Life is Strange: True Colors Reviews
Life is Strange: True Colors is like a play in which the player takes the role of director to control events without leading the scene.
Deck Nine manages to take Life is Strange’s classic signatures of indie music, small-town mysteries, and teenage angst and elevate it from the original creation. What could have been a bumbling soft-reboot of Life is Strange, Life is Strange: True Colors turned into the best game in the series so far.
Life is Strange: True Colors is another good installment in the series. However, there are some flaws. The setting is far too small and you will find yourself visiting the same locations time after time. Next to that, there are some flaws in the story. Although the writing is good, the game loses focus once in a while and lets you LARP instead of looking for clues. Overall it's just a good popcorn game, but not more than that.
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In Chapter 1, there is a line: “Survival isn’t a neat and tidy process but its better than the alternative.” This isn’t just a one-liner, but the thesis of the entire game. And with that, Life is Strange: True Colors lands itself as one of the most cathartic and resonate video game’s I’ve played in a long time.
Life is Strange: True Colors features a strong cast with even stronger performances. Taking around ten hours to complete, the story starts off strong but loses its balance before regaining stability towards the end of the game. Learning what led to the death of her brother Gabe comes with the cost of some heavy discoveries and playing as Alex, you’ll need to make some important choices — ones that felt like they made a difference. However, technical mishaps and frame rate issues hinder the experience.
Though Life is Strange: True Colors isn't as action-heavy as previous games, its relaxed atmosphere, witty writing, and visual upgrades easily put it on par with the best of the franchise.
Life is Strange: True Colors is a near perfect offering providing a remarkable journey filled with twists and deeply emotional moments.
These are minor issues ultimately. I might have liked more freedom to explore Haven Springs or a bit more mystery here and there, but none of that stops Alex’s journey from being an absolute joy. At times funny, exciting, mysterious, and heartbreaking, Life Is Strange: True Colors made me fall in love with this little town and all of those who live there. I hope this isn’t the last we see of Alex. A character this wonderful deserves many adventures to come.
True Colors features an engaging story with relatable characters — and a superpower that’s far cooler than you’d expect.
The successes of Life is Strange: True Colors are many. The saga points in the right direction thanks to its new developers without feeling trapped by previous plots or the unnecessary use of pressing buttons to press us. They have created a small place to empathize with, Haven, and a protagonist that we really care about. Despite her flaws and her past.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Life is Strange: True Colors is a slow burn but heartfelt emotional tale of empathy with lovable characters and well-written dialogue that perfectly captures what makes a great Life is Strange game: Shining in its intimate moments. It's just that the mystery side of the story could've been more fleshed out.
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If you want a game that will shake up your emotions in ways you didn’t know you needed your emotions shaken, Life Is Strange: True Colors is a must-play.
Life is Strange: True Colors does not bring anything particularly novel to the saga. In fact, we could even say that at the decision level the level is quite low with respect to DONTNOD deliveries. But if that doesn't bother you and you are a fan of the saga, then it can be interesting to explore Haven Springs and meet the inhabitants that live there.
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Life is Strange: True Colours is the rare example of a game with both style and substance where both are equally important and neither falters.
Life is Strange: True Colors has got a lot of heart, fun and interesting characters, a great soundtrack and it’s trying to spread the message about something the world desperately needs right now. Just a bit of Empathy for each other.
Life is Strange: True Colors presents a great adventure in this beloved series with significant choices and player-driven interactions. The result is a beautiful story of empathy and new beginnings where players have the freedom to shape the narrative the way they want and deal with the consequences along the way. The character animations and voiced dialogue only elevate it to new levels of quality, but long loading times and strange responses can hurt the pacing tremendously.
Life is Strange has a profound history of delivering emotionally charged tales thanks to well-written characters and deeply personal stories. Whether it was Max reconnecting with her childhood friend Chloe, Chloe learning to find happiness again with Rachel Amber, or Sean trying to keep his brother Daniel safe. Each story offered challenging decisions focused on personal connections and Life is Strange True Colors does not disappoint. In fact, it improves on many of the previous game's shortcomings by adjusting the pacing with less padding. The narrative does have some major predictable moments during the finale relies heavily on plot armor. Despite this Life is Strange: True Colors delivers an excellently crafted adventure and the best installment in the franchise.
Life is Strange: True Colors is a great adventure game. Its story and excellent characters make this experience a journey full of emotions.
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Life is Strange: True Colors is a fantastic instalment of the franchise that returns to its roots while striving to push the franchise to become something even better.
One thing is for certain with Life is Strange: Deck Nine understands the series and knows what it is all about. Where Life is Strange 2 was depressing and didn't offer the usual magic of the series, True Colors is a return to the old form. A game on the small line between hopelessness and true joy. Life is Strange: True Colors offers the perfect balance of emotions and is definitely a must play for fans.
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