I thought the first Life is Strange was pretty good despite its flaws and True Colors was closer to that for me than LiS 2 was (which I still need to finish). Though it was definitely kinda short and a bit rushed.

Alex was a good character, and while her power to tap into emotions wasn’t quite as interesting as rewinding time, it made her more earnest in comparison and I enjoyed the interactions she had with the people of Haven Springs. I was into the game’s more comfortable small town vibe too even if there wasn’t much to explore in it. The rest of the cast was decent and the facial animations definitely improved a lot over past games, though some of the dialogue still seemed a bit stilted to me.

The plot itself was okay. It sets up a mystery surrounding Alex’s brother and his circumstances with the first two chapters which was interesting, but I thought it didn’t really get much focus after until the last chapter where it just speeds through the climax of the story. Instead the pacing would slow to a crawl as you’re forced through tasks like a LARP that lasts up to an hour in Chapter 3. And your choices barely make any difference, but I don’t expect otherwise from these games at this point.