Life is Strange 100% PS4 guide

Life is Strange - PS4 100% Speedrun

100% includes finishing each episode and collecting every optional photo available (50 total)

run starts as soon as you gain control over max and ends when you check the newspaper (speedrun.com)
after each episode, mash O to skip aftergame results. you can't skip the preview for next episode
soon as you can, start the next episode thru continue button cus timer is still rolling

incase you were wondering:
	PS4 button layout:		^
				     []   O
					X

as a good reminder:
	checking people usually is done with ^ (Triangle)
	anything photo related is done with [] (Square)
	if you check certain objects (posters, things with words, photos) u gotta back out with O (Circle)
	to interact with anything else is done with X (uhh.. X)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EPISODE 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
gain control, run up to lighthouse (start split)
check photo
take selfie
CHOICE 1 - O (I did know...)
PHOTO 1 - Table
Talk to jeff
CHOICE 2 - O (No time...)
exit class
CHECK RACHEL AMBER POSTER ON DOUBLE DOORS END OF HALL
go to bathroom
use faucet
photo butterfly
1st REWIND
take selfie 2
Jefferson asks question; R1 SKIP
CHOICE 3 - O (Really have to use...)
2nd REWIND (start mashing as Vict retro zones u)
CHOICE 4 - ^ (Dag. process...)
talk to jeff 2 (R1 SKIP ASAP)
CHOICE 5 - [] (Not avoiding...)
3rd REWIND
talk to jeff 3 (R1 SKIP)
CHOICE 6 - ^ (I'm on top...)
exit class 2
hold R2 run to bathroom
FIRE ALARM - check fire alarm, push cart, grab hammer, hit fire alarm
exit bathroom
talk to wells
CHOICE 7 - O (Got sick in class...)(split 1)
exit school 1
PHOTO 2 - run towards statue
PHOTO 3 - go to justin, O (Thrash..) REWIND, speak R1 SKIP, ^ (Tre Flip), O (Tre Flip), photo trevor
check warren's text
go to dorms
PHOTO 4 - squirrels by far tree
talk to bitch
CHECK SAMUEL
turn on sprinkler
sabotage paint can
CHOICE 8 - [] (Take photo)(split 2)
enter dorms
straight to room
PHOTO 5 - take mirror photo
check max's room
go talk to juliet
CHOICE 9 - [] (What did she..)
CHOICE 10 - X (Watson)
enter victoria's room
open laptop, have to look at email, then you can back out
print
take paper
PHOTO 6 - mess up bitch's photos, take photo
go talk to juliet 2
take flash drive
exit dorms
PHOTO 7 - warn Alyssa, turn around and photo window
CHOICE 11 - [] (Take photo of Kate), small cutscene
PHOTO 8 - go straight to RV, draw something, photo
run to warren
CHOICE 12 - O (Dont wanna talk...)
CHOICE 13 - O (No, too busy...)
CHOICE 14 - O (No fcking way...)
CHOICE 15 - [] (How so..)
CHOICE 16 - O (Dont wanna speak about it..)
fuccboi nathan shows up
CHOICE 17 - [] (What are you..)
CHOICE 18 - O (Call police..)(split 3)
chloe shows up
CHOICE 19 - O (No idea...)
CHOICE 20 - O (No, felt like...)
CHOICE 21 - O (Only for Mark...)
CHOICE 22 - [] (I wanted to...)
arrive to chloe's house
turn on power plug to immediate right
check under bed for album
CHOICE 23 - O (Who is she...)
CHOICE 24 - [] (rachel took my place..)
CHOICE 25 - [] (WHat happened..)
CHOICE 26 - O (Parents...)
turn on stereo
exit chloe's room
go to parents bedroom
REWIND when birb dies, open window
exit parents bedroom
go downstairs
go to garage
check screwdrivers on top of washer, turn on washer
4th REWIND (Soon as screwdrivers fall)
move cardboard
turn on washer (R1 SKIP)
pull cardboard out get screwdrivers
return to chloe's room
talk to chloe
CHOICE 27 - O (I wasn't there...)
CHOICE 28 - O (Not at all...)
CHOICE 29 - [] (Just a bit...)
CHOICE 30 - O (No...)
soon as u get control, move forward and take picture of chloe
check closet, 5th REWIND
move lamp, hide in closet
CHOICE 31 - [] (stay in closet)(split 4)
exit chloe's room thru window
PHOTO 9 - soon as u have control, TURN AROUND, go forward, run up to bolder, take photo of bird
run up path
PHOTO 10 - get behind chloe, photo
sit down next to chloe
CHOICE 32 - [] (Pissed..)
CHOICE 33 - [] (Glad took photo..)
CHOICE 34 - O (What files...)
CHOICE 35 - [] (Nathan's...)
CHOICE 36 - O (How much...)
CHOICE 37 - [] (SO fucked up..)
CHOICE 38 - [] (Still dangerous...)
nightmare begins
run up RIGHT path, when reach tree itll fall, REWIND slightly (like 1 second)
move to left so logs dont fk u
keep running forward thru bullshit
check newspaper (END OF EPISODE 1)


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EPISODE 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MASH X
turn off alarm - O
go towards closet and grab shower supplies
exit max's room
enter bath room
talk to kate
enter shower
exit bath room
enter max's room
grab book, 1st REWIND, grab book
go towards closet, change clothes
exit max's room
go to kate's room
PHOTO 1 - bunny wabbit
talk to kate
CHOICE 1 - [] (proof...)
CHOICE 2 - O (Why...)
CHOICE 3 - ^ (Doesn't..)
CHOICE 4 - [] (Sure..)
CHOICE 5 - [] (Did you go..)
CHOICE 6 - [] (And..)
look at backpack, put book down
CHOICE 7 - O (Don't go to police!)(split 1)
exit kate's room
exit dorm
PHOTO 2 - head towards bench to right, interact with trashbin, step away so squirrel comes, photo
head towards exit, talk to warren
CHOICE 8 - [] (By the way...)
CHOICE 9 - O (Just a pirate...)
CHOICE 10 - O (He's dangerous...)
CHOICE 11 - [] (Go ape!)
leave, cutscene as max rides to two whales (small break time, 4 minutes)
PHOTO 3 - go towards diner, look up at sign
PHOTO 4 - now run to the back, photo doggie thru fence
run towards diner and enter
PHOTO 5 - go to bathroom in diner, photo mirror
sit down far seat
CHOICE 12 - O (Change...)
CHOICE 13 - [] (Slapped...)
CHOICE 14 - [] (Get it Joyce..)
CHOICE 15 - [] (Bacon omelette..)
drink coffee
wait for chloe, she'll come and sit down and chat (2 min break)
CHOICE 16 - X (I don't know..)
she shows u her pockets, examine one thing and right click thru them fast then O
CHOICE 17 - [] (Car keys)
CHOICE 18 - O (Panda)
CHOICE 19 - ^ (Cig)
CHOICE 20 - ^ (7)
CHOICE 21 - O (Money)
CHOICE 22 - O (86)
CHOICE 23 - X (Parking)
CHOICE 24 - [] (10:34)
we gotta wait now for events to happen
soon as cockroach clicks jukebox, 2nd REWIND
CHOICE 25 - X (Trucker)
CHOICE 26 - X (Cop, partner leaves)
CHOICE 27 - [] (Justin fights Trevor)
CHOICE 28 - ^ (Jukebox cockroach)
leave diner, talk to chloe
CHOICE 29 - O (Don't answer Kate)(split 2)
exit leave
enter junkyard
PHOTO 6 - move towards wrecked bus, front left corner
PHOTO 7 - far back, in clearing, take deer photo
junkyard bottle bullshit sequence.........
BOTTLE 1 - (from the start, if u didn't go get photos) turn slightly left, run towards fridge w/ red pan
	   bottle on top, REWIND, move box, click bottle
BOTTLE 2 - turn a bit right and run down long path
	   when come to 3 way, left and examine bottle near big tire
BOTTLE 3 - move right, go towards path w/ traintracks, hug cars
	   slide into bonfire pit, take bottle, REWIND and leave
BOTTLE 4 - loop around to get inside clubhouse, bottle near back
BOTTLE 5 - exit, run towards chloe, cut left when near to go up hill
	   grab plank, go across and get bottle
go see chloe
CHOICE 30 - REWIND IMMEDIATELY, O
CHOICE 31 - REWIND IMMEDIATELY, ^
CHOICE 32 - LOOK LEFT AT WHEEL RIM
CHOICE 33 - LOOK AT TIRE
max will pass out, small minute break
PHOTO 8 - position urself so u photo chloe with lighthouse in shot
talk with chloe
CHOICE 34 - O (DON'T SHOOT FRANK)(split 3)
run towards railroad tracks, talk to chloe to leave
CHOICE 35 - [] (Still freaked...)
CHOICE 36 - O (Bad boy...)
CHOICE 37 - [] (Be careful..)
CHOICE 38 - O (Why...)
max passes out again, small 20-30 seconds break before train sequence
RUN up hill, turn left uptop, go and grab crowbar
break open spool, gotta look at leftish bottom
push spool
jump down, free chloe, end train sequence
CHOICE 39 - O (Don't think so...)
CHOICE 40 - O (Uhh...)
max leaves car, enters school (no control)
move towrds david, talk to him
CHOICE 41 - [] (Hit..)
CHOICE 42 - O (What about Kate...)
run towards science lab
PHOTO 9 - talk to warren.
	  O
	  go towards teacher and talk, ^ (Experiment)
	  Go back to Warren, SKIP, SKIP, SKIP, ^ (Chlorine)
	  take photo
run towards class, run into class and have Jefferson stop you (don't talk to them)
CHOICE 43 - O (Not really...)
CHOICE 44 - [] (Everybody knows...)
CHOICE 45 - O (No...)
CHOICE 46 - O (Not right now...)
enter classroom
PHOTO 10 - take a photo of aylssa
talk to fucktards
sit down GOTTA PRESS X (bit of a break, about 3 minutes)
run towards school, rewind before kate hits ground
rewind again soon as u got control, hold all the way
walk forward and enter school
CHOICE 47 - ^ (I've been..)
CHOICE 48 - O (I was with...)(BYE KATE)(split 4)
CHOICE 49 - O (Blame Jefferson)
sign paper  (END OF EPISODE 2)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EPISODE 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
decent break time
game cuts in to max napping on desk
exit max's room
PHOTO 1: go to bathroom and talk to girl, [], []
	 head to victoria's room
	 go to back left and shine light on action figure
	 spam [] until you get photo. exit vic's room
exit dorm hall
PHOTO 2: head to immediate right towards bench w/ squirrel
	 move towards it, REWIND, photo squirrel
head to exit dorm area, gotta REWIND (1-2 seconds) when come close to principal wells
move ahead slightly until chloe shows up
CHOICE 1 - O (Chaos...)
CHOICE 2 - O (Rachel involved...)
CHOICE 3 - [] (Alive...)
small 2 minute break during victoria-jefferson convo
youre brought inside school
follow chloe into principal's room
turn right and head towards key rack, followed by checking ALL drawers to ur immediate left
leave principal's room
*Making a bomb sequence: go straight to drink machine and get can
enter science room
go to teacher's desk and get sugar
PHOTO 3: stop by fishtank on left side of room to get this photo
go to very back and get the sodium
PHOTO 4: after you get sodium, look to the right of the cabinets and photo skeleton
exit science room
enter art room
head to very back and snag duct tape
return to chloe in principal's room*
enter room and REWIND immediately until door is fixed
interact with door ASAP as u get control
*For these next 3 files: soon as you hit X, mash -> until you can back out with O*
small cutscene, soon as u gain control back TURN ON LAMP NEXT TO YOU and check files
PHOTO 5: face chloe as she sits in chair and photo her
head towards back part of room, to the right of Chloe, and check files
turn right immediately and check files
talk to chloe
another cutscene, ends with chloe finding the handicap money
CHOICE 4 - [] (Don't take money!)(Split 1)
exit principal's office
you'll be inside otter's lair now
head towards chloe once you gain control
CHOICE 5 - O (Girls of course...)
follow after chloe, head to pool
go to control room to immediate right and turn on lights
return to chloe, wait for chloe to come towards and mash X (small 1:30 minute cutscene)
when Max and Chloe reach the edge of pool, get ready for convos
CHOICE 6 - O (Not that time...)
CHOICE 7 - O (IDK...)
CHOICE 8 - O (Ew! Warren...)
another 30 second cutscene
hide and seek sequence; run to the first room u started in, try to leave
run to bathroom stalls, hide in furthest one
when cop leaves room, RUN to pool. another cutscene (4 minutes)
when max starts to wake up, mash X to take selfie
when you gain control, move towards desk to check ur clothes
head towards closet and interact
CHOICE 9 - O (Don't Kiss)
put on clothes
exit chloe's room
PHOTO 6: head to bathroom, take photo of urself in mirror
exit downstairs
PHOTO 7: living room-scare birb off cabinet
	 open window left of fireplace. scare birb off fireplace
	 exit house, photo birb on back fence
go talk to Joyce
CHOICE 10 - O (Eggs and bacon..)
head to door to grab eggs
head back into kitchen, towards fridge, and grab bacon
CHOICE 11 - [] (Hate to even...)
CHOICE 12 - [] (Maybe...)
head towards table and sit down and wait for joyce to bring food
mash X to start eating food
now wait for joyce to come back over to you (3 min cutscene)
soon as you enter garage, interact with david's laptop
head to the car and check the visor ->, O
return to laptop, O, []. mash -> then O when you reach end
return to living room, talk to chloe
CHOICE 13 - [] (Side with David 8) ) (split 2)
exit house, ignore chloe, press X on door
when gain control, head towards trucker outside diner.
PHOTO 8 - [] (Punks..), O (Leave...)
	 REWIND, R1 SKIP, ^ (1977...)
	 O (Rachel Amber...), turn around and photo it
PHOTO 9 - head to the right of diner and photo ants
head towards diner, enter
go talk to frank
go talk to nathan
CHOICE 14 - O, then ^ (Frank...)
go to officer barry
CHOICE 15 - O, then ^ (Frank...)
return to frank
CHOICE 16 - [] (Save dogs...)
snag keys, REWIND
exit diner
head towards chloe
CHOICE 17 - O (Don't hurt dog!)(split 3)
enter frank's RV
go to the vent in frank's room, to the right as u enter
go to the kitchen, to ur right is a knife on pizza box
return to same vent, open the vent
grab files, mash -> then O
return to chloe (decent cutscene) when the game loads next scene, get ready for convos
CHOICE 18 - [] (Grow up...)
CHOICE 19 - [] (William...)
CHOICE 20 - [] (You don't want to...)
WELCOME TO THE WORST PART OF THE SPEEDRUN; FUCKING WITH THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT PHOTO
you've got to find the right mix by moving both L and R stick (this shit is the only RNG in the game)
once you do, you're back in the past
PHOTO 10: move to counter, use photo option on camera to left of Chloe []
head backwards to the cap on the living room coffee table in front of couch
we wait for wiliam to get the phone call and talk with joyce
soon as he grabs keys, rewind a little bit and snag keys from under hat
throw keys out the window to ur right (END OF EPISODE 3), lengthy cutscene (5 minutes)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EPISODE 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ur walking next to handichloe
CHOICE 1 - O (Don't blame...)
CHOICE 2 - O (What missing...)
CHOICE 3 - O (Don't say...)
yall head back to her place, cutscene (1 min)
turn around and grab cup for chloe
CHOICE 4 - O (To me...)
CHOICE 5 - O (You have me...)
CHOICE 6 - O (They love...)
CHOICE 7 - O (Can they...)
when she asks for blade runner movie, and u gain control
head towards the tv stand and look at top left drawer for movies
put it in dvd player to ur right
exit chloe's room
go upstairs
go to bathroom and turn light on
grab morphine from cabinet
go downstairs
go back to chloe's room
hand morphine to chloe
go to other side of room and grab photo album on top of clothes drawer
you gotta turn the page each time with X (just mash X entire time zzz)
CHOICE 8 - [] (KILL CHLOEEEE!!!) (split 1)
get ready for FUN RNG TIME JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA
mash X to enter photo RNG world
fuck with the L and R sticks to get the right balance
as max enters past again, it's a bit of a 4 minute cutscene
we return to the OU present
get off bed - O
PHOTO 1: photo chloe at her desk behind her
gotta check the board
exit chloe's room
go downstairs
go straight to garage
PHOTO 2: move board by garage door and snap bird's nest
go check the locker (7171), mash -> then O
go interact with upstairs to leave(2 minute cutscene)
u come back to blackwell and chat with jefferson
PHOTO 3: along left of path, small rocks at the end of path
PHOTO 4: talk to samuel, ^ (Animals...)
	 ^ (Squirrels...), use box to lure
	 wait for squirrel to come over, photo
run straight to brooke on the far side
CHOICE 9 - ^ (Nathan..)
CHOICE 10 - X (Bye bitch...)
go to talk with Chloe, it'll take u inside boy's dorm
PHOTO 5: window on the indent on right side of hall
run to nathan's room and enter
interact with his laptop
check the skid marks infront of couch
move couch
leave room
head back towards chloe
here comes fuccboi
CHOICE 11 - O (Stop Warren!)
exit boy's dorm, cutscene with warren (like 5 minutes)
now the hardy boys are off to see frank jaja
PHOTO 6: photo beached whale closest to you
run towards the RV and interact with door/Chloe
CHOICE 12 - X (Sorry...)
CHOICE 13 - ^ (Heard you...)
CHOICE 14 - ^ (You knew Rachel...)(split 2)
leave the beach
funtime, we get to be hardy boys with detective work
interact with board (u gotta move up to the board after each sleuth session)
F1) stare at the black book, mash X, then head quickly to the drug deals on top RIGHT
F2) top left paper (not far left), paper right under that one, far bottom right
D1) top left, photo to the right, bottom left
D2) bottom row second to left, the truck picture in the middle top row, bottom right photo
small cutscene
N1) far left paper, smallest paper on the top row, SIM card, phone
N2) phone - 0829, exit out immediately
Everyone) starting from very top row, the 2nd to last text msgs screenphoto
	  very last skinny yellow paper
	  bottom row, 2nd to last
barn sequence
PHOTO 7: birb on fence on left side near side of barn
gain control, head to side entrance of barn(1 min cutscene)
head towards dark room entrance and clear hay
try to lift door
grab rope and attach
climb up 1st
pull down machine
climb up 2nd
REWIND
PHOTO 8: owl hoot hoot
attach rope to machine and pull
climb down
climb down
open dark room door
go down the steps to dark room door (542)
go straight to the slut pictures cabinet
exit dark room (split 3)
sad time boys =( (hella cutscene is like 6 minutes)
talk to stella
CHOICE 15 - O (What girl...)
CHOICE 16 - [] (Who hired...)
go thru curtains
PHOTO 9: turn around and photo two moons thru window
PHOTO 10: bathroom next to VIP, photo Justin pissing w/ skeleton wall pic thing
fastest way to VIP section: go talk to bitch at entrance
			    loop around to the spool, push it out way
			    rewind
	                    enter VIP
go straight to queen bitch and talk to her
CHOICE 17 - ^ (Blame Nathan...)
CHOICE 18 - ^ (Jefferson...)
CHOICE 19 - [] (Have to be...)
CHOICE 20 - O (Don't warn that bitch)
Talk to Chloe to leave (cutscene, 4 minutes)
enter junkyard
head forward, cut right before blue boat, then left at first left. run forward (END OF EPISODE 4)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EPISODE 5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
wakie wakie max
as u wake up and she says "The dark room" stare at foot and break it open
push cart over
look at ur photo, guess what MORE FUCKING PHOTO RNG UNGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
once you go back, it's a pretty long cutscene (4 minutes)
and we'reeeee back
check at ur photo... more RNG bullshit.....................
CHOICE 1 - [] (Killed Chloe...)
CHOICE 2 - [] (God I hate...)
CHOICE 3 - O (He's as sick...)
CHOICE 4 - O (Makes two of you..)
CHOICE 5 - O (You killed...)
when you gain control, check ur photos to the left and REWIND ASAP
call after misouer jefferson
CHOICE 6 - X (Diary...)
spam R1 and skip
look at ur diary, more photo RNG BULLSHIT.
CHOICE 7 - O (I'm not into...)
interact with ur bag to find David's #, mash -> then O
text david by selecting ur phone
PHOTO 1: Talk to Kate, photo her
head straight to Jefferson and talk to him (split 1)
now we head to AU where we go to sanfrisico (cutscene for 3 min)
you'll wake up on plane. gotta wait for Principal Wells to wake up (about 1 min)
talk to Wells (3 min cutscene)
u'll appear at the art gallery now, still in cutscene from above
PHOTO 2: run downstairs and photo red hair with her camera
head upstairs to ur photo and check it out (another 2 min cutscene)
head back upstairs after u hang up, to ur photo AGAIN and guess what RNG PHOTO BULLSHIT
turn around and tear ur photo (1 min)
CHOICE 8 - O (Fuck you...)
wait for david to get hit once, then rewind all the way
R1 skip, ask for request
PHOTO 3 - O (One last picture?), be sure to rewind ASAP
CHOICE 9 - [] (Water)
tell david to watch out, when jefferson knocks gun outta his hands kick cart
wait for david to get shot, REWIND, pull light
CHOICE 10 - O (Chloe is missing)(split 2)
leave the Dark Room (3 minute cutscene)
arrive to armageddon
run to right side around trucker, into store at end of path
inside, turn on sprinkler (sry guy lmao)
exit store
watch two whales blow the fuck up, REWIND
use fire sand
PHOTO 4: snap the dead whale
PHOTO 5: snap car on the roof on building next to diner to the right
go to the side entrance of two whales
enter main diner
go talk to warren
CHOICE 11 - O (Have to go back...)
CHOICE 12 - O (Nathan killed..)
CHOICE 13 - O (All this...)
check photo
CHOICE 14 - [] (Bye Warren..)
photo RNG
ur back at school from other day, talking to chloe
CHOICE 15 - O (Nathan is...)
CHOICE 16 - O (Mark Jefferson...)
CHOICE 17 - O (Chloe...)
CHOICE 18 - ^ (I fucked up...)
CHOICE 19 - [] (I was able...)
CHOICE 20 - ^ (David saved me...) (split 3) (3 minute cutscene)
u wake back up in class (nightmare sequence begins)
PHOTO 6: look at the wood engraving. look at it 3 times and then photo
try to leave room
CHOICE 21 - O (My selfies are shit...)
leave classroom, ur in girl's dorm
talk to Kate
go thru kate's door
go grab keys by window, enter dana's room
take immediate door to ur left
go to victoria's room
PHOTO 7: photo the squirrels outside window on right side of hall
go to ur room
reverse school time now
head to bathroom
PHOTO 8: stop by skeleton, stare at it for a split second then open journal and back out
enter bathroom
Nightmare H&S sequence: head straight down the hall
	  	    cut corner to other wall and hide from jeff
		    go down the hall, wait for jefferson to come towards u and pass him
	 	    go to search light, wait for light to pass before crossing each photo
		    run straight to lockers, skip first hall and make 2nd left
		    warren should catch u; just rewind
		  PHOTO 9: make first right, then right again. go to warren's locker and photo
	 	    wait for wells before he spots u
		    cut left at the end to avoid david
		    ur in junkyard now, cut right
		  PHOTO 10: 1) far left side, tucked in cars (jeff nearby)
			    2) far right side, parallel (jeff nearby)
			    3) hideout, on chair
			    4) right side as u leave hideout on car hood
			    5) literally ahead on the car, back of car
			   now take a photo of them all. gg done with photos
		    head towards bus, then towards the hideout
		    go left of cars that has frank at rightside
		    go sit on the bench(split 4)(like extra long cutscene jesus christ ughhhhh)
u'll eventually appear in bathroom; activate digicode (0311)
go talk to Max at far table
CHOICE 22 - O (I tried to help..)
CHOICE 23 - O (That's true...)
CHOICE 24 - ^ (Of course...)
now run alllll the way to lighthouse
FINAL CHOICE - [] (save bay fuck bae) (THE END)