SILENT HILL 2 KOSHIKI KANZEN KORYAKU & WORLD GUIDE

(Silent Hill 2 Official Perfect Capture & World Guide)

©1999 2001 Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

(summary of pages 184 through 189)

page 184

The "Flesh Lip" and "Boss Mary" have a number of characteristics in common:  
A lattice, which is suggestive of a bed; a "mouth which verbally abuses 
James" located on the lower region (Mary is upside-down while she attacks); 
and the sort of rough, dry skin that might be caused by severe illness.
Mary's position is also similar to Maria's in the hotel lobby when she
is hung upside-down in the lattice and executed by Pyramid Head.

The "Legend of the Lake" memo is partially based on an incident that occurred
in 1872 involving a ship called the Mary Celeste and was also inspired by 
Japanese legends about marine spirits.

page 185

The three tablets found in the prison represent the three "criminals" who
appear in the game:  The Oppressor is James, the Gluttonous Pig is Eddie, 
and the Seductress is Angela.

page 187 (staff interview)

The final save point has to do with the fact that James' memories are no 
longer being repressed, but the reason why there are nine of them is 
"unknown."  Why the save points are square and red is also "unknown."

page 188

"Even so, I still want to believe that she was happy" is the clue for the 
"Little Mermaid" side of the music box puzzle on hard mode.  The team
member being interviewed suggests that this line has significance for James' 
and Mary's situation as well.  (I wonder if Jeremy Blaustein translated this 
sentence the way it was intended to be read?  Besides "unhappiness" or 
"misfortune," "fukou" can also mean "death."  In the context of what's being 
suggested here, I'd say it's "But still I believed (or "I want to believe," 
as it's written in the game) that she wasn't dead.")

page 189

One member of the development team recommends "meeting Johnny" in 
Lakeview Hotel.  (If you return to the employee lounge after retrieving the 
flashlight from the shelf by the service elevator, you can examine the heater 
in the corner of the room for the following text:  "There's a heater here.  On 
the back, in small letters, it says:  'I'm Johnny, one hot guy.'")




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