Learn how to handle the Wendigo encounter in the basement and make crucial choices that affect Mike and Sam's fates in Until Dawn (Remake).
Alright, so you're in the basement, and things are about to get hairy. Mike's made his way to a door, and it's time to make a move.
- 1You'll need to use your motion controls to ram the door open. Get ready, because as soon as it bursts open, the Wendigo are coming into the basement – and not just one, but several!
- 2Now you've got a big decision to make here. You can either go full action-hero and continuously shoot the Wendigo until Mike's section wraps up, or you can go for the explosive option: blow up the room using the barrels. This second choice will release the Wendigo spirits, which changes things up a bit later in Chapter 10.
Butterfly Effect: Man's Best Friend
- If you shoot the Wendigo: Mike will eventually get attacked by a Wendigo, and the screen will go black. This means Sam will have to go all the way to the Sanatorium later to find him.
- If you shoot the barrels: The basement will explode, and Mike will end up meeting Sam in the mines later on.
After that intense basement encounter, Mike finds another way through the Sanatorium. If he was quick enough earlier, you'll see a cutscene where Jessica regains consciousness at the bottom of the elevator!
Ashley's Path: Tunnel to Sanatorium
Now, if Chris is still with you, he's struggling with his injuries and tells you to go on ahead, saying he'll just slow you down. This is where you get a dialogue choice that really matters.
Your Choice:
| INQUIRE | REASSURE |
| You gonna be okay? | We're not leaving you. |
| Chris gets left behind. He will try to catch up with the group later, but depending on choices you make in a moment has a chance of dying. | Ashley's CHARITABLE meter goes UP Ashley's ROMANTIC meter goes UP Ashley and Chris like each other more Chris sticks with the group. |
Butterfly Effect: At What Price
- If you Reassure Chris: He'll stick with the group, and this completely eliminates any chance of him dying during this chapter. You'll get the notification: *ASHLEY WOULDN'T LEAVE CHRIS*.
- If you Leave Chris Behind: There's a chance Chris could die in four different instances as he tries to catch up to the rest of the group. I'll point those out when we get there. You'll get the notification: *ASHLEY LEFT CHRIS BEHIND*.
- If you Leave Chris Behind, but go back and talk to him again: Ashley will convince Chris to come with the group. You'll still get the notification: *ASHLEY LEFT CHRIS BEHIND*.
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