 Hey, what's up internet? This is Rafael from Hardware Sugar. Wait, let me just position the camera so that it is about that. Alright, that's good, that's good. So actually today I wanted to play a very different game. Usually you see me play like these called duty games or Starcraft or FPS games because they're fast-paced, but you know, it's the new year and I wanted to show something new and different to our viewers and I want it to be a little bit more personal. To be honest, this game really changed my life, not in the usual ways that you think a game changes your life. But if you haven't heard of it yet, the game is called Life is Strange. Let me lower the music first. The game is called Life is Strange and it's an adventure game. So there's no shooting involved. You're like this 13-year-old teenager American girl in some sort of super-provincial town and you realize that you have powers. But there's nothing extraordinary about the setting. There's no goblins, there are no space monsters or animals that attack you. It's like if a teenager just realizes that he or she can time travel with only the next five minutes, not super-forward, just within the next five minutes, what are the things that you can do in your regular day-to-day life? Like normal things, like I wish I hadn't sent that email out to my girlfriend or Sana, I didn't watch this movie. I shouldn't have said yes to going to that party, I could have just said a different excuse. This game is all about experimenting with what you can do if you had the power to rewind five minutes. You think about it, it's kind of cool thinking about what you could do. For instance, if you're in a car accident, you can rewind the five minutes but essentially, this game doesn't deal with those big life things like car accidents or someone shoots at you. It's more of like, I, Sana, I didn't tell my best friend that or I, Sana, I didn't say those words during my job interview. It's like that, those very small little segments of our lives in which we wish we could take back, not like gigantic things in our lives, just the small things. Ah, okay. Hi, David. Go. Hello, what's up? Yes, correct spelling too. We've been games test. Lands, it's not survival. It is a, I think they call it an adventure game. Oh by the way, this game is made by no other than Square Enix, the guys who made Final Fantasy. And can I just say, the soundtrack of this game is superb. Like, you're really in that game and you're feeding them emotions. I'm not going to spoil it, but the plot twist at the end is really great. Anton and I were literature majors and former lit professors in Ateneo and Lasal respectively. We didn't see this ending coming. It's a very well written story. And even though I already know the ending, there's a lot of fun in it. There's a lot of subtle flavor that's really worth going back to, which you can't, you can't go back. I mean, like it's, it's also something I can just describe it. Lands, on Square Enix, the creators of FF and Just Cause, that's right. David Goh, Deus Ex series of games, right? Deus Ex boss made by Square Enix. Well, this is definitely not Deus Ex. Let me, let me start it out. It starts out really kind of on the slow pace. But there we go. Let me know, guys. Life Strange is a story-based game that features player choice. The consequences of all your in-game actions and decisions will impact the past, present, and future. Choose wisely. Anyway, soundtrack. So yeah, it's not like fantasy. It's modern day, it's modern day time, modern day time. And also, you don't even need to have like that big of a, you don't need to have super important graphics card stuff. And you can get this like, I think it's only 250 pesos, but it's so worthwhile. Like the like, really makes you feel good to live, you know, and you have choices and shit. Exactly, actually this is not like my first choice. Anyway, let's do this. Yeah, okay, so it kind of starts out slow here. I need to go to the lighthouse. Obviously, let's see, let's get the graphics. Gamma, screen size, advanced video. 250? No, no. 250. Hi, okay, and two. So there we go. Actually, I didn't change anything. Yeah, I mean like you're just this vulnerable teenager. A lot of sword or gun or whatever, because that's not the point. So I think we're supposed to, actually it's been like maybe five years or four years since I've played this. So I'm actually kind of, I'm genuinely excited to play this again the first time after a while. So we have this big-ass storm here. I think that's a map of town. Oh, there's like this skull there. I like how it's sort of, it's a mystery game, really. It's a mystery game, and you're, as early as now, you can already begin to unravel the problems. Oh yeah, it's supposed to publish by then. Okay, day six. But actually, my favorite part of the game is coming up soon. That was so surreal. Okay, I'm in class. Everything's cool. I am okay. Can you give me an example of a photographer who perfectly captured the human condition in Black and White? I didn't fall asleep, and that sure didn't feel like a dream. Weird. There you go, Victoria. Why are you... Because of her images of hopeless faces. You feel like totally haunted by the eyes of those sad mothers and children. She saw humanity as tortured, right? Okay, well, hey, great lighting, no? Great lighting. Keep that to yourself. Let's take a look at... Let's take a look at... How do I... How do I... Look at this crap. How can I show this to Mr. Jefferson? I can hear the class laughing at me now. So apparently, our character has a... She's in a photography class. This is her class project. With a class project, which is apparently a blurred-out picture of herself in the background and lots of photos. Isn't that too easy? Too obvious? What if Arbus chose to capture people at the height of their beauty or innocence? She had a brilliant eye. So... She could have taken another approach. I have to admit, I'm not a big fan of her work. I prefer... Okay, let's see if we can take the selfie. Me too, Victor. I do love my analog camera. I should take a quick picture now. It's like the economic editions of the air. But a beauty in the struggle. You don't have beauty without a beat. Which... I believe Max has taken what you kids call a selfie. A dumb word for a wonderful photographic tradition. And Max has a gift. Of course, as you all know, the photo portrait has been popular since the early 1800s. Your generation was not the first to use images for selfie expression. Sorry. I couldn't resist. The point remains that the portraiture has always been a vital aspect of art and photography for as long as it's been around. Now, Max, since you've captured our interest and clearly want to join the conversation, can you please tell us the name of the process that gave birth to the first... How does the sound go? Oh, you're asking... I don't know, dude. You're asking me? Let me think. Um... You either know this or not, Max. Is there anybody here who knows their stuff? Louis Daguerre was a French painter who created daguerreotypes. A process that gave portraits a sharp, reflective style, like a mirror. Now you're totally stuck in the metro zone. Sad face. Mm, mean girl stuff, dude. Very good, Victoria. The daguerrean process brought out fine detail in people's faces. All right. No more selfies right now. Hey, what's she drawing here, dude? Oh, okay, you could... Oh... I think she's... Okay. Oh! Oh! Oh, I didn't get to... I didn't get to check everything. Oh, shit. Max, I see you pretending not to see me. Okay, here comes my favorite part, dude. Here comes my favorite part. I'm so excited. This is my favorite part. Wait, no, not yet. Let's just keep snooping. Ooh, $5,300 for a camera. This is... Yeah, okay, we got that. All right. Okay, what else we got here to look at, guys? Ooh, hey, poster. Yeah, so this is... I love seeing Richard Jefferson's awesome photos on these magazine covers. Mm. So essentially, this is... Okay, what do you got here? Actually, everything here is... It's all clue-based on what... You know, like, you don't... You just keep going and you don't know when it will come in handy. That was amazing when Mr. Jefferson took a class picture the first week. Even though I didn't want to be in a picture at all, it was fairly fucking cool to watch him at work framing us. Oh, hey, tripod. Holy shit. You know, I actually use these now. They don't even have carbon fiber tripods here. The ball head even has a pan lock? Oh, man, I don't have that. God, I'm such a photo nerd. Holy shit, you know, as someone who only recently began editing and taking photos and stuff, I feel her. What else is this? So cool to see Mr. Jefferson's actual published pictures. Gives me hope. All right, all right, all right. What else we got here? Check out the cameras. This is definitely where cameras go to heaven. Oh, man, they have those sweet ultrasonic lenses. And look at that vintage rangefinder. What? All right, all right, all right. We don't miss out everything. Obviously, Blackwell spent bank on the computers here. All right, let's see what we can do. Looks like somebody was already working on this. Cool. All right, okay, let's talk to Kate. Kate looks so sad and quiet today. Poor thing. Oh, paper ball. Now I wish I would have read this. Dear Kate, we love your porn video. Porn video. Hi, Kate. Oh, hi, Max. I think we should go to You seem quiet today. You seem quiet today. Just thinking too much. Grab a cup of tea. Want to go grab a cup of tea and bitch about life. Thanks, but not today. I have to go over homework. No worries. Let's hang later. Sure. All right. Sometimes, you know. Let's make a cool shot. Yeah, let's take a picture of this. What we got here. Rachel Amber Forever. Hi, Rugal, 316. Any opinion of Microsoft buying Blizzard Activision? Um, you know, it's actually, I saw a Bloomberg article. What was it, Bloomberg? Actually, I read about it in Bloomberg. But then someone on GameSpot pointed out that the value of the PlayStation franchise is almost is like is like like they paid for double the value of the PlayStation of the PS5 whole industry just to acquire Activision Blizzard. So actually, I don't fully know why they believe that Activision Blizzard is so valuable because I don't think it's that valuable. I remember it being important because it has all the important Blizzard games. But recently, like it's been a watered down experience. I have no idea. It's a good purchase on Microsoft's part. But that much money for any for that studio? I don't know. It sounds a bit dubious. I haven't done super enough research on it. But as a Blizzard fan, I don't think I would approve of it on a business level. And after that, there's also the problem about sexual harassment and poor employment on it. Regulations. So not only do they have to pay up, but they also like need to redo the whole culture that's inside Activision Blizzard. Every time I look at Victoria, I feel like she's talking smack about me. Yeah, Rugal, but like, you know, to be honest, Warcraft and Starcraft, they're not very important anymore. Candy Crush is also old. I don't think it's of that value to like, I think it was at 50, but it's not the billions. It's not just millions. The acquisition price. Why is she shy over Mr. Jefferson? Is there anything else I can look at here? Oh, look at that. Alright, what do you got? Oh, TV. Plasma TV. Okay, so this is showing some age. Oh, it's a lighthouse. Oh, check out the Mr. Jefferson's camera. Right. Can I talk to you for a moment? Hi, give me a seat. You have a gift. You have the fever to take images. To frame the world only the way you envision it. Now, all you need is the courage to share your gift with others. That's what separates the artist from the amateur. Alright, I think we're good to go, guys. I hope you guys are ready. This is my favorite part. When I entered this transition, I was just like, okay, I'm sold in the game. I'm going to devote like 12 hours straight into the game. Just because of this like, this brilliant intro. And it's about to go. Wait, hold on, books first. So cool that we can check these out any time. The decisive moment by Henry Cartier-Bresson. That's rare. Any leap of its mad respect. Come on, Max. The amazing Eugene Smith. Good to see Avedon among the masters. Here's the poster for the contest. Mr. Jefferson really expects me to enter. Why? I don't know if I'm ready for my 15 minutes of empathy. Alright, here we go, guys. Are you guys ready? Damn, this is my favorite scene. Let's go. One, two, three. You didn't tell me how cute I looked yet. I was about to. Welcome to the real world. Hot. I need a serious time out in the bathroom. Splash water on my face and make sure I don't look like a total loser. I hate that class. It's so fucking boring. Wait for it. Wait for it. And Avedon just pans there and then you got the game title and it's like, damn. And you're like, what? And then you got the game title and it's like, damn. And you're like, what? Damn. And you're like, wow, okay. So I feel like I'm really in this high school. Like, I'm feeling it. And then people are moving around. And then you got this song and like, shit. Avedon doesn't say much to me, but his photos are very cool. Alyssa is always texting, but she doesn't hang out with a lot of people. You can also like, fast. Fast woman. There's Taylor always waiting for Victoria. I think that's Courtney. She's such a slave to Taylor and Victoria. And I like how everyone here has a story. Title of the game is Life is Strange Abstract. Thank you. It's lagging a bit now, David Goh. Really? It's okay to me. I hate having everybody see inside my bunker. Yeah. I love that picture from Dad. Hello, Jack. Kiss, kiss. And you look totally fabulous as usual. Oh, man. That's cute. Then why are you here for us? Yes, this poster must stop bullies dead in new tracks. Like, everyone here has a sad story. I think his name is just... Dana is on my floor, too. She's such an archetype Oh, gorgeous cheerleader. They must make them in a factory. I shouldn't be so catty. Dana is nice to me. Stella is always deep in her notes. Like, I know it might be a little bit overpowering to have so many characters in the play, but I really like this intro because it's very like, hey, you know, if you don't want to talk to Brooke or whatever, you can just keep going. Or you don't need to. But at the same time, you want to. You know what I mean? Like, you're not being forced to do anything you don't want to do. But then your kiosity just compels you to just check everything. Poor Daniel. He's so nice. I wish I could beat the shit out of Logan. I hate bully jockstraps like Logan. And he's a vortex club member. Oh, and there's stuff like about Vortex Club. I've seen Brooke hanging out with Warren. He seems like he's tight. Who's Warren? I think Warren is, uh... Is he Warren below? Oh, I don't know who Warren is. I wish October would last forever. It looks like she's been gone for months. Ah, okay. I think their character is 18 years old. I mean, check with everyone. It's on in. It's the stream, all right? Uh... David Goh is reporting that it's a bit laggy on his end. Is this remastered or true colors? Well, it's... I don't think it's remastered. It's the original game, I think. Don't read a PC. Miss the Poetry GM Trials. And I did not steal that backpack. Yeah, man. This song. You can get it on Spotify, by the way. That's so messed up. I should contact them to find out what I can do. As if I am. Like, obviously, if their Max has some like, has some ego issues. I wonder what actually happened to her. So anyway, this is there's a girl who's missing. And this is a reoccurring movie, so I'm just saying it's important to know. Gun Free Zone. Oh wait, I'm supposed to go to the bathroom. Not now, but... Oh, is this Taylor, the girl? That's the guy that that girl over there supposedly might like. Samuel. Yet another Vortex Club disciple. I already saw that poster. Nerd Alert. This poster has Warren written all over it. I didn't see this dude. You can really learn a lot about a school by the weird shit posted on the boards. Is it like Resident Evil, but the high school kids are the zombies? Hey, Dante, what's up? No, sorry. I think you might have just joined in, but there's no zombies here. She has a special power which she hasn't learned yet, and we're going to get through it. And it's all just about normal life decisions. That kind of thing, so no zombies. The Vortex Club is sort of like fraternity. She wants to go emo in the bathroom. We're looking for the girl's bathroom. Ah, there it is. Empty. Good. Nobody can see my meltdown, except for me. Man, you know what? The men's bathroom in my high school before. It's all from Bajo. This reminds me a little bit of those days. Now, who would bother to write that crap? Rachel Amber is a bitch. Do I want to use this already? I hate Victoria Chase. Firebell. This poster must drive people to have sex. You can still love and learn without sex. Time is on your side, so it's common sense. Use it. Cake twerks for God. Lamp on dispenser. I'm good to flow. Thanks. I like that mirror. Alright, so guys, let's go wash our hands. David Goh, it's on you. It's called Life is Strange. I think it should be in the title of the stream actually. But yeah, it's super cheap now. I'm telling you, once you get going. Just relax. Stop torturing yourself. You haven't even gone to the powers yet. You have a gift. Fuck it. Stick with it, guys. Oh, shit. She just fucking tore up her photograph project thing. When the door closes, a window opens. Or something like that. Okay, girl, you don't get a photo up like this every day. Alright, let's go take a picture of that butterfly. Whoa. Where did that butterfly come from? It doesn't look like any kind I've ever seen before. Blue wings are practically glowing. I can almost feel the air moving around me. The butterfly feels almost like a spirit. There's a guy in the girl's bathroom. It's cool, Nathan. Don't stress. You're okay, bro. Just come to three. Don't be scared. You own this school. If I wanted, I could blow it up. You're the boss. So what do you want? My perimeter is my step-ass, would say. Now, let's talk business. I've got nothing for you. Wrong. You've got hella cash. That's my family, not me. Oh boo-hoo, poor little rich kid. I know you've been pumping drugs and shit to kids around here. I bet your respectable family would help me out if I went to them. Man, I can see the headlines now. Leave them out of this bitch. I can tell everybody Nathan Prescott is a punk-ass who begs You don't know who the fuck I am or who you're messing around with. Where'd you get that? What are you doing? Come on, put that thing down. Don't ever tell me what to do. I'm so sick of people trying to control me. You are going to get in hella more trouble for this than drugs. Nobody would ever even miss your punk-ass, would they? Get that gun away from me, psycho! Oh, no! Oh, yeah, David Seagull. I don't understand how to fix that StarCraft thing problem. How? How can that be? There we go. We had a first taste of time travel stuff. I was in the bathroom. He shot that poor girl. I held up my hand and then I was back here. These pieces of time can frame us. I already heard this lecture. From light to shadow. Alright, so we got this whole mystery thing going. What had just happened? How can we do it again? How can we replay the same scene that we just already did? Oh, shit. Sign them on your camera. Alright, baby. Hold right mouse to rewind. Here we go. One, two, three. A yawn. I need to go all the way. I did it. I actually did it. Yeah, you can only go that far. You can't like go, you can't go like past like 20 minutes. Hey Tristan, what's up? Max, don't freak out. Not yet. I had the axe addicts. Keep it together, Max. Oh, shit. You could like rewind anytime you want. If he does again, I'll know this is for real. Let's take a selfie. Oh, by the way, we know the answer not to the question. Because that other girl already said the answer last time. What if that girl is a dead cat? Can I save her? I need to go to the bathroom quickly and check it out. There's the question. Is this just the episode one? It's free on Steam. No, this is the full game. I think there are four episodes, I think. I feel sick. I'm sorry. I feel sick. May I be excused? Max already knows the answer. But you're not going to get away that easy. We can talk more after class. Oh, shit. Jefferson wants to keep me after class. And I need time to save that girl. I don't know if we can just sort of Okay, now let's try it. Let's try it. What if I rewind again? And give him the right answer. Okay, let's rewind this. Let's go cheat. Let's get that recitation point. Hold shift, rewind faster. Oh, okay. Yeah. Alright, alright, alright. Ah, here. We can now use, we can now cheat because we know the answer to the question. Okay. Again, I think I had to go ask. It's not about zombies. It's about these small little instances of life that you can play around with. Kickstart a career in photography, so Stella and Alyssa get it together. Taylor, don't hide. I'm still waiting for your entry, too. And yes, Max, I see you pretending not to see me. Max, you are not crazy. You are not dreaming. It's time to be an everyday hero. Oh, yeah, exactly. Cheaters. I wonder, can I talk to everyone? I think I can still talk to everyone. Nice answer, Max. It's a different conversation. Um, did we talk at all today? This is the first time. What's wrong? I'm sorry, I'm just tripping. Too much stress. I know the feeling. I wish we didn't. I wish we didn't. I do have to go, but we can talk later if you want. I'll see how I feel. Thanks, Max. Do I want to talk to these guys again? Everybody should have that chance. Oh, totally. I only want to share whatever gift... Excuse me. Mr. Jefferson, can I talk to you for a moment? Yes. Excuse you. No, Victoria. Excuse us. I'd never let one of photography's future stars avoid handing in her picture. I wonder if we can... Uh... Oh, okay. I'm not avoiding just... Waiting for the elusive right moment? Exactly. Max. Don't wait too long. John Lennon once said that life is what happens while you're busy making other plans. That's a good quote, guys. Don't let me stop you. Maybe they're zombies. Press control quickly. Okay, let's... I think we can press control quickly. I think we can rewind. Okay, there's a little dot there. That's when we can stop. Let's do that again, guys. Excuse me. Mr. Jefferson, can I talk to you for a moment? Yes. Excuse you. No, Victoria. Excuse us. Yeah, that bitch. I'd never let one of photography's future stars... Ah. We're just gonna borrow the exact quote that he said. This is a cheating little... I'm on top of it. I think John Lennon once said that life is what happens while you're busy making other plans. That's a cheap shot, guys. All the right answers. Good. Make sure you finish working on it by today. I have faith in you. Mr. Jefferson. Ever such a charmer. Even the name, Mr. Jefferson. I hope I have enough time to get to the bathroom. Yeah, let's get to the bathroom, guys. Please. Please. I can't tell any... Forget about them and go before that girl dies. He's like... What do you call that? No. Stop. What are you doing? Hey, what happens if you rewind? It's cool, though. If you're moving and then you rewind, you actually stay where you've already moved. Otherwise, you would have been backtracking and stuff, but no. You actually stay where you move. Okay, Max. Retrace every step. I washed my face. I shredded my photo. Then the butterflies flew in. And I took a photo. I took them out of this bitch. I can tell everybody, Nathan Prescott is a punk ass who begs like a little girl and talks to himself. You don't know who the fuck I am or who you're messing around with. What are you doing? Come on, put that thing down. No, he has a gun. I should do something else. You are going to get in hella more trouble for this than drugs. Max, you're going to get hurt. Get that gun away from me, psycho! Oh, shit. I can't let this happen. If I can reverse time again, I can help her. Let's see what he's doing. Alright, reverse that. Reverse. Alright, I guess our only option is to tell. I need a hammer to break it open. I don't have a hammer. What have you got here? My hammer. Oh, shit! Crap, you have to go back. You are not affected by the rewind. You retain facts and inventory objects. Alright, I like how the game is already telling me the physics of what our power can do here. Nobody would ever have a hammer. No way. Don't ever touch me again, freak! Another shitty day. That did not happen. This cannot be real. I just saw a girl get shot and then saved her. What the fuck is going on? Can you go back? To not freak out. Hey, so how are you guys liking the game so far, huh? Do you hear that fire alarm? That means you should be outside. I had to use the bathroom. Girls always use that excuse. Excuse for what? For whatever you're up to. Your face is covered in guilt. The alarm tripped me out. Then trip on out of here, Missy, or are you hiding something? Thank you, Mr. Madsen. There's an emergency here. Leave Miss Caulfield alone and please turn off that alarm since that's your job. He seems like a nice dude. Principal. You look a little stressed out. Are you okay? I'm just a little worried about my future. You're sweating pinballs. Is that all you're thinking about? You can always be up front with me, Max. Or have you done something wrong? Is that it? Is that it? Well, Max, talk to me. Oh. Report, Nathan. Hide the truth. Let's report that, bastard. I just saw Nathan Prescott waving a gun around in the girls' room. Nathan Prescott. You sure? Yes. He was in the bathroom talking to himself with a gun. I saw everything. He was babbling like crazy. Okay, slow down. So now you saw this without him seeing you. I was hiding behind a stall. I have the right to be there. It's the girls' room. I know. I know. I just want to be completely clear what happened. Mr. Prescott happens to be from the town's most distinguished family and one of Blackwell's most honored students. So it's hard for me to see him brandishing a weapon in the girls' bathroom. So what happened next? Then... Then he left. I ran out here wondering what to do. Are you going to bust him? This is serious charge. No. You know that. It's not going to go around any more after that. That's it? After what I told you? We'll continue this discussion later in my office. Please go outside and the rest of your class now. Actually, I think we can redo that conversation. Of course this academic drone won't do anything since the Prescott family owns Blackwell now. Should I rewind and change my story? Change story! Oh. See, we need to do it now. All right. Hide the truth. Let's hide the truth. I just got sick in class. Except you're wandering around like a zombie. It's the truth. It's the truth. I felt dizzy in Mr. Jefferson's class. Just tell me what you're hiding. You can trust me. There's nothing to hide. I got sick. It happens, you know. There's that team, too, again. I've heard enough. Don't think I don't know what goes on around here. You've only been here for three weeks and you're already causing conflict. I don't think your parents will approve when they find out. What the fuck? He's just a dick. No, he does not buy that at all. I may have just flushed my scholarship down the toilet. We need that scholarship. Go back, Max. I could rewind and actually tell him the truth. I think let's stick with the truth and then just skip, skip, skip. You look a little stressed up. All right. Report, Nathan. Let's go. All right. I can live with my decision. All right. Let's go. Let's get out of here. Press left mouse button to go to the campus. There. That's an ITX addict. That's zombies. I really like this whole... The setting is really well done. It's not a sandbox game. It takes you to specific areas and then you need to explore and make your decisions on what you want to do and check out. Oh, shit. You know, if I had if I had chosen the truth, Principal wouldn't have called him. Rachel Amber. She looks so hopeful and pretty. I wonder what happened to her. All right. So this Rachel Amber girl is a reoccurring character problem. She's always missing. Miss Grant. Miss Grant sure is dedicated to that petition. Hi, Miss Grant. Excuse me, Max. I love being asked to sign a petition. But would you do Miss Grant a favor and hear me out? Sure. I always have time for you. What's a petition? What's the petition? David Madsen, our chief of security, wants to put surveillance cameras all around the campus. Halls, classrooms, gym, dorm rooms, et cetera. Blackwell Academy should be a high school, not a high security penitentiary. It could have helped Rachel. I guess cameras could have helped Rachel. I can see both sides. You're fair-minded, Max. And we all pray Rachel is found safe and sound, bless our soul. But this petition isn't about her. Blackwell Academy has a noble heritage. From the Native Americans who founded this land, to the pioneers who shared it in peace. Not fear and violence. Blackwell is that old? So now we're talking about... Here, the game is actually giving you a... It's giving you a character of the town itself. It's not just the characters. It's the actual setting, which is also being defined now. So you get to have this personal attachment. Oh, shit, there's a drone. I like that in reference to an in the 1984 novel. Yeah, let's sign this shit. I don't mind security, but not pure surveillance. We can retake this. We can retake this conversation and see how that goes, but I'm good for now. Missing person. Anyway, so this Rachel Amber girl is important. What's this? I would so be there if a Sasquatch actually did battle a razorback. Kid stuff. More people. Hayden, what's up? There's Hayden in his vortex club harem. He sure is living the dream. Vortex club. There she is. The retro selfie master. That's me all right. You look relaxed as usual, Hayden. It's a skill one cultivates at Blackwell. Especially when one represents the vortex club. Not the most. What the hell is that anyway? What the hell is it? Seems so elitist. It's not cool enough to get in. And it doesn't hurt your resume. If you say so. I do. But you should actually come hang with us one night. Then you wouldn't be so inclined to gossip. Hang with the vortex club. You mean hang with the vortex club? It's my character a vortex club person. That sounds like a setup to a horrible prank. She lacks paranoia girl. We're not that desperate for fun. We know how to do that on our own. It seems weird to think about partying with little amber posters up. You're high. Rachel used to hang out with us too. She was a blast. Smart. Not bitchy like. You know. I think she'll get Prescott. Do you really want Nathan Prescott to represent? Please. Nathan is like everybody's voodoo doll. Kill the rich kid. He's alright and a fun guy to hang with. Fuck the haters. Fuck the haters. He seems unstable. He seems genuinely unstable to me. Nate has his extreme moments. But, don't we all? I don't know yet, Hayden. I don't know man. Okay, let's ask him about Rachel. So you knew Rachel Amber? I knew she liked to party. Hey Jason. What game is that that you bought in Steam? Did Victoria like Rachel? Did Victoria like Rachel? She seems like the jealous type. Don't think you know Victoria so well. She respected Rachel. Even if she didn't act like it. What do you think happened to her? Well... Whatever happens to people who disappear without a trace? Rachel was actually a member of the Vortex Club? No. Rachel was like her own club. She was actually too cool for us. And I'll deny I ever said that. Damn. I'm more confused than before. I like how they're giving character not to reach the girl's legitimacy. Thought it is, Max. Now, I have to get my chemical on and study. We should get you and Dana out one night. Well, at least at the... Okay, it's Brooke. This is the skater girl. Brooke actually has a drone. Oh, she's the one piloting the drone. Hi, Brooke. Let me guess. You want to fly my drone? Is that really yours? Is that even legal? Of course. Nobody knows about it yet. Isn't it considered a weapon of war? You read too many conspiracy sites. Yeah, I'm into grabbing on you. This might be too complicated for you. Funny. Warren said you were smart. Please, step back. Oh, shit. Let's rewind. Let's rewind that shit. I want to be considered smart. I love to. I love planes and balloons. This is neither. Do you know what a drone really is? This girl's kind of bitchy. A weapon, right? You read too many conspiracy sites. Oh, man. Is there no way? Wait. What a complicated name for such a tiny drone. Oh, shit. This is cool. We just learned information which we can use. Yeah, there we go. Now we can talk to her and be like... I have to focus on making sure this drone doesn't crash. Ah, but we need to rewind first. Ah, there we go. Now we can talk to her. Let me guess. You want to fly my drone? That looks like a high-fly drone. Model B400 EVO. Now that's a nice piece of tech. You're full of surprises. Why would you know that? I love aerial photography. Drones are perfect for that. Especially those with great range. It's a new era of images. Most impressive, Max. Warren said you were multifaceted. Here. Give the drone a whirl around campus. I don't think I've ever actually... Oh, okay. I don't remember controlling a drone. I don't actually control the drone. I'm not controlling it though. No hands, boys. Oh, shit. Max, don't wreck it. Oh, hey, nice. It's piloting for a newbie. I'm wondering how no one is checking out the drone that's flying right in front of them. It'd be more realistic if people actually checked that out. Hi, Jason. Life has changed first time in Episodic Zone. I finished this game. I also finished the Before the Storm prequel and then the latest competition. Now my favorite game ever. Actually, I got Before the Storm already, but I haven't finished it. I only played the first 20 minutes and part of me doesn't want to finish the game. Because if I finish it, then there's no story. So that's how much I like Life's Change. Wait, I'll make it. I'm good piloting the drone. Gotta go. See you later, IDXADIC. Stay safe. Oh, you got an email. Tab journal. Oh, shit. Wait, I have to study. Don't ignore this message. What the hell is this? Oh, I think we're texting here. Okay, let's look. Okay, you want to meet for coffee after school? Please make sure. Check out. Amen, Max. Let's bust shit up. Holy shit, you got Scene Zone here. 10-0-2. October 2, 114, Scene Zone. Message, message. Wait, I have to study for Episodic. So if we bust anything, we all need to measure its velocity. Don't ignore the message. She replied like... She replied on October 7. Oh, shit. Okay. Oh, happy birthday. Okay, September 21. So this is an old message. Okay, what about Kate? So they had tea before. That's why they were having tea. Talk to you later. Max's birthday is on 9-21. All right. I better get to my dorm and grab that flash drive. Flash drive. All right, let's go. At the same time, there's so much shit to do. Do we steal some coins? This is a great image. All those rippling green coins. I hope everybody got their wish. That's it? Anyway, my favorite scene that I got was that opening when she puts on her earphones. This day has been so insane. That's crazy. Everything is happening too fast. Anyway, so let's let Max monologue. And none of it makes any sense. These visions, this power... I really wish there was a sequel to Life is Strange. What they have is a prequel. But there's no more time to travel in prequels. Prequels before the storm. Prequels before the storm. Which means somehow I did rewind time. Which means somehow I did rewind time. So there has to be a reason. Like this is super like slice of life kind of game. Like this is super like slice of life kind of game. And it's really... It's really, it's really onion. It's really something to be able to get a person to feel like you're living another person's life through a video game. And it's normal stuff. And actually having fun doing normal stuff. You know, without any zombies. I can say it now because I have a lot of ideas. That's so cool that Blackwell is doing a show of Mr. Jefferson's work. Yeah, Mr. Jefferson. Check out them skater peeps. What's fun is Justin. There's Justin and his skater posse. They're so cute doing their tricks. Yo, Justin. Check out the mags. Come to thrash. Oh yeah? Bring it. What's your first move gonna be? Uh, jump. You're such a poser. If you can't even name a simple nose slide or a tray flip, you should walk on. Alright, alright. That's the cool, guys. Alright. Yo, Justin. Check out the mags. Come. Nose down. I came to nose slide. But I'd love to see somebody do a tray flip. Oh, sick. You're not a poser. Nah, I just can't skate works yet. Oh, check it. We're gonna destroy some rails for you. What do you want to see? Let's do a nose slide. Oh, not bad. Alright, okay. We're good. Let's go get that flash drive. At the same time, we need to talk to the bullied guy. Poor Daniel. Daniel is always drawing something. What's up, Daniel? Hi, Max. Could I ask you a question? Would you mind letting me sketch you? I do put my sketches on Facebook though. Not creepy at all. I'd be honored, Daniel. Makes me feel like a muse. Funny. You should say that. I was just thinking about my real news. Rachel Ember. You knew her? You knew her? Nice soundtrack playing in the background. She asked me to draw her portraits. She was a natural. Hard to avoid her posters all over campus. Kills me to see her sweet face used as a crime photo. She had a good heart. So what happened? There's got to be a story. She just stopped coming to class. Some people said she ran away. Some say she jumped off a cliff. I just hope she's okay. Okay. Why don't you start drawing me? Even though I must be a step down from Rachel. I'd see that picture. You're a good substitute news. Good substitute news. Oh, that's a good posture. This is kind of strange, dude. I judge. I judge. Good. I'd find it weird if my girlfriend did this or something like that. She doesn't know. Not bad. But there was no point for that posture though. This action will have consequences. I'm good with that. But you can rewind so that he never takes the portrait. Let's have some stuff going on. Let's talk to Evan. I think his name is Evan. He always looks so intense. Evan's portfolio always looks so Uber Pro. I'd love to see his photos in there. Hey, Evan. Mind if I check out your cool portfolio? Let's see if you're worthy of it, Max. You'll have to answer a simple question. Who photographed the famous falling soldier? I think he's Asia. I don't know. Steve McCurry? Unless he could travel back in time, McCurry was born 5 years after the falling soldier picture. McCurry also shoots in color. In other words, no portfolio. Yeah, I'm just gonna cheat, dude. Hey, Evan. Let's see if you're worthy. I'm gonna say Robert... Doesn't mean... Oh, my. You can't even tell the difference between street photography and photojournalism. No portfolio peak for you. Oh, hey, Cien. Thanks for letting me know. Uh... I think I will check out the comics. The sequel is the comics. Sorry, I have to get back to my portfolio. No time for amateurs. Rewind. Hey, Evan. Right, right, right. Maybe it's Eugene Smith. Gotta be Eugene Smith. Well, they both were famous war photographer images. Oh, man, I missed out. I striked out all four. Wrong answer. Hey, Evan. See, Robert... Robert Kappa, pala. Robert Kappa, of course. I love his work despite the controversy about that photo. My, my. This quiet town looks nice. It's everyone else enjoying the game so far. It's a different choice of game as opposed to the regular FPS stuff. It's not a privilege, I grant to many. Yeah, we're gonna get access. I'm trading FPS so I can check out some weird kid's portfolio that doesn't exist. These photos are great. And Rachel Amber's face is mesmerizing. He thinks photos of Rachel Amber, the girl is missing. I like his hair. Oh, man, we spent like so far. It says it's clocked in at one hour already. We've clocked in one hour here at the game and we haven't even gone in the door. I'm glad you're enjoying it, Lance. Let's go. So we entered. I wonder if you can go back. See here, we're already in a different um, a different scene. I don't think you can go back though. It's not a sandbox game. And you know, I'm okay with that. Sometimes though, you go, you have to, you end up going back to these places. Can you go back? We can go back, pala. But there will come a point in time that you can't go back like that anymore. The Prescott dormitory? Yeah. Nathan's family owns my dorm? Oh, shit. No wonder. Let's see. No, bro. You can't take a picture. You gotta wait till Friday's game. Ah, bobo. What about this dude? Nope. Football, Max. Big football. Step away. Oh, it's Kate again. Sweet. Oh, shit. It's the Mean Girls on the ledge. I feel like Alyssa and I should be better friends. How are you? How are you doing? Fantastic. I'm by myself for getting chicklit. Pretty soon I'll be bonding with Victoria at the Vortex Club. I think you're better off reading chicklit. Good point. Now if you'll excuse me. Sorry. I really have to find out what happens. Introvert. I know I can be an introvert. Oh, what are you reading? Love today or die forever. Don't even say anything. Don't worry about Cia. He's a best seller. What to say? Good point. That's not leading to any relationship. I want to talk to this girl because she was crying. Canina. We saw that piece of paper or something about a porn video. Let's talk to Samuel first. Good old Samuel. Some people are creeped out by him. He's not creepy, just X-Files weird. Howdy Samuel. Well, hello there. Sounds creepy. Well, hello there. What's up with these Rachel Amber posters? Only she would know that, right? Uh, I guess. It just makes the campus look sad. You can't color over that sunlight. You knew Rachel? You knew Rachel? How can you know a prism? You just stare and all. Now I have to go paint windows. What do you think happened to her? Best not to dwell on the past. Oh, I think he's special. Like a clock. What was she like? She must have been popular. Even sunlight can cast shadows. Rachel did both at once, you know. She was like a battery. Positive and negative. See you later, Samuel. And watch your step around here, Max. After I sweep, I paint. There's Kate. Looking sadder than usual. Hi, Kate. Hey, Max. You look down. You look down. You okay? I'm kind of over humanity today. Sorry to be a drama queen. Is there anything... Max, I'd like to be alone if you don't mind. I'm sorry. Seriously, Max, I don't want to talk. Let's go back in time and see if we can in. We do that. Hi, Kate. Hey, Max. How was class? How did you like class today? I don't remember. I guess I don't care about much of anything today. Is there anything... Max, I'd like to be alone. Alright, alright. Made it clear. Glad to see our campus is eco-friendly. Alright. Oh, the only way for us to get in is to get through the vortex club princesses. Matalin Haagasi Samuel. Look. Oh, shit. There's Victoria and her mean girls. Oh, shit, they even actually used the word mean girls. Oh, look. It's Max Caulfield. The selfie hoe of Blackwell. The selfie hoe? What a lame gimmick. Even Mark, Mr. Jefferson, falls for your wave hipster bullshit. Damn. The DeGarrion processor? You could barely even say that. I guess you got your meds filled. Since you know all the answers, I guess you have to find another way into the dorm. We ain't moving. Oh, wait. Hold that pose. So original. Don't worry, Max. I'll put a vintage filter on it right before I post it all over social media. Now, why don't you go fuck yourselfy? Damn. Oh, yes, Victoria. I'll get your bony ass out of my way. Damn, that's hardcore, dude. That's hardcore. Okay, so now we have to figure out. So now we have to figure out how to get these guys out. Okay, now where exactly is the sprinkler valve? Obviously, this is not like a rocket science. Okay, now where exactly is the sprinkler valve? Let's look for the sprinkler valve. Wait, wait. He's going up the ladder with paint. Okay, but anyway, look for the sprinkler valve. This main sprinkler valve looks easy enough to use. Oh. This main sprinkler valve looks easy enough to use. I don't know. How come there's no... Ah, let's go back in time. There we go. Alright, now we can use it. Oh, use. Alright. Is that all we got? I don't think we can make it yet. Okay, so he's going to bring up the paint. Okay. I don't know what's going to do. Oh, it's going to happen afterwards. Here we go. Lance is onto it, man. Now they're in the way. I guess the only thing we can do is wait. Because I can't fast forward. I can only go back in time. I can't go forward in time. I guess we just pick the best... I guess this is a good spot to look at. Unless I have to do something. No, we need to... We need to do something. Maybe I have something to do with the ball. We need to move them to the left. There's only one way around this. Obviously, we need to do something with... We need to do something. Oh, tamper. Oh shit. Oh yeah, he's not too close now. Boom. Let's tamper that shit. I want to see Sam well. He's going to get blame for this shit. Okay, let's see if this works. But yeah, I mean it's not a super... It's not a super stressful game. And it's all about... Oh, Sam, you're sorry. That pain is not good for hair, no? Sorry. Get the hell away from me, weirdo. Hold on, hold on, look at some towels. We'll be right back. So move your ass before I dry. It worked. Hold on, I think my door... Someone's knocking my door. All right. Okay, I think I'm going to... Oh, shall we talk to Victoria? Hey, Victoria. What do you want, Max? Comfort. I'm such a... I'm such a paradigmatic. I am sorry. That's an awesome cashmere coat. It was. But there'll be another. Well, you always seem to know how to pick the right outfit. I do have some talent. Mr. Jefferson told me. I've seen your pictures. You have a great eye. Richard Avedon asked. He's one of my heroes. Thanks, Max. I hope those sluts get me a towel before they hang a sign on me. You deserve a better shot. Sorry about blocking you and... and the go fuck yourselfy. That was mean, but pretty funny. Just one of those days, you know? I know exactly what you mean, Victoria. I'll see you later. All right, well... Victoria probably played me. I should have played her. Better get to my room before I find Warren. There you go. Ah, okay. All right, guys. So that is... that is my play for today. I'm going to be playing... I'm going to be continuing to play Life is Strange for our next stream, which is... What's the day? Wednesday, so I guess on Friday. Oh, you're the girls giving her a towel. Victoria is going to be pissed we took so long. So, thank you for joining the stream and I hope you guys join us for the rest of the Life is Strange game. Actually, it's quite a fun... it's not super long, but definitely it... you know, it takes time to get through this thing, so it's great also for streaming. So, I hope you guys join me in the next one. Everyone stay safe and...