<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
True	I-Application
Colors	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Deck	O
Nine	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
September	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
;	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
installment	O
,	O
succeeding	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
True	I-Application
Colors	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Alex	O
Chen	O
,	O
to	O
explore	O
various	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
setting	O
of	O
Haven	O
Springs	O
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
through	O
the	O
conversation	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
Alex	O
meets	O
park	O
ranger	O
Ryan	O
Lucan	O
(	O
Eric	O
Emery	O
)	O
,	O
radio	O
DJ	O
Stephanie	B-Application
"	I-Application
Steph	I-Application
"	I-Application
Gingrich	I-Application
(	O
Katy	O
Bentz	O
,	O
reprising	O
her	O
role	O
from	O
Before	B-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
)	O
,	O
local	O
bar	O
owner	O
and	O
Ryan	O
's	O
father	O
Jed	O
,	O
flower	O
shop	O
owner	O
Eleanor	O
Lethe	O
,	O
her	O
granddaughter	O
Riley	O
,	O
Gabe	O
's	O
girlfriend	O
Charlotte	O
Harmon	O
and	O
her	O
son	O
Ethan	O
,	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
sheriff	O
deputy	O
Jason	O
Pike	O
,	O
taxidermist	O
Reginald	O
"	O
Duckie	O
"	O
McCalister	O
III	O
,	O
Typhon	O
Mining	O
's	O
mine	O
safety	O
manager	O
Mac	O
Loudon	O
,	O
and	O
Typhon	O
's	O
operations	O
director	O
Diane	O
Jacobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
enlisting	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
Ryan	O
and	O
Steph	B-Application
,	O
Alex	O
turns	O
her	O
attention	O
to	O
Diane	O
and	O
steals	O
her	O
USB	O
drive	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
recording	O
of	O
Gabe	O
's	O
call	O
and	O
a	O
message	O
from	O
Diane	O
's	O
superior	O
coercing	O
her	O
to	O
ignore	O
the	O
situation	O
and	O
proceed	O
as	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Steph	B-Application
,	O
Charlotte	O
,	O
Duckie	O
,	O
Eleanor	O
,	O
Pike	O
,	O
and	O
Ryan	O
either	O
support	O
or	O
side	O
against	O
Alex	O
based	O
on	O
her	O
past	O
choices	O
,	O
Alex	O
uses	O
her	O
powers	O
on	O
Jed	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Jed	O
seeing	O
the	O
truth	O
of	O
his	O
actions	O
and	O
confessing	O
to	O
the	O
police	O
,	O
ending	O
Typhon	O
's	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
these	O
events	O
,	O
Alex	O
visualizes	O
a	O
conversation	O
with	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
Gabe	O
and	O
ultimately	O
decides	O
whether	O
to	O
remain	O
in	O
Haven	O
Springs	O
or	O
leave	O
to	O
seek	O
adventure	O
as	O
a	O
musician	O
,	O
either	O
alone	O
or	O
alongside	O
Ryan	O
or	O
Steph	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Steph	B-Application
gets	O
a	O
job	O
as	O
the	O
DJ	O
host	O
of	O
Haven	O
Springs	O
 '	O
KRCT	O
radio	O
station	O
after	O
having	O
lied	O
about	O
her	O
work	O
experience	O
and	O
manages	O
the	O
record	O
store	O
that	O
contains	O
the	O
broadcasting	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
stays	O
in	O
Haven	O
after	O
breaking	O
up	O
with	O
her	O
bandmate	O
Izzie	O
from	O
Seattle	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
moved	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
job	O
after	O
losing	O
a	O
foosball	O
game	O
to	O
Gabe	O
,	O
preventing	O
her	O
from	O
moving	O
to	O
Denver	O
as	O
she	O
originally	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
year	O
's	O
time	O
,	O
Steph	B-Application
modernizes	O
the	O
radio	O
program	O
and	O
record	O
store	O
and	O
uses	O
her	O
time	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
date	O
and	O
play	O
a	O
tabletop	O
game	O
with	O
her	O
former	O
best	O
friend	O
Mikey	O
North	O
(	O
Dillon	O
Winfrey	O
,	O
also	O
reprising	O
his	O
role	O
from	O
Before	B-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Chloe	O
Price	O
was	O
sacrificed	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Steph	B-Application
mourns	O
Chloe	O
's	O
and	O
Rachel	O
Amber	O
's	O
death	O
;	O
if	O
Arcadia	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
sacrificed	O
,	O
Steph	B-Application
mourns	O
her	O
mother	O
and	O
Mikey	O
's	O
brother	O
Drew	O
's	O
death	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
storm	O
;	O
both	O
endings	O
culminate	O
in	O
her	O
lashing	O
out	O
at	O
Mikey	O
on	O
the	O
fifth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
tumultuous	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mikey	O
professes	O
how	O
he	O
needs	O
her	O
in	O
his	O
life	O
as	O
his	O
best	O
friend	O
,	O
Steph	B-Application
then	O
apologizes	O
and	O
admits	O
that	O
she	O
stops	O
people	O
from	O
getting	O
close	O
because	O
she	O
is	O
too	O
traumatized	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
past	O
pain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
Steph	B-Application
sees	O
Alex	O
arrive	O
in	O
the	O
record	O
store	O
(	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deck	O
Nine	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
prequel	O
Before	B-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
True	O
Colors	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
live	O
digital	O
presentation	O
,	O
along	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
containing	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
and	O
its	O
prequel	O
Before	B-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
for	O
release	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
True	O
Colors	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
reported	O
that	O
Dontnod	O
's	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
over	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
series	O
have	O
been	O
passed	O
to	O
Deck	O
Nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
for	O
Switch	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
E3	O
2021	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
August	O
,	O
the	O
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
prequel	O
story	O
Wavelengths	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
Remastered	O
Collection	O
to	O
early	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
with	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
super-human	O
ability	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
like	O
superheroes	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
can	O
then	O
provide	O
"	O
meditations	O
on	O
real	O
experiences	O
that	O
regular	O
people	O
go	O
through	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Felice	O
Kuan	O
,	O
senior	O
writer	O
at	O
Deck	O
Nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capturing	O
the	O
performances	O
of	O
the	O
actors	O
through	O
performance	B-Operating_System
capture	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
also	O
influenced	O
the	O
writers	O
 '	O
approach	O
towards	O
their	O
scripting	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
High	O
Performance	O
mode	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
High	O
Resolution	O
mode	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Man	O
,	O
Foals	O
,	O
Hayley	O
Kiyoko	O
,	O
and	O
Maribou	O
State	O
contributed	O
to	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Wavelengths	O
with	O
their	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angus	O
&	O
Julia	O
Stone	O
released	O
an	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
of	O
songs	O
they	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
write	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
20	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
titled	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
and	O
containing	O
12	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	O
Colors	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
September	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
7	O
December	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wavelengths	O
DLC	B-Protocol
starring	O
Steph	B-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
bundle	O
,	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
True	I-Application
Colors	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Haven	O
Springs	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
setting	O
in	O
any	O
Life	B-Application
is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
game	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
story	O
Wavelengths	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Italia	O
described	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
warm	O
and	O
sweet	O
coming-of-age	O
story	O
for	O
Steph	B-Application
with	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
Steph	B-Application
's	O
DJ	O
occupation	O
and	O
love	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fitting	O
narrative	O
connection	O
between	O
True	O
Colors	O
and	O
its	O
predecessors	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PLAY	O
magazine	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
describing	O
Steph	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
fan-favourite	O
character	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Wavelengths	O
as	O
an	O
emotionally	O
challenging	O
one	O
which	O
contrasts	O
with	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
’s	O
relaxing	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
True	I-Application
Colors	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#6	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
games	O
boxed	O
sales	O
chart	O
based	O
on	O
physical	O
editions	O
alone	O
,	O
with	O
54%	O
of	O
sales	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
,	O
28%	O
from	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
18%	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
September	O
2021	O
games	O
report	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
True	I-Application
Colors	I-Application
ranked	O
at	O
#10	O
for	O
top	O
selling	O
games	O
within	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
highest	O
launch	O
month	O
dollar	O
sales	O
for	O
any	O
Life	B-Application
is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
title	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
