Life is Strange 3
After the corridodio rumors spread by Emily Rodgers in recent weeks, here we are back to talk about Life is Strange 3 again. A new rumor may have revealed several crucial information about the project, including those regarding the new protagonist, the change of developers and the number of episodes in which the adventure will unfold.The new details have popped up on ResetEra was in a post published by the user "Bing", whose reliability was then confirmed by the forum moderators. According to what is shared, Life is Strange 3 is developed not by Dontnod but by Deck Nine (thus confirming what Emily Rogers said) in Unreal Engine 4, and will consist of five episodes in total. The tentative name circulating internally is Life is Strange: True Colors, and will apparently see a return to a small town setting similar to the original game.
The main protagonist - continues the insider - will be Alex, an Asian-American woman whose special powers allow her to read people's minds. A detail that is on the same level as the other chapters of the franchise, in which the characters we learn about always possess some kind of supernatural ability.
Life is Strange 3 was originally to be announced last year, according to the rumor, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The game would also be scheduled for Nintendo Switch, the console on which the previous games of the series would also arrive.
Although the information has been verified by the ResetEra moderators, we invite you as always to take the news with due caution , waiting for Square-Enix to decide on the future of Life is Strange.
Life Is Strange 3 rumours claims two new games and a Nintendo Switch port
Do you want Max and Chloe to come back? (Pic: Dontnod Entertainment)A new rumour claims that two more Life Is Strange games are in development, with the first one set to be ported to the Switch.
When Dontnod Entertainment said it was focusing its efforts on a new franchise for the time being, it felt like the wait for a new Life Is Strange got that much longer.
However, a recent ResetEra post popped up claiming that not one, but two Life Is Strange games are in the works. They offered no public proof but provided supporting evidence to the site’s moderators, that seemed to convince them that the rumour had substance.
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According to the rumour, the first of the two games is currently in production and will be another episodic title consisting of five episodes. It will once again feature a completely new cast, with the main character being an Asian-American woman who can read minds.
As for who is making it, it’s Deck Nine, the studio behind prequel Life Is Strange: Before The Storm. Even though it wasn’t handled by the original team, Before The Storm was a solid experience on par with the original game, so an entirely new entry would certainly be in safe hands if this is accurate.
The second game, however, is a bit wilder. It’s apparently still in pre-production and a few years from releasing and is described as a direct sequel to the first game, once again focusing on the duo of Max and Chloe.
Considering the first game had multiple endings, it would be interesting to see how a direct sequel would be handled, especially as the rumour suggests the characters would be significantly older.
The rumour adds that both of these games are being made using Unreal Engine and that the first game will be ported to the Nintendo Switch, which will be announced alongside the first rumoured game.
More: GamingThis all sounds perfectly believable but, as always, take the rumours with a grain of salt. That’s especially true given the original poster asked for the forum thread to be closed, albeit not before outlets like GamesRadar were able to report on it.
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‘I no longer feel comfortable with having this information posted so I am going to ask that this thread be closed,’ wrote the poster. ‘I have no direct connections to Square Enix or Deck Nine so my comments here were simply based on rumours that I have heard that I thought were credible. Again, keep in mind that much of what I said may be false.’
‘I apologise if I got anyone’s hopes up! Please stay tuned to official channels for more information.’
Whether the poster is admitting their sources are weak or is under pressure because what they’ve said is true is unclear but at this point it would be more surprising if Deck Nine weren’t working on a new Life Is Strange.
Their work on Before The Storm was very good and given Dontnod will not be returning to the franchise, which Square Enix owns, any time soon it makes perfect sense that Deck Nine would be used in the meantime.
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