LiS: Tell Me Why, LiS: Twin Mirror

[Datura Plays]

So I was the one of the first ones to write a negative review. Y’all started a fight and I decided “k I’ll give it another chance”. So I played all the way to chapter 4 (chapter 3 is the best so far). I changed my opinion and I enjoy the game now. Just as much as I enjoyed Tell Me Why. It still gives me hella Twin Mirror vibes (and let’s be honest Twin Mirror is like meh.., still playable tho).
BUT.
When I first played LiS 1 and LiS 2 it was love from the first sight. No doubts at all, these were a Life is Strange games.
I’d enjoy this game much more if it was just True Colors, cause it doesn’t feel like it deserves to have “Life is Strange” in it’s title. I mean, let’s add “LiS” to all the games… cause… tell me why not?

P.S. It’s NOT a hate post. I do enjoy the game. It’s just… not Life is Strange.

[YanH]

I deleted tell me why and twin mirror right after 10-15minutes of play, but playing this game and it's still not like original games, but way better than superboring, annoying LIS2

Not even one game you mentioned has nothing with LIS franchise, so stop calling it like that

[Datura Plays]

It’s funny how you call LiS 2 super boring when there’s a freaking disaster every 15-20 minutes lol
Let’s compare True Colors: 1 event 2 hours into the first chapter.

[Maviba]

Originally posted by ThatRussianGamerGuy:

I’d enjoy this game much more if it was just True Colors, cause it doesn’t feel like it deserves to have “Life is Strange” in it’s title. I mean, let’s add “LiS” to all the games… cause… tell me why not?

P.S. It’s NOT a hate post. I do enjoy the game. It’s just… not Life is Strange.

Issue is SQENIX bought the LiS trademark, booted the original devs and now they can do whatever want with it.
Since the original LiS was unique and a great succes SE will try to get everything out of the brand, like Disney did after they bought Pixar or Lucasarts.

So pretty much none of it's successors will be able to repeat the original game experience, since it was new and unique that time.

[Datura Plays]

Originally posted by Maviba:

Originally posted by ThatRussianGamerGuy:

I’d enjoy this game much more if it was just True Colors, cause it doesn’t feel like it deserves to have “Life is Strange” in it’s title. I mean, let’s add “LiS” to all the games… cause… tell me why not?

P.S. It’s NOT a hate post. I do enjoy the game. It’s just… not Life is Strange.

Issue is SQENIX bought the LiS trademark, booted the original devs and now they can do whatever want with it.
Since the original LiS was unique and a great succes SQX will try to get everything out of the brand, like Disney did after they bought Pixar or Lucasarts.
So pretty much none of it's successors will be able to repeat the origianal success.

I absolutely agree. BUT I’ll say it one more time and I’m ready for all your “if you like lis 2 you have no taste” comments - I played LiS 2 for the first time two years after the original release and now it’s my fav game ever. I never expected it to be good cause you know, no Max, no Chloe - supposed to be bull…. But I was pleasantly surprised when I found out how real and amazingly detailed new main characters were. So I was kinda expecting the franchise to continue doing good and honest work, not just using the name.
Anyways, not saying True colors is bad. It’s just not what LiS is.

[Maviba]

Originally posted by ThatRussianGamerGuy:

Originally posted by Maviba:

Issue is SQENIX bought the LiS trademark, booted the original devs and now they can do whatever want with it.
Since the original LiS was unique and a great succes SQX will try to get everything out of the brand, like Disney did after they bought Pixar or Lucasarts.
So pretty much none of it's successors will be able to repeat the origianal success.

I absolutely agree. BUT I’ll say it one more time and I’m ready for all your “if you like lis 2 you have no taste” comments - I played LiS 2 for the first time two years after the original release and now it’s my fav game ever. I never expected it to be good cause you know, no Max, no Chloe - supposed to be bull…. But I was pleasantly surprised when I found out how real and amazingly detailed new main characters were. So I was kinda expecting the franchise to continue doing good and honest work, not just using the name.
Anyways, not saying True colors is bad. It’s just not what LiS is.

True. and honestly LiS died for me the moment Chloe & Rachel died in LiS 1
LiS 2 was okay, but didn't catch me like the original did.
D9 did a good job with BTS, but BTS was developed in cooperation with the origian devs, so it still had some LiS vibes

LiS TC This one is produced completly without Dontnod and from what I've seen so far it seems D9 doesn't have to balls in taking risks by issuing some controversity in LiS 3.

No mindblowing stuff so far. Seems LiS went pretty causual now.
Like the type of game you play and forget after a few weeks

[Lord_Dracon]

There is little relevant innovation in these latest games, and they always continue to follow the same formula. I think that Dontnod / Deck Nine are the new "Telltale Games".

But Telltale Game didn't charged absurdly expensive values for their games.

And yet it went bankrupt.

EDIT: Yes, I know that the price is probably determined by the publisher (Square Enix), and I can't understand this strategy.