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THE MANSION: PART I (2)
Resident Evil (1996)

THE MANSION: PART I (2)

Resident Evil (1996) walkthrough for Chris's scenario: navigate the mansion, defeat zombies, find the Sword Key, Music Notes, Blue Jewel, and Keeper's Diary.

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Resident Evil (1996) walkthrough for Chris's scenario: navigate the mansion, defeat zombies, find the Sword Key, Music Notes, Blue Jewel, and Keeper's Diary.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start in the dining room, notice Barry is missing, and hear a gunshot.
  2. 2
    Examine the gunshot sound and enter the dining room.
  3. 3
    Run to the other side of the Dining Room, leave the Emblem, and open the door near you.
  4. 4
    Run left, step on the carpet, and witness the first zombie FMV. Avoid fighting it with the knife.
  5. 5
    Return to the Main Hall 1F.
  6. 6
    Pick up Jill's Handgun near the carpet.
  7. 7
    Go to the hallway where the first zombie was, kill it, and search Kenneth's body (3 times) for Handgun Bullets.
  8. 8
    Reload your gun and return to the Main Hall 1F.
  9. 9
    Use the stairs to reach the second floor.
  10. 10
    Go up the stairs on the left and open the double doors to the second floor of the Dining Room.
  11. 11
    To save ammo, position yourself in front of the statue. When a zombie approaches, use your knife. It will not crawl over the statue.
  12. 12
    Kill the other zombie in the room.
  13. 13
    Push the statue until it's in front of the opening on the rails, then push it over the ledge.
  14. 14
    Run to the door on the other side of the room and open it.
  15. 15
    Follow the hallway until you encounter zombies. Kill them.
  16. 16
    Go down the staircase. Kill the zombie near you and the one under the staircase.
  17. 17
    Open the door underneath the stairs.
  18. 18
    You will encounter Rebecca Chambers. After a brief chat, grab the Sword Key from the bed.
  19. 19
    Go to the item box. Ensure you have: Handgun, Handgun Bullets, Sword Key, First Aid Spray. You can store the First Aid Spray if confident.
  20. 20
    Rebecca will ask to accompany you. Say Yes.
  21. 21
    Leave the room and follow the path to two doors. The right one is locked. Open the other door to the green hallway.
  22. 22
    Kill the zombies in the green hallway and run into the alcove to Chris's right.
  23. 23
    Proceed to a door, then another door on the right. Unlock this door with the Sword Key and open it.
  24. 24
    In the bedroom, get Handgun Bullets from the bed.
  25. 25
    Go to the desk, search the book, and kill the zombie that emerges from the closet.
  26. 26
    Get Shotgun Shells from the closet and the Keeper's Diary from the desk. Leave the room.
  27. 27
    Back in the hallway, unlock the other door with the Sword Key and open it.
  28. 28
    Run north to some doors. Unlock the door to the left with the Sword Key and open it.
  29. 29
    Run around the piano to the shelf. Push the shelf right to reveal another shelf. Grab the Music Notes.
  30. 30
    Go to the piano and use the Music Notes.
  31. 31
    After the cutscene with Rebecca, leave the room and return to the Dining Room.
  32. 32
    Search the remains of the broken statue for the Blue Jewel.
  33. 33
    Go back to the previous hallway and open the door to the green hallway.
  34. 34
    Run into the alcove to the left and open the door.
  35. 35
    Use the Blue Jewel on the tiger statue to reveal the Wind Crest. Pick it up.
  36. 36
    Return to the Dining Room, then to the Main Hall 1F.
  37. 37
    Open the double blue doors on the opposite side of the Main Hall.
  38. 38
    Unlock the door in this room with the Sword Key and discard it.
  39. 39
    Kill the dogs in this hallway. Shoot the first dog once, then knife it to death while it's down.
  40. 40
    Follow the hallway. Shoot the second dog once, then knife it to death.
  41. 41
    Locate the empty shelf near where the second dog appeared. Push it left to find Handgun Bullets on the floor.
  42. 42
    Open the door on the other side of the hallway.
  43. 43
    Run forward in the twisted hallway. The first door is locked.
  44. 44
    Open the next door to enter the bathroom.
  45. 45
    Examine the tub, drain it to reveal a Small Key. Take the Small Key.
  46. 46
    Leave the hallway and continue until you reach double doors. Open them.
  47. 47
    In the dark hallway, kill the zombies and proceed to the other side.
  48. 48
    Open the door in the corner across from the alcove.
Tips
  • Avoid fighting the first zombie with the knife; it's more efficient to bypass it initially.
  • Using the statue to block zombies in the second-floor dining room can save ammo.
  • The Sword Key can be discarded after unlocking the door in the hallway past the two dogs, as it's no longer needed for progression in this area.
  • Jill's Handgun
  • Handgun Bullets (multiple pickups)
  • Sword Key
  • Keeper's Diary
  • Music Notes
  • Blue Jewel
  • Wind Crest
  • Small Key
  • Shotgun Shells

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