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Ijuuin Enzan
Oct 28, 2006
More fun than dryer lint.
THROW YOURSELF BETWEEN THEM

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Panzer Skank
Jan 12, 2004

He's a regular-crab.
Not, like, a sex-crab.

Hello thread! My deepest apologies for completely missing a set of choices, but I think I made a solution!

:siren:I've appended new content to the end of 1-5 and reuploaded it, as well as creating a new poll. :siren:
Here's the new video! Skip to 18:40 for the new content related to the choice!
You now have four exciting choices to choose from! Poll is closed! If you voted in the previous poll, please vote in the new one!!! I'm discarding the other poll's results bc I'm a big ol dingus! Super sorry about that!

Panzer Skank fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Dec 12, 2015

FractalSandwich
Apr 25, 2010
It's almost impressive how much of a cartoon villain Sergeant Stepdouche is.

Buzzsaw Roomba
Feb 14, 2012

Christ, what an asshole.
stay out and BLAME CHLOE for maximum drama :v:

General Ironicus
Aug 21, 2008

Something about this feels kinda hinky
Honesty is the best policy. Stay out and pass the blame to Chloe!

Llab
Dec 28, 2011

PEPSI FOR VG BABE
Staying out and not taking the fall is the best option. We're not kids anymore and Chloe need to grow up and take responsibility for her actions.

Mr. Highway
Feb 25, 2007

I'm a very lonely man, doing what I can.

Llab posted:

Staying out and not taking the fall is the best option. We're not kids anymore and Chloe need to grow up and take responsibility for her actions.

An important lesson for people who can't rewind time to learn.

Ometeotl
Feb 13, 2012



It's MISSEL! Or SISSLE!
I confused myself...



Hide and stay hidden. Chloe is way too willing to throw us under the bus, we don't need Colonel Asshat giving us any more trouble just to protect her in this one singular instance.

Kobanya
Aug 6, 2013
I''m still for hiding and then intervening. Major Douchelord does not need to be smacking Chloe around, plus as someone else in the thread mentioned, if this weirdo has cameras everywhere he's gonna know we were in the closet. Sure, we could just not hide, but then we get less favor with Chloe.

Fabulousvillain
May 2, 2015
Gonna have to stick to mimicking servalance cameras with Hiding and staying hidden

FractalSandwich
Apr 25, 2010
My instinct is to game the poo poo out of this choice and hide then intervene. I don't trust Max to remember Chekhov's literal gun if you rewind, and I bet knowing about it is going to be helpful later.

If it comes to that, I don't think Chloe has any obligation to take responsibility for anything in this situation anyway. I might feel differently if it were anyone but Constable Cuntwipe.

FractalSandwich fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Dec 12, 2015

Veloxyll
May 3, 2011

Fuck you say?!

Y'all are monsters
Just sayin.

Also, drat it Max. Stick up for yourself even a little.
God drat ex military. At least he's not Mall Ninja. quite.

Veloxyll fucked around with this message at 08:40 on Dec 9, 2015

Jolyne Cujoh
Dec 7, 2012

It's not like I've got no worries...
But I'll be fine.
Max was already a lovely friend to Chloe once and that was enough. To make up for that, we need to make sure to never be lovely to her again.

Or is it Sputnik
Aug 22, 2009

Oh, Ho-oh oh oh, oh whoa oh oh oh
I'll get 'em caught, show Oak what I've got
This game is full of good tracks but "Piano Fire" isn't one. "Santa Monica Dream" is much more my jam! At least until we get further into the week.

Hide and intervene! Chloe could use a break, it's not like David can call our mom anyway. Hah!

JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

Or is it Sputnik posted:

This game is full of good tracks but "Piano Fire" isn't one. "Santa Monica Dream" is much more my jam! At least until we get further into the week.

Hide and intervene! Chloe could use a break, it's not like David can call our mom anyway. Hah!
He totally can though, she's in the school's rolodex as we learned a couple videos ago

LaCelestina
Sep 28, 2015

Grimey Drawer
I kept wondering, didnt Max realize a lot earlier that Mr. Arsehole from school was Chloe's stepdad? I mean, she saw his military ID and a lot of photos of him. But she kept referring to him as "step dad", and "he must be this or that".

I never knew about actually hiding in the closet. I freaked out and David caught me in the room when I played. Also, I had no idea Chloe had a gun. That... is totally not good. But better than what I thought it was-- that Nathan had somehow gotten that gun from him and/or Chloe.

As for choices, let's... ugh. This is a difficult one. I vote HIDE and then STEP IN. He's gonna put you on his black list anyway... and I hate to think that may happen if we continue to be unaware that Chloe has a gun. At least if we know, it may mean something someday. (I havent played the game past chapter 1, so I hope I'm not speculating correctly)

Panzer Skank
Jan 12, 2004

He's a regular-crab.
Not, like, a sex-crab.

So I accidentally lost our save data (which sucks) but it's no big deal, I just played through again tonight and got it back to the same point. However! I did learn another new thing about this fricking game!

Once you pick up Warren's flash drive in Dana's room, you can actually plug it into her laptop and check the contents



Nothing mind-blowing or game changing but I thought it was a neat little detail!

-(´・ω・` ):.

Jolyne Cujoh
Dec 7, 2012

It's not like I've got no worries...
But I'll be fine.
warren forgot to get rid of his porn before giving his flash drive to the girl he likes how did this nerd ever survive

D_W
Nov 12, 2013

Warren is the kind of kid that probably posts on forums.SomethingAwful.com. He only gets goonier as the game goes on. Well.... we'll get there when we get there.

Kaubocks
Apr 13, 2011

goddamit warren gives his folders the same lovely nomenclature that I did when I was a teen

cant cook creole bream
Aug 15, 2011
I think Fahrenheit is better for weather

Kaubocks posted:

goddamit warren gives his folders the same lovely nomenclature that I did when I was a teen

While I admire your honesty, you aren't painting yourself in a good light here.

Kaubocks
Apr 13, 2011

I can't change who I was but I can at least admit I was a dweeb

Kaubocks
Apr 13, 2011

also from what I understand a big complaint against this game is that people say teenagers don't act the way they're portrayed in the game so I don't mind being the one to say "actually I can at least confirm this character is a little too accurate"

HenryEx
Mar 25, 2009

...your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call "a body"...
Grimey Drawer
I, too, had a folder called "Muzak"

Mr. Highway
Feb 25, 2007

I'm a very lonely man, doing what I can.
My flashdrive was just called flashdrive.

Kaubocks posted:

also from what I understand a big complaint against this game is that people say teenagers don't act the way they're portrayed in the game so I don't mind being the one to say "actually I can at least confirm this character is a little too accurate"

My complaint isn't that they don't act like teenagers; it is that they act like teenagers to an extreme. I feel like the developers based the characterization off of a few movies.

Jolyne Cujoh
Dec 7, 2012

It's not like I've got no worries...
But I'll be fine.
Hello, as someone who was actually 18 at the time this game is set, I can say that the behavior of these teens is, in general, incredibly spot on and also very frustrating for just that reason. Being a teen is frustrating and looking back on being a teen is frustrating!!!

There are, of course, concessions to be made for the fact that this is both a Drama and a video game, and a video game capturing and simulating every detail of Teen Life and the way teens act, live, converse or whatever would just Not Work, but it's still super good about it.

FractalSandwich
Apr 25, 2010

Jolyne Cujoh posted:

There are, of course, concessions to be made for the fact that this is both a Drama and a video game, and a video game capturing and simulating every detail of Teen Life and the way teens act, live, converse or whatever would just Not Work, but it's still super good about it.
Is that a challenge? Just you wait - when Teenjam 2016 rolls around, we'll put you in your place. :colbert:

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

My opinion is: Max loving did the South Park Al Gore joke in the truck with Chloe I hate teenagers.

Danaru
Jun 5, 2012

何 ??

Waffleman_ posted:

My opinion is: Max loving did the South Park Al Gore joke in the truck with Chloe I hate teenagers.

Seriously though :cripes: Even Chloe called her out

Misandu
Feb 28, 2008

STOP.
Hammer Time.
I definitely think we should go with the options that make Chloe the happiest with us. I was a little more on the fence about it until someone pointed out that David has the entire house wired with cameras, so he probably finds out we were here even if we stay hidden. Teenagers don't really think rationally and Chloe's already pissed at Max so getting her to be super open and fill us in on as much as possible seems like the best bet!

Having said that this feels like the Kate decision: Round 2. We're basically choosing whether we want to support someone emotionally or gather evidence against David.

IBlameRoadSuess
Feb 20, 2012

Fucking technology...

At least I HAVE THIS!
Blue haired chick is great, be BFFs with blue haired chick forever, screw everybody else.

I'm interested to see what happens next and I'm getting drat close to buying this myself. I agree that things in this game are cliche teen life to the extreme, but I don't think the game would have been as charming if things weren't the way they are. And as I said, blue haired chick is the best, be BFFs with Chloe at the expense of every other person.

Mazed
Oct 23, 2010

:blizz:


May I just say that I love that little :geno:-kinda face that Max draws on everything.

It is a nuanced icon that's crucial to understanding her as a character. It is also adorable.

This is my Life Is Strange opinion.

Panzer Skank
Jan 12, 2004

He's a regular-crab.
Not, like, a sex-crab.

Hello good morning! It's Monday so that means it's time for a :siren: NEW VIDEO :siren:

:siren:Today we close out Episode 1 and go sight-seeing with Chloe!:siren:

Here are the new journal pages!




Our closing song for this episode is: Syd Matters - Obstacles [lyrics]

edit: Oh! before I forget, here's our decisions vs the global player percentages!





There are some interesting contrasts in the Major polls, but I thought the funniest bit was that 25% of all players didn't make it into the closet??? How??

Panzer Skank fucked around with this message at 19:22 on Dec 14, 2015

Logicblade
Aug 13, 2014

Festival with your real* little sister!
Oh no, Snidely Whiplash got Chloe!

Skelicopter
Feb 19, 2013

More like Prince Alarming
Must admit, I'm more invested in the teen drama than the incoming stormpocalypse.

Fabulousvillain
May 2, 2015
I doubt hardly anyone didn't go into the closet, probably people finding out after they finished and half not giving a poo poo and the other half seeing and going "glad Im not this bad at adventure game, cause these choices are hard."

General Ironicus
Aug 21, 2008

Something about this feels kinda hinky
A majority of people saw that bird strike the window and did nothing to save it. Fuckers.

100 HOGS AGREE
Oct 13, 2007
Grimey Drawer

General Ironicus posted:

A majority of people saw that bird strike the window and did nothing to save it. Fuckers.

It's also possible they just never went in there and saw it, which will default to BIRD DEAD because you never intervened.

GlyphGryph
Jun 23, 2013

Down came the glitches and burned us in ditches and we slept after eating our dead.
Yeah a number of these choices are easy to miss, I never even noticed the RV or pregnancy test on my run for example.

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Kaubocks
Apr 13, 2011

threads keeping up its hot tradition of making all the wrong choices

I'm gonna play this on my own and not open the window for the bird :colbert:

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