New town. New characters. Another murder mystery?

Life is Strange: True Colors Review (PlayStation 5/PS5)

I was intrigued when I heard the rumor DeckNine would be handling the next Life is Strange game, not DONTNOD Entertainment who were lead developers for the series. DeckNine did a decent job with the prequel game, Life is Strange: Before the Storm, telling the story of Chloe Price and Rachel Amber. Despite my dislike for Life is Strange 2, I wouldn’t mind another game from DONTNOD. Once the rumor turned into fact, Life is Strange: True Colors was announced to be developed by DeckNine as a full game release coming September 10th. I was quite impressed by the initial trailer as it was going back to the series roots in a small town solving a murder mystery. With the new protagonist, Alex Chen, she has the power to read another person’s emotions. Seeing their true colors if you will. Also, the game is being released all at once, not episodically. Tell Me Why, DONTNOD’s last graphic adventure title, released its episodes weekly which was good. Life is Strange 2’s release schedule was all over the place. Three to four months apart between episodes doesn’t make it easy to understand the game’s story. Suffice to say, I am very happy Life is Strange: True Colors released all at once. So, how does this game hold up to its predecessors? Does it live up to the Life is Strange franchise despite the new development…