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** ''True Colors'' itself also serves as one for the franchise as a whole. ''Before the Storm'' and ''Life Is Strange 2'' were each notably darker than the entry that preceded them, making ''True Colors'' appear much LighterAndSofter by comparison. Notably, [[spoiler:after Gabe's death in chapter one there are zero possible character deaths for the rest of the game, and all of the endings are positive outcomes for Alex to varying degrees]]. Even when ''True Colors'' deals with some of the heavier topics from earlier games, like serious injury or sexual assault, it's with a much lighter touch than its predecessors, with fewer on-screen depictions[[note]]Alex's text history implies that she has been sexually assaulted in the past, but it's nowhere near as integral to the plot as the assaults that fuel the mystery in the Arcadia Bay arc[[/note]] and less lingering on long-term consequences[[note]]Alex's injuries in chapter five appear severe at first, but are ultimately far less serious than the permanently life-changing harm suffered by Sean in season two[[/note]].
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** ''True Colors'' itself also serves as one for the franchise as a whole. ''Before the Storm'' and ''Life Is Strange 2'' were each notably considered darker than the entry that preceded them, making ''True Colors'' appear much LighterAndSofter by comparison. Notably, [[spoiler:after Gabe's death in chapter one there are zero possible character deaths for the rest of the game, and all of the endings are positive outcomes for Alex to varying degrees]]. Even when ''True Colors'' deals with some of the heavier topics from earlier games, like serious injury or sexual assault, it's with a much lighter touch than its predecessors, with fewer on-screen depictions[[note]]Alex's text history implies that she has been sexually assaulted in the past, but it's nowhere near as integral to the plot as the assaults that fuel the mystery in the Arcadia Bay arc[[/note]] and less lingering on long-term consequences[[note]]Alex's injuries in chapter five appear severe at first, but are ultimately far less serious than the permanently life-changing harm suffered by Sean in season two[[/note]].
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** Potentially somewhat explained by the evidence suggesting that the current year in-story was changed from 2020 to 2019 at some point during development. (See TwentyMinutesIntoThePast, above.) It still doesn't really make total sense but it just ''might'' be possible to squeeze all the key events into the timeline that way, since [[spoiler:Gabe clarifies that their dad left when he was "nearly fifteen" and Gabe himself dies at aged twenty-six, potentially closing the gap to a little over eleven years rather than twelve-plus (presumably Alex is just close to her twenty-second birthday when the game takes place[[note]]Supplementary materials reveal her birthday to be in July, a couple of months after the events of the game, so this does indeed kind of work.[[/note]]).]] However, elsewhere in the game it's implied that [[spoiler:John]] was WanderingTheEarth for at least a couple of ''years'' before reaching Haven Springs, so even this solution doesn't really cover all the facts.
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** Potentially somewhat explained by the evidence suggesting that the current year in-story was changed from 2020 to 2019 at some point during development. (See TwentyMinutesIntoThePast, above.) It still doesn't really make total sense but it just ''might'' be possible to squeeze all the key events into the timeline that way, since [[spoiler:Gabe clarifies that their dad left when he was "nearly fifteen" and Gabe himself dies at aged twenty-six, potentially closing the gap to a little over eleven years rather than twelve-plus (presumably Alex is just close to her twenty-second birthday when the game takes place[[note]]Supplementary materials reveal her birthday to be in July, a couple of months after the events of the game, so this does indeed kind of work.[[/note]]).]] However, elsewhere in the game it's implied that [[spoiler:John]] was WanderingTheEarth for at least a couple of ''years'' before reaching Haven Springs, whereas this explanation would require him to beeline directly there with unerring foresight; so even this solution doesn't really cover all the facts.
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** Potentially somewhat explained by the evidence suggesting that the current year in-story was changed from 2020 to 2019 at some point during development. (See TwentyMinutesIntoThePast, above.) It still doesn't really make total sense but it just ''might'' be possible to squeeze all the key events into the timeline that way, since [[spoiler:Gabe clarifies that their dad left when he was "nearly fifteen" and Gabe himself dies at aged twenty-six, potentially closing the gap to a little over eleven years rather than twelve-plus (presumably Alex is just close to her twenty-second birthday when the game takes place[[note]]Supplementary materials reveal her birthday to be in July, a couple of months after the events of the game, so this does indeed kind of work.[[/note]]).]] However, elsewhere in the game it's implied that [[spoiler:John]] was WanderingTheEarth for at least a few ''years'' before reaching Haven Springs, so even this solution doesn't really cover all the facts.
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** Potentially somewhat explained by the evidence suggesting that the current year in-story was changed from 2020 to 2019 at some point during development. (See TwentyMinutesIntoThePast, above.) It still doesn't really make total sense but it just ''might'' be possible to squeeze all the key events into the timeline that way, since [[spoiler:Gabe clarifies that their dad left when he was "nearly fifteen" and Gabe himself dies at aged twenty-six, potentially closing the gap to a little over eleven years rather than twelve-plus (presumably Alex is just close to her twenty-second birthday when the game takes place[[note]]Supplementary materials reveal her birthday to be in July, a couple of months after the events of the game, so this does indeed kind of work.[[/note]]).]] However, elsewhere in the game it's implied that [[spoiler:John]] was WanderingTheEarth for at least a few couple of ''years'' before reaching Haven Springs, so even this solution doesn't really cover all the facts.
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** Potentially somewhat explained by the evidence suggesting that the current year in-story was changed from 2020 to 2019 at some point during development. (See TwentyMinutesIntoThePast, above.) It still doesn't really make total sense but it just ''might'' be possible to squeeze all the events into the timeline that way, since [[spoiler:Gabe clarifies that their dad left when he was "nearly fifteen" and Gabe himself dies at aged twenty-six, potentially closing the gap to a little over eleven years rather than twelve-plus (presumably Alex is just close to her twenty-second birthday when the game takes place[[note]]Supplementary materials reveal her birthday to be in July, a couple of months after the events of the game, so this does indeed kind of work.[[/note]]).]]
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** Potentially somewhat explained by the evidence suggesting that the current year in-story was changed from 2020 to 2019 at some point during development. (See TwentyMinutesIntoThePast, above.) It still doesn't really make total sense but it just ''might'' be possible to squeeze all the key events into the timeline that way, since [[spoiler:Gabe clarifies that their dad left when he was "nearly fifteen" and Gabe himself dies at aged twenty-six, potentially closing the gap to a little over eleven years rather than twelve-plus (presumably Alex is just close to her twenty-second birthday when the game takes place[[note]]Supplementary materials reveal her birthday to be in July, a couple of months after the events of the game, so this does indeed kind of work.[[/note]]).]]]] However, elsewhere in the game it's implied that [[spoiler:John]] was WanderingTheEarth for at least a few ''years'' before reaching Haven Springs, so even this solution doesn't really cover all the facts.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: By the end of the game, the player will have learned that [[spoiler:Alex's father]] came to the secluded Haven Springs to start a new life years before Gabe did exactly the same. {{Downplayed}} in that Gabe did initially come to Haven Springs looking for [[spoiler:their father]], but his decision to stay even after the lead apparently went cold and eventually make a life in the town [[spoiler:where, unbeknownst to him, his father's death was covered up]] does still play into this trope.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: By the end of the game, the player will have learned that [[spoiler:Alex's father]] came to the secluded Haven Springs to start a new life years before Gabe did exactly the same. {{Downplayed}} in that Gabe did initially come to Haven Springs looking for [[spoiler:their father]], but his apparently random decision to stay even after the lead apparently went cold and eventually make a life in the town [[spoiler:where, unbeknownst to him, his father's death was covered up]] does still play into this trope.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: By the end of the game, the player will have learned that [[spoiler:Alex's father]] came to the secluded Haven Springs to start a new life years before Gabe did exactly the same.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: By the end of the game, the player will have learned that [[spoiler:Alex's father]] came to the secluded Haven Springs to start a new life years before Gabe did exactly the same. {{Downplayed}} in that Gabe did initially come to Haven Springs looking for [[spoiler:their father]], but his decision to stay even after the lead apparently went cold and eventually make a life in the town [[spoiler:where, unbeknownst to him, his father's death was covered up]] does still play into this trope.
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* ArtEvolution: The hand-painted style of the previous games is far more subdued in this entry, allowing for cleaner and more realistic graphics and character designs.
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* ArtEvolution: The hand-painted style of the previous games is far more subdued in this entry, allowing for cleaner and more realistic graphics and character designs. It's also the first game in the series to use motion capture for facial expressions[[note]]The remastered version of ''Life Is Strange'' quickly followed the trend, but not ''Before the Storm''[[/note]], and at least some key set-pieces (such as the scene with Gabe, Ryan, Alex, and Ethan at the ravine in chapter one) were also fully mo-capped.
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** Occurs in both chapters 3 & 4. The LARP session is a quick break from the plot to help cheer up Ethan, who feels primarily at fault for Gabe's death. The spring festival also qualifies as it allows for Alex to relax, potentially buy a rose for a love interest, perform in front of an enthusiastic crowd, and then go on to kiss said love interest. [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash And then Deputy Pike arrives to place Alex under arrest for stealing Diane's USB drive.]]
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** Occurs in both chapters 3 & 4. The LARP session is a quick break from the plot to help cheer up Ethan, who feels primarily at fault for Gabe's death. The spring festival also qualifies as it allows for Alex to relax, potentially buy a rose for a love interest, perform in front of an enthusiastic crowd, and then go on to kiss said love interest. [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash And then Deputy Pike arrives to place Alex under arrest for stealing Diane's USB drive.]] ]]
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** Notably {{Averted}} with Steph and Alex's relationship: unlike past protagonists [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange Max]], [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Chloe]], and [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2 Sean]] — all of whom are implied to experience their first major same-sex crush during the course of the story they star in — there's no question that Alex was well aware of her bisexuality well before she met Steph, as her text history suggests past relationships with both men and women before she arrived in Haven Springs.
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** Notably {{Averted}} with Steph and Alex's relationship: unlike past protagonists [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange Max]], [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Chloe]], and [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2 Sean]], there's no question that Alex was well aware of her bisexuality before she met Steph, as her text history suggests past relationships with both men and women before she arrived in Haven Springs.
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** Notably {{Averted}} with Steph and Alex's relationship: unlike past protagonists [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange Max]], [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm Chloe]], and [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2 Sean]], Sean]] — all of whom are implied to experience their first major same-sex crush during the course of the story they star in — there's no question that Alex was well aware of her bisexuality well before she met Steph, as her text history suggests past relationships with both men and women before she arrived in Haven Springs.
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* BreatherEpisode: Occurs in both chapters 3 & 4. The LARP session is a quick break from the plot to help cheer up Ethan, who feels primarily at fault for Gabe's death. The spring festival also qualifies as it allows for Alex to relax, potentially buy a rose for a love interest, perform in front of an enthusiastic crowd, and then go on to kiss said love interest. [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash And then Deputy Pike arrives to place Alex under arrest for stealing Diane's USB drive.]] ]]
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** Occurs in both chapters 3 & 4. The LARP session is a quick break from the plot to help cheer up Ethan, who feels primarily at fault for Gabe's death. The spring festival also qualifies as it allows for Alex to relax, potentially buy a rose for a love interest, perform in front of an enthusiastic crowd, and then go on to kiss said love interest. [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash And then Deputy Pike arrives to place Alex under arrest for stealing Diane's USB drive.]] ]]]]
** ''True Colors'' itself also serves as one for the franchise as a whole. ''Before the Storm'' and ''Life Is Strange 2'' were each notably darker than the entry that preceded them, making ''True Colors'' appear much LighterAndSofter by comparison. Notably, [[spoiler:after Gabe's death in chapter one there are zero possible character deaths for the rest of the game, and all of the endings are positive outcomes for Alex to varying degrees]]. Even when ''True Colors'' deals with some of the heavier topics from earlier games, like serious injury or sexual assault, it's with a much lighter touch than its predecessors, with fewer on-screen depictions[[note]]Alex's text history implies that she has been sexually assaulted in the past, but it's nowhere near as integral to the plot as the assaults that fuel the mystery in the Arcadia Bay arc[[/note]] and less lingering on long-term consequences[[note]]Alex's injuries in chapter five appear severe at first, but are ultimately far less serious than the permanently life-changing harm suffered by Sean in season two[[/note]].
** Occurs in both chapters 3 & 4. The LARP session is a quick break from the plot to help cheer up Ethan, who feels primarily at fault for Gabe's death. The spring festival also qualifies as it allows for Alex to relax, potentially buy a rose for a love interest, perform in front of an enthusiastic crowd, and then go on to kiss said love interest. [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash And then Deputy Pike arrives to place Alex under arrest for stealing Diane's USB drive.
** ''True Colors'' itself also serves as one for the franchise as a whole. ''Before the Storm'' and ''Life Is Strange 2'' were each notably darker than the entry that preceded them, making ''True Colors'' appear much LighterAndSofter by comparison. Notably, [[spoiler:after Gabe's death in chapter one there are zero possible character deaths for the rest of the game, and all of the endings are positive outcomes for Alex to varying degrees]]. Even when ''True Colors'' deals with some of the heavier topics from earlier games, like serious injury or sexual assault, it's with a much lighter touch than its predecessors, with fewer on-screen depictions[[note]]Alex's text history implies that she has been sexually assaulted in the past, but it's nowhere near as integral to the plot as the assaults that fuel the mystery in the Arcadia Bay arc[[/note]] and less lingering on long-term consequences[[note]]Alex's injuries in chapter five appear severe at first, but are ultimately far less serious than the permanently life-changing harm suffered by Sean in season two[[/note]].
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** In the climax, Alex can use her powers to light up the cave walls to find her way, presumably sensing the feelings of the local microorganisms.
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** In the climax, Alex can use her powers to light up the cave walls to find her way, presumably sensing the feelings of the local microorganisms.way; previous events in that cave were so intense that their emotional aura is still visible all these years later.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Both averted and played straight in the same scene. The memory of John Chen and the Helldivers miners' deaths shows John Chen screamed for Jeb to save them. The miner he was with calmly stated it was over and Jeb wasn't coming back as the mine shaft filled with water that would drown them.]]
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** ''Wavelengths'' has Steph being unlucky with her time at a dating site. Just because someone is gay doesn't mean that they won't have a hard time finding someone as shown when Steph gets rejected a couple of times and the relationships she forms end for reasons beyond her control.
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** ''Wavelengths'' has Steph being unlucky with her time at a dating site. Just site — not, as you might expect, due to a shortage of sapphic women in the Haven Springs area, but because someone is gay doesn't mean either her own emotional baggage or that they won't have a hard time finding someone as shown when Steph of her date ends up stalling the relationship every time. She actually gets rejected a couple plenty of times and the relationships she forms end matches initially, but finds repeatedly that two people both being [=WLW=] isn't itself a stable basis for reasons beyond her control.a relationship.
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* AmbiguousSituation: In ''Wavelengths'', [[spoiler:Steph will reminisce fondly about Rachel but will only show distress over her murder if the "Sacrifice Chloe" ending was chosen in Season One. This makes it unclear whether Chloe and Max ever brought Rachel's murder to light after the "Sacrifice Arcadia Bay" ending, or if she's still considered a missing person in this continuity.[[note]]''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'' had previously hinted that Jefferson was still prosecuted for his crimes after the storm — at the very least the abduction of Victoria and probably the murder of Nathan — but it's highly likely that Rachel's body would never be found after the storm destroyed the town even if Max and Chloe came forward, which they may not have done.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: In ''Wavelengths'', [[spoiler:Steph will reminisce fondly about Rachel but will only show distress over her murder if the "Sacrifice Chloe" ending was chosen in Season One. This makes it unclear whether Chloe and Max ever brought Rachel's murder to light after the "Sacrifice Arcadia Bay" ending, or if she's still considered a missing person in this continuity.[[note]]''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'' had previously hinted that Jefferson was still prosecuted for his crimes after the storm — at the very least the abduction of Victoria and probably the murder of Nathan — but it's highly likely that Rachel's body would never be found after the storm destroyed the town even if Max and Chloe came forward, which they may not have done.]][[/note]]]]
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* GuideDangIt: Getting [[spoiler:everyone to side with Alex during her confrontation with Jed]] is not likely to happen on your first playthrough without a good dose of luck. Getting [[spoiler:Ryan's support]] in particular requires a very specific combination of choices across multiple episodes. [[note]]Don't take Charlotte's anger in Chapter 3, take Pike's fear in Chapter 4, and also have the support of at least three out of the four total determinant characters.[[/note]]
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* GuideDangIt: Getting [[spoiler:everyone to side with Alex during her confrontation with Jed]] is not likely to happen on your first playthrough without a good dose of luck. Getting [[spoiler:Ryan's support]] in particular requires a very specific combination of choices across multiple episodes. [[note]]Don't take Charlotte's anger in Chapter 3, do take Pike's fear in Chapter 4, and also have the support of at least three out of the four total determinant characters.[[/note]]
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** [[spoiler: Stealing Diane's USB drive with information on Typhon]] eventually results in Alex [[spoiler: being arrested by Deputy Pike]]. Furthermore, Pike he will initially refuse to use [[spoiler: Diane's USB drive]] as evidence in the investigation of [[spoiler: Gabe's death]] because it was stolen.
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** [[spoiler: Stealing Diane's USB drive with information on Typhon]] eventually results in Alex [[spoiler: being arrested by Deputy Pike]]. Furthermore, Pike he will initially refuse to use [[spoiler: Diane's USB drive]] as evidence in the investigation of [[spoiler: Gabe's death]] because it was stolen.
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* TantrumThrowing: Alex tosses a whiskey bottle on the wall in anger while she is working through the death of her brother.
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* GuideDangIt: Getting [[spoiler:everyone to side with Alex during her confrontation with Jed]] is not likely to happen on your first playthrough without a good dose of luck. Getting [[spoiler:Ryan's support]] in particular requires a very specific combination of choices across multiple episodes[[note]]Don't take Charlotte's anger in Chapter 3, take Pike's fear in Chapter 4, and also have the support of at least three out of the four total determinant characters[[/note]].
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** The Black Lantern. As in, a lantern that produces darkness instead of light. [[spoiler: How fitting that the owner should be an antagonist to someone who experiences emotions as colored lights.]]
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* FakeBand: The songs in the Black Lantern's jukebox are actual licensed songs given different names and attributed to fictional bands.
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* ClosetKey: If Alex chooses Steph to hit on Diane [[spoiler: so that she can use the distraction to steal the USB drive with the evidence of Typhon's wrong doing, Diane will act genuinely shocked by Steph's flirting, mainly because how much she is open to it, even asking Alex if she is blushing. Alex tells Steph afterwards that she revealed something in Diane she might not have been aware of.]]
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* ClosetKey: If Alex chooses Steph to hit on Diane [[spoiler: so that she can use the distraction to steal the USB drive with the evidence of Typhon's wrong doing, wrongdoing, Diane will act genuinely shocked by Steph's flirting, mainly because of how much she is open to it, even asking Alex if she is blushing. Alex tells Steph afterwards that she revealed something in Diane she might not have been aware of.]]
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Alex is this of the shy foster kid stereotype. She does have her moments of snark and warmth, but she's also heavily traumatized by her time in foster care around so many volatile emotions, which has led to her appropriately rejecting her 'curse' rather than see it in a positive light.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Alex is this of the shy foster kid stereotype. She does have her moments of snark and warmth, but she's also heavily traumatized by her time in foster care around so many volatile emotions, which has led to her appropriately rejecting her 'curse' rather than see seeing it in a positive light.
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* LighterAndSofter: While still dealing with a lot of heavy topics and featuring quite possibly the darkest protagonist backstory in the series, the game comes nowhere near ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'' in terms of depressing and gritty subject matter portrayed within the game itself. Notably, [[spoiler:both of the endings are portrayed as overall positive outcomes for Alex, a stark difference to the three previous games in the series, all of which were criticised for presenting endings that were ''extremely'' bittersweet at best and unremittingly dark at worst.]]
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* LighterAndSofter: While still dealing with a lot of heavy topics and featuring quite possibly the darkest protagonist backstory in the series, the game comes nowhere near ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'' in terms of depressing and gritty subject matter portrayed within the game itself. Notably, [[spoiler:both of the endings are portrayed as overall positive outcomes for Alex, a stark difference to the three previous games in the series, all of which were criticised criticized for presenting endings that were ''extremely'' bittersweet at best and unremittingly dark at worst.]]
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** In addition, chapter 1 and 5 are named "Side A" and "Side B" respectfully, as for A-side and B-side that Phonograph records sometimes have.
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* SceneryPorn: A mainstay of the series by now. Haven Springs is shown to be a beautiful and quaint Colorado town. Easily the best looking setting in the Life is Strange series.
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* SceneryPorn: A mainstay of the series by now. Haven Springs is shown to be a beautiful and quaint Colorado town. Easily Arguably the best looking best-looking setting in the Life ''Life is Strange Strange'' series.
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** If Alex absorbs Charlotte's anger, she'll later snap after hearing Gabe's phone call to Typhon and smash Gabe's [[ItMakesSenseInContext Fooseball Champion bottle]] in a fit of rage.
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** If Alex absorbs Charlotte's anger, she'll later snap after hearing Gabe's phone call to Typhon and smash Gabe's [[ItMakesSenseInContext Fooseball Foosball Champion bottle]] in a fit of rage.
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--> ''Alex, talking to Ryan about the band'': So who's playing? \\
'''Steph, holding drumsticks''': Yours truly! \\
'''Alex''': Seriously? That's awesome! Wait, who else? \\
''Steph and Ryan share glances before looking meaningfully at Alex.'' \\
'''Alex, with dawning realization''': Steph... who else is playing? \\
''[JumpCut to Alex standing on the stage and holding a guitar]'' \\
'''Alex, looking very displeased:''' I hate you both.
'''Steph, holding drumsticks''': Yours truly! \\
'''Alex''': Seriously? That's awesome! Wait, who else? \\
''Steph and Ryan share glances before looking meaningfully at Alex.'' \\
'''Alex, with dawning realization''': Steph... who else is playing? \\
''[JumpCut to Alex standing on the stage and holding a guitar]'' \\
'''Alex, looking very displeased:''' I hate you both.
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--> ''Alex, talking to Ryan about the band'': So who's playing? \\
playing?
--> '''Steph, holding drumsticks''': Yourstruly! \\
truly!
--> '''Alex''': Seriously? That's awesome! Wait, whoelse? \\
else?
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--> '''Alex, looking very displeased:''' I hate you both.
--> '''Steph, holding drumsticks''': Yours
--> '''Alex''': Seriously? That's awesome! Wait, who
--> ''Steph and Ryan share glances before looking meaningfully at Alex.
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--> '''Alex, looking very displeased:''' I hate you both.
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* ClosetKey: If Alex chooses Steph to hit on Diane [[spoiler: so that she can use the distraction to steal the USB drive with the evidence of Typhon's wrong doing, Diane will act genuine genuinely shocked by Steph's flirting, mainly because how much she is open to it, even asking Alex if she is blushing. Alex tells Steph afterwards that she revealed something in Diane she might not have been aware of.]]
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* DistinctionWithoutADifference: When Alex asks Riley if she would be lying to Max, the latter denies saying that she would rather go for "strategic half-truthing".
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* FestivalEpisode: The first half of chapter 4 focuses on the ''Spring festival''.
* FirstTimeFeeling: After helping Ryan deal with his anger over Gabe's death and his part in it, Ryan recalls a happy memory with Gabe. The joy he experiences is the first time Alex has ever felt something like that with her powers.
* FirstTimeFeeling: After helping Ryan deal with his anger over Gabe's death and his part in it, Ryan recalls a happy memory with Gabe. The joy he experiences is the first time Alex has ever felt something like that with her powers.
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* FestivalEpisode: The first half of chapter 4 focuses on the ''Spring festival''.
Spring Festival.
* FirstTimeFeeling: Afterhelping Alex helps Ryan deal with his anger over Gabe's death and his part in it, Ryan recalls a happy memory with Gabe. The joy he experiences is the first time Alex has ever felt something like that with her powers.
* FirstTimeFeeling: After
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* GoldenEnding: [[spoiler: Managing to receive the unanimous support of the Haven Spring City Council and Ryan during Alex's final confrontation with Jed counts as this.]]
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* GoldenEnding: [[spoiler: Managing to receive the unanimous support of the Haven Spring City Springs Town Council and Ryan during Alex's final confrontation with Jed counts as this.]]
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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Typhon]] serves as this to the main story. They're Alex's main target and yet the only ones who associate with them that Alex confronts are Diane [[spoiler:and Jed. By the end of the story, their CEO is forced to resigned after the secrets behind Gabe's death are leaked.]]
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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Typhon]] serves as this to the main story. They're Alex's main target and yet the only ones who associate with them that Alex confronts are Diane [[spoiler:and Jed. By the end of the story, their CEO is forced to resigned resign after the secrets behind Gabe's death are leaked.]]
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* MyGodYouAreSerious: This is how Alex reacts once she realizes that Steph and Ryan's plan to [[spoiler: distract Diane]] by one of them asking her out on a date so that [[spoiler: Alex can steal her USB Drive with information on Typhon]] is not a joke.
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* MyGodYouAreSerious: This is how Alex reacts once she realizes that Steph and Ryan's plan to [[spoiler: distract Diane]] by one of them asking her out on a date so that [[spoiler: Alex can steal her USB Drive drive with information on Typhon]] is not a joke.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: Alex ends up being [[spoiler: arrested by Deputy Pike for stealing Diane's USB Drive and is taken in for questioning.]] As [[spoiler: Deputy Pike]] explains to her she is potentially facing [[spoiler: five to ten years in prison]] unless she agrees to [[spoiler: sign an agreement with Typhon under the terms of which Typhon agrees to drop the charges against Alex in exchange for her silence.]] Alternatively, she can use her power to [[spoiler: take away Deputy Pike's fear of Typhon]] which [[spoiler: gives him the courage to immediately release Alex from custody and continue the investigation of Typhon misdeeds]].
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: Alex ends up being [[spoiler: arrested by Deputy Pike for stealing Diane's USB Drive drive and is taken in for questioning.]] As [[spoiler: Deputy Pike]] explains to her she is potentially facing [[spoiler: five to ten years in prison]] unless she agrees to [[spoiler: sign an agreement with Typhon under the terms of which Typhon agrees to drop the charges against Alex in exchange for her silence.]] Alternatively, she can use her power to [[spoiler: take away Deputy Pike's fear of Typhon]] which [[spoiler: gives him the courage to immediately release Alex from custody and continue the investigation of Typhon misdeeds]].
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** it's later used against Alex by showing that [[spoiler:Typhon has been monitoring her, Ryan, and Steph, with the implication that they could suffer if she doesn't agree to drop her investigation]].
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** it's It's later used against Alex by showing that [[spoiler:Typhon has been monitoring her, Ryan, and Steph, with the implication that they could suffer if she doesn't agree to drop her investigation]].
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** Ethan can serve as this to Alex and Steph, most blatantly during the LARP game if Alex chooses to flirt with Steph, with him commenting that, "this just got real."
** Alex can play matchmaker for a not-yet couple who have trouble admitting their feelings to one-another.
** Alex can play matchmaker for a not-yet couple who have trouble admitting their feelings to one-another.
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** Ethan can serve as this to Alex and Steph, most blatantly during the LARP game if Alex chooses to flirt with Steph, with him commenting that, "this "This just got real."
** Alex can play matchmaker for a not-yet couple who have trouble admitting their feelings toone-another.one another.
** Alex can play matchmaker for a not-yet couple who have trouble admitting their feelings to
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** [[spoiler: Stealing Diane's USB Drive with information on Typhon]] eventually results in Alex [[spoiler: being arrested by Deputy Pike]]. Furthermore, Pike he will initially refuse to use [[spoiler: Diane's USB Drive]] as evidence in the investigation of [[spoiler: Gabe's death]] because it was stolen.
** ''Wavelengths'' has Steph being unlucky with her time at a dating site. Just because someone is gay doesn't mean that they won't have a hard time finding someone as shown when Steph gets rejected a couple of times and the relationships she form ends for reasons beyond her control.
** ''Wavelengths'' has Steph being unlucky with her time at a dating site. Just because someone is gay doesn't mean that they won't have a hard time finding someone as shown when Steph gets rejected a couple of times and the relationships she form ends for reasons beyond her control.
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** [[spoiler: Stealing Diane's USB Drive drive with information on Typhon]] eventually results in Alex [[spoiler: being arrested by Deputy Pike]]. Furthermore, Pike he will initially refuse to use [[spoiler: Diane's USB Drive]] drive]] as evidence in the investigation of [[spoiler: Gabe's death]] because it was stolen.
** ''Wavelengths'' has Steph being unlucky with her time at a dating site. Just because someone is gay doesn't mean that they won't have a hard time finding someone as shown when Steph gets rejected a couple of times and the relationships sheform ends forms end for reasons beyond her control.
** ''Wavelengths'' has Steph being unlucky with her time at a dating site. Just because someone is gay doesn't mean that they won't have a hard time finding someone as shown when Steph gets rejected a couple of times and the relationships she
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** Alex can do things around town such as offer advice to a new restaurant owner, encourage two friends to become a couple, help a birdwatcher win a contest, lift an insecure jogger's self-esteem, help a heartbroken dog owner (who she can help again later on by helping him with a jellybean guessing game), and assist a girl studying by playing a song they like.
** She can also offer Duckie to take a free drink during the LARP when he's behind the bar. The next chapter can see her going out of her way to cheer him up during the Spring Festival.
** She can also offer Duckie to take a free drink during the LARP when he's behind the bar. The next chapter can see her going out of her way to cheer him up during the Spring Festival.
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** Alex can do things around town such as offer advice to a new restaurant owner, encourage two friends to become a couple, help a birdwatcher win a contest, lift an insecure jogger's self-esteem, help a heartbroken dog owner (who she can help again later on by helping him with a jellybean guessing game), and assist a girl studying by playing a song they like.
she likes.
** She can also offerDuckie to take a free drink to Duckie during the LARP when he's behind the bar. The next chapter can see her going out of her way to cheer him up during the Spring Festival.
** She can also offer
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** Alex can give a truly resonate one to [[spoiler:Jed at the council meeting, calling him out for accepting Typhon's bribes and allowing them to cover up Gabe's death. She can even condemn him for his actions, after which he breaks down into tears.]]
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** Alex can give a truly resonate resonant one to [[spoiler:Jed at the council meeting, calling him out for accepting Typhon's bribes and allowing them to cover up Gabe's death. She can even condemn him for his actions, after which he breaks down into tears.]]
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The DLC story ''Wavelengths'' puts the player in Steph's shoes as she manages Haven Springs' local record store and runs the radio station in the year before Alex arrives.
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* AHouseDivided: At the midpoint of chapter 5, [[spoiler:the council meeting can be split after Alex reveals Jed and Diane's deception. Based on previous choices, some, none, or all of the members will stand with Alex and Steph, who sides with Alex no matter what. Based on player stats, this trope is played straight as the overwhelming majority were able to get only some members to their side.]]
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* CutTheSafetyRope: Ryan decides to cut the line tethering Alex and Gabe together to save Alex, sealing Gabe's fate.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The DLC features Steph as a playable character, focusing on her managing the record store in Haven Springs a full year before Alex arrives.
* BigNo: How King Tabor dies in the FinalBattle of Ethan's LARP.
* BreakingSpeech: Alex delivers one in the climax to [[spoiler: Jed]] which makes him confess.
* CacophonyCoverUp: Typhon's EvilPlan. [[spoiler:The detonation was meant to cover up a second detonation in a nearby mine]].
* CompanyTown: Haven is controlled by Typhon.
* ContrivedCoincidence: By the end of the game, the player will have learned that [[spoiler:Alex's father]] came to the secluded Haven Springs to start a new life years before Gabe did exactly the same.
* CuckooNest: Alex has some SanitySlippage in the third act and during her NightmareSequence she imagines herself back at the institution she supposedly departed from in the opening scene implying everything we've seen since has just been a figment of her imagination.
* CurbStompBattle: Mac is no match for enraged Alex.
* CurbStompBattle: Mac is no match for enraged Alex.
* CutTheSafetyRope: Ryan decides to cut the line tethering Alex and Gabe together to save Alex, sealing Gabe's fate.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The DLC story ''Wavelengths'' puts the player in Steph's shoes as she manages Haven Springs' local record store and runs the radio station in the year before Alex arrives.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The DLC story ''Wavelengths'' puts the player in Steph's shoes as she manages Haven Springs' local record store and runs the radio station in the year before Alex arrives.
* DistinctionWithoutADifference: When Alex asks Riley if she would be lying to Max, the latter denies saying that she would rather go for "strategic half-truthing".
* DistractedByTheSexy: A ploy invoked by Alex, Ryan and Steph in order to snatch a USB stick from Diane.
* DontLookDown: Alex gives Ethan this advice when pulling him onto the tree trunk over the abyss.
* DistractedByTheSexy: A ploy invoked by Alex, Ryan and Steph in order to snatch a USB stick from Diane.
* DontLookDown: Alex gives Ethan this advice when pulling him onto the tree trunk over the abyss.
* FeedbackRule: At the Spring Festival when Alex is on stage, the mic gives off a feedback when she speaks to amplify the awkwardness of the situation.
* FootPopping: Alex does this with her foot if she chooses to kiss the much larger Ryan at the Spring Festival.
* FriendlyRivalry: Steph and Ryan can debate with Alex to get her to decide who'd be the "hotter distraction" for Diane, but this is about as far as it goes.
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* FriendlyRivalry: Steph and Ryan can debate with Alex to get her to decide who'd be the "hotter distraction" for Diane, but this is about as far as it goes.
* GlassShatteringSound: During Alex's dream sequence where potential parent couples refuse to pick her, she finally screams causing the glass windows to shatter.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Jed]] attempts to clean up Alex's investigation by [[spoiler:taking her out to the abandoned mine and shooting her, however, the wound proves to be nonfatal.]]
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Jed]] attempts to clean up Alex's investigation by [[spoiler:taking her out to the abandoned mine and shooting her, however, the wound proves to be nonfatal.]]
* AHouseDivided: At the midpoint of chapter 5, [[spoiler:the council meeting can be split after Alex reveals Jed and Diane's deception. Based on previous choices, some, none, or all of the members will stand with Alex and Steph, who sides with Alex no matter what. Based on player stats, this trope is played straight as the overwhelming majority were able to get only some members to their side.]]
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* ContrivedCoincidence: By the end of the game, the player will have learned that [[spoiler:Alex's father]] came to the secluded Haven Springs to start a new life years before Gabe did exactly the same.
* LastRequest: From her hospital bed, Alex's mom wants her to [[ThePromise promise]] that she will be strong for her brother and father.
* MoneySpider: During Ethan's LARP, coins are dropped by Ryan's character after his defeat.
* NeverGiveTheCaptainAStraightAnswer: This exchange when Jed reveals his secret to Alex:
-->'''Jed''': I know what they buried in the mountains.
-->'''Alex''': Tell me.
-->'''Jed''': I'll do one better. I'll show you.
-->''Cut to the next scene with them in the mountains''
-->'''Jed''': I know what they buried in the mountains.
-->'''Alex''': Tell me.
-->'''Jed''': I'll do one better. I'll show you.
-->''Cut to the next scene with them in the mountains''
* OrphanedPunchline: During Gabe's wake the scene cuts to the end of Reginald's speech where everyone is laughing about his final line "And then he said: I know - that's why the K is silent".
* RemovedFromThePicture: Alex keeps a photo of her family with her parents ripped out. She sees the same yet complete photo at Gabe's place and applauds him for his maturity.
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* ShooOutTheClowns: Ethan is a downplayed example. While he displays guilt and trauma over Gabe's death, the biggest segment involving him entails a town-wide LARP. By the beginning of chapter 4, he's gone to spend time with his dad.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Ethan is a downplayed example. While he displays guilt and trauma over Gabe's death, the biggest segment involving him entails a town-wide LARP. By the beginning of chapter 4, he's gone to spend time with his dad.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The DLC features Steph as a playable character, focusing on her managing the record store in Haven Springs a full year before Alex arrives.
* TantrumThrowing: Alex tosses a whiskey bottle on the wall in anger while she is working through the death of her brother.
* TentativeLight: The lantern at the mine only lasts so long until it dies and sends Alex back into the dark. Her sight adjusts soon though.
* ThatCloudLooksLike: Ryan recalls a fond memory of him and Gabe doing this activity.
* TentativeLight: The lantern at the mine only lasts so long until it dies and sends Alex back into the dark. Her sight adjusts soon though.
* ThatCloudLooksLike: Ryan recalls a fond memory of him and Gabe doing this activity.
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* WhatTheHellHero:
** [[spoiler: If your choices result in Ryan refusing to believe Alex at the council meeting, Steph will furiously lambaste him for distrusting Alex after everything they'd been through together.]]
** Alex can give a truly resonate one to [[spoiler:Jed at the council meeting, calling him out for accepting Typhon's bribes and allowing them to cover up Gabe's death. She can even condemn him for his actions, after which he breaks down into tears.]]
** [[spoiler: If your choices result in Ryan refusing to believe Alex at the council meeting, Steph will furiously lambaste him for distrusting Alex after everything they'd been through together.]]
** Alex can give a truly resonate one to [[spoiler:Jed at the council meeting, calling him out for accepting Typhon's bribes and allowing them to cover up Gabe's death. She can even condemn him for his actions, after which he breaks down into tears.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero:
** [[spoiler: If your choices result in Ryan refusing to believe Alex at the council meeting, Steph will furiously lambaste him for distrusting Alex after everything they'd been through together.]]
** Alex can give a truly resonate one to [[spoiler:Jed at the council meeting, calling him out for accepting Typhon's bribes and allowing them to cover up Gabe's death. She can even condemn him for his actions, after which he breaks down into tears.]]
** [[spoiler: If your choices result in Ryan refusing to believe Alex at the council meeting, Steph will furiously lambaste him for distrusting Alex after everything they'd been through together.]]
** Alex can give a truly resonate one to [[spoiler:Jed at the council meeting, calling him out for accepting Typhon's bribes and allowing them to cover up Gabe's death. She can even condemn him for his actions, after which he breaks down into tears.]]
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* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: When Alex reads Riley's mind she can hear the latter think that Alex should have died in place of Gabe.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:Jed's]] actions eventually led to the death of Gabe and [[spoiler:his and Alex's father, John.]] Just over a decade later, [[spoiler:his sister uncovers everything he's tried to hide and exposes his [[{{Pun}} true colors]] in front of some of his most trusted friends.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:Jed's]] actions eventually led to the death of Gabe and [[spoiler:his and Alex's father, John.]] Just over a decade later, [[spoiler:his [[spoiler:Gabe's sister uncovers everything he's tried to hide and exposes his [[{{Pun}} true colors]] in front of some of his most trusted friends.]]
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* MundaneUtility: Alex can use her powers for some fairly mundane things to help random citizens. You can help a bird watcher and win a "Guess the Jellybeans" game, just to name a couple.
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* MundaneUtility: MundaneUtility:
** Alex can use her powers for some fairly mundane things to help random citizens. You can help a bird watcher and win a "Guess the Jellybeans" game, just to name a couple.
** Alex can use her powers for some fairly mundane things to help random citizens. You can help a bird watcher and win a "Guess the Jellybeans" game, just to name a couple.
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** [[spoiler: Stealing Diane's USB Drive with information on Typhon]] eventually results in Alex [[spoiler: being arrested by Deputy Pike]].
** [[spoiler: Deputy Pike]] will initially refuse to use [[spoiler: Diane's USB Drive]] as evidence in the investigation of [[spoiler: Gabe's death]] because it was stolen.
** [[spoiler: Deputy Pike]] will initially refuse to use [[spoiler: Diane's USB Drive]] as evidence in the investigation of [[spoiler: Gabe's death]] because it was stolen.
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** [[spoiler: Stealing Diane's USB Drive with information on Typhon]] eventually results in Alex [[spoiler: being arrested by Deputy Pike]].
** [[spoiler: Deputy Pike]]Pike]]. Furthermore, Pike he will initially refuse to use [[spoiler: Diane's USB Drive]] as evidence in the investigation of [[spoiler: Gabe's death]] because it was stolen.
** [[spoiler: Deputy Pike]]
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* {{Irony}}: By the end of the game, the player will have learned that [[spoiler:all of the living Chen]] family members came to Haven Springs to start a new life.
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* {{Irony}}: ContrivedCoincidence: By the end of the game, the player will have learned that [[spoiler:all of the living Chen]] family members [[spoiler:Alex's father]] came to the secluded Haven Springs to start a new life. life years before Gabe did exactly the same.
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* HiddenDepths: Depending on how Alex's choice, [[spoiler:Steph can try to seduce Diane to steal a USB. Surprisingly, Diane actually blushes and seems to consider the offer.]] As Alex says later, "it's possible [Steph] just awoke something in [[spoiler:Diane]].
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Ryan decides to cut the line tethering Alex and Gabe together to save Alex, sealing Gabe's fate.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: CutTheSafetyRope: Ryan decides to cut the line tethering Alex and Gabe together to save Alex, sealing Gabe's fate.
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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: The DLC features Steph as a playable character, focusing on her managing the record store in Haven Springs a full year before Alex arrives.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Gabe being knocked off a cliff by a boulder and then dropped into a raging river after Ryan cuts his lifeline (albeit to save Alex) and then possibly hit by more rocks definitely qualifies.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Gabe being knocked off a cliff by a boulder and then dropped into a raging river after Ryan [[CutTheSafetyRope cuts his lifeline lifeline]] (albeit to save Alex) and then possibly hit by more rocks definitely qualifies.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After all the turmoil she’s endured over the course of the game, [[spoiler:Alex can potentially leave or stay at Haven Springs with Steph or Ryan as her romantic or platonic partner. This is probably the first time in the franchise where ''both'' options qualify as an example of this, with both choices having their benefits as Gabe points out.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After all the turmoil she’s she's endured over the course of the game, [[spoiler:Alex can potentially leave or stay at Haven Springs with Steph or Ryan as her romantic or platonic partner. This is probably the first time in the franchise where ''both'' options qualify as an example of this, with both choices having their benefits as Gabe points out.]]
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** The mine haunt game cabinet foreshadows that [[spoiler: Jed didn’t save everyone in the mine. There’s ghosts in the game.]]
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** The mine haunt game cabinet foreshadows that [[spoiler: Jed didn’t didn't save everyone in the mine. There’s There's ghosts in the game.]]
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* GuideDangIt: Getting [[spoiler:everyone to side with Alex during her confrontation with Jed]] is not likely to happen on your first playthrough without a good dose of luck. Getting [[spoiler:Ryan's support]] in particular requires a very specific combination of choices across multiple episodes[[note]]don't take Charlotte's anger in Chapter 3, take Pike's fear in Chapter 4, and also have the support of at least three out of the four total determinant characters[[/note]].
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* GuideDangIt: Getting [[spoiler:everyone to side with Alex during her confrontation with Jed]] is not likely to happen on your first playthrough without a good dose of luck. Getting [[spoiler:Ryan's support]] in particular requires a very specific combination of choices across multiple episodes[[note]]don't episodes[[note]]Don't take Charlotte's anger in Chapter 3, take Pike's fear in Chapter 4, and also have the support of at least three out of the four total determinant characters[[/note]].
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** Alex has this ''big-time'' concerning [[spoiler:how her family collapsed after the death of her mother. She feels that she should’ve been the one who should’ve kept them together, even as a vision of Gabe points out the fact that she was only eleven.]]
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** Alex has this ''big-time'' concerning [[spoiler:how her family collapsed after the death of her mother. She feels that she should’ve should've been the one who should’ve should've kept them together, even as a vision of Gabe points out the fact that she was only eleven.]]
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* PairTheSmartOnes: The geeky Alex and Steph, known as the ‘queen of the Haven nerds’, can be paired up depending on the player choices, both having extensive knowledge of things like fantasy media. This also applies to Alex and Ryan, albeit as nerds for different reasons (Ryan's love for nature and Alex's geekier interests although Ryan quickly got into the LARP).
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* PairTheSmartOnes: The geeky Alex and Steph, known as the ‘queen 'queen of the Haven nerds’, nerds', can be paired up depending on the player choices, both having extensive knowledge of things like fantasy media. This also applies to Alex and Ryan, albeit as nerds for different reasons (Ryan's love for nature and Alex's geekier interests although Ryan quickly got into the LARP).
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: Alex ends up being [[spoiler: arrested by Deputy Pike for stealing Diane's USB Drive and is taken in for questioning.]] As [[spoiler: Deputy Pike]] explains to her she is potentially facing [[spoiler: five to ten years in prison]] unless she agrees to [[spoiler: [[DealWithTheDevil sign an agreement with Typhon under the terms of which Typhon agrees to drop the charges against Alex in exchange for her silence]].]] Alternatively, she can use her power to [[spoiler: take away Deputy Pike's fear of Typhon]] which [[spoiler: gives him the courage to immediately release Alex from custody and continue the investigation of Typhon misdeeds]].
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: Alex ends up being [[spoiler: arrested by Deputy Pike for stealing Diane's USB Drive and is taken in for questioning.]] As [[spoiler: Deputy Pike]] explains to her she is potentially facing [[spoiler: five to ten years in prison]] unless she agrees to [[spoiler: [[DealWithTheDevil sign an agreement with Typhon under the terms of which Typhon agrees to drop the charges against Alex in exchange for her silence]].silence.]] Alternatively, she can use her power to [[spoiler: take away Deputy Pike's fear of Typhon]] which [[spoiler: gives him the courage to immediately release Alex from custody and continue the investigation of Typhon misdeeds]].
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* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** Alex's beatdown of Mac is excessive because she can't control the anger she feels from him, but everyone agrees Mac had it coming.
** [[LaserGuidedKarma While not exactly unwarranted,]] Alex still has the option [[spoiler:to condemn Jed for his selfishness, which led to the death of her father and Gabe, as well as trying to cover it up by trying to murder her in cold-blood.]]
** Alex's beatdown of Mac is excessive because she can't control the anger she feels from him, but everyone agrees Mac had it coming.
** [[LaserGuidedKarma While not exactly unwarranted,]] Alex still has the option [[spoiler:to condemn Jed for his selfishness, which led to the death of her father and Gabe, as well as trying to cover it up by trying to murder her in cold-blood.]]
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* KickTheSonOfABitch:
**KickTheSonOfABitch: Alex's beatdown of Mac is excessive because she can't control the anger she feels from him, but everyone agrees Mac had it coming.
** [[LaserGuidedKarma While not exactly unwarranted,]] Alex still has the option [[spoiler:to condemn Jed for his selfishness, which led to the death of her father and Gabe, as well as trying to cover it up by trying to murder her in cold-blood.]]coming.
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** [[LaserGuidedKarma While not exactly unwarranted,]] Alex still has the option [[spoiler:to condemn Jed for his selfishness, which led to the death of her father and Gabe, as well as trying to cover it up by trying to murder her in cold-blood.]]
