Life Is Strange: Episode 3 – Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory is the third episode of the five-part episodic adventure
series Life Is Strange. It is DLC for the first episode Life Is Strange:
Episode 1 – Chrysalis along with the second one and it is only available
separately for the PlayStation versions. For the other platforms it can be
acquired through Life Is Strange: Season Pass or Life Is Strange: Complete
Season.
The episode starts with a short recap of the previous events, customized for
each player based on the decisions they took in the previous ones. The episode
starts at night following an important event from the previous episode. Chloe
asks Max to sneak out of her dorm so they can break into the principal’s
office and find some more information. They also go for a swim in the school’s
pool. Those are the two main new locations in this episode. It continues at
Chloe’s home, revealing more of the tensions in the family. They further
investigate whether David, Frank or Nathan is involved with Rachel’s
disappearance and trick Frank to get his keys and sneak into his RV.
The strange phenomena continue. Following the snow and the sun eclipse, in
this episode various animals suddenly die, mainly birds. The gameplay is
identical to the previous episodes with the time rewinding mechanic, important
and minor choices and the way she can interact with people. There is a new
page with locations in her book, optional photos to take and her diary is
furthered based on the decisions.
Various looming love interests are clarified and Max discovers a new strength
in her powers. The final part of the episode is an extensive flashback through
time travel five years back in time, when she was thirteen. Through her
actions, Max is able to experience the full butterfly effect / chaos theory.
It ends showing how all characters have changed in the present, through a
small action in the past. This episode has some puzzles that are more
difficult than the previous episodes and there is a new focusing technique,
used to trigger time travel far down the past.
Life Is Strange: Episode 3 – Chaos Theory