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[InfiniDragon]

Destroying the town is the correct ending.

All you heartless bastards, letting the girl you love just die. Fight for her, goddammit.

Look at that sign above Chloe's bed in the third image. The entire game warned you this was gonna happen. As for love, my Chloe was my good friend, not my girlfriend. And I honored her request just like I did when alt Chloe asked.

 

[Smiley90]

Look at that sign above Chloe's bed in the third image. The entire game warned you this was gonna happen. As for love, my Chloe was my good friend, not my girlfriend. And I honored her request just like I did when alt Chloe asked.

I didn't do that either. No way I could do that.

 

[SystemBug]

I didn't do that either. No way I could do that.

I sacrificed Chloe but I couldn't do that. That scene broke me.

 

[Dsyndrome]

Look at that sign above Chloe's bed in the third image. The entire game warned you this was gonna happen. As for love, my Chloe was my good friend, not my girlfriend. And I honored her request just like I did when alt Chloe asked.

I denied her both times. She doesn't get to push me to do stuff, friend or no. Feel bad for Arcadia Bay though. I'd continue looking for option C.

 

[Opto]

I didn't do that either. No way I could do that.

Same. But mostly because I was thinking what it'd be like if william and joyce walked in. "Oh hey, I killed your daughter, but it's cool, she was asking for it?"

 

[Smiley90]

I denied her both times. She doesn't get to push me to do stuff, friend or no. Feel bad for Arcadia Bay though. I'd continue looking for option C.

What has Acadia Bay ever done for me? Nothing. Only person I feel bad for is Joyce/David. Frank was at fault for his girlfriend dying by selling Nathan the drugs so I'm pretty sure he was suicidal at that point anyway.

 

[InfiniDragon]

I didn't do that either. No way I could do that.

She was going to suffer horribly otherwise, and I fully suspected a shift back to the regular timeline meaning she'd be potentially alone again if alt Max went back to how she was previously. Chloe is a bro, wasn't going to leave her like that when she made a choice of sound mind and Max was the only person that could do it.

 

[Chariot]

What has Acadia Bay ever done for me? Nothing. Only person I feel bad for is Joyce/David. Frank was at fault for his girlfriend dying by selling Nathan the drugs so I'm pretty sure he was suicidal at that point anyway.

Kate, yo! And don't decide for Frank.

 

[Edge_Maverick]

I must say, Warren in the nightmare was hilarious.

"Let's go Ape Ape Ape!"

Bwahahahaha!!!

 

[Opto]

What has Acadia Bay ever done for me? Nothing. Only person I feel bad for is Joyce/David. Frank was at fault for his girlfriend dying by selling Nathan the drugs so I'm pretty sure he was suicidal at that point anyway.

I'm not pinning Rachel's death on Frank. I told him what happened and how he had a part in it, which acted as a wake up call for what he was doing. Maybe he's dead, maybe he's not and will clean up his act.

 

[InfiniDragon]

I must say, Warren in the nightmare was hilarious.

"Let's go Ape Ape Ape!"

Bwahahahaha!!!

Warren and Chloe were in super troll mode in that sequence. Was also kinda thinking they may catch some flak for nightmare Wells sounding all hood (implying the "evil" version is street lol) but yeah.

 

[petethepanda]

Starting to feel slightly mixed on the ending, I'll need a bit more time for it to settle. I think it would have been a little stronger if they picked one and went with it (though clearly it'd go against the whole "choose your own adventure" thing) instead of trying to make the story work with either outcome.

 

[Smiley90]

Kate, yo! And don't decide for Frank.

Kate's in the hospital outside of town though, she's fine

and I don't care enough about Frank

Chloe > Joyce >> Warren/Frank >> Rest of Acadia Bay

 

[Opto]

Anyway, Life is Strange Series 2 please

 

[Hyrule Warrior]

I just finished it, and I just decided to let Arcadia Bay get destroyed. I mean...what was the point of Max getting these powers if only to fuck with her, and make her have these choices and not pick the one she wanted. If the whole point was for her to not have any choice, then she shouldn't have been given the power, by whatever force there was that gave them to her.

Plus, she had the visions of the tornado before Chloe was even shot the first time, so I felt that there was nothing to prove to me as the player that Chloe being alive had anything to do with the storm. Why sacrifice her friend on a hunch when she was saving her constantly up to that point.

 

[Vampire On Titus]

It really just depends on the player and what type of person you are in real life.

Do you value your ideals and morals more so than personal satisfaction?

I'm like that - to a fault. I have lost friendships over it.

But choosing between life and death is much harder. But it helped that Chloe made her peace with it so I could too.

For me, how I look at it came down to Max's character arc. She clearly struggles with indecision and regret. Her powers seem like a god-send at first. She can finally do everything "right." But eventually she sees the effects on her and her environment and questions that desire itself. Now knowing often there isn't a "right" choice and learning to be more confident and accepting of her own decisions.

Saving Chloe is pretty much choosing to double down on all the regret and self doubt that caused the disaster in Arcadia Bay. Of course its the hardest decision Max has to learn to accept but thats what makes it so powerful for her character. Also what makes her smile at those close of this ending so powerful too, for me.

Now just down to preference. I actually prefer to save Chloe. Just because fuck that I don't want Chloe to die. It's just the themes resonate moreso with me when Max makes the hard choice. Even though I don't like it.

Ill never understand why so many people on GAF hate Warren. Hes not a creeper, hes always been kind and helpful.

Sure, he was disappointed that (my) Max isn't interested in him. Big deal, hell get over it eventually. That doesn't make him a creeper, it makes him human. Its OK to be dissapointed (for a short while) if someone you like doesn't feel the same way about you. I really wonder what you'd rather have him do?

I chose Chloe over him but I still gave him a hug before leaving, not doing so would be a dick move imo. Especially with everything that was happening at the time.

Yeah this is my first time checking out the thread, really... I had no idea so many people thought of Warren that way. He's totally not a creep. He just has a crush is all.

 

[RedSparrows]

I don't buy the rationalising of letting people die/they might escape. Sounds like rationalising a cruel act to me. I assumed that in sacrificing the Bay, you were explicitly letting all those other characters suffer and die. You can rationalise it however you like and it doesn't change the core fact of what will happen... to me, anyway.

 

[SubiyaCryolite]

I don't buy the rationalising of letting people die/they might escape. Sounds like rationalising a cruel act to me. I assumed that in sacrificing the Bay, you were explicitly letting all those other characters suffer and die. You can rationalise it however you like and it doesn't change the core fact of what will happen... to me, anyway.

I agree. I couldn't sacrifice the town, I just couldn't. Its not right and even Chloe could see that (and she rarely sees anything XD).

 

[Chariot]

I don't buy the rationalising of letting people die/they might escape. Sounds like rationalising a cruel act to me. I assumed that in sacrificing the Bay, you were explicitly letting all those other characters suffer and die. You can rationalise it however you like and it doesn't change the core fact of what will happen... to me, anyway.

One the plus side, Warren dies.
I choose to save Arcadia though. It's what Max would do, it's what Chloe wantes. Warren alive is a bother, but bot for long I presume.

 

[Crumpet Trumpet]

Originally destroyed the town but went back and sacrificed Chloe. I don't even feel bad for going back on my original choice, given the nature of the game....haha. The Chloe sacrifice ending was a lot better, imo. I wonder how a season 2 will work, if there will even be one? New cast and new location I'd guess.

 

[thequickandthedead]

Wait so this was only season 1?

 

[Fret]

Wait so this was only season 1?

If there's a season 2 it'll be with new characters and locations

 

[Shaanyboi]

Sacrificing Chloe is the right decision. There's constant mentions of 'Everyday Heroes' etc., and ultimately, it's Chloe making the sacrifice here. She's the one being the hero by accepting her fate.

 

[Goldrush]

Episode 5 was great, but didn't really have any events where I wonder how the scene might play out with different choices. Personally thought the game missed an opportunity with Jefferson to be the culmination of the previous choices in the series. Victoria and David are the two characters you have the most freedom in deciding how to approach the relationship. It's a shame that those relationships didn't modify the solution.

 

[Chariot]

Sacrificing Chloe is the right decision. There's constant mentions of 'Everyday Heroes' etc., and ultimately, it's Chloe making the sacrifice here. She's the one being the hero by accepting her fate.

Not sure if "Everyday Hero" applies here.

 

[dity]

I must say, Warren in the nightmare was hilarious.

"Let's go Ape Ape Ape!"

Bwahahahaha!!!

I always found him pretty creepy and given how Max saw him in the nightmare (his forcefulness and how he trumpeted being a white knight) I was taken back that I seemed to be on the same wavelength for once.

 

[AlphaDragoon]

People saying "if you sacrifice Chloe there's no point" are missing something, IMO.

It wasn't just the universe going "fuck you I gave you time powers to show you that you can't do anything with time powers". If not for Max's powers, she never would have gotten to reconnect with Chloe at all. Never would have had all those memories folks posted images of. She may have stayed in her shell and never became the stronger, more confident Max. She might not have been able to save Kate. Or connect with Dana, Juliet, Victoria, Taylor, Courtney, Alyssa, Daniel and all the others she wasn't initially friends within the same way. Or let the truth about Rachel become known. Hell, Jefferson might have walked without her because we don't know that Nathan flipped on him.

If anything, the universe gave Max a gift: time with her friend that she'll remember long after the immediate pain of loss, knowledge to stop a dangerous criminal, self-confidence, and connections for the future.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

I just finished it, and I just decided to let Arcadia Bay get destroyed. I mean...what was the point of Max getting these powers if only to fuck with her, and make her have these choices and not pick the one she wanted. If the whole point was for her to not have any choice, then she shouldn't have been given the power, by whatever force there was that gave them to her.

Plus, she had the visions of the tornado before Chloe was even shot the first time, so I felt that there was nothing to prove to me as the player that Chloe being alive had anything to do with the storm. Why sacrifice her friend on a hunch when she was saving her constantly up to that point.

If Max didn't get her powers, Jefferson wouldn't have been arrested until a whole lot of people died in his wake. If it's about the point of mysticism, she was given the powers by that blue butterfly that possibly represents Rachel Amber.

 

[toastyToast]

Sacrificing Chloe was easy. She wasn't even in my top 5

If they wanted to make it a tough choice they should have made the final decisions "Save Chloe" and "Go Ape with Warren"

People saying "if you sacrifice Chloe there's no point" are missing something, IMO.

It wasn't just the universe going "fuck you I gave you time powers to show you that you can't do anything with time powers". If not for Max's powers, she never would have gotten to reconnect with Chloe at all. Never would have had all those memories folks posted images of. She may have stayed in her shell and never became the stronger, more confident Max. She might not have been able to save Kate. Or connect with Dana, Juliet, Victoria, Taylor, Courtney, Alyssa, Daniel and all the others she wasn't initially friends within the same way. Or let the truth about Rachel become known. Hell, Jefferson might have walked without her because we don't know that Nathan flipped on him.

If anything, the universe gave Max a gift: time with her friend that she'll remember long after the immediate pain of loss, knowledge to stop a dangerous criminal, self-confidence, and connections for the future.

Right on, Kate

 

[NeonBlack]

Sacrificing Chloe was easy. She wasn't even in my top 5

If they wanted to make it a tough choice they should have made the final decisions "Save Chloe" and "Go Ape with Warren"

I would watch the city blow away.

 

[KazenY2J]

Best episodic game I've played in while, atmosphere, characters, and music were on point.
Sacrificed Chloe after 10 minutes of pondering.

 

[NumberThree]

If Max didn't get her powers, Jefferson wouldn't have been arrested until a whole lot of people died in his wake. If it's about the point of mysticism, she was given the powers by that blue butterfly that possibly represents Rachel Amber.

No. I'm pretty sure it's Nathan who told the cops about Jefferson. Going by what we know about how traveling back to a photo moment works (best explained when she travels back to the photo with Warren) Max wouldn't remember anything she learned until she reaches the time from which she traveled to the photo.

 

[thequickandthedead]

So was Jefferson a good villain?

 

[Papercuts]

No. I'm pretty sure it's Nathan who told the cops about Jefferson. Going by what we know about how traveling back to a photo moment works (best explained when she travels back to the photo with Warren) Max wouldn't remember anything she learned until she reaches the time from which she traveled to the photo.

Yeah, basically if she never had powers this would have been the natural turn of events.

 

[Goldrush]

If Max didn't get her powers, Jefferson wouldn't have been arrested until a whole lot of people died in his wake. If it's about the point of mysticism, she was given the powers by that blue butterfly that possibly represents Rachel Amber.

Think the deer is Rachel Amber and the butterfly is Chloe. Whether the connection is symbolic or literal is a whole other level of mindfuck.

 

[AlphaDragoon]

No. I'm pretty sure it's Nathan who told the cops about Jefferson. Going by what we know about how traveling back to a photo moment works (best explained when she travels back to the photo with Warren) Max wouldn't remember anything she learned until she reaches the time from which she traveled to the photo.

That's not accurate though because earlier in the chapter she traveled to an earlier point than the photo she uses at the end and still had all the information about Jefferson.

Chloe even says she'll be able to make sure they pay for what they did to Rachel. She wouldn't say this if Max was going back as a blank slate. Max retained all the knowledge and memories from her experience.

 

[Papercuts]

That's not accurate though because earlier in the chapter she traveled to an earlier point than the photo she uses at the end and still had all the information about Jefferson.

Chloe even says she'll be able to make sure they pay for what they did to Rachel. She wouldn't say this if Max was going back as a blank slate. Max retained all the knowledge and memories from her experience.

Still, if she actually went back and was the reason Jefferson got caught, then that's still meddling with the natural events and should spark some more weird shit to happen since she only knows due to her powers.

Nathan being busted and having Jefferson taken down from that feels less messy.

 

[Manny Calavera]

So was Jefferson a good villain?

I actually think he was. Better than I expected. More convincing than Nathan would've been and he came out as quite creepy and psychotic. Also didn't feel at all strange after a while how they made probably the most positive character a villain. It worked as an effective shock. I found all the scenes between Max and Jefferson quite compelling and intriguing.

 

[dity]

No. I'm pretty sure it's Nathan who told the cops about Jefferson. Going by what we know about how traveling back to a photo moment works (best explained when she travels back to the photo with Warren) Max wouldn't remember anything she learned until she reaches the time from which she traveled to the photo.

Yes. Chloe dying lead to Nathan being caught which would lead to Nathan dobbing Mark in.

I think Max going back in time is similar to a temporary version of Steins;Gate's time leap. Her consciousness is temporarily loaded into the her from whatever photo she's in, but then when the memory ends it's unloaded until it goes back to an equivalent time to when she initially leaped into the photo.

 

[AlphaDragoon]

Still, if she actually went back and was the reason Jefferson got caught, then that's still meddling with the natural events and should spark some more weird shit to happen since she only knows due to her powers.

Nathan being busted and having Jefferson taken down from that feels less messy.

It isn't just "meddling with natural events" that caused the storm though. It was specifically saving Chloe. Game seemed to make it clear that once that event occurred the universe was cool with Max using whatever else she learned in her experience by the fact that no storm happened.

 

[InfiniDragon]

Still, if she actually went back and was the reason Jefferson got caught, then that's still meddling with the natural events and should spark some more weird shit to happen since she only knows due to her powers.

Nathan being busted and having Jefferson taken down from that feels less messy.

I don't doubt that Nathan could have dropped the dime (seems likely to me actually), but I don't think Max using information from the time she was time travelling affects anything apart from preventing Chloe's death. Otherwise when she proactively reaches out to people based on her past experiences it would still be screwed, which I'm pretty sure she would have still done with Kate and Victoria (if you befriend her).

Chloe is the specific in it all I believe.

 

[Manny Calavera]

Forgot to mention this before but was anyone else expecting Jefferson to know about Max's time-travel ability? For some reason after drugging Max in the end of episode 4 I though he knew somehow, but he never did. He just vaguely suspected that something was going on with Max.

 

[dity]

Forgot to mention this before but was anyone else expecting Jefferson to know about Max's time-travel ability? For some reason after drugging Max in the end of episode 4 I though he knew somehow, but he never did. He just vaguely suspected that something was going on with Max.

I actually expected Mark to be a time traveller and that he was causing the nightmare.

 

[Blues1990]

Think the deer is Rachel Amber and the butterfly is Chloe. Whether the connection is symbolic or literal is a whole other level of mindfuck.

I always thought Max's spirit animal was the doe, as it leads her to safety during the storm at the beginning of the game & leads her to guide her to Rachel's body. The blue-jay that appears around Chloe's house is her respective spirit animal, especially when you consider that little bird frequently dies and Max is given the task of saving it or letting nature take it's course, which parallels Max's constant choice of saving Chloe from all sorts of nonsense.

 

[NumberThree]

That's not accurate though because earlier in the chapter she traveled to an earlier point than the photo she uses at the end and still had all the information about Jefferson.

Chloe even says she'll be able to make sure they pay for what they did to Rachel. She wouldn't say this if Max was going back as a blank slate. Max retained all the knowledge and memories from her experience.

What are you referring to? She went back to the classroom and specifically had to fix everything while in there because she wouldn't remember it after leaving the specific photo moment.

And Max asked Chloe to explain the situation to her after the Warren photo moment.

Max will remember everything while she's in the photo moment, but after that it will revert back to original Max until she reaches the point in time from where she traveled to the photo (which is when the game also snaps back to her)

 

[Nuke Soda]

The nightmare stuff was great. The dialog options when talking with Jefferson in the classroom were evil. I picked what I thought was the sensible answer and it was the creepiest of the bunch lol.

 

[sappyday]

Finished it. I sort of wish the Sacrifice Arcadia Bay ending wasn't a choice. I chose that one first for some reason. But it wasn't satisfying at all. I redid the choice and the other ending is a lot better and more profound. I was almost tearing up, probably would of if it was my first choice.



I enjoyed the episode overall. The nightmare sequence is one of the most trippiest moments while playing a game for me. However, the pacing of it was really off. The only problem I have with it.


Overall, I loved this game. Such an emotional journey. My favorite choice game so far (despite them not really mattering but I'm okay with this).

This game is pretty much tied with MGSV as my #3 slot for my GOTY. The finale was going to decide whether it would take it or not. Still can't decide.

 

[Symphonia]

Anyway, Life is Strange Series 2 please

I'd love for dontnod to create some sort of LiS universe. Different characters, different locations, but all tied together in some way and all of them affected by the events occuring in each characters world. For example, Max's time travelling could affect the timeline of someone somewhere else, resulting in them gaining powers.

For example, Max used her powers at the very beginning to save Chloe being shot by Nathan. This, according to Max, set off the chain of events that led to Arcadia Bay being destroyed by the tornado, right? Wrong. What if Max going back in time triggered an effect on someone else's timeline, perhaps a science student conducting an experiment on adverse weather conditions? And Max doing that caused this student to be affected by his experiment, giving him uncontrollable powers to manipulate the weather? And, as such, the tornado WASN'T Max, but it was in fact the student being unable to control his rage/powers?

 

[Joeku]

I'm almost not sure whether I want a season 2 or not, not because I don't want another story, but because I don't trust them to leave the lore alone.

I'd rather not know whatever dumb supernatural excuse there is for the time powers and disaster porn and all of that, probably leading to some strange, awkward French interpretation of Native American mythology.

The mystery (and in my case, not really caring to know why) is always better than the answer.

 

[The Dear Leader]

Destroying the town is the correct ending.

All you heartless bastards, letting the girl you love just die. Fight for her, goddammit.

Bae > Bay