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Silent Hill 4: The Room

-[40/52]: RED DIARY - JULY 28 is under your front door

A complete Silent Hill 4: The Room walkthrough for the "Red Diary - July 28" quest. Includes steps to defeat DeSalvo and find the Water Prison Generator Room Key.

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A complete Silent Hill 4: The Room walkthrough for the "Red Diary - July 28" quest. Includes steps to defeat DeSalvo and find the Water Prison Generator Room Key.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head to the 7 o'clock cell on 2F to potentially grab the SWORD OF OBEDIENCE.
  2. 2
    Retrieve Eileen from the 3F 1 o'clock cell and return to your room. Descend ladders, waiting for Eileen to circle the exterior.
  3. 3
    Proceed through the portal room, fighting Whitestools with Eileen until you reach DeSalvo's Ghost.
  4. 4
    Use a SILVER BULLET with your PISTOL on DeSalvo, then stab him with the SWORD OF OBEDIENCE to obtain the WATER PRISON GENERATOR ROOM KEY. If no Silver Bullet is available, use two Holy Candles or defeat him by normal means.
  5. 5
    Continue down and enter the B2 waterwheel room.
  6. 6
    Descend stairs and use the WATER PRISON GENERATOR ROOM KEY on the door by the wall. You can leave Eileen here to avoid damage from the Twin Victims in the generator room, though she can be helpful.
  7. 7
    Fight through the Twin Victims, with Eileen potentially assisting with a weapon.
  8. 8
    Proceed through the end door and descend the spiral staircase.
  9. 9
    Pass through the bottom door with Eileen.
  10. 10
    Head to the elevator to spawn Richard's Ghost. Allow him to clear the path for Eileen before entering the elevator.
  11. 11
    (Optional: Eileen glitch to skip the reminisces puzzle is detailed in the Unlockables and Secrets section.)
  12. 12
    Leave Eileen in the elevator and climb down the ladder.
  13. 13
    Navigate past Whitestools and claim the BILLIARD BALL in the hall, then climb the ladder.
  14. 14
    Follow the path, turn right at the fence, and grab the VOLLEYBALL by the boxes near the door. Proceed inside.
  15. 15
    Avoid Wheelchairs down the stairs, proceed through the next door, descend further stairs, and enter the bar.
  16. 16
    Place the BILLIARD BALL on the billiard table.
  17. 17
    Return to Eileen in the elevator (up staircases, around path, down ladder, through shower room, up right ladder).
  18. 18
    Go to the top level in the elevator and exit south with Eileen.
  19. 19
    Follow the walkway, ascend stairs, and enter the sporting goods store.
  20. 20
    Take the CAKE CANDLES from the counter and place the VOLLEYBALL in the large basket. (A 3-WOOD is also available on the floor.)
  21. 21
    Pass through the right storage room and the next door.
  22. 22
    Follow the large stairwell and go through the door at the top.
  23. 23
    Take the STUFFED CAT by the door and place the CAKE CANDLES on the birthday cake.
  24. 24
    Return to the sporting goods store and take the other door across the hall to the red stairwell.
  25. 25
    Descend and enter the pet shop. Place the STUFFED CAT in the cage.
  26. 26
    With Eileen, pass through the other door near the cage and enter the room at the bottom of the stairs.
  27. 27
    Move through the now unlocked clock door, descend the large stairwell, and go through the bottom south door.
  28. 28
    Run around the corner, through the door, take the narrow staircase down, and go through the door while evading Richard.
  29. 29
    (If you performed the Eileen glitch, you will continue from here. Run ahead, turn right at the fence, and wait for Eileen.)
  30. 30
    Follow the pathway to the fence, turn right, and enter the large staircase with Wheelchairs.
  31. 31
    Pass through the lower door past the Wheelchairs and head to the bar at the end of the lower path.
  32. 32
    Use the keypad door with code 4890 (or call 302 for the new code).
  33. 33
    Descend the large stairwell to the bottom and pass through the door with Eileen.
  34. 34
    Find the "One Truth" among the 12 Giant Wall Men that causes them to flinch when hit. Use the Pistol to shoot each quickly or a melee weapon. Once the "One Truth" is killed, the other door unlocks.
  35. 35
    Proceed through the unlocked door and follow the staircase to the bottom.
  36. 36
    Collect the required memos in Room 302 of the Past: OLD PICTURE BOOK, CRIMSON TOME, RED DIARY - AUGUST 2, RED DIARY - AUGUST 3, RED DIARY - AUGUST 4, and RED DIARY - AUGUST 5.
  37. 37
    Return to the living room for a cutscene.
  38. 38
    Grab the PICKAXE OF HOPE from the end hall wall.

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