During today’s broadcast of Square Enix Presents, the publisher revealed Life is weird: true colors, the next entry in the election-based adventure series. The full game – without episodic releases this time – will come on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X / S, PC and Stage on September 10th.
Life is strange: true colors is developed by Deck Nine, the team behind the 2017 spin-off Before the storm. The protagonist Alex Chen follows as she adapts to a new life in the small town of Haven Springs with her brother Gabe, after they were separated for eight years. But just as the brothers are known again, the tragedy takes place and it is up to Alex to discover the mystery of Gabe’s death with his own unique supernatural powers.
Like many Life is weird characters before her, Alex possesses paranormal abilities that set her apart from the rest of the cast, though she considers them more of a curse than a gift. By touching the feelings of others, Alex is able to absorb and manipulate emotions, which manifest as beautiful, brightly colored auras around the people in her life. This empathy is the key to understanding what happened to her brother and the mysteries surrounding Haven Springs.
Alex will also make two friends with potential romantic interests, Ryan and Steph, the latter of whom Life is weird fans might remember her supporting role in Before the storm. Each character was brought to life by the first motion capture technology in the series, making the animations and facial expressions particularly impressive compared to previous games. True colors it also offers a much more open world, allowing players to explore Haven Springs ’main street and experience side stories and optional content.
Maybe less important, Life is strange: true colors marks the first time I was actually interested in checking out one of these games. Although I generally love the genre, especially when it comes to Telltale Games, something about it Life is weird I’ve never really had it before. True colors it looks simultaneously charming and melancholy in a way that is a few games nowadays and I look forward to seeing Alex’s story unfold later this year.
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Break my heart, Deck Nine. Make me cry. I’m ready for this.