Silent Hill 2 Remake: Western South Vale Silent Hill 2 Remake guide, walkthrough
West South Vale is the fourth area in Silent Hill 2 Remake, loaded with cutscenes and containing fairly little combat. On this page of the guide we've described how to get to the park, escort Maria through the town and where to find Laura.
Last update: 24 October 2024
Western South Vale is the fourth area in Silent Hill 2 Remake, which you will get to after leaving Blue Creek Apartments. Compared to previous areas, this is a much quieter location, full of cut-scenes and containing only one major confrontation. On this page of the guide we have described how to get to the park, escort Maria through the town and find Laura.
How to get to Rosewater Park?
After leaving the apartments, save the game and head right, following a linear path. After a while, you will watch a cut-scene in which James meets the little girl from the apartment building again.
Go through the nearby tunnel. You will come to a park, which you also have to go through until you reach the pier. At the end of the wooden platform, the game will show another cut-scene.
Maria will now accompany you for some time. Follow her and she will lead you to the park exit and then to the Jacks Inn motel.
How to get out of Jacks Inn?
The motel gate is closed. You need to find the key to be able to proceed further. Save your game using the save point on the green car and go to the reception through the ajar green door. There's a safe under the desk that you need to open. To learn the code, take the note from the board nearby, which will direct you to room 107.
The door to room 107 is blocked. Break the window to room 108 and destroy the cracked wall inside to get to room 107. On the table you will find a note that will reveal the combination to the safe.
Go back to the reception and open the safe. The correct combination is 0451. Take the gate key from the safe. You will hear a scream - outside a monster has attacked Maria. Quickly hit it with the board. When Maria accompanies you, you must escort her, as the woman's death means game over.
After saving Maria, open the gate with the key and proceed further. You need to go along the street - the buildings around are inaccessible, but you can find some ammo next to them, so it's worth deviating from the main route a bit. You reach the end of the street where you will watch a cut-scene. During the cut-scene, James will automatically get rid of the wooden plank and replace it with a steel pipe. This is your new melee weapon. It functions identically to the board, but deals more damage.
How to escort Maria?
The only major confrontation awaits you during this chapter. You must escort Maria through courtyards full of enemies. The path ahead is straight and quite wide, and enemies attack Maria quite rarely. So a good strategy might be to run away, avoid enemies, and only kill them when they are in your way or when Maria needs help. Reach the wooden wardrobe blocking the hole in the fence - move the wardrobe and proceed further.
A few steps further, Maria will find another passage - a hole in the wall of a wooden hut in one of the yards. Enter the hut and interact with the large board on the wall. You will lose the pursuit in this way.
A moment later, you will come across red doors, which Maria will open in a cut-scene. Enter the Heaven's Night club, where you will watch another long cut-scene. You can catch your breath and save the game here. When you're ready to move on, talk to Maria.
How to find Laura?
After leaving the club, you have to go to Moonlight Grove, the location of which you can check on the map - it's nearby. Be careful of any single enemies you may encounter, and enter the garden where you will watch another cut-scene.
Follow Maria who will lead you to a small window. Go through it to get to the cinema. Move the wardrobe away from the door and move on.
You can explore the main room and bathrooms to gather some ammunition and items. When you are ready, go through the door with the green light above it to watch the next cut-scene. You will meet Eddie again.
Your new goal is to find Laura, the girl you met earlier. Exit the cinema hall and follow the linear path. In the room with the film reels, squeeze through the gap between the shelves. Eventually, you will reach the main room. Exit the cinema through the main door.
Go straight down the street outside. On your right you will see the huge Brookhaven Hospital and enter through the main doors. This is the next main location, which we have described on a separate page of the guide.