Thread 531508803

So Fucking Special Edition

Previous Thread: >>530695084

>Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
(LR: B&R) - A spiritual successor to the original LiS, made by Don't Nod (DN). Set in Velvet Cove during the summer of 1995, it follows Swann Holloway and her misfit friends: Nora, Autumn, and Kat. They form a band, hang out, and navigate the complexity of being gay. But something dark shatters their innocence and 27 years later, they reunite to confront the past. It’s nostalgic, aching, and supernaturally sapphic in all the best ways.
Steam: (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1902960)

>Life is Strange
(LiS) - An episodic narrative adventure game by developer Don't Nod (DN). Set in the fictional coastal town of Arcadia Bay, Oregon, it follows Max Caulfield, a shy photography student who discovers she can rewind time and perhaps more pressingly, that she is hella gay. At the heart of the story is Max’s reconnection with her estranged best friend, the rebellious, blue-haired Chloe Price. Their relationship becomes the game’s emotional core as they search for the truth behind the disappearance of Rachel Amber. What starts as a teenage reunion becomes a haunting, queer exploration of grief, love, and the impossible choices we make for the people we can’t live without.
Steam: (https://store.steampowered.com/sub/56692/)

>Other LiS titles:
Before the Storm (BtS) - (http://store.steampowered.com/app/554620)
Remastered - (https://store.steampowered.com/sub/440247/)
True colors (TC) - (http://store.steampowered.com/app/936790)

Discussion of similar games is welcome!
>Commonly discussed non-LiS titles:
Lake - (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118240)
Gone Home - (https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430)
Fear the Spotlight - (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1959390)

Look man I actually really enjoyed LR, but it ain't LiS. I don't mind it crashing here, but keep the OP on franchise.

Based Snora posting

>>531509371
Once the DE shitposting stops, I will go back to making non-LR OPs.
Until then, LR posting/discussion should be encouraged.

While Snora is indeed the most natural ship in LR, I liked Swann and Kat better.

>>531511928
>>531510504
Your obsession with this toxic crack ship is gross, dude.

>>531511940
I personally could never bring myself to see Kat as a romantic option. She had real little sister energy to me and that is the sort of dynamic I liked her having with Swann.
It is kinda like how I could not see Swann and Nora as having any type of relationship together that was not romantic. They just work so well together.
>>531512145
1) Most fandom yuri ships are toxic.
2) I think they make for a cute couple.

>>531512485
I didn't like the ending with Nora because they still go their separate ways. They very clearly reignite the flame and Nora kisses Swann on the cheek, but then they still just say "okay byyyyyyyeeee". It was weird and jarring. Needed more closure I guess

>>531513118
If you pay attention, all of the girls are disappointed with their adult lives and are pretty generally unhappy.
Nora in particular seems to really resent her wife and be unhappy with the person she has become. Especially since she clearly still has such strong feelings for Swann.
My bet is that this is all setup for B&R 2. Bringing back Kat from the abyss is going to result in changing time; everything from '22 we saw in B&R 1 being considered a 'bad timeline'.
So I have some real hope that Snora may just get a real happy ending.
>Needed more closure I guess
We basically only have part 1 of what is clearly intended to be a 2 part story within the LR franchise.
I think that kiss is a pretty good way to start what is functionally an intermission between now and part 2, that will conclude the B&R story.

>>531508803 (OP)
Make it D9 and DN general if inclusion of non franchise games are allowed in the OP and in discussion, but two actual franchise games aren’t included.
>>531509371
Hasn’t happened in months. Anons here will eternally seethe about Pricefield’s break up so they won’t include it. Rare unbiased bakers have included it and LRfags attacked them for including an actual Life is Strange game in the OP.
>>531510504
You’re talking out of your ass and lying, you literally said in the last thread you didn’t include LiS2 because it’s non sapphic. >>531405748 You’re a pissed off yurifag who isn’t including LiS2 and DE and encouraging non franchise games discussion out of spite.

>>531510504
>LR posting/discussion should be encouraged.
Yeah, too bad you're the only one posting this shit

>>531515143
>you literally said in the last thread you didn’t include LiS2 because it’s non sapphic
Correct. That is why it will never be in the op.
However that has nothing to do with my post. I have been doing LR themed ops because of the DE shitposting, I will revert to both LiS and LR themed ops once the DE shitposting stops.
Please work on your reading comprehension.
>encouraging non franchise games discussion out of spite
/lisg/ has discussed non-lis games for the better part of a decade. Talk about including some of them in the op has been ongoing for the past several years.
Please stop being such an obvious tourist.

>>531515806
>That is why it will never be in the op.
But it is a Life is Strange game. This is called “Life is Strange General”, not “Games Where Two Female Characters Lick Each Other’s Pussies General”. You shouldn’t bake if you don’t have the common sense and decency to actually include all the franchise games, and even worse include non franchise games in the OP. By your logic, this should be “Sapphic Games General”.

I really hope we get our B&R Part two eventually. Too many unfinished threads or hints to just drop.

>>531515806
>That is why it will never be in the op
oh, it will be
>DE shitposting
no such thing. DE is a LiS game

>>531516253
>Part two
LR didn’t even crack 50k sales, you’re delusional if you think it’s getting a sequel. It doesn’t have the popularity like the narrative shills here push.

>>531516374
Still more popular than DE even amongst the LiS community.

>>531516109
>Games Where Two Female Characters Lick Each Other’s Pussies General

>>531516610
Yet DE has a higher probability of a sequel. Both games are terrible but DE sold more. DE is only so disliked anyway because of Pricefield not being together - if it had the exact same writing everyone knows people wouldn’t actually care about it being a bad game if Max and Chloe are still together. Just like how TC is generally liked despite it being the most boring game of the franchise because of Chenrich.

>>531516610
Get out of your bubble sometimes, clown

>>531516374
It sold around 200k across all platforms.

Canon DE Max ignores all romance options.
Either completely fucked in the head still from Chloe Dying, or the false belief that Chloe left.

>>531516923
LMAO

>>531516656
Kek! By their logic then, DE should be in the OP since it has sapphics in it. Once again this proves LR and other non franchise games discussion being encouraged to hijack this thread because it is motivated by anger towards Pricefield splitting up, not because people actually care for those games.

>>531516923
Plus a huge playerbase on PS+
That and it will have a good long term pick up due to being positively spoken about. DE is ridiculed and people aren't even playing it out of curiosity.

>>531516656
In spite of everything, this is a glimpse of something beautifully noble between two people

>>531516945
>Canon DE Max ignores all romance options.
This. As misrepresented as she is in Double Exsposure, the player can still keep her true to herself.

>>531516945
>>531517576
Do you all think Max should never date again after breaking up with Chloe?

>>531517576
>the player can still keep her true to herself
Yeah, but they're kinda failing at it

>>531517873
The character established in the original game wouldnt. In fairness the real Max would have been dead long before DE takes place after the Bay ending.

>>531518028
Based

>>531517115
Just check the last thread - barely a handful of LR posts all week. They only remember this crap when it's time to bake a new thread

>>531517081
?

>>531518374
Someone else needs to bake before they do next thread and get it back to form. Absolutely ridiculous two franchise games aren’t in it yet multiple non franchise games are.

>>531516656
Fixed

>>531518565
Nice that Max gets the choice to see her mom but Max killed Chloe’s mom

>>531516109
>But it is a Life is Strange game
It was decided a long time ago that LiS 2 should not be included in the op or even acknowledged because of the arguments it tended to start. This general has a long and proud history of damnatio memoriae.
I have my own reasons for not including it. But functionally I am just continuing a /lisg/ tradition.
>By your logic, this should be “Sapphic Games General”
I have been advocating for just that for the past ~3 years.
>>531516357
>oh, it will be
I have an alarm that alerts me as to when I need to make a new thread + I have the next ~10 ready to go.
>DE is a LiS game
That is comical anon and an example of why you do not belong here. Go post on /v/ or something.
>>531518552
I have made like 95% of the threads this year anon. Deal with it.
Most of the threads I missed have come from me being hungover, in the hospital or in a place without internet.

>>531518638
Kek

>>531518808
>>531518565
More soul in two pieces of fanart than DE entire.
Thank fuck they fired everyone involved.

>>531519005
>I have an alarm that alerts me as to when I need to make a new thread
Imagine being this jobless

>>531519005
>I have an alarm
Once again - the second you’re not needed, we'll do exactly what we did last year

>>531518638
Based Maxine

>>531508803 (OP)
For the love of fucking god can we just include every game in the series and lost records next time, I’m so fucking tired of half the posts here bitching about the op. Personally I think all games should be included since it’s about the series, and while I disagree with lost records discussion here it’s obviously not stopping so just include it and let their give fans here discuss it. Baker is most at fault though for doing this knowing it’ll cause problems, “shitposting” is a poor argument for not including every franchise game when their baking causes tons posts of arguing every thread

>>531519005
>DE is a LiS game
>That is comical anon and an example of why you do not belong here
The fact that you’re getting pissy at someone for calling a franchise game an actual franchise game while actively pushing discussion of non franchise games and including them in the OP shows how retarded you are. If anyone doesn’t belong here it’s you, in your own post you admit you’ve been trying to change this place to a sapphic games general for years - you don’t even want a Life is Strange general.

I fixed the OP.

Life is Strange is a series of emotional narrative games about sad teens, supernatural powers, and making choices that will haunt you forever. There’s time travel, psychic stuff, grief, found family, and usually some kind of storm—literal or emotional. People cry, kiss, die, or all three. It’s artsy, gay, and full of acoustic guitar.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is from the original LiS devs and feels like if a ‘90s summer vacation got hit by a wave of angst. Four girls form a band, make bad decisions, and then try to pretend it didn’t happen for 27 years. Spoiler: it did. It’s moody, queer, and full of buried secrets and denim.

>>531520742
First half is good, but it needs to have the rest of the actual franchise in it and not a paragraph about a non franchise game.

>>531521156
>Life is Strange is a series of emotional narrative games about sad teens, supernatural powers, and making choices that will haunt you forever. There’s time travel, psychic stuff, grief, found family, and usually some kind of storm—literal or emotional. People cry, kiss, die, or all three. It’s artsy, gay, and full of acoustic guitar.

Covers the entire series. If you're here, you don't need a full breakdown of each title. Nobody will come here who hasn't played the games or who lacks the ability to find out for themselves.

>>531520742
>sad teens
Most of the TC cast is 21+ and Max is like 28 in DE and the rest of the cast is all at least college aged
7/10 though, at least it acknowledges the series as a whole, would give it a 8/10 without the flop records section

>>531520343
>actively pushing discussion of non franchise game
Yeah, so actively pushing that she's basically discussing it with herself
>you’ve been trying to change this place to a sapphic games general for years
Anon, that schizo camped here for years spamming retarded fanart. After the DE announcement, we snatched the OP from her without her even realizing, and she completely dipped post-release - shaky psyche just couldn't handle it, lol. Same thing's gonna happen this time. It’s just not like we'll find another clowness willing to set alarms just to bump the thread

>>531521335
I meant more in detail, but I do appreciate at least the entire franchise getting acknowledgement, something the usual baker is incapable of doing due to their obsession with lesbians. Lost Records does not deserve to be included though, or at most should be lumped with the rest of the non franchise games “These games are also made by D9/DN that may be thought of being similar to the actual series”.

I have it now. The /lisg/ take.

Life is Strange is a series of games where sad teens and emotionally unstable young adults get supernatural powers and immediately use them to make things gayer and worse. Every choice matters, except when it doesn’t, and someone usually ends up dead, heartbroken, or crying in a hoodie under soft lighting. Often all three. Expect slow walks through emotionally charged scenery, staring at objects charged with Queer Significance, and inner monologues so angst-ridden they might as well be written in lowercase on Tumblr in 2014. Also: everyone is gay, about to be gay, or in deep denial about how gay they are. That includes you. the player.

>>531523415
>Every choice matters
Lol, lmao even

>>531524278
>Every choice matters, except when it doesn’t,

>>531524518
Except 95% of choices in the games are meaningless

>>531521940
>After the DE announcement, we snatched the OP from her without her even realizing
i remember that

>>531523415
kek

>>531521940
>>531525128
Wait, the LR shill is a woman? Now the autistic and petty behavior makes extra sense

Bumpu

>>531517873
She should move on or at least try her best to still include Chloe in her life, if she's willing to keep things platonic. Chloe should not have a stranglehold on her life and neither should she hers.

>>531516656
>>531517115

As if I care about DE. 80% of the discussions are the same two anons trolling ans the rest is doom and gloom how bad Square and D9 fucked up. Lost Records discussions are much better and of higher quality, which I will always take over the dumb muh Amanduh squirt posts

>>531518028
And yet people do not care about Amanda lol

>>531516809
>DE sold more
Game sold so badly Square consider it a large loss and its trying to resell it again as a collection with the other LiS games. And the reasons we got a sequel is because Square is rushing D9 to pull a crunched turd as they believed it would have been a huge success by Max return alone, so they are stuck with finishing it even if they know its going to flop

Those latests discussions are the real fucking proof DE fucking hurt the franchise in a way that's not going to be repairable, and worst of all it produced the most annoying low IQ trolls and spammers. JFC you don't care about quality games or better stories, you want to feel good by owning the other side and you should be endlessly mocked for being a waste of arguments.

>>531540982
>Lost Records discussions
There's no discussion. One anon talking to himself doesn't count

>>531541162
They love believing their own bullshit

>Nevertheless: The best new Life is Strange fanfic I have seen since Recursion.

The title says it all really. This one came out of nowhere, at 108 chapters complete it’s more a novel than a fic.

Nevertheless is an astonishingly well written no powers AU fic that covers the hospital ending / beginning.

The author NeverPostFF really captured Max and Chloe voices well and handles both of their trauma’s realistically while also showing great empathy towards those who actually suffer from it in real life. They also made really effective use of the wider cast to tell a complete story while keeping a tight focus on the main duo.

Enjoy!

>>531542326
https://archiveofourown.org/works/64994386/chapters/167100151

>>531518028
But seriously, 72% is probably the highest score any romantic interest's ever gotten in all of LiS history

>>531542790
And yet nobody cares, as DE flopped and Amanda fades into oblivion afterward.

Dyl

>>531511940
They work well with the soulmate angle they went with, I feel they're more ride or die bffs however. I don't know why yet but Autumn and Kat makes more sense.

>>531513118
>>531514015
I remember Amelia, Nora's VA, kind of confirming that the papers Nora forgot to sign are actually divorce papers in that interview with Adnan (Via Mary, the one that got recently laid off I think). So there is that possibility but it could go the same way with Autumn.

>>531516253
Same, I'd be ambivalent if we got another LiS 2 situation with stuff like "Missing Mikaelsen girl Resurfaces 3 Decades Later" headlines or something dreary like faded missing posters of Swann if it's set after 2022.

>>531543679
she'll be one of the li's in the sequel

>>531544495
Cute! Also it makes me think Dylan should gain a prominent role in the next game, as her role in 2022 seems oddly left out given the importance to Kat's relationship in the first part

>>531545517
I just hope Square delivers again this time and we get even more seething!

>>531545810
She definitely should, last thread's discussion about her was nice. Fingers crossed Victoria alludes to Dylan's involvement in the future during her interview.

>>531547008
Talking to yourself again, I see

>>531518638
With thoughts like that, Max better have that towel stockpile ready

>>531542790
78% kissed Chloe in the OG, and 83% kissed Chloe in the RM. Stop dumb. No one cares about Amanda she is the worst romance option in all of LiS. The only people who talk about her are you freaks.

Daily reminder that Square London is losing money on the daily and they really want to have a LiS1 level success again to save their asses

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enixs-european-branch-reports-worsening-financial-losses-compared-to-previous-year/

>thread number is #1269
>no reference to this in the OP
trash

>>531508502
Actually a good question. It's a PS5 disc so the PS5 versions have to be on it

>>531555985
Perhaps they shouldn't have pushed Double Exposure out of the door when only half the game was finished

>>531563837
>The box set comprises a disc with LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS and LIFE IS STRANGE: DOUBLE EXPOSURE, alongside a redemption code granting entitlement to LIFE IS STRANGE REMASTERED, LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM REMASTERED, LIFE IS STRANGE 2, and all associated DLC and pre-order incentive items.

This is what's written on their official store. Only TC and DE have PS5 versions so we can safely assume that the others are still their respective PS4 versions which are backwards compatible. Don't really see them going the extra mile to make PS5 only versions.

>>531565185
Yes, we can assume but a lot of people don't and think they're getting PS5 versions while buying a "PS5 box set".
Scummy practice and they'll pretend to be surprised when people get angry october 2.

>>531564094
>>531555985
I'm surprised they didn't rename or officially refer to DE as Part 1 of the Double Exposure Saga or something like that as damage control.

>>531565794
Unfortunately true and those people already pre-ordered most probably. They need a streamer or youtube personality to let them know what they're buying into.

>>531566492
They won't name the sequel Double Exposure 2.

>>531568949
Any predictions on what'll be called? It's going to be another photography term probably

>>531573534
Life Is Strange: Overexposed Ship

>>531573534
Desperate Cashgrab, now with an overprice Uber Penultimate Edition who let's you play the first chapter 3 months in advance, while all the game files are inside it anyway so you can predict exactly what's going to happen next.

>>531573534
If they're in max-desperation, hail mary begging to not have their entire studio shot dead in the streets, it's gonna be Golden Hour.

>>531577135
Golden Shower

>>531574764
Kek, Overexposure could work, if they go with a story that displays everyone's power to the public. Though I'm partial to Chromatic Aberration if Alex is involved, sensing emotions through different timelines would be funny

>>531576535
Leaks are part of the fun but early access is inevitable

>>531577135
That really fits, they might reuse Golden Hour as the menu theme too and loop back the story to season 1 to undo everything

>>531518028
From the playthroughs I've seen, that 7% are the ones who 'kept her true to herself'. 21% are those clueless players who didn't even realize you could talk to her

>>531570023
Cheap knockoff

>>531582032
>>531581840
>>531581776
>>531581413
>>531581193

Comfy

>>531582545
Kat samefagging again

This is not a curse... it's a LOVE song!

Heh, stupid boy!
I'll put you under my spell! You'll be my slave!
I'll be your QUEEN and you'll be the slave!
IN HELL!
My slave in that motel!
Yeah I can't get you out of my head, boy!
Cause I actually love you and want you all for myself!
So take me back to the internal motel, I know you love me more than my bitch sister!
Whoooaoooo!

>>531582695
Slop game

>>531518028
Because normal people realize that it’s ok for high school relationships to not work out and you can move on from your first love.

>>531552970
>>531577771
>>531581413
God, I'm really hoping the sequel goes all out with Max, Amanda, and everyone else's wild vibes and fetishes and cranks the thirst factor up even more

>>531556774
Baker is too busy shilling non franchise games, pls understand

>>531583249
Normal people prefer to buy Call of Duty every year over LiS, which they consider cringe and boring.

>>531583249
Normal people realize that this is a fictional story and as such should not necessarily be realistic.

>>531583249
Especially considering those two were never actually a thing on screen and only exist in fanfics, wild headcanons and other fandom nonsense

>>531584194
Anon played with his eyes and ears closed

>>531584194
>>531584305
There’s a middle ground here - Chloe and Max undoubtedly had a connection, but it is up to the player on whether it was friendship or romance. There is no hard canon in games that say what exactly their relationship was in terms of being friends or more than friends.

"canon is pretty flexible"

>>531584584
This connection's never been healthy - it's all pain for Max. That was the whole point of the game. So yeah, it has to end, no matter what ending you choose

>>531581193
That would be Safi, Amandhu is for people who like things as bland as possible.

>>531586525
Unironically, Amanda's actually one of the few well-written characters in this game. Unlike Safi, Vinh etc.

>>531584194
comics are canon in some form

This popularity poll is so funny.

>>531587863
Based Taylor.

>>531587565
Vinh is way better written than both Safi and Amanda. Safi just get attention from young and horny idiots. Amanda has some male fans, almost all of her fans are trans or male.

Swann's on her tiptoes

>>531587863
Damn, that many Taylor holdouts after all these years

>>531583271
I'm counting on it.

>>531585831
This!
Did you notice how the original devs were super evasive about that as usual? Then Michel piled on with all his 'not happy' stuff and everything.

>>531584584
Dude, the subtext is quite heavily on the queer side, and one of the source of inspiration for Max and Chloe relationship was the "Blue is the Warmest Colour" comic book. You'll have to be some dumbass to not see the obvious queer subtext

>>531589691
Lmao it's beautiful

>>531591270
It can be that or it also could be that the both of them are just using each other as an emotional support blanket for years because they're unable to move on from their choice.

>>531591270
>subtext
Again, your interpretation. If Pricefield was set in stone romantic, players would not get the option to choose how they felt their relationship was.

>>531592053
That's the whole point of LiS1 tho. Max feelings for Chloe are undeniable,

>>531593459
you must a troll cause no sane person could actually be that delusional

Speaking for myself, it's not the fact that Pricefield broke up. It's the manner in which they did it. Lazy as all fuck, off screen, and extremely out of character for Chloe. It was the "Somehow, Palpatine returned." of Life is Strange. It was insultingly stupid and dismissive. I could have accepted a breakup easily. Shut happens. But the writers absolutely fucked it up in the most dismissive way possible. Just my two cents.

>>531594750
Fucking this. People say shit about The Last of Us 2 for killing Joel with a golf club, but to be fair the game put still a lot of emphasis on the consequences of his death, Ellie's quest for revenge and shows enough of their relationship and development on screen after the first game in a way that feels natural to the characters, all in the service of the overall game story about cycle of violences. DE choose the most spiteful and lazy approach not to tell an interesting and complex story, but to get rid of Chloe and replace her with Safi/Amanda/whatever, all in service of a narrative that's so derivate of the first DN game it becomes worthless.

>>531594750
How DARE you have a reasonable opinion! You have to be a knee jerk reactionary round these parts.

I mean... Romance Chloe will be an option patched in the last hour in the sequel so people can move on from this topic.

And hopefully, we get new characters if the ip is not dead after that.

>>531594750
pretty much this. i wouldn't have cared if it wasn't so blatantly spiteful and the apologists weren't so annoying. I was pushed to hating DE.

>>531593459
To anyone who actually pays attention yes.

>>531593459
If they were undeniable, it would not be a choice on whether to pursue a romance or friendship with Chloe.
>>531594750
I agree it wasn’t written well but there could’ve been an entire flashback dedicated to it and their fans still would’ve been pissed off, I don’t see it being accepted even it was better written seeing how psycho Pricefield fans are.

>>531596065
>I don’t see it being accepted even it was better written seeing how psycho Pricefield fans are
This

Let's be honest, some pricefield haters are as unhinged as some pricefield zealots.

Flipping the bird felt right

>>531594750
Based and reasonable

>>531597561
Unreasonably so for both parties at times

>>531594750
>It was the "Somehow, Palpatine returned." of Life is Strange.
Great analogy

>>531593459
Do not feed the trolls, they are dumb and live sad lives.

>>531599397
>07
Based

>>531594750
Pricefield breaking up got turned into a a shitty
>you should have been there
moment

>>531508803 (OP)
Trannies make the most disgusting art, jesus

>>531594750
Requesting artist to make a parody of this with Safi saying "Somehow, Pricefield broke up."

>>531596065
>I don’t see it being accepted even it was better written seeing how psycho Pricefield fans are.
Why are we acting like it's unreasonable for people to reject a game telling them "No, the ending you chose for this game isn't valid, actually everything goes wrong and you HAVE to be hot and single for our story to work."
Max doesn't need to be in love with Safi, Amanda, or Vinh for the story to work. There's outright no reason at all to write Chloe out beyond somebody at Square or D9's grudge. So fans of Chloe telling the game to fuck off are perfectly valid; it's not their fault D9 was banking on them buying the game anyway to avoid a disaster.

>>531615438
S-stop being entitled, it has Max in it that means you have to buy it.

>>531581413
that some preem lesbian hands

>>531615438
People were sending DN employees death threats, doxxing them, and calling for them to be fired because of how Pricefield was handled in DE - that is psychotic behavior no matter how you spin it. People don’t deserve that much hatred and having their personal information leaked over a video game ship having a poorly written break up.

>>531619768
I wonder if The Abyss originated from a stray Perseid meteorite

>>531623597
Good thing they got fired though.

>>531625742
Gwen-anon, if it's you just know you let us all down.
You showed signs of intelligence at first, which is rare around here these days.
Turns out you're just another seething shitfielder.
Sad

>>531626860
Well, can't win them all I guess. I like the ship but I'm not hardcore into it. If you have to label me a pricefielder, then I'm one of those who prefer the comics.

>>531594750
Writers could have made this into a moment of growth for Max and Chloe.
Some character development.
But no. They just added some references, so that the player can fuck off with his questions

>>531623597
Oh I am so sorry that these people pretty much robbed me, by selling me a product that is not what was advertised and is also insulting to me.
They should have known better

>>531630495
max's character has developed

>>531626860
Cope and seethe

>>531626380
Sure, but the damage is done and it can't be undone.

>>531630818
All right. How exactly?

>>531630495
Max has some development. She's more self-assured both in herself and her art form. You don't just go from freelancer to in-resident artist/teacher without growing a pair. Chloe on the other hand, they wrote as someone stuck in a rut. 10 years of arrested development in her case.

>>531630721
>I am so sorry that these people pretty much robbed me
You can literally return the game, stop acting like you’re a victim.
>by selling me a product that is not what was advertised
DE was never advertised to be a Pricefield love fest - Chloe was never even seen in the original trailer. You are confusing what you wanted for “false advertisement”.

>>531631639
I wanted a good game which DE objectively isn't.

And yes, I am a victim when someone treats me like a fool for my own money. I guess I should kiss someone's ass because I can return it. What a blessing bestowed upon me.

>>531631639
Omggg
Stop being a faggot

>>531621710
Nice to see you here, choom!
How's 2.3?

>>531630721
>a product that is not what was advertised
Well, it's not someone else's fault you're that dumb. Anyone with more than two brain cells saw what the game was clearly setting up. Plenty of people even posted about it here. And what did they get in response?
'Shut up, they only showed Bay, they're actually married, Joyce's ring, coded mural' - remember that?

>>531630894
And it won't be undone. All those people who got fired were from the D9 side. And the more we learn, the clearer it gets that they had no real say, no actual power. Meanwhile, everyone from the SE side, the ones pulling the strings, making or approving the decisions, they’re still here. And they're working on the sequel. You can tell from how active they've some of them become online. So if you thought DE devs were clueless, those same clueless people are making the next game

>>531632876
Shut the fuck up. I clearly won't buy DE2, and I will be happy when Kiryu-San finally does something useful and layoffs/restructure the entire western division management, as it is only bleeding money compared to the Square side.

>>531632876
>I clearly won't buy DE2
Wow!
So, no Joyce's ring theory this time?!

>>531633592
>I clearly won't buy DE2
Wow!
So, no Joyce's ring theory this time?!

>>531632876
Clueless people trying to fix clueless people's mistakes.

Yeah, DE2 will be a GOTY for sure

>>531634115
Take a breath, man lol
If some people are too serious with this game, you're too serious hating on them thread after thread.

>>531634556
GOTY of worse flop than DE kek

>>531636137
>worse flop than DE
that was already won by LR

>>531634784
You are making the mistake of assuming them are in good faith, anon. Best strategy is to just ignore them and let them rest in their own self pity.

You WILL buy her sequel

>>531634784
The only thing I'm too serious about is how people manage to miss the blatantly obvious

>>531636379
LR isn't in the same ballpark, as it doesn't have the same weight of expectations than Square has with LiS. And you can see how London is despertate they are reselling all their games or pushing out a sequel that's likely dead on arrival on top of being tecnically shit.

>>531636435
yes I will

>>531636641
Do share with the group

>>531636435
it’d be a lie to say those b-cups don’t drive me crazy

>>531636671
canceling just cause 5 and outriders 2 hurt them even more. why even do that

>You WILL buy her sequel
I will buy popcorn for when D9 or Square is forced to have another round of layoffs post flop.

>>531637484
I'll be celebrating when D9 closes.

>>531637176
Dont know, funny enough Outriders 2 was almost done and PCF had to cancel the game because Square was not communicating properly with the studios, or likely fudging with funding. They are so fucking incompetent their only grace is that Japan hasn't axed them yet

>>531639637
I guess they need some people to coordinate releases and localizations but they really do a shitty job at managing ip and publishing games.
They can't count on powerwash 2 to save them.

Is Killer Inn their baby or is this from the JP side?

>>531640541
>They can't count on powerwash 2 to save them.
Powerwash 2 is not even published by Square, the original devs retain the rights and they will self publish it, which good for them.

>Is Killer Inn their baby or is this from the JP side?
100% their own baby, and likely another attempt to jump too late on the Among Us train, with bare minimum effort or real care. Their only real franchise is LiS, and they are just squandering it in a way that will make it unprofitable going foward.

>>531636435
Nope. I refunded DE.

>>531632178
>I wanted a good game which DE objectively isn't
Nta but there hasn’t been a good game in this series since the first one so what were you expecting

>>531641498
You WILL support this franchise so more games are made

>>531639637
that might change with how their final fantasy stuff is turning out. lots of people saying it's in hot water but I'm not entirely sure about that.

>>531641836
One of the hardest pictures ever taken

>>531641836
But Chloe is my favorite LiS character. Why would I support a game that dismisses and insults her? I like Max, too, but not even to ignore the shitty writing.

>>531641529
clearly never played lis 2

>>531637484
>I will buy popcorn for when
for when the next meltdown hits, more like it
>>531638450
just more proof every pricefielder is a moron. d9's just a contractor, they never mattered. and now they're definitely not shutting down, since they've pivoted and are doing mocap subcontracting. they'll get paid upfront no matter how bad the sales are

>>531636435
God, she's so perfect

>>531643940
It was a 6/10 at best desu, though compared to the rest of the series it looks good

>>531645056
>and now they're definitely not shutting down
For now.
>are doing mocap subcontracting
They have their own issues that made them not exactly a reliable partner. Why they had only one gig with Telltale and all their other projects and deals fell through?
>they'll get paid upfront
When Square handled Outriders, they didn't pay any royalties when it turned out a flop to the original dev, I do not see the same for D9. They are screwed in the long run unless they get some miracle success

>>531623597
A few psychos being psychos doesn't make everyone else who didn't like the game also psychos, and it doesn't make the game good.

>>531645512
a subcontractor doesn't need a miracle, they need contracts. they offer decent mocap services for a pretty low price.
but again, it doesn't matter. they're nobodies and always have been. every decision was made by square

>>531647527
>a subcontractor doesn't need a miracle, they need contracts. they offer decent mocap services for a pretty low price.
Right now Square is their biggest contractor and without it, they would be back doing mobile games like they were before. Lets be clear, even if they contracted DE and its sequel beforehand for max profit, they are screwed because the next game is going to turn up a flop, Square will ditch them and they'll have to beg for a better contract.

>>531627498
>Well, can't win them all I guess
a solid reason to bet on the wrong horse

Max won that YouTube poll. Kind of surprised, but then again a lot of the voters have only played DE.

>>531649605
Don't know what it has to do with DE, Max is Max and is the most popular LiS girl.
Actually, they did the same poll some months ago and Max won too.

>>531649605
>but then again a lot of the voters have only played DE
isn't it like long-time pricefield stan channel?

>>531651136
The comments would suggests otherwise. There's a lot of "people breakup it's realistic!" posters.

>>531649605
People begged for Max to return for years, this shouldn’t be surprising. People only bitch about DE because it wasn’t about Pricefield fucking for 10 hours.

>>531652356
>There's a lot of "people breakup it's realistic!" posters.
Breaking up is realistic especially after going through a lot of trauma, you guys here just don’t like it because it’s a beloved ship (spare me from the better written excuse too, everyone here would still be mad even if there was a detailed episode dedicated to it). You would think everyone on this general is still with the first person they ever dated and that breaking up with a significant other is the rarest event to ever occur based on the reaction to Pricefield splitting up.

>>531652695
Nah. Fuck your realism, especially in a love story.

Nobody knows what the fuck you're talking about, bringing up random unlinked polls out of context is schizo behavior.

>>531653729
Just because you don't know it doesn't mean no one knows it, chief. You're the schizo right now.

>>531653729
You're too rude, I won't tell you about all the leaks in that discord.

>>531653153
>love story
Shipping has invaded your brain. LiS was not written as a love story, especially when both romance options are well, optional.

>>531657606
This

>>531637484
me but for dontnod and slop records

>>531666779
*based records

>>531668663
Flop Records

>>531670948
why are you the way you are

>>531636379
Yeah, sure, but it's not the same franchise. It shouldn't be compared

>>531655413
Which discord and which leaks? Also stop being a pussy, if you know something, say something

Stop feeding the trolls, they clearly do not give a shit about LiS or the franchise going into the drain as they just want attention to their deranged behaviour

>>531653729
Wasn't that poll from a random youtuber who also made another one about who's the most love interest for Max, with Chloe being the winner by a long shot, yet the comment sections being full of Warren stans?

>>531687121
Hot cocoa time

>>531687121
bean me up coffee

>>531687121
comfy. devs really wasted caledon by only having 2 rooms

>>531648705
This. We're betting on Amanda and Max from here on out.

>>531699382
sounds like betting on a dying horse

>>531699382
Why do you hate Max and LiS so much? Go and troll somewhere else

>>531677617
Because I don’t spend my time shilling shitty games on 4chan like flop records fans

>>531711324
Stop giving them attention, they thrive on it.

>>531699382
The best kissu in the whole franchise!

>>531690981
More Swann is needed

>>531722468
nah, Rachel and Chloe's in BTS Ep 2 was the best desu. especially after that kino Tempest scene

>>531722468
That not Steph and Alex.

>>531711324
Oh sure, wanting Max to be with someone who actually cares about her, respects her boundaries, and is just a decent human being - yeah, that clearly means you hate her. No doubt.

I tell you this. All these years, especially this last one, have made it painfully clear: no one hates Max quite like pricefielders do. Given all that, a comment like yours doesn't surprise me one bit.

>>531729897
>who actually cares about her, respects her boundaries, and is just a decent human being
Chloe is there, and she improves for the better as it goes on. She even goes deep to mend with David, as both have deeply changed post the events of the first game, althought I wished the game showed a lot more of that dynamic.

>>531729897
You got all that from a secondary character in a single game?

>>531729897
But enough about Chloe. What about Amanda?

>>531731008
Yeah, I pay attention.

>>531730536
If DE's retcon ever gets retconned then sure, that's a possible canon from LiS 2 onwards. But what are the chances of that happening?

>>531699521
but that's not pricefield

>>531729897
this

>>531731432
Deck Nine and DontNod are at odds with the way they describe the way the story develops, and I'm sure if you asked any of the former D9 writers about the changes they will always blame SE but also say they were proud of their work, even if they come across as spineless and cowardly.

>>531735117
SE's a convenient scapegoat sure but from what we know, they were never not hands-off the entire time. Was there any pushback at all from D9 or did they just silently acquiesce while SE ran the show? I could never get a clear answer.

>>531698528
That's probably why we'll see Caledon again. SE definitely won't want all those finished locations to go to waste, and D9 just can’t afford to waste them

they wanted to make a bts-like with safi as protag

>>531738163
They are going to have a big surprise when it flops again kek

>>531729897
The funny thing, these idiots totally understand it. That’s exactly why there's so much seething under every single post with Amanda

>>531738163
Game would flop even harder if they reuse the same area

>>531729897
Idiotic posts like yours don't require an argument because they're dripping in hypocrisy. You try to accuse Pricefielders of hating Max because they "don't want" to see her happy, which you imply is because she's with Amanda. But you yourself want to discount that she was also happy with Chloe.

There's no substantive argument you're making. You're just a shipper.

>>531742840
>Idiotic posts like yours don't require an argument because they're dripping in hypocrisy
>There's no substantive argument you're making
It's telling when someone skips over the actual message to attack imagined motives. If you're going to respond, at least engage with what was said rather than the fiction you decided to see
>You try to accuse Pricefielders of hating Max because they "don't want" to see her happy, which you imply is because she's with Amanda
>You're just a shipper
My post didn't mention shipping anyone, didn't name Amanda, and certainly didn't argue that Max must be with a specific person. It was about basic decency - about wanting her to be with someone who truly respects her, and not understanding how all of that could possibly mean hating Max.
How that translates to "just being a shipper" is beyond me
>But you yourself want to discount that she was also happy with Chloe
That's shaky at best. Their dynamic was complicated, riddled with unresolved trauma and emotional volatility. If anything, you'd have to search long and hard for genuinely healthy moments between them. So, let's not ignore the context for the sake of nostalgia or whatever

>>531742840
You are engaging with a troll, just ignore them as they will try to fill the thread with their stupid bullshit

>>531747815
Your comment's a perfect snapshot of how pricefielders struggle with basic logic and reality

Don't feed the trolls anons, ignore and post comfy stuff. We'll have the last laught in the end

>>531740474
>kek my favorite game with my favorite ship is going to flop kek lol

>>531742184
but somehow you all are still screaming about how the game has to go back to Arcadia Bay

>>531747616
Goalpost moving. You're arguing in bad faith and can be safely ignored

>>531740067
Unironically DE should’ve had Safi as the protagonist and Max as a side character, DN had so many ways to avoid insane shippers eternal wrath.

>>531740067
I want this to happen

>>531750939
>Goalpost moving
If you read selectively
>You're arguing in bad faith
Probably just like everyone who doesn't worship pricefield, right?

>>531750914
I am not a pricefielder I am a safi and/or amanda chad

>>531756850
>amanda chad
Based

>>531756850
>safi and/or amanda chad
Pretty sure you are obese and live with your parents.

>>531759760
That’s the LRfag who’s so jobless they set alarms to bake threads

>>531760715
that's progress.
back in the day when she was into pricefield she used to set an alarm just to bump the thread

>>531749469
Super kek.

>>531762032
I'm still into pricefield. I just really, really like snora.
I don't set bump alarms anymore, but I still keep an eye on the thread and bump when I can. All of the 'bumpu' posts are me.

>>531764630
Nora is already married

>>531765273
An unhappy marriage where she resents her controlling wife and hints at needing to sign divorce papers.
It is pretty clear that the '22 we saw was the bad timeline for all of the girls, since they are all unhappy in their own ways.
$100 on B&R 2 being focused on changing time in order to bring back Kat. The new timeline this creates will see Swann and Nora as a married couple.

WAZZZZZZ UP DYKES?

>>531765773
>swann and nora
lmao no its gonna be swann and kat

>>531766870
Kat has little sister energy. She does not come across as an actual romantic option.
Nora has that romantic energy. Her romance is so especially well done that it has to be the dev intended option.

I failed you RGB-anon

>>531767227
And a TC version because it's only right. Don't mind the bored looking Ryan

>>531764630
>I don't set bump alarms anymore
Good. Be sure to stay on those meds though

>>531767227
Alternate version with Autumn's and Nora's colors

>>531767113
wrong nora and autumn will get together

>>531768281
>>531767461
>>531767227
You did a good job. Thankyou.

>>531767461
Alternate with Pink (Magenta?) for Alex

>>531768532
De nada :)

>>531768457
final redpill is autumn and kat

>>531769152
truthnuke

bumpu

>>531776028
booooooomp

>>531769152
No one ends up with Autumn.
Snora is OTP, the Pricefield of Lost Records. Swann and Kat is Marshfield.
Swann and Autumn is Amberfield (cursed).

I just want to see Alex or Steph again. Not even necessarily together, I just like them individually as characters. Steph especially.

Just finished LR. It definitely felt and plays like LiS. I started going with Kat but Nora is way too charming her romance is definitely very sweet at the end.

>>531777823
What would you say if one of them suddenly showed up in DE2 and started hooking up with Max?

>>531778297
Malloway all the way baby

>>531779004
No. Steph would NEVER go for Chloe's girl.

>>531779004
We all know what the reaction would be. They said the same thing about Max and the pitchforks come out as soon as DE had them break up.

>>531782419
Jesus Christ man fuck off. It was a joke post. Stop trying to ignite flame wars you worthless troll.

>>531782387
Steph doesn’t even know who Max is

>>531782834
Did you forget Wavelengths?

>>531783071
It's Steph's story which makes explicit reference to Steph knowing max.

>>531782387
She's not her girl. Go cry somewhere else, shipper

>>531782419
Obviously.
That was a rhetorical question. But I still hope they drop something like that in the sequel. Watching those idiots seethe is the kind of guilty pleasure you get hooked on fast and keep coming back for more

>>531783805
Seek help.

>>531783071
Honestly yes desu, TC is easily the most forgettable game in the franchise

>>531791856
Having not played DE, I agree. It had tons of potential, but it was wasted. A shame, because the setting is maximum cozy.

>>531792628
DE at least will be memorable because of the controversy, TC is just a nothingburger game that’s 90% filler, it actually could’ve benefitted from following the 3 episode format of BtS rather than being dragged out to 5

>>531779004
the same shit they say about Amanda now
>>531795332
>it actually could’ve benefitted from following the 3 episode format
always felt that way. i tried playing through two times, but I couldn't even get past chapter 3 - just got bored out of my mind

>>531799876
>I couldn't even get past chapter 3
What were the devs thinking making an entire chapter of them playing dungeons and dragons irl

>>531803054
They were thinking kino

>>531795332
>DE at least will be memorable because of the controversy
Yes and no, I think people will remember the behind the scene dramas more than the game or characters in it than anything else.

>>531827259
I don't even think games should he known only for their controversy.
Especially when the game is controversialy bad

>>531779004
I wouldn't say anything because Amanda Thomas will swoop in and save the day!

>>531824713
How do I access the photo mode in this game

>>531830659
>Amanda Thomas will swoop in and save the day!
God, I really hope so, cause crossover pairings suck and good ever comes out of them. If someone from TC ends up in the sequel, I seriously hope it doesn't go there

>>531834527
It's likely that Alex and Steph are the ones to show up if they decide to bring back TC characters but I don't think it'll end up that way. If Max's duffel bag isn't a fluke, then it's likely she met the both of them during her travels (if they stayed in Haven), either alone or with Chloe, and had no romantic sparks with either one. I don't know though, Square and D9 could do something ballsy like make Alex and Ryan the canon couple with Steph showing up in DE2 as a romance option.

Max owes me a BJ. I will not elaborate.

They should have just made it a Bay game.

>>531838118
That's what they wanted to do.

>>531838118
This would have made it so much easier for all concerned. Much like how the comics and novels choose a lane.

>>531838118
just choose "She died."

>>531838118
I agree or it had two timelines, each could’ve corresponded to an ending of LiS. They had so many ways to avoid complaints.

>>531862009
>two timelines

The single most obvious way of solving everything. Instead its about Safi. And that killed LiS.

>>531863278
Honestly if Safi was the protagonist instead of Max even it could’ve worked, Max could’ve been a side character and she wouldn’t have had to mention her life or relationships at all, she could’ve just been staff at the school.
>that killed LiS
Let’s be honest, this franchise has been dead since LiS2.

>>531864157
Life is Strange 2 really hurt the series. I haven’t seen any reliable sales numbers, but it seems like it sold way less than Before the Storm. And every game after the first Life is Strange has had the same problem, they’re almost good, but not quite. That’s because Deck Nine isn’t very good at making games, and Square Enix is cheap.

Imagine if Before the Storm and True Colors had better writing and were bigger games, both needed more content. Deck Nine and Square Enix just don’t seem like a good match

>>531833765
uuu

>>531837297
>>531855239
based

The amount of Chloe hate here lately is depressing as fuck.

>>531869812
It's just the same breed of autist as always that blames fictional characters for the decisions of writers and executives. They're so deep in their own delusions they've lost the plot and think these are their real life friends they're arguing over, that much became obvious when their whole argument turned into "What about Max? Don't you care about Max? Look at how happy Max is now, Max was never happy with her." these bums deadass think they're talking about an actual human being that made their own decisions and weren't written a certain way by writers trying to make their direction look better than the original intent.

>>531871817
wrong side of the bed this morning?

>>531869812
"I gotta blame somebody. Otherwise it's all my fault."

Great person right there. Max deserves better (Amanda)

>>531873960
she actually deserves me

>>531873960
She was a teenager. All teenagers are fucking retarded. No exceptions.
Secondly, she was extremely depressed and had zero support system, on top of having her only friend turn out to be the town bike that was willing to abandon her.

>>531871817
The problem is made worse by people who reply to them. They should be ignored and let them rot in their own misery, engaging with them is a waste of brain cells

>>531875615
>she was extremely depressed and had zero support system
she literally did but willfully ignored them

>>531877074
did she? joyce chose her new boyfriend over chloe

>>531873960
>Max deserves better (Amanda)
Very based

>>531874835
Kinda based too, cause I feel the same way myself, lol

>>531877183
whom she initially never gave a chance which to be fair is due to her rampant daddy issues. she could've leaned onto her other friends at blackwell, though they can be argued to be more like acquaintances. if we take bts into account then yeah she definitely did. we also don't know how possessive rachel got if at all

>>531590627
>Then Michel piled on with all his 'not happy' stuff and everything.

Do not feed the troll above, they are defending David's abusive behaviour and justifying BtS whitewashing of him.

>>531590627
Poor troll attempt and low IQ response. Michel's tweet was about how Max and Chloe will have hardships as rightfully so due to the trauma of the storm, but they 'll stick around with each other as their bond is a key important factor of the story.

>>531885340
Honestly, this past year it really felt like Michel's way more annoyed by how shippers act and completely misread what he was trying to say with his game and characters than by the fact someone else is writing his characters now

>>531898201
Caledon... your beauty never ceases to amaze

Luv Pricefield,
Luv Chenrich,
Luv Cassidiaz,
Luv Kate Marsh,
'ate Amanda,
'ate r*chel *mber,
'ate crack shippers.
Simple as.

>>531906158
>Luv Pricefield,
>Luv Chenrich,
>Luv Kate Marsh,
>'ate crack shippers.
good taste
>Luv Cassidiaz,
>'ate Amanda,
>'ate r*chel *mber,
bad taste

>>531906418
What the fuck is wrong with Cassidy and Sean?

>>531906602
because it's supposed to be Cassidy and Me

>>531906602
pedo ship

>>531908104
She was 18 and he was 17.

>>531910046
Remember that time Cassidy beat the shit out of Vegeta?

>>531905342
So far it looks like you're gonna get to enjoy this place at least one more time

>>531914639
Hooray!

>>531898201
Soulless

>>531914639
not buying any sequel, hope Square enjoy losing money kek

>>531916818
enjoy your ship being dead

>>531917723
Keep seething that getting your wish killed the franchise.

>>531917723
I don't consider corporate fanfiction canon

>>531919661
LMAO
You'd practically suck SE off if they brought her back for the sequel, shipper

>>531920904
I'll crack the game when they remove denvuo and mod the shit out of it, but SE wont have any dime

>>531922965
>Calls it corporate fanfiction and not canon
>Admits that he's gonna dive into it headfirst anyway
You have schizophrenia, Francesco

>>531924083
>cracking the game months after the relase, due to Denvuo being removed
>dive into it headfirst
reading comprehension skills are hard uh?

>>531924438
Watching you squirm all year has been a damn treat. Hoping for more. Fingers crossed the sequel delivers

Example above is why you don't engage with those trolls, they have really serious mental problems and they should be left on their own. Please every good willing anon to ignore morons like those and keep posting wholesome or proper discuss stuff

>>531925430
To be fair, you can't really blame them. Unhinged shippers ruined the franchise, so it's not surprising someone's enjoying the fact that they had to pay the price for it.

Update on the Decknine boring birthday template posts, twitter and instagram likes combined.

Chloe 3535
Steph 1825
Alex 1765
Safi 1570
Amanda 1319
Loretta 867
Charlotte 781
Riley 747
Reggie 635
Vinh 635
Diamond 503
Moses 459

It's like a little popularity poll. Rachel should take the second place in august and max the first in september.
Not a surprise but Max / Chloe / Rachel / Steph really are the fan favorites, yet three of them are in a weird space right now.
All from Arcadia Bay / Blackwell. Wouldn't surprise me if there's a cosmic reboot in the next game or the one after to bank on them.

de has destroyed lis spaces for me
before de lis spaces already were annoying. you get bored of the lis1 and lis2 fan drama. you get tired of fans discoursing the same things or discourse of fans arguing on what direction the games should take

now? De made things even worse. even once positive fans are cynical and jaded by DE. any one else feeling down this all happened? Adnan is right that the damage done to the IP is so severe. The vibe is lis is cooked

>>531931478
This place has been insufferable. It's just trolls posting "lol seethe" Everytime someone says they didn't like DE.

>>531935012
I get the opposite vibe. Every time DE's mentioned even in a neutral way, someone immediately starts losing their mind.

>>531931478
lol, Adnan's the one who's actively trying to damage the franchise. luckily, no one's watching him or reading his shit

>>531931478
idk, de has had some ok discussions about it recently by those who actually played it. minus some obvious shitposts but there's also those quick to call it a soulless cashgrab likely by ones who didn't even play it. it is a soulless cashgrab but not as egregious as some remakes/remasters making the rounds recently

>>531922965
It's pretty clear you don't actually care if the game's good or bad or about the franchise at all. You just wanna shove your fave in there no matter what

>>531942975
For real show me where people are discussing de because anyone who discusses it gets shamed

>>531948502
the usual places believe it or not

>>531935689
This is true, but this doesn’t fit the narrative of this general as this place is filled while rampant Pricefield shippers. This place is no better than plebbit nowadays, however I do suspect that some tourists from there that came to bitch about Pricefield not being together in DE never left.

Gave DE a play (held off because tradition with friend to play all of these together and he was busy), avoided most spoilers, big fan of the first game, BTS was mid, 2 was bad, TC was good, this wasn’t terrible but disappointing.
I was really excited to be back in the saddle with Max, but was very skeptical that respecting both endings could work, I now know that skepticism was well founded because this was a Bay game. So much so that it would have been better served as one exclusively, get ahead of it, call it a Bay game and say “Max and Chloe might have more adventures in store someday, but this is the story we wanted to tell right now.” Fuck, make a Bae bonus episode, something. I’m a both endings enjoyer and while I like the ship I’m not live or die over it, but I really think they made a dumb call doing it this way. I played Bae because that was my original playthrough choice, some of the breakup stuff was handled rationally, but it was dumb on a conceptual level.
Anyway, Chloe aside this game had some serious flaws, I wasn’t that endeared by any of the characters. Moses was fine, Amanda was whatever, Safi was whatever, it just felt like a big step back from TC (the strength of that game). Characters were too realistically subdued, I needed more (aside from the memorable ham that was the detective, who was almost too extreme, better than underdone).
This continues to the romantic options in the game, neither were that compelling to me. Vinh was obnoxious douche and not in a love to hate kind of way, and Amanda was okay but Max, Safi, even Loretta mogged her (even being willing to accept Chloe being gone doesn’t make me want to pursue her as Max).
The game was fucking dour most of the time, was missing the comfiness. Music selection was decent but not utilized for great impact often. So, several of the core elements of what I look for in LiS was lacking.

>>531953360
This
Some of those comments totally give away who wrote them

>>531967594
Finally, I’m just gonna say it, LiS has always dealt with social issues but in this game it felt preachy in a “2” way sometimes, we hit all the classics, patriarchy, white supremacy, women in the workplace, ACAB, everyone being bisexual, etc. I can work with a level of that, keeping in line with the identity of the series (and realism), but this game used this as aesthetic so much it actually stopped being realistic and started to get clownish. LiS 1 had the best approach imo and TC was a higher but still appropriate level to not be distracting. In this game, it was distracting, and not poignant or anything, just sorta everpresent.
BUT, I did like some stuff. First of all I love the graphics. I’m a big LiS 1 cartoony enjoyer, but if realism/fidelity is the direction, the environments and especially the facial capture really enhanced this game. I enjoyed the power, second favorite next to rewind, great fit for a narrative game and utilized better than TC empathy powers. I liked the mystery and how weird/paranormal it got, this was the element I thought was lacking in TC. It’s got hanging plot threads (fuck it’s a sequel hook…) but the core Sofi mystery was good. I loved Max, I missed a bit of her dorkishness but all things considered she remains a strong and likable protagonist and I like her aged up design.
I really hope this isn’t the end of the series. I hear it did poorly critically, with fans and commercially. I would like another Max game, despite the shortcomings here. Too bad, just missed the mark for me. One major flaw I can accept, this much, no can do.

>>531953360
Because this place has always been hostile to Pricefield... You are giving away the game new fag

>>531967594
>>531967749
all those words and turns out you're just a regular shipper
go cry somewhere else

>>531968025
I’m really not. Max and Chloe is cute, I like them, I was actually totally willing to accept that direction if the game was good. Chloe aside, the game just didn’t hit what I’m looking for, the strengths were Max, and the paranormal mystery aspects. If I don’t love the characters or the vibes… it’s not really the full LiS.

>>531962130
Comfy

My wife Kat is cute!

>>531968197
Don't argue with this "I hate shippers" person.
It's not productive, and this person is dishonest

>>531967594
Honestly, it works better if you choose the Bay path in the game but it still doesn't forgive the direction it takes after Chapter 2. The Chloe stuff is eh, felt one-sided but not really important. The game is Safi's story mainly and if there is a sequel, then I'm guessing it'll be Max's story. The other characters were okay at best, they served their purpose well enough to prop up, or diminish, Safi's character. If their "endings" were more like in TC with the committee stuff, it would've been better instead of their absence at the turtle. Lucas, Gwen, Alderman and Loretta are highlights of the cast.
>missing the comfiness
It's comfy whenever you're at the overlook and at Hellerton House. Max and Safi's heart to heart in Chapter 4 is plenty comfy but could've been handled better if Safi wasn't so blithe about the whole thing.
>Music
Much like in TC, the better tracks are in the bar imo. Dodie's menu theme is good but Tessa Jackson's score, aside from Illusion, is more miss than hit overall. Doesn't meld well.

>>531967749
Was it really that preachy? The only few moments I remember rolling my eyes were because of Max fawning over Yasmin's accomplishments and every time Vinh and Reggie were on-screen. Guess I was on autopilot most of the time.
>facial capture
Max emoting with her mouth so much was a little distracting.
>utilized better than TC empathy powers.
Both weren't really used to their full potential. Max's lack of experimentation with the powers was irritating. The only time she ever does is when the plot needs her to do it on the fly instead of testing her limits (which could've made for interesting puzzle sections), her nose doesn't even bleed with these powers. Same with Safi's. You're telling me she never tried shapeshifting into Maya to haunt Lucas? And if her powers are due to manipulating perception, she can just appear invisible. A lot of wasted potential.

It's not an outright horrible game, it could've just been so much better.

>>531962130
soulless

>>531942975
>it is a soulless cashgrab but not as egregious as some remakes/remasters making the rounds recently
It is egregious, expecially by the original creators like Michel saying LiS1 was a complete story with no need of sequels. People who deny that are full of shit

>>531945512
I regret buying TC at full price (shoulda taken it on sale) even if it was nice, never bought the remasters as it was obvious they were a cashgrab, never preordered DE when it turned out how much of a mess and also a cashgrab it was, so only cracked it when denvuo got removed. My plan is to do the same for whatever rushed sequel D9 is going to shove out the door, but no money will be spent

>>531929041
>Moses last
how did that even happen when he was pretty much the only side character they actually used?

>>531973603
that's an unholy cope and seethe on their part because they lost the ip and michel's inability to write endings. 100% a conclusion for max and chloe would have been written for them by now if they kept the ip.

>>531974067
because he's well, you know. same as diamond.

>>531931478
At this point is inevitable. Square never understood LiS and the result is the downfall of the IP in a way that will make future games earn less and less.

>>531970154
but they're not wrong. that whole ramble, trying so hard to play clueless about the game, barely hides the pricefield bias. it's practically glowing

>>531974149
yeah, yeah, blue valentine or brokeback mountain, or whatever

>>531929041
>Most popular characters are Max Chloe Rachel and Steph
And Steph popularity is only limited within the fandom as her post TC content has flopped and faded into obscurity, despite her being well received. Seems like Dontnod has the key sauce and D9 best creation is only trailing behind the coattails of BtS.

>>531975643
The franchise started going downhill way back with BtS, and the fandom's just as much to blame as SE

>>531975895
No secret sauce. All their games before and after LiS were total flops. And every character besides the main ones in LiS are completely dull and pointless

>>531974149
LiS1 had two endings, one a definite closure (Sacrifice Chloe) and the other a open ended continuation (Sacrifice Arcadia Bay) in which you can imagine whatever kind of adventure they take, and in LiS2 we get an epilogue with David's cameo, I'd say there's enough to see a definitive ending here

>>531914639
Hopefully in summer this time

>>531929041
Look at the LiS posts about Chloe, on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. She gets more than all of them.

>>531962130
KINO

>>531967943
>hostile to Pricefield
Lol, if that was the case this general would include DE in the OP which doesn’t happen because anons are butthurt over Pricefield splitting up.

>>531993663
Yes, we have a problem with bad games.
Sue us

>>531988752
Legendary thighs and ass, especially for a full Asian.

>>531999308
>bad game
As if that's the real reason you're seething

>>532003084
Must be something in that Oregon water

>>531999308
If you had an issue with bad games LR wouldn’t be dickrode here.

It feels like the shitposters have lost the plot that Chloe is actually extremely popular with the fanbase, and the revulsion comes from secondaries who watched streams or never played any games after the first. Trying to capture THAT market with DE was genuinely the dumbest move they could have possibly made, literally marketing your game to people who specifically choose not to play your games.

>>532008029
But that's how marketing literally works, they needed new blood so they tried to expand their audience.

>>532009106
And they tried expanding it not to a new audience but to one who was already familiar with their games and hated them.

>>532010896
But they marketed it to a broader audience as well as the already niche lis fanbase

>>532013324
They marketed it solely off Max nostalgia, which doesn't capture a new audience, and outright lies. The devs lied to people who wanted Chloe back, and the marketers lied telling people the game was a murder mystery - when actually the mystery literally never gets solved and gets forgotten in favor of sequelbait.

>>532008029
>extremely popular
The problem is, the fanbase is pretty small in absolute numbers. And it's not like they're the only ones showing up to focus groups. Outside the fandom it's totally different story. What do you think they were basing their decision on when they kicked her out of the franchise?!

>>532014416
>the mystery literally never gets solved
Adnan-level brainpower

>>532014416
They marketed it as a new game in the lis franchise but with Max returning which is not nostalgia bait at all. Chloe is in the game, period. The murder mystery gets solved which leads to another mystery. Stop being disingenuous.

>>532014567
>What do you think they were basing their decision on when they kicked her out of the franchise?!
Bad data and executive-driven grudges, considering it caused a flop.

>>532015067
>but with Max returning which is not nostalgia bait at all.
Literally just not what words mean. You're stating "X, but that doesn't mean X."
>Chloe is in the game, period.
Only a mercenary lawyer on payroll would define her presence as satisfactory to anyone. The point is to make a game people ENJOY, buddy, not tick off bare minimum boxes and then scream that consumers owe you money.
>The murder mystery gets solved which leads to another mystery.
Who shot Safi, how, and why?

>>532015493
>Who shot Safi, how, and why?
Adnan, that you?

>>532015080
The flop happened for a bunch of subjective and objective reasons. Her absence in the game doesn't even make the top five

>>532016491
>It's not even in the Top 5 reasons that the absence of Chloe caused a humongous backlash and negative word of mouth dominating the discourse throughout the EA and launch periods
Try harder.

I don't know what idea's funnier, that they didn't answer anon's question about Safi because they didn't want to admit the plot is full of holes, or that they have no clue what the answer is because they didn't play the game.

>>532016834
>dominating the discourse throughout
Inside the bubble
>word of mouth
Don't even start talking about your word of mouth until there's some actual data to back it up. Otherwise, I've got a suggestion for what you can do with that mouth

>>532017995
>Straight to insults
Why are you so mad that the devs and publishers own deliberate choices caused the game to fail?

>>532018050
>devs and publishers own deliberate choices caused the game to fail
Yes, but the choice you're pointing to is nowhere near the biggest one

>>532018697
Then try explaining it instead of being very upset that more people cared about Chloe than you wanted.

>>532017267
Adnan, this is next-level ridiculous, trying to figure out something your own brain couldn't crack

>>532018769
Literally the worst time to drop a game like this, pricing, release format, marketing, etc. There are way more important reasons outside the fandom bubble

>>532019830
No no, you claim you can actually elaborate on these things, so do it. Explain how, and why, these things mattered more to impact the game's failure. Everyone and their mother watched the Steam reviews tank, there were more than 10,000 reported cases of canceled pre-orders specifically surrounding the Chloe situation on the main game's reddit, to the point moderators started banning anyone discussing it. So please, if you can prove these things had a larger impact than that, I want to see the data.

>>532020078
>elaborate on these things
Elaborate on what, exactly? That high prices lead to low sales?
>Steam reviews tank
That actually helped figure out that only about 10% of the reviewers were making noise specifically about this reason
>10,000 reported cases of canceled pre-orders
10,000 people actually said on Reddit they canceled their pre-order over this specific reason?
>moderators started banning anyone discussing it
Everything got taken down because of DMCA. I got hit with two strikes from SE myself over it

>>532023062
>Elaborate on what, exactly? That high prices lead to low sales?
All of it. You just listed all the things you claim to have that had a larger impact on the game's failure. I want your data.

>>532015493
>Who shot Safi, how, and why?
pic-related

>>532023198
anon, you could've dropped a few numbers yourself to kick things off. so far, all you've got is 'everyone and their mother' instead of actual data

>>532025851
>anon, you could've dropped a few numbers yourself to kick things off. so far, all you've got is 'everyone and their mother' instead of actual data
Then I'm making it so easy for you. If I've got no data, and you've got a ton of it, all you have to do is show that data, and you've got a slam-dunk, right? So show it.

>>531972554
>Honestly, it works better if you choose the Bay path in the game
I usually try at least one more playthrough so I do want to see that version of the game too. I’d imagine it does.
>The game is Safi's story mainly
Ultimately yes, it’s a Max and Safi story, I think they shot themselves in the foot by how they structured how little time you spent with Safi in the first half. She’s pulling double duty as the Rachel (original, not BTS) and the Chloe (romance aside) in this game and I don’t think she pulls off either until maybe the bottlecap interrogation (which I did really like). They obfuscated the mystery well enough, but at the cost of slowburning the main character dynamic.
>The other characters were okay at best
Narrative function wise they weren’t worthless, I meant more connecting to them personally, I don’t like most of these people or find them that interesting.
>Lucas, Gwen, Alderman and Loretta are highlights of the cast.
All positioned as semi-antagonists… but yeah I can agree these are on the more memorable side. Lucas had an interesting secret and downfall but for how fucked up of a thing he did, he kind of got off easy, and his redemptive side wasn’t strong enough either. Gwen kind of the same deal, they’re mildly cool but contributed to something fucked up (reasoning wasn’t good enough) and was neither punished harshly enough nor redeemed enough, both a weird middle ground. Alderman is the most decisive place they took a character and while a bit extreme I liked just how threatening he was/strong of a presence he had, unfortunately he was written out and his paranormal retcon left unaddressed. Loretta was probably my favorite of the bunch to the point I was hoping she was going to be the sidekick instead of bland niceguy Moses (mystery solver? Come on), but she was treated more as a Victoria which didn’t work as well for me.

>>532026258
>It’s comfy
It’s not without little comfy moments but it felt like pretty much the whole game had a cloud hanging over its head. I liked the bottle cap scene and Amanda’s imaginary rock concert.
>Preachy.
Wrong word, it wasn’t preachy exactly because most of this element was wallpaper (not for the main plot like 2), I suppose I meant that this element was used to color the world and characters so much that it stopped feeling natural and felt forced/eager to please (without enough other stuff to back it up). Max casually joking about seizing the means of production? Is the only straight person really Alderman?
>Max emoting
Agree to disagree, through the game I loved the facial expressions and I found Max cute in particular. Not the most realistic facial performance imaginable but believably “anime cute”.
>Both weren't really used to their full potential
Oh 100% there was more they could have done with the power, but what was there worked well to me gameplay wise. Story-wise yeah, unmet potential.
All reasonable takes from you, but that’s my take. Nothing has been able to capture the first game but each one of these sequels tries to from a different angle and this one made mistakes I thought true colors solved. Unfortunate.

I played Life is Strange 1 when it first came out and really enjoyed it.

Is it worth checking out any of the other games in the series? Haven't really followed the franchise at all since

>>532026105
i'm not that anon, dumbass

>>531967594
>>532026258
It bewildered me how much harder it was to care about the characters in DE compared to TC. That game was almost masterful at using its brief time with characters to give you someone that endeared themselves quickly to you and reminded you of a person you'd actually meet out in real life. I actually found myself carefully watching the townsfolk in the snippets we got and comparing them to the Facebook equivalent to figure out what their names were.

In DE, they all seem purpose-bred for lack of a better word. Like, with a few exceptions they exist to fulfill their narrative role and little else. The charm isn't there, the quirks that evoke the familiar feeling in you where you go "Oh I know a guy like this." More like "I've seen a guy like this on TV."

>>532026725
BtS and TC are skippable. Try LiS2 and DE and you may find something.

>>532026725
I’m on the more negative side of BTS but I still think it’s worth playing as a fan of the original for more context for that story. Captain Sprit is a small, comfy experience, but I honestly think LiS 2 is skippable. True Colors is another easy recommend, Double Exposure your milage may vary.
So yes, nothing is LiS 1 but BTS and TC at least are recommends from me.

>>532026725
Honestly no, maybe BtS and LiS2. I wouldn’t bother with TC and DE.

>>532026725
Nobody agrees on this question. 2 and DC are the most divisive.

>>532027349
DE*

>>532025851
How did she do it?

I care more about interesting questions than answers in a mystery story, so I’m the weirdo, and I understand not being satisfied with DE’s lack of closure, but my interpretation was that it WAS a version of Max that shot Safi, our Max just took matters into her own hands when presented with that choice and actually changed fate.
It was a refusal to redo the original ending choice, a refusal to let fate take either one from her like it did in Arcadia Bay. She broke the cycle.

>>532026725
Depends on what you're after.

Before the Storm is centered around Chloe, so if you're a fan of her this is a good one to get more of her and see some of what she was like before the events of the first game. You also get a lot of Rachel content which is divisive because a lot of players think she's too unlike the person she by necessity must be for the plot of the first game to happen.

2 was formerly the most divisive prior to Double Exposure's release, its biggest issues are a VERY preachy first episode that turns a lot of people off (this tapers off through the rest of the game), some confusion in how to manage your brother's behavior causing decisions you may not have wanted, and not nearly enough time spent with the casts of the various locations you go to. I'd say it's worth a shot to try something brand new, it's definitely the game that most rewards replays and different choices made.

True Colors is probably the shortest, and is sadly harmed by executive meddling not giving its main plot enough time to flesh out which notably harms the overall experience. Has my personal favorite soundtrack of them all, and easily the best atmosphere and character work since the first game, it's very easy to fall in love with the cast and get engrossed in the slice of life bits. If you can get it for $20 or less I'd say it's very much worth it.

Double Exposure is the new reigning champion for controversy, a lot of it stemming from EXTREME levels of dishonesty from the developers prior to release. For the game itself, I'd argue it has the second-weakest core narrative behind TC but doesn't have the same level of charm to make up for it and is similarly short. But your mileage may vary on how you feel on the cast, a lot of them are still fun to interact with. There's a lot of well-deserved bad blood surrounding this game, but at worst it'll be a 6/10 for you if you're not deeply attached to the original.

>>532028115
The Safi plot confuses me, because how did Max get a photo that took place in the future? The first two episodes of DE were promising, then it just fell off the a cliff. I think the writers didn’t know what to do and the Max reveal was for shock value. It would’ve been better if it was Safi disguised as Max or something then we discovered she killed someone else.

>>532028448
>EXTREME levels of dishonesty from the developers prior to release
I’d like to hear anons elaborate on this because they said it was going to be a Max game. Anons wanting it to be a Pricefield game and it wasn’t is not the same as devs being dishonest. Not once did the devs say “DE will feature Chloe, Max, and their relationship and be centered around them”. Your expectations not being met are not equivalent to the devs lying.

>>532028531
First off there is no concrete answer.
My interpretation is that the instance of Max that we play as literally closed the loop and progressed to the future, the paradox resolution was just, it happens. There was a previous instance of Max that was resigned to her fate and made Bay choice of this game, and our Max refuses to choose Bay or Bae, but throw caution into the wind and battle fate itself.

>>532027349
Both are fine

>>532027542
Pulled the trigger maybe

>>532028115
>I care more about interesting questions than answers in a mystery story
No I can appreciate this mindset, not everything needs to be explained down to minute details. The problem is just in my desu when the questions overwhelm any level of satisfaction you can derive from a story. A lot of people saw that resolution and just think that it makes no sense, because if what you think happened happened, there should now be a storm coming to destroy Caldeon in a week. You can't just symbolically thwart the choice of the first game, but without the very tangible consequences of that choice. Because if it's now established that Max can do whatever she wants with her dimension splitting and time travel powers without any need to worry of backlash, why would she not just immediately travel back to Arcadia Bay and undo the first storm?

The game simultaneously wants you to forget the past of the first game and only focus on its new cast and their themes, yet it tries to stand on the first game's shoulders to make it feel more "earned."

>>532029115
>Because if it's now established that Max can do whatever she wants with her dimension splitting and time travel powers without any need to worry of backlash, why would she not just immediately travel back to Arcadia Bay and undo the first storm?
That to me is the real issue with this ending. They try to skirt past it by impressing upon the player the need to move on (over and over), and that Max doesn’t want to misuse her powers (over and over) AND that her time travel powers are atrophied and might not work right, but this plot point is too tantalizing to resist for fans of the original. If you can have Safi and Caledon, why can’t you have Arcadia Bay and Chloe?

>>532028448
>EXTREME levels of dishonesty from the developers prior to release
literally everything they showed before launch is in the actual game, including all the characters

>>532026725
They're all worth checking out for a multitude of different reasons.

LiS 2: The maturest story, with some plainly stupid decisions all around by the characters, the franchise provides with the irony that it's told through the eyes of someone that isn't. If themes of brotherhood, abandonment and freedom mean a lot to you, then play this. It has a heavy-handed political slant that drew some controversy that's often tonally hilarious yet realistic enough that it may make you feel uncomfortable. Chapter 4 is very divisive and often comedic as well. It's hardly ever discussed here now because of le ebin pol trolling and not enough pricefield being the supposed culprits but give it a shot regardless of those silly reasons. Eh OST. It has Cassidy. Getting to Away is worth it imo.

BtS: If you really liked Chloe as a character and want to explore and understand her, then play this. Be warned that it has glaring inconsistencies with LiS 1's story that this game's story, and Chloe to an extent, can be/should be best treated as an AU or as a lead up to the comics. It has a great OST, possibly the best, and it has Steph.

TC: Kind of cliched but if you're an empathic person, this could work for you. Like LiS 2, it's a "the journey not the destination" type of game with your decisions subtly working more in the background but in the end, not mattering so much. The comfiest setting in the franchise with an OST in the Top 3 and a great cast of characters. It also has Steph and Wavelengths is definitely worth playing.

DE: If you like Max, go ahead. If you don't, give the first 2 chapters a try and see if you're still interested. It has some interesting ideas but since it's a set-up to another game, you're left wondering will these ideas ever materialize again in the sequel or is that it? So-so OST

>>532025851
Loving what's on those screens, anon

DE is an underwhelming half-game in the franchise.
LiS2 doesn’t feel like it belongs in this franchise.

>>532030383
If Life is Strange 2 was called “Wolf Pack” or something it would be more fitting and less controversial.

>>532028707
They said they'd "respect both endings", while Chloe and Max breaking up off screen and Chloe essentially being missing from the game doesn't seem like respecting the Pricefield ending.
Had they had a single episode or something dedicated to the player going through the experience of Chloe & Max breaking up I wouldn't have that big a problem with it. But being told of them breaking up retrospectively is insulting.
There's really no difference for a Bae & Bay ending hoice, Chloe isn't there either way.

>>532028707
I wasn’t autistically following the marketing but I do recall them being secretive about Chloe (should have gotten in front of it) and saying the game respects both choices (only in the most minimalistic sense imaginable). The Chloe skin was just another ridiculous angle to this. One ending was favored so much that it would have been better just to make this game exclusive to that ending.

>>532030995
>One ending was favored so much
Bay has always been the favored ending. Look at how much better written it was than the Bae one.

>>532030692
>Had they had a single episode or something dedicated to the player going through the experience of Chloe & Max breaking up I wouldn't have that big a problem with it.
This is pure lies, everyone here would’ve still bitched because Pricefield isn’t together, also why would D9 make an episode for an ending only half of players chose, this general conveniently forgets there’s another ending to the original

>>532031878
>me saying I wouldn't have a problem with it is pure lies
okay retard

>>532030692
there's no pricefield ending in lis1. de's the only lis game that canonize pricefield. and for no good reason, honestly

LiS 2 is the only really good game past the first one in this franchise.
Crazy to think its message is even more prevalent today. They didn't shy away from the racism and somehow it's still less than what's happening now.
LiS 1 and 2 are the best for me because they were actually ambitious, genuine, almost candid but not afraid of showing.
Reminds me a lot of Twin Peaks where the silliness and cute moments balanced the brutality. That's what I like in these works of art.
(I still like some scenes in BTS and TC but it's nowhere near 1 and 2)

>>532025851
ok lmao

>>532032423
>racism
That's just another reason why pricefielders didn't vibe with the game. They can be pretty damn racist

>>532032423
All 2 has is the message so it makes sense that that’s what you like about it.

>>532026258
>>532026404
>I meant more connecting to them personally, I don’t like most of these people or find them that interesting
I kind of get it, we don't really spend that much time with the others in a casual manner besides Moses, Safi, Amanda and Vinh so our impressions of them are more surface-level. We can only glean so much from our interactions with them and it's often in an interrogative manner too. Not to say expanding on that would've made them more likable but as you said, I too wasn't so keen to get to know some of the characters.

>Alderman
It's a shame what they did to Alderman, they just went "Oh no, anyways" and had one instance where it might happen again, with Safi Max, and it's just forgotten. Maybe in the sequel. Also I found it odd no more "apparitions" appeared in the overlook afterwards even with the storm where one would assume the confluence of time and space are at their weakest.

>Max casually joking about seizing the means of production?
Ah completely forgot about that but it felt more like a sarcastic tongue-in-cheek the way Hannah delivered the line. Felt that way to me at least.

>Is the only straight person really Alderman?
I don't think we ever truly knew that. I think Lucas, Yasmin and Diamond are the only ones. Loretta maybe since she's crushing on Reggie but we also don't know much.

>Agree to disagree, through the game I loved the facial expressions and I found Max cute in particular.
I think I was just put-off more by the fact that she has the best facial capture in the game and because her model is the best designed that the rest paled in comparison creating that uncanny effect.

>>532029115
>The game simultaneously wants you to forget the past of the first game and only focus on its new cast and their themes, yet it tries to stand on the first game's shoulders to make it feel more "earned."
Fucking this. DE essentially fucked over the first game to just repeat a worse version of that same story and call it a day. For that reason alone it should be mocked and frowned upon in the years to come

>>532028115
>It was a refusal to redo the original ending choice, a refusal to let fate take either one from her like it did in Arcadia Bay. She broke the cycle
Bullshit narrative choice. D9 thought that it was "badass" for Max to have her own third option to be a cool power move, when the whole point of the original was just that you cant have the perfect ending and you have to accept things might not be perfect but still have hope for the future and go foward, it's D9 thinking they are smarter than DN but in practice they are like a pidgeon shitting on a chessboard and thinking they got the point of Lis1

It’s hard to definitively speak on Double Exposure because it’s a set up game for another game. A sequel could retroactively make it better, not having that sequel makes it feel like an unfinished meal.

>>532016491
I see you changed the subject when presented to answer you cant respond. I have more respect for those who at least are vocal about how much they hate Chloe than you spineless jelly brained trolls

>>532036001
My point is that it makes enough sense, not that you have to like it. I prefer the original’s hard “you’re gonna have to live with this” approach, rather than a secret third option with unforeseen consequences.

>>532036137
Except DE wasn't marketed as a part 1 of anything, and given how it bombed, all writers fired and the general lack of interest as well as how messy the game was and how much cut content was tossed away, there's little faith for a sequel to fix things up.

>>532036379
>My point is that it makes enough sense
No it doesn't. It comes across as retarded and cheap, expecially with that whole getting into the storm to stop it, so lazily done and poorly implemented in the narrative its hard to take seriously.

>>532036001
>>532036485
This frankly only serves to justify the complaints of people not satisfied with the final product, because paying full price for a game that radically alters the choices you made in the original game, then can't even deliver a self-contained resolution and demands you invest further in later (also full-priced games) to maybe get a conclusion is just not easy to make sound like a good value.

>X-Men vs Magneto
I’m not really interested in what the sequel can do either. Superhero shit is already overdone, this series is Twin Peaks coded, not fucking Marvel.

>>532036137
They should at least provide some supplementary material like a wavelengths-like dlc, comic or novella or something to paint a clearer picture of what they're going for. At least with those we can assume as to what would happen if the franchise is unceremoniously shelved.

So are we expecting Chloe to turn up within the last 5 minutes of DE2?

>>532037232
Oh I forgot that the TTRPG thing they did is apparently canon? Did anyone watch that?

>>532037318
No I kind of expect an overcorrection if it comes out.

>>532037318
Yes, a low-investment correction

>>532037318
If the alleged rumors are true, I'm imagining that she comes back as a subplot sidequest that doesn't play into the main plot with Safi at all, and then at the end of the game you can choose her as your romance option.

If they had any kind of creative bones in their bodies she'd spend most of the game as a vision in Max's mind acting as her conscience, reminding her not to go along with Safi's toxic influence the same way she did with Rachel - paralleling the way William appeared in Chloe's dreams. And if you're playing Bae timeline, this is compounded by her showing up for real at the end of the game and fulfilling a similar role, not out of any real knowledge of what's going on, just that Max knew Chloe so well she already knew what she'd say about it all.

>>532037318
They'll recreate the moment they reunite in LiS 1 then it cuts to black

>>532037463
Nobody cared, and why should people care now given the whole murder mistery was always a big fluke?

>>531993663
Irony must be new concept to you

>>532039828
/lisg/ cares!

>>532038475
Where did you hear these rumours?

>>532038404
Imagine spending ten years convincing yourself she was the soulmate and all that crap… only for her to not even show up in one game, and then be the backup option out of six other love interests in another game. and the worst one at that, 'cause at least the others didn't go out of their way to wreck Max's life

>>532039828
>why should people care
because Loretta

This place has PTSD from DE. It really melted a lot of brains.

>>532052726
Yeah, and no chance they might start to recover

>>532052726
DE2 will heal us

>>532052726
Yeah, it mindbroke anons here. Who knew people could go so schizo over a video game ship they can’t even include it in the OP.

Is there a term for the specific kind of thread schizo that sees posts clearly about him and replies to them thinking they're about the boogeyman he's made up?

>>532071920
Adnan

>>532069872
At this point you talk about Pricefield more than Pricefielders do, dude. Take a vacation or something.

*waters thread*

>>532073265
Kek
but true

>>532076421
They cant, the only way to win is to just ignore them

>>532085307
don't forget the fertilizer

>>532076421
anon is a DE writer and currently unemployed, so they have unlimited time on their hands to seethe

>>532097715
jesus that would as pathetic as philip spear seething on discord and reddit before getting exposed

by the way, the remastered collection is being shoved out the same day as Ghost of Yotei and that other Supermassive game, just to point out how less of a shit Square cares

>>532099782
Bravo Square

>>532099782
30% off by december baby

>>532099782
DE2 and GTA 6 have the same release date

>>532103959
You joke but I really feel Square want to get rid of LiS since it bombed and they are going to shove it out the door regardless of what happens

>>532103959
It's a bold strategy Stauder, let's see if it pay off

>>532051394
Wait a sec - Amanda, Safi, the one replacing Vinh as the love interest... who are the other three?

>>532113314
Me and two other anons. I'm the canon choice of course.

>>532113314
Victoria (Bay), Moses and Alderman.

>>532115636
>Victoria
DN could never be this based

>>532117302
They are going to be spineless and try to make everyone happy, but failing at everything else. No way in hell DE2 is a good game

>Oh, forgot to add, that:
>There’s reportedly poor chemistry between Rhianna and Hannah in their scenes together
>is probably true too. When I was trying to localize those March pics from her Insta, let's just say someone told me something happened and she didn't stay there long. >The photos were taken on the way back.

What did anon meant by this? Was Hannah leaving Denver because the game is such in a dire condition? Or is it just another troll, like the latest greentext anon?

>>532119126
A troll here? No way.

>>532117649
>spineless
Maybe they will surprise us, I never thought the devs would have the balls to break up Pricefield

>>532126515
Based on everything else in the game, and the devs' reactions when it got them fired, it was less balls and more being so spite-driven they just forgot about consequences.

>>532130028
>spite-driven
Not so different than anons here shilling LR because they’re mad about Pricefield

>>532115636
>Alderman
Interesting

>>532138953
I'm not mad, I just don't care for pricefield any more.

>>532142757
banananon... not you too...

BOOOOOMP

>>532157074
Did she bought?

>>532142757
Wow, even the primitive ones can experience personal growth!

43 year old woman looking like a 27 year old

>>532115196
>two other anons
One of them is me and I'm sure that I'm the canon choice

>>532159124
nice AU

>>532158809
swann sexo

Only death will stop me from loving these two.

>>532157395
No she stol it

>>532142757
Come on, don't betray us. Stay strong!

>>532162575
That is technically a true statement

What's the best piercing for Nora?

>>532165771
Eyebrow for sure

>>532165771
Brow. They're her distinguishing feature.

Coomerbros, is that really it?

>>532167980
Uh, Thanks For Everything

>>532167980
Wrong thread?

>>532143768
I was always under the impression that they were always more amberprice anyway.
But I kinda agree with their sentiment. You cannot understate just how damaging DE was to LiS as a whole. Thank god for LR.
>>532165771
Nose 100%
It suits her the best in '95 and she looks super cute with it in '22.

why doesn't swann lose weight

>>532172229
Canadian

>>532172229
staying thicc in twiglet's memory

>>532169184
lis always been coomer games, anon

>>532175525
God, I miss old /lisg/. No coomer nonsense, no endless shit flinging. Just frens talking about LiS and the girls.

>>532177401
We have strayed for too long.

The fact Lyla shows up 15 years later and still loves Sean makes her the best girl in LiS and you will never be able to change my mind. I WISH I ever had a friend that was that ride-or-die.

>>532178848
That was truly wholesome, I agree. But they were pretty strictly platonic and Sean needs his stinky hippie pothead nomad gf.

>>532179023
Fuck off

>>532178848
C U T E

>>532179023
Unless they were both gay, there's no chance they didn't at least talk about hooking up. They're both conventionally attractive and fueled by hormones.

>>532179023
wrong lyla wanted sean from ep 1

We have not entirely forsaken the old ways.

>>532182339
Chasemarsh will save us.

>>532182893
Approved.

>>532182038
yeah, no doubt some pricefielder dropped that comment. only a total lunatic would still want the main character to hook up with some piss-stained wannabe punk when there's someone way more loyal, real, and loving right in front of them, someone they’ll probably never find again in their life

>>532183494
Seek
Help

>>532182893
shit ship

>>532182339
Michel approves.

LR BROS Is this healthy??

>>532184674
I'm at 18 hours and have half the cheevos. I really enjoyed the game but over a hundred hours? Jesus.

>>532184674
Guess the game was still running on your PC from when they checked you into psych for a couple weeks

>>532184674
Yes. Spending time in the company of friends is never bad.

>>532187080
"friends"

>>532184674
I have more unfortunately

>>532185524
Kek

bumpu

>>532208280
This is an insanely good shot!

recently came across those anti-Chloe youtube videos with millions and views. And got reminded of a post

>>532219883
Based as fuck and sadly accurate, seen that happen with Star Wars, The Boys and Dune when random chuds completely miss the point even when its right in your face.

>>532219883
>>532224124
and those are different to the pro-chloe ones because?

>>532208280
fine arts my ass!

>>532224124
So we are again at "you just didn't understand it"?

>>532232139
yes. Like some youtube commenters going
>Chloe being a bad friend isn't the issue itself. It's the lack of acknowledgement of this by the story.
Like fuckface, did you even play? There's a whole nightmare sequence of Max talking to her alt self who points out Chloe is manipulative, toxic and have been using Max

>>532208280
is that Amanda on the right?

>>532232343
Yeah, the same place where Max realizes she is herself manipulative and uses her power for her own satisfaction and selfishness.

>>532233717
Yes. She remarks on it when you observe it, saying she's not the only one crushing on Amanda or something to that effect.

>>532234031
exactly. It's like the youtuber grifters only go by surface level. And the commenters feel encouraged to share their surface level thoughts.
But nah, this is a video about how Chloe is a bad friend. So Max will be portrayed as a saint with no flaws by the grifters and their fanbase

>>532234278
Ah yeah, got it now. I think the portrait changes based on the timeline

>>532050880
best pricefield

Did the creators of "Everything Sucks" Play BtS before they made their show?
>Everything Sucks! revolves around students at Boring High School in Oregon in 1996; centering around the A/V Club, and the Drama Club, with both groups seen as misfits
>Kate, however, starts questioning her sexuality and develops a crush on drama student Emaline Addario

>>532240958
The fact that it's set in Oregon too can't be a coincidence

>>532232139
Yes, unironically this

>>532234278
>please love Amanda, we had an hard time conceiving it as the perfect no flaws romance interest for Max

>>532234278
In that case, she might as well have stolen Amanda's portrait and taken it home

>>532248250
Why steal it at all when you can see the beautiful and genuine article at the snapping turtle? And have the chance to kiss her no less!

Happy birthday to Rachel

>>532250054
Happy birthday to the love of Chloe’s life!

>>532208280
>>532230646
such a cozy spot

>>532254569
Soulless

>>532254569
Max's corner is comfier

>>532248908
That, plus she can shoot her however she wants. There was even some deleted content, maybe a scene or just a photo, with Amanda posing on her knees at her place. Which kind of shows, on one hand, that SE are jerks as usual, and on the other hand, that Max must've tried her hand at nude portrait photography at some point

None of the official LiS accounts outside of Square has announced the PS5 cashgrab edition, but they did recycle some old fanarts for Rachel Amber's birthday.

>>532262463
They skipped all the DE birthdays but made posts for Chloe, Alex and Rachel.

Max would be absolutely obsessed with Chappell Roan.

>>532252476
Imagine all the times Chloe called Max ‘Rachel’ in bed

>>532263686
feels like she'd be more of a weyes blood or caroline polacheck girl

yo happy birthday rach

>>532264617
0

>>532277972
This
Max was never in bed with her

>>532281729
I have a genuine question. No sarcasm or hostility.
Do you post this stuff to get a ride out of Pricefielders or do you just really hate Chloe as a character that much?

>>532283781
The only thing I truly can't stand is stupidity. When people completely misinterpret what happened in a game because they just don't get it - that's literally the only reason I bother writing posts like these. That's an honest answer, no sarcasm, no hostility

something funny for ya'll

>>532288283
and with abyss colors

>>532281729
here's Max & Chloe in bed with each other

>>532276040
that's a man

>>532289283
American Girls...

>>532260732
>Max must've tried her hand at nude portrait photography at some point
No doubt about it, especially considering the kind of photos Max originally planned to hang in her house

Do you Max keeps a secret album of all Chloe's nudes stuffed in some drawer in her home, or are they displayed all along the walls of a locked room they keep as a naughty secret?

Chloe uses her message history with Steph as storage space for her nudes of Max.

>>532290532
Mark Jefferson's lessons didn't go to waste