facade 1,947 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I don't know what happened to the video game thread, but this game deserves it's own thread anyway. I'm posting about it because I want people to experience the joy and serenity that I have found in this newish game, Life is Strange. If you hated the gameplay style of The walking dead, hate making choices that affect the story line or just don't enjoy story driven games, then I'm afraid this may not be the game for you. Beautiful music, and great characters tied into what is shaping out to be a immersive story is what this game is about. It's easy to play, controls are easy to pick up too. There's currently only one episode out with the second coming out in mid March then 6 weeks between each episode after that. There's also a very small and minor omorashi reference in the middle of the first episode. http://store.steampowered.com/app/319630/ If you play it, I'd like to know what you think of it as well as any general discussion about the game. Spoilers may be below this point, read at your own risk. Link to comment
omnipotentshar 135 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I haven't played it hands on, but I've seen countless let's plays of it. At first I thought it was going to be completely crap with the reverse time mechanic, but it's actually pretty frickin badass. When the girl (Dana I think) wouldn't let her roommate out of her room cause she thinks she's been messing with her man, I couldn't help but think "I wonder what things would be life if she had to pee." and you had a time limit to get the evidence that she was framed by that one popular chick or she'd wet. Link to comment
facade 1,947 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Dana was the room mate, Juliet was the one that locked her in. I didn't think of that, but that sounds like it would be interesting. Link to comment
Gemmy 3,817 Posted February 22, 2015 ✨ Legendary Member Share Posted February 22, 2015 I have played it and at first I found it weird but then once the story kicked in I really enjoyed, I can't wait for the next episode to come out Link to comment
facade 1,947 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 It is weird if you haven't played that type of game before. Me too, though. 6 weeks is too long to wait between each episode. :( Link to comment
Gemmy 3,817 Posted February 24, 2015 ✨ Legendary Member Share Posted February 24, 2015 Yeah tell me about it, When the first episode finished where it did it was like a TV series, I need to watch the next one to know what happens Link to comment
Kyousuke 23 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I played through it all. Pretty fun overall, and a very good plot. I despised things like "cereal" and "hella" though. Gah. Hahaha. Very good selection of music, but what do you expect from a bunch of French hipsters? Sparklehorse's Piano Fire was in it. I heard that years and years ago. I freaked when I heard something like that in a GAME. Link to comment
Guest Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Absolutely loved it. I found myself sitting there watching the subtitles after episode 1 had ended. Have paid for the whole series and can't wait for episode 2. Link to comment
facade 1,947 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Second episode came out today. Not going to post spoilers... but be careful with your choices in this one, and study everything that you can look at. An extremely major decision happens. If you want to discuss what you did, use spoiler tags like [ spoiler ] stuff [ /spoiler ] I would love to know what you guys did and thought about this episode. This isn't a major spoiler and you won't understand until you get to this point but... she died :( Link to comment
Gemmy 3,817 Posted March 24, 2015 ✨ Legendary Member Share Posted March 24, 2015 Woooo gonna play this tonight if I remember, i been looking forward to this for ages. Link to comment
Gemmy 3,817 Posted March 24, 2015 ✨ Legendary Member Share Posted March 24, 2015 Just finished playing the second episode and I loved it, really can't wait for the third one now Link to comment
Storytime 122 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I was hoping to get it as a bundle. That and GoT. Glad to hear so many people like it and an omo scene? Can I get a description so I know what to look for when I get it? XD Link to comment
facade 1,947 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 I was hoping to get it as a bundle. That and GoT. Glad to hear so many people like it and an omo scene? Can I get a description so I know what to look for when I get it? XD It's not really an omo scene, just a one liner reference. Link to comment
Storytime 122 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Just one of the girls saying they needed to pee or that they just peed? Aww... Maybe we can some desperation later. Link to comment
facade 1,947 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Just one of the girls saying they needed to pee or that they just peed? Aww... Maybe we can some desperation later. One of the characters says something along the lines of "I nealy wet myself when [important spoiler event happened]" Link to comment
Guest Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) The second episode was intense. Gods. And I'd forgotten about the "I nearly wet myself" line. Makes me wonder if she really did wet herself in that other scene in ep2. Edited March 28, 2015 by Hopeful (see edit history) Link to comment
facade 1,947 Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 The second episode was intense. Gods. And I'd forgotten about the "I nearly wet myself" line. Makes me wonder if she really did wet herself in that other scene in ep2. Seems possible. It would make sense given the situation she was put in. And yes, the decisions you had to make were intense. I felt bad about not saving her at the end. But I have decided to not go back and fix it. It was fate. Also, that fucking bottle. :| Link to comment
Guest Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I ended up looking the bonfire pit part up on Google :p . Link to comment
facade 1,947 Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Yeah I had to look at a guide on steam for it. Fucking Chloe just stood there drinking beer while I did all the hard work. Link to comment
facade 1,947 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Episode three is released on May 19th https://www.facebook.com/LifeIsStrangeGame?fref=ts "In the next installment of Life is Strange, Max & Chloe ramp up their investigation to find out what exactly is going on at Blackwell Academy and the whereabouts of Rachel Amber. Secrets will be uncovered and Max will find another use for her power!" Link to comment
facade 1,947 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 I've never been affected like this by a game before. The ending to this episode is shocking to say the least. I'm speechless. Anyone else felt the same way? Link to comment
Gemmy 3,817 Posted May 20, 2015 ✨ Legendary Member Share Posted May 20, 2015 I've never been affected like this by a game before. The ending to this episode is shocking to say the least. I'm speechless. Anyone else felt the same way? Yeah, I played it last night and at the end when the "event" happened and she came back and everything was different I thought it was good but then the very end shocked me and I was like " :gasp:" all through the credits. I thought I was starting to understand what was going on until this happened. I really love this game. Link to comment
Guest Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Like Antifairy, no game has affected me nearly this strongly. The beginning was creepy, the last parts of the game were "heavy" and powerful (as in, I was sitting there going "Wow!" to myself), and the ending had me fighting to keep from crying. Ho-lee shit. Ended up just sitting there watching the credits 'till they were over, like I did after Episode 1. And I thought the Episode 2 ending was powerful. I like that they have compiled a list of support numbers and web sites that they show you at the end of each episode. Shows how seriously they take the subjects they bring up. Edited May 20, 2015 by Hopeful (see edit history) Link to comment
facade 1,947 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 I like that they have compiled a list of support numbers and web sites that they show you at the end of each episode. Shows how seriously they take the subjects they bring up. Yeah the only thing I found slightly weird about that was it seemed everywhere but the US has numbers you can call "even if you aren't suicidal". However there supposedly a steam group for people that have been emotionally scarred by Life is Strange. I posted my thoughts and feelings on the steam discussions so I'll just copy paste it here in a spoiler, since it obviously contains them. Friendly reminder to anyone else to do the same when posting things from the game. I was utterly shocked at the ending. I shed a tear, but I wouldn't say I cried. I wasn't expecting it to be that way. I knew Chloe was going to be different even before the end game photos, since we've seen previously what she looked like back then. Then I saw the wheel chair rolling up to the door before the camera panned up to Chloe. So I was like, okay she broke her legs somehow. Then the medical tubes, that's where I froze. Seeing her in that state just broke my heart, time felt like it froze too. I was just speechless, thoughtless, and I had no idea how to handle what I just saw. I have been depressed since then. Though I struggle with depression anyway. Nothing serious, just emotional emptiness and shit. But this actually brought out my emotions. I felt bad, sad, I almost felt like I wanted to puke. I could feel what I thought Max was feeling. Very strange. It took me a little to come to terms with what I experienced and why. It's not just about the state that Chloe was in, though the medical tubes and equipment scared me a bit. But just imagine what Chloe thinks. This is her reality, everyone close to her apparently already has known this reality. Except Max. That part is what scares me I think. Her best friend went from the punk rebel that Max knows and loves to this. I don't know much more of a way to explain this, but that's what is depressing. I think I actually felt Max's feelings. Link to comment
Guest Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Since the strings for the support groups said completely different things, my guess is they were contributed by different organisations or other instances which had nothing to do with one another, hence only the US one having that label. I suppose you can call any of them if you need help. Then again, maybe I misunderstood what you meant. Yeah, I was shocked myself. I won't say I cried, but I was at that stage where you're almost crying, but you manage to hold it back enough that it comes out as a kind of "laughter" instead, if you know what I mean? And yeah, I can see how things like that can upset you. I was a bit upset with the themes of episode 2. So for those of you who want to try LiS, and are affected by certain topics, trigger warnings for content related to sexual assault and suicide. Link to comment
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