Since it was introduced that Life Is Strange 2 will go away behind the primary game’s heroines, Max and Chloe, in favour of a brand new pair, brothers Daniel and Sean Diaz, many followers have been left questioning about how the sequel will evaluate. Now, builders DontNod have launched a video referred to as “The Road to Life Is Strange 2” that discusses what’s altering and what’s going to hold the sequel feeling like a part of the identical overarching world. You can watch it beneath:
Apparently the concept of shifting onto new characters got here early within the improvement course of, which is smart as Chloe and Max are living on in a live-action “digital series” and a comic book that can proceed their story previous its in-game ending. Instead, author and co-creator Jean-Luc Cano explains that Life Is Strange as a collection might be tied collectively by telling the tales of “everyday, relatable characters, facing universal issues, laced with twists of the strange.”
On the opposite hand, I wouldn’t essentially say that the Diaz brothers are dealing with common points. Instead, DontNod are persevering with their concentrate on underrepresented protagonists, this time with two Latino boys who flee their residence after an unspecified “terrible incident” that seems to contain a crashed police automobile and a number of casualties. Alone, they attempt to journey from Seattle to Mexico, and, in fact, there might be “some supernatural elements,” alongside the way in which.
There’s no phrase on what sort of analysis or session the Paris-based studio has performed to inform this story, however the video consists of an introduction to the game’s voice expertise, together with Latino actor Gonzalo Martin who will play older brother Daniel. And from what we’ve seen of the dialogue itself, it appears much less tacky than the teenager slang of the primary game. Personally, I didn’t thoughts that writing as a result of, sure, teen colloquialisms are sometimes cringeworthy and that’s factor, nevertheless it understandably put some folks off. At the very least, it’s good to see DontNod keep away from being fairly as jarring as Cyberpunk 2077.
Finally, the video talks in regards to the artwork and music type of Life Is Strange 2, promising that they intend to maintain the identical “vibe” as its predecessor. If the mushy guitar from the video’s background is something to go by, they haven’t strayed removed from their roots, which is promising since, for me, that’s lots of what makes a Life Is Strange game.
Mark me down as tentatively eager for this one – we’ll get a search for ourselves when the primary episode releases on September 27th.
