Life is Strange: Chaos Theory - important choices Life is Strange Guide
On this page of the Life is Strange you can find all important choices from Episode 3 (Chaos Theory) along with their consequences. It should be mentioned that the choices affect the situation in the game, but achievements aren’t connected to them.
Last update: 25 January 2022
Important choice #1
The first important choice is in the first chapter of the episode. You have to chose whether to steal the money from the headmaster's office or not.
Choice: Steal the Money
Consequences:
Chapter 3
Chloe will be happy at the swimming pool.
The envelope will be on the shelf in Chloe's room in the next day.
Chloe will be more relaxed during conversations.
Chloe will write Frank that she has his money.
Chapter 4
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During the conversation with Frank, you can start a fight with him, by making him angry twice. He will not be angry if afterwards, the girls will eventually give him the money. If they refuse, each answer that can make him angry will start the fight.
Chapter 5
The Principal will haunt Max in dreams and talk about the theft.
Choice: Leave the Money
Consequences:
Chapter 3
The envelope does not appear in Chloe's room on the next day.
Max can comment that she wants Chloe to take the money.
Chapter 4
Chloe will be aggressive towards Max.
Chloe did not take the money, so there will be no delays.
Max can only say that they do not have the money and only one bad answer that will make Frank angry is enough to make him attack.
Chapter 5
The Principal in Max's nightmares does not mention the money.
Important choice #2
The second important choice is whether to kiss Chloe.
Choice: Kiss Chloe
Consequences:
Chapter 3
Chloe is impressed.
Chloe will say that she lets Warren know he has no chances with Max anymore.
Max will mention that Chloe will want to kiss some more if they leave together.
Chapter 4
Chloe will be surprised when Max hugs her on the next morning.
Warren will write to Max a message about her relationship with Chloe. The exact wording of the message will depend on whether Max accepted his invitation in Chapter 2.
Chapter 5
Warren haunts Max's dreams.
During the nightmare, there is a scene in which Max and Chloe kiss.
Just one step away from falling in love with Chloe. The girls kiss towards the end of the chapter.
Choice: Don't Kiss
Consequences:
Chapter 3
Chloe does not comment her relationship with Warren
Chapter 4
Warren sends Max a message. The exact wording of the message will depend on whether Max accepted his invitation in Chapter 2.
Chapter 5
Warren and Chloe talk about Max's tendency to kiss, in her nightmare.
Max will be presented as the one that turns her back on Chloe, in her dream.
Max will not fall in love with Chloe and they will not kiss towards the end of Chapter 5.
Important choice #3
The third important choice is during the argument between Chloe and David - you have to side with either of them.
Choice: Side with David
Consequences:
Chapter 3
David thanks Max for her help.
David will not be thrown away from his house.
Joyce will be happy that Max sided with David.
Chloe is angry with Max.
Chloe will bring that up later on and she will believe that Max betrayed her.
Chapter 4
David will work at the garage and he will be nice to Max while talking to her.
Max will have to sneak past David to get access to his documents. If Max does not know the code to the padlock, she will have to take the keys from the workshop.
Chapter 5
Max and Chloe do not kiss towards the end of the chapter.
Choice: Side with Chloe
Consequences:
Chapter 3
David will be thrown out of his house.
David will want Max to leave him alone after she has divided his family.
Joyce will not hold it against Max.
Chloe will thank Max for siding with her.
Chapter 4
David is walking towards the door while Max is coming down the stairs at Chloe's home. He will be very mean to Max.
If Max does not know the code to David's padlock, she will have to use a crowbar.
Chapter 5
Max falls in love with Chloe. The girls kiss towards the end of the chapter.
Important choice #4
The next important choice is the quick decision on where you throw the bone for Frank's dog. This choice is important, as one of the options results in dog becoming seriously injured.
Choice: Throw towards the road
Consequences:
Chapter 3
The dog will be hit by the car and wounded.
Max feels guilty.
There is no cutscene of Frank seeing Max and Chloe leave.
Chapter 4
Nathan will have a photo of the wounded dog in his room.
Frank beats up a truck driver at the beach.
Frank cannot die during the fight.
The dog cannot bite Chloe.
Chapter 5
The dog dies before the storm
The dog will be absent during the dinner.
Frank would want his dog to be there.
Choice: Throw in the parking lot
Consequences:
Chapter 3
Frank sees Max and Chloe leave.
The dog has not been hit by the car.
Chapter 4
Frank will say that the dog will bite Max if she tries anything during the conversation.
Frank and his dog can die during the fight with Max and Chloe.
If Max tells him to close the door, then he cannot die. Still, it is possible that the dog will bite Chloe.
Chapter 5
The dog will not die before the storm.
Important choice #5
The last important choice is in the last chapter of the episode, while searching Frank's RV.
Choice: Leave the Gun
Consequences:
Chapter 3
Chloe will not be excited in Frank's car.
Chapter 4
It will be more difficult to kill Frank.
If Max hadn't let Warren beat up Nathan, Frank will not die during the fight.
If Max lets Warren beat up Nathan, Chloe will take Nathan's gun. The course of the game will be as if Max had given the gun to Chloe. Frank may die.
Chloe will take David's gun after the fight.
Choice: Give the Gun to Chloe
Consequences:
Chapter 3
Chloe will be excited in Frank's car.
Chapter 4
If Max hadn't wounded the dog earlier, and Frank gets angry, Chloe will kill Frank and his dog.
If Max had wounded the dog, and Frank gets angry, Chloe will shoot him on the leg.