Game review: Life is Strange

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This blog post has SPOILERS about the game Life is Strange!

 

At first I didn't understand why I didn't like the game Life is Strange. At the very beginning of the game, it was annoying that you have to play the same boring parts many times. But little did I know, you really have to relive that first school lesson a million times, and the last time even Max commented that this must be hell. But in the end, my dislike for the game was probably because of the fact that I just really didn't want to go back to school to be bullied, and be surrounded by terrible people.

Life is strange tells the story of Max, a high school student, who unexpectedly discovers that she can travel back in time. With her new superpower, Max saves her best friend Chloe from death. Changing the past is always a particularly good idea, isn't it? And time travel is healthy?

 

Who is the murderer in Life is Strange?

The only reason I even wanted to make a short blog post about this game is because of this picture below. Or at least that scene in the last chapter of the game. Photography teacher Mr. Jefferson was the only sympathetic character in the whole game. All the others were mean bitches, or just criminals and lazy losers (Chloe). I don't know what my reaction would have been if I hadn't read the spoilers. Of course I replied to Mr Jefferson that I love him. It would have been wonderful to live in his darkroom forever. "I hope you don't mind needles or duct tape."

 

The endings of Life is Strange

 

In the end I of course sacrificed Chloe, because that person was supposed to die that week. That happened even in other realities. In that second ending/option, how many cities and how many people would Max have had to sacrifice before she would realize that Chloe simply can't, and shouldn't be saved.

 

Life is Strange: Double Exposure release date

 

Since Life is Strange 1, this series has expanded with many sequels. The latest one, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, has a release date of October 29, 2024.

My Time at Sandrock: Who to marry?

I promised to write a tell all tale about my three marriages, so here it is. 

It was pretty clear who my favorite bachelors in My Time at Sandrock (affiliate link) are. On my first playthrough I ended up dating five of them at the same time. 

Hey, don't judge me. Before an update you couldn't even make them mad or jealous by kissing your lover right in front of another one. The jealousy only happened if you were caught while on a date with another lover. That's why I rarely dared to go on a date...

 

My carefully chosen five sweethearts can be seen in the image below. They are Qi, Unsuur, Ernest, Fang and Logan.

 

Who did I marry?

From early on it was clear who I wanted to marry: Qi. The nerdy, quirky, socially incompetent scientist. And I did end up marrying him first, although by that time I had other eligible bachelors on my mind. I had made a save before marrying him, and reverted back to that save right after the wedding. So long, goodbye, nice knowing you?

Marrying Fang

 

When it comes to Fang it was a slow burn all right. If you want to marry Fang you first have to go through his medical trials. Befriending X helps too. It takes forever for Fang to even accept your gifts. And when you are finally able to give him the heart knot, he sends it back on the next day. After that he tries to leave town, and you stop him...

There were two reasons why I decided that Fang should be my forever marriage. First was my true love X. Yes, you read that right. When it comes to My Time at Sandrock, Fang's pet bird is the one for me.

Second was the fact that only Fang had original content after marriage, and I wanted to see that special mission. Now with the free romance update and the Love Chronicles DLC even more marriage candidates have post marriage quests.

And there was also a third reason: I didn't want to break Fang's heart. Doing so seems to be the most cruel thing you can do in this game. After everything that he has been through you can't just leave him or reject him. And how he finally dared to open his heart for the player.

 

 

Marrying Logan

 

But soon after marrying Fang I realized that I had made a mistake. I couldn't get Logan out of my mind.

It was not supposed to happen. I was not going to fall for Logan.

Even in real life I had three dreams about Logan. It was as if my subconscious was trying to tell me something.

So I married Logan. In that earlier save where I hadn't married anyone yet. So I didn't break poor Fang's heart.

After all this I realized that the hype was real. Logan (affiliate link) can steal your player, and your heart.

 

 

Next time I'm going to make him my forever marriage.

Ps.

Why Heidi sends a jealous letter?

I got married three times. Two of these times Heidi sent me an angry letter, and I don't understand why. I was NOT romantically involved with her. I was just her friend. I never once chose a heart option in a dialogue with her. 

Shoulda known you were trouble the second you walked into my life. Guess that one's on me. So long, Heidi.

 

 

She sent me this jealous letter when I married Qi and Fang. But she did not send it when I married Logan.

So should I interpret it this way: Heidi wants Qi and Fang for herself, and is jealous of them. But she does not want Logan...