5 Reasons Why Life is Strange: Double Exposure Might Be Good, Actually

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Ай бұрын

Life is Strange: Double Exposure has recently dropped its announcement trailer! The Life is Strange fandom loves Max Caulfield, but will they (or we) love the new game? Be forewarned: this trailer review contains SPOILERS for the Life is Strange video game series.
Ghost in the Hella has posted 60 Life is Strange fics of varying lengths to Archive of Our Own (archiveofourown.org/users/Gho...) and created dozens upon dozens (probably hundreds, honestly) of works of Life is Strange fanart (www.tumblr.com/ghost-in-the-h.... As such, they have OPINIONS about this new trailer and all it reveals (and doesn't)!
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@isaacharvey451 Ай бұрын

When you go through Max's texts with Max's mom, her first listed texts are about her 18th birthday, on September 21. Given that the events of LiS1 are set in 2013, as shown in Max's first 4 diary entries, that means Max's birthday is September 21, 1995. Also- "double exposure" is a photography term involving superimposing two or more images. It's possible that timelines will overlap in some way. (Maybe something like what happens in Apple TV+'s Calls or Marvel's Multiverse of Madness will occur.)

@kakitashisumo Ай бұрын

Re: Max's age: based on an info sheet from the Japanese version of the Life is Strange site, I think she's 28, which would put the game set in the winter of 2023/24

@Mystify0324 Ай бұрын

Now she’s 30, in life is strange 2 she’s 28, she was 18 in the first game

@DinosaurNick Ай бұрын

@@Mystify0324 What? She's 22 in Life is strange 2 ... Life is strange 1 takes place in 2013 ... life is strange 2 is in 2017

@Kira-zy2ro Ай бұрын

that would be about in line with previous games (bts excluded ofc) that are usually set roughly on , one and a half year before the game comes out.

@kalebscorner Ай бұрын

I love your shirt SO MUCH!!

@chailattenebula Ай бұрын

Just saw the snippet of gameplay from the livestream and omigod. I'm so much more excited for this game now (Hannah Telle's voice is music to my ears, and I already love Safi so much. Max is Max, and still just as adorkable as ever. I love that they paid attention to how Max would develop over the years, and while she's more mature now, she's still quintessentially Max Caulfield. Do you think you'll do a reaction to the snippet of gameplay? (Also, omigod there's one thought she says late in the snippet that punched me right in the chest. I won't spoil it ;))

@JayLaliberte-xs3ky Ай бұрын

I don't feel like Deck 9 HAS to make Either of LIS endings canon, if it's in two different timelines either ending could be true!

@lnh716pi Ай бұрын

The books have 2 timelines and both have Chloe. (Not a spoiler bc cover art) So saving her is canon ending apparently?

@JayLaliberte-xs3ky Ай бұрын

@@lnh716pi Them comics are also non cannon, they are a what if.

@gentlemanjane Ай бұрын

I was hoping for some third timeline shenanigans (where max and chloe never reconnected, santa monica, maxine) but the tweet by d9 saying "you tell me" to is chloe alive or dead has killed my hopes. Seems to mean theyre sticking with the lis1 story, but going forward in a boring way

@Jason_Bover9000 Ай бұрын

The game looks gorgeous

@loudmoons Ай бұрын

I’m really excited for this game and I do believe Chloe will play a role, big or small, she’ll be in the game. (ORRRR at least mentioned) If they don’t ask what ending we chose at the start maybe the shifting between two realities serve as both ending explorations. I do think if Chloe isn’t a huge part that the game will still very much be enjoyable, for me personally, I love Chloe but I wouldn’t be turned off by this game if Chloe isn’t in it as much as we hope she is.

@Tsuki_0718 Ай бұрын

There's a reason they didn't show Chloe much. I think.

@Milo-it1tf Ай бұрын

In all fairness I prefer this over the first one cause there’s actual facial expressions now, the first one creeped me out with all of the face that never even moved around

@KlukePhoenix Ай бұрын

I got a theory, what if Chloe shoots safi for whatever reason so its like a twist on the past

@tatiana6329 Ай бұрын

Yes we want a max and Chloe adventure !

@johnmulhern7740 Ай бұрын

Who likes lists?! Man, I luv a good list! Bearing in mind that some of what I type here may be mooted within a few hours by the upcoming LiS:DE live event here-a-goes: 1) GREAT video - thanks Ship Wrecks!! (1st-timer here). 2) No one need worry about either choice being canonized as they both already are. The only ending that *isn't* canon is Pricefield being blown off the cliff by gale-force winds. 3) As someone who only ever goes Bae ('cept for a junk playthrough where I also saved Alyssa from NUTHIN') I *hope* this new game plays in the Bay canon, to give balance with the excellent comic books that played in the Bae canon - none of that fine work should be undone. Both endings are equally legit and I'll personally give $1,000* to each subscriber here if Deck Nine ever declares otherwise. [*$1,000 not guaranteed] 4) Regarding Chloe's involvement in this new story I'd be willing to bet $1,000 (see above asterisk) that before this past february was out Ashly Burch had laid down at least 20 minutes worth of dialogue for this project. I know this to be true because typing it burns my fingers like fire. 5) I'm SO over the moon that our favorite neuroscientist-songwriter-singer is back as our girl Max! I'd follow that voice anywhere! 6) If'n you like Hannah go here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jcyPYMVlqajcpIk.html advance to 1:16:00 and smile hard. You're welcome. :-)

@Voshana Ай бұрын

Mia and I have a lot of questions and we are so gay for adult Max! Also, Mia is already on the Safifield hype train!!

@Jason_Bover9000 Ай бұрын

I Love life is strange and before the storm

@SharkYNate Ай бұрын

I agree on absolutely all points!

@Jason_Bover9000 Ай бұрын

Max looks so different

@sherrie553 Ай бұрын

Yes nosy max is back love this whether chloe is in or not.. as chloe had bts

@DinosaurNick Ай бұрын

Max is stated to be 28 in this game

@lnh716pi Ай бұрын

My criticism is more like- why didn't we get these graphics on the remasters?

@KryzysX Ай бұрын

Then that wouldn't be called 'remaster'... that's an entire game remake from the ground up. DONTNOD, I don't think they can afford the time and finances to making it

@dawid1207 Ай бұрын

if they love three things Max, Chloe and Rachel

@KatanaGirlUTube Ай бұрын

I enjoy and appreciate your positive spin. Even though I don’t share your enthusiasm or optimism, I know you are a good fan and respect you greatly. So, if it’s horrible, I can blame you for helping Square Enix bait the hype. (I’m just kidding) 😂. Fingers crossed. 🤞

@kelsey1467 Ай бұрын

whats your main worry if you don't mind me asking

@KatanaGirlUTube Ай бұрын

@@kelsey1467 My attachment to the characters is a lot more than gameplay based. The notion of what the trailer tags, “another max caulfield time adventure,” holds no appeal to me. Not that a multi dimensional Nancy Drew is not cool, but do your own thing. I’m disappointed the game is the wrong ending (bay), the wrong story ( not Pricefield. And let’s face it, Deck9 is excellent at building scenes, but they have struggled with stories to hang them off of), and the sales page already has a tiered structure. 50 to 80$. 30$US extra if you want to pet a cat. And then there are the recent claims of misogyny, grind, bad management, and layoffs surrounding this game at Deck9. Not to mention edge boys there trying to insert all sorts of weird stuff into the game. That last part does not bother me as much as the miserable culture portrayed. The feeling of the people leaving is that this is looked internally as a cash grab as well. I could go on, but there’s a lot to cause skepticism. Max has always been a product, but if this turns out to be fan-servicing of a cherished character (for me at least) in an UnReal engineered hipster Narnia , as I fear it might…I’ll be very sad. Could be good. Lots of positive things are pointed out in this vid. But I have little hope that what’s pointed out is little more than bait for a money grab. Max being the biggest lure.

@kelsey1467 Ай бұрын

@@KatanaGirlUTube i see your point but you might like these new characters its just to early to make an assumption for me and also is it wrong to say im happy that they dropped the episodic stuff i didn't hate it but i have really bad paitence and i like getting all the game at once you can't be suprised that clohe isn't in it regardless of what ending and you might like the new location although to be honest its a little too simallar but i kind of like the design of this place more than blackwell kind of reminds me of a church

@KatanaGirlUTube Ай бұрын

@@kelsey1467 I’ve been yelling at the internet for the last few days, and while that’s helped, I’m certainly not going to argue with you that it’s too early. I’m disappointed in the real life issues at Deck9, the corporate heavy-handed treatment that Square Enix has shown with its IP and workforce, and most of all that while I can go off into my AO3 corner of the LiS fandom, square has decided that Bay is canon. That is the big one for me. That kind of undercuts all the people who chose BAE, and undermines completely the notion that the LiS universe is built on choice. I mean, there was a lot of illusion about that before, but not anymore, I guess.

@superstar4662 Ай бұрын

@@KatanaGirlUTube I want to start off by saying this ISN'T MEANT TO BE A JAB lol I realized how it sounds after typing, but I find it interesting that you and generally a lot of people consider the bay ending to be wrong, when I always felt like they were trying to make it the more fulfilling ending while the game was still being made. The cutscene itself is more moving, and has a stronger sense of what the characters have become, despite being rather bleak. There's no way Chloe won't be in the game at all, developers have been hinting at your choice at the ending of LiS 1 still mattering in some capacity, but inevitably her part in the game would have to be rather short, that's the overall dillema with adapting a sequel to a choice-based game. I understand a lot of the concerns though, such as new writers handling max, and especially the shady behind the scenes news that have come out of D9. I'm also extremely against the idea of giving a STORY BASED game 2 weeks early access for paying way too much money, horrible practice, horrible idea. Either way, I'm patiently waiting to see how this whole thing plays out, nervously excited. Also, from reactions online, I don't understand why people are saying max looks different, hair theory has been proven right yet again. She looks extremely comparable to the remaster especially IMO!

@HodelosGaming Ай бұрын

Me too! I am super excited. And sad to see all the negative comments everywhere. The game is not out yet, so maby we should wait with the judgement? Also Max is back!!!! :D

@unicorn1655 Ай бұрын

We might also get out first love interest that's not white! Betting 5 bucks rn that Max has a thing for Safi.

@kelsey1467 Ай бұрын

you know i always thought sacrifice clohe was the right ending because she was supposed to die i don't think max could live with them killing most of a whole town its bad for her psyche also i wonder if the setting is too simillar like were in another school i like the winter setting i hope we see her parents in this game possibly one of my biggest complaints i felt more about clohe than max sorry

@DinosaurNick Ай бұрын

I saw a gameplay preview on this game and Safi asked Max what she was running from... why she came here ... what you said made sense with both endings 1. She saves Arcadia Bay, but can't live there anymore after losing Chloe. It breaks her heart knowing her bestie/girlfriend is dead. Too many memories, good bad sad and bittersweet. So she leaves. 2. If you sacrifice Arcadia Bay, Max and Chloe stay together for a few years or so. But the guilt and memories of what happened in Arcadia Bay is too much for her to handle, and she goes off on her own to start over. A moment where she flashbacks to memories of the storm implies she cannot escape her past

@UKCougar 28 күн бұрын

I came to the same conclusion. Everything is screwed because Max cheated death in that first scene with Chloe and Nathan. The rest of the series is the world snapping back at the imbalance created. The only logical fix is to allow to happen what should have happened in episode 1.