Pleasant River — Silent Hill Downpour eGuide

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To Pleasant River

The sewers below St. Maria’s Monastery end at the border of Chastain Heights and Pleasant River.

If you need a fresh weapon, cross the street and search the debris for a suitable item. When you’re ready, follow Rice Street as it curves through the underpass at the edge of the neighborhood.

Although creatures can appear on the streets at any time, the underpass at the edge of Pleasant River can be particularly dangerous.

In addition to more common creatures, you’ll often find Weeping Bats lurking in this area. If the Bogeyman encounter left you unarmed, finding a weapon should be your top priority.

The van parked along the side of Brite Street contains some important items. Open the vehicle’s rear doors to find a Shotgun and one of the Paintings used in “The Art Collector” side quest.

Side Quest: Ashes to Ashes

The “Ashes to Ashes” side quest begins in a two-story house on Rice Street.

After you enter the house, explore the rooms on the first floor. When you enter the living area, collect the Mystery item just inside the door to add the Inscribed Snapshot to Murphy’s Journal.

When you’re finished exploring the first floor, search the rooms upstairs. Open the first door to find the master bedroom. Collect the Mystery item at the foot of the bed to add the Funeral Announcement to Murphy’s Journal, then search the rest of the room.

Collect the Urn in the corner of the master bedroom to begin the side quest. You must now find a suitable location to scatter the Urn’s contents.

Finish your search of the house to find a safe in the second bedroom. Before you can collect its contents, you must obtain the safe’s combination.

The Inscribed Snapshot from the living room shows the quest’s next location. When you’re ready, exit the house and turn left. When you reach end of the building, head through the gate and follow the path to the docks.

Examine the bench near the end of the pier and select the Urn from your Inventory. After the cutscene, a sequence of numbers appears on the bench.

The side quest is now complete, but your reward is back in the house. Return to the safe and use the numbers from the bench to open the safe’s door.

Puzzle Solution: Pleasant River Safe

This safe is very similar to the safe located in the Devil’s Pitstop diner.

Each of the five dials is labeled with a number: Dial 1 must be positioned to reflect the first digit of the sequence, dial 2 the second, and so on. Once again, the safe’s door contains trick dials that can skip digits or affect other dials.

While your chosen puzzle difficulty affects the behavior of the safe’s dials, all difficulties share the same code (16814) and starting dial positions (42416).

Easy: The Easy puzzle difficulty contains two trick dials. Address each dial in order, but note the behavior of dial 2 and dial 4:

Turn dial 1 right three clicks.
Turn dial 2 left four clicks.
Turn dial 3 left four clicks.
Turn dial 4 left two clicks.
Turn dial 5 right two clicks.

Normal: The Normal puzzle difficulty contains three trick dials. Address each dial in order, but note the behavior of dials 2, 3, and 4:

Turn dial 1 right three clicks.
Turn dial 2 left four clicks. This also spins dial 3 into position.
Turn dial 4 left two clicks.
Turn dial 5 right two clicks.

Hard: The Hard puzzle difficulty contains four trick dials. Because dials 2 and 5 both affect additional dials, it’s best to deal with them first:

Turn dial 2 left four clicks.
Turn dial 5 right two clicks. This also spins dial 4 into position.
Turn dial 3 right one click.
Turn dial 1 right one click.

When all five dials are in position, the safe swings open to reveal  a Colt.

If you returned to the safe without fully exploring the Pleasant River docks, make sure you explore them afterward.

You’ll find some important items around the smaller pier, east of the location shown in the Inscribed Snapshot Mystery item.

Pleasant River Underground Entrance

Unlike the town’s other neighborhoods, Pleasant River’s underground entrance is located away from the main roads. To find this tunnel, look for the chain-link fence along the south side of Rice Street.

Climb the steps beyond the fence, then use the ladder to climb down into the spillway.

Head through the gate to the south, then follow the underground tunnel to find a ladder leading up to the Pearl Creek underground entrance.

Side Quest: Dead Man’s Hand

The “Dead Man’s Hand” side quest is located in a house on the south side of Rice Street. To find the entrance, follow the narrow path just east of the spillway.

When you reach the yard at the end of the path, head inside and explore the building.

Approach the body in the utility room to begin the side quest. Continue past the body and take the stairs down to the basement.

The basement is divided into two areas. If you need a fresh weapon, explore the path on the right to find a Fire Axe tucked away behind a pillar. When you’re ready, follow the path on the left to find a hole in the basement floor.

Climb down through the hole to find a network of underground corridors. You must retrieve the Human Heart located somewhere in the area, then return it to the body in the utility room.

Underground Corridors

Once you reach the bottom of the ladder, follow the path until you reach a three-way intersection. This spot is the main junction for the entire area. The path on your right leads toward the Human Heart.

When you arrive in the area, there are two Screamers hidden in the corridors. After you collect the Human Heart, however, Screamers and Weeping Bats appear throughout the area.

As you search the corridors, try to remember each turn you’ve taken—you may need to make a quick escape.

For the most direct route to the Human Heart, begin at the main junction, then follow the corridor to the right.

Each time you reach an intersection, take note of any objects or fixtures that might serve as landmarks. If it’s possible to make a right turn, do so; if not, follow the path to the next intersection.

Keep moving along the area’s outside edge to find a gate near the end of your path.

Head through the gate, then follow the walkway to the corner of the room. When you’re ready, collect the Human Heart. Turn around and make your way back to the ladder.

If you stop to engage every creature along the path, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself surrounded. Unless you’re eager for combat, try to keep moving.

As long as you remember the route back to the ladder, you should be able to slip past most of the creatures.

Climb the ladder up to the basement and return to the utility room. Place the Human Heart into the body to complete the “Dead Man’s Hand” side quest.

To the Port District

When you’re ready to leave Pleasant River, enter the control tower near the King Avenue drawbridge.

Climb the ladder just inside the door and pull the lever on the wall to drop the drawbridge into place.