I don't like hate on any ship or character (especially dunking on Chloe, because she's a representation of how trauma is not nice while actually being cool and kind, as well as being one of the few wlw canon protagonists), because both choices are completely canon, it's entirely up to the player. So, shipping Grahamfield in this fandom sometimes feels like hey, you are a giant dick. It's incredibly well developed at the end mostly when you see Chloe growing out of her initial angry phase, and maturing in a beautiful way. Plus, the whole game is about their bond.

If you ship Pricefield then that's awesome! You have all the canon content to back you up and a beautiful story of love with the childhood friends-to-lovers trope, can't get much better. I write this because I don't want to seem like I don't ship them because I like Grahamfield, it's not that, I could very well be into both, and I think Chloe develops so much at the end of episode 5 that, while before I thought she was only in love with Rachel, at that point is totally understandable for me. Denying it means that is both not reading Max's diary and erasing her sexuality. I like Chloe a lot, and there's no denying that there are strong feelings on Max's part for Chloe that are romantic, and it's up to the player to determine if Max is going to pursue Chloe. Don't get me wrong, I loved my friends and they were (are) good people. Not that it matters to those who do, I personally don't ship it because I self-project (and I totally recognize it) on friendships I had in my youth that were a bit like Chloe and Max's friendship in the first episodes, and they were toxic. If the game had only Chloe as a love interest, I would totally get it and have no problem, because the game is pretty much focused on their bond. This brings me to the ships topics.ДЇirst of all, IвЂ™m glad that this game has non-ambiguous, non-sexualized, soft wlw romance (actually two counting BTS!) without the canon protagonist being turned evil or something, and I think thatвЂ™s incredibly important. And all of this is canon because even nice people contemplate not being nice all the time, even if itвЂ™s only a thought. Max can be pretty uncaring or a literal angel, by Kate. Max loves Chloe regardless of the player's feelings towards her. Max can comfort Victoria or not, and later when they talk at the party regardless of your choice, Max at first is pretty angry, so sheвЂ™s completely capable of standing up for herself and others. This is a minor example, but it serves for many things.

What do I mean with Max not being a blank slate? I mean regardless of your choices, Max likes waffles AND bacon and eggs. And ultimately, whatвЂ™s cool is that every choice is canon, since Max itвЂ™s not a blank slate, meaning every choice the player makes is something Max considered. But, the game also points out how we canвЂ™t control consequences, since good deeds are done with nothing but good intentions can have fatal consequences, such as warning Victoria (and her believing you) leads to her murder, or the biggest good deed of them all, saving Chloe, leads to a storm that (can) kill lots of people. ItвЂ™s interesting how choices can seem meaningless good acts, like helping Alyssa avoid being hit, translates to her trusting Max enough for Max to save her. Since I recently played Life is Strange, which whoah, is totally an experience that I recommend to everyone, IвЂ™ve come to appreciate how well the game handles choices.

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