A new Life Is Strange game is coming, and with that news comes questions from the fandom regarding the ending to the original experience. Specifically, which ending is canon.During theXboxShowcase 2024, we saw the return of Max Caulfield in the trailer forLife Is Strange: Double Exposure.In case you need your memory jogging, at the end ofLife Is Strange, Max must make one of two choices, both of which offer no real comfort given the brevity of the situation she finds herself in.AdvertNot watched theLife Is Strange: Double Exposurereveal yet? Well, you need toSave Max’s best friend or Arcadia Bay; hardly the easiest of decisions to make.As expected, given the grave consequences of either action, fans have been trying to figure out which is the canon ending, especially now Max is back.AdvertWell, the developers have something to say on the matter, but we doubt many of you will like the answer: neither ending is canon.“It was really important at Deck Nine that if we were to make another Max adventure that the game we’d have to respect both those endings, “Jon Stauder, the game’s director explains.“There’s no canon ending in our book to the first game.Double Exposurewill respect both endings […] it’s all reflective of that final choice.“It’s rare for devs not to have some idea in their heads of what the “true ending” of a story is, even when they wish to respect either outcome.AdvertHowever, while it’s not the answer we’ve been expecting, it certainly means there’ll be no more hierarchy of who did what better… right?Right?Probably not. Fandoms are hardly ever content unless debating the twists and turns of a narrative, and few narratives have as many plot twists as the Life Is Strange franchise.Despite not being offered a canon ending, we’re still intrigued about where Max’s adult life will take her inLife Is Strange: Double Exposure. Thankfully, we don’t have long to wait, as the game is due to launch this 29 October.Featured Image Credit: Square EnixTopics:Life Is Strange,Xbox,PC,PlayStation,Steam,Square Enix
A new Life Is Strange game is coming, and with that news comes questions from the fandom regarding the ending to the original experience. Specifically, which ending is canon.During theXboxShowcase 2024, we saw the return of Max Caulfield in the trailer forLife Is Strange: Double Exposure.In case you need your memory jogging, at the end ofLife Is Strange, Max must make one of two choices, both of which offer no real comfort given the brevity of the situation she finds herself in.AdvertNot watched theLife Is Strange: Double Exposurereveal yet? Well, you need toSave Max’s best friend or Arcadia Bay; hardly the easiest of decisions to make.As expected, given the grave consequences of either action, fans have been trying to figure out which is the canon ending, especially now Max is back.AdvertWell, the developers have something to say on the matter, but we doubt many of you will like the answer: neither ending is canon.“It was really important at Deck Nine that if we were to make another Max adventure that the game we’d have to respect both those endings, “Jon Stauder, the game’s director explains.“There’s no canon ending in our book to the first game.Double Exposurewill respect both endings […] it’s all reflective of that final choice.“It’s rare for devs not to have some idea in their heads of what the “true ending” of a story is, even when they wish to respect either outcome.AdvertHowever, while it’s not the answer we’ve been expecting, it certainly means there’ll be no more hierarchy of who did what better… right?Right?Probably not. Fandoms are hardly ever content unless debating the twists and turns of a narrative, and few narratives have as many plot twists as the Life Is Strange franchise.Despite not being offered a canon ending, we’re still intrigued about where Max’s adult life will take her inLife Is Strange: Double Exposure. Thankfully, we don’t have long to wait, as the game is due to launch this 29 October.Featured Image Credit: Square EnixTopics:Life Is Strange,Xbox,PC,PlayStation,Steam,Square Enix
A new Life Is Strange game is coming, and with that news comes questions from the fandom regarding the ending to the original experience. Specifically, which ending is canon.During theXboxShowcase 2024, we saw the return of Max Caulfield in the trailer forLife Is Strange: Double Exposure.In case you need your memory jogging, at the end ofLife Is Strange, Max must make one of two choices, both of which offer no real comfort given the brevity of the situation she finds herself in.AdvertNot watched theLife Is Strange: Double Exposurereveal yet? Well, you need toSave Max’s best friend or Arcadia Bay; hardly the easiest of decisions to make.As expected, given the grave consequences of either action, fans have been trying to figure out which is the canon ending, especially now Max is back.AdvertWell, the developers have something to say on the matter, but we doubt many of you will like the answer: neither ending is canon.“It was really important at Deck Nine that if we were to make another Max adventure that the game we’d have to respect both those endings, “Jon Stauder, the game’s director explains.“There’s no canon ending in our book to the first game.Double Exposurewill respect both endings […] it’s all reflective of that final choice.“It’s rare for devs not to have some idea in their heads of what the “true ending” of a story is, even when they wish to respect either outcome.AdvertHowever, while it’s not the answer we’ve been expecting, it certainly means there’ll be no more hierarchy of who did what better… right?Right?Probably not. Fandoms are hardly ever content unless debating the twists and turns of a narrative, and few narratives have as many plot twists as the Life Is Strange franchise.Despite not being offered a canon ending, we’re still intrigued about where Max’s adult life will take her inLife Is Strange: Double Exposure. Thankfully, we don’t have long to wait, as the game is due to launch this 29 October.
A new Life Is Strange game is coming, and with that news comes questions from the fandom regarding the ending to the original experience. Specifically, which ending is canon.
During theXboxShowcase 2024, we saw the return of Max Caulfield in the trailer forLife Is Strange: Double Exposure.
In case you need your memory jogging, at the end ofLife Is Strange, Max must make one of two choices, both of which offer no real comfort given the brevity of the situation she finds herself in.
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Not watched theLife Is Strange: Double Exposurereveal yet? Well, you need to
Save Max’s best friend or Arcadia Bay; hardly the easiest of decisions to make.
As expected, given the grave consequences of either action, fans have been trying to figure out which is the canon ending, especially now Max is back.
Advert
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Well, the developers have something to say on the matter, but we doubt many of you will like the answer: neither ending is canon.
“It was really important at Deck Nine that if we were to make another Max adventure that the game we’d have to respect both those endings, “Jon Stauder, the game’s director explains.
“There’s no canon ending in our book to the first game.Double Exposurewill respect both endings […] it’s all reflective of that final choice.”
It’s rare for devs not to have some idea in their heads of what the “true ending” of a story is, even when they wish to respect either outcome.
Advert
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However, while it’s not the answer we’ve been expecting, it certainly means there’ll be no more hierarchy of who did what better… right?Right?
Probably not. Fandoms are hardly ever content unless debating the twists and turns of a narrative, and few narratives have as many plot twists as the Life Is Strange franchise.
Despite not being offered a canon ending, we’re still intrigued about where Max’s adult life will take her inLife Is Strange: Double Exposure. Thankfully, we don’t have long to wait, as the game is due to launch this 29 October.
Topics:Life Is Strange,Xbox,PC,PlayStation,Steam,Square Enix
