Eu gostei do jogo, mas achei bem inferior ao 1° capitulo do primeiro jogo da franquia, que era o único que eu tinha jogado até então. Amei a trilha sonora, Home de Gabrielle Aplin é uma das minhas musicas favoritas e adorei o inicio do jogo quando ela toca. Alguns personagens do jogo são bons, mas outros nem tanto, e isso me incomodou, achei a história pouco interessante, e esse é um jogo com foco narrativo, logo prejudicou muito minha experiencia, eu estava com altas expectativas já que amei o 1° capitulo do 1° jogo da franquia, e me decepcionei.
I adore this game. A beautiful and deeply moving story.
LARP scene made me cringe in the most beautiful way.
This review contains spoilers
finally at the end of my journey with life is strange, i booted up this game and noticed two things immediately. one, holy shit this game is gorgeous. and two, while i was connecting with alex, i really wasnt sure about the actual story being told. i felt like it was aimless and trying to do a lot of things at once. it felt unfocused. it didnt hit me til near the end that this was by design.
i spoke about the last 3 games focusing on different versions of love. romance, friendship and family. true colors continues this theme, but focuses on a less mentioned and less considered aspect of love. the inevitable aftermath of all forms of love, grief. no matter what, grief will come after love. this isnt a hopeless statement, rather, a fact of life. and grief can make you feel largely unfocused and aimless in your life.
trying to pick up the pieces you or a love one left behind is so difficult. some people become angry, they lash out at the ones closest to them and feel hatred over people who aren't to blame.
some people become scared, suddenly the idea of death is real, tangible. it could come for any of us at any time, ourselves and the people we love. so we wrap ourselves up in a tomb of our own making. a cocoon of loneliness, fear and self hatred.
some people become sad, letting the overwhelming loss completely wash over them, becoming distant, cold and despondent. what was once a constant in their life is suddenly gone. what does that mean for who remains? what does that mean for myself?
and some people feel joyful. the choose to remember the good times, they make new connections with the people around them, they fall in love all over again. for death is not the end, but the start of what comes after.
but alex finds herself in a dilemma. all of these answers feel... wrong. in her youth, she wanted people to only feel positively, she wanted to help them forget their negative emotions, she thought this would help people, and it never did.
then she became jaded and cynical. emotions in general were the problem. she forbade herself from feeling them, and never got too close to anyone else who would feel them too. she thought if she felt nothing, she could be okay, and she never did.
finally, after losing gabe, alex decides the best way she can help anybody is to help them through their emotions, but quickly. run through it, get it out of your system, and maybe things will be better on the other side, but it never was.
because thats not how emotions work. thats not how grief works. grief at its core is love, just a different phase. you cant just expedite the process, you cant just say the right words, feel the right things, and everything will be alright.
you have to let yourself work through it. you have to open your heart to people, to possibility, to the hurt that will come. only then, can you begin to feel normal again. slowly but surely, alex comes to realize this, not just with the people around her, but herself.
you have to work through it, you have to feel it. the good and the bad. because if you dont, it will always lie somewhere beneath the surface. the final chapter sees jed as a perfect narrative foil for alex, not because they stand on two opposite beliefs, but because they stand on the same one.
they both pushed down the hurt so deep they almost forgot it was there, but when it rears its head again, suddenly its dangerous to yourself, and others. alex believed she had nobody who understood her pain, who could help her work through it. but that power was in her all along.
but jed had been lying to himself for longer, the power that once was there had since dwindled. alex brings forth his guilt and self hatred, not through anger and spite, but through empathy. through shared grief. in a series where the final confrontation is usually a stand-off, alex chooses kindness and love. alex chooses forgiveness. a better world.
and now, overcoming her grief, alex is able to truly move forward with her life. she can love, she can hurt, she can see the future, she can make a life for herself. at long last, she finally sees her own true colors. and they are beautiful. (like a raiiiinboooowwww)
(chapter ranking is 3 > 4 > 5 > 2 > 1)
i spoke about the last 3 games focusing on different versions of love. romance, friendship and family. true colors continues this theme, but focuses on a less mentioned and less considered aspect of love. the inevitable aftermath of all forms of love, grief. no matter what, grief will come after love. this isnt a hopeless statement, rather, a fact of life. and grief can make you feel largely unfocused and aimless in your life.
trying to pick up the pieces you or a love one left behind is so difficult. some people become angry, they lash out at the ones closest to them and feel hatred over people who aren't to blame.
some people become scared, suddenly the idea of death is real, tangible. it could come for any of us at any time, ourselves and the people we love. so we wrap ourselves up in a tomb of our own making. a cocoon of loneliness, fear and self hatred.
some people become sad, letting the overwhelming loss completely wash over them, becoming distant, cold and despondent. what was once a constant in their life is suddenly gone. what does that mean for who remains? what does that mean for myself?
and some people feel joyful. the choose to remember the good times, they make new connections with the people around them, they fall in love all over again. for death is not the end, but the start of what comes after.
but alex finds herself in a dilemma. all of these answers feel... wrong. in her youth, she wanted people to only feel positively, she wanted to help them forget their negative emotions, she thought this would help people, and it never did.
then she became jaded and cynical. emotions in general were the problem. she forbade herself from feeling them, and never got too close to anyone else who would feel them too. she thought if she felt nothing, she could be okay, and she never did.
finally, after losing gabe, alex decides the best way she can help anybody is to help them through their emotions, but quickly. run through it, get it out of your system, and maybe things will be better on the other side, but it never was.
because thats not how emotions work. thats not how grief works. grief at its core is love, just a different phase. you cant just expedite the process, you cant just say the right words, feel the right things, and everything will be alright.
you have to let yourself work through it. you have to open your heart to people, to possibility, to the hurt that will come. only then, can you begin to feel normal again. slowly but surely, alex comes to realize this, not just with the people around her, but herself.
you have to work through it, you have to feel it. the good and the bad. because if you dont, it will always lie somewhere beneath the surface. the final chapter sees jed as a perfect narrative foil for alex, not because they stand on two opposite beliefs, but because they stand on the same one.
they both pushed down the hurt so deep they almost forgot it was there, but when it rears its head again, suddenly its dangerous to yourself, and others. alex believed she had nobody who understood her pain, who could help her work through it. but that power was in her all along.
but jed had been lying to himself for longer, the power that once was there had since dwindled. alex brings forth his guilt and self hatred, not through anger and spite, but through empathy. through shared grief. in a series where the final confrontation is usually a stand-off, alex chooses kindness and love. alex chooses forgiveness. a better world.
and now, overcoming her grief, alex is able to truly move forward with her life. she can love, she can hurt, she can see the future, she can make a life for herself. at long last, she finally sees her own true colors. and they are beautiful. (like a raiiiinboooowwww)
(chapter ranking is 3 > 4 > 5 > 2 > 1)
Again, I have a love/hate relationship with this franchise.
"Игра" понятного жанра и значение имеет только сюжет. Сюжет никакой. Тут история о принятии потери близкого человека и... всё. Основная линия вызывает смех. Даже завязка не интригует. Не могу сказать, что у игры хотя бы был потенциал. Ни цепляющих персонажей, ни прикольных ходов, ничего. Разве что атмосфера у местного захолустья есть, но зачем проходить - непонятно.
Overall thoughts:
Holy fuck this game was amazing. The story, the art direction, the music, the acting, the characters, it was all phenomenal. Tomorrow I’ll play wavelengths which from the description on the PlayStation store feels like it was made specifically for me. I can officially confirm that Steph was a far better best friend than Chloe, however I did go down the romance arc with Steph. Everyone has their flaws but apart from the truly awful people everyone still feels like they are a good person at heart. Overall this game has easily taken the crown from God of War Ragnarök as my favorite game of all time.
Holy fuck this game was amazing. The story, the art direction, the music, the acting, the characters, it was all phenomenal. Tomorrow I’ll play wavelengths which from the description on the PlayStation store feels like it was made specifically for me. I can officially confirm that Steph was a far better best friend than Chloe, however I did go down the romance arc with Steph. Everyone has their flaws but apart from the truly awful people everyone still feels like they are a good person at heart. Overall this game has easily taken the crown from God of War Ragnarök as my favorite game of all time.
this is somehow worse than 2 just because of how dull and boring and stupid the story is thats pretty crazy how they did that wow. vibe might have been good if i was 7 years old but the score was rly good throughout. it tried its hardest and replicated about 20 things from the first game and was really embarrassing and devoid of emotion in an emotion based game Lol. Cant wait to see what they have in store for the next!
Chapter 4: Flicker
This chapter felt the most rushed of the bunch and by far was the worst chapter of the game. Still a fantastic game, but this chapter kind of sucked a little bit.
This chapter felt the most rushed of the bunch and by far was the worst chapter of the game. Still a fantastic game, but this chapter kind of sucked a little bit.
it was just... average. alex didn't feel as interesting as max or even sean. the story was okay, but i didn't fall in love with it like i did with the previous installments. although i did enjoy the reintroduction of steph and her own side story.
Chapter 2: Lanterns
I think this game might just beat out God of War Ragnarok as my favorite game of all time, I don’t know yet though since of course I haven’t finished the game yet.
This chapter damn near made me cry multiple time with how emotional it got.
There wasn’t as much licensed music as there was in the first chapter but they made up for it with everything else.
Lastly, YOU BOW BEFORE YOUR FOOSBALL GOD!!!!!!!
I think this game might just beat out God of War Ragnarok as my favorite game of all time, I don’t know yet though since of course I haven’t finished the game yet.
This chapter damn near made me cry multiple time with how emotional it got.
There wasn’t as much licensed music as there was in the first chapter but they made up for it with everything else.
Lastly, YOU BOW BEFORE YOUR FOOSBALL GOD!!!!!!!
I liked Life is Strange and Before the Storm, but this one didn’t really grip me. Choices have basically no consequence and half the cast are awful. Shout out Charlotte for being one of the worst characters I’ve ever spent time with in a game.
I did really like Alex and Gabe and their relationship anchored the whole thing. Was a bit much to have no real exposition until a mega dump in the final act, but we’ll live.
I did really like Alex and Gabe and their relationship anchored the whole thing. Was a bit much to have no real exposition until a mega dump in the final act, but we’ll live.
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So how my reviews of this game are going to work is that after each chapter I make a review for that chapter and my thoughts on the game as a whole so far.
Chapter 1: side A
I want to live in that damn town, it looks and sounds like my dream North American town.
Best girl: Steph
She’s basically Chloe except not a total douche and my kind of geeky. She is organizing a LARP which I desperately want to be a part of a LARP so that’s amazing info to get from a game. She runs a radio station that of course has excellent taste.
Best boy: Gabe (deceased)
Really nice, a great father figure to both Alex and Ethan, and he has excellent music taste. Speaking of music taste…
Music:
The original music is good enough to serve its function but the licensed music is where the good stuff is at, this is the most like my own music taste I’ve seen in a game. It’s like they picked the licensed music specifically for me. Really good stuff I hadn’t even heard of but am now a huge fan, CREEP!? Not to mention that creep was in here in the form of an excellent cover by Alex.
Plot:
Basic plot so far is that Alex is a foster kid with empathy powers and she is moving in with her long lost brother in a small town called Haven Springs, her brother gives her a quick tour and she meets people such as Riley, who will be important later, Ethan, also important, Ryan, also important, and Steph, least important for this chapter. Ethan informs Alex of his plans to explore an old mineshaft. You get the choice of whether or not you tell Gabe, and I highly recommend that you do. The thing that really kicks off the plot is a fight between Gabe and Mac which results in Alex losing control of her empathy powers and giving Mac what he deserves, and as Gabe is trying to pull her off of Mac, she backhands him in a blind rage. You then go downstairs to apologize and he leaves a minute before you get the chance. You do some bar work and as Gabe is returning, he tells you to see him on the roof so they can talk. You talk on the roof, I revealed her powers to Gabe and after that, it’s revealed that Ethan went to the mountain anyway and you go searching for him with Gabe and Ryan. You find out that the comic he gave you is actually how he found the mineshaft so you find him trapped over a ravine and successfully save him using your empathy powers to your advantage. Just as you get over the ravine and back to safety, the mining company sets off the charges causing debris to fall and hit Gabe into the ravine and he tethered himself to Alex so she doesn’t fall, so Alex nearly falls too until Ryan makes the tough choice to cut the rope, saving Alex but killing Gabe and the chapter ends on a cliffhanger with Alex looking over into the ravine grief stricken.
Thoughts so far:
I think Life Is Strange is growing to be one of my favorite game franchises because I loved both the first game and the first chapter of this game. I’m mad Gabe died because he was awesome but it’s a good way to get an emotional death in the first chapter which is important to keep people hooked. The original game actually failed there with a character we haven’t met, Chloe, yet dying right at the start. After I finish the main game I’m playing the dlc I spent $30 on “wavelengths” which also gave me the first game and before the storm remastered which is appreciated and made my $30 purchase more bearable. Overall it’s a fantastic game so far.
Chapter 1: side A
I want to live in that damn town, it looks and sounds like my dream North American town.
Best girl: Steph
She’s basically Chloe except not a total douche and my kind of geeky. She is organizing a LARP which I desperately want to be a part of a LARP so that’s amazing info to get from a game. She runs a radio station that of course has excellent taste.
Best boy: Gabe (deceased)
Really nice, a great father figure to both Alex and Ethan, and he has excellent music taste. Speaking of music taste…
Music:
The original music is good enough to serve its function but the licensed music is where the good stuff is at, this is the most like my own music taste I’ve seen in a game. It’s like they picked the licensed music specifically for me. Really good stuff I hadn’t even heard of but am now a huge fan, CREEP!? Not to mention that creep was in here in the form of an excellent cover by Alex.
Plot:
Basic plot so far is that Alex is a foster kid with empathy powers and she is moving in with her long lost brother in a small town called Haven Springs, her brother gives her a quick tour and she meets people such as Riley, who will be important later, Ethan, also important, Ryan, also important, and Steph, least important for this chapter. Ethan informs Alex of his plans to explore an old mineshaft. You get the choice of whether or not you tell Gabe, and I highly recommend that you do. The thing that really kicks off the plot is a fight between Gabe and Mac which results in Alex losing control of her empathy powers and giving Mac what he deserves, and as Gabe is trying to pull her off of Mac, she backhands him in a blind rage. You then go downstairs to apologize and he leaves a minute before you get the chance. You do some bar work and as Gabe is returning, he tells you to see him on the roof so they can talk. You talk on the roof, I revealed her powers to Gabe and after that, it’s revealed that Ethan went to the mountain anyway and you go searching for him with Gabe and Ryan. You find out that the comic he gave you is actually how he found the mineshaft so you find him trapped over a ravine and successfully save him using your empathy powers to your advantage. Just as you get over the ravine and back to safety, the mining company sets off the charges causing debris to fall and hit Gabe into the ravine and he tethered himself to Alex so she doesn’t fall, so Alex nearly falls too until Ryan makes the tough choice to cut the rope, saving Alex but killing Gabe and the chapter ends on a cliffhanger with Alex looking over into the ravine grief stricken.
Thoughts so far:
I think Life Is Strange is growing to be one of my favorite game franchises because I loved both the first game and the first chapter of this game. I’m mad Gabe died because he was awesome but it’s a good way to get an emotional death in the first chapter which is important to keep people hooked. The original game actually failed there with a character we haven’t met, Chloe, yet dying right at the start. After I finish the main game I’m playing the dlc I spent $30 on “wavelengths” which also gave me the first game and before the storm remastered which is appreciated and made my $30 purchase more bearable. Overall it’s a fantastic game so far.
recomiendo jugar, me encanto todo lo visto en esta historia, es mi puerta de entrada a la saga de life is strange
In my opinion, Deck Nine proved to understand LiS better than the actual creators when they made the really good LiS Before The Storm while Dontnod made the abomination that is LiS 2. This one is a huge improvement from that shipwreck, obviously. Still it’s not as good as the ones featuring Chloe and Max.
That said, the chraracters here are endearing and interesting enough, while the story is emotional and pretty - though less gripping than the original. The empathy power is decent, the setting is beautiful and the LiS vibes are definitely there. But a slow start and a weak mystery premise don’t make this as gripping as it could be.
Still, a decent effort and I’m sure Deck Nine is taking the series in the right direction. I’m glad they ditched the episodic releases too.
That said, the chraracters here are endearing and interesting enough, while the story is emotional and pretty - though less gripping than the original. The empathy power is decent, the setting is beautiful and the LiS vibes are definitely there. But a slow start and a weak mystery premise don’t make this as gripping as it could be.
Still, a decent effort and I’m sure Deck Nine is taking the series in the right direction. I’m glad they ditched the episodic releases too.
I finished all the memories and romanced Steph, she is a sweetheart. I need to try her story! <3
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Environments were gorgeous, loved the imagery and the town was really really pretty!
The final confrontation felt a bit weak, but not enough to spoil my enjoyment
The final confrontation felt a bit weak, but not enough to spoil my enjoyment
Visually - brilliant game. Overall story pretty predictable, but awesome characters will keep you interested until credits.
This review contains spoilers
I love this game. <3
In terms of choices, I think it could be better, but I believe part of that was taken to focus on the story. And I love the simple and heartwarming story that I received from this. The choice is more if you care about the little things or not. The stakes aren't so high like in the other games, because the worst things happened before, now we are moving on and I love that.
I love Alex, I like her power (I don't think that we will ever get a cooler power than Max, time travel is just the coolest and scariest thing, but this one is great) that doesn´t need to be use all the time, like with Charlotte, glad I didn't stole her feelings. I love Gabe, Ryan, Steph, Charlotte, Ethan, Riley, Eleanor, Duckie and Pike, everyone stood by my side in the end and for the percentages, that is not very normal so I'm happy about it. To be honest, I have no idea how Alex survives that fall in the first place, but she does xD
After everything that happened to Alex, I decided to stay in Haven, I don't need adventure, just a place to belong and call home. Ryan and Steph are amazing friends and great partners for romance (better than Chloe, Hannah and Finn in my opinion). I romanced Ryan, but I want to try Steph too. I will finish playing when I get all the memories!
Chapter 3 was the best one for sure, SO FUN! Alto the bard will always be there! And the twist in the LARP being foreshadowing is nice. And the most hard choice in the game was with Charlotte. Great part!
I really believe that this game would be amazing in 4 episodes, the episode 4 feels a bit rush, just put it together with 5 and voilá.
In the end, I believe that is my favorite Life is Strange game. The part that is more important to me is always the story and characters and if it makes me connect and cry about them and it did. <3
And amazing soundtrack, but that is always great with Life is Strange games, but here was really in focus!
And I got in 8th place in the Mine Haunt game... one day I do better than that, but it's really hard xD
In terms of choices, I think it could be better, but I believe part of that was taken to focus on the story. And I love the simple and heartwarming story that I received from this. The choice is more if you care about the little things or not. The stakes aren't so high like in the other games, because the worst things happened before, now we are moving on and I love that.
I love Alex, I like her power (I don't think that we will ever get a cooler power than Max, time travel is just the coolest and scariest thing, but this one is great) that doesn´t need to be use all the time, like with Charlotte, glad I didn't stole her feelings. I love Gabe, Ryan, Steph, Charlotte, Ethan, Riley, Eleanor, Duckie and Pike, everyone stood by my side in the end and for the percentages, that is not very normal so I'm happy about it. To be honest, I have no idea how Alex survives that fall in the first place, but she does xD
After everything that happened to Alex, I decided to stay in Haven, I don't need adventure, just a place to belong and call home. Ryan and Steph are amazing friends and great partners for romance (better than Chloe, Hannah and Finn in my opinion). I romanced Ryan, but I want to try Steph too. I will finish playing when I get all the memories!
Chapter 3 was the best one for sure, SO FUN! Alto the bard will always be there! And the twist in the LARP being foreshadowing is nice. And the most hard choice in the game was with Charlotte. Great part!
I really believe that this game would be amazing in 4 episodes, the episode 4 feels a bit rush, just put it together with 5 and voilá.
In the end, I believe that is my favorite Life is Strange game. The part that is more important to me is always the story and characters and if it makes me connect and cry about them and it did. <3
And amazing soundtrack, but that is always great with Life is Strange games, but here was really in focus!
And I got in 8th place in the Mine Haunt game... one day I do better than that, but it's really hard xD
Very bland and boring compared to all the others... an uninteresting protagonist, an uninteresting power, a story that drags on in RPG nonsense instead of progressing normally, uninteresting characters... I don't know what good I can take from this game besides the graphical evolution which, damn... I was shocked at how beautiful this game is. But anyway... that's it, it was torture playing this because I didn't like anything from the start and it shocks me that some people prefer this crap bomb over LIS2.
Even though this game does feel kinda shallow in some area especially the choice department there isn't that many impactful or interesting choices except for maybe the choice with Charlotte which was really good this game is just kind of an excuse to tune out and vibe with some really fun characters. Also the Mxmtoon soundtrack is really good and super fitting for a life is strange game.
Chapter 5: Side B
This chapter, it ties up every loose end while still being as heart felt as chapters one through three. Chapter four was a low point but this chapter quickly fixed that. I loved this chapter.
This chapter, it ties up every loose end while still being as heart felt as chapters one through three. Chapter four was a low point but this chapter quickly fixed that. I loved this chapter.
This game is so much fun to play through. The story is interesting, and the characters are so well written, and they really take their time to flesh out each character, so nothing feels forced and I felt encouraged to explore everything and talk to everyone. The ending was really satisfying and the voice actor for each character is just the best. While it didn't feel like there were many big choices in this game as compared to others, my investment in this world pushed me through this game and I'm glad I did play it.
Chapter 3: Monster or Mortal
God dammit it took the throne, chapter three made Life is Strange True Colors take the throne of my favorite game of all time.
The main portion of this chapter that the chapter is named after is just so cute I was about to melt.
The accurate depiction of dementia was really appreciated for someone who had a loved one die either partly or mostly because of that.
I’m both mad and glad it took the throne at the same time.
God dammit it took the throne, chapter three made Life is Strange True Colors take the throne of my favorite game of all time.
The main portion of this chapter that the chapter is named after is just so cute I was about to melt.
The accurate depiction of dementia was really appreciated for someone who had a loved one die either partly or mostly because of that.
I’m both mad and glad it took the throne at the same time.
I played True Colours before, during and after going through a love drama, and it really helped distract me from everything going on in my life at the time. Having a LiS protagonist in their 20s feels like something they should have done ages ago, and it really feels refreshing. Just like literally every LiS game, the last episode's sped up and dramatic pacing is thrilling to go through and comprehend, but I do think the first few episodes felt like a bit of a drag.
Fun enough game. The day to day gameplay is pretty well refined, although mostly on rails as most Life is Strange games are. The plot, while interesting, doesn't have much of a payoff which lets things end on a sub-par note, but the journey there is pretty enjoyable overall.
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Life is Strange: True Colors 2021
Life is Strange: True Colors is delightfully dorky and in many ways a much more faithful successor to the original game.
The first Life is Strange was a game about fighting fate and asked how far you would go for someone you love.
Life is Strange 2 was a game with a lot of ideas, but at its core, is a story about two brothers growing up and trying to survive on their own.
True Colors is a game about letting go of the past, a story about processing emotions and trauma. And it is very beautiful.
I hope a middle ground can be found between having games like LiS 2 that are a drastically different kind of story in this world, and games like this, that are much more faithful to the original and return to solving mysteries with the help of strange abilities. I think they both have their place and are both valid ways of turning Life is Strange into an anthology series. But if you asked me to choose one?
Yeah, I'd choose True Colors and the Deck Nine team any day of the week.
The storytelling feels halfway between the original Life is Strange and Before the Storm, and that works really well. I don't know whose call it was to bring back Steph and have her be part of the main cast, but I'm so glad they did. She was always a highlight of Before the Storm.
The return of a supernatural mechanic like Max's time abilities helps to make things more involved and I'm very appreciative of its return - it's empowering, as you feel like you're solving a mystery in a way that only you, the player, could. And the gameplay loop of understanding people's memories and emotions to piece together how to help them is simple, but I feel, both distinct and very effective. And something that Life is Strange 2 lacked.
It's still not the original game, and it can't be - the original Life is Strange is something really special - but unlike the second, which opted to try and differentiate itself as much as possible in hopes of finding its own magic (and only somewhat succeeds), True Colors tries to tap into the original's while trying to highlight its own strengths.
And it succeeds with true flying colors. (Pun intended.)
My only real gripe with True Colors is its length - it's the shortest Life is Strange game to date (possibly with the exception of Before the Storm), based on my own playtime and HowLongToBeat.com. And that's even with me compulsively checking everything and doing laps around Haven to make sure I didn't miss anything. I genuinely think it could've gone toe-to-toe with the original if certain characters and plot points had longer to cook.
Even so, I really did enjoy True Colors. There are a lot of moments throughout this story that were, to me, breathtaking in a way that is distinctly like the original. It's not all the way there, but this is the closest they've gotten to recapturing that magic. And possibly the closest they ever will.
One final aside - how is it possible we have gone four games now and not a single character has said the words "life is strange"? It would be so easy, man. I expect better.
The first Life is Strange was a game about fighting fate and asked how far you would go for someone you love.
Life is Strange 2 was a game with a lot of ideas, but at its core, is a story about two brothers growing up and trying to survive on their own.
True Colors is a game about letting go of the past, a story about processing emotions and trauma. And it is very beautiful.
I hope a middle ground can be found between having games like LiS 2 that are a drastically different kind of story in this world, and games like this, that are much more faithful to the original and return to solving mysteries with the help of strange abilities. I think they both have their place and are both valid ways of turning Life is Strange into an anthology series. But if you asked me to choose one?
Yeah, I'd choose True Colors and the Deck Nine team any day of the week.
The storytelling feels halfway between the original Life is Strange and Before the Storm, and that works really well. I don't know whose call it was to bring back Steph and have her be part of the main cast, but I'm so glad they did. She was always a highlight of Before the Storm.
The return of a supernatural mechanic like Max's time abilities helps to make things more involved and I'm very appreciative of its return - it's empowering, as you feel like you're solving a mystery in a way that only you, the player, could. And the gameplay loop of understanding people's memories and emotions to piece together how to help them is simple, but I feel, both distinct and very effective. And something that Life is Strange 2 lacked.
It's still not the original game, and it can't be - the original Life is Strange is something really special - but unlike the second, which opted to try and differentiate itself as much as possible in hopes of finding its own magic (and only somewhat succeeds), True Colors tries to tap into the original's while trying to highlight its own strengths.
And it succeeds with true flying colors. (Pun intended.)
My only real gripe with True Colors is its length - it's the shortest Life is Strange game to date (possibly with the exception of Before the Storm), based on my own playtime and HowLongToBeat.com. And that's even with me compulsively checking everything and doing laps around Haven to make sure I didn't miss anything. I genuinely think it could've gone toe-to-toe with the original if certain characters and plot points had longer to cook.
Even so, I really did enjoy True Colors. There are a lot of moments throughout this story that were, to me, breathtaking in a way that is distinctly like the original. It's not all the way there, but this is the closest they've gotten to recapturing that magic. And possibly the closest they ever will.
One final aside - how is it possible we have gone four games now and not a single character has said the words "life is strange"? It would be so easy, man. I expect better.
Watched - Let's play of Little Big Whale
I did like the story, i did feel as though it was the most different from the orignal but still very interesting and really liked this new power
I did like the story, i did feel as though it was the most different from the orignal but still very interesting and really liked this new power
Story 4.2 | Gameplay 3.8 | Audio 3.5 | Visual 3 | Details 4 | Entertainment 2.5
Total 3.5
Total 3.5