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Life is Strange: True Colors

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 • 2021

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Quick resume

Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.

Global score

89/100

Genres

Action, Adventure

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    Pros

    • Emotional and immersive story
    • Well-developed characters
    • Beautiful visuals and soundtrack
    • Meaningful player choices
    • Engaging small town setting

    Cons

    • Short game length
    • Limited gameplay challenge
    • Some players find price high for content
    • Choices have subtle rather than major impact
    • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative features

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and emotional connection rather than obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Strong sense of community and friendship among characters, though single player"

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop understanding of characters and relationships, with some personal reflection and emotional growth."

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention on dialogue and story; not designed for background or casual play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Strong emotional connections to characters and story foster feelings of closeness and empathy."

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    • Leadership

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      "Some players may guide teams or coordinate strategies, but no strong leadership roles emphasized."

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    • Progression

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      "Narrative progression through story and relationship development, but no item or upgrade accumulation."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Calm pacing, beautiful visuals and music create a relaxing and immersive experience."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable soundtrack, expressive visuals, and emotional highs provide sensory and emotional stimulation."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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