![]() ![]() Were there any consequences of the first episode you took note of? I also want to empathize with her, and sometimes that’s toughĬolin: Generally I stuck to my guns of not trusting anyone over the age of 20, except once, and I regretted the decision so much, I rewound right away.Ĭhloe is definitely the star of the show, along with Victoria and, in this episode, Kate, the religious girl, who seemed to me a genuinely complex and sympathetic character. That wasn’t quite the case in the previous episode. She’s a flawed person, and it shows.Īs far as choices go, it sounds like you and I walked a pretty similar path in this episode. ![]() I like that Chloe can be your friend, but still be a little selfish or ridiculous. Your best friend may be just that, but they don’t always do what’s best for you, and they don’t always treat you as well as they should. That is so a ~teenage thing~ I’ve dealt with. Chloe getting mad that you’re not paying enough attention to her, for example. Moments like the one you mentioned - to take the call, or not take the call? - inspire a weird sort of nostalgia in me. The game tries so hard to guilt you into thinking perhaps you made the wrong move through Max’s internal dialogue, but I guess that’s necessary to keep up the drama of it all. Megan: I sort of laugh when I get to those "non-choices" as well. We saw both examples of that in Episode Two. Sometimes it’s full of drama, and sometimes it’s just normal. What I like about Life is Strange is that it explores friendship in a way that feels really fresh to me. It’s just about the unbreakable bond you have with your best friend. ![]() It’s a different kind of intimacy it’s not about romance. It’s the little things that get me, like watching them hug after a tense moment, or hold hands as they wander across train tracks. The friendship we see between Max and Chloe isn’t the bro-y bond I’m used to experiencing in games. I like wandering around Max’s school and chatting with her friends, because I like waiting to see how she reacts to people. Megan: For me, a lot of it has to do with exploring something I so rarely get to see in video games - the world of a teenage girl. But I just really like inhabiting this world. Why? It’s not like the mystery is all that captivating, the characters all that fascinating, the dialog especially scintillating. This episode wasn’t as smash-bang-wallop as the first, and yet it kept me interested all the way through. But as a drama-y game or as a gamey drama, it seems to work. I can’t figure out why I like this game so much. I think that’s a serious choice that will come back to haunt me. I’m usually a sucker for bacon in omelettes, but in this case, waffles all the way. ![]()
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