I agree 100%. Lis 1 and 2 are so comforting for me, the style is so like unique and warm. I think sadly the new game is trying to aim for a more realistic looking game but that literally takes away the special aspect from the og style. From the clips of what I have seen of lis 4 I just feel so disappointed, storyline doesn’t even really seem that interesting or unique as first 2 games. Also where tf is Chloe? What a let down

[@connorp8408]

Agreed. I knew things were starting to get shaky when I, a music normie, started recognizing songs in the games haha

[@ayami_chan25]

Unfortunately, it's always like this, the first game is beautiful, after a while, they make sequels just for the money, and take away everything that made the first game what it is.

[@TheMineHackSwe]

I think it would be better if they just switched max with another character. Pararell dimension is basically a new power. I'm afraid they just going to ruin it. True colors was the worst in the series bearly used the new power to its potential, and very short it felt empty. I miss the time to theory craft don't nod style.

[@ismelllikemarijuana]

i think decknine just doesn’t have the passion dontnod has. dontnod games both teach an important lesson. lis1: you can’t change fate, lis2: sometimes there’s no good or bad, sometimes every consequence is both good AND bad. dontnod created both games with deep passion, using jonathan morali for music, drawing out each scene, putting hours into one episode, giving us the ability to control maxs powers in lis1 to understand the power of the butterfly effect, and the ability to influence our little brothers powers in lis2 to understand the power of little choices all building up and exploding. the point of life is strange was to express this phrase: life is strange. through two dif games and 2 dif perspectives, through young learning eyes. decknine games are cute but don’t exactly teach the those lessons.

[@Requiem-mp9de]

every game aside from the first and LIS:BTS lack the ethereal quality. LIS1 just has so much emotion, effort and shit put into it. It's hard to even compare the first to others. Not to mention the unique art style isnt present in any other games just 1 & BTS. Wish they did a game with same art style, same engine, new york maybe. chloe and max but chloe and max are developed more. max has a job and in episodes shes in completely different environments.

[@TheMineHackSwe]

@@Requiem-mp9de LIS BTS is the only life is strange game deck nine done well. I keep my self to dont nod games like Tell me why. Beyond two souls. Twin mirror. And the upp comming lost records bloom and rage.

[@Igneeka]

@@TheMineHackSwe Don't Nod didn't make Beyond Two Souls, that was Quantic Dream But honestly the only non-LIS Don't Nod game I finished was Twin Mirror and it was way worst than anything Deck Nine made (tho Lost Records and Jusant look interesting)

[@TheMineHackSwe]

@@Igneeka Deck nine is just in for the money thats why they let you pre order it and get the whole game at once with destroys potie tial for hype and game theory about the next episode. It ruins the expieriencd but again if they had the delay thing on true color it would suck cuz there were never anythig good to theorize about. Nothing that made you want to see what happens next.

[@-Banoffee]

The problem is that the original devs succeeded in what they set out to do. People who got attached to LiS feel it's complete. It is (kinda amazing to say this about a game) perfect. I can't think of another game I'd say that about and there are plenty I enjoy more and have sunk more hours into, but the value of LiS and the emotional impact it has sinks deep if you get immersed. It's hard to call it an actual game. It's kind of its own thing and that's fucking amazing. Any sequel is pretty much dead on arrival for most even if you make a billion timelines where every choice is canon. LiS was a self-contained story and experience. Creating a followup of any kind breaks that bubble of perfection and defiles it--not to be dramatic, but just going by definition. This game is a crate of Crash TNT. I'm curious to see if it explodes.

[@KEEYBLADE]

If you say LiS feels complete and is perfect, maybe you can help me overcome my disliking for Max then. I really like the first Life is Strange and Before the Storm, but I can't get over how Max just ghosted / abandoned Chloe after moving away. She left her alone, when Chloe needed her the most. (Talking about not answering her anymore and not the moving away part) I am not satisfied with head-canon answers like "Max was overwhelmed herself, with the move to another city and Williams death". I feel like it was never truly talked about in the games. Max is just back and Chloe is like: "yea i am still a bit mad about it, but it's fine". I feel like Max deserved a way more harsh treatment from Chloe.

[@hoppusx]

I feel the same with LiS 2! Even if its a sequel, it feels like a whole new game with a beautiful story, and thats what i liked about the LiS games, every game was going to be a different with an unique story but D9 just messed it up

[@beanie2571]

@@KEEYBLADEok

[@endureandsurvive8630]

@@KEEYBLADEi agree with you but we’ve also seen many times how chloe is unable to move on from her past and has held a sweet spot for max. I’d honestly act like her too. Let’s not forget that chloe finds out Max saved her life like a day after meeting her

[@majesstic8]

​@@KEEYBLADE Max is an asshole. Despite being kind and considerate at her core, she often treats others callously and she recklessly speaks and acts without thinking. This is in part because she's still an awkward, growing, learning teenager... but it's also because she - as a conduit for the player - knows she can abuse her rewind powers to selfishly manipulate the people and events surrounding her. This is core to the gameplay, themes, and message of LiS1. I think it's entirely intended for us to both like and hate Max, because her choice to ghost her best friend for five years is cruel and largely inexplicable. We view Max through the lens of the game, five years later, *not* through the lens of who she was before Blackwell (well, aside from the BtS bonus episode, but that was very fanfiction-y). Through this lens, we catch glimpses of her younger self, but we can never fully understand why she did what she did. Yet Chloe still loves Max and is happy to accept her best friend back into her life. You might think this is incompatible or contradictory with the way Max treated her, and that's okay, because life is complicated. People and relationships are full of contradictions like this. It's all very messy, and that's the point. Max is a life raft for Chloe to latch on to at her darkest moments, no matter how much she was hurt by those five years of silence. (For the record, I disagree about LiS1 being "perfect." I think a large portion of the dialogue is ridiculous, and some of the story contrivances make no sense. But on the whole, I think it nails its core messages.)

[@ArielWasTaken]

I was honestly severely underwhelmed with the trailer. The reuse of the same plot as the first game is so tired.

[@Runeless-th1is]

Idk, I feel like it's fitting. Fans were pissed that Max didn't return in the other games, now she has and everyones done a 180. I also think it's slightly different but familiar, which is cool for a new max game, because it wouldn't feel much like Life Is Strange 1, which is what they're trying to emulate if there wasn't a recurring theme between the two games.

[@doodly.doesart]

@@Runeless-th1is yeah, thats my thoughts too.

[@graybeanie9048]

⁠@@Runeless-th1isPersonally, I can see the issue with that, though. Max (and even Chloe’s) story was meant to be finished after that game (even according to the original developers). Making a direct sequel with Max does undermine what she learned in the first installment.

[@ArielWasTaken]

@@Runeless-th1isI honestly feel Max’s story was finished. Especially after the release of the farewell dlc. But I get what you’re saying. This just didn’t steam my broccoli 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Runeless-th1is]

@@ArielWasTaken Yeah. I just think it's worth a shot. People said LiS2 would be bad, and it wasn't. People said True Colors would be bad, and it wasn't. For some reason LiS has the worst community when it comes to trusting the devs

[@Pioggiaxz]

I miss DontNod 😭

[@huntermini4572]

Isn't this game going to be created by Dontnod?

[@Pioggiaxz]

@@huntermini4572 unfortunately not

[@huntermini4572]

@@Pioggiaxz that's a really bad sign

[@tubica_de]

search for "Bloom and Rage"

[@slowreact-_-5408]

@@huntermini4572- it’s created by deck9 and so was lis true colors. Lis 1,2 and before the storm was created by DontNod and those were the best games of the series. DontNod was truly the better studio but SquareEnix fell off with them and refuse to work with them anymore which is disappointing because deck 9 is ehh. True colors wasn’t bad but DontNod just had a special touch w the lis games

[@Sidneyena]

The way that it's literally the plot of the first game...😭

[@MCL_24]

I agree with Dontnod they had 0% Intent on continuing the story cause there was no need anyone who has played Life Is Strange knows It Is honestly really a movie disguised as a game and the ending to It Is perfect cinema and a bittersweet end to the story It was COMPLETED but I'm not exactly mad at Max being back because grown up max could be cool but I do feel like this game shouldn't honestly exist when you look at the first games ending It was complete but I just hope they make Max still feel like Max and a good enough sequel or this will be debated by the fanbase like The Last Of Us 2

[@angedenpeacelove_411-00]

I think the devs not picking a proper canon ending to LiS1 is going to come back around and bite them because we don't know if any fan favorites will be able to return. And never mind the elephant that is Chloe. If Chloe is alive then that means Kate, Victoria and even Nathan and Joyce are dead. And if Chloe is dead...shippers won't be happy.

[@jebes909090]

the ending was pretty rushed and bad. i remember when they were behind on episode 5. it really shows they had a lot of problems finishing the story and chose to mass effect 3 it, probably because of time. the problem with doing it that way was the same problem with mass effect 3's ending, it negates 100% of your choices in the game for a binary(trinary in mass effect 3) choice.

[@jebes909090]

@@angedenpeacelove_411-00 i think you can deduce what the canon ending was by the length of each ending. the choosing chloe and letting everyone die in town (including chloes mom) was extremely short. so sacrificing her was the canon ending. but its really unsatisfying.

[@angedenpeacelove_411-00]

@@jebes909090 I'm team Bay over Bae and liked the ending , but the devs have been so wishy washy with confirming an offical end because they have those comics and hints in LiS 2 where there's a photo of Max and Chloe who look older and he had a letter from Victoria. Its all jumbled. The cater too much to the shippers to 100% the Bay ending.

[@angedenpeacelove_411-00]

@@jebes909090 The only way a game where "choices matter" can work is with lots of good writers and a billionaire budget.

[@MrMirhen]

There are so many red flags up here that I am more on the concerned side myself, though I genuinely hope it will succeed and manage to make the majority of the fans happy.

[@instagramsci9615]

Naah

[@Olynner]

Then be concerned. LOL Nobody's stopping you. They have to make profits and as well as like... yk... ACTUALLY make a continuation of the series from a fresh start (since this is after the latest comic that's coming out. Let alone we have a canon ending, canon choices, and canon romances (warren) ) Just be happy with it instead of them dropping the series like many other studios. Don't nod literally is going all in on our baby. Let's be happy and embrace the direction they're going in.

[@jaybee4288]

It looks great. It’s weird that guys play life is strange and it seems it’s mostly guys talking bad about it. Go play call of duty or something and let us have our girly story game. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@instagramsci9615]

@@jaybee4288 I have never seiimg more pretenciois comment fr 😛 I'm bi and I would never or it is a troll

[@Husky0704Gamer]

@@Olynner I might be confused with what you're saying and also this isn't meant to sound rude in anyway, but the devs confirmed that there is no "Canon" choices, endings, or romances. The comics are also not considered canon. What is canon is whatever the person chooses to believe in. Again I might have misunderstood what you were trying to say so please take what I'm saying lightly. I'm sorry if I did

[@artemis1123]

No matter how you feel about Life Is Strange 2, the best thing about it was that it didn't try to be a sequel to Life Is Strange. I mean that in many different ways. Instead of a murder mystery, it's a road trip. You're not max, you don't have powers, you can't undo your mistakes, the story is much more depraved and upsetting than the original, etc. etc. I love Life Is Strange 2 for the exact opposite reasons why I love Life Is Strange 1. I can only hope that wherever this story goes, it's in the opposite direction of the original game.

[@ghostface490]

Your comment didn't age well, lol. 😂 This new Life is Strange game is a literal copy and paste of the original Life is Strange, everything down to the plot is trying to be a bad imitation of the original game.

[@artemis1123]

@ It was the same with True Colors. It’s a shame Deck Nine can’t seem to move on from the first game. At least whatever dumb bullshit they set up at the end would be something different.

[@igorhelandro6083]

​@@artemis1123can't blame them lol any game with Max or chloe Will give more money than a game with a New main character Lis 2 teaser trailer got like almost 1 million views then when They revealed The main character was a random Guy The views dropped to less than 100K Lis true colours trailer Only had 50K views because The thumbnail already spoiled that It was a New character again Double exposure trailer got 400K views

[@hippieduck]

DN: Max's story is finished. D9: 💩

[@TSDT]

Don't Nod, for all the flaws everything since, have been sincere and tell stories they care about. Deck Nine has basically been trying to make fans happy. I'll still play Double Exposure, tbh, but I'm not excited about it and definitely not going to pay another $80 like I did True Colors. Lost Records will see me pony up for authenticity at least.

[@txgoldrush]

Except Deck Nine, like Don't Nod, has won a Peabody Award with the series. True Colors won the top award for storytelling a game can win.

[@TSDT]

@@txgoldrush That's great for them. I'm speaking personally. It was by no means awful but it was not worth $80 and clearly meant to be a crowd pleaser instead of an authentic exploration of ideas that concerned the authors. LiS1 had thoughts on time and causality; LiS2 had things to say about personal morality vs societal expectations; Tell Me Why was about memory, perception and reconcilation; Twin Mirror was about small town corruption and how much the greater good matters or doesn't. Lost Records seems to be a combination of all that stuff. Before the Storm and True Colors, to their credit, told decent personal stories of dealing with loss and, in the latter, finding a sense of belonging, but again, you can't shake the sense that choices they made were done to make fans happy instead of a need to tell a particular story. That they're going back to Max Caufield just solidifies my view on this.

[@txgoldrush]

@@TSDT No.... True Colors is about overcoming self hatred and finding yourself, Before The Storm was about how its alright to be broken sometimes. True Colors also handles emotional depth far better than other games in the series. It deserves its Peabody.

[@TSDT]

@@txgoldrush didn't say it didn't deserve any of its accolades. I just felt like it played it safe for me, wasn't worth $80 and the makers trying o bait fans with early access to part of the game at the expense of those who feel twice shy like I do doesn't thrill me.

[@txgoldrush]

@@TSDT TC didn't play it safe. Not at all.

[@ergohash2517]

when i saw the trailer during the showcase I didnt even recognize that it was Max and all I thought while watching the trailer was "damn they are trying really hard to copy the LiS1, its sad". LiS2 was this franchise's attempt to diversify its formula and branch out in a bigger anthology franchise, but because it failed we now get "we have LiS1 at home" again and again.

[@hippieduck]

LiS2 didn't 'fail'. People loved it. 🙂

[@ergohash2517]

@@hippieduck i meant financially sales wise.

[@BrandonL_00]

Me too. I easily recognized Hannah Telle's voice, but Max lowkey looks like Steph imo. I liked her look in that brief photo we saw in season 2 (in David's RV). I think Deck nine was trying to recreate her look from the remaster, but even then, I saw people saying that she didn't look too much like her original self, and I kind of agree. In the remaster, I noticed her freckles being less defined, and even here they don't look as strong. I think people were saying that remaster max was made to resemble the promo art pictures of her (aside from the freckles) and I can see it.

[@recreatio]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think a lot of it has to do with different developers. Don't Nod were the original developers of both Life is Strange 1 and Life Is Strange 2, while Deck nine were the developers of Before The Storm and Life is Strange: True Colors, and now the new game. The reason BFT wasn't developed by Don't Nod is because they were busy working on LiS2. Don't Nod and Square Enix (the publisher) eventually split due to creative differences since the original creators of the game (Don't Nod: Raoul Barbet, and Michel Koch) didn't really want to touch the first game's story since they thought it was tied up well, which is probably why LiS2 was a completely different story and I'm glad, but Square Enix still had the IP and rights to the franchise and I guess they wanted to milk it. The new game's style is kind of odd (it looks great, it just doesn't look like a LIS game) and it doesn't really feel like any of the other games.

[@sapunjavimacor]

@@hippieduck LiS 2 was disappointing at best. I've had the displeasure of sticking thru it, beginning to end, under the guise of "I'm a younger brother who has always been close to my older brother, this is something I can properly enjoy (if authentic) and critique if it underdelivers"; it under delivered. It's not a horrible game by any stretch of the imagination, but having every white character be portrayed as racist apart from the hippie train hoppers is eye-rolling woke nonsense that doesn't just happen once, (SPOILER ALERT) The white neighbor, the white shopkeeper lady, the random ass hillbilly that accuses u of theft and handcuffs u, and more examples that I forgot, It follows you the entire game. This is a game made by the French. What the hell should the French have against white Americans? Why are the French commenting on societal issues of another country?? Back on track, Sean & Daniel are a great duo. Stripping the power away from you, instead locking it behind a main character who you'll teach whether to use it for good, evil, or not use it at all, is a novel concept. I quite like it. The environments, atmosphere, and dialogue are fantastic. But the music just sucks... I'm sorry, but, Gorillaz in a Life is Strange game??? D.A.N.C.E????? I understand that some people enjoy the little things in the game, the atmosphere it grants, the chemistry of the brothers, but to love and praise a game on a few good qualities as opposed to the glaring many faults, is just absurd. Considering how little it brings to the table on top of it all, it's an easily skippable title. It's a fucking 4/10 glorified by people who were thirsty enough for more LiS content that they would enjoy anything thrown at them.

[@daraactualtrash]

So glad you brought up the 2 week early access. It's so scummy Like they've seen the fandom say they wanted episodic releases back and they were like "sure, for an extra €30 😉" I don't wanna support this type of business decision but I also don't wanna be spoiled, it sucks

[@Owen01]

For real. I’m buying the game physically, so that two weeks is going to be rough for a lot of us.

[@Olynner]

Personally don't care, I think, it's because they'd have to slice up the game... since it's a whole game and confirmed to be just one whole thing. So, yes, them charging for MORE WORK is plenty reason. Stop the selfishness. This is their job and they have to SELL the game to, and make *PROFIT* if we wanna keep seeing it. (Yes, slicing up a series when it's a whole one part game is a lot of work. Please do some research in development, voice line recording, and marketing. As well as other things. It's a lotta work, and they'd be forced to delay the game overall. Sucks to suck. It is what it is. Deal with it. Dont' care

[@HylianLink_]

​@@Olynner justifying the two weeks 30$ early access cashgrab has got to be one of the craziest things to happen in the fandom. Never thought I'd see such a level of brainwashing

[@foindia6728]

this game might be sick, i feel like it will be more enjoyable than true colours, but i dont have my hopes much higher than that as this game is made by deck nine and not dontnod who made the original. lost records bloom and rage is sounding much more enticing than this.

[@kaoxneo]

My first thoughts while watching the trailer were : - wait, is it Max ? She's unrecognizable. - why are they using her character again ? Her arc is done. I would have preferred meeting a new character with new abilities. - I don't like the animation style, it looks too cartoonish to me, I feel like the other games looked more natural or "realistic" (especially the faces). - there has already been one other spin-off about the first Life is Strange, enough. - I knew there were problems at Deck Nine but all this kinda confirms that it's only about money and not the characters or the story. Conclusion : not sure I want to try this one.

[@hippieduck]

Ditto. 👍

[@UnstableGoofball]

This may be cheesy but the only thing that will solidify if I do or don’t try this game is Chloe I didn’t put hours into this sacrifice an entire town Save Chloe multiple times And choose what ending I want Just to have “haha jk nothing you did then matters” I never even felt like Chloe and max were going to return and I had made peace with that I at the very least thought she would maybe be a side character cameo at best But I agree I’m very anxious about this

[@Requiem-mp9de]

max be looking like the asian from true colors

[@matoiiveyy2005]

all that is valid but lets not kid ourselves, the og LIS looks like they are made out of clay, nothing realistic about that, it is very much an art style

[@TheDefiledShell]

@@UnstableGoofball It is cheesy. It's time to move on. Not even based on Morals the game literally wants you to save the town as the "right choice". Ever watch The Butterfly Effect. Almost the same premise. It's all about fate. It was Chloe's fate to die that day. Chloe coming back would be cool but not make sense.

[@Oscar-ww8qk]

Honestly, I’m a bit worried about the cash grab thing and how they will manage the references throughout the new game. But still, I’m hella hyped I’m not really difficult with games as I just want to have some great time exploring them and enjoying them, especially music wise. I can safely say the first game had a HUGE impact on my personality and especially on my music taste (story of how I fell in love with indie music at 16yo), just knowing that I’ll get to enjoy max’s adventures once more and the whole atmosphere that comes with it makes me super happy. I’m looking forward to it cash grab or not, but yeah let’s be extra careful with spoilers a few weeks before release

[@Olynner]

This is literally what fans have asked for years before even True Colors, and you're complaining when they do it... Please stop while you're ahead LOL They have to make profits on the series as a whole if we wanna keep seeing it. Welcome to capitalism. It sucks but it's what you gotta endure if we actually want to see a story progress. I think it's fine personally. Game's fairly priced (as long as they don't slice it up into episodes and cost everyone more money for literally zero reason). We all literally asked for this, let alone the confirmed canon ending everyone's wanted an answer to.

[@channel45853]

@@Olynner Why are you being an ass?

[@Oscar-ww8qk]

@@Olynner i don't know if i'm missing your point or if you missed mine (english isn't my first language so i could've said something while meaning another). The point being i'm pretty ****ing hyped ; AND i'm worried about how they will manage references and similarities with the first game just like any fan of any ever existing franchise would be. That moment when you think that it could be amazing but it could also easily go wrong. So i'm just going to hope for the best outcome. Long story short, i'm hyped, getting what we've asked for years like you said. Worrying a bit that it's done right doesn't sound too unfair

[@Genex_Gaming]

i just realized that sean and Danial can never come back because u know we saw the endings

[@fourwheelerjock]

What do you mean?

[@Grendel_the_insatiable]

@@fourwheelerjockremember in the end of the game depending on the ending you got it showed what happened in the future just briefly from what i remember at least

[@somebody5888]

and it’s very sad…💔

[@fourwheelerjock]

@@Grendel_the_insatiable Hhmm. I dont remember that part lol

[@Cameo96_]

@@fourwheelerjock At the end of the game when u make ur decision it shows u how each choice plays out

[@Dex-Emu]

Dude, I absolutely agree. More I hear about this game instead of being excited I am more worried even tho I still want to believe they will give us something special especially since is Max Caulfield being main character once again.

[@CuriousCheetah44]

Would prefer to see Chloe in a brief flashback in the final chapter, bit like Chuck in Better Call Saul....

[@jts9325]

To me, Chloe Price is dead. If you decided to fix the timeline by sacrificing Chloe, that would just be that. She would be in the grave where she belongs. Or if you let hundreds of people in Arcadia Bay die, she would be off-screened since the universe wanted her dead to begin with. So it would be rather silly to think the universe would stop hunting her down after the storm.

[@mrbust999]

Max did not cause the storm.

[@matoiiveyy2005]

that would make some sort of sense if every single media extension and new game has her be alive and well if you select that you saved her. The universe doesnt want chloe dead, nathan being unstable and having a gun isnt her fault, nor is jefferson shooting her. the only occassion where her death is her doing is at the junkyard, and thats cause she is a dumbass. There is literally 0 implications the universe needs her to die and thats supported by the entire franchise and the bae ending comic continuation. The entire plot of the tornado occurring is to do with max's power, not chloe's death. She literally gets timeline travel in the comic and nothing happens to the world its entirely a "She issue". Additionally, in this new game, they have confirmed this dimension travel is actually complete different to the time travel power as stated by the dev stream and max cannot infact time travel anymore due to trauma or whatever excuse they came up with. These themes of the game have gotten really shaky with every installation thats come out and there is holes everywhere if you dig deep enough, so if you are "many to one, hate chloe btw" person, just say that, but nothing on your reasoning is sound or factual.

[@kichan]

The storm was supposed to be the balancing of the universe. For every moment Max saved Chloe, the universe sought to create a balance, a life for a life. So theoretically, after the storm blew through, Max and Chloe had paid the "price" to keep Chloe alive. However, in my comment, I pointed out. Realistically, that should traumatize Chloe. The storm killed her mom, she BEGGED Max to sacrifice her. I think Max deserves the karma of losing Chloe in the end no matter what she chose.

[@Marlinkz_]

@@kichanagreed tons of life is strange fans don’t realize how selfish and heartless the sacrifice bay option really is

[@ame367]

I think the whole point is that in sacrificing Arcadia Bay, you’ve paid to keep Chloe alive. Each choice and decision Max makes causes a larger butterfly effect. So if you save her, you save her but at a cost. And that’s up to the player, they’ve made it clear with LiS 2. And the tweet mentioned in this video

[@ILoveLLawlietxD]

I wanna see ma boi warren again TT

[@ZionDoesMakeup]

Frrrr all I keep hearing about is Chloe but what about ya boy Warren??? Man's literally beat up a whole psychopath for his crush and helped out alot

[@catea1._]

@@ZionDoesMakeup Fr. And I think that he won't even appear and that there will be another girl love interest. Idk I miss Warren.

[@MilkANDMagic]

@@ZionDoesMakeup Would be dope to see him or like what him and Max got up to if you didnt save chloe. Although the fandom, especially the reddit community hate him. I hope deck nine is not so pressured by all the pricefielders tbh

[@PissQueen009]

Warren literally stalked Max and had pictures of her that were taken without her knowledge in his locker. Y'all are weird

[@Rlaw1275]

@@PissQueen009wasn’t the picture in his locker a selfie of them both

[@marynabrd]

Dont nod please come back 😢

[@sketchycat6223]

This just feels like a cash grab. The 2010’s indie small town vibes of the first game are so iconic; I just can’t see it being done in a modern way that would still work. Especially with the way the first game ended.

[@Alex_Destiny]

As a fan of Life is Strange i dont know why Max needed to had a facial makeover 🤔

[@patganss]

umm… she’s 10 years older and technology has advanced. I feel like this is far more than blatantly obvious.

[@Pioggiaxz]

​@@patganssWe know that, but they thinned her face TOO MUCH. It's weird, idk

[@beanie2571]

@@patganssyes but she looks completely different 💀 faces don’t tend to change that much

[@Dani..663]

I actually like her new look, I think she looks good. Honestly though if they give us anything with more max or Chloe and I’m all for it

[@jaybee4288]

She looks great. I’m tired of boys criticising it because she not pretty enough for them or whatever. We have better technology and she has aged in the story.

[@Owen01]

While i am excited for this game, and to see Max again, i’m also very skeptical about it. Life is Strange: Before the Storm was good, but Life is Strange: True Colours was boring a lot of the time. It felt like a worse version of Life is Strange 1. Them not giving you a copy of the game with the collectors edition is dumb. Life is Strange 2’s collectors edition at £65(i have it) gave you a copy of the game, so why can’t this one, especially considering it’s only a £10 difference in price. The two week early access should not be a thing, a lot of us will be buying the game physically, and we’re probably going to have major moments from the first two episodes spoiled. The cat side quests too, just put that in the game for everyone.

[@ElBlargho]

You can be confident the writing will continue to be terrible. Deck Nine's writers are just not good, starting with the new / recycled premise and how it was presented in the trailer. They got me with bringing back Hannah Telle, though. I adore her voice and I credit her with making me love Max in the first season. If nothing else, I'll enjoy the experience just because of her.

[@FoxyGuyHere]

Reveal video that just came out like 5h ago made me very hopeful and this seems awesome. It had extended gameplay clip and told a lot of info.

[@shannond2129]

All I’m gonna say is if it’s as short as true colors and as boring as true colors then I’m done 😭😭

[@user-cn8go7ky2r]

True colours was acc such a let down. Have not even finished the game meanwhile I couldn’t put the first 2 away 😭

[@user-cn8go7ky2r]

As a massive fan of the lis series, I would’ve loved to see lis characters in another game because of how comforting lis 1 and 2 are for me, but making an lis 4 with only max, a replacement best friend, another mystery, saving another dead best friend , and another murder, is not what I was hoping for, feels cheap. This entire lis 4 game is just the first life is strange episode 3-4 where max jumped through different timelines trying to save Chloe, except Chloe has a replacement.

[@TenebrousFilms]

I only ever played the first, and I doubt that's going to change. D9 is obviously cashgrabbing, which makes Max's return all the more dubious. I'm curious as to how her power will interact with a DSLR, but I'm not shelling out to D9 (or SE) to find out. If people want more Max (and Chloe), they can read the comics... or more likely, the copious amounts of fanfiction on AO3.

[@Nightsky6823]

I might be missing something, but i dont know where everyone is getting that there is a confirmed ending from the first LIS. The devs had said iver and over that there is no canon ending. So anything is possible with this new game. And, as with the comics, there are many many universes where Chloe and Max have different lives, so it is possible we could see Chloe, and its possible we wont.

[@lnh716pi]

I think people's point being in the comics Chloe is alive in every universe. So clearly she gets saved. There's no book universes where the bay gets saved.

[@TheDefiledShell]

@@lnh716pi Comics are all non-canon. To me it's obvious saving Arcadia Bay is the canon ending even if there "isn't one". Think about it. The storm only happens because you mess-up the natural balance of the universe by "saving Chloe". Sadly, it was her fate to die that day. The true canon is choosing not to save Chloe in the restroom.

[@SofiaCapela-wm7tl]

They're just remaking the first game, but now Max is older and it's not about Chloe, but another girl. They're clearly just doing it for money and don't care about the fans or the story of the game at all. It's just sad that this can even be called a "Life is Strange" game. For me, like the Life is Strange: True Colours game, this isn't considered a Life is Strange game. They could've just ended the story on the second game, BUT NO! They decided to make 2 more games just for the money... It's pathetic if they think this game is gonna get as much audience as the first one did, true Life is Strange fans won't even play it because we probably have the same opinions.

[@angedenpeacelove_411-00]

I think the devs not picking a proper canon ending to LiS1 is going to come back around and bite them because we don't know if any fan favorites will be able to return. And never mind the elephant that is Chloe. If Chloe is alive then that means Kate, Victoria and even Nathan and Joyce are dead. And if Chloe is dead...shippers won't be happy.

[@callamastia]

i’m so hyped for lost records

[@celduda.o]

omg yes

[@Lady_Yunalesca]

Yeah, you hit on all the reasons why I'm skeptical about this game. I can't judge it until it's out, but...skepticism is my primary feeling.

[@Olynner]

This is literally what fans have asked for years before even True Colors, and you're complaining when they do it... Please stop while you're ahead LOL They have to make profits on the series as a whole if we wanna keep seeing it. Enjoy the story! It's still good if we're basing it on the confirmed canon ending, the comics, and otherwise. J deal w the capitalism. I think it's gonna be fine.

[@Lady_Yunalesca]

@@Olynnernot every fan wanted a sequel with Max, including myself. I didn’t even want the prequel game, and it and TC are my least favorite in the franchise.

[@roryxoxoxo]

@@Lady_Yunalescathey cant please every single fan. majority of the fandom wanted max back, if you didn’t then don’t play 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Owen01]

@@roryxoxoxo So we can’t be skeptical now? Be quiet with that “don’t play it” bs

[@trentsims]

I don't mind the idea of bringing Max back, but the narrative seems a bit silly. Like what is the point of it being Max if it is going to have a different setting, with a totally different cast of characters, and Max isn't even going to have her rewinding powers? Couldn't this just be a totally different protagonist like LiS2 or True Colors? If you're going to reuse Max it should mechanically or narratively build on the first game. It would've been really cool if Max had both rewind and timeline jumping, rewind added a lot of cool options for puzzle solving, and lairing that with alternate timelines would evolve the game play. The narrative from what we've seen so far, seems completely disconnected from the first one. Now, I'm sure they will make mention of Arcadia Bay and the people from the first game, but will any of them actually be involved in any meaningful way? It doesn't help that the first game hasn't really aged all that well. People were invested since it was a slow episodic release, and its had a great story hook, but it never really delivered. Ending is paramount after all and it kind of had a dissatisfying ending, where the entire game was built on your choices mattering, but there is only two possible endings, and no matter what you do throughout the game, both choices are offered and both are depressing. It also never delves into how or why Max got her powers leaving all the supernatural stuff up in the air. The only justification I can think of for their current approach is if they're going for a trilogy and this is simply meant as a bridge for a bigger Max centered story later. Because they did say that something about what happened to Max new friend is screwing with her rewind, but allowed her to discover her new ability. So perhaps they wish to introduce this timeline jumping mechanic, so they can give the player time to adjust to it, before lairing it with rewind, and tackling Max's old demons.

[@duckydoombringer9206]

I guess my thoughts are: This game is pointless without chloe. Look, i love max. She is so sweet and her power was so cool but if she didnt save chloe, what do i need to know about her? Like her arc was complete, she came out of her shell, faced the storm and went back in time. She never used her powers and pursued her photography... good for her. Why make a game for fans who gave her the ending that has no questions. Like, i wouldnt mind a comic to show us how shes doing but... she's max caulfield, she's a photographer and is doing fine. If you saved chloe though... there's so much more! Let me see their relationship. Let me see how the loss of their ENTIRE home place strain on said relationship. Where do they go now? Do they feel guilt? I just feel there are so many more threads to follow in that story. The reason i want to see max again IS to see where she is at with chloe.

[@TheDefiledShell]

Dude...it was her FATE that Chloe dies that day. Yes it's sad, but that's the whole point. Her saving Chloe caused a butterfly effect. Saving Arcadia Bay to me, is the canon ending. Not Saving Chloe since it's her fate.

[@duckydoombringer9206]

@@TheDefiledShell so then what's the point of this game. Sacrificing chloe ends the story. Saving her continues it. I'm sorry but if this is Max in "new crazy adventure with powers trying to save her best friend from getting shot!" Then it's literally a redundant rehash of the first game. Saving chloe creates a whole new drama about how they live with the consequences. Besides, sacrificing chloe is just ONE interpretation. When I got to that point on the cliff, seeing all that my powers had caused, the LAST thing I wanted to do was use my powers AGAIN to fix it. Lastly, fate is not a proven concept in the game. At no point do they ever state that she HAS to die, other than when chloe theorises about it on the cliff. For all we know, the storm was the final trade. A lot of weird shit happened that week and yet the storm was the only one foreshadowed. I think that it clearly implies that is the ultimatum

[@TheDefiledShell]

@@duckydoombringer9206 Exactly it’s a rehash. This game is not a sequel. It’s an entirely new story, but it’s just a copy cat of the first game without all the characters we got attached to.

[@veluvox2038]

Wow, I already thought it was a red flag that Max would be using her powers again but the 2 WEEKS early access for a story game ONLY for the more expensive prepurchase?? That's disgusting. Was already disappointed when DeckNine was working on it but yeah, Dontnod once said there would be no continuation of Maxs' story. Everybody I've seen seems to be hyped but I'm happy to see I'm not the only one sceptical

[@e3vL1]

Im viewing it as a 'what if' spin off

[@LAL7887]

I agree, if the original people who wrote the story say that it's done, then it's done. Also Max looks so weird in this trailer for some reason. Also hi Luke, it's Shir (Luka1997) from the LIS2 server!👋

[@michaeldost8155]

That’s what worries me. Taking a story beyond the point that the original creators said is the end of said story is an extremely risky move. It’s natural to be nostalgic for a great game like LiS 1, but sometimes the past should stay in the past because trying to bring it back won’t give you the same feeling it did back then and it’ll feel hollow.

[@moonmoon2479]

You do realize even they were saying they were excited about this and said “time has passed.” Even Michael found the idea of an adult Max very interesting.

[@CaptainWhitebeard]

Alright. I had to reflect this for a few minutes but I think I'm gonna play it. The first game ans Before the Storm meant so freaking much to me - it really changed my life in some sort of way. And I hope, I really hope there will be a parallel world where on the one side you can go through the adventure with Warren and on the other side with Chloe. That would just make me unbelievable happy.

[@Luna-rl5wu]

The funniest part is, Farewell, the episode which whole premise is to bid goodbye to Max & Chloe from the franchise was not made by DontNod. It was made by Deck Nine...

[@jayhillxo]

i know im late, but i think what made the story of the first game so impactful was how real it was. it didnt hold back and threw in every bad aspect a person go through in life. like drugs, suicide, murder, blackmail, cheating, stealing, bullying, kidnapping, abuse, you name it, and you watched these incredible characters with genuine real life depth to them go through all of it. anything with teenagers/school related things and growing up will always hit you differently. i’m worried theyre gonna miss the mark with that concept with this new story. in that situation then a small bit of me does feel like they brought max back as like a cash grab.

[@snowyfrosty312]

2 weeks is really scummy not even standard pre order couldn't play. And for me if there's no Chloe i won't play i want to see Chloe.

[@connorp8408]

LiS1 was lightning in a bottle. Neither DotNod or DeckNine actually understand why it was as enjoyable as it was. LiS:BtS was a slog that could have been a DLC or even just an in engine animated short film. LiS2 was a five episode snooze that was made to be a vehicle for the developers opinions. True Colors had the smaller community feel, but the mechanic was nothing compared to Max's power, or even Daniel's. Max's has the best balance between a story and a game mechanic. I'll watch Joseph Anderson play it - but I'm not giving them a nickel for this new game.

[@doubleaa6306]

You caught onto the same red flags as I did, It feels like a TC sequel with Max added for sales.

[@Olynner]

This is literally what fans have asked for years before even True Colors, and you're complaining when they do it... Please stop while you're ahead LOL They have to make profits on the series as a whole if we wanna keep seeing it. Welcome to capitalism. Deal with it

[@Owen01]

@@Olynner We asked for her return from Don’t Nod, not Deck Nine. Nobody is complaining either you clown, we’re just skeptical

[@LoveLara92]

Hey Cucu, you forgot to link your "DeckNine what happened to the studio" video you mentioned at 7:53 :( Does anybody know which video he is referencing?

[@CucuOnGames]

hey! omg, i always make that mistake :’) i’ll add that in now, but the video is titled “GOOD NEWS! New Life is Strange in Development! BAD NEWS…”

[@LoveLara92]

@@CucuOnGames Epic! Thanks a bunch our LiS Guru ♥️

[@MG1K]

I feel mid abt it. Like I think it’s cool that they finally brought max back and they will reference Chloe, but it’s literally the same plot and max looks not bad but just not like max. Like I literally couldn’t recognize her. And it’s not just a aging change it’s like they completely morphed her face into a different person with the same voice. Idk we’re just gonna have to wait and see cuz this is either boutta be a hit or miss.

[@sayankakalita7827]

i think for now thw biggest birck on the dev head is going to be not involving the og devs and changing the artstyle of life is strange 1, because max doesnt look like max at all, but well its too early to judge so lets see what happens

[@studiocapone6313]

I actually hope Chloe isn’t in the game at all. Her not being next to max if she was alive makes no sense, especially after what they went through. I feel like even the saving bae ending confirms it. They’re soulmates, forever bound by what happened in Arcadia Bay, it’s impossible that they’d drift away

[@Owen01]

Hell we even get confirmation in Life is Strange 2 that they’re still together

[@Olynner]

Canon ending is Letting Chloe Die, according to the comics/game, and from the trailer we just watched (which goes off of the canon that is the recent comics) I'm sorry, but I also hope she'll not be mentioned. Maybe a polaroid where it's like "i'm sorry i couldn't save you" on the back, but she doesn't need to be in the game. Max's romance shouldn't even be a focus in a MURDER MYSTERY, but if it has to be done? I'm guessing the ring on the ring finger says plenty with what happened w warren (although a LOT can happen 10 years after the games/comics. We're still getting new comics leading into double exposure.) I pray that they stop using the Chloe+Max train for money. I need a concrete story and character development. Not LBGT satisfaction.

[@msandrie]

​@@Olynner max is canonically bisexual so even if she has a ring it doesn't mean she's with a man...also why do you keep copy-pasting the same comment over and over? Some people are skeptical, get over it. It's not life or death, it's just a video game.

[@studiocapone6313]

@@Olynner no one from the dev team has ever confirmed one of the two endings to be canon, and iirc in the comics, they follow the save bae ending

[@studiocapone6313]

@@Olynner yeah I have checked, volume 1: dust follows the bae ending so you’re just spreading random misinformation. As long as the dev team doesn’t confirm it, both endings are canon

[@Morgan-gp3vy]

I really hope they don't scrape her rewind power. I feel like her power is like a muscle, the more she uses it the stronger both the muscle memory and strength is, muscle doesn't lose its muscle memory it's still there for several years nor does muscle fully die it just gets harder to use. Its not as simple but it's something like that. Maybe her powers also involves an adrenaline spike?

[@anamnese3334]

Honestly, I feel a bit fed up with Life is Strange, with these stories that seem like more of the same, and honestly I found True Colors so weak, I'm much more interested in Dontnod's Lost Records

[@mattjokes1241]

I like to believe that the game was made on the premise of two timelines and Max just happened to be the best character for that role. They explain the power difference through the timeskip and boom, original adventure

[@JanetDax]

Could be wrong, but I dont think Chloe will be in this game, other than maybe as a memory. I just don't think she would fit otherwise.

[@Olynner]

I hope she isn't, now that we have a confirmed ending to the first game, and as well as a new direction. I think a polaroid, a memoir, or some tyhpe of like "i'm sorry i couldn't save you too" moment would be okay. I just hope there's no more egging out the character who's dead. We need to continue the story not prolong it, yk?

[@txgoldrush]

She may be in a blue snow hat and light blue jacket with orange stripe in trailer.

[@ZionDoesMakeup]

​@@txgoldrushThat don't look anything like her 😂

[@txgoldrush]

@@ZionDoesMakeup It actually does, she looks older, her hair is back blonde.

[@ZionDoesMakeup]

@@txgoldrush It looks like Rachel amber none of the features look like Chloe's

[@CherylynnLima]

as a game artist who was inspired by life is strange to start her art journey, watching the color and paint drain from the game made me so sad

[@marykateandnoashley]

Duuuude you deserve more subscribers. Your audio and video essay were so high quality. And totally agree with all you said!

[@NotTheAverageGamerz]

I feel like they are definitely trying to make a quick cash grab off this game. The ultimate edition for example gets you two weeks early access to the game which is horrible for any game, but especially for one that is narrative focused. If you buy any of the other editions you will have to dodge spoilers for two weeks. They also locked a cat dlc storyline behind it as well.

[@hauntingphantom14]

The fact that they r offering u to get a more expensive edition just to play it two weeks early is pure bs. And the standard edition is 50 dollars, which is insane. The only reason they r bringing back max is just because they can't do anything original anymore. True colors flopped hard, and they knew it.

[@Raccoonwithinternetacces-cd6gq]

6:29 “The 2 timelines are identical apart from Safi’s murder” But how would she know that? If she saved Arcadia Bay in one timeline, how would she know that she saved it in the other?

[@CucuOnGames]

i assume she’d know based on whether Chloe was dead!

[@Raccoonwithinternetacces-cd6gq]

@@CucuOnGames like when she saved Chloe’s real dad, when she came back to see her and she was paralyzed, she was shocked to see her that way even though in that timeline she wrote letters to her

[@silveraliengirl]

they should have just made games thorugh the vision from other characters from the first game. i persoanally would enjoy to play as nathan, it palys like a few months before the events of the first game. you get to know him better, living his life, you can interact with all old characters, form relationships, and most importantly, you have anger power, the more anger you have the more crazier the outcomes will be, and you have multiple options to calm yourself down and try to be a better person, if somebody would get my idea to action it would probably get more sells than this game XD

[@SlayerXGamez]

I love that idea

[@spider-woman9482]

Agreed. Revisit/New Perspective sequels will always popularly, AND marketingly, beat exploiting a classic beloved protagonist in the art of storytelling. D9 are idiots and disrespectful lmao. They remind me of business owners who invest in companies damaged by natural disasters simply to financially benefit from the name itself. Like yeah, it's legally yours, but that doesn't cancel out human decency. LIS 1 is heavily flawed, esp in term of gameplay, but it stole the heart from an amassing community of the current generation.

[@ellxur.]

As a huge huge fan of LIS and its games, I am extremely nervous about how DE will be perceived once it's released. Bringing Max back is huge; she's basically the face of the series, and if they manage to screw it up somehow, I don't see too many people being happy. I'm not too mad about the whole murder mystery plot but I would've loved to see something new for the series. We'll just have to see what happens once the game is released :(

[@Sparxxyy]

D9 do have a lot to live up to, a legacy that is very sacred almost. I really hope they don't mess this up. Hopefully the livestream later on today will clear some things up about the story, we can finally get a better insight of what we're getting ourselves hyped for. Great video btw! You have definitely made me question the marketing techniques myself. I didn't see it that way before and you're right, it's predatory.

[@CanUser555]

just came across your channel, really loving your content. can’t wait for the videos once the new LiS game actually comes out :)

[@CucuOnGames]

that means a lot to me! thank you

[@Atropos148]

Why did you release this video one day before the gameplay showcase? Could have waited a bit, they answered the question of which ending of the first game is in this one. Answer is both, because Safi asks you about what happened.

[@yoothoot]

thank you for speaking out abt this. At first I was very excited abt Double Exposure, after a couple of days it finally set in that Lis, never needed a sequel, BTS and the comics are more than enough extra content for fans.

[@HannahJoyx]

One more thing to point out, can we talk about the fact that this game is being released in October of this year while Dont Nod’s Lost Records is also planning on being released in late 2024? Does no one else find that to be a little bit odd? Maybe it’s just me lol

[@movieatrssmaker]

imo this games content and story is going to determine if its sink or swim for life is strange as a whole. its gonna be a big swing to get out of the shadow of the monetization.

[@joshie3]

I feel like it’s gonna be a major cash grab. I get the vibe the only reason max is here is because people will pay more; not because it’s a genuine sequel.

[@Etrezi]

I am hoping it's not a rehash of the original and that it narratively provides more to the story from the first one. So far it does seem a lot of the old themes are being used again

[@replicacity92]

We got another one!? Anything that’s life is strange can take my money! I’m a 31 year old African American male who loves these games and actually cried on the first one! Lol

[@nyrowastaken]

The fact that its coming in 29th october is also a bad sign.. just delay it and make it into a really good game.

[@susanblack8835]

ok but WHERE IS CLOE

[@angedenpeacelove_411-00]

I think the devs not picking a proper canon ending to LiS1 is going to come back around and bite them because we don't know if any fan favorites will be able to return. And never mind the elephant that is Chloe. If Chloe is alive then that means Kate, Victoria and even Nathan and Joyce are dead. And if Chloe is dead...shippers won't be happy.

[@starsandcards44]

I think it's funny how Max didn't learn anything from Chloe's death and why she had to die.

[@lightningmonky7674]

I miss Max's original hair

[@-FreeFreePalestine_]

Honestly, I'm excited and nervous that Max returned. When I noticed Don'tNod isn't apart of this one, I feel like this is like a fanmade game and it doesn't feel like a real continuation since Don'tNod didn't actually want a continuation of LiS. Before the Storm is good as well, now I noticed Don'tNod isn't part of it and it doesn't feel canon. Before I found out, I was excited to see how much Max has grown, it feels realistic that she grows out some or many of her old personality. So I personally don't mind it. She speaks quietly too like before so she might still have some shyness in her, maybe she's just more confindent shy lol. I want to wait for the game release and see how much Max has changed compared to her old self. I do think it doesn't make sense that Max would use her rewind power to save her friend again since she already knew what happened if she does that but also many fans believe the theory that the tornado(first game) was meant to happen because she had the vision before she reunited with Chloe. Don'tNod are really good at writing mystery thrillers from the games before so Im nervous now if it'll be as good. I also want to see if nathan, steph, alex, warren or even mr. Jefferson (maybe plot twist he's alive) would return. I want to be positive and see where the plot continues so I try not to be nervous.

[@lachdownproductionsyt]

It's a cash grab, I'm not convinced that Deck Nine is capable of writing an original story. The very basic plot points we've seen id proof of that.

[@Olynner]

This is literally what fans have asked for years before even True Colors, and you're complaining when they do it... Please stop while you're ahead LOL They have to make profits on the series as a whole if we wanna keep seeing it. Welcome to capitalism. Deal with it

[@hippieduck]

​@@Olynner ​Nice copy-paste reply.

[@lachdownproductionsyt]

@@Olynner the fans want to see Max return (not me personally) but I totally get that. And money makes the world go round, I understand that too. And as was stated in this video you can't please everyone. But if we the fans keep buying these games and "giving them a chance" then they'll never learn cuz they've already made their money, why change? It's a story driven game, and without a good story what are we left with? If it comes down to supporting a disappointing game or not supporting it and LIS dies. Then I honestly choose death, as the franchise died years ago for me.

[@lifeisstr4nge]

I'll put my 2 cent coin in: It's not that this is just using Max as a protagonist, which is understandable - if your story demands these powers then creating a new character with these same powers would piss me off because it would be a replica of Max, a clone. But herein lies the difficult bit - somehow taking a character, dormant for 9 years, THE character that defines Life Is Strange, the one who made all this a success and to tell a story with her. It's not just another LIS game at this point - this needs to be a very good game, where they don't screw up the character so we can expect to revisit Max, now that we're exploring her, finally. We've played as Max - I want to now KNOW Max.

[@CucuOnGames]

yes! yes to all of this

[@carollima8320]

This game is gonna be the most frustrating of them all bc d9 has no soul, they lack personality, and clearly haven't learned anything from criticism on true colors

[@xae125]

PLEASE tell me Chloe is also in this. Hope their history is not throw out the window.

[@CucuOnGames]

i think she will be!

[@joshuaburnett552]

I dont think I'll be buying this game when it first came out. I preordered TC and was overall a little disappointed. I dont play games much and bought a PS4 with anticipation. Combined with the Nazi thing, Deck Nine just feels like a hollow corporate shell for the game. I'll probably watch it on KZbin. And i can't wait for Lost Records.

[@ironiccookies2320]

I've only played the first game and the prequel so I don't know if it's just like True Colors. But comparing this to the first game, the first game is still by far the best. The facial animations, the dialogue, the plot, it all just feels stale. If they wanted to do a sequel, they could've done something entirely unique instead of copying the same plot from the first game (save a dead friend). I wouldn't be surprised if the ending is the same as the first; save your friend and something gets destroyed or let your friend die and everything returns to normal. Also, Chloe and other characters around Max is what really made the first game great, and each character had their own emotional stories to tell that really tied in with the major overall plot.

[@existenz_1]

The official game description says: "To save her, Max tries to rewind time." and it says enough about the story for me. It feels like they threw the entire point of LIS 1 in the trash. I agree that if this has nothing to do with the first game, the protagonist could be anyone else, otherwise it feels like a cash grab based on nostalgia. The 2 week early release feels scummy too. I also have a bad feeling it's going to be even shorter than True Colors.

[@TJ_ax]

Yah they did Max dirty looks like a completely different girl

[@txgoldrush]

True Colors is NOTHING like the first game (or even LIS2) outside of some similarities. One big departure from the rest of the series is a lack of a clear deuteragonist. The mystery is far different as well, and they do not make Alex the self main antagonist like Max was in the first game.

[@Owen01]

True Colours is a worse version of LIS1. Something tells me you haven’t played LIS1, and that True Colours was your first LIS game lmao. The mystery isn’t that different either. Both are murder mysteries

[@txgoldrush]

@@Owen01 No, its far different from it. It is nothing like it.

[@HeavensEuphoria]

For me, I’m excited for a new game, but I know it just won’t be the same. I’m thinking less of story-wise, and more about the visual aspect. Max, I think looks a little strange in this new one (and NO, it’s not just because she looks older) it’s harder to recognize her without the bangs, I think the biggest gripe I have is her eyes weirdly enough? From what I’ve seen, they always look like they are glowing, not in this intentional way, but in a kind of eerie way. In the games, her eyes seemed more like a darker blue and I feel that’s throwing me off. Not only that, one of the bigger things is what drew me into the series, what charmed me so much about it really was the visuals, the rigs being in this splotchy slightly cartoony, nostalgic style with minimal facial expression. Everything about the first game was nostalgia. Aside from that, I think it’s weird they’d go back on their word when the whole schtick was “end things as they are, don’t drag things out” just completely turned around? Either way, I’m interested to hear peoples opinions without fighting, I’m genuinely curious what other people think

[@sorosaltgaming]

They should have let Dontnod cook and not let deck nine make it. They ruined the ending of Before The Storm and theh might ruin things again.

[@GoodvibesXD]

They're going to reveal more tomorrow i may be a bit too excited but im hopeful for this game

[@_l3m35_]

This game - with Max - sounds like a bad idea and I can't pretend I don't think it anymore. 1. She should ABSOLUTELY NEVER use powers again, that was a central point of the original plot, a resolution of her journey. It would be better if she was portrayed with no power (like Chloe in Before the Storm) but figuring what happened on LiS 1. 2. Too many ideas recycled. Max again, school/university set again, killed friend again, spirit animal(?) (deer, now owl) again, blahblah... 3. Max and Chloe are not together, no matter if she is dead or alive, and it determines part of the open future of the first game - and this is not good. No matter how hard you try, now we know that, doing bay or bae ending, they didn't get together for long. 4. Little to no evolution from True Colors, as long as we could see from the beta demo video. I honestly hope they prove me wrong, but I have no good feelings about this game up to now.

[@TheChiefOrg13]

Good video, cheers! I'll admit that I was elated when I found out Max was returning, but now I have mixed feelings about the studio's ability to write a fulfilling follow-up story to Life is Strange 1. The first game has a special place in my heart so I hope Double Exposure will let me relive some of that.