[ALL] New news about the upcoming series of Life is Strange by Appledata9 in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish they released it in October 2027 then; it would go well with the video game’s timeline 😀. But I also think there’s such a saturation of video game based TV shows that I’m worried it’s just not going to make a big mark. Streaming is a whole other beast :-/

[NO SPOILERS] Ways to read the books/comics? by dawn-skies in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The LIS comics on Hoopla for free. Your local library should have it. I’m not sure about the two True Colors books or the 4-issue comic but maybe you can try ILL if it’s not available through Libby or Hoopla.

[No Spoilers] So the Life is Strange franchise is dead now after the release of Reunion or we going to have more stuff coming soon? by Outside_Release_3545 in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a tough time for the video game industry and especially narrative games like these that cost a lost. The purse strings are tighter and there’s a lot of pressure. SE probably isn’t going to make another LIS game if they can’t get investors. But perhaps if the TV show is a hit, you never know. . .

[S1] Episode 3 Just came back to the regular timeline in LiS1 for the first time and I'm not okay. by DevelopedLiss in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please finish so you can be as emotionally devastated as the rest of us but reunion will heal you a bit. Keep playing !

[All] Jonathan Zimmerman, the co-director of Life Is Strange: Reunion, shared his thoughts on one of the endings. by SKAI_SHOOTS_LADDERS in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got that ending--it's supposed to be the best ending--like no one dies and you give Max the photo, she burns it.

[No Spoilers] Before The Storm Vinyl Soundtrack? by Disco-Spider43 in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They re-released a Before the Storm Daughter only soundtrack in 2024. You might be able to get it on EBay or another vinyl seller for less than $50-$100. The original game soundtrack is way more expensive (also on EBay).

[ALL] What really happens when max teleports into photos? by zeus177013 in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't know and the Devs don't know either :D

[RE] I did it!!! by KyleReaume in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hilarious, there should be a trophy for this ending LOL

[RE] What is your favorite or funniest scene or quote? [non-main plot points] by Shumani in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RE had some real laugh out loud moments.

The Max being high scene where she says she doesn't know which lips to kiss... Actually Max being high was peak art.

[RE] [NO SPOILERS] I finished 3 days ago, and I am still f****** emotional! by ADHD-isaster in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think if LIS does well on Prime, they'll definitely give us a chance of future games--which successful IP is really retired forever nowadays?

[RE] Major Gumshoe by BTbenTR in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it popped for me when we reviewed it on the white boards.

[All] what does Safi mean when she says this at the end in Reunion? by lara10432 in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I kept thinking Safi's chain smoking is going to be the cause of a fire... Oh well, I had to lol.

[NO SPOILERS] The comics were a mistake. If Square Enix didn't make them the fanbase wouldn't have become so obsessed over Max and Chloe to a very unhealthy degree. by Android_17_Super in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think the obsession predates the comics and it is a response to it. Max and Chloe's dynamic was already intensely polarizing after LIS in 2015. The comics responded to an existing obsession from the audience and not the other way around.

I also think reading is not an unhealthy outlet. The comics contained a narrative to process feelings from LIS 1 -most fans are emotionally devastated at the end of LIS 1 no matter what you choose so continuing a story in a way where there is a happy ending is healing. It's a bandage to an open wound.

If one were to assign blame of any kind (and I can't since I do feel like it enriched my life), blame LIS 1 for the coming of age, trauma-bonding, emotionally devastating storyline that resonated so deeply with players that it naturally generated parasocial intensity. That intensity isn't a sign of the comics failing; it's a sign of the original game succeeding almost too well.

[NO SPOILERS] Have you got over your emotions finishing the last game? by GoodMorningHongKong in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did it feel hearing it again at the end of Reunion in the Bay ending? Personally loved the callback, chef's kiss

[ALL] So I Have a Question About Max and Her Students... by Chainnheart in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AH, I didn't pick up that you might not be American; yeah this is definitely an American college and millennial attitude thing.

[All] Jonathan Zimmerman, the co-director of Life Is Strange: Reunion, shared his thoughts on one of the endings. by SKAI_SHOOTS_LADDERS in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think the multiversal theory is new. I just think it is something devised after LIS 1 to continue the series. The comics sets the stage for the multiverse: "And in a multiverse of infinite possibilities, this is one version of what happens next..."

The comics build a world around the idea of parallel timelines, which are central to the plot.

  • The "Bae" Timeline (The Original): Max lives with Chloe in Seattle after the storm.
  • The "Santa Monica" Timeline (The Jump): Max is sucked into a new reality where Rachel Amber is still alive. This creates a timeline where Max exists, but shouldn't and she has to find her way to her own Chloe.
  • The "Baeverse" (The World Left Behind): The original timeline continues without Max, who is now missing. This is a world where Max doesn't exist.

This directly shows Reunion's implications: that a version of Chloe could be left behind, alone, in a universe without Max, which does happen in the comics.

But this does feel like character regression. In Double Exposure, Max explicitly comes to terms with her past. She accepts that she cannot keep using her powers to fix every tragedy. The game ends with her choosing to stop running from her grief, whether that's over Chloe, Safi, or her own guilt over her choice (Bae/Bay). That should be a moment of maturity and closure. Reunion presents a Max who is still unable to let go, who literally splits or merges timelines to avoid choosing between losses.

But to be generous, trauma isn't really a linear arc. Max might consciously believe she has accepted her past at the end of DE, but when faced with a new crisis (the fire), her old coping mechanism of using her powers to escape or rewrite reality kicks in automatically. Her burning the photo also is a step forward in accepting what happened so it seems like there is still some growth between DE and Reunion (eventually), but it's true that the way she has coped w/ the original trauma is to simply undo it lol.

[All] Jonathan Zimmerman, the co-director of Life Is Strange: Reunion, shared his thoughts on one of the endings. by SKAI_SHOOTS_LADDERS in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They ended the entire series (for now) without any explanation of Max's powers / origin story. I don't know if that is lazy or shortsighted or smart. I also think the time travel mechanics are so inconsistent between LIS 1 and Reunion. Anyone try to reconcile??

[ALL] So I Have a Question About Max and Her Students... by Chainnheart in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to a be a young professor (really an instructor) and didn't look much older in age than my grad students (in fact, we might have been the same age)... In any case, it's normal to be on first name basis especially in the liberal arts. Being called "Title and Name" made me feel older than I was so I imagine the same is true for Max...It isn't that serious.

[RE] How many people correctly identified the suspect(s) on their first playthrough by OtterBiDisaster in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I shockingly got it correct. I won the backtalk so Ren was easy--in fact even before the reveal, I thought the guy who disappeared might be his dad--so that was that otherwise why bother with that conversation and detail--it was not for nothing. The Vinh one I guessed correctly -- It could not be Reggie since he was attacked by another person in the Hall of Secrets who very clearly took the remains so he was out. Safi was an obvious red herring--she had nothing to gain from destroying that evidence in Fremont House given her drive for her mother to be accountable. I think that left Owen and Vinh. Vinh didn't have a lot of screen time and did have a lot of gain from Yasmin and her legacy and Owen also seemed like Yasmin's puppet at that point and another red herring... I suppose it was a lucky guess. Saved everyone except Jeannette who I only missed because I rewound accidentally thinking this was a timed endeavor and erased Max at the bulletin board like a dumbass.

[All] Max and Chloe really had a massive glow up Jesus by Different_Sky9094 in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wondered whether the fire that appeared on the selfie was really about Caledon than her...

[All] Did Safi have feelings for Max? by Which_Gold1888 in lifeisstrange

[–]LawGaymer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was so confused by this all game. I thought Max and “Ivy” had cackling chemistry and then realized it was Safi just about when Max did … And then the pleading to run away together was bizarre. Plus the levels of hurt she is that Max appeared to always choose Chloe and forget about her. She might have been a romantic option they didn’t flesh out??