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Life is Strange: Before the Storm |OT| Hella Walk with Me
- Thread starter JehutyRunner
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Felt the same. So unbelievable how a different developer can capture the mood and feel of the first game so well. Props to them.
Can't wait for the 2nd one. Hope the release date is announced soon.
Rosa Lilium
Neo Member
So apparently Square Enix is already committing to doing a Japanese dub for Before the Storm. It seemed like the first game had devoted Japanese fans but I wasn't sure season one sold enough to justify the cost of a full dub.
The Japanese trailer is as follows although there's only word in the whole trailer spoken by the Japanese voice actress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77wl2fPNQts
One interesting thing to note is that the voice actor continuity will actually be intact as far as the Japanese dub is concerned.
The Japanese trailer is as follows although there's only word in the whole trailer spoken by the Japanese voice actress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77wl2fPNQts
One interesting thing to note is that the voice actor continuity will actually be intact as far as the Japanese dub is concerned.
Obliterator
Member
Just played through the first episode today and absolutely adored it. Easily stacks up with any of the other episodes from the first game imo. Man I felt some serious emotions during this.
I've gotta say though it's really sad and depressing playing through a game where you know (LiS spoiler)
I've gotta say though it's really sad and depressing playing through a game where you know (LiS spoiler)
Both the main characters end up dying in very sad / horrible ways
Heretic!
Rosa Lilium
Neo Member
This is why in season one,
you go for the happy ending.
SolarMystic
Member
Original spoilers:
IDK what this is all about, only one of the main characters die 
Bae is life
Human Trashcan
Banned
I did the opposite and yeah.
When I finished episode 1 of BtS I actually got super depressed because I'd allowed myself to forget what "my" ending was and then it hit me really hard. I'm actually replaying LiS now to go for the other ending to sort of cement it in my headcanon. It's just too cruel for both Rachel and Chloe to die.
Obliterator
Member
Original spoilers:
IDK what this is all about, only one of the main characters die
.Bae is life
Lol yeah originally I thought I made the right choice in letting
Chloe die
Also curious as to how people approached
Chloe and Rachael. To me it absolutely feels like the intention is for them to be more than friends. I know your given the choice but the writing sure seems to reflect the writers main intention was for there to be more feelings between the two
Human Trashcan
Banned
I definitely think, whatever happened, Chloe was crushing hard on Rachel. She literally says as much in the original game. I think Chloe likes Rachel a lot more than Rachel likes Chloe though. Rachel's a very interesting character in that I think she doesn't mean badly, but she's privileged, talented, beautiful, a social butterfly, and entitled, and that combination usually makes for someone who might not be aware of how they're using and manipulating the people around them. We know from the original that she fucked around with Frank while lying about it to Chloe. I'm really looking forward to seeing this relationship develop.
I knew someone kind of like Rachel in high school - naturally I was madly in love with her. And so was, like, everyone else. Her female friends wanted to be her, all the straight guys wanted to be with her. She was naive and oblivious to most of it. But she always meant well.
I knew someone kind of like Rachel in high school - naturally I was madly in love with her. And so was, like, everyone else. Her female friends wanted to be her, all the straight guys wanted to be with her. She was naive and oblivious to most of it. But she always meant well.
BlackDoomShadow
Member
I thought this was funny -- a waterspout was spotted off the Oregon coast the other day.
This action will have consequences...
This action will have consequences...
Zeouterlimits
Member
Loved the way the
changed.
First game that me and the gf are playing together. Hard to fully get a read on how much she enjoyed it, loved some of the "fuck it" attitude moments though.
main menu
First game that me and the gf are playing together. Hard to fully get a read on how much she enjoyed it, loved some of the "fuck it" attitude moments though.
Keyser Soze
Member
I noticed a lot of the voice actors have been recording stuff this week, and looking at some of the photos it may hint
https://twitter.com/webbpickersgill
[maybe Steph has another board game to play
https://twitter.com/webbpickersgill
Human Trashcan
Banned
I noticed a lot of the voice actors have been recording stuff this week, and looking at some of the photos it may hint[maybe Steph has another board game to play
https://twitter.com/webbpickersgill
Man I really hope so!
Hope there's one every episode.
demosthenes
Member
I noticed a lot of the voice actors have been recording stuff this week, and looking at some of the photos it may hint[maybe Steph has another board game to play
https://twitter.com/webbpickersgill
really hope so.
NeoRaider
Member
This happened like one week ago.
I just finished the original game and thought it was great. At the end, I chose
With that in context, and since I assume that's the canon ending, what purpose does this prequel serve? Have the developers hinted at some big reveal, because for all intents and purposes I feel this story has concluded.
saving Arcadia Bay
With that in context, and since I assume that's the canon ending, what purpose does this prequel serve? Have the developers hinted at some big reveal, because for all intents and purposes I feel this story has concluded.
There is no canon ending, but yours is clearly the one they wanted you to choose and where most of the budget went. No one really knows what the purpose of Before the Storm is yet (
besides Square squeezing money out of the franchise
D
Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
And even adding some good stuff in there!
BronsonLee
Member
I played through Ep 1 last week and I didn't expect it to keep the magic the first game had, much less surpass it, but it's almost there.
It's really weird not having the rewind mechanic too, you don't get to fuck it up and pull back. Chloe's gotta play for keeps.
Also that main menu, WHEW
It's really weird not having the rewind mechanic too, you don't get to fuck it up and pull back. Chloe's gotta play for keeps.
Also that main menu, WHEW
I was kind of apprehensive about this when it was announced.
I was a fool. Deck Nine did an excellent job and they should be hella proud of what they've done so far.
I guess the shorter format requires them to really pile it in, but when I wasn't going "Worst possible choice! Hellraiser, whoo! *devil horns*", I was tilting my head side to side like "Oh, Chloe... Oh, darling... Oh, honey... Oh, you poor thing..." Really jam-packed with meaningful moments and
I was a fool. Deck Nine did an excellent job and they should be hella proud of what they've done so far.
I guess the shorter format requires them to really pile it in, but when I wasn't going "Worst possible choice! Hellraiser, whoo! *devil horns*", I was tilting my head side to side like "Oh, Chloe... Oh, darling... Oh, honey... Oh, you poor thing..." Really jam-packed with meaningful moments and
queerness, which I lent into like I never thought Rachel was a manipulative, phony arsehole. And what a surprise, Episode 1 confirmed my suspicions.
Who could have known?
Who could have known?
So good.
Give it to me NOW
I've just gotten past the first area,
. I really like the voice of Chloe a lot which i was unsure of before playing it. But i'm not too keen to keep going to be honest. I really liked Chloe in the first game but only as a counter-balance to Max. They were kind of yin and yang.
I don't think i can stand Chloe as the main protagonist tbh, especially since Rachel seems to be Chloe 2.0. I think kind of made a mistake buying the season pass for this lol. Am a huge fan of season 1 so pre-ordered this a long time ago.
the concert area
I don't think i can stand Chloe as the main protagonist tbh, especially since Rachel seems to be Chloe 2.0. I think kind of made a mistake buying the season pass for this lol. Am a huge fan of season 1 so pre-ordered this a long time ago.
Nah, Rachel isn't Chloe 2.0. That gets a bit more clear throughout the episode and hopefully in the other ones as well.
Bedameister
Member
Keep playing. Trust me.
Finally got around to playing the first episode. I loved the original LiS so I was one of those worried with the change of devs, the new VA, the whole prequel aspect.
Holy crap did they nail everything. Overall a much stronger first episode than the one in the original game. I didn't even miss the time rewind mechanic. I'm really looking forward to episode 2 now, which I guess will end with a dramatic
Off to the spoiler thread I go.
Holy crap did they nail everything. Overall a much stronger first episode than the one in the original game. I didn't even miss the time rewind mechanic. I'm really looking forward to episode 2 now, which I guess will end with a dramatic
appearance by Mark Jefferson. The final scene will probably be him showing up like "hey".
Off to the spoiler thread I go.
BoxManLocke
Member
Well I guess I'll just echo Manu's feelings, and a lot of others in this thread.
Can't believe I waited for so long to play the first ep. Mostly because I was worried I wouldn't live up to the original.
I was wrong. Deck Nine Games just get it. The writing is fantastic, visuals are much improved, OST is great, and Chloe's new VA has done an excellent job.
Also it is SO FUCKING SATISFYING to verbally annihilate fools with Chloe.
This is more than worthy to carry the Life Is Strange name and I can't wait to play the next ep.
If you were still on the fence about this is one, as a fan of the first game, trust me, just buy it. It's fantastic.
Can't believe I waited for so long to play the first ep. Mostly because I was worried I wouldn't live up to the original.
I was wrong. Deck Nine Games just get it. The writing is fantastic, visuals are much improved, OST is great, and Chloe's new VA has done an excellent job.
Also it is SO FUCKING SATISFYING to verbally annihilate fools with Chloe.
This is more than worthy to carry the Life Is Strange name and I can't wait to play the next ep.
If you were still on the fence about this is one, as a fan of the first game, trust me, just buy it. It's fantastic.
Regarding the ending choice in the first game
they show you with Chloes Dad how fucking with time To save someone you love can ruin the lives of others. They set you up and trust you to make the right decision when the time comes, hoping you learned your lesson the first time. I love the ending choice and that you can choose to ignore the lesson they tried to instill to choose the one you love and doom an entire town. I think its an interesting psychological experiment that are only made possible in an interactive medium like video game s
I think mouthing the lines with a handpuppet would give better results than whatever they did for season 1
Don't think I've failed a single one throughout the entire thing. It's not particularly interesting either way, though.
Human Trashcan
Banned
Same. I got one wrong answer once but I passed every one, I sympathize if you're not a fast reader though. And yeah either way it's not a great mechanic, it feels very contrived and game-y and it's generally the only point where I kind of have to suspend my disbelief at the interactions between characters because the rest of it feels very naturalistic. The one against David is the only one that really made any sense.
Keyser Soze
Member
I am not sure if it means anything, it probably does not, but the VA for Steph is streaming Ep1 on Twitch Oct 19th. She is probably just working to her own schedule, but I want to speculate wildly.
dottme
Member
Do we have a date for the next episode?
Keyser Soze
Member
"Soon" is the official word.... linked above. They likely would not say "soon" and release it in the same week, so not this week at least.
dottme
Member
I missed it. Thanks.
petethepanda
Member
Glad to hear itll be soon, I've been checking their twitter daily for the last couple weeks lol. Hope it arrives before the Great Onslaught of October the 27th. (I kind of like that these are coming out during Fall, just kind of seems like an appropriate time of year for this type of thing.)
Definitely curious to see ifinsult sword fighting backtalk is improved at all. I like the idea but the execution felt half-baked.
Re: Season 1s ending, Im not necessarily against
Definitely curious to see if
Re: Season 1s ending, Im not necessarily against
bae over Bay being an option, but the fallout (the fleeting moments we see at least) rang entirely false for me. Max is the one with powers but Chloe is the Donnie Darko of the situation, making the decision to sacrifice herself to save the town, so for Max to ignore Chloes decision in that moment and save her instead
I mean, Chloe clearly isnt the biggest fan of Arcadia Bay or many of its residents, but I never got the idea that she would be okay with allowing it to be literally destroyed. (I'd close on Chloe being utterly horrified by your decision, leaving Max to deal with the weight of present & potential future devastation by herself, but I'm just into that kind of bleak shit.)
Fingers crossed for more boardgame action in Ep 2.
Bedameister
Member
YESSSS. The wait is so hard right now. Been listening to the soundtrack all day. It's soooo good.
I did that part yesterday! Easily the best part of the game so far.
petethepanda
Member
@LifeIsStrange 11:30 AM - 11 Oct 2017
Tune in at 5:30pm BST / 9:30am PDT tomorrow when we reveal the official Episode 2 trailer.
Countdown: http://ow.ly/SdZR30fGLuJ
Brief teaser for the trailer on the tweet.
Tune in at 5:30pm BST / 9:30am PDT tomorrow when we reveal the official Episode 2 trailer.
Countdown: http://ow.ly/SdZR30fGLuJ
Brief teaser for the trailer on the tweet.
Not gonna spoil myself by watching the trailer but I hope we get a release date!
alexbull_uk
Member
Hope they let us know the release date. Can't wait!