Life is Strange: True Colors - Wavelengths

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. GameCritics
    Jan 19, 2022
    95
    As I mentioned in my original review, the reason True Colors stuck with me were the lessons I learned after finishing it — I learned that time heals all wounds, and that I should let go of problems now, instead of letting them fester. Wavelengths gave me another character doing the same, with fresher wounds and even heavier emotional baggage. As a prequel, knowing Steph’s fate from the beginning made her emotional growth feel even more rewarding, and reminded me that things will get better. It just takes work.
  2. PLAY
    Nov 17, 2021
    80
    Despite the soundtrack’s chill vibes, you’ll want to keep the tissues close for this one. A year well spent getting to know a fan-favourite character better. [Issue#8, p.95]
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  3. IGN Italia
    Oct 27, 2021
    80
    Life is Strange: Wavelenghts is another intimate and delightfully queer chapter of the universe created by Deck Nine Games. Warm and sweet, Steph coming-of-age story, made of records and dies is a welcome missing link between the first Life is Strange and True Colors.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 7, 2021
    80
    Taken for what it is, meaning a purely narrative additional content that still manages to introduce small gameplay elements, Life is Strange: Wavelengths proves to be an excellent DLC.
  6. Game Rant
    Oct 6, 2021
    80
    In the end, players will leave with two things: some great music recommendations and the craving to play Life is Strange: True Colors once again, especially if they wooed Steph while in the shoes of Alex Chen, if nothing else but to see her finally get the wholesome romance she deserves. Overall, it's only a short piece of Steph's life, to connect the dots between Before the Storm and Alex's story in True Colors, but it adds some context to her grounded attitude towards trauma and the decision she eventually makes to leave Haven Springs. Steph feels a bit out of place as a lesbian in a rural town, and she still desires the thrilling life of an indie band. Wavelengths provides the middle to Before the Storm's beginning and True Colors' end of the Steph Gingrich saga.
  7. Everyeye.it
    Oct 5, 2021
    75
    Deck Nine knows how to make the most of its characters, and in that sense the Life is Strange: True Colors DLC doesn't disappoint. Steph's story is quite emotionally intense and will appeal to fans of the first chapter of the series especially, but it stumbles on the playful front. In about two and a half hours of duration, in fact, the expansion reiterates some game mechanics too much, making them monotonous and not very varied. An additional content that remains a welcome and exciting tribute to the protagonists of the first LIS, and that at the same time is effectively linked to the incipit of True Colors, from which however we also expected something more.

Awards & Rankings

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#41 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#87 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 34
  3. Negative: 10 out of 34
  1. Chubac
    Oct 25, 2021
    1
    I loved True Colors but this is just a waste of time and money. Literally nothing happens.
  2. lukaszw
    Jul 11, 2022
    3
    The most boring game in the series. I wish there was fast forward option to skip dialogs. The only reason I finished the game is that I boughtThe most boring game in the series. I wish there was fast forward option to skip dialogs. The only reason I finished the game is that I bought it. I would never do it if I played it in Gamepass.… Full Review »
  3. Renello
    Oct 27, 2021
    1
    Warnung an jeden Spieler da draußen!
    Wenn Ihr das Hauptspiel durchgespielt habt, belasst es dabei.
    Diese Bonusepisode hätte maximal    Warnung an jeden Spieler da draußen!
    Wenn Ihr das Hauptspiel durchgespielt habt, belasst es dabei.
    Diese Bonusepisode hätte maximal kostenlos dabei sein dürfen. Ich habe mich durch die ersten 1,5 Stunden gequält und das ist mit Abstand das langweiligste, was ich je gespielt habe. Ein Blick auf Youtube hat ergeben, dass die zweite Hälfte genau so schrecklich öde ist. Hier hab ich mich dann nur durchgeskippt.

    Wer gibt mir nun mein Geld und meine Lebenszeit zurück?
    Eine Zumutung.    … Full Review »
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