Picking up something like a mug could reveal that someone is suffering from work stress, or holding a phone might expose the owner's anxiety about receiving a particular call. People leave a mark on items they're connected to, and Alex is able to tap into that and find out more about a particular person-their thoughts, their emotions. People leave a mark on items they're connected to, and Alex is able to tap into that and find out more about a particular personĪlex's empathetic superpower is worked into exploration, too. In True Colors, Alex is the complete focus, so we're continually learning more about her life. Life is Strange protagonists usually come in duos like Max and Cloe, Daniel and Shaun, or Tyler and Alyson. We get to know who Alex is as a person, her history, and her strengths. It's not often we get to play as a character who has been through the foster care system or someone who has been traumatised by it, and Deck Nine handles her situation with the utmost care. Learning about her time in foster care from her diary entries or reading letters from her pen pals helps to flesh out her personality quickly.
She's basically a human mood ring.īefore you meet her, Alex has lived an eventful life. If a person is feeling an overwhelming emotion, she can see their glowing, coloured auras and understand what they are going through. Where the series has previously dabbled in time travel, telekinesis, and mind-reading, Alex's superpower is that she can feel people's heightened emotions and even absorb them into her body, relieving them of their anger, sadness, and anxiety if she chooses. Life is Strange has always been a series about young adults dealing with trauma, but Alex is the first who, throughout the entire game, is solely focused on processing her emotions and those of others around her. I'm used to Life is Strange yanking on my heartstrings, but with Alex it's different. True Colours is all about the power of emotions, good and bad, and watching Alex learn to understand and explore her own feelings sits at the heart of True Colors. The internal pain is too much and it overwhelms her. Her brother, the only family she has, is dead and she's now just discovering his death might not have been an accident. It's an incredibly tense scene, but Alex's actions are completely understandable.
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