In January 2020, I lost my mum to cancer. After a long and arduous five year battle, she was gone. It wasn’t sudden, but at the same time, it was. My mum had fought the alien – as she called it – constantly kicking its ass. Any time the disease reared its ugly head, she sent it running. That is, until December 2019, she had her results, confirming it was back. Then, just four days later, on Christmas eve, she went into the hospital, and, heartbreakingly, she never came home.
I’ve never felt pain like it, and it still affects me every day. Even after all this time, I still don’t know how to handle it, but I’ve managed to find solace in a video game. Honestly, I never expected a game to have such a profound impact on me and the way in which I handle my grief. I was on the fence about playing Life is Strange: True Colors at launch, because I knew that it’s about emotions, loss, and empathy, and while I’m a huge fan of the series, I still feel raw about losing the most important person to me.
Yet, my desire to experience what I knew would be an incredible story won out, and I’m going to be forever grateful that it did. The Story of Alex Cheng, and how she deals with the loss of her brother resonated with me. Have I ever lost a sibling? No, but I know the heartbreak that comes with losing someone close to you. Warning, from this point, there are some spoilers for Life is Strange: True Colors. If you want to avoid these, now’s the time to turn back.
Source: https://www.pockettactics.com/life-is-strange-true-colors/switch
