Just an FYI to everyone who follows him or interacts with his accounts, but Michel Koch's socials have been hacked. Please do not click on any links he may send you nor answer any message that he may send for the next while.
Thank you.
Saw this online and couldn't help but share!
Why is Life is Strange important? Why is it that even 11 years later, its managed to stick around in the hearts and minds of so many people? Is it the characters? The setting? The writing, gameplay, or music? I mean, yeah, all those aspects are important, but I can name a dozen pieces of media that nail at least one of these aspects better than Life is Strange does.
And yet, its stuck around. Why?
Well, it’s because, ultimately, the game is one of the few rare instances of True Love being depicted well in media.
Let’s take a step back for a second and think about an aspect that many don’t seem to consider: why is the ending so impactful? Why is it that the final choice has carved its very name into the fandom’s soul, especially since it virtually negates every single choice that happened before it. I mean, the last time a game ended on a single choice that invalidated everything beforehand, the fandom of it, Mass Effect, rioted.
And yet, people don’t talk about that aspect of the ending. They talk about their reasoning, their feelings, their emotions. They talk about futures and characters. Of whom deserves to live and who deserves to die. They never bring up how one of the endings makes little sense, or how the other allows a villain to escape punishment. They never bring up how the logic is skewed, or how it damaged any potential for a franchise.
No, instead they debate characters.
The worth of people.
The value of a single human being versus hundreds.
Why?
Because the game takes time and effort to show just how in love the two main leads are, while keeping them as distinct characters. It puts the central theme of the entire game under the barrel of a gun and then asks for your decision.
And that theme is love.
And that is what makes it so enduring.
Look, I can get into the reasons the game is about love, dissecting each and every aspect of it from here till the end of the universe. But it’s been 11+ years, and I’m not the first to talk about this aspect. What I instead want to talk about is why the aspect of Love, Romantic Love, is such a cornerstone to this game.
See, when LiS 1 came out, we were in the midst of two titanic forces in the US: the legalization of Gay Marriage, and Gamergate. Both heavily affected the queer communities to a startling degree, to the point that many of their aftereffects are still being felt to this day. People literally died because of these two Culture War fronts, and many people were scared to come out of the closet because of it.
I should know, I was one of them.
And then Life is Strange came out, and many people were given a ray of hope in the form of Max and Chloe’s romance. A romance that showed people that it was okay to be gay, that it was okay to have a rough time with your partner and still love them, that it was okay to fall head over heels for someone despite the world itself fighting to keep you apart.
That it was okay to believe in True Love, and to choose that love even as the world screams at you.
Life is Strange… it’s special. Not because of the characters, plot, or setting. Not because of the art style, the music, or the gameplay.
It’s special because it gives us an unfiltered reminder of what love is. Of the hope that one day we too could have what Max and Chloe have. That one day we too would be strong enough to survive that final decision.
That one day we too can find True Love.
And in these times of crippling cynicism, that message is what makes Life is Strange so damn important.
I think the Nomad is a little busted for Exobio.
FDev, please don't change this. I have literally never had this much fun in the game before trying to find where my little Dropship can land!
So what is Kate Marsh's religion? The game seems to point to just her being a Standard Christian Child, with no real indicators of her denomination, right? Well what if I told you that, in reality, there is major evidence found throughout the game that points to, at most, only two churches she could be a part of?
What if I told you that we in fact know Kate's religion? Or at least we can narrow it down?
Let's start with the evidence.
Exhibit A: Kate Wears a Crucifix
While a broad symbol of Christianity, this actually narrows down what Denomination she's a part of, mainly because not all Christian Religions allow for the wearing of the Holy Cross.
Exhibit B: Kate Reads from the New International Version of the Bible
It's not English English, just English.
Again, not unique, but it narrows down the number of denominations.
Exhibit C: Kate's Church Venerates the Sacred Heart of Christ Iconography
This particular art motif is only venerated in 4 denominations according to my research, only two of which use the cross: Catholics, and Lutherans.
But I'm not done yet.
Exhibit D: Kate's wall has a Comment from a Father Lamont
This would normally limit her religion to just Catholic, assuming he is the leader of her church, but surprisingly enough, there is a branch of Lutheran's who use Father: Evangelical Lutherans. This in turn leads us to the final bit of evidence...
Exhibit E: Kate has wine in her room, which indicates she is taking Self Communion.
The lush, am I right? *Gets Slapped*
Now admittedly this is the flimsiest bit of evidence I have, but it does indicate that Kate is taking Self-Communion. Something that is a big no no in Catholicism, but is allowed with permission in Lutheranism, especially Evangelical Lutheranism, according to my research.
As such, there is a MASSIVE amount of evidence that Kate is either Evangelical Lutheran, or Catholic. Now I actually lean towards her being Evangelical Lutheran myself, but as pointed out by other people I have shown this info to, the wine isn't the strongest of evidences, and that France, where Don't Nod is headquartered, is largely Catholic. Add in that Lutherans make a small portion of Oregon's religious peoples, and it's just as likely that Kate is breaking the rules regarding communion, or has super special permission given how far she might be from a place of worship.
Still, at the end of the day, we can safely narrow down Kate's Religion to either Evangelical Lutheranism, or Catholicism.
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What's the policy on Gayness in the Lutheran Church again? Asking for my fellow ChaseMarshers...
Hey, so I'm hella new to modding and need a bit of help. I'm trying to make a compatibility patch between Starvival and Galactic Harvest, however the effects of Starvival aren't activating, even if I just directly duplicate a vanilla food item. Is there a step that I am missing, such as with the script function, or is it something to do with how Starvival works?
Could really use the help since I really want to get this mod working and soon.
