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You technically didn't need to start with this one to play True Colors, but the DLC "Wavelengths" takes key plot points from LiS1 and Before the Storm. Also, there are a ton of callbacks to LiS1, Before the Storm, and LiS2 in True Colors.
Rating of this game is too high for not wasting time.
There are normal choices, but people think, that all of them must affect on main hero, but they mustn't.
Its similar in scope to Telltale's games from Walking Dead onwards with some choices that effects aspects of the story but not any particularly massive level. Its a decently written game, which touches on various real life social issues some of which it handles better than others.
Thanks for the info.
I was curious what the basic story was, so that's handy.
I've actually never played Walking Dead (or any of Telltale's stuff, I think. I think I keep getting them confused with Traveler's Tales).
But it sounds like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, where there are choices to make (affecting rewards and alignment), but ultimately the big one near the end mattered the most storywise.
Ah, good to know.
How does the sequel compare to this?
(Besides the whole "has emotion powers instead of time warping" difference.)
Technically speaking, there is no direct or conventional sequel to this game.
There is a prequel called Before the Storm, which lets you take control of Chloe Price. Unlike the first game, there are no supernatural powers involved, and plays more of like a typical Telltale game.
The other Life is Strange games meanwhile are set in a very loosely connected "universe" that have little or almost no direct ties with each other besides the brand name.
Life is Strange 2 is a road trip title where the player gets to influence the alignment of the main character's younger brother, who has telekinesis. Whether or not you'll find this enjoyable is something I can't answer, though I can say for certain that Life is Strange 2's detractors have compared it to a "babysitter" simulator of sorts. Plus, this game has on the nose political stuff that some folks will find off putting.
I've no comment on Life is Strange: True Colors as I have not personally played that installment as of this writing.
Essentially Life Is Strange is an anthology series which DontNod pretty much indicated was the future direction of the series even before the first was complete.
There's also essentially a fifth game in Tell Me Why which may as well be a Life Is Strange game in all but name.
change you point of view of all thinks , people who sacrifce chloe is like saying , iam a good person iam not evil for killing my friend ... all world is more important the universe no go around yourself or her ...
and save chloe is like i love chloe she is the friend , i dont care that city she deserved something better
i will choose chloe because .like was you saying is right not paying attention to the story
the prescott own the town they do dirty things to have power and money
people in the game like bullying kate they literally kill her with the bully but besides was choice to go that party because she was a virgin and wanted sex like jefferson say
she want to kill herself to call attention and play victim
if you save kate , but you choice to save chloe is like ok i save it to kill it? all people in arcaday bay is already dead and people not cares about creatures dead whales dead a giant storm coming they not care all ...
so i think is okay to do what you want , they will do the same
i think jefferson was right i think he is the only one that not have choice , he have to act like a good sexy teacher hipster to everybody likes it
take for example all people who like his work (photos or torturing people and women domination) people is really crazy
The only downside for you I think is that you know too much about the story already, you said you know already how it ends.
When I finished the game, I felt upset because I expected more endings and probably more happier endings. But it all makes sense the way it is (at least the one choice which I think is canon). The people who say that the choices don't matter are not right in my opinion, but explaining this would be too much of a spoiler.
I loved the prequel (Before the Storm) as well, although it's a bit shorter, it's still a nice expension to the story and will help you understand the characters more. So if you will enjoy LIS you can also try this.
LIS2 is still a very good game, but the story is a bit less interesting for me. It just cannot compare with the first one. Unlike in LIS1, the decisions are mostly black and white, either "choose to be good" and "choose to be bad". And yes it's a kind of babysitting simulator. Still an enjoyable game. I haven't played LIS3 yet but I hope it's good!
Personally I hated the time-rewind powers Max had as it made the decisions you made in the game pointless except for three situations (The first I won't spoil but it's at the end of the second episode; the end of each episode; and the end of the series where you pick a hundred deaths/casualties or one murder). If it weren't for that I would have thoroughly enjoyed the choice making aspect of this game, or at least like it more than I do now. Likely why I liked Before the Storm.
That's interesting about the characters.
I'd heard most were kinda jerks, to the point this was almost like a Rockstar game (like Bully or GTA), where most characters are pretty scummy/petty/violent/evil.
As for the time-rewind, kinda sounds like Byleth's power in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, where you can optionally rewind time up to a dozen turns. Very useful if one of your characters gets killed by a bad move on your part (and very important if Byleth themself gets killed, as it's otherwise a game over).
Of course, the power is limited to just a few uses per battle.
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With decisions, it kinda sounds like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, where you make choices, which can affect your rewards (if any) and can prevent a fight (or start a fight).
But mainly, it affects your alignment, to light or dark.
(Obviously helping the widow that needs money moves you to Light side (especially giving her more than she asked for)... while mind-controlling two mercenaries to jump off a cliff moves you to Dark side ("You will jump down the air shaft." "I will jump down the air shaft. It's the quickest way to get to the bottom, after all." )
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Since Episode 1 is free, I might just try it out and see.
That aside, playing Episode 1 for free and deciding whether you like it or not is a good call, that's how me and my cousin tried this game and got into it. Some like it, some don't. That's why the first episode is free, the only thing you waste is the time you played, and assuming you didn't search through the whole environment you're in it shouldn't be that much.
I don't think so. I found that many times in the first game I didn't know which decision is the best. You try to choose what you think is the right thing to do but often it backfires, sometimes you only kill your houseplant because you water it too much but you can wreck relationships or kill people in the game by your decisions. Some choices were really difficult. I felt that the choices in the sequel were mostly obvious - either you raise your brother to be a good or bad person.
It was generally fairly obvious in the first game which were the decent choices as well really most in the first are either involving Max being altruistic or more selfish.
It's an adventure game with focus on story telling and immersion. Pretty close to some sort of interactive movie.
Game concept (not game content!) is comparable to games like "walking dead", DBH or "Until Dawn"
You're experiencing the story of two teens one of which discovered the ability to reverse time.
that leads the player to decide on how she's using this power, but every decision you make does have consequences later in game. (= butterfly effect)
The game's USP is its immersive user experience.
Besides its great voice acting and soundtrack and it has got the ability of totally screwing up your emotional life.
And that's probably also the reason why many people also hate the game.
The game continously forces you to face the consequences of your decisions, and these are not always pleasing.
But well, Life is not all about rainbows and unicorns.
So who cares about haters?
They will always find someting to complain, no matter what you're doing.
Enjoy the game, it's one of the best games I ever played