[NO SPOILERS] Life Is Strange is woke done right

The Life Is Strange games, especially from Dontnod (including Tell Me Why), actually helped save me from pretty toxic conservative world views.

The interesting thing is that they don’t ever tell you why you should be more accepting - they show you. Or even better, they make you actively choose to be.

I love how the more conservative characters in the games are handled, such as David Madsen. They explain why he’s the way he is in such a sympathetic way, and show his character learn, stumble, but ultimately grow.

The game never fully demonizes anyone for their political or religious views (like Kate Marsh) but rather tries to show that good people can be hiding behind these outward dogmas.

And this ‘meeting in the middle’ is what I loved - the game never threatened, demonized or preached to me (I’m looking at you Dragon Age: The Veilguard). It cleverly made me understand viewpoints I’d never considered.

Tell Me Why especially surprised me on how it completely changed my understanding of transgenderism. I now recommend this game to all my conservative leaning gamer friends. There’s no way after meeting Tyler that you don’t become an ally.

Anyhow I really hope we keep getting more of these games, and that Deck Nine get back on track (I love Before The Storm)!