For this week’s Fan Spotlight we talk to Andrew (DuckOfDuckness) about how he and the other mods started up the Life is Strange subreddit!

The subreddit is a great place for fans to discuss episodes, characters & theories as well as sharing fan art, cosplay or videos. The community has been growing with each new episode being released.

Hi Andy,

First of all, thank you for creating such a great fan community for Life is Strange. Can you tell us how you started it all?



Going back all the way to 2013, I watched the first episode of a new Let’s Play series Yogcast Hannah had just started. The game was Remember Me, Dontnod’s first game, and I was instantly hooked. I stopped watching the Let’s Play, bought the game and played it all the way through and boy did I enjoy it. This made me fall in love with Dontnod, so when Life Is Strange was announced I knew I was going to get it.



Then in 2015, Life Is Strange finally arrived. I had pre-ordered Life Is Strange and played the first episode the moment it came out. Wanting more LIS content while I waited for Episode 2, I went looking for a subreddit. There were 2 pretty dead subreddits, and the current /r/LifeIsStrange was private and unavailable, so I didn’t really find what I was looking for.

Instead I made a post on the subreddit /r/redditrequest in which I requested ownership over /r/LifeIsStrange. As soon as I was granted ownership I made it public and started turning it into what you see today.



What is your favourite part about running the subreddit?

That’s actually a really difficult question to answer, because being moderator of the subreddit has given me so much.



I’m allowed to give a cheesy answer, right? No? Well here it is anyway:

Every time someone mentions how much they enjoy the subreddit and how they like that everyone is so happy and open to discussion, I get all bubbly inside. That is my favorite part of being head moderator. It confirms to me that the rules I’ve put in place, even though they may seem a bit strict to some, has helped shape the subreddit into a place I myself would spend my time browsing if I wasn’t moderator.

Being a big fan of Life is Strange – what is it about the game that speaks to you the most?

There are a lot of games out there right now that focuses on story and player choices. I’ve really enjoyed games like Dragon Age and Mass Effect.





Life Is Strange, even with its supernatural theme, is so down to Earth, with believable characters just a few years younger than me, set in a world that is pretty much like our real one.

It takes a good game to make me cry over the selfless sacrifice and subsequent death of an alien creature in a sci-fi. But it takes a great game to make a human character that feels so real I blame myself for not being there for her, for not caring enough, for not knowing how to help, for not being able to save her.



I see sides of myself reflected in the characters of Life Is Strange, good and bad. In other games I can brush it off with: “there are dragons/zombies/aliens in this world, of course I wouldn’t act this way if it was set in the real world”, but I can’t in Life Is Strange. Because the characters feel so real, and because this filter between them and me (which is usually used in other games so less real characters still seem believable) isn’t there, the connection feels stronger.

What are you hoping to see next from Life is Strange?

I really want to explore more of Max’s time powers, and find out if other people (Rachel in particular) also has powers like that. I don’t necessarily want to find out where they come from or why Max has them, but I still want to know more about what she can do.

Are you planning a big celebration once Episode 5 is released?

That will be such a big thing I don’t even know if I’ll be prepared in time. I know I definitely want to do something, but I don’t know what.

I do have some definite plans for the subreddit after Episode 5 though, so while people will probably be sad that it’s over (me included), they’ll at least have something to do.

Lastly, what has been your favourite moment in Life is Strange so far?

Without a doubt Wednesday morning when Max and Chloe are just lying in bed listening to music. I saw the prompt to “Get Up”, but I never even considered pressing Space. I just leaned back and enjoyed the moment until the song was over. You don’t really get many moments like that in games.

Big thanks to Andy for answering our questions. Be sure to check out the Subreddit if you are looking for a great fan community to discuss Life is Strange with.