Alright, so this Silent Hill faceless monster hunt… man, it got real annoying real fast. I figured out early on that this thing doesn’t just wander everywhere, you gotta hit specific spots. My whole mess started cause I wanted to snap a good pic of the creepy thing without getting eaten.
My Frustrating Setup Process
First, I booted up the game – we’ll skip which specific Silent Hill cause honestly, the process is similar enough across most of them. I picked a save slot where I wasn’t loaded down with weapons, just the basic pipe or something weak. Why? Cause past attempts showed me: if you go in guns blazing, the dang monster either avoids certain spots or gets vaporized too quick. Can’t exactly find the guy if he’s dead, right? So, low firepower run it is.
Grabbed my notebook – yeah, the paper kind – and a pen. Learned the hard way that trying to type notes while playing leads to messy typing mistakes you can’t read later. Started drawing a rough map of the areas I remembered the creature usually pops up in.
Where I Actually Spotted The Thing
Spoiler: mostly indoors, where the walls feel like they’re breathing. Here’s the rundown:
- Hospital Hallways (Second Floor): This one’s almost a sure bet. I crept through the foggy halls near the emergency wing stairs. The damn monster likes to slide out near the flickering lights. Took me three passes before it finally lunged from an open door near the nurses’ station. Nearly jumped out of my seat.
- Apartments, Mid-Building: Found this tip online, kinda sketchy, but decided to check. Went to those middle apartments in one of the taller buildings. Sure enough, wandering the dark hallway, heard that raspy breathing. Turned around, and boom, faceless dude shambling straight at me behind a shattered window. Got my screenshot just in time to get knocked down.
- Creepy School Basement: Total nightmare fuel down there. I was poking around storage rooms full of rusty junk. It likes the area near the boilers, where the pipes are dripping. Found it lurking around a corner when I doubled back, just standing there. Freaky as hell.
Tried other places like the sewers and the church too. Nothing. Zilch. Waste of time, seems the faceless guy avoids those areas.
What A Pain It Was
Seriously, it wasn’t just walking in and snapping a photo. The lighting in the game is garbage for finding details. Half the time, the damn thing blends into the shadows or fog until it’s right in your face, which means quick reaction shots end up blurry.
And the game loves throwing other monsters at you while you hunt. Like, I’m just trying to get a look at this specific horror, and boom, regular enemies mob me. Had to ditch whole runs cause I got pinned down and forced to fight.
Finally Calling It Quits
After like a stupid number of hours, I got the pics and locations jotted down. My notebook looked like a madman scribbled in it, but hey, it works. The key really is forcing yourself into the confined spaces where the fog’s thickest and the lights are broken. If you’re just running around outside hoping to spot it, forget it. You gotta get cozy with the dark corners.
Would I do it again? Probably not. Once was plenty.
