Teenage heartbreak is an almost universal experience that the media loves to portray. Sometimes it’s written by actual heartbroken teenagers, like Olivia Rodrigo and her debut album Sour. Other times, it’s explored in video games like Life is Strange and its prequel Life is Strange: Before the Storm. While the album and game might not seemingly have a lot in common on the surface, they both explore the topics of heartbreak, loss, and anger that pretty much everyone can relate to. Anyone who’s a fan of Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour would probably enjoy Life is Strange and its prequel Before the Storm.

There’s been a lot of speculation about who Olivia Rodrigo is singing about in Sour, as well as her hit single "Driver's License," but there’s no denying the heartfelt lyrics tap into the experience of heartbreak at any age. Saturday Night Live even did a sketch about it with a bunch of grown men bonding over their former or current heartbreaks. Sour captures the teenage angst and anger that comes with heartbreak, just like Life is Strange does when exploring the dynamic between Chloe Price, Rachel Amber, and Max Caulfield.

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The first game in the Life is Strange franchise deals with a dark side of the town of Arcadia Bay. Players take on the role of Max Caulfield, a photographer who realizes she has the ability to rewind time. However, meddling with time proves the importance of the butterfly effect—a theory that states even a butterfly flapping its wings could later cause a hurricane. During the game, Max reconnects with her childhood best friend, Chloe Price, a girl with colorful hair and a bad attitude. Max and Chloe’s multifaceted relationship directly relates to a few songs off of Olivia Rodrigo's Sour.

Sour’s opening song, “Brutal,” is a perfect mix of Chloe and Max together. Some of the lyrics, like “And I hate the way that I’m perceived, I only have two real friends, and lately I’m a nervous wreck,” directly relate to Max and her social outcast reputation, but the general punk-rock vibe of the song has Chloe written all over it. Max and Chloe have a bit of a complicated relationship together as best friends who had a falling out, so the lyrics “Guess you didn’t cheat, but you’re still a traitor” from “Traitor” actually fit well when Chloe finally confronts Max about how their friendship disintegrated.

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Unlike Life is Strange, the prequel Life is Strange: Before the Storm has players take on the role of Chloe following Max’s departure from Arcadia Bay. Lyrics from "Driver's License," specifically, “And I just can’t imagine how you could be so okay, now that I’m gone,” work perfectly from Chloe’s point of view following Max’s absence. During the time Max is gone, Chloe meets Rachel Amber, a girl who changes her life forever. In Life is Strange, Chloe and Max work together to try to find the missing Rachel Amber, so this game allows players to get to know the enigma that was Rachel Amber before her disappearance.

Chloe and Max get into trouble, but not the way that Chloe and Rachel Amber did in Life is Strange: Before the Storm, which is why "Favorite Crime" relates to their relationship so well. It’s easy to think of Chloe thinking about Rachel Amber when hearing the lines “And now every time a siren sounds, I wonder if you’re around, ‘cause you know that I’d do it all again,” especially because of her disappearance between the two games. Chloe is also jealous of Rachel’s relationship with Frank, a situation that comes to a head in Life is Strange, so the lyrics from “Happier” make a lot of sense in relation to Rachel and Chloe:

“Oh, I hope you’re happy, but not like how you were with me

I’m selfish, I know, I can’t let you go

So find someone great but don’t find no one better

I hope you’re happy, but don’t be happier”

Both Life is Strange and Life is Strange: Before the Storm acknowledge and tackle the complicated relationships between Chloe, Max, and Rachel—all of which can be encapsulated by Olivia Rodrigo and her album Sour. The games also have an element of choice to them, so players can choose to pursue romantic relationships between these characters or not. Luckily, the romantic undertones aren’t necessary to see how Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour relates to Life is Strange’s Max, Chloe, and Rachel Amber.

Life is Strange: Remastered Collection will be available September 10 for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.

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