The opening section ofSilent Hill 2may not feature the toughest enemies in the game, but it gives you quite the spacious area to explore, and it is packed with items to find, and locations to explore. This guide will cover the entirety of East South Vale, which encompasses the first hour or two of the game.
This guide will walk you along the main path required to complete this area. That includes a complete breakdown of how to solve any puzzle you’ll encounter. It will also cover optional content, such as the World Market passcode key. We’ve done all the leg work, so you don’t have to!
Entering Silent Hill
Once you have begun the game, check the car, and you will obtain theMap of South Vale.Head down the stairs and head toward the forested area below the lookout. You will find yourself on a path. Following that path will take you through the graveyard and right up to a locked door that says “Auto Parts” on it. On your left, you’ll see a mechanic’s shop. Take a left, through the gate, head around the Auto Parts building, in through the broken window, and inspect the desk - it is hard to miss, as it is illuminated by a desk lamp. You’ll get theAuto Parts Key. Now, unlock the mechanic shop door, head back to the Auto Parts door, and use the key.
You’ll now see a strange figure in the distance. Chase them down. You will occasionally lose sight of them in the mist, but the trails of blood on the ground will lead you to them. Eventually, you will cut into someone’s yard, and crawl through a hole in a garage. You will find aHealth Drinkin a kitchen drawer, then you’ll encounter an enemy (you can’t miss them, the game won’t let you).
This is your introduction to the Lying Form. Just make sure to react to their attacks with your dodge and you will be fine. After you kill the Lying Form, squeeze through the hole in the wall, and you’ll find aSyringein the first aid kit. Open up your map and make your way to Cafe Texan. Once you hit the street, look for a green car, smash the windows, and you’ll find aHealth Drinkinside it.
you’re able to enter into the barbershop beside the Cafe Texan, Andy’s Bookstore, which is on the corner of Martin and Katz, and the dry cleaner’s, which is across from the bookstore. However, there are no items or ammo in any of those shops, just bits of lore.
In Cafe Texan, go behind the counter, smash the refrigerator glass to get theHealth Drink, then go to the register, turn the key, and press the ‘Cash’ button (bottom right corner). This will pop the tray out. Grab the coin. Head to Neely’s Bar. Once there, take the cloth off the jukebox and remove the broken record. You’ll find a note that will mention who broke jukebox on the counter. Head north on Neely St. to Groovy Music.
On your way there, take a look inside Big Jays. There is aHealth Drinkon one table, and “Big Jay’s Note” on another. There is also a Lying Form in the back. Once you get to Groovy Music, there is an alley across from it. In that alley is anotherHealth Drink. Watch out, there are a couple of sneaky creepers in the alley as well (those are the beetle-like bugs), so make sure you stomp them out.
The Code For The World Market Door
You’ll need to find the passcode to get into the World Market. You will find a note on a body that says they’ve tried every passcode up until 4439. Well, if you try the next couple of codes, you will get it.I have had the code be different in different runs.I am not sure if that is due to me playing on a different difficulty setting or if it is just truly randomized. However, it is always close to 4440. Inside the World Market you will findthree Health Drinksandthree boxes of Handgun Ammo.
Inside Groovy Music you will need to fight two Lying Forms. One will be slithering on the ground. If you can stomp them out before the other gets to you your life will be easier. Once you kill them, smash the glass in the back, and grab the Vinyl Glue and other half of the record.You can combine the two halves of the record with the glue. Head south down Neely St. past the bar. We’re headed for the Saul Street Apartments.
On your way there, you can enter into the Happy Burger by way of one of the windows (look for one with cloth lining it). There is aHealth Drinkin the corner. There are two Lying Forms in here, so watch out. Go into the back room, crawl in through the hole in the bottom of the wall, there is aSyringein that room.
Head for the Saul Street Apartments, but run past them. You’ll find an RV. Inside the RV there is a note and aHealth Drink. Now, head back to the apartment building, and enter. Push the furniture blocking the doorway down the hall and on your right. TakeApartment 5’s keyfrom the wall. Before you head to the second floor, go down the hallway, and enter the pharmacy, which is across from apartment 3. You’ll find a receipt and aSyringe.
On the second floor, head to apartment 7. You won’t be able to open the door, but you’re able to slip through the open vent next to it. You can grab a note from inside here. Once in apartment 5, head through the two holes in the walls, climb out the window, and climb the fire escape to the third floor.
Enter the bathroom on the third floor, reach into the hole, and pull out theJukebox Button.
The Jukebox Puzzle Solution
Now, back to Neely’s Bar. There are three components to the record player. Conveniently, they are color-coded. Turn the green component so that it aligns with the red component, then select the red piece so that it connects to the green. Now, select the green component and turn it so that there is room for the blue component to fold down. Once you have made room, select the blue component, it will fold down, select the green component and swivel it back over the folded blue component, and you will now be able to place the record inside. Do that and the record will be raised to the next level. Now, place the missing button in the missing space, insert the Neely’s Bar Coin, then press the C button and the 2 button. You will now receive theNeely’s Bar Key.
This puzzle is the same across every difficulty.
Use the key to open the door to the back room, push the hamper down the hall, climb up it, crawl through the window above, and you will drop down into a bathroom. There is aHealth Drinkin the first aid cabinet.
There is aHealth Drinkin the red truck behind the bar, and another in a green car further down (if you look at the map, it is on the north end of Martin Street). You’ll head through a door. Examine the bloody clothes to get theWood Side Apartment Key. You’ll be confronted by three Lying Forms. you’re able to run past them, through the alley. Or, if you want, you can dance around them and bludgeon them to death - your choice. If you do fight them, start by stomping out the lone Lying Form on the ground.
Now, head for the Wood Side Apartments. Watch out, as the streets will be flooded with lying forms once again. Near the apartment building you will see a Blue Car, There is aHealth Drinkinside. From there, enter the Wood Side Apartments using the key, and you will have completed your first stretch in South Vale.
