Life is Strange: True Colors

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  • Summary: A bold new era of the award-winning Life is Strange begins, with an all-new playable lead character and a thrilling mystery to solve!

    Alex Chen has long suppressed her 'curse': the supernatural ability to experience, absorb and manipulate the strong emotions of others, which she sees as    A bold new era of the award-winning Life is Strange begins, with an all-new playable lead character and a thrilling mystery to solve!

    Alex Chen has long suppressed her 'curse': the supernatural ability to experience, absorb and manipulate the strong emotions of others, which she sees as blazing, colored auras.

    When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her volatile power to find the truth and uncover the dark secrets buried by a small town.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Universo Nintendo
    Feb 15, 2022
    95
    Life is Strange: True Colors follows the tradition of the franchise's best games, bringing a rich and deep story, impeccable art and a perfect soundtrack. It is, in my opinion, the best port of 2021, and a game that nobody who likes the genre can miss.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Dec 20, 2021
    85
    Across its 10-15 hours, Life is Strange: True Colors tells an emotional story of a girl trying to find a new home while also reconciling with both her unique powers and her traumatic past. There isn’t much in the way of puzzle-solving, but intrepid players will enjoy going back to completed chapters and scenes to make new choices and see what happens. It’s easy to miss a conversation or an object with which you can interact, so it’s worth being thorough. There are hidden memories to unlock in each chapter, too. Despite a few abrupt time skips and scene jumps, Alex’s story is one worth hearing; it culminates in a captivating climax, even if the resolution pulls its punches a bit. Color me eager to see more Life is Strange titles come to the Switch in the coming months.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Dec 8, 2021
    80
    Life is Strange: True Colors is the best game in the series so far, without a doubt. The town of Haven Springs is full of excellent characters, with Alex Chen herself being one of the best protagonists we’ve seen in some time. The game does suffer from some pretty severe visual downgrades with the Switch release, and some of the additional minigames left us feeling a bit cold. Nevertheless, developer Deck Nine has crafted a fantastic narrative that you’ll be eager to see through to the very end. Reduced visual fidelity aside, Switch is a great place to experience True Colors.
  4. TouchArcade
    Jan 18, 2022
    80
    Life is Strange: True Colors is one of the better newer game ports in recent years on Nintendo Switch. In a lot of cases, there are big caveats to buying a newer third party game on Nintendo Switch. For Life is Strange: True Colors, there have been downgrades, but they are smartly done to preserve most of the experience and deliver an excellent portable experience. Life is Strange: True Colors has already seen further improvements following launch with a recent update. As the franchise’s debut on the Switch platform, Life is Strange: True Colors is just about everything I wanted from a port.
  5. TierraGamer
    Jan 11, 2022
    78
    Life is Strange: True Colors is a good narrative video game with simple mechanics that comes to Nintendo Switch with significant changes in its graphics. However, the great story, music, and design quality that the franchise has gotten us used to are still there.
  6. Nintenderos
    Dec 16, 2021
    75
    Life is Strange: True Colors is a good adventure. Despite the fact that the graphics are not the best on Switch and it doesn't stand out especially in its story, it is entertaining and interesting from beginning to end. It is also replayable due to the different choices we can make throughout our journey.
  7. LevelUp
    Dec 22, 2021
    65
    Life is Strange: True Colors is an immersive experience that connects the user with its characters and successfully transports the player to the town of Haven Springs. This moving story about emotions, empathy, love and loss is built very solidly on a well written script, very well developed characters, an intriguing story and very moving moments. Unlike DONTNOD's Life is Strange 2 that starts in a forced and sudden way, True Colors takes its time, is patient and shows its nuances little by little, at the right moment to tell its story. Unfortunately, everything that makes Life is Strange: True Colors great is overshadowed by an overwhelming technical deficiency on the Nintendo Switch, something that leaves me with a bittersweet taste. It is a fine game that should not be played on the Nintendo Switch.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 28
  3. Negative: 2 out of 28
  1. 638356
    Apr 15, 2023
    10
    Amazing storytelling game. Please produce more games like this!! I only wish there was an options setting to make the interactive objects lessAmazing storytelling game. Please produce more games like this!! I only wish there was an options setting to make the interactive objects less noticable (i.e. make those white borders disappear) so that the world looks more natural and discovering those items would be more rewarding.… Expand
  2. Ripper36
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Much to love with this game. The gameplay is great and the story is well done. Haven Springs looks very nice and the soundtrack isMuch to love with this game. The gameplay is great and the story is well done. Haven Springs looks very nice and the soundtrack is wonderful. Not really my type of game but True Colors really stuck with me throughout.… Expand
  4. Jadethefrog
    May 13, 2022
    10
    Everyone should take the time to play this game. I am a huge fan of the LIS series but this was my favourite. The attention to detail isEveryone should take the time to play this game. I am a huge fan of the LIS series but this was my favourite. The attention to detail is fantastic, with the ability to interact with so many people and things. I enjoyed taking the time to explore the open world and found it very relaxing. The sound track was amazing and complemented the emotive nature of the storyline. I also think they did a great job of developing the characters, I actually had a few tears at points in the game because of how well written some of the narrative was. So yes 10/10 for me!… Expand
  5. Lettuce_senpai
    Jan 22, 2022
    8
    I ama huge fan of the first game and have to say that third entry in the title is weaker but is still an amazing game
  6. NavidBoy
    Feb 12, 2023
    8
    A very good video game, the musical score is very well made! the small relaxing moments are welcome and even with the small awkward socialA very good video game, the musical score is very well made! the small relaxing moments are welcome and even with the small awkward social interactions sometime, the story feels very well made, the overall gameplay is simple yet satisfying - From a player who never played the original life is strange games… Expand
  7. TheQweast
    Mar 3, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A very tame entry in the Life is Strange series all in all. I think the characters are great and the whole motivation for Jeb as the villain was well written. However Alex surviving the fall in the end of the game was something that had me completely confused and I actually thought it was in her head. Flashback sequences build a great amount of backstory. Overall I would say play it if you like LiF but play it with game pass don't pay full price… Expand
  8. savetheplatypi
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    I turned it off as soon as I saw Haven Springs. Graphics are absolutely abysmal on switch. Will grab and play on PC when it's on sale for aI turned it off as soon as I saw Haven Springs. Graphics are absolutely abysmal on switch. Will grab and play on PC when it's on sale for a few $'s. I am slowly coming to realize the only publisher who understands how to program for switch is Nintendo. Will stick to exclusives on this platform going forward.… Expand

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