Life is Strange: True Colors

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 67 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 67
  3. Negative: 1 out of 67
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  1. Slant Magazine
    Sep 8, 2021
    40
    True Colors doesn’t show the world in a new light so much as it slaps an Instagram filter over it.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Sep 8, 2021
    True Colors has a tremendous potential but all its new gameplay mechanics aren’t able to provide us a good storytelling.
  2. Eurogamer
    Sep 8, 2021
    Critically, True Colors' story is well-rounded, with a satisfying and definitive ending for both its central mystery and for Alex's personal journey (and as all good thrillers should offer, there is a resolution you can deduce for yourself if you are paying enough attention). It's not a failing to me that True Colors tells a lean story which prioritises quality over quantity, feelings over finer details, and a sense the series, like Alex, has come back to its roots after a period of absence and change. [Recommended]
  3. Kotaku
    Sep 8, 2021
    Deck Nine got a chance to prove itself with Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, but if there were any lingering doubts about where the developer can take the franchise, they’re surely cleared away with True Colors.
  5. The Verge
    Sep 8, 2021
    The anthology format has helped keep Life is Strange fresh across three main entries, but it also comes with a significant risk. This is a series where so much relies on your investment in the characters; these stories work because you want to help characters like Max Caulfield and Sean Diaz live a better life. Luckily, despite a new setting and lead, True Colors has exactly that. I played through the entire thing in two sittings — not because I had to see how it ended, but because I needed to make sure that Alex was alright.

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#33 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#36 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 231 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 140 out of 231
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 231
  3. Negative: 50 out of 231
  1. OnlyOneHere
    Sep 11, 2021
    0
    This game is extremely expensive. The greedy developers are charging $60 for this interactive movie. The first Life Is Strange was $5 perThis game is extremely expensive. The greedy developers are charging $60 for this interactive movie. The first Life Is Strange was $5 per episode, making it a total of $25. You would think we would get more than 5 episodes/chapters at this outrageous price increase, but the developers were too greedy and lazy for that. It doesn't even have the AAA quality to justify the $60 price tag.

    The story is poorly written with cringeworthy dialogue. The running animations are also cringeworthy. The graphics are trash. Despite the trash graphics, the game still manages to have loading screens when entering/exiting interiors. That is very PS2-like. It's already bad enough that this so-called PS5 game has garbage animations. To make matters worse, this game doesn't even have an option to run this game at 60 fps. How can a bare-boned game with terrible graphics not run at 60 fps on a PS5 console? That is embarrassing. The in-game arcade games are more fun than the game itself.

    There is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is not a reason to touch this game again. Charging $60 for a 9-10 hour campaign with no replay value is a cashgrab. You can't even play the table soccer minigame locally with a friend. Not to mention that the ball physics are pathetic in that minigame. I don't recommend this game at all. Just wait for it to be free on PS Plus.    … Full Review »
  2. Misterkevv7
    Sep 11, 2021
    0
    Been a HUGE fan of LIS since the beggining. I was excited as hell to play a new game.
    But they took the crappy decision to cap the game at 30    Been a HUGE fan of LIS since the beggining. I was excited as hell to play a new game.
    But they took the crappy decision to cap the game at 30 fps on PS5 and Xbox Series X and it's a sluggish 30 fps.. And they dare claiming that it's for a cinematic experience (Official anwser from their Twitter feed) But on PC you can go at 60fps and even higher..

    PS5 and Xbox Series X would have EASILY handle this game at 60 fps but Deck Nine excused their lazyness by telling us that they did that on purpose.

    Also the game is filled with several seconds loading screen when you go from inside to outside, when once again the consoles would have been able to handle no loadings screen at all or very short time loadings.. There's nothing immersive in a sluggish 30 fps with frequent 10-12 seconds loading screen. There's no excuse a game like Miles Morales can play at Dynamic 4K + Ray Tracing + 60 Fps + No loading AT ALL on PS5. Deck Nine, you missed the mark completely with this one and it's unacceptable. You didn't took the time or the will to optimize your game, don't you dare tell us it was on purpose. We're not dumb.    … Full Review »
  3. chabanenkopp
    Sep 15, 2021
    0
    30 FPS is unacceptable, this is a simple game from the technological perspective - how come it is limited to 30 fps and has such long30 FPS is unacceptable, this is a simple game from the technological perspective - how come it is limited to 30 fps and has such long downloads? And why can't I skip the boring dialogues? I stopped playing the game until it gets patched.… Full Review »
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