Let's walk the streets of Silent Hill (Complete !)

Another nightmarish walk in the roads of Silent hill is about to begin. The puppets of our theater of horror, so far, are :

Harold 'Harry' Mason, age 32, writer.
Lost his wife to an illness and has yet to come to terms with her death. Their daughter, Cheryl, is his only comfort. He was about to start his vacation in Silent Hill with Cheryl when they were swept into a shadowy chain of events. Whether their arrival started it all, or was a predetermined fact, he has no way of knowing.

Cheryl Mason, age 7, Harry's daughter.
Just a normal, sweet natured girl who lives with her father after losing her mother at a young age. She chose Silent Hill as the place to spend their vacation, but awaiting her there was an experience far more bizarre than anything she could ever imagine.

Cybil Bennett, age 28, police officer.
A law enforcement officer from one of Silent Hill's neighboring communities. She comes to Silent Hill to check on the town, after all communication ceases. A conscientious investigator, she decides to look around by herself in order to find out the truth behind the town's disturbance.

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Time to start our search. Next to the diner we find a couple of Handgun ammo boxes, neat.

With the thick fog, you can't see anything more than 5 meters ahead. Hmm, is that radio static I hear ?

(RADIO STATIC SAMPLE This shit sends shivers down your spine.)

Oh shi-

Another one of those hellish pterodactyls. Thank god we had that pistol ready. Fact is that even in normal mode you don't want to miss too many times so you better take those fuckers down with 3-4 shots. Taking your time to aim increases dramatically your chances of hitting the target.

The funny thing is that the radio is still emitting static. And you know why that is ? The creature is not dead yet. If you leave it there it will come back up after a short while. You need to either shoot it one last time after it falls, or even better, snap its neck with your foot...

That. Felt. Good.


Now let's have a look at the map. It seems that we're near the alley we followed Cheryl earlier.

As we move on, the hissing starts once more. But all we can make out in the distance is something like... a dog. Hmm...

Hey doggie, dogg- FUCK !

The dog-thing suddenly turns and jumps on to us. His deformed, skinless rabid face oozing madness and intention to kill.

Thankfully, our handgun saves us once again. All that remains now, is one final stomp, to make sure it stays dead...

Dogs aren't man's best friend in this town. This sign never felt more truthful.

We've been here before, alright. Let's see where the road will take us this time.

Dead end. Hmm, some more bullets and...

Isn't this Cheryl's sketchbook ?


Hmmm, She may be at the school.

Well, at least the elementary school may be a safe place for her to be... right ? RIGHT ?! RI- ...Ok, I'll stop here.

It's the first picture that Cheryl drew on the sketchbook I gave her on her 5th birthday.


Cheryl seems like a very talented girl. But that's not all we find here...

Damn right we'll take it. The Steel pipe is a far better melee weapon than the knife and it will be useful against those helldogs. We're talking about 70 inches of raw, majestic steel, bitches ! Unfortunately, against the pterodactyls, the pipe is useless as we'll soon find out...

So, we better go back to the gun.

We should head to the school... Hmm ? what's wrong with the road ahead ?

What the...

A chasm appears after the destroyed section of the road. The mist won't let us see much further, but we've got a feeling of foreboding emptiness. Even the houses stand cut in half.

What is this madness ?...


Let's try to concentrate on our immediate surroundings. There are some pages left down at the edge of the rift.

Hmm, it seems they're more pages from the sketchbook. Is Cheryl trying to leave us clues, or are we walking into a sinister trap ? We'll soon find out. Since this road is uncrossable, we'll have to search for another way to reach the School. Let's head over to Levin St.

Another rabid dog comes out of the mist. But with the steel pipe at hand we're ready for it.

Further down the road we reach another dead end. What the Hell is going on her e ?

Both east and south passages are off-limits. Maybe we should go north on Levin St.

Finally, we find a doghouse, and guess what, it has a resident...



WRONG WAY TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION :

kudos to spekkio/random dude.

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DIE, FOUL BEAST !

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Let's see what's so special about this doghouse...

Ahh, the classic doghouse hiding spot ! Now we can enter the house.

This place seems safe for the time being.


Safe isn't a word you want to associate with this town, but at least we find some supplies...

The door to the right is closed. On a future playthrough you may find a bonus weapon in there, THE KATANA ! It looks cool and does a lot of damage, but its accuracy sucks, so believe me, stick to the pipe.

In the living room we find another notepad to save our game, some ammo and a health drink. The TV is dead here too.

Hmm. Maybe I could try to reach Midwich street from the backyard...


Good idea, let's see if we can find a back-door in this house... gotcha !

Unfortunately the door is barred with... not one, not two, but THREE locks.

A moment later, the map on the wall grabbed our attention.

Copied the marks on my map.


..."keys for eclipse"... I wonder that that means. Something tells me, that these are the keys we're looking for (duh). Next time we'll explore the western part of central Silent Hill.


Until then, sweet, silent dreams.

TRIVIA said:

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  All the roads in Silent Hill are named after famous horror/mystery authors, or after their novels.
  
  
• Jack Finney was an American author mostly known for his novel "The Body Snatchers". A novel that has been transfered many times to film. Myself, I'm fond of the 1978 version.
  
• Robert Bloch was the novelist that wrote "Pshycho". Of course you all know about the movie based on the book.
  
• Richard Matheson is another well known fantasy/horror/sci-fi author. He's one of my favorites. I consider his "Hellhouse" and "I am legend" books among the best ever to be written in the horror genre.
  
• The Midwich street is probably named after the novel "The Midwich Cuckoos" by John Wyndham. It has been filmed three times and it's about a group of hellish children that are born in a small British village. A rather fitting name for an elementary school... of Silent Hill.
  
• Richard Bachman is a pseudonym used by Steven King. He's written 7 books under that name.
  
• Ira Levin was an American author, dramatist and songwriter. His best-known novel is "Rosemary's Baby". You probably know the movie made out of the book. If not, you should.
  
• James Ellroy strays a bit from the rest of the bunch as he is a crime writer. One of the best noir-crime writers of of the recent years, if I may say so. Among his most famous works are "The Black Dahlia", "The Big Nowhere" and "L.A. Confidential".

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Cassidy said:

Pyramid head...

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ghostdog said:

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All the roads in Silent Hill are named after famous horror/mystery authors, or after their novels.


Jack Finney was an American author mostly known for his novel "The Body Snatchers". A novel that has been transfered many times to film. Myself, I'm fond of the 1978 version.

Robert Bloch was the novelist that wrote "Pshycho". Of course you all know about the movie based on the book.

Richard Matheson is another well known fantasy/horror/sci-fi author. He's one of my favorites. I consider his "Hellhouse" and "I am legend" books among the best ever to be written in the horror genre.

The Midwich street is probably named after the novel "The Midwich Cuckoos" by John Wyndham. It has been filmed three times and it's about a group of hellish children that are born in a small British village. A rather fitting name for an elementary school... of Silent Hill.

Richard Bachman is a pseudonym used by Steven King. He's written 7 books under that name.

Ira Levin was an American author, dramatist and songwriter. His best-known novel is "Rosemary's Baby". You probably know the movie made out of the book. If not, you should.

James Ellroy strays a bit from the rest of the bunch as he is a crime writer. One of the best noir-crime writers of of the recent years, if I may say so. Among his most famous works are "The Black Dahlia", "The Big Nowhere" and "L.A. Confidential".

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Here we are, at another visit to our friendly town of Silent Hill. Trying to find a way to reach the Midwich elementary school --where Harry suspects he may find Cheryl-- we came upon a door barred with three locks. So, we better find three keys.


The beasts so far :

Air Screamer :
This flying creature is the first monster that has attacked Harry. Its existence defies reason, yet it must be real. It attacks from the air, hurling in from the fog and disappearing back into it. You can hear its flapping wings before you see it. Melee weapons are useless against them. Ranged weapons do better, but trying to avoid them isn't a bad idea.

Groaner :
A dog-like creature, hairless, with rotten skin and large jaws. They usually appear in house entrances and back alleys. When they attack, they always aim for the throat. Melee weapons can hurt them, but your timing better be precise.

Grey Child :
Do they really exist, or did Harry dreamed them in a nightmare ? Whatever the case, they are gray, child-like figures that wield knives. They move slowly but they attack in numbers.

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We get outside and start moving. We come upon more dead-ends and devastated roads.

As we move to the north-east we return to our crashed car.

Cheryl... I hope she's safe.


Any hopes for finding a way out by using the tunnel are forgotten, since it has collapsed. All we find here is another one of those flying bastards.

We get back to the main road and we come across a convenience store. As we get closer, a creature tries to ambush us but we respond quickly with hot lead.

Inside the dimly lit store we find much wanted supplies and another save point.

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Now, if you've finished the game once and start a new game, you'll find a strange amulet inside the store, called the channeling stone. It's an item that can provide us with a bonus ending.

Since I don't have any of my old saves, I used a cheat code to acquire it.

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Let's see if the marks we copied to our map will be of any help. I think we'll head to the alley first.

On our way there we manage to get gang-banged. An air-screamer attacked us from behind and as we desperately tried to shoot it, a nearby dog heard the shot and flanked us. We managed to get them, but a health drink had to be used.

Finally, we reach the alley and we find a gate. Off-limits ? Obviously that's our destination.

Whoa ! A friendly match gone bad ? (as you can see VTMB wasn't the first game to come up with severed-head bball.)

It's a dog's head... There's something shiny in the pool of blood.

We take it of course. One of the other marks points to the draw bridge. As we reach it, we find the bridge destroyed. A deserted police car lies at the edge of the chasm and --guess what-- another flying fiend guarding the place.

Harry , driven by the need to find his daughter, has started to get used to battling these creatures. But bullets are getting fewer. Thankfully we find a box of ammo nearby, but most importantly --from the car's trunk-- we recover the second key.

Afterwards we take the Ellroy street south and we come onto another ruined road. But the path doesn't completely end there. A fallen tree has created a bridge to a house further down the edge.

Guess what, the third key is here.

So, we've got the keys of "Woodman" , "Lion" and "Scarecrow"... An obvious reference to the wizard of Oz. Maybe because it too tells a story about a girl lost in a strange world... Maybe because we're in a Blizzard of OZ... Maybe because these jap guys are fucking twisted.

Before we move on, we should search the rest of the area to find some more supplies. Supplies are usually guarded by groaners, but they'll taste our righteous steel and feel our victorious foot on their face.

OK. Time to get back to the house...

Use the keys...

And reach the backyard. At last !

Eh ?

As the world around us is shrouded by a veil of darkness, we remember the words written on the map. "Keys for Eclipse". We curse under our breath while the primeval fear of the dark slowly gets a grip on us. We try to get back inside, but somehow the door is jammed. We start to panic, but then remember that we still carry the flashlight from the diner. With trembling hands we frantically try to open it. After a couple of tries we succeed. Light illuminates our immediate surroundings.

The shadows dance around like vengeful spirits and beyond the small illuminated area, we see nothing but darkness. The slight relief we momentarily felt is gone, and fear creeps back in. What awaits us out there ?



I guess we'll find out in the next chapter, but rape is highly probable.

lightbane said:

Argh!!!! Dear God!! What the hell? Another childhood memory ruined and raped!!! [/quote]

Mission accompliced :smug:

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LET'S HAXXOR THE GAEM ! said:

Now, if you've finished the game once and start a new game, you'll find a strange amulet inside the store, called the channeling stone. It's an item that can provide us with a bonus ending.

Since I don't have any of my old saves, I used a cheat code to acquire it.

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Radisshu said:

Where is that from? It reminds me of the Clocktower artwork.

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spekkio said:

Are you sure that it's gonna work? What if the game checks if it's your 1st playthrough or not?

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On the other hand, if we turn it off, we would barely see our surroundings but the monsters would mostly leave us alone, if we don't make too much noise. Unfortunately, without the light we won't be able to pick up things. Nevertheless, in a hard-mode run stealth would be advisable.

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lightbane said:

On the other hand, if we turn it off, we would barely see our surroundings but the monsters would mostly leave us alone, if we don't make too much noise. Unfortunately, without the light we won't be able to pick up things. Nevertheless, in a hard-mode run stealth would be advisable.

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There's a 3rd option: Switch off the flashlight but increase your monitor's brightness as much as possible, this way you'll be able to see the monsters and they won't be able to see you. Of course, that's an exclusive skill only available to the PC users with a bit of intelligence/powergaming urges

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ComradeCommissar said:

lightbane said:

On the other hand, if we turn it off, we would barely see our surroundings but the monsters would mostly leave us alone, if we don't make too much noise. Unfortunately, without the light we won't be able to pick up things. Nevertheless, in a hard-mode run stealth would be advisable.

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There's a 3rd option: Switch off the flashlight but increase your monitor's brightness as much as possible, this way you'll be able to see the monsters and they won't be able to see you. Of course, that's an exclusive skill only available to the PC users with a bit of intelligence/powergaming urges

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You can adjust brightness on a TV.

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