Silent Hill 2 Progress (2024)

My progress through the 2024 remake of Silent Hill 2.

Warning: Spoilers probably.

1. Welcome to Silent Hill. 1:12:09. Thursday, 10 October. The first episode of Silent Hill 2 is a really long walk into town, from the first checkpoint to the second checkpoint, with very little to interact with in between, except a brief talk with Graveyard Girl and a brief search for a key. The lesson is that stopping to look at every little detail in the environment is largely unrewarding in this game. 19:36 Graveyard girl. 26:53 Who dug up that grave? 38:18 What’s a “rod”? 39:39 “Went to town to get the window fixed.” 40:50 Auto Parts Key. 43:48 Why the camera change?? 45:50 Is this red wall significant? 47:43 Hey that pipe isn’t actually hollow. 48:46 Everybody leaves their oil drums at the construction site. 55:02 Flower Shop Message.

2. The Long Way Home. 57:09. Friday, 11 October. Exploring town. First contact with the enemy. 10:40 Radio message? 12:01 Another pointless interaction? 12:47 Neely’s Bar Matchbook. 15:42 Cafe Texas, Cash Register, Neely’s Bar Coin. 20:51 Big Jay’s Note. 26:15 Neely’s Bar Note. 27:44 “There was a hole here.” 32:50 Saul Street Apartments. 33:19 Small Note. 37:02 Apartment Key. 37:33 Apartment 5. 39:25 “It’s this place.” 40:21 Black goo door. 41:00 Jukebox Button. 47:24 Groovy Records. 48:38 Record Store Note. 49:41 “Face the music.” 50:41 Broken Record, Vinyl Glue. 53:00 A lot of work to fix a broken record of a song named The Long Way Home, which, when played in a jukebox, resulted in a memory and a key.

3. Wood Side Apartments. 56:45. Friday, 11 October. 1:27 Back Room Letter. 5:01 A surprise attack behind Neely’s Bar and the first death of the game. 8:28 Running through a storm to the relative safety of 13:18 the Wood Side Apartments. 14:36 A Coin Machine. 18:27 Administration Note. 21:43 Finally, a flashlight, but at what cost? 25:41 Mary’s dress? 26:01 Chute Courtyard Key. 30:33 Chute Courtyard. 32:19 “Locane Siblings Murder” newspaper. 39:32 Who’s that key-kicking girl? 48:38 Golden Apple Handle. 49:45 2F Hallway Key. 50:06 Eisame Blumen (music). 51:50 Rabbits!

4. Writing Room (edited). 59:29. Saturday, 12 October. 5:12 2F Hallway Door. 6:43 A coin in the garbage. 8:44 I mean is this going to mean something later? 11:34 Oh hi conehead dude. 17:04 A padlocked door. 19:05 Now I have a gun. Ho-ho-ho. 21:43 Apartment 212 Key. 29:09 “Career’s humble beginnings” 38:14 “You must think I’m cruel” 40:13 Getting trapped in a room where the walls are covered with writing, and trying to decipher the combination to a safe. (I cut out about 10 minutes.) 1:00:08 Why it took so long to get the Man Coin. 1:02:48 2F Small Staircase Key.

Extra. Full Writing Room Puzzle. 21:11. Saturday, 12 October.

5. Solving the Coin Machine. 57:07. Saturday, 12 October. More and more combat while finding the other two coins. 10:38 2F Small Staircase Door Padlock. 13:54 Eddie. 28:06 “I know there is something here” 34:37 Freeing the coin. 36:30 Woman Coin. 42:46 Snake Coin. 47:30 Solving the riddles of the coin machine to 56:14 get the Room 201 key.

6. Bluecreek Apartments. 1:04:13. Saturday, 12 October. 2:55 Room 201 and a disturbing encounter with a Conehead. 6:57 Entering something called the Otherworld, otherwise known as the Bluecreek Apartments. The combat encounters ramp up again. A new type of Armless Vomit-Spitter. 21:57 Henry, Mildred, and Scott. 23:47 A clock and a puzzle probably. 30:56 Fortunately I finally learned how to switch between melee and ranged combat efficiently, and for a little while there, I actually had full health and a surplus of health juice. It didn’t last long. 45:20 Red Socket Thing. 46:22 Apartment 306 Key. 47:05 Valve 1. 52:39 Apartment 306. 57:12 Valve 2 and handle. 1:01:40 Valve 3, the Hour Hand, and a shortcut back to the clock.

7. Angela's Knife. 47:06. Sunday, 13 October. Using the Hour Hand. The “H” Door. 11:44 The Minute Hand (yuck). 12:23 Pigeon Figurine. 17:22 Wooden Swan Head. 21:12 Malformed Figurine Part. 24:23 The see-saw puzzle. 26:35 Jumping down a hole to the first floor. 27:15 Broken table? 30:51 Riveting scene with Graveyard Girl Angela handling a knife, the best character and story work of the game so far, and the exact moment I resolved to finish the game. 37:34 Key of Resilience. 42:23 Vars La Flamme. 44:15 The “S” Door. 48:40 “Forever together”

Extra. Searching for a way forward. 14:42. Sunday, 13 October.

8. The S Room. 51:04. Monday, 14 October. 4:43 The M Room moth puzzle (I cut out about 10 minutes of spinning my wheels). 15:09 The Second Hand. 16:47 “How the time flies.” 22:12 The S Room, where we finally fight the Conehead Dude (it took 4 tries). 29:31 Then back onto the streets of Silent Hill. 31:09 The little girl looks at an envelope and tells James he never loved Mary before running off again. 34:35 Arriving at the “special place,” where we find not Mary but Maria, who apparently looks and sounds like Mary, and has a groovy 70s soundtrack and a pretty blatant agenda for some reason. She offers to take James to a different special place. 41:32 Statue of Jenni Carroll. 43:42 Jack’s Inn. 44:44 Room 108. 46:31 Toolbox Memo. 47:30 Maria likes a dress. 48:53 Room 106. 50:37 Safe.

Extra. Full Moth Puzzle. 16:59. Monday, 14 October. The whole saga of wandering around trying to force my brain to understand this moth puzzle.

9. Maria, Eddie, and Laura. 51:27. Monday, 14 October. Leaving Jack’s Inn with Maria. 6:28 Fighting in the streets with a new pipe through a spontaneous hurricane. 15:45 Arriving at Heaven’s Night. 17:59 “Ready to kill it.” 19:22 Maria wants to catch her breath and have a drink. 30:59 Moonlight Grove and story time. 35:09 A scream from the theater. 36:38 Eddie in the theater. 46:30 Chasing Laura to the Hospital.

10. Brookhaven Hospital 1. 1:07:15. Tuesday, 15 October. Puzzle-heavy exploration of Brookhaven Hospital to find the girl Laura. 3:16 Laura draws a rabbit but runs away to the second floor. 5:31 Nurse’s Memo. 6:30 Looking for nurses, doctors, and trees. 11:31 Basement Key. 16:46 Getting the basement generator working. 19:11 Empty Fuel Can. 23:28 Spare Fuel. 25:03 Bleach note. 25:48 Starting the generator. 27:51 Arriving on the second floor and Maria takes a nap. 36:14 Nurse’s Station Keypad and note (code in doctor’s lounge?). 37:45 Carbon in trash? 38:55 Director’s Office, Hand Puzzle, Button Puzzle, Patient Files, Recording. 46:59 Interview Transcript. 51:41 Chains on Bed? 53:15 Bent Needle and Shotgun. 56:30 L1 Room Key. 59:50 Notebook “They brought in the girl today” 1:04:08 Scribbled Note “Why won’t they help me” 1:04:40 Typewriter? 1:05:42 Marked Bracelet.

11. Brookhaven Hospital 2. 59:16. Tuesday, 15 October. Continuing scavenger hunts for puzzle pieces in Brookhaven Hospital. 5:14 Laura’s on the third floor now. 8:53 Observation Notes - Patient No 0090. 10:47 1F Inner Ward Key. 11:15 X-Ray Memo and Puzzle. 15:08 A combination lock on D1 door. 25:07 “Her drawings.” 28:47 “At least she was there.” 29:53 1F Inner Ward. 33:22 Drain. 33:53 “Another incident with 0050.” 41:17 Medical Tube. 42:49 Getting the Maintenance Key from the Drain. 44:22 Draining the Pool. 45:32 Bloodstained Bracelet. 50:15 Mold Remover. 50:21 “It’s in the walls.” 51:01 Meals chalkboard. 56:10 Two bracelets. Accidentally recorded this whole episode with the main mic muted so I had to use the backup mic with extreme noise reduction.

12. Brookhaven Hospital 3. 50:13. Wednesday, 16 October. Continuing the endless puzzles of Brookhaven Hospital. 2:34 Doctor’s Lounge, “The patient was admitted on a court order.” 3:53 Keycode Combination Note. 6:36 Moldy Radiograph. 7:00 Treatment Room Note. 9:27 X-Ray Puzzle. 11:42 Filthy Bracelet. 13:13 Finishing the Bracelet Puzzle. 15:54 Book Puzzle. 17:59 Trying to solve the Coin Machine. 25:39 Rooftop Key. 25:52 Safe Note. 31:51 Page From A Diary. 33:43 Surprise Conehead. 35:00 Laura likes drawing rabbits and wolves. 37:30 James finally catches up with Laura, then blows it. 40:39 Flesh Lips. 45:28 Blackout. 47:39 Evaluation Card, Patient 3141.

Extra. Full Coin Machine Puzzle (deleted). 20:33. Wednesday, 16 October.

13. Brookhaven Hospital 4. 1:02:48. Wednesday, 16 October. Starting over in a new version of Brookhaven Hospital. 2:39 A box and chains. 10:11 A loud clock (and a death). 14:19 “1 year they’ve been watching me.” 19:12 First code. 29:36 Patient’s Note. 30:15 Director’s Office Key. 30:53 “No one knows.” 32:08 Manic Scribble. 33:52 Nurse’s Note. 39:42 Generator. 40:10 Director’s Note. 42:09 Second code. 45:36 The Procedure. 46:39 Instrument of Force. 55:46 Key of Bliss. 57:49 Mannequin Puzzle and Lapis Eye Key. 59:46 Opening the box and Elevator Button.

14. Escaping Brookhaven Hospital. 54:20. Wednesday, 16 October. 00:50 Elevator Game Show. 11:56 Copper Ring and the return of Maria. 17:20 “They musn’t know.” 18:32 Opening a coffin, Lead Ring. 24:49 Dissociated Note. 27:41 Lady of the Door. 29:26 Ominous Note. 30:46 Run! 35:05 Hospital Entrance Key. 35:31 “Why must we drag him painfully into the world of our own reality?” 37:43 Back outside finally.

15. Silent Hill Historical Society. 58:31. Thursday, 17 October. Still chasing Laura, another meeting with Angela, and someone wants James to go to the Silent Hill Historical Society. 12:40 Note on a Map. 23:13 Map in Neely’s Bar. 29:08 Letter and Wrench at the phone box. “The key will let loose the abyss.” 35:01 Patrick Chester statue. 36:23 Me ❤ She. 38:19 Angela doesn’t think her mother’s here anymore. 42:07 Historical Society Key and note, “I pray to the Lord to have mercy on your eternal soul”. 48:36 Pizza in the Bowl-o-Rama. 49:46 Entering the Historical Society and looking at exhibits.

16. Toluca Prison 1. 59:10. Thursday, 17 October. Deep underneath the Historical Society, where we arrive at Toluca Prison, and Eddie acts like a serial killer. 2:13 Toluca Prison, September 11, 1820, Prisoner number C-221. 4:12 Photos. 6:20 Jumping down a hole. 8:56 Spiral-writing Key and Door Keycode. 11:18 Jumping down another hole. 12:17 Eddie’s got a gun. 15:39 Coaster? 17:18 Gun Cabinet Notice. 21:03 The Heaviest Weight. 21:47 Book, “human nature abides.” 26:26 Scales in the yard. 33:00 Another drink coaster? 33:41 Wall note, “moved to death row.” 39:43 Gallows in the yard. “Pull ye but once on a rope’s frayed end.” 42:55 Headless Snake Door. 43:55 Generator Notice on the wall. 47:08 Family Photo. 49:43 Generator.

17. Toluca Prison 2. 50:06. Friday, 18 October. 30:00 Generator continued. 1:50 Medium Weight. 8:12 Execution DR88 Report. 10:03 Armory Key. 10:53 Book about the Little Baroness. 14:16 Scales (Bull). 17:20 “It is bad to take.” 18:40 Guard’s Letter. 23:23 Block D Key and notebook “disruption reported.” 27:44 Shiv Key. 27:59 Threatening Note. 30:01 Used Shiv Key. 30:27 Paranoid Note. 32:15 “They won’t save you.” 34:30 Heavy Weight. 39:52 Scales (Boar). 42:23 Notebook “incident at the infirmary.” 44:17 “Old man’s always prepared” photo. 46:39 Prisoner’s Letter.

18. Toluca Prison 3. 53:39. Friday, 18 October. 4:27 Upper Floor Key, Unfinished Report. 6:00 “New rules of conduct.” 7:19 Horseshoe and lighter stuff. 7:55 “He locked himself in.” 8:39 Used Upper Floor Key. 11:07 Typewriter “sick sick sick.” 13:25 Light Weight. 16:57 Scales (Dove). 20:06 Art therapy? 30:50 “Due to recent acts of inmate violence.” 32:19 Solitary F6, Confession. 33:07 The Lightest Weight. 36:41 Scales (Balanced). 38:08 Gallows. 47:57 Noose. Jumping down to the Labyrinth.

19. Labyrinth 1, Rotten. 57:02. Friday, 18 October. I didn’t really care for this Labyrinth area because it felt like a pointless waste of time from a gameplay perspective. You had to go to three places, but there were no key items or puzzle pieces to get from each of the places. The whole Labyrinth experience could have been replaced with some cut scenes, imo. 1:02 Newspaper article of the murder of a Lumberjack with a knife. 6:44 Angela and the Abstract Daddy. 21:10 Aftermath. 27:29 Maria behind bars. 31:05 The Cube. 36:52 The Rotten Area.

20. Labyrinth 2, Desolate and Ruined. 55:46. Friday, 18 October. I cut out about 10 minutes of fruitlessly futzing with the stupid cube trying to find the third (Ruined) level, and finally had to go to a wiki to figure it out. (I actually had it, but didn’t go to the right place.) 4:43 Desolate Area. 46:24 Ruined Area.

21. Full Search for Ruined Level. 14:31. Friday, 18 October. I spent a lot of time futzing with the stupid cube trying to find the third (Ruined) level, and finally had to go to a wiki to figure it out.

22. Eddie. 30:19. Friday, 18 October. 1:41 Room 208. 4:59 Dragging a big sword. 7:31 Graveyard. 11:17 Eddie. I hated this boss fight with a burning passion. I cut out about 15 minutes of ranting about it. It was a fight that required a lot of precise combat controls but, you know, the game doesn’t have precise combat controls! So it was intensely frustrating and unsatisfying. 27:24 It’s finally over.

23. LakeView Hotel 1. 1:04:03. Friday, 18 October. Every time I think the game is winding down, it goes into a huge new area full of puzzles. 0:30 James row the boat ashore. 4:47 Lakeview Boat Rentals. 6:17 “As the cold draws near.” 6:49 “Lone one of the east.” 9:56 Chained Gate. 11:06 Receptionist Memo. 12:51 Music Box. 13:39 Intermezzo. 14:18 Laura and Mary’s letter to Laura. 23:19 Key to Hotel Room 102. 24:25 Lost & Found Note. 27:59 “In loving memory of Sean Mitchell.” 31:00 “Aftermath” photo. 38:31 Cleaning Staff Memo 1. 43:48 Sunrise Wing Key. 46:47 Used Sunrise Wing Key. 47:41 Key to Hotel Room 202. 48:27 Ripe Apple. 49:52 Medical Records M.S.S. 53:30 Suitcase of broken figurine. 55:39 Cleaning Staff Note and Room Key 107. 59:00 Room 107. 59:14 Cleaning Staff Note 3. 1:01:44 Fireplace Key. 1:03:09 Room 312 Key and Ornamental Key.

24. LakeView Hotel 2. 52:58. Saturday, 19 October. 1:04 Opening the Music Box. 2:22 Use the Fireplace Key, Cinderella Figurine. Boss Fight. 7:46 Blood Red Paint. 9:51 Boltcutters. 16:06 Getting a book. 17:41 Can Opener. 19:03 Using the Boltcutters. 19:39 Light Bulb. 21:15 Bookcase Puzzle. 30:02 Photos. 31:06 Light Bulb doesn’t work. 39:24 Room 202, Mirror Puzzle. 46:42 Silent Hill Flower Deliveries. 50:54 Snow White Figurine.

25. Lakeview Hotel 3. 54:49. Saturday, 19 October. 3:40 Making a Red Light Bulb. 5:51 Employee Elevator Key. 6:59 Opening the Employee Elevator Key. 8:57 Putting away items for the 1F Employee Section. 11:41 “I’m Johnny, one hot guy.” 17:36 Blue Gemstone. 21:15 Green Gemstone. 24:25 Gemstone Puzzle 1/2. 27:53 Red Gemstone. 28:27 Gemstone Puzzle 2/2. 31:11 Safe, Videotape and Basement Key. 34:18 Pump Valve. 37:02 Venus Tears Bar Key. 39:15 The Little Mermaid Figurine. 42:20 Music Box Puzzle. 54:08 3F Corridor Key.

26. Lakeview Hotel 4. 51:08. Saturday, 19 October. 00:49 3F Corridor Door. 1:41 Room 312, playing the videotape, Laura, environment change. 10:04 “There is no healing of thy bruises, thy wound is grievous.” 18:23 Tape recorder message. 20:26 Going down. 23:37 Angela. “For me, it’s always like this.” 32:01 Maria and the Two Coneheads. “I don’t need you anymore.” 45:58 Picking a door (Scarlet). 46:38 Mary’s soliloquy. 49:22 “Shape forces the mind” photo.

27. Finale, Credits. 36:04. Saturday, 19 October. At last we reach the end of the story and all is revealed. Kind of. I got the “In Water” ending, which is apparently only one of eight?!? possible endings, which is weird because I only remember making one narrative choice in the entire game. 00:15 Mary/Maria and the final boss. 22:17 The end of the fight. “In Water.” Credits. 34:01 Stats.

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