Analysis Of Life Is Strange

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Wowser: Did Life is Strange Have a Bad Ending? (Heavy Spoiler Alert) It’s been a few months since the conclusion of Life is Strange, and yet, a lot of us still can’t determine if the game had a ‘bad’ ending. It’s hard to say when death lingers around each one. Dontnod Entertainment has certainly outdone themselves in crafting a beautifully tragic story. If you were anything like myself, playing the first chapter was neat, but nothing life changing. Episode 2 and on may have made you think differently. But what about the endings? After making a slew of difficult decisions throughout the game, the player is forced to make one final choice. Neither are pleasant and neither make you feel super great. They’re both just bad… yet good. So which one is the ‘sucky’ ending? Does it even have one? Is it: Sacrifice Arcadia Bay? Okay, so the people in this town aren’t exactly saints, but letting them suffer through a violent tornado isn’t really A-Okay either. After theoretically killing off almost everyone in the game, it really should be safe to say that this ending was the ‘bad’ one, right? Wrong. Remember that when we play video games, we’re often playing through someone’s personal story. We begin to understand what …show more content…

I was no exception. Due to a limited budget, the game developers had little choice but to trim one of their endings. Since Life is Strange focuses so heavily around the Butterfly Effect and its dangers, it’s understandable to see why they decided to give greater attention to the one that resolves it. Still, I don’t feel that ultimately decides which ending was the bad one. From a character standpoint, sacrificing Arcadia Bay was awful and almost inexcusable, but in the end, Max went with her family/lover. So after considering the silent vow of comfort/love from Chloe and the fleeting sight of deer, I find this ending more fitting in terms of what made Max truly

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