I've recently been playing the game Life Is Strange, and I'm currently in total shock about the ending of Episode 3: Chaos Theory.
SPOILER WARNINGS!
Toward the end of Episode 3, Max returns to 5 years in the past and saves Chloe's father. This changes Chloe's future from miserable and Goth-like to a happier family life. However, when Max returns to the present, we see immense changes.
One of the first things I noticed was that Max was now in the Vortex Club, which in the original timeline was a club that was full of complete assholes like Victoria and Nathan. These were two people who were partially responsible for Kate wanting to kill herself due to some viral video they posted of her. We see that Victoria is now nice to Max. Why? Did she change that much, or has Max changed? Since five years have changed, Max has a five-year history that is a complete blur (at least that's how I see it). A few other people in the Vortex Club comment that Max is now acting odd. Odd how? The 18-year-old her went five years into the past via a photo to change Chloe's present. This gave Chloe five happier years since her father never died. So, the 18-year-old her from the original timeline went from that timeline to her 13-year-old self and back to her new 18-year-old self. This makes her supposedly odd to the people she's sat with: The Vortex Club.
How did Chloe's new life affect the past five years of Max's life? Now that Max is part of the club for assholes, has she also become an asshole? If Kate was saved (or not saved) in Episode 2, is she alive or dead now? If she's dead and Max is part of the asshole club, is she now partially responsible for Kate being dead in this new timeline?
A lot of people seem to think that Chloe being wheelchair-bound at the end of Episode 3 is most likely due to a car crash. This is due to a photo of her getting a red truck/pick-up from her father. It's a possibility, but there's a much darker story behind her new timeline condition, a darker story that involves Max being part of the Vortex Club. Chloe seemed happy to see Max, and Chloe's father didn't seem upset that Max was on his doorstep, but is Max somehow behind Chloe's disability?
I've been trying to think up some less obvious and much darker stories behind the new present, and this is probably the darkest story I've thought of. A blurred five-year past; The Vortex Club; comments from Vortex Club members that Max is acting odd. What happened? Are you responsible for Chloe from behind the scenes, Max?
I'm hoping the game's creators will develop a darker story and less obvious scenario behind Chloe's new present. Surely, it's not as simple as a car crash.
At first, I thought it might be something to do with Chloe's father, that maybe he's not as kind as he seems. However, if this were true, would Chloe be as happy as she appears now? Most likely not. But what about Max? How is she acting odd, according to the Vortex Club members? Why is she now part of the Vortex Club? Is she unknowingly responsible for Chloe's disability?
I seriously can't wait for Episode 4 now. I badly want to know the story behind Chloe's disability. Is it as simple as people assume, or is it as dark as I think?
Only time will tell.
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