A guide to defeating the Needler in Silent Hill: Homecoming, including combat tips and strategies for navigating the elevator sequence and subsequent encounters.
Walkthrough
- 1When the Needlers attack the elevator, you can shoot them through the grating if your cursor is red.
- 2After the elevator reaches the third floor, a Needler will attack from behind. Shoot it in the head to make it fall.
- 3Another Needler will appear on the right, followed by one on the left.
- 4The elevator will descend slightly and then stop. The doors will open. Face the doorway and climb upwards to reach the third floor.
- 5A 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.
- 6Examine the painting of the lady on the right wall. An objective update will prompt you to cut behind it.
- 7Equip the Combat Knife and cut the painting. Squeeze through the opening.
- 8You will enter a new room. Take the --PHOTO (5/11)-- from the door. Room 306 is locked and requires a key.
- 9Duck under the opening to your left to enter Room 302.
- 10Save your game at the !!SAVE POINT!! on the wall.
- 11Walk out into the hall towards the door with the hole in it (Room 301) to trigger a cutscene.
- 12During 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.
- 13Enter 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."
- 14Enter Room 304 across the hall. Examine the NOTE TO SAM in the cabinet across from the bed.
- 15Exit Room 304 and move beside the debris in the east, then walk through the hole in the wall.
- 16Squeeze through the narrow opening ahead and duck under the opening to the left to enter Room 307.
- 17There is nothing in Room 307. You can enter the restroom to the east.
- 18In 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."
- 19Room 309 is locked. Hack through the boarded-up hole on the east side of Room 309 using the fire axe.
- 20Enter Room 309. Examine the cabinet in the middle of the debris and climb onto it to reach the room above.
- 21Enter Room 408. Move through the hole in the wall to enter Room 406.
- 22Examine the NOTE TO CAROL on the dresser in Room 406.
- 23Exit Room 406. A Swarm will attack as you head for the door.
- 24In the Fourth Floor Hallway, examine the DELIVERY NOTICE on the shelf between the two chairs.
- 25As you move further down the hall, your radio will sound. Turn off your flashlight before reaching the midpoint.
- 26A 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.
- 27The 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."
- 28Room 401 is locked, but Room 402 is open. Enter Room 402.
- 29Push the dresser on the left wall out of the way to reveal a hole in the wall behind it. Duck under.
- 30You 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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