LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS

PC, PS5, PS4, XSX, XB1

Life is Strange is a series that’s married high concept with big issues and managed to hit fans right in the feels. So its apt that in its latest game your superpower is empathy.

For Alex, the protagonist in True Colors, the power to experience, absorb and manipulate the emotions of others – whether that’s anger, sadness or something from a whole unpredictable range, expressed as strange coloured auras – has been a curse she’s tried to suppress her whole life. But when her brother dies in a suspicious ‘accident’, she finally has to confront and use her powers to uncover the secrets behind the life of a seemingly idyllic small town.

While the series has plenty of heart, it’s also been held back by varying quality in writing, tone and animations. Fortunately, with Deck Nine (the studio behind the fine prequel Before the Storm) back on development duties, bringing improved visuals and fully motion-captured performances, True Colors looks set to give the series the glow-up it needs.

And the best part is that, instead of the long waits of an episodic release that risk losing momentum, the whole game will be out in September. So feel free to binge – but you might want to make sure you have a hankie nearby first.