Life is Strange is a truly intriguing story. I am so confused, but in a delightful way, of what exactly is happening. Rewind after rewind that do not affect me makes all the choices just muddle themselves in my mind. What is the most complexing is that my better choices, the ones that are the most ethical, don’t make me feel warm and fuzzy. I feel like every step I take is like treading barefoot on glass. Every step is dangerous and I never know which one will cut me. Alisha Karabinus says in her article of the game that “Maybe that’s a purposeful move here, to make us think back about trying to metagame and choose ‘correctly,’ or maybe it’s just a reflection of life.” I love that look on the game because that is how it feels. I have never had as much stuff going wrong in my life as Max’s, but there are definitely parts of my life that I would very much love to rewind and make go away. But if I really did have Max’s powers, I would still remember what happened. Somehow I feel like that does not fix all of the problems and almost be worse in a way. The guilt of the wrong decisions I made do not vanish with the rewind.
On another note, I don’t like Chloe. I have only just finished Episode 3, but I haven’t liked her since the beginning. I feel like I can’t trust her, or anyone for that matter. Even people like Warren and Mr. Jefferson, who are so blatantly supposed to be trustworthy just make my skin crawl. Ok, WarrenxMax is cute, I will admit. I’m allowed to like him but not trust him. That is just how this game is. I am questioning literally everything that I do.
Alisha Karabinus' article: http://www.nymgamer.com/?p=11840
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