There is a sequel in development. This is just a B Studio cash in, really. Life is Strange Arkham Origins.
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Rumor: Deck Nine's new narrative game for E3 is a Life Is Strange prequel
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There is a sequel in development. This is just a B Studio cash in, really. Life is Strange Arkham Origins.
NeoRaider
Member
You will get it next year i guess. Sequel is still coming.
I am still not sure what to think about this tho. I am interested in Rachel and want to know more about her and what exactly happened so i am definitely buying and playing this. More LiS can't be bad.
I am just not sure about someone else working on the game. Idk. are they working together with Dontnod? How they got rights for it? Is this their story and vision? Who are these developers?
AuthenticM
Member
are you kidding me
this is only going to taint the original story. No way this ends up satisfying.
this is only going to taint the original story. No way this ends up satisfying.
I'm thinking that Rachel secretly has powers. Theres gotta be some type of supernatural/sci-fi mechanic. I'm happy for this because it satisfies the fans that didn't want to leave Arcadia bay, plus we're getting a new sequel with a new storyline.
One of my biggest gripes about LiS was them introducing so many students with almost real interactions or pay off to their plot threads, especially in episode 3. I hope this game dives deep into the interactions.
One of my biggest gripes about LiS was them introducing so many students with almost real interactions or pay off to their plot threads, especially in episode 3. I hope this game dives deep into the interactions.
If they are going to have some sci-fi conceit the only thing that sounds compelling to me is that Rachel somehow knows her fate and has to decide what to do with the time she has left.
That is assuming you play as Rachel, though, but chances are you play as Chloe. If that's the case, trying to insert some sci-fi bullshit is going to be real weird and reaching.
WadiumArcadium
Member
I loved the original game and I'm definitely interested, but it seems a bit odd to give another developer the prequel to your popular, very well received game. Especially if it turns out to be a disappointment.
I would agree if it wasn't that LiS wrapped up the bigger plot so badly and left so much unresolved.
"How to burden a good story with a bunch of needless bullshit."
A sequel to LiS with different characters would be fine and wouldn't infringe too badly, but this is just unnecessary.
Yeah maybe if you picked the wrong ending that didn't actually wrap everything up.
A sequel to LiS with different characters would be fine and wouldn't infringe too badly, but this is just unnecessary.
Yeah maybe if you picked the wrong ending that didn't actually wrap everything up.
AuthenticM
Member
It did?
BewareTheBatsie
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paying max dust
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This could work but I'm gonna wait to see more of it.
John Kowalski
Banned
where is Kate
"Teens!" sells well, apparently.
Teen drama is better than adult drama.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
I don't really see a way in which giving Rachel powers makes things interesting - she'd be one of the few (maybe the only) character we wouldn't really know a lot about in the context of the LiS storyline (ofc they could introduce new characters) but we already know her fate, so unless they go AU at the end, I dunno if it'd really be satisfactory?
I don't really care about Rachel, especially in the context of not having Max.
Sequel has been hinted to likely a new cast and different plot, I think.
I don't really care about Rachel, especially in the context of not having Max.
Sequel has been hinted to likely a new cast and different plot, I think.
Not going to disagree; it's easier to swallow that teenagers are emotional idiots more than adults are.
mavericktopgun
Member
Please for Switch too
FallenGrace
Member
This. I want a sequel even if it's an entirely new cast but the last thing I want is something with Chloe...
PleaseDontBanMe
Banned
Its the power of love
UnluckyKate
Member
Oh perfect
RocknRola
Member
*Replace He's with She's.
Jk, it'll be nice to know how they got know each other and what adventures they had together.
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
I was really hoping for a different setting and new cast of characters, but with the same sort of vibe as the original. Oh well, still day one.
Jimnymebob
Member
What did it leave unresolved though?
It left things vague, sure, but I felt like that was for the best.
Oathbreaker
Banned
The idea of creating season 2 with a new cast (probably) was perfect. But a prequel, without Dontnod, I don't know!
NeoRaider
Member
I wasn't talking just about her final moments.
I was talking about that whole period with Chloe and all. I know that we already have a lot of info about it from the first game but i think that this can work and be interesting for me.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
I'm confused now. Dontnod made Life is strange....
Huh. I love LiS, but it doesn't really need a prequel, and it's not really a franchise I want to see being farmed out by Square to other developers, either. A Rachel story would just be weird, because you play the whole thing knowing where you're going to end up, no matter what choices you make. And she's such a nebulously defined but powerful force in the original, you risk doing actual damage to the main game if you don't absolutely nail her.
Buttonbasher
Member
They're making Season Two with a whole new story with new characters, while this other developer makes a completely unnecessary season one prequel.
That's my fear,
I know Telltale can get away with this but Square having the IP and their urge to get a franchise running to almost Ubi level has me nervous.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Ah I see. Really weird yeah. I guess we'll see how this turns out.
Primethius
Banned
With two LiS games in development, the chances of a good final chapter and some decent endings goes up exponentially.
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