Life is Strange

Life is strange, literally and figuratively, as this blog is both about reality and the actual game,  'Life is Strange'. ((Also, a heads up, there may be some spoilers ahead from both LIS and LIS:Before the Storm so if you don't want to know anything about either games I suggest you look away. :) ))

Anyways, I just finished playing LIS: Before the Storm and let me tell you this... Wow. They weren't kidding with the emotional backstory on Chloe and Rachel folks. This game really put your mind and heart to the test. It really puts you into how Chloe feels after her father has died and Max left. The funny thing is, when I actually played the original LIS, I was all for Max and Chloe being more than friends. ((Also, Max is short for Maxine girlies, wink, wink)) I was all into the whole ' Rachel, it's Max time!' Bandwagon, until I saw what actually happened in 'Before the Storm'. Don't get me wrong, I'm still all for PriceField ((MaxXChloe)), but my heart also feels and wants AmberPrice ((RachelXChloe)). After seeing how emotional vacant and physically gone Max was from Chloe's life, I actually got really offended, because this has happened to me several times with past friends and I understood her pain. People who just up and leave you hanging and never answer are the worst. And then seeing how awesome Chloe and Rachel were together... Through everything.... Wow. I was so moved. From the first kiss to saving each others lives... It was intense. But, it was not meant to last as we all know. The most bittersweet part of the game for me was the end for two reasons. One: I obviously wanted to play more and go more in depth with these two. Two: That damn Cellphone. Let me explain my second reason, as best as I can. The phone I am talking about is Rachel's phone. As you see it, it's on the table in the 'Dark Room' with 17 missed calls from Chloe, and one in effect, with flashing camera lights in the background. How sad is it knowing that Rachel was drugged in that moment and photographed by that snake Nathan? ((And I know about Nathan too, I felt very sorry for him after we found out the truth behind why he's the way he is. All he needed was some extra love and help and he might have made it.)) Anyways, the hurt is so fierce in that moment knowing that once again, Chloe lost someone so dear to her over again. Rachel was there when no one understood, as was vice versa with Chloe. And to have such a horrible fate... So saddening. Now I know why Chloe was so desperate after her disappearance. Chloe was losing a friend, and lover. ((Depending on how you choose in the game)) I now understood why Chloe was so obsessed with finding out what happened to her and so broken when she found her body. I too was broken after finding out and given some light on their relationship. You know what's also sad? At one point, neither Rachel or Chole knew they were saying goodbye for the last time. Their last hug, kiss, text, call, whatever it may be, happend and Chloe didn't know until she found Rachel buried. What do you guys think of the games? The characters? The plot? These two games for me were special in that they told a beautiful and sad story, but described love in so many ways. As a lesbian, I felt so...happy with both relationships, but torn on whether which should be better. But as quoted in the game, and taken from Macbeth, "Life is a tale told by an idiot". Not the entire quote, but the best part of it. Life is Strange and it's cruel and unkind. But it is also love and strength and acceptance.