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Defeated 1 Needler
Silent Hill: Homecoming

Defeated 1 Needler

A guide to defeating the Needler in Silent Hill: Homecoming, including combat tips and strategies for navigating the elevator sequence and subsequent encounters.

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A guide to defeating the Needler in Silent Hill: Homecoming, including combat tips and strategies for navigating the elevator sequence and subsequent encounters.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    When the Needlers attack the elevator, you can shoot them through the grating if your cursor is red.
  2. 2
    After the elevator reaches the third floor, a Needler will attack from behind. Shoot it in the head to make it fall.
  3. 3
    Another Needler will appear on the right, followed by one on the left.
  4. 4
    The elevator will descend slightly and then stop. The doors will open. Face the doorway and climb upwards to reach the third floor.
  5. 5
    A cutscene will play. On the third floor, a woman's humming can be heard. The door to the left is locked, and rubble blocks the east side.
  6. 6
    Examine the painting of the lady on the right wall. An objective update will prompt you to cut behind it.
  7. 7
    Equip the Combat Knife and cut the painting. Squeeze through the opening.
  8. 8
    You will enter a new room. Take the --PHOTO (5/11)-- from the door. Room 306 is locked and requires a key.
  9. 9
    Duck under the opening to your left to enter Room 302.
  10. 10
    Save your game at the !!SAVE POINT!! on the wall.
  11. 11
    Walk out into the hall towards the door with the hole in it (Room 301) to trigger a cutscene.
  12. 12
    During the cutscene, you will have dialogue choices. Choosing "I want to help you" will lead to the objective of finding three memories for the lady.
  13. 13
    Enter Room 303 and find a message on the left wall by the bed: "I can't see my face, Maybe you will in 404." This is added to your notebook under "Clues."
  14. 14
    Enter Room 304 across the hall. Examine the NOTE TO SAM in the cabinet across from the bed.
  15. 15
    Exit Room 304 and move beside the debris in the east, then walk through the hole in the wall.
  16. 16
    Squeeze through the narrow opening ahead and duck under the opening to the left to enter Room 307.
  17. 17
    There is nothing in Room 307. You can enter the restroom to the east.
  18. 18
    In Room 308, find another LETTER TO SAM on the dresser and examine the message on the southeast wall above the heater: "405 scares me. I left my ducky in there."
  19. 19
    Room 309 is locked. Hack through the boarded-up hole on the east side of Room 309 using the fire axe.
  20. 20
    Enter Room 309. Examine the cabinet in the middle of the debris and climb onto it to reach the room above.
  21. 21
    Enter Room 408. Move through the hole in the wall to enter Room 406.
  22. 22
    Examine the NOTE TO CAROL on the dresser in Room 406.
  23. 23
    Exit Room 406. A Swarm will attack as you head for the door.
  24. 24
    In the Fourth Floor Hallway, examine the DELIVERY NOTICE on the shelf between the two chairs.
  25. 25
    As you move further down the hall, your radio will sound. Turn off your flashlight before reaching the midpoint.
  26. 26
    A Nurse will charge out of Room 402. Wait for her to stop, circle around her, and perform a strong charged hit with your Fire Axe, then finish her off.
  27. 27
    The doors to Room 404 and 403 are locked. You can see a message on the wall of the restroom in Room 403 through a hole: "You can't wash it off."
  28. 28
    Room 401 is locked, but Room 402 is open. Enter Room 402.
  29. 29
    Push the dresser on the left wall out of the way to reveal a hole in the wall behind it. Duck under.
  30. 30
    You will enter Room 404. The restroom door is open. Move inside.
Tips
  • You can shoot Needlers through the elevator grating, saving time and avoiding damage.
  • Aim for the head of the Needlers to make them fall to their death.
  • When facing the Nurse on the fourth floor, use a charged heavy attack with the Fire Axe for maximum damage.
  • Remember to turn off your flashlight before encountering the Nurse on the fourth floor.
  • 10 gamerpoints (achievement).
  • Progress in the story.
  • Collectibles: --PHOTO (5/11)--.

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