Life is Strange: Polarized, Chapter 1 Life is Strange Guide
This page of the Life is Strange guide contains a walkthrough for Chapter 1 of Episode 5 (Polarized). We’ve listed tips regarding the actions in the basement and at the museum. There are three achievements to obtain during this chapter: Incandescent, Night Vision, and Framed.
Last update: 25 January 2022
After waking up in the "dark room", look around. You can try to release yourself from the chains. In order to do it, look on your right foot and select Detach. After freeing the right foot, look at the trolley and pull it to yourself. Your photo will be laying on the right side of the trolley. Select the Photo - Look option and try to set the sharpness of the photo by clicking the proper buttons.
Talk with Jefferson after moving to different reality. No matter how the conversation will go, once it is over look at the journal on the left side. Once you hear Max's commentary, look at Jefferson and try to talk with him. From all the answers to his question, select the underlined option My Diary. The next step will be adjusting the sharpness on the picture in the journal.
After adjusting the sharpness, you will wake up in the classroom, in the place and time that you should know very well. As you know from the previous episodes, the correct answer to Jefferson's question is Daguerreian Process. You must warn David about what Jefferson is planning. In order to do it, you must search for his number in the bag that is lying on your right side. In order to get the number, you must turn the page while reading the book. Now you can also take the first photo to your album. Walk towards Kate and select the Comfort Her option. Look at her again after a short conversation and you will be able to take the picture. Walk towards Jefferson after that and sign to the contest by giving him your picture: Jefferson - Photo.
After you do it, you will change the time and place again. You will find yourself in a plane, on your way to the gallery. After talking with the director and landing, look around through the gallery. On the lower floor you will find a woman with her back turned on you. You can take a picture of her to your collection. After that, go to the upper floor and look at your picture. After you receive an alarming call from Chloe, go back to the upper floor, walk towards your photo and adjust its sharpness. The visitors will be interrupting you few times, repeat the process until you succeed. Once you appear in your room, look at the picture you just took and tear it.
After another change of time and place, you will return to the "dark room". This time David will come to your aid. For David to defeat Jefferson you must do certain activities in the right order. First, ask Jefferson for water - Some Water?. Second, when Jefferson is taking the tripod, you must warn David at right time. In order to do it, look at Jefferson and select the Warn option. It is important to select this option once Jefferson is standing near the door. Otherwise, Max will be knocked down. The next step, when Jefferson and David start fighting, is looking at the table on the right side and selecting the Pull option. Last step will be selecting the Table - Warn option. The table with which you must interact is located in front of the coach. If you failed to do any of the steps, you must go back in time and try again. After David disarms Jefferson, walk towards him and talk to Chloe's stepfather. No matter how the conversation will go, you will be forced to make an important choice. You can tell David the truth about Chloe or keep it to yourself. If you tell the truth, David will kill Jefferson. Deciding not to tell the truth will have an opposite effect. Jefferson will be arrested and David will calmly return to his job.