Guide to defeating the Needler in Silent Hill: Townfall. Learn strategies for the elevator encounter and subsequent attacks, including tips for survival and progression.
Walkthrough
- 1When the Needlers attack the elevator frame, you can shoot them through the grating if your cursor turns red.
- 2After the elevator stops, a Needler will attack from the back. Shoot it in the head.
- 3Another Needler will appear on the right, followed by one on the left.
- 4Once the elevator stops and the doors open, face the doorway and climb upwards to the third floor.
- 5A cutscene will play. On the third floor, you'll hear humming. The door to the left is locked, and rubble blocks the east side.
- 6Turn to the painting of a lady on the right wall and examine it. An objective update will prompt you to cut it.
- 7Equip the Combat Knife and use the action command to cut the painting, then squeeze through.
- 8You'll enter a new room. Take the --PHOTO (5/11)-- from the door. Room 306 is locked and requires a key.
- 9Duck under the opening in the wall 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 a hole in it (Room 301) to trigger a cutscene.
- 12After a series of dialogue choices, an objective update will prompt you to find three memories for the lady in Room 301. She wants three photos.
- 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 will be 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.
- 17You can optionally enter the restroom to the east in Room 307.
- 18In Room 308, find another LETTER TO SAM on the dresser and examine a message on the southeast wall above the heater: "405 scares me. I left my ducky in there."
- 19Room 309 is locked. The hallway to the north is collapsed. Go around the right (south) side of the hall to find a boarded-up hole on the east side of Room 309.
- 20Use the Fire Axe to hack through the boards and enter Room 309.
- 21Examine the cabinet in the debris and climb onto it to reach the room above.
- 22Enter Room 408 and move through the hole in the wall to enter Room 406.
- 23Examine the NOTE TO CAROL on the dresser in Room 406 and exit.
- 24As you head for the door, a Swarm will attack.
- 25In the Fourth Floor Hallway, the door across from Room 406 is jammed. Examine the DELIVERY NOTICE on the shelf between the two chairs.
- 26As you move further down the hall, your radio will sound off. Turn off your flashlight before reaching the midpoint.
- 27A Nurse will charge out of Room 402. Wait in the middle of the hall for her to stop, then circle around her and perform a strong charged hit with your Fire Axe, followed by a few more hits.
- 28The doors to Room 404 and 403 are locked. You can see a message on the restroom wall in Room 403 through a hole: "You can't wash it off."
- 29Room 401 is locked, but Room 402 is open. Enter Room 402.
- 30More creepy sounds will be heard from Room 404. Move to the right side of the dresser on the left wall and push it out of the way.
- 31Duck under the hole in the wall behind the dresser to enter Room 404.
- 32Enter the restroom inside Room 404.
Tips
- You don't need to wait for the Needlers to cut open the elevator frame; you can shoot them through the grating if your aim is accurate.
- The dialogue choices in Room 301 affect the conversation but ultimately lead to the same objective: finding three memories (photos) for the lady.
- Be prepared for combat encounters with Nurses and Swarms. Use charged attacks with the Fire Axe for effective damage against the Nurse.
- Pay attention to environmental clues and notes, as they provide hints for puzzles and progression.
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