Life is strange 2 max cameo11/22/2023 ![]() The growth Max ultimately achieves is becoming an adult and instead of avoiding it finally accepting it like Chloe has. The growth Max ultimately achieves doesn't hinge on letting Chloe die, because she already died. At the same time, Max and Chloe get to go on a journey to find Rachel, discover she's been murdered, and find out who the murderer is, expose him, and prevent other girls from suffering the same fate. She gets to spend precious time with an old friend she's lost contact with and really get to know and understand her as well as her own Mom's relationship with her step dad she hates, her step dad, Kate, Victoria, Nathan, her teachers, etc.and learn and grow from the experiences. ![]() Chloe already died, however Max getting a mysterious time power around the same time allows her to save Chloe and go on a personal journey of growth. Movies like The Edge of Seventeen and the first season of 13 Reasons Why have way more in common to the first Life is Strange than any superhero story. It’s only really infuriating because it leaves all these symbolic clues but never explains them and how they tie to Chloe, which like I said wouldn’t be so bad if how Max’s powers work didn’t influence the final choice.Ĭlick to shrink.It has all the tropes of a teenage coming of age story. Her rewinding time also undoes all the good things she’s done like saving Kate, making peace with Victoria, and getting Chloe and her stepfather closer together. If Max hadn’t tried to save Chloe she could have avoided it all, and the message we get from that ending is “If great power is entrusted to you, you shouldn’t use it to make difference because it’ll do more harm. Many time travel stories do this (Steins Gate etc) so it is strange why this game doesn’t. But the growth that Max achieves ultimately hinges on letting Chloe die which is one of my problems, when the story doesn’t explain why she has to die. You say it is about growth, to which I agree as well. You say story is a coming of age story to which I agree, you say the story isn’t about using it for good or bad but she does use it for good and you have the option of using it for bad as well so of course it is, it has all the tropes of a superhero story Spider Man etc. Okay, so I just gotta say one more thing. I liked LiS2, but I can't say I have any interest in playing through it again. ![]() I could easily believe he ended up there like Karen. ![]() The more diverse cast is also really great. Voice acting has improvements, some dialogue, environments and the several different endings. The cult also opened up possibilities that unfortunately went nowhere. The cult was also boring and could've been explored far more, but felt like a bit of a rush to get the mother involved. It was heartbreaking as the racism is very real, but the writing was kinda boring, not interacting for long periods of time while this kid is treated like garbage time and time again. Pretty much watched Sean be tortured for an hour. Unfortunately, I still don't like them as characters.Įpisode 4 might have been the worst episode of the entire series for me. I pretty much understood everything they did (except for Daniel episode 3-5, because he appears to hit the rebellious teenager phase 3-5 years too early). They're young, broken, and make rash decisions. I think the format would work if I liked Sean and Daniel. They have their moments, but there's no connection like I had with Max and Chloe (and Rachel). The fact that I couldn't get to connect with any characters in the long term was rough, but it was made even worse when both Sean and Daniel aren't exactly likeable characters. It is pale in comparison to the first season. I pretty much agree with everything you said.
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