Life Is Strange Lite. A lot of the things that resonated with me (the house, the storybook, etc.) felt like 80% realized at most. It'd be too easy to say that's just because it's only 3 episodes instead of 5.
I love the core premise that all the major choices are choices between two conflicting memories. Memories are not as reliable as we like to believe. Sometimes, intentionally or not, you end up choosing whatever feels real to you. Now, I ended up with a story arc that muddies a key part of Tyler's narrative vis-a-vis his gender identity in a way that I thought was... iffy, to say the least. It's the natural conclusion when putting all those puzzle pieces together, but maybe this is a case where the most obvious connections aren't the correct ones.
The environments are gorgeous and I savored what little we saw of Delos Crossing. Should I move to Alaska? No. No way. Should I visit Alaska? Probably.
The care with which it handles the trans representation (He's actually played by a trans man! Yes!!) makes me much more forgiving of its shortcomings, I think. Again, it's a case of enjoying it but never getting a deep enough sense to leave a strong impression. When Alyson or Tyler aren't on screen, they stop existing. With Life Is Strange 2 I feel like Sean or Daniel could still be out there somewhere. That doesn't make sense, but I could easily choose to believe it.
I love the core premise that all the major choices are choices between two conflicting memories. Memories are not as reliable as we like to believe. Sometimes, intentionally or not, you end up choosing whatever feels real to you. Now, I ended up with a story arc that muddies a key part of Tyler's narrative vis-a-vis his gender identity in a way that I thought was... iffy, to say the least. It's the natural conclusion when putting all those puzzle pieces together, but maybe this is a case where the most obvious connections aren't the correct ones.
The environments are gorgeous and I savored what little we saw of Delos Crossing. Should I move to Alaska? No. No way. Should I visit Alaska? Probably.
The care with which it handles the trans representation (He's actually played by a trans man! Yes!!) makes me much more forgiving of its shortcomings, I think. Again, it's a case of enjoying it but never getting a deep enough sense to leave a strong impression. When Alyson or Tyler aren't on screen, they stop existing. With Life Is Strange 2 I feel like Sean or Daniel could still be out there somewhere. That doesn't make sense, but I could easily choose to believe it.