Erika Mori and Han Soto On Life Is Strange: True Colors At The BAFTAs
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While Erika Mori and Han Soto didn’t pick up the win at last week’s BAFTA Game Awards, the duo were in high spirits after crossing the pond to hang out with their fellow nominees. Known for their roles as siblings Alex and Gabe Chen in Life Strange: True Colors, we had a chance to catch up with them on the red carpet and talk about the game’s controversial big decision, motion capture, and the impact their characters have left on so many people.
The final chapter has players choosing to condemn or forgive Jed regarding his role in Alex’s attempted murder and the death of her brother. I’m a nice person, so I decided to let him off, but editor-in-chief Stacey Henley and Mori herself were quick to disagree with me. “So many people when looking at the percentages chose to forgive him,” Mori tells me. “So I’m like, ‘Well, I guess most of the people playing this game are better people than I am.’”
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Soto is on the same page: “Definitely condemn. We’ve talked about this before, but life happens, and you go through different experiences because the last time I was asked this question I gave a different answer. Now I’ve been through some things and I had to think about it, but sometimes people make wrong decisions. No, I condemn.”
The fictional siblings also talked about bringing their respective characters to life, and how motion capture combined with a talented storytelling team allowed emotional beats to land far more often than not. Unlike previous entries in the series, True Colors is a singular experience with no episodic cliffhangers or a staggered release schedule.
“I had a lot of help from the
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