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Let's walk the streets of Silent Hill (Complete !)
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Murk
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Yer, I'm naturally thinking left to right but the other two are viable options too if they decided to fuck with our heads with directionality.
Though sheet music is read left to right and I didn't see anything about it going "lower" than "higher" but whatevs, my brain is stuck in psych articles and my now 15 pages of midterm that's only barely over half way done and due in 6 hours ;(((
Though sheet music is read left to right and I didn't see anything about it going "lower" than "higher" but whatevs, my brain is stuck in psych articles and my now 15 pages of midterm that's only barely over half way done and due in 6 hours ;(((
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And the winner is... Mikayel ! (honorable mention goes to marooned, who gave all the important clues)
exactly !
It's important to spot the "birds without a voice" part, that means that the combination is within the mute keys. After that combine the black-feathered birds with the black keys and the white-feathered with the white ones ... and then just follow the poem to get the final clues.
exactly !
It's important to spot the "birds without a voice" part, that means that the combination is within the mute keys. After that combine the black-feathered birds with the black keys and the white-feathered with the white ones ... and then just follow the poem to get the final clues.
now? Actually, I think we should all share the 
Mrowak
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Damn, I'm late to the party again.
Melcar's observation - the birds without voice is just bound to be correct. rest is easy.
First comes the pelican - first white mute key from the left (D) - number 3
Second goes the dove - farthest to the right - farthest left mute key (A) - number 10
Third is Raven - black key just topping the dove key which is nr 11
Fourth is Swan - again white key - next to another mute bird - so options of voiceless keys are 8 or 2. Except that we know the key must be white. So a Swan has number 8.
The last comes black Crow - the only option left - number 2.
So the order is (I think): 3, 10, 11, 8, 2.
Edit: Shit I knew I should not make this post so long
Got beaten
Edit2:
@marooned
@Mikayel
:honourblade:
Melcar's observation - the birds without voice is just bound to be correct. rest is easy.
First comes the pelican - first white mute key from the left (D) - number 3
Second goes the dove - farthest to the right - farthest left mute key (A) - number 10
Third is Raven - black key just topping the dove key which is nr 11
Fourth is Swan - again white key - next to another mute bird - so options of voiceless keys are 8 or 2. Except that we know the key must be white. So a Swan has number 8.
The last comes black Crow - the only option left - number 2.
So the order is (I think): 3, 10, 11, 8, 2.
Edit: Shit I knew I should not make this post so long
Got beaten Edit2:
@marooned
@Mikayel
:honourblade:
Donaroriak
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Never finished the game, ran out of bullets at the carnival and lost my patience.
Please do continue good sir
Please do continue good sir
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SCO said:
A little late, but correct.
That was a pretty nice puzzle IMO. All the clues are there, but it requires perception and some thinking to solve it. The first time I played it, I missed the "silent voices" reference. I thought it had something to do with notes and I tried to combine musical notes with the first letters of the bird names. duh.
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Here we are again trying to solve the tricky piano riddle...
Pelicans, Crows, Doves... what have they to do with piano notes ?! Damn this maddening riddle, my head feels like it's going to explode !!
Dude, some things to consider: The bloody note describes five birds ("without a voice") and five are the keys that don't make a sound. Also, the birds are either white or black, as the piano keys.
Yes ! birds without a voice, black and white... I think I understand ! I... er... no. I can't figure this out. Cheryl... she liked riddles... :depressed:
Snap out of it man ! You have a daughter to rescue, beautiful asses to save and evil to vanquish... The correct answer is 3-10-11-8-2 !
Thank you, strange demons of my imagination !
So, we push the right keys...
...and then:
Something falls on the floor.
A Silver medallion, just the thing we were looking for.
It too has a picture of a clock tower on its surface...
We know were we should head to, then. We deal with some monsters on the way and reach the clock tower...
As we place the medallion, the clock tower goes into motion once more. The time now is...
Let's recall the note that talked about this hour...
Hmm, darkness that brings chocking heat... what does it mean ? Wait a minute, didn't the map show a boiler room in the basement ? Could we find an answer there ? Let's check it out.
Oh yeah, there's definitely a boiler here...
Let's do it !
:GROAN:
The machinery groaned like a monster awaking from its slumber. Something was set into motion, I hope this hungry beast mentioned in the poem isn't waiting for us out there... Where should we go now ? Going back to the clock tower sounds like a good idea.
The door is unlocked !
With a mixed feeling of anticipation and fear, we enter.
The ladder descends into darkness, but we've got no other choice but to push forward...
After what seemed like an eternity we finally reach the bottom.
:SIRENS WAIL:
Suddenly, we hear the sound of sirens wailing... louder and louder as we move on. We now find a ladder that goes upwards.
:SIRENS WAIL:
The sirens grow stronger. After an exhaustive climb we finally reach the top.
The sirens have stopped. Let's see where we are...
Where am I ? Have I been here before ?
Hey, this looks like the school yard. Have we, somehow, come back here ?
WHAT THE...
Is this the schoolyard ? It looks like it, but it's different...
Let's get inside to make sure...
Holy shit, where are we ?!
We get attacked, but we prevail. what is this place ?
A look at the map shows that the structure resembles the school... but at the same time it's something entirely different. The big question mark shows that we don't have a clue about what's going on.
We head over to the back entrance only to find a huge bloody fan instead of a door. Gore and filth is everywhere around us.
The brick walls have been replaced by rusty metal and everything is coated with blood and decay. Mutilated corpses can be seen hanging behind the big fan.
Where the Hell am I ?
Hell... that's a good choice of words.
:depressed:
Code:
Chapter VIII :
.oPYo. o
8
`Yooo. o8 oPYo. .oPYo. odYo. .oPYo.
`8 8 8 `' 8oooo8 8' `8 Yb..
8 8 8 8. 8 8 'Yb.
`YooP' 8 8 `Yooo' 8 8 `YooP'
:.....::....:::::.....:..::..:.....:
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::So, we push the right keys...
...and then:
Something falls on the floor.
A Silver medallion, just the thing we were looking for.
We know were we should head to, then. We deal with some monsters on the way and reach the clock tower...
As we place the medallion, the clock tower goes into motion once more. The time now is...
Let's recall the note that talked about this hour...
Hmm, darkness that brings chocking heat... what does it mean ? Wait a minute, didn't the map show a boiler room in the basement ? Could we find an answer there ? Let's check it out.
Oh yeah, there's definitely a boiler here...
Let's do it !
:GROAN:
The machinery groaned like a monster awaking from its slumber. Something was set into motion, I hope this hungry beast mentioned in the poem isn't waiting for us out there... Where should we go now ? Going back to the clock tower sounds like a good idea.
With a mixed feeling of anticipation and fear, we enter.
The ladder descends into darkness, but we've got no other choice but to push forward...
After what seemed like an eternity we finally reach the bottom.
:SIRENS WAIL:
Suddenly, we hear the sound of sirens wailing... louder and louder as we move on. We now find a ladder that goes upwards.
:SIRENS WAIL:
The sirens grow stronger. After an exhaustive climb we finally reach the top.
The sirens have stopped. Let's see where we are...
Hey, this looks like the school yard. Have we, somehow, come back here ?
WHAT THE...
Let's get inside to make sure...
Holy shit, where are we ?!
We get attacked, but we prevail. what is this place ?
A look at the map shows that the structure resembles the school... but at the same time it's something entirely different. The big question mark shows that we don't have a clue about what's going on.
We head over to the back entrance only to find a huge bloody fan instead of a door. Gore and filth is everywhere around us.
The brick walls have been replaced by rusty metal and everything is coated with blood and decay. Mutilated corpses can be seen hanging behind the big fan.
Hell... that's a good choice of words.
Cassidy
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The lizard is coming!
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The only thing scarier than this game is waking up to real emergency sirens due to a tornado warning and insane weather. AGHHH, this sucks.
Yeesh
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Welcome back, folks. Last time Harry was sucked into a hellish alternate reality. As he climbed up and down the stairs beneath the clock tower of the Midwich elementary school, he ended up in another school. A school very similar in structure, but filled with maddening things that defy reason.
Will our hero come through this ordeal with his sanity intact ? Let us see...
We enter what would normally be the storage room.
Bodies are hanging behind the metal bars and various toys are scattered around...
A headless doll is nailed on the wall.
There's something of interest on one of the tables.
Never say no to sinister rubber balls.
As we move down the hall of the east wing, we suddenly hear the radio static... Hey, what on earth his this ?!
We shoot first and ask questions later.
It looks like a giant cockroach. If you shoot them, they fall upside down --in spasms-- until you finish them off with another shot, or smash them with your foot. Another charming enemy.
Ok, let's enter the first classroom.
Cards are scattered on the table...
One of them looks different :
On one side it has three squares and on the other side a picture of a key. I wonder what it's for...
Me too, but for now let's move on to the next classr- SHIT !
Not 1, not 2, but THREE grey children attack us. We manage to defeat them but we got pretty hurt too. Things are a lot tougher in this "other" school.
It's time we paid a visit to the front Hall of the school. More enemies await us there and we switch to the steel pipe in order to save ammo.
We enter the infirmary and we're relieved to see that a save point can still be found here.
We also find some healing supplies. Good to have, because in case you haven't NOTICED... Hell is coming.
Why don't we check out the front entrance lobby ? I'm curious as to if we can leave this building...
DAMN, more monsters !
We hit them hard and then we take a look at our surroundings. A bottomless pit lies at the center of the room and cages hang from the ceiling.
Some of the cages are filled with mutilated body parts. :shock:
There's a wheelchair in the corner and we find an ampoule on its seat. The game doesn't say, but it's obviously an ampoule of morphine. It will recover our health to full and it will reduce dramatically any damage we take, for a short while. Good to have, but they are very rare.
What is a wheelchair doing in an elementary school ?
That's a good question, maybe we'll find answers later. The entrance doors are barred, so we have no choice but to go back into the school. As we get to the reception, we find it caged shut. The way to the back room is accessible, however...
What the...
The painting we saw at the "normal" school has come to life in this reality ! Let's have a closer look.
There's no keyhole, or even a knob... If I push it, it moves a bit, but it certainly won't open.
An even closer look will reveal something more...
A slot ? Haven't we found a card with the picture of a key on it ? Maybe we should try to use it with the slot...
All right ! The door has opened and now we can reach the west wing.
Let's have a look at the teacher rooms. Hmm, there are a bunch of phones here...
No use, they don't even have a cord.
Damn. Let's get out of here...
:DRIIIIIIN:
What the.... is the phone ringing ?!
:DRIIIIIIN:
:DRIIIIIIN:
Hello ?
:CLICK:
CHERYL !!!
The line was cut...
That was Cheryl's voice, I know it ! Where is she ? Cheryl...
Goddamit, this game plays some mean tricks on poor Harry. Where can Cheryl be ? How the hell did she call him on a cordless phone ?
Ok, let's focus on simpler things... How much of the 1st floor have we covered ?
We haven't yet searched the restrooms. Let's go into the men's room :
There's a lot of blood splattered around, but Something catches our eye on the floor behind the door...
Hmmm. What is it- WHOA !
The faceless, blackened body is still connected with what seems to be medical serum, what's the meaning of all this ?
A hanging body... Why would somebody...
Why indeed. As we look around the room, our gaze falls again on the object that had previously caught our attention...
A Sawed-off shotgun, now we're talking ! Nothing better to lift the morale, than this baby here
Hey, wait a minute... is there something written on the wall ?
The Monster Lurks... There's a strong possibility we're going to be its prey... but not on this episode. Till next time...
Will our hero come through this ordeal with his sanity intact ? Let us see...
Code:
Chapter IX :
ooooo 8 o o o o 8
8 8 8b d8 8 8 8
8 8oPYo. .oPYo. 8`b d'8 .oPYo. odYo. .oPYo. o8P .oPYo. oPYo. 8 o o oPYo. 8 .o .oPYo.
8 8 8 8oooo8 8 `o' 8 8 8 8' `8 Yb.. 8 8oooo8 8 `' 8 8 8 8 `' 8oP' Yb..
8 8 8 8. 8 8 8 8 8 8 'Yb. 8 8. 8 8 8 8 8 8 `b. 'Yb.
8 8 8 `Yooo' 8 8 `YooP' 8 8 `YooP' 8 `Yooo' 8 8oooo `YooP' 8 8 `o. `YooP'
::..::..:::..:.....:::..::::..:.....:..::..:.....:::..::.....:..::::::......:.....:..::::..::...:.....:
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::We enter what would normally be the storage room.
Bodies are hanging behind the metal bars and various toys are scattered around...
There's something of interest on one of the tables.
Never say no to sinister rubber balls.
As we move down the hall of the east wing, we suddenly hear the radio static... Hey, what on earth his this ?!
We shoot first and ask questions later.
It looks like a giant cockroach. If you shoot them, they fall upside down --in spasms-- until you finish them off with another shot, or smash them with your foot. Another charming enemy.
Ok, let's enter the first classroom.
One of them looks different :
Me too, but for now let's move on to the next classr- SHIT !
Not 1, not 2, but THREE grey children attack us. We manage to defeat them but we got pretty hurt too. Things are a lot tougher in this "other" school.
It's time we paid a visit to the front Hall of the school. More enemies await us there and we switch to the steel pipe in order to save ammo.
We enter the infirmary and we're relieved to see that a save point can still be found here.
We also find some healing supplies. Good to have, because in case you haven't NOTICED... Hell is coming.
Why don't we check out the front entrance lobby ? I'm curious as to if we can leave this building...
DAMN, more monsters !
We hit them hard and then we take a look at our surroundings. A bottomless pit lies at the center of the room and cages hang from the ceiling.
Some of the cages are filled with mutilated body parts. :shock:
There's a wheelchair in the corner and we find an ampoule on its seat. The game doesn't say, but it's obviously an ampoule of morphine. It will recover our health to full and it will reduce dramatically any damage we take, for a short while. Good to have, but they are very rare.
That's a good question, maybe we'll find answers later. The entrance doors are barred, so we have no choice but to go back into the school. As we get to the reception, we find it caged shut. The way to the back room is accessible, however...
What the...
The painting we saw at the "normal" school has come to life in this reality ! Let's have a closer look.
An even closer look will reveal something more...
A slot ? Haven't we found a card with the picture of a key on it ? Maybe we should try to use it with the slot...
All right ! The door has opened and now we can reach the west wing.
Let's have a look at the teacher rooms. Hmm, there are a bunch of phones here...
Damn. Let's get out of here...
:DRIIIIIIN:
What the.... is the phone ringing ?!
:DRIIIIIIN:
:DRIIIIIIN:
:CLICK:
The line was cut...
Goddamit, this game plays some mean tricks on poor Harry. Where can Cheryl be ? How the hell did she call him on a cordless phone ?
Ok, let's focus on simpler things... How much of the 1st floor have we covered ?
We haven't yet searched the restrooms. Let's go into the men's room :
There's a lot of blood splattered around, but Something catches our eye on the floor behind the door...
Hmmm. What is it- WHOA !
The faceless, blackened body is still connected with what seems to be medical serum, what's the meaning of all this ?
Why indeed. As we look around the room, our gaze falls again on the object that had previously caught our attention...
A Sawed-off shotgun, now we're talking ! Nothing better to lift the morale, than this baby here
Hey, wait a minute... is there something written on the wall ?
The Monster Lurks... There's a strong possibility we're going to be its prey... but not on this episode. Till next time...
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