Life Is Unusual: Double Publicity’s costly “early entry” interval started yesterday, October 15, which permits of us to play the primary two episodes of the sport earlier than the total launch on October 29. Nonetheless, a revelation in these early episodes has despatched shockwaves via the sequence’ fandom, particularly those that have been invested within the authentic recreation’s love story between its time-traveling protagonist Max Caufield and her punk greatest pal Chloe Value. Spoilers forward.
In a scene within the first episode of Double Publicity, a now college-aged Max sits at a diner along with her pal Safi. Max has been enigmatic along with her new buddies, so Safi is grilling her on her previous and calls for some solutions. That is the phase that lets the participant decide which of the unique Life Is Unusual endings is “canon” to them, in addition to solidify the character of Max and Chloe’s relationship. Had been they greatest buddies or highschool sweethearts? That’s as much as you to resolve, however it seems like there’s no model of occasions the place Max and Chloe are nonetheless collectively, and Chloe both died on the finish of the primary recreation, or the 2 ladies cut up up.
In a vacuum, this improvement may make sense. Individuals develop aside, particularly buddies and important others from highschool. However given what Max and Chloe went via collectively within the first Life Is Unusual, it doesn’t sit properly with followers that their relationship could be discarded off-screen.
Chloe’s reasoning for leaving Max is outwardly as a result of time-traveling photographer’s lack of ability to maneuver on from the occasions of the primary recreation. That is a part of Max’s arc in Double Publicity, as she has sworn off utilizing her time-rewinding talents after they’d catastrophic penalties. It looks like Max is coping with plenty of trauma from her previous, even a few years later, and if Chloe is alive, her lack of ability to maneuver ahead is what broke down the connection, based on a letter the participant can discover. Not that the reason is passable to everybody.
In the end, we nonetheless don’t know if Chloe’s function in Double Publicity is only a dialogue choice and a postcard as a result of the total recreation isn’t out but. However given how huge of a reveal that is for longtime followers, I’ve to surprise if releasing the sequel in items was the wisest choice. If Chloe does present up and issues are totally different by the top of the sport, I think about some followers could be extra prepared to sit down with and study this improvement. Or perhaps this reveal makes extra sense within the context of the total recreation. I’ll maintain judgment till I see the sport via to the top, however I’m not shocked that followers aren’t thrilled to search out these characters in such a special place from the place they left them. We’ll know extra when the remainder of the sport is out on October 29.
