Life is Strange: Before the Storm (Prequel)

[Gepeu]

Women. Women with superpowers. Have some respect.

 

[Tom Selleck]

Women. Women with superpowers. Have some respect.

Did you just assume xir genders?

 

[Gepeu]

Are you trying to impose your gender fantasies onto these beautiful womyn, thus allying yourself with the systematic patriarchal discourse whether you are aware of it or not?

 

[Venser]

 

[Venser]

Trailer out. Didn't watch cause I don't want spoilers. Episode 2 comes out on October 19

 

[Venser]

 

[Daedalos]

Can you jerk off to this?

 

[taxalot]

I, literally, cannot wait.

 

[Antigoon]

Spoiler

Just 75% :D

 

[Venser]

I thought Farewell episode would be after the events of the first game, maybe with Max graduating or something but it's from childhood. At least we'll see Max and Chloe together again.

 

[SausageInYourFace]

I thought Farewell episode would be after the events of the first game

I don't think we will see a direct sequel unless financial pressure forces them to.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Gepeu]

cult classic

 

[vonAchdorf]

5M copies vs 280.000 isn't a stellar but still not uncommon attach rate for DLC. It's of course not a DLC but a "prequel", and the original was pretty hyped, so it could be below expectations. If all episodes are released and sales start, it's likely to climb over 10% attach rate.

The Darkest Dungeon DLC had an attach rate of 15% shortly after release.

 

[Venser]

I'm not watching any trailers, I wanna go into new episode blind.

 

[Gepeu]

absolutely best game

 

[DosBuster]

Just did the first two episodes in one sitting and holy shit, this is WAY better than the full game itself in almost every way. I came into going "Why did this need to exist?" and while it does start off slow it quickly sucked me in. Also, usually I can pick up on story elements that I can tell the codex will just immediately go "ew SJW" but so far nothing has really come off as preachy in any way.

 

[vonAchdorf]

The first game wasn't horribly SJWish, it had a kinda normal vibe. Of course it has a pretty left-liberal (in a European sense) premise, but for example the protags reaction to drawings in the boys' restrooms isn't "TRIGGERED" "SEXISM" "TOXIC MASCULINITY" but "boys will be boys". It's almost innocent in this area for the current year.

 

[taxalot]

is the whole thing out yet ?

 

[Venser]

No, last episode comes out on December 20

 

[Mebrilia the Viera Queen]

i unistalled the first game of the series when the professor were saying that selfie are a form of art.

 

[taxalot]

You get an explanation for that in the fifth episode. It's okay.

 

[vonAchdorf]

Is this worth 10 bucks?

I kinda enjoyed the first one, but this doesn't seem very convincing.

 

[taxalot]

I am playing Before the Storm and I think I'm mostly done by now (a fair bit into Episode 3 ; then there's the Farewell thing to play).

I am not sure what I think of it. It is clearly not without its own qualities, but it is really a different beast than the original one. It focuses way way more on teenage drama, relationships and romance. The "thriller" part of the original that kept thing mysterious is entirely gone. There is one supernatural element that is so absent, so in the background, and so pointless that one has to wonder why they even bothered. Technically, it's also behind the original game : they moved to Unity and kept the same assets. As a result, while it's nearly impossible to tell the difference from a screenshot or from a short video, something still feels off. The characters are much more rigid, way less happen on the screen and while LiS had some impressive cutscenes both because supernatural shit and natural character interactions, this doesn't happen here.

This game is basically all about Chloe being Chloe and her getting into a lesbian relationship with Rachel. It's hard to recommend to a Codex crowd, even to the few of you that, like me, grew to appreciate the original series. On my side, I enjoy it for the price I got it for (5 bucks) and for its lengths, as a nice break between more hardcore games, because, yes, it has still has a little something. The characterization, while maybe stereotyped, is nice. Chloe is still a lovable bitch to whom it's difficult to have hard feelings against. The other characters are all in shade of grays, and you get to see the good side and bad side of almost everyone you meet. It's a cute little game if you are into that sort of thing. The rest of you can wait for Life is Strange 2.

Oh yes, and the gameplay, choices... everything is even more incosequential than in the first game ; I guess that's what you get for making prequels that still need to be forced in the direction of the start of the original game. I also remember having to think a little tiny bit to solve some puzzles ; this is entirely absent in this spin-off.

 

[Modron]

I am playing Before the Storm and I think I'm mostly done by now (a fair bit into Episode 3 ; then there's the Farewell thing to play).

I am not sure what I think of it. It is clearly not without its own qualities, but it is really a different beast than the original one. It focuses way way more on teenage drama, relationships and romance. The "thriller" part of the original that kept thing mysterious is entirely gone. There is one supernatural element that is so absent, so in the background, and so pointless that one has to wonder why they even bothered. Technically, it's also behind the original game : they moved to Unity and kept the same assets. As a result, while it's nearly impossible to tell the difference from a screenshot or from a short video, something still feels off. The characters are much more rigid, way less happen on the screen and while LiS had some impressive cutscenes both because supernatural shit and natural character interactions, this doesn't happen here.

This game is basically all about Chloe being Chloe and her getting into a lesbian relationship with Rachel. It's hard to recommend to a Codex crowd, even to the few of you that, like me, grew to appreciate the original series. On my side, I enjoy it for the price I got it for (5 bucks) and for its lengths, as a nice break between more hardcore games, because, yes, it has still has a little something. The characterization, while maybe stereotyped, is nice. Chloe is still a lovable bitch to whom it's difficult to have hard feelings against. The other characters are all in shade of grays, and you get to see the good side and bad side of almost everyone you meet. It's a cute little game if you are into that sort of thing. The rest of you can wait for Life is Strange 2.

Oh yes, and the gameplay, choices... everything is even more incosequential than in the first game ; I guess that's what you get for making prequels that still need to be forced in the direction of the start of the original game. I also remember having to think a little tiny bit to solve some puzzles ; this is entirely absent in this spin-off.

What do you expect from a slam dunk sequel developed by a different company?