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Every Ending in Silent Hill 2 (2024): STILLNESS

[room-208]

will you wait for me?

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[idoherty451]

Silent Hill 2 (2024) FULL SPOILER/MUSIC COMMENTARY | Part 14 - FINALE

We did it. We made it to the Stillness ending. And we turned an hour of gameplay into 4 hours of music analysis and story discussion.

If you want to start from the beginning and see the whole 17-video playthrough (including discussions with Andy Sudol, a professional sound engineer, and Vic Frederick, an MFA in English), the playlist can be found HERE.

Thank you to everyone who came along for the journey, particularly @cleolinda ( @beneath-the-null-moon ) for all the discussion, theorizing, and support. She and I plan on recording a podcast-esque discussion reflecting on the game--keep an eye on our blogs for more on that.

Also, I'll continue to post Staying on Theme videos every Monday for the foreseeable future, so keep an eye out for those! Even if you saw the music segments on stream, the edited videos include supplemental material like on-screen chord names, definitions/references for music terminology, and some dorky audio/visual gags. Check them out!

Still figuring out what I might stream next; in the meantime, I'll be taking a break, playing my first playthrough of Silent Hill f off-stream when it comes out next week, and working on other projects that you'll hopefully hear about soon.

Thanks again!

[anarkissed-ao3]

Silent Hill 2 Remake Guide

How to get All New Game+ Endings in One Playthrough

Note that the Endings themselves aren't spoiled save for the titles, but the locations of items, names, etc, are spoiled as this is a comprehensive guide. I tried this recently, and it worked, and it took me forever to make this list so i decided to post it lol– I hope it helps. <3

Comprehensive list to get All 4 item-based/ New Game + Endings in One Playthrough of Silent Hill 2 Remake

IMPORTANT NOTE:

you MUST do 'in the water' ending at least ONCE to be able to get the 'Stillness' ending.

Beginning of Game

Graveyard

Crimson Ceremony (rebirth)- look for a lone grave on the shore in the northeastern corner of the graveyard. In front of the gravestone will be a book with a red cover

Witse Rd., after passing through tunnel

Key of Sorrow (Stillness) - a green car on Wiltse Rd. right after passing through the tunnel. Use the chainsaw to smash its back window and take the key from the back seat

Eastern Southvale

Pet Center by Big Jay's Diner–

Broken Key Part. (Dog) In Eastern South Vale, find the Pet Center next to Big Jay’s diner. The key part will be in the back storage room past the counter

The Jeweller's Store–

Blue Gem. (UFO) In Eastern South Vale, find The Jewellers store next to The Pet Center. Smash the left storefront window and grab a jewel from the display.

Saul St. Apartments

Examine Blue Gem in Eastern South Vale, next to a graffiti of an eye on the back of a vent on the roof of the Saul Street Apartments. (UFO)

Rosewater Park

Examine Blue gem in Rosewater Park, in the northeastern corner of the pier before you meet Maria. (UFO)

Western Southvale

Near Baldwin Mansion

White Chrism. (rebirth)Western South Vale, a bottle with a white liquid on a table near the front door to the Baldwin Mansion

(Note that talking to Maria at the gate to Baldwin Mansion will give points for Maria ending)

After Jack's Inn, Katz St.

Broken Key Part. (Dog) In Western South Vale, after you pass through Jacks Inn find a back yard gate with a dog bone symbol next to the first house on Katz Street. Proceed inside and collect the second key part inside the dog house. (Combine Key parts)

Hospital

Small Chest. (Bliss) In the gazebo of the Brookhaven Hospital Garden

Post-Hospital, pre-Historical Society

Pete's Bowl-O-Rama

Rusted Key (Bliss) In Pete's Bowl-O-Rama, there's a safe that becomes available during New Game+. The code for the safe is 1887, which you can learn from the memo by the corpse at the west end of Nathan Ave. Inside the safe, you will find the key to the box from the gazebo. DO NOT DRINK THE WHITE CLAUDIA YET.

Historical Society

Obsidian Goblet. (Rebirth) Silent Hill Historical Society, a black goblet in a wall niche in the main exhibition hall.

Lakeview Hotel, Fog (Normal) World

Examine Blue Gem immediately upon arriving at Lakeview hotel dock

NOTE: If you want to complete a normal ending, such as Maria, Leave, or Water, wait to pick up the item in Lost & Found until you create your Save JUST before entering Room 312 to watch the tape and complete instant endings: Dog, Bliss, UFO. Complete all objectives until you get to room 312, and then save before picking up the book in Lost & Found. Then complete all desired instant endings, reload, and pick up the book in Lost & Found, continuing as normal via watching the tape. Complete required objectives in the otherworld, and save before reaching the safe in the Manager's Office, after the cutscene with the fire room. Complete Rebirth by NOT collecting the Toluca Postcard in the safe, finishing the game to get the Rebirth ending, and then reloading the OTHERWORLD save, collecting the Toluca postcard in the Otherworld, and acquiring Stillness, for easiest route to finishing all endings in a single playthrough. If you want to finish a different ending, Reload your Room 312 Save and Complete the game as normal without picking up the book or postcard, and you will get whatever ending you collected the most points for.)

First Floor

Lost & Found:

To get Rebirth Ending:

“Lost Memories”. (Rebirth) book that is found on a shelf inside the Lost & Found room (replaces the Lost & Found Note that is here during a normal game). Collecting the four items for Rebirth and finishing the game WITHOUT collecting the 'Toluca Postcard' for Stillness will grant you the rebirth ending.

Third Floor

Dog Ending:

Observation Room (Next to Room 312)

Use the 'Dog' key on the Observation Room Door. This will immediately give you the 'Dog' ending.

Room 312

Bliss Ending:

Drink the White Claudia and watch the tape in room 312. This will immediately give you the 'Bliss' Ending

UFO ending:

Examine the Blue Gem in room 312. This will immediately give you the UFO ending.

Hotel Otherworld (After watching Tape in 312 normally)

Manager's Office (after the fire room cutscene) —

Toluca Postcard. (Stillness) There is a locked safe that requires both a key and a code in the corner of Manager’s Office in the Otherworld Hotel.

Use the Key of Sorrow for the key lock, and input the code 314 (right 3, left 1, right 4) for the combination lock. Inside you will find the Toluca Postcard.

Complete the game with the Toluca Postcard to get the Stillness ending. NOTE: Doing so will cancel out getting the rebirth ending, even if you acquire all rebirth items, so SAVE before collecting the Toluca postcard for getting either ending easily via reload.

hope this helps someone lol

[idoherty451]

Silent Hill 2 (2024) FULL SPOILER/MUSIC COMMENTARY | Part 7

Last night, we met back up with Laura, fought the Flesh Lips boss, and slipped out of reality(?) and into the Otherworld side of Brookhaven Hospital. Exploring the patients' story from this side of the veil, we saw their ultimate "treatments" at the hands of the director and his obsession. We also discussed the harmonic implications of a new piece for the remake, "Echoes of Silence," compared and contrasted the OG and remake versions of the "ANYWAY?!" scene, and the musical choices they made with the "Magdalene" theme that left me a little at a loss for words. See all this and more in the video above!

If you missed the previous streams and want to catch up, check out the YouTube Playlist for the entire playthrough thus far.

Next stream will be Wednesday, May 28 at 7PM EDT. Join us at twitch.tv/idoherty451 as we leave Brookhaven behind (but not the Otherworld) and discuss:

The final word from Brookhaven and which ending(s?) it foreshadows

What the rain might reflect RE: James' mental state

The liminal beauty amidst the harrowing journey through Otherworld South Vale

The strange notes James finds as he trails Laura through town

The new Angela scene at Rosewater Park

Tune in to see all this and more!

[idoherty451]

Umbra Veil (Stillness Ending) | Staying on Theme

Episode 20 of my deep dive into the Silent Hill 2 remake’s soundtrack on Staying on Theme is up! MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE END OF THE GAME.

Breaking down the construction of "Umbra Veil," the piano piece that underscores the Stillness Ending. I actually recorded the bulk of this video this past Saturday, since I didn’t have any notes to draw from when I originally streamed this moment on the playthrough. I also recorded 45 minutes of video on Saturday, so you may end up seeing an extended version of this video at some point.

This is one of the most beautiful pieces in the game. I figured it out by ear on Saturday, and once I did, I couldn’t stop playing it. I will be playing this piece of music into oblivion.

These videos are clipped from my full spoiler/music commentary playthrough of the Silent Hill 2 remake, which you can watch on YouTube HERE. Expect a new episode of Staying on Theme every Monday at 9AM EST!

This is actually the last video of the main game. I’ve still got videos to edit for the rock songs, but I’m taking a break next week for the holidays.

Also, in January 2026, I’ll be starting something new: a streamed playthrough of Silent Hill 4, the game with the most music and story connections to Silent Hill 2, complete with music analysis for another season of Staying on Theme. Want to jump into the discussion in realtime? Then join me at twitch.tv/idoherty451 at 7PM EST on Wednesday, January 7, as we dive into Silent Hill 4: The Room.

And for anyone who’s been watching, reblogging, sharing, enjoying: Thank you so much. I’ve wanted to do this specific thing--a video series analyzing the music of Silent Hill 2--for years, and to finally have done it is like fulfilling a promise I made to my younger self. To know that other people have found enjoyment in it is incredibly gratifying. And if it in any way has deepened your understanding and appreciation of music, I can’t think of a better result.

See you in January. I’ll be waiting for you.