Should I play Life is Strange 2 first or Before the Storm first?

[gilbert]

I just finished Life is Strange for the first time and I'm in love with the game. I plan on getting both Life is Strange 2 and Before the Storm during a steam sale, but I was wondering which one should I play before the other.

[3477]

Play Before The Storm if you like LiS, it's a prequel where you play as Chloe meeting Rachel.

LiS2 is a totally different story in the same setting (but you only ever briefly pass by Arcadia Bay without ever entering it). There's one cameo late in the game that briefly and very ambiguously tells you a bit of what happened after LiS (and is different depending on which ending you choose - and I'll just spoil this: you never see anything whatsoever about what happens to Max after Sacrifice Chloe.).

[Night]

Originally posted by papertowelroll:

I just finished Life is Strange for the first time and I'm in love with the game. I plan on getting both Life is Strange 2 and Before the Storm during a steam sale, but I was wondering which one should I play before the other.

Personally I would play Life is Strange: Before the Storm first.

[Mallet - Maybe found sens]

Originally posted by Max Caulfield:

Farewell>BTS>LIS1>LIS2?TMW

Farewell isn't unlocked until after completing BTS

[Dethlane]

Play BtS, skip S2 (play Tell Me Why instead if you want to play another game from Dontnod)

[Dethlane]

Originally posted by Max Caulfield:

Originally posted by Dethlane:

Play BtS, skip S2 (play Tell Me Why instead if you want to play another game from Dontnod)

LIS2 isnt bad as a game

As a standalone game without any ties to LiS, maybe (and even then I'm not sure, with all that "social problems" bs shoved into player's throat)

[Dethlane]

Originally posted by Max Caulfield:

Originally posted by Dethlane:

As a standalone game without any ties to LiS, maybe (and even then I'm not sure, with all that "social problems" bs shoved into player's throat)

arent social problems in tell me why also?

Probably. Question is, are they naturally weaved into story like in LiS or shoved down player's throat like in S2

[Mallet - Maybe found sens]

Originally posted by Max Caulfield:

Originally posted by Dethlane:

As a standalone game without any ties to LiS, maybe (and even then I'm not sure, with all that "social problems" bs shoved into player's throat)

arent social problems in tell me why also?

Social problems? What kind of social problems are you talking about?

[Mallet - Maybe found sens]

Originally posted by Max Caulfield:

Originally posted by Art3mis Jinx:

Social problems? What kind of social problems are you talking about?

in lis illegal immigrants. in tell me why transgender person

And that's a problem that they touch on those subjects because why?

[3477]

From what I've seen of Tell Me Why, Tyler's transition is an important part of the story, but it's not like "this is a story that is our vehicle to lecture at you about trans people" but like "this is a story about a guy who had to go through a lot of stuff and a good deal of it happens to hinge on him being trans".

LiS* is more preachy about guns than what I've seen of TMW has been preachy about gender.

*EDIT: As is possibly TMW - I noticed earlier today that Tyler's rant about hunters is foreshadowed by Max's reaction to seeing David's deer head. True, this is "just" the "character" talking, but I doubt we'll be seeing similar patterns about Tyler catching the flu from a flu shot.

[Scorpion242]

Originally posted by Art3mis Jinx:

Originally posted by Max Caulfield:

in lis illegal immigrants. in tell me why transgender person

And that's a problem that they touch on those subjects because why?

Because LiS2 does not touch on the problem, it is pure liberal propanda to a level that is insulting to the players.

[kangirigungi]

You should definitely play LIS1 before LIS2, because when you start LIS2, it'll ask you what decision you made at the end of LIS1, and change some minor details based on that. You can answer that you haven't played LIS1, then it'll choose randomly, but it will still spoil the ending of LIS1.

As for you should play LIS1 or BTS first, I'd probably say that LIS1, as being a prequel it's intended to be played like that. But you can choose to play it in chronological order. But Farewell should go after LIS1, because otherwise it won't make sense.

[Scorpion242]

Originally posted by Max Caulfield:

Originally posted by Scorpion242:

Because LiS2 does not touch on the problem, it is pure liberal propanda to a level that is insulting to the players.

how so? care to elaborate?

No, because there are people here who have not played it but potentially are interested in it. So I can only go so far: The constant references during the first hour, and the scenes in ep 4 and 5 five were terribly constructed to get a point across. I found them cheap.

[Mallet - Maybe found sens]

Originally posted by Max Caulfield:

Originally posted by Art3mis Jinx:

And that's a problem that they touch on those subjects because why?

because adults acts like little kids?

I don't see what that has to do with it?

Originally posted by Scorpion242:

Originally posted by Max Caulfield:

how so? care to elaborate?

No, because there are people here who have not played it but potentially are interested in it.

Then why not just use spoiler tags?

[Mallet - Maybe found sens]

Originally posted by Max Caulfield:

Originally posted by Art3mis Jinx:

I don't see what that has to do with it?

then ask adults who ac like kids?

I'm asking you why those two things being present in the games were a problem? Since you seemed to imply they were from your original message

[kangirigungi]

The difference between the two games is that when LIS1 tackles socio-political issues, let it be bullying, drug use, guns, or whatever, it does that sensitively. The authors took the effort to explore these problems enough that it doesn't feel that it is trying to force an ideology down your throat. Contrast to that, when it comes to LIS2 and immigration, it's being much more blunt about it. The view on the topic is shallow and simplistic. The authors apparently became lazy with their research.

That said, the game is still worth a playthrough unless you get easily offended by such things. Just be prepared that you will cringe at some scenes.