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Giant Bomb Loves Warren (Life is Strange X Power Moves Mashup)

[Heads Up: Minor spoilers from Life is Strange]

So here's a video that didn't need to exist:

The video is pretty self explanatory, but basically I replaced Warren, notable handsome gentleman of the spinning dropkick featured in The Worst Fighting Game of All Time (according to Science circa January 2016), Power Moves/Deadly Moves, with Warren from 2015's Life Is Strange.

This video was originally longer, but the rough cut had a lot of fat in it, so I just stuck with Jeff and Jason proclaiming their love for Warren and then arguing why Life is Strange is a terrible fighting game.

Hope you guys enjoy!

Not that I need to say this, but I'll say it anyways:

  • I actually like Life is Strange. Like a lot. Some might say it is even the second best game of 2015.
  • I also like Warren. No, not that one. Well, ok, yeah, even him. I'm talking about the Warren from Life is Strange. He's at least alright. I'm certainly not in the crowd that dislikes him. I get why people are annoyed by him, but I never understood the dislike or hatred behind Warren when I played through the game myself or watched the Life is Strange Playdate.

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I enjoyed this. 10/10

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I disagree this video totally needed to exist.

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That matched up way more perfectly than I expected.

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This was hilarious, awesome job.

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Haah! Thank you!

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Life is Strange was robbed. At the very least, it's better than Masters of Teras Kasai.

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This mashup was not a thing I expected, but thoroughly enjoyed. Good work!

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God damn that was great, awesome job!

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I saw this coming! Better than expected!

I'll take the rough cut!

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Yes "Life is Strange" is the worst fighting game of all time.

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Yeah this is pretty much what I picture every time a new Warren thread pops up. Great work!

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Brilliant.

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Life is Strange spoiler regarding Warren and why people don't like him.

If you saw GBE play Life is Strange they didn't go down a route that paints Warren in a more damning creeper light. He's literally that guy in high school that got put into the friend zone and can't take a hint. What does our very own Max Caulfield think of Warren? Check the video link for the reveal in Warren's Locker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJxtlXVI83Q

That is Max's impression of Warren.

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@golguin: near the end of the game I didn't hug or kiss warren, I straight up ignored that mother

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Ahahahahahaha I loved this.

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@golguin: near the end of the game I didn't hug or kiss warren, I straight up ignored that mother

I never liked Warren's character and I was honestly surprised by GBE's attitude towards him and his advances towards Max. She clearly didn't know how to make it perfectly clear to Warren that she didn't like him, but I feel that other guys in Warren's shoes would have taken the hint.

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@golguin: I don't want to turn a silly topic like this into a dumb debate over the actual game, but that's obviously not Max's actual impressions of Warren, unless you also consider everything that happens in that nightmare her honest feelings, rather than twisted and exaggerated insecurities.

Besides, his response to finding out that Max and Chloe are potentially a thing is pretty chill. A creepy stalker wouldn't back off that easily. (Or at least not take it that well.)

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@zeik said:

@golguin: I don't want to turn a silly topic like this into a dumb debate over the actual game, but that's obviously not Max's actual impressions of Warren, unless you also consider everything that happens in that nightmare her honest feelings, rather than twisted and exaggerated insecurities.

Besides, his response to finding out that Max and Chloe are potentially a thing is pretty chill. A creepy stalker wouldn't back off that easily. (Or at least not take it that well.)

We are in agreement that it's an exaggeration in that sequence, but it's a feeling that is there. Do you honestly believe that Warren's dialogue during that sequence and the contents of that locker are simply throw away things that have nothing to do with Max's apprehension towards Warren?

Maybe a better question would be this. Do you believe that people from various backgrounds are mistaken in their dislike of Warren? That the reasons they cite to not like him don't actually exist in the game?

We are also in agreement that this is a dumb thing to debate in this thread. Maybe a "Giant Bomb Hates Warren" thread in the Life is Strange forum.

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@golguin: I do think there's an underlying feeling of apprehension there, because Warren obviously does come on too strong early on and takes too long to take a hint, but everyone has various apprehensions like that toward other people (or themselves) deep down. It doesn't mean you dislike them as a whole person. And I think he eventually redeems himself by accepting the situation and moving on, while also maintaining a good friendship with Max despite being rejected. Calling him nothing more than a creepy stalker is an incredibly huge mischaracterization that completely ignores what actually happens over the course of the game.

People can like or dislike whatever fictional character they please, (hell I was little put off by him at first too), but if being a creepy stalker is their reason then yes, they are mistaken. He's just an infatuated teen that is still learning about life.

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Love this

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Lets be honest, Max is keeping his number for some reason.

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Awesome job. Also I <3 Warren (from Life is Strange). I don't care what anyone says, he clicked with me.

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That was awesome!!! Im glad it exists now.

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That Warren from Life is Strange is literally what was on my mind when I watched that RanKing of Fighters. Great work duder.

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I was going into this ready to not like it and you won me over. Well done sir.

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That Star Wars Metallica-like text at the end got me.

You're a beautiful human being.

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Glad you guys liked this dumb thing. :D

Looks like the inevitable Warren debate happened while I was away, but I agree with what @zeik said.

Some of the stuff that is pretty easy to point to like Warren texting Max over and over while she doesn't respond can be contributed to him being awkward around somebody he likes. It is not necessarily a teen thing (people can be awkward, clueless, clingy, or whatever when they are adults too), but some of that type of behavior can be looked at as what teens do, since they are experiencing crushes, romances, etc. for the first time. And I say this as somebody who was nervous and did awkward stupid stuff when I was dealing with these types of situations when I was in high school.

Warren's character does develop, especially in Episodes 4 and 5. And there's also stuff like Warren could go to the Planet of the Apes marathon with Stella or how Warren and Stella are together when Max alters the past and jumps back to present day Blackwell. While a lot of shitty things happen to Max and Chloe in Life is Strange, most of the characters are either good or neutral, especially once you learn their backstories or when you see them more fleshed out.

I could see people speculating like crazy about what was going on as the game was being released and theorizing that Warren is more mischievous or creepy than he ended up being. Hell, I had a crazy ass theory myself going into the finale. Of course nobody has to like Warren, but with his character progression and what I actually saw in the game is why I never considered him a stalker or anything.

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Thank you so much.

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"That'd be a messed up thing to see coming your way."

Haha perfect!