Life Is Strange Unlikely to Return to an Episodic Format

New Life Is Unusual video games are extremely unlikely to return to an episodic launch format, in keeping with Deck 9’s Senior Narrative Designer Philip Lawrence. Talking to Rock Paper Shotgun, Lawrence talked in regards to the impression of an episodic launch format on growth in addition to the artistic aspect of issues. The discharge sample of earlier Life Is Unusual video games usually pissed off followers and builders alike.

Why new Life Is Unusual video games received’t return to an episodic launch format

With Life Is Unusual: True Colours, Lawrence says that Deck 9 didn’t should rush manufacturing, and was capable of undertake a extra “coherent and natural” method to growth. Response from followers has additionally been optimistic.

I believe from a artistic standpoint, it allowed us to focus on creating the story, getting the scripts into a terrific place, after which producing a sport. We didn’t have that awkwardness of the episodic mannequin the place you’re dashing to manufacturing on the scripted content material for the primary episode, after which shifting on to the subsequent one. Approaching it this manner is much more coherent and natural, I believe. I can’t think about we’d return to the episodic mannequin. The response has been very optimistic. I believe we have been cautious to maintain that episodic construction, as a result of that does appear to attraction to gamers. That’s all a part of the DNA of Life is Unusual. As you possibly can think about, it was a call that was talked about and agonized over fairly a bit, however I believe on reflection it was the proper choice.

As a Life Is Unusual fan, I personally welcomed the shift away from an episode format. I discovered my expertise with True Colours to be much more immersive and I sincerely hope Deck 9 sticks to its weapons.

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