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Trouble

1 Jun, 2022 @ 5:18pm

About THAT part (Spoilers)

So this is about the last part of level 6.
I feel like there needs to be warning in place before Coda attempts suicide. I understand that it was done for a bit of a shock value but for some people not having one is just wrong.
I have many friends that have been in Coda's place or/and in the MC's place and it would've been nice have something there. I remember vividly what happened to my best friend after the Life is Strange episode happened with Kate's suicide/suicide attempt. It wasn't pretty and it took her DAYS before she was okay again. It had no warning at that time. She has never played that game or any of LiS since. I don't want that to happen here for others.

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Twoflower [developer] 3 Jun, 2022 @ 12:46pm

We do have a warning placed at the start of the game, on the same screen as the fair use notification -- we have an extensive list of content warnings and it includes that moment.

https://arcadespirits.com/cw

lafallee

5 Jun, 2022 @ 9:02pm

I realize there were content warnings, but I have to agree with the OP - there should have been something more for that. I haven't started level 7 (as I came here immediately after the end of level 6) so I assume "attempt" in the spoiler free CW means nothing was successful, but it still doesn't cover how shocking that was. It was a heavy chapter to begin with and the end was a lot. I would have forgiven a full 4th wall break from Iris or the like to ensure I knew what I was agreeing to click through. The follow up with a phone number just wasn't enough for me.

Suraht

13 Jun, 2022 @ 3:19am

I think the content warnings should have been a bit more prominent, especially when dealing with topics such as this one. In the game, a single line pointing to the game's website placed on the same screen with the fair use notification really made it feel, at least to me, like the warnings would just be a formality and there wasn't a lot to worry about.
IMO, some topics deserve a bit more warning when they become present in a game than that, with the one being discussed here among them. I still enjoyed my experience playing the game, but I think this is a bit of a misstep.

Trouble

26 Sep, 2022 @ 1:29pm

I've seen where the warning is but it seems less of a warning and more of an afterthought. I've rarely seen games that haven't given a full screen as a warning. Providing a link is great but if its in a place were many (my whole friend group missed it) can over looked its not serving its purpose as intended. Some topics are just need more of a warning and this just really felt a bit saddening to me. My friend from my post has since played this game and has stated that if I hadn't have warned her of this part she probably would've been so off put by it that she would've stopped play all together and never played any other game in this really cool series. (She has done this many a time) She and I really did enjoy both games and look forward to any other games. We both just wish there was more done in warning players of things instead of a single line pointing to the game's website.