Life is Strange
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Gameplay - Chloe & David
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JfKx5hzhwA&t=28s
Announcing Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Dear Life is Strange fans,
Thank you for your incredible support over the last few years. We know you have been eagerly anticipating what is next for Life is Strange so we really hope you enjoyed the announcement trailer for Life is Strange: Before the Storm and are looking forward to the release of the first episode on 31st August 2017 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC (Steam).
So yes, that means there are now TWO Life is Strange projects in development, with DONTNOD Entertainment having also recently announced that they are also working on a new game. You’ll be the first to hear when we have more news on their game but for now, let’s focus on the newly announced Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
Before the Storm is our reaction to so many of you asking for the chance to revisit Arcadia Bay. This is where Denver based Deck Nine Games come in. Deck Nine Games are veteran game developers who, although being a new narrative games studio, have an extremely talented team from videogames, TV and film and a powerful set of proprietary tools called Storyforge. Please join us in giving them a very warm welcome to the Life is Strange family. You’ll get to meet the team and see their fantastic work during E3. Be sure to tune into the IGN livestream on Monday 12th June at 12:00 noon Pacific for the world’s first gameplay reveal.
You will also no doubt be excited to hear that Ashly Burch, Chloe’s original voice actor, makes a welcome return to the family this time on writing duties. Fans of Ashly will know she’s an Emmy nominated writer and it’s great to have her writing dialogue for a new younger, 16 year old Chloe, this time voiced by extremely talented actress Rhianna DeVries.
Ashly is writing alongside a passionate and talented team of writers at Deck Nine lead by Lead Writer Zak Garriss. The writing team have been working hard to create a compelling and rich three episode story that’s set before the events of the first game and focuses on when Chloe meets Rachel. Unlike Max, Chloe has no rewind power, so we highly recommend you think before you speak..! Chloe’s sharp tongue will require her to live with whatever she says and as before, every single action and choice will have a direct consequence in the short, mid and long term.
We know that many of you would love to see more from Max. Due to the way in which the first game ended, we didn’t want to canonize one group of players’ choices over the other – a sentiment echoed strongly by our community. That being said, we will still be giving you one final chance to play as Max through the self-contained bonus “Farewell” episode, which takes place long before the events of Before the Storm. This stand-alone bonus episode, will release after episode 3, and is only available as part of the Deluxe Edition of Life is Strange: Before the Storm. Rest assured, anyone purchasing the complete season of Before the Storm will get the full story. Max’s ‘Farewell’ episode really is just a bonus episode for those who would like to play as her one final time.
Thank you once again, for all your dedication over recent years. We can’t wait to hear what you think about Life is Strange: Before the Storm. There will, of course, be many more details revealed during E3. Make sure you check out the below video, made by the team over at Deck Nine Games, as there are many new details in to dive into. There is also an FAQ here but as usual, do let us know if you have any other burning questions in the meantime!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GONk9c3MLjA&t
Many thanks,
The Life is Strange Team
A special message from DONTNOD Entertainment
If you're reading this, you've likely already heard or watched the news... we reached over 3 million unique paying players! It’s an incredible achievement and one we could not have reached without you, our fantastic community! You helped spread positive words about our game and have continually kept the world interested in what happens next.
We also revealed a key piece of information that many of you have been waiting some time for now - we can indeed confirm that the original Life is Strange team at DONTNOD are working on a brand new Life is Strange game. We can’t wait to tell you all about it when the time is right, but for now we are hard at work ensuring it is the very best game we can create. We’re really thankful for your patience thus far and ask for a bit more time. The new game will not be at E3 in June this year but we will be watching the show alongside you all and wish everyone good luck!
Nominate your 2016 LIS Community Heroes!
That being said, we'd love to hear from you guys who you think has really been a Life is Strange Community Hero in the Steam forums this year. Please use the thread in the disccusions board to nominate (shout out) or maybe just to say thank you to your personal Steam Community Hero.
Featured Guide: A Guide to the music in Life is Strange
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Episode 1-5 Bundle Temporarily Removed From Store *FIXED*
The Episodes 1-5 bundle, which is the bundle you would buy to get the full Life is Strange game, appears to have dissapeared from the the store front. This is unintentional.
We are currently looking into where it went and should hopefully have it back in it's place later today.
The Bundle is currently unlisted, but can still be found here:
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/56692/
Note: The Episode 2-5 bundle was intentionally removed when we set Episode 1 free and will not be returned as the Episode 1-5 bundle now functions in the exact same way (and is discounted for those who previously bought Episode 1 individually - no one has lost out).
Get Episode 1 for free ¦ Mac & Linux Release has arrived on Steam!
Episode 1 of Life is Strange is now available entirely for free for everyone! This awesome news applies to all OS on Steam - That's Windows, Mac and Linux, the latter two of which have just today also been released! And to celebrate the occasion, we've created a brand new trailer just for you…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W29uOjrz318
By making the first episode of Life is Strange free, we're very excited to be able to open up Life is Strange to a host of new players and really look forward to seeing their reactions to the game throughout our vibrant community; A community who has continually supported and helped us win a tremendous amount of awards, including the BAFTA for Best Story, the Peabody Award, the Golden Joystick's Performance of the Year and The Game Awards' Games for Impact Award (plus over 75 Game of the year awards and listings).
YAY!
We have always maintained that our community of loyal fans and followers are a big part of what makes this game so special and we're sure that all newcomers will be welcomed with open arms. If you haven't already, join us on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Youtube and Instagram, but please do remember to not post blatant story spoilers for at least a little while…
For those fresh arrivals of you playing on Steam, we've created a new spoiler-free forum for you so that you can discuss episode one and beyond without having to worry about accidentally seeing spoilers.
We know that many of you will have already have played through Max and Chloe's story, but this is the perfect opportunity to bug your friends about experiencing it too. Now they won't have an excuse to not give Life is Strange a try. So let them know about this awesome news and they'll be on their way to Arcadia Bay in no time!
Who's your Life Is Strange Spirit Character?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAuz8-wDDRM
Fan Questions Answered By DONTNOD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jPeq1NzxF0
[B]Q&A:[/B]
00:03 - How did you pick the music and songs for specific scenes?
02:00 - Is there an artist or song you didn't manage to include, but would have liked to?
03:05 - Is there an artist or song you could recommend fans check out?
04:22 - What kind of influences did you draw from?
05:20 - Were there any scenes or parts of the story that were cut?
09:07 - What were the main things you looked for when casting characters?
13:40 - Did Chloe change very much during development?
16:00 - Was there ever a third or a different main character?
17:44 - What would you add to the game if you had unlimited resources?
21:23 - How did you pick what issues to focus on in Life is Strange?
Michel Koch and Raoul Barbet at GDC - Using Interactive Storytelling and Game Design to Tackle Real-World Problems/
A Moment of Calm - Chloe's Room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VEtOhEX_fE
This Moment of Calm is part of our weekly updated playlist.