Honestly, I don't see how Kate survived either way. Even if you pick Bay, not using your powers or changing the future based on what you know means that Kate will jump.
So as much as I liked the character, I always thought she was dead no matter what path I took.
This is not true because Kate appears at Chloe's funeral in the bay ending.
Which I think is just a miss from the devs. Without Max' powers, Kate dies.
I'm not certain I agree. For one thing: if the authorities investigate the Dark Room shortly after Chloe's death, Kate may learn what was done to her and be dissuaded from her suicide attempt. More importantly, in my opinion, Max would be able to reach out to Kate more in the weeks after that day, and offer more emotional support than she would have had the events of the game not taken place.
I think Max taking into account what she learned with her powers to save Kate fits very well with the arc that the game tried (and in my opinion failed) to develop for her: she realizes that her true power lies not in her supernatural abilities but in her capacity for compassion and determination to do what is right.
Why would they investigate anything?
Whether it's to alert the authorities, or to save Kate, the fact remains that Max acting in any way influenced by what she knows (and shouldn't) will probably trigger the storm. It's not saving Chloe that starts it, it's changing the timeline in any way. Saving Kate is no different from saving Chloe in this context.
In that case, the storm is inevitable no matter what happens, since even in the bay ending Max's experiences will alter her personality and actions (like smiling when she sees the butterfly over Chloe's coffin) once she reenters the original timeline on Friday. So congratulations on finding another plot hole in the haphazard ending to Life Is Strange, I guess?
Agree. Which is why saving Chloe is always the best choice.
I think Max can do better than such an out-of-character moment as exchanging a wordless gaze with her girlfriend in the ruins of the town she destroyed, and then driving away from the survivors.
The ending sucks. The decision is still the right one.
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