How do you face your Silent Hill?

[gustavopi]

Ok, guys, let's put our weapons over the table!

I'd try to play without any help, but were unsuccessful. My english behavior is not enough to face the Shakespeare hard puzzle! I confess, I take a look in f.a.q.s for the worst situations!

How about you?

[MurphyPendleton]

I NEVER look for help in Docs, i can wander around for days trying to figure it out haha

[NarooN]

Only a handful of occasions where I looked at FAQs, mostly when it gets to the point of me being stuck where I actually get pissed off. Only happened on a couple puzzles on Hard+ modes. And the music puzzle in SH1 when I was younger and had no idea how any of that stuff even made sense lol.

[Alexander]

I don't like looking up guides either but as stated above only if a puzzle really gets on my nerves. I like figuring things out myself usually.

[gustavopi]

I hate the moment that I have do decide if I'll keep trying or look for help. To solve a good puzzle is a unique moment and I can't forgive myself when I look at the right answer - why in the Gods name I wasn't able to discover???

[Shadedarkan]

I've never had a problem with a Silent Hill puzzle on any mode that I had to look up the answer. But, on subsequent playthroughs I'll look them up if I don't remember what they are just because I don't feel like dealing with finding the code or reading a long poem and interpreting it again.

[gustavopi]

Theoretically, all puzzles can be solved by a human, but can take days, and the game will remain stopped until the player found the answer. In my case, translating a large poem is an extra plus hard job. After a day, I declare myself beated by the puzzle and get the answer.

[OneFreeMan]

When it comes to the puzzles, I have a go on my own but If I can't figure it out I cheat without a hint of shame at all.

[Crystopsy]

The only time I ever used an FAQ for help in a Silent Hill game was for help with the Attic Puzzle in Homecoming. Aside from that, everything was faced head-on with logic, patience and dedication.

[gustavopi]

Analyzing myself, I can discover, with some work, the puzzles that involves logic and math, but in rare situations I can solve with long poetic texts - it's to hard to translate. There is one in SH3 with some "nursery song" (I think is a lullaby) that I didn't understand even with a long explanation in the FAQ. Maybe even the writer couldn't understand too, since you can go through without all codes...