How to open the Reading Room suitcase in Silent Hill 2?

In Silent Hill 2 Remake, players find an interesting folder puzzle in the Reading Room of the Lakeview Hotel. While the original Silent Hill inspired the Briefcase puzzle, the remake has a new take.

There are several steps to opening the suitcase, and the suitcase opens to reward an item essential for progressing through the game.

1. How to open the suitcase in the reading room in Silent Hill 2?

The code to open the suitcase varies depending on the difficulty level chosen:

• Light difficulty: DARK DESIRE
• Standard Difficulty: ACTION DONE
• Difficulty Hard: LOVE LUST

These secret messages appear on the mirror in the quest to unlock the suitcase. As soon as these letters are placed in the suitcase, it opens. And it reveals a vital item to James’ journey in exploring the Lakeview Hotel.

2. How do you start the quest?

There are some requirements to get to the Suitcase mission. You must explore the hotel and solve the puzzle on the bookshelf in the reading room.

Players will find the bookshelf puzzle in the Toluca Prison Reading Room. After solving the puzzle, the bookcase will slide aside, allowing James to enter to find the locked suitcase.

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3. Where can I find the lamp and paint can?

1. Enter the locker room and pass the mannequins and enemies to reach the balcony.
2. Go past the Infirmary, along the path that leads to the west side of the second floor. From there, go up to the 3rd floor.
3. Search the conference room to acquire the key to room 107.
4. Search the pantry to find the screw cutters.
5. Go down the stairs to access Room 217. Once there, shoot the window with a book on top, where you can shoot the window with a book on top.
6. To enter Room 215, break the wall in Room 214.

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4. How to get the employee’s elevator key?

1. Go to the first floor and enter Room 107, to the Gazebo that contains the Fireplace Key.
2. Find the book you filmed to discover a can opener.
3. Use the pliers on the chained gate to retrieve the lamp from the fish fountain.
4. Open the fireplace in the conference room to reveal a monster. Use a shotgun to defeat him quickly.
5. Break the wall to reach Room 317, then proceed to Room 318 to collect the Paint Can.

5. How to get the secret message?

With all items collected and in your bag, it’s time to return to the Reading Room. Now, combine the paint can with the can opener to get an open paint can.

Then combine the opened paint can with the lamp to get the red lamp. Replace the broken lamp in the Reading Room with this new red lamp.

Depending on the difficulty level of the game, you will receive different messages in the mirror. This message is the letters you need to put in your suitcase.

By entering the correct letters, the suitcase unlocks, allowing you to obtain the Employee Elevator Key. This key gives you access to the Elevator, you can go to the Employee Section on the first floor. This opens up new paths and mysteries in Silent Hill.

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6. About the Silent Hill 2 remake

Silent Hill 2 Remake is an upcoming survival horror video game developed by Bloober Team and published by Konami. The game is scheduled to be released for PlayStation 5 and Windows on October 8, 2024.

It is a remake of the 2001 video game of the same name and will be the first major installment in the Silent Hill franchise since Silent Hill: Downpour in 2012.