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Life is Strange 2 - Reveal Trailer (Thread Rebooted)
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User banned (1 month): Escalating to personal attacks
Aren't you dating a mod or something? Is that why you're not being banned immediately?
Much respect to Dontnod for continuing to create progressive narratives in games. Chloe was too good to recreate though.
After you played the game, right? After you know her character. We barely know anything about the brothers here.
One detail I find super interesting:
I REALLY hope they nail this conflict between the lessons you teach and how well your actions reflect that. Life is Strange was better at difficult choices than other games in this genre, so I'm sure they'll find great ways of pushing us to contradict ourselves.
Back in the first season of The Walking Dead, I believe in Episode 2, we have the choice to loot a car that probably still had people using it, due to the state it was in. I chose not to, because I wanted to give Clem a good example, even if we suffered some consequecnes for that. Unfortunately, there were none, to put it mildly, but I still loved that game, and that moment was very special to me.
And, as they said, it's the highest production values in the series, so it's the kind of story they couldn't tell while keeping the presentation as good as they wanted to before they made a name for themselves.
If it doesn't work that well, we can always go back to a small town with Season 3.
I REALLY hope they nail this conflict between the lessons you teach and how well your actions reflect that. Life is Strange was better at difficult choices than other games in this genre, so I'm sure they'll find great ways of pushing us to contradict ourselves.
Back in the first season of The Walking Dead, I believe in Episode 2, we have the choice to loot a car that probably still had people using it, due to the state it was in. I chose not to, because I wanted to give Clem a good example, even if we suffered some consequecnes for that. Unfortunately, there were none, to put it mildly, but I still loved that game, and that moment was very special to me.
I agree, but I find it exciting that they're leaving their comfort zone so much. Especially after Captain Spirit made me believe they were doubling down on it, with larger areas with many more interactive elements. It made me think they would really go deep into developing familiar places.
And, as they said, it's the highest production values in the series, so it's the kind of story they couldn't tell while keeping the presentation as good as they wanted to before they made a name for themselves.
If it doesn't work that well, we can always go back to a small town with Season 3.
If that's the case, well, rip, i enjoyed all Dontnod games, eveb Remember Me, but i cant get into LiS.
The older brother said that Daniel didn't understand what was happening, that could be a reference to being on the run, their dads death, or that he mangled a cop with his mind.
Some pretty hefty rendering upgrades.another screenshot from Eurogamer:
This is how I feel. I am a little lukewarm on this reveal, but I think most of us were with the first LiS as well, it seemed to really take most of us by surprise, and was a game that improved with each episode to become something really special. I'll reserve my judgement on this until I finish it.
Do you need to be so hostile?
Especially when you know that's not what they meant? It's also kind of hard to frame them as being against representation when there speaking positively about a game that has minority representation.
Yeah I honestly don't know why they're so hellbent on making this into a totally useless argument thread.
Can't wait for this, it's been awhile since I've been waiting for a game to tackle brotherhood and the bond one can share with its brother.
I trust DONTNOD to deliver again.
Why do you even want to buy it if you found the previous games to be garbage?
I trust DONTNOD to deliver again.
Why do you even want to buy it if you found the previous games to be garbage?
I'm not saying anything about the brothers, I'm excited for LiS2 because I love stories about brothers myself. I'm just saying Max is awesome lol, don't diss my girl like that.
Personal criticisms:
Personal hypes:
- Needs more females. Max was a fantastic entry to the barely populated Awesome Heroines hall of fame, to not continue on that legacy from DONTNOD is a little disheartening.
- The characters' names: Sean and Daniel seem... incredibly generic and uniconic? I don't know but Max Caulfield (was it the gender neutral name?) and Chloe Price have such unique rings to them despite not sounding entirely innovative and try-hard either.
- The theme and setting: We BEEN knew about this older person/youngster dynamic; we did it in TWD S1 and we're doing it again in TWD S4. And now in LiS2. Doesn't mean that it's a bad dynamic per se, but it's been done over and over again. DONTNOD's take on it better be revolutionary because this sequel needs to top what the original did, and by choosing that story route, the odds are already not in its favor.
Personal hypes:
- I like the focus on minority and social issues; yes, video games are supposed to be an escape, but if done beautifully enjoyable art can be fused with such issues that can create an incredible much-needed statement. Instead of not wanting companies and game studios to tackle social problems in fear of our joy of videogames diminishing, we should encourage them to tackle social problems correctly. It remains to be seen if DONTNOD will succeed but I have high hopes.
- The new power is intriguing! I'm happy they're still going with the supernatural elements. Before the Storm was a little boring due to how mundane everything was; I still wish there was more emphasis on a Rachel w/powers plot.
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well it's UE4 this time (it was UE3 for the first season).
Captain Spirit looks really great,and LiS 2 will be beautiful.
Yep. I hated the premise of teenage girls and their relationship, but then I heard the game was really good, so I immediately gave it a try no matter my skepticism. Loved it.
What I'm saying is that at the initial reveal, Max was as generic as these guys. She's the very definition of a plain girl.
Of course, she turned out to be a great and well-written character, but we only know that after playing the game.
Latino representation isn't any inferior to female representation lol. I get where you're coming from, but this is still another minority with few good reps.
Dude, I'm coming off a 1 month ban, lmao
Lol, if you think "I don't care about gender/race/nationality I just want good narratives!!1!1!1" isn't a top 3 GG talking point I don't know what to tell you.
Because MAYBE, since this is a story driven title, MAYBE, the story and the character might be better than the first LiS, MAYBE.
Random aside: I wish games that had siblings had different gendered siblings. It seems like it's always sisters or brothers, and rarely a brother and sister.
I mean I agree. You're preaching to the choir lol. I'm excited for this one too.
Wasn't a huge fan of the trailer itself -- was a bit too The Walking Dead for my tastes -- but Dontnod have earned the benefit of the doubt from me personally, considering how much I've enjoyed all their other games (and loved the original Life Is Strange of course).
Glad to hear that Jonathan Morali will be returning for the soundtrack. Now they just need to get him and Olivier Deriviere in a room together at some point.
Glad to hear that Jonathan Morali will be returning for the soundtrack. Now they just need to get him and Olivier Deriviere in a room together at some point.
I wasn't aware that they had switched to UE4. Curious to see more improvements and footage.
LiS 2 has two latinos leads, so according to you only female rapresentation is good, but other minorities dont deserve a shot?
Did you play Captain Spirit? It's a good representation of what to expect in regards to upgrades.
I actually think the fact that DONTNOD chose male protags could be a really good thing for diversity. If we get a heartfelt story that approaches males as feeling, caring beings instead of mindless war machines, I definitely think that would be a bit of a rarity in this medium.
Cool premise, I hope they find a cool hook to turn adventure game tropes on their head like Max's time powers did. And, uh, I hope they plan their endings a bit more thoroughly ahead of time.
About how Life is Strange was perceived after the first trailer, I wouldn't even know, because I really don't remember people caring about it at all. I remember the reason why I bought it was because someone mentioned Twin Peaks similarities, it was cheap on Steam, so I said "fuck it" and got the full season when the first episode came out.
In fact, this is the second trailer I've watched for this series, with the first being the Captain Spirit one, and I didn't like that one either. Maybe this team just isn't great at cutting trailers?
In fact, this is the second trailer I've watched for this series, with the first being the Captain Spirit one, and I didn't like that one either. Maybe this team just isn't great at cutting trailers?
Yep, this was my hope too with this team tackling male leads.
Not gonna lie, I hope we can still turn it off. The first game looked so much better without it and downsampled, but we needed to edit .ini files for that, so we'll see.
Yeah, cause if someone said they were disappointed with female protagonist you would also think opinions are good, right?
Well it seems you think they are. Apparently the only representations allowed are to have a female protagonist, having mixed race kids is not "representation".
I remember it. Literally zero hype for it. I remember seeing a gameplay video on Youtube from Gamescom where people laughed at the writing and predicted it as the last Dontnod game. Kinda funny in retrospect, I guess.
Dislike whatever you want for whatever reason you want, that's fine. I understand your displeasure over this game. But you're also being needlessly hostile, accusing others of not wanting representation and trying to fan a flame war over different forms of representation when both are positive occurrences in the gaming space.
I usually accept any developer using the protagonists they want regardless of representation, even though it's needed in this industry. That's why I don't mind Rockstar having a white male as protagonist in RDR 2, because that's the story they want to tell, and Arthur will be a compelling character. Same with the Diaz brothers here. You guys agree?
Oh well. I was always going to play LiS 2 no matter what but I can't help but feel disappointed.
Maybe it was unfair to expect Dontnod to deliver new amazing female MCs, but it sure was what I hoped for.
Will wait for reviews to see if it's a day one purchase however, since I'm really not in a hurry anymore after this teaser.
Maybe it was unfair to expect Dontnod to deliver new amazing female MCs, but it sure was what I hoped for.
Will wait for reviews to see if it's a day one purchase however, since I'm really not in a hurry anymore after this teaser.