How to pass the Gallows puzzle in Silent Hill 2
In this guide, you'll learn how to solve the Gallows puzzle that appears in the prison yard after the weights puzzle in Silent Hill 2. We'll provide the correct matches for the pieces of text in the poems based on the difficulty level. Follow our instructions to successfully complete the puzzle and proceed in the game.
How to pass the Gallows puzzle
Location: Toluca Prison
After the weights puzzle, a gallows will appear in the yard. Insert the lever into the slot on the puzzle. The first half of the poem will appear on the gallows. You need to correctly match the pieces of text. The puzzle has 2 sets of sentences that fit each poem. They are issued randomly. Below we have written the first part of the poem and the lines that match it.
First Riddle:
- Easy difficulty: Sacred was the place, burned down. Innocent: It was a refuge of evil.
- Medium difficulty: I do not beg for your mercy, oh flame that I released. Sisters screamed, and children cried, no one got out alive. Innocent: Though I mourn the death of the young. Guilty: I saw them burn.
- Hard difficulty: Under the cover of night, in the ink of twilight. Innocent: The death of the innocent, a damned sin. Guilty: Twisted cold dances on his spine.
Second Riddle:
- Easy difficulty: This one took from others. Guilty: Stole not to eat.
- Medium difficulty: I took the wealth of others. Innocent: The reason, if I must say. Guilty: What were those reasons?
- Hard difficulty: In the embrace of twilight, a cunning thief appears. Innocent: With trembling hands, he grabs what he must. Guilty: His greed drives every cunning theft.
Third Riddle:
- Easy difficulty: This one kidnapped. Guilty: In a fit of rage.
- Medium difficulty: I took the child, you are absolutely right. Innocent: Forgive me, child, for I could not. Guilty: My only daughter, the joy of days.
- Hard difficulty: In the shroud of twilight, the story unfolds. Innocent: A cruel twist of fate, an unforeseen outcome. Guilty: A tragic fruition, a mother's despair.
Fourth Riddle:
- Easy difficulty: This one broke the lock. Guilty: Another place to loot.
- Medium difficulty: As soon as the sun ceased its reign. Innocent: So my guilt is evident. Guilty: I left in haste.
- Hard difficulty: With secret steps, led by darkness. Innocent: Among the moonlight, a desperate truth. Guilty: Under the moonlight, a villainous scheme.
Fifth Riddle:
- Easy difficulty: This one dared to deprive. Guilty: Did it just for pleasure.
- Medium difficulty: Dear mommy, sweet mommy. Innocent: You broke my legs, I could not walk. Guilty: You were, oh, so kind to me.
- Hard difficulty: With falling feelings, she watches, mouth agape. Innocent: It was a perverse fate.
Sixth Riddle:
- Easy difficulty: This one clenched a fist. Innocent: Turned against his abuser.
- Medium difficulty: I waited long, I waited for my hour. Innocent: Truth be told, he was not much of a man. Guilty: Truth be told, I did not hesitate.
- Hard difficulty: In the shadow cast, the hunter lay in wait. Innocent: The death of the innocent, a damned sin. Guilty: The victim's eyes wide with horror and fear.
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