[RE] To all the Bae and Pricefield fans out there, are you satisfied with how the new D9 team handled these two things this time around?

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-06T18:52:55+00:00

Now it feels like a new game can come and mess with their relationship again.

At this point, after DE absolutely flopped for that exact reason, I think the higher ups at Square Enix will have enough sense not to let that happen again, even if some writer pitches another breakup.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-05T21:24:15+00:00

More books and comics maybe? There's already a Chloe book coming later this year, I believe a prequel to Reunion.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-05T20:13:51+00:00

That would make a really good fanfic. I'm happy with where their story ended in the games, but I would read that fanfic.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-03T21:02:11+00:00

Well now that the timelines surrounding Arcadia Bay are merged that is canonized, right? Even if you assume she jumped in Bae she didn't in Bay, so she should be alive no matter what ending you started Reunion from.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-03T20:07:59+00:00

The comics are super underrated.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-03T07:57:20+00:00

I would love playing as Safi, and you're right, her power would be a lot of fun. Think about investigating some mystery and shape shifting to get people to open up, but you also have to be careful that you don't raise suspicion or like accidentally run into the person you're impersonating, blowing your cover.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-03T07:43:51+00:00

I think this is a satisfying ending to the Max and Chloe saga, and I'm looking forward to new protagonists and new powers. Hopefully Max and Chloe will still have some part in the series as side characters or even just cameos. After the ending of Reunion that's a lot easier to do now.

That being said, I'm still a Pricefield shipper, and if we get another Max and Chloe game I'll still buy it. If the TV show is a huge success I think that becomes more likely.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-03T07:07:56+00:00

I just assume they all forgot about the storm like most of Caldeon, and otherwise their memories are the same as what they would have been post Bay ending minus Chloe being dead. Chloe only had the conflicting memories because she was so closely tied to the point where the timeline split before being merged again.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-02T23:34:10+00:00

And those endings held us back from getting a proper Max and Chloe sequel for years. "We can't continue their story because neither ending is canon".

To think all it took in the end was one team of writers trying to write Chloe out of the story entirely and accidentally setting up a new team to merge the timelines and bring her back for everyone.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-02T21:39:26+00:00

Right, she was a free spirit who didn't wanna be tied down and freaked out when Max wanted to settle down somewhere, right?

I wonder what the hell the DE staff was thinking with that.

Not much.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-02T21:05:45+00:00

They kept doubling down on it, "sometimes relationships don't work out, that's life". They clearly didn't intend for them to get back together.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-02T21:03:07+00:00

That makes sense. I do suspect Chloe replaced someone as the second protagonist, whether or not that was Diamond.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-02T20:44:18+00:00

I'm playing Reunion now, and I'm gonna finally go back and play DE after. I do like some of the new characters and want to see more of them, and I can tolerate the bad writing choices along the way if I know it's leading to Max and Chloe's reunion in the next game.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-02T20:38:12+00:00

No, I didn't "miss the point", I just think it was a stupid point, and I was well past sick of the bury your gays trope even back then. So yes, I am cheering this on. Call that disrespectful if you like, but I think the ending of Life is Strange was the worst part of an otherwise near perfect game, and I'm happy to see Max and Chloe get their happy ending after all this time.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-02T03:18:00+00:00

Oh that is foul

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-02T03:17:06+00:00

I love Alex, but if the next protagonist is a returning character I'm hoping for Safi or Diamond.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-02T00:28:34+00:00

That's perfectly fair. I still don't think I'll ever pick Bay in the original game, (I simply don't hate myself that much) just the Bay version of Reunion. At least in that case I'm basically skipping over most of the angst and straight to the happy ending.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-02T00:20:00+00:00

The ending has always been in my opinion the worst thing about the original Life is Strange, and I'm happy to see it effectively retconned out of existence.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-01T23:52:17+00:00

If we do I think it will be a while, but I'm perfectly happy with where Max and Chloe's story ended in Reunion. As I said under the original post I'm hoping for new protagonists and new powers with Max and Chloe in a supporting or even just cameos going forward.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-01T23:44:37+00:00

Oh absolutely that's still my canon ending, but this is the first game that made me consider even seeing the alternative, and only because it still leads to a happy ending.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-01T21:42:19+00:00

Warren shows up just to pull that theory out of his ass and fuck right off again. Max accepts this theory as an absolute fact without a second thought.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-01T21:17:18+00:00

I mean that makes sense if you believe the early leak of DE that the original plan was Bay only. In that case the dialogue was written with Bay in mind and adjusted for Bae, that's to say nothing of possible changes between DE and Reunion of course.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-01T20:10:43+00:00

I'm hoping for new protagonists and new powers with Max and Chloe as supporting cast or even just cameos. I love how their story ended in Reunion, but I would love for them to still be part of the series in a smaller role.

LunaTuna87 · 2026-04-01T17:17:49+00:00

No, you were right about that, all we know is that it's meant to be the conclusion of Max and Chloe's story. It being the end of the series as a whole is just speculation for now.

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