Top 10 Toughest Choices in Life is Strange: Reunion
Life is Strange: Reunion is a narrative adventure game that is full of difficult choices. These choices can have a major impact on the story, and they often force players to make impossible decisions. The game's developers have said that they want players to feel the weight of their choices, and they have succeeded in creating a game where every decision matters.
This list looks at 10 of the toughest choices that players have to make in Life is Strange: Reunion. These are the choices that will have you agonizing over what to do, and they are the choices that will stay with you long after you have finished the game.
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Let Safi Disappear or Help Her Find Courage
Early in the game, you'll encounter Safi, a character struggling with her will to live. A significant number of players (23%) chose to let her disappear, while the majority (77%) helped her find the courage to keep going. This choice sets the tone for how you'll approach other characters in despair.
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Save Loretta from the Fire or Not
During a pivotal fire sequence, you have the chance to save Loretta. An overwhelming 91% of players managed to save her, showing a strong instinct to protect characters from immediate danger. Only 9% of players lost her in the fire, a choice with immediate and tragic consequences.
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Save Owen from the Fire or Not
The fire also puts Owen's life in your hands. This choice was much more divisive, with 53% of players saving him and 47% losing him. This split suggests a more complex character or situation, where players were not as universally compelled to save him.
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Save Noelle from the Fire or Not
Similar to Owen's situation, the choice to save Noelle from the fire was nearly a 50/50 split, with 56% saving her and 44% failing to. The close percentages indicate another morally ambiguous situation where players struggled with the right course of action.
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Save Jeannette from the Fire or Let Her Die
In a surprising turn, a majority of players (63%) let Jeannette die in the fire, while only 37% saved her. This suggests that Jeannette may have been an antagonist or a character that players felt was not worth saving, making this a tough but revealing choice.
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Save Anthony the Poet from the Fire or Not
Another character you can save from the fire is Anthony the Poet. The vast majority of players (87%) chose to save him, indicating he was a well-liked or sympathetic character. Only a small fraction (13%) let him perish.
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Save Vinh from the Fire or Let Him Die
Vinh's fate was another contentious decision, with 66% of players letting him die in the fire and only 34% saving him. This choice, similar to Jeannette's, hints at a character who may have earned the players' distrust or dislike, making his potential death a consequence many were willing to accept.
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Stop the Admin Building Fire or Not
Beyond individual lives, you're also faced with choices about preventing parts of the disaster. 53% of players managed to stop the Admin Building from catching fire, while 47% did not. This choice likely had broader consequences for the university and the characters within it.
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Rekindle Chloe and Max's Relationship or Remain Friends
A central choice in the game revolves around the relationship between the two protagonists, Chloe and Max. A strong majority of players (84%) chose to have them rekindle their romance. A smaller portion kept them as best friends (10%), and a few chose a more ambiguous "more than friends" option (6%).
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Learn the Truth of the Observatory Fire or Not
The mystery of the Observatory Fire is a key plot point. A majority of players (65%) failed to uncover the truth, suggesting it was a difficult or well-hidden secret. Only 35% of players were successful, making this a challenging objective that many did not achieve.