oh. my. god. today was such an overwhelming day for me, Dontnod sent me Email about how they started they morning with my video and how touched they were. Message to Bears and Michel Koch liked my tribute. If this video may express at least 1%, the same I can say about your songs and many moments I always have in my memories, where your songs played. Skipping school and wandering in winter icy field while Postscript playing (still have that video with your song from 2016) Listening to "Storm" and "Better Then" over and over again, they became like twin songs for me, I can't separate them. and many more... Thank you
oh my god!! thank you for leaving a comment. this feels surreal I listened to your covers and original songs as a kid and while growing up, and now I'm a grown up. thank you for being a part of this journey. Happy 10th anniversary!!
My story with Life is Strange: Chrysalis February 15... I just turned 13. It was a quiet evening, the moment I launched the game… as I started playing, it felt like I had been hit by a truck. And that was just me sitting in the main menu. I barely got a taste of what was ahead, and I already knew something big was coming. By the time I was in Chloe’s house, I already knew I would never be the same again. I felt like I was actually there, completely forgetting where I was in real life. After finishing the episode, I just sat there, staring at one spot for ten minutes. I completed it in one evening, and even then, I could already feel that something in my life had started to change. The next few days, I was still recovering from it. To All of You and Obstacles on repeat every single day. From that moment, I started waiting for Episode 2. I joined a Life is Strange fan group that was still very new at the time, with only a few people. DONTNOD had already released Remember Me, which I had played and enjoyed, and that group was mostly dedicated to that game. Throughout February and March, I waited for Episode 2. I remember jumping with excitement when they announced the release date. Out of Time Late March. As soon as I started playing, I felt completely at home. I knew every character, every place. But seeing it all for the first time… that feeling can’t be replicated. When Max and Chloe met at the Two Whales Diner, I completely lost touch with reality. There was absolutely no difference between me and the game anymore. On the junkyard scene, I struggled to find the last bottle. By then, I had already memorized the entire place. When Max returned to Blackwell, I didn’t suspect anything. Not until she entered the classroom. Something felt off, like time itself was stretching. And then… what happened with Kate. I completely panicked, like it was happening in real life. When Max stopped time, I nearly exploded from the intensity. The conversation with Kate was the most stressful moment ever. I had visited her room, looked at every single detail, but I still forgot the Bible verse-Matthew 11:28. I literally hit myself on the head, trying to remember. I panicked, but I never thought she would actually… I thought someone else would save her, maybe David. But when she did what she did… After the principal’s office, there was one scene that hit me the hardest-when Max and Warren watched the eclipse. I can’t even put into words how much that scene meant to me. I was already broken after Kate, but when they showed the memorial outside Blackwell, I completely lost it. I had already cried so many times, but that moment destroyed me again. The details, the transitions-I flinched at every cut, waiting to see what was next. Victoria crying, Frank sitting alone, Chloe… When they showed Chloe, I truly felt like she was someone I had known for years. But none of it would have hit as hard without the final detail - Mt. Washington playing. NOTHING can describe what that song still does to me. It was like a Big Bang-one massive explosion, and now all that’s left are the ripples of emotion every time I listen to it. No one had ever seen me like that before. Hell, I had never seen myself like that before. Chaos Theory. Episode 3 was only coming out in May. the anticipation of a new episode-that feeling was absolutely unique. I introduced my friend to the music from LiS, but we only listened to it when we were alone together. We played it on a phone. At that time, only two episodes had been released, but I already had many tracks from future episodes, not even knowing they were from LiS, just grabbed from a fan group. That’s how I discovered Message to Bears - Mountains ahead of time, along with a few other tracks. I remember the moment when Chloe was in a wheelchair. We completely lost it, pacing around the room in shock-someone even knocked over a chair or something. I could never fake emotions like that; it was pure and real. In The Sims 3, I once heard a really cool song. It was Lenka - Two, though in Simlish, of course. I found the real song and downloaded it. Later, I’d go through a phase of listening to Lenka a lot. As I listened, the lyrics reminded me of Max and Chloe. I made a video in Sony Vegas, using the song and clips from LiS. The video still exists... I found it. It’s beautiful. I uploaded it as a bonus on my channel. One very sunny day, I took a photo of a bumblebee on a dandelion-I even remember where. Friend took me to a very special place for the two of us. A great place, I’d say. Our personal hideout. "Iron Closet". It’s hard to remember exactly what we did there the first time-probably just explored the area and climbed trees. There were ant nests everywhere, covering the entire ground. In that spot, there were two old fishing huts: one was tall and rust-colored, resembling a closet, and the other was low and green, with a roof like a little house. From that day on, we started going there every day. What did we do? Sat on top of the tall hut from morning till evening, listened to LiS music, and talked about everything. The view from there was unbelievable - tall dry grass in the foreground, the lake behind it. Every time a barge passed by, I took a photo. There’s a video where I filmed the sky while Seeker of the Sight played. If you had asked me my favorite LiS song at that time, I wouldn’t have been able to choose between Seeker of the Sight and Mt. Washington. Around June 8, we just started drawing little things with spray paint on both huts. We were connected like Max and Chloe. First, we wrote M&C on the hut where we usually sat. Then we got bolder, and I decided to spray a huge Max & Chloe on the other hut. Dark Room. Episode 4 arrived unexpectedly. Of course, I had been waiting for it, checking trailers and the release date the moment they dropped. But by then, time had started moving faster. I still remember that fresh sense of the unknown. Damn. The world around me changed along with the world in LiS, and I noticed it then. July 31, 2015. I started playing late in the day. In the middle of the episode, when Max and Chloe were about to discover the barn, I needed to remember something, so I took a photo of the screen with my phone. From now on, I’d take photos of everything interesting, to keep as memories. When M&C entered the barn... those visuals, those feelings - they got burned into my brain forever. Photos of the barn, the entrance to the Dark Room, almost every shot from the Dark Room itself. The moment M&C found out where Rachel’s photo was taken. Finally realizing where that music came from - I had already been trying strumming it on guitar. Mountains. I was absolutely devastated along with M&C. It’s hard to put into words. Tears. The party (Tempest), the double moon. Drunk Warren. Chloe... How many times can you cry in one episode? When it came to Chloe, my eyes were wider than my mouth. I never expected that to be the person behind everything. I had discussed theories, but I took them as jokes. I liked the character, but I never seriously considered it. In hindsight, of course, it makes sense - either someone really obvious or someone you’d never suspect. I photographed the credits with shaking hands. Then I replayed the barn section- I needed to process everything, to fully understand. Field of Freedom. That day was scorching hot, and I got bitten by a million flying creatures. The Field of Freedom was separated from the forest by a river. I decided to follow the river through ABSOLUTE overgrowth, and it didn’t bother me at all. I was walking into the unknown. I put my music on and just walked. Eventually, I reached a log stretching from one shore to the other. I walked across it. This log was practically in the water- how did I even manage that? And then I walked back across it. Afterward, I went home. Photos of the river, the log, my feet, a frog, and... a blue butterfly. One of my favorite photos ever. Such a coincidence-I don’t think I’ve ever seen another blue butterfly anywhere. End of August. I was fully immersed in LiS. I started taking evening walks to a field near the stables. No one ever was on the field. I put on LiS music and some other songs by its artists. At first, I just enjoyed the weirdness of what I was doing-how strange it would look from the outside, but how much I loved it. Then it became a habit, like playing guitar. August 23. I went out pretty late. Nothing unusual at first-until I reached the field. Fog. I played Mt. Washington, walked to the middle, and sat down facing the setting sun. I watched the sunset through the fog, and as the song ended, the sun disappeared behind the horizon. I remember that moment. Before that, I was afraid to sit like that-worried some bear might grab me from behind 😅. That day, with the fog, I felt a strong connection to LiS again. The scent... And then the moon came out. Tears. I filmed everything, whispering, “Wow.” Polarized. October. Mom bought me an acoustic guitar. I still have it. I named it "Kate". I kept going to the field near the stables, waiting for Episode 5. October 20. The episode released. The feeling of an ending... Familiar feelings from dreams. It was heartbreaking that it was over.
it’s so crazy. i first played LiS1 in 2015 when i was in grade school. now i’m in college, and i got to experience the release of Double Exposure in the same lifetime. i’m eternally grateful for this franchise.
This game reminds me so much of my high school experience. It's a time piece that'll always bring me back. The fact that it turns 10 the same year of my 10th anniversary since high school graduation helps enforce that for me. Happy 10 years LIS!
This is beautiful! I didn't get to grow up with Life is Strange. I was already a middle-aged gamer when it came out and I first played it, but that didn't matter. As soon as "All of You" started playing and I walked down that Blackwell hallway the first time, it felt like I was right back in High School and everything was just as powerful to me today as it would have been when I was a teenager. Life is Strange didn't shape my character, but it reminded me who I was, where I came from and what was important. It very much changed my life and will always be a part of me. Everybody remembers their first day at Blackwell.
Thank you for sharing about your own experience, this game influenced so many people in so many different ways.. I'm just so happy this game exists.. 🎉🎉
![[GMV] ~Tribute~ “It’s Just A Game”](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/hlfyASKyjIc/mqdefault.jpg)
oh. my. god.
today was such an overwhelming day for me, Dontnod sent me Email about how they started they morning with my video and how touched they were. Message to Bears and Michel Koch liked my tribute.
If this video may express at least 1%, the same I can say about your songs and many moments I always have in my memories, where your songs played.
Skipping school and wandering in winter icy field while Postscript playing (still have that video with your song from 2016)
Listening to "Storm" and "Better Then" over and over again, they became like twin songs for me, I can't separate them.
and many more... Thank you
Happy 10th anniversary 🦋🌪️🦌📸❤️🎵🎶
oh my god!! thank you for leaving a comment. this feels surreal I listened to your covers and original songs as a kid and while growing up, and now I'm a grown up. thank you for being a part of this journey.
Happy 10th anniversary!!
A legendary game that will forever remain in my heart ^-^
🎉🎉🎉💜💜
My story with Life is Strange:
Chrysalis
February 15... I just turned 13.
It was a quiet evening, the moment I launched the game… as I started playing, it felt like I had been hit by a truck. And that was just me sitting in the main menu. I barely got a taste of what was ahead, and I already knew something big was coming.
By the time I was in Chloe’s house, I already knew I would never be the same again. I felt like I was actually there, completely forgetting where I was in real life. After finishing the episode, I just sat there, staring at one spot for ten minutes. I completed it in one evening, and even then, I could already feel that something in my life had started to change. The next few days, I was still recovering from it. To All of You and Obstacles on repeat every single day.
From that moment, I started waiting for Episode 2. I joined a Life is Strange fan group that was still very new at the time, with only a few people. DONTNOD had already released Remember Me, which I had played and enjoyed, and that group was mostly dedicated to that game.
Throughout February and March, I waited for Episode 2. I remember jumping with excitement when they announced the release date.
Out of Time
Late March.
As soon as I started playing, I felt completely at home. I knew every character, every place. But seeing it all for the first time… that feeling can’t be replicated. When Max and Chloe met at the Two Whales Diner, I completely lost touch with reality. There was absolutely no difference between me and the game anymore.
On the junkyard scene, I struggled to find the last bottle. By then, I had already memorized the entire place. When Max returned to Blackwell, I didn’t suspect anything. Not until she entered the classroom. Something felt off, like time itself was stretching. And then… what happened with Kate.
I completely panicked, like it was happening in real life. When Max stopped time, I nearly exploded from the intensity. The conversation with Kate was the most stressful moment ever. I had visited her room, looked at every single detail, but I still forgot the Bible verse-Matthew 11:28. I literally hit myself on the head, trying to remember. I panicked, but I never thought she would actually… I thought someone else would save her, maybe David. But when she did what she did…
After the principal’s office, there was one scene that hit me the hardest-when Max and Warren watched the eclipse. I can’t even put into words how much that scene meant to me. I was already broken after Kate, but when they showed the memorial outside Blackwell, I completely lost it. I had already cried so many times, but that moment destroyed me again. The details, the transitions-I flinched at every cut, waiting to see what was next. Victoria crying, Frank sitting alone, Chloe… When they showed Chloe, I truly felt like she was someone I had known for years.
But none of it would have hit as hard without the final detail - Mt. Washington playing. NOTHING can describe what that song still does to me. It was like a Big Bang-one massive explosion, and now all that’s left are the ripples of emotion every time I listen to it. No one had ever seen me like that before. Hell, I had never seen myself like that before.
Chaos Theory.
Episode 3 was only coming out in May. the anticipation of a new episode-that feeling was absolutely unique.
I introduced my friend to the music from LiS, but we only listened to it when we were alone together. We played it on a phone. At that time, only two episodes had been released, but I already had many tracks from future episodes, not even knowing they were from LiS, just grabbed from a fan group. That’s how I discovered Message to Bears - Mountains ahead of time, along with a few other tracks.
I remember the moment when Chloe was in a wheelchair. We completely lost it, pacing around the room in shock-someone even knocked over a chair or something. I could never fake emotions like that; it was pure and real.
In The Sims 3, I once heard a really cool song. It was Lenka - Two, though in Simlish, of course. I found the real song and downloaded it. Later, I’d go through a phase of listening to Lenka a lot. As I listened, the lyrics reminded me of Max and Chloe. I made a video in Sony Vegas, using the song and clips from LiS. The video still exists... I found it. It’s beautiful. I uploaded it as a bonus on my channel.
One very sunny day, I took a photo of a bumblebee on a dandelion-I even remember where. Friend took me to a very special place for the two of us. A great place, I’d say. Our personal hideout. "Iron Closet". It’s hard to remember exactly what we did there the first time-probably just explored the area and climbed trees.
There were ant nests everywhere, covering the entire ground. In that spot, there were two old fishing huts: one was tall and rust-colored, resembling a closet, and the other was low and green, with a roof like a little house. From that day on, we started going there every day. What did we do? Sat on top of the tall hut from morning till evening, listened to LiS music, and talked about everything. The view from there was unbelievable - tall dry grass in the foreground, the lake behind it. Every time a barge passed by, I took a photo. There’s a video where I filmed the sky while Seeker of the Sight played. If you had asked me my favorite LiS song at that time, I wouldn’t have been able to choose between Seeker of the Sight and Mt. Washington.
Around June 8, we just started drawing little things with spray paint on both huts. We were connected like Max and Chloe. First, we wrote M&C on the hut where we usually sat. Then we got bolder, and I decided to spray a huge Max & Chloe on the other hut.
Dark Room.
Episode 4 arrived unexpectedly. Of course, I had been waiting for it, checking trailers and the release date the moment they dropped. But by then, time had started moving faster. I still remember that fresh sense of the unknown. Damn. The world around me changed along with the world in LiS, and I noticed it then.
July 31, 2015.
I started playing late in the day. In the middle of the episode, when Max and Chloe were about to discover the barn, I needed to remember something, so I took a photo of the screen with my phone. From now on, I’d take photos of everything interesting, to keep as memories.
When M&C entered the barn... those visuals, those feelings - they got burned into my brain forever.
Photos of the barn, the entrance to the Dark Room, almost every shot from the Dark Room itself.
The moment M&C found out where Rachel’s photo was taken. Finally realizing where that music came from - I had already been trying strumming it on guitar. Mountains.
I was absolutely devastated along with M&C. It’s hard to put into words. Tears.
The party (Tempest), the double moon. Drunk Warren.
Chloe...
How many times can you cry in one episode?
When it came to Chloe, my eyes were wider than my mouth. I never expected that to be the person behind everything. I had discussed theories, but I took them as jokes. I liked the character, but I never seriously considered it. In hindsight, of course, it makes sense - either someone really obvious or someone you’d never suspect.
I photographed the credits with shaking hands.
Then I replayed the barn section- I needed to process everything, to fully understand.
Field of Freedom.
That day was scorching hot, and I got bitten by a million flying creatures. The Field of Freedom was separated from the forest by a river. I decided to follow the river through ABSOLUTE overgrowth, and it didn’t bother me at all. I was walking into the unknown. I put my music on and just walked. Eventually, I reached a log stretching from one shore to the other. I walked across it. This log was practically in the water- how did I even manage that? And then I walked back across it.
Afterward, I went home.
Photos of the river, the log, my feet, a frog, and... a blue butterfly. One of my favorite photos ever. Such a coincidence-I don’t think I’ve ever seen another blue butterfly anywhere.
End of August.
I was fully immersed in LiS. I started taking evening walks to a field near the stables.
No one ever was on the field. I put on LiS music and some other songs by its artists. At first, I just enjoyed the weirdness of what I was doing-how strange it would look from the outside, but how much I loved it. Then it became a habit, like playing guitar.
August 23.
I went out pretty late. Nothing unusual at first-until I reached the field. Fog.
I played Mt. Washington, walked to the middle, and sat down facing the setting sun. I watched the sunset through the fog, and as the song ended, the sun disappeared behind the horizon. I remember that moment. Before that, I was afraid to sit like that-worried some bear might grab me from behind 😅.
That day, with the fog, I felt a strong connection to LiS again. The scent... And then the moon came out. Tears.
I filmed everything, whispering, “Wow.”
Polarized.
October. Mom bought me an acoustic guitar. I still have it. I named it "Kate". I kept going to the field near the stables, waiting for Episode 5.
October 20. The episode released.
The feeling of an ending... Familiar feelings from dreams.
It was heartbreaking that it was over.
Can't believe how much time Flys happy 10yrs to Lis1
10 years... Yeah time flies toooo fast...
it’s so crazy. i first played LiS1 in 2015 when i was in grade school. now i’m in college, and i got to experience the release of Double Exposure in the same lifetime. i’m eternally grateful for this franchise.
Oh that's really awesome 🎉🎉
As 13 year old in 2015 the whole experience was.. well as I said I hope I put at least 1% of this feel
This game reminds me so much of my high school experience. It's a time piece that'll always bring me back. The fact that it turns 10 the same year of my 10th anniversary since high school graduation helps enforce that for me. Happy 10 years LIS!
This is beautiful!
I didn't get to grow up with Life is Strange. I was already a middle-aged gamer when it came out and I first played it, but that didn't matter. As soon as "All of You" started playing and I walked down that Blackwell hallway the first time, it felt like I was right back in High School and everything was just as powerful to me today as it would have been when I was a teenager.
Life is Strange didn't shape my character, but it reminded me who I was, where I came from and what was important. It very much changed my life and will always be a part of me.
Everybody remembers their first day at Blackwell.
Thank you for sharing about your own experience, this game influenced so many people in so many different ways.. I'm just so happy this game exists.. 🎉🎉
Happy 10th anniversary of Life is Strange, bro...
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