Life Is Strange Creator Stands Up For Deck Nine Over Double Exposure Hate

Key Takeaways

Life is Strange: Double Exposure releases on Oct 29, but Ultimate Edition owners had early access on the 15th.
Some fans have criticized the new game, leading to hateful comments towards current developers over their handling of the series.
Different writers and adaptations can result in varied outcomes, creator Michael Nod says in defense of the new storyline.

The Life is Strange franchise is all about making the right choices and thinking about how your actions affect those around you. Unfortunately but also unsurprisingly, that message has been lost on many gamers.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure comes out on October 29, but owners of the Ultimate Edition have had access to it since the 15th.

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Self-professed Life is Strange purists have taken this opportunity to fling hateful comments toward the Deck Nine development team, ostensibly over its handling of the series.

As the situation worsened, Don’t Nod creator Michel Koch took to social media to defend his successors at Deck Nine.

I didn’t play the game yet, and I have no idea where they are taking the story. But what I know is that nothing justifies hating on people for how they wrote their game!

-Michel Koch, Don’t Nod Co-Founder

Koch went on to say that it is fine to feel disappointed with the execution or a certain plot point, but that those unhappy with Life is Strange: Double Exposure should not see it as voiding their vision of the game.

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Multiple players replied to Koch defending the wave of backlash, with one poster saying “they have butchered the characters.”

The creator retorted that different writers inevitably lead to different outcomes, which also applies to well-received adaptations such as the comics or Life is Strange: Before the Storm.

Developer Hate on the Rise

Life Is Strange Double Exposure Dont Nod Deck Nine

The current Life is Strange developers are just another name in the long list of studios on the receiving end of hate from fans and “fans.”

Earlier this month, the co-CEO of Polish studio CD Projekt had to take the time to dismiss rumors over the company’s wellbeing, started by a disgruntled YouTuber and picked up by his audience.

The Silent Hill 2 Remake, rated 9/10 by Dualshockers, had an abysmal rating on Wikipedia for a day thanks to a concerted trolling effort that wound up in the page being locked.

As Silent Hill shows, even the greatest game will never please everyone, and that is OK, provided you do not flood the developers with hate mail over a character’s haircut.