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Secret Morse Code Messages Discovered in ‘Silent Hill 2’ Remake [Video]
Bloober Team certainly appear to have been had fun planting their Easter Eggs with the Silent Hill 2 remake. Per PC Gamer, YouTuber Shiba has made note of secret messages found in the static from several televisions found throughout the game.
As explained by Shiba, the cafeteria television in Brookehaven Hospital holds a message that’s broadcast using Morse code. While it’s difficult to discern from the overall static, if players listen closely, there’s a distinct clicking noise that mimics the sound of a telegraph. The message is a loop of “AGAIN AND”, which if you’ve been lurking around the Silent Hill Reddit after the game’s launch, you’ve probably happened upon the Easter Egg involving the Polaroids found throughout the game that propose the theory that the Silent Hill 2 remake is actually part of a time loop, which this new discovery appears to support. It can also refer to the fact that this is a remake of Silent Hill 2.
That’s not the only message to be found in the television static. In another video, Shiba notes the TVs found in the Woodside Apartments, the observation room of Brookhaven Hospital and Room 106 at Jack’s Inn hold another message. This message, “WHY DID YOU DO IT JAMES”, is a reference to the game’s ending, which…well, that would be spoiling it. But really though, if you’ve played the original Silent Hill 2, you know what it means already.
Bloober Team is hoping that all of this work (and obvious love of the original) pays off in a few weeks at The Game Awards 2024, where Silent Hill 2 is up for five categories in Best Narrative, Best Action/Adventure, Best Performance, Best Audio Design, and Best Score and Music.
Kinetic Games has followed through with the 13 Willow Street map rework for Phasmophobia today, which is free across all platforms. Accompanying the map rework is the first of two major quality-of-life updates bringing hundreds of bug fixes and helping refine the gameplay experience.
Ghost hunters can prepare for a refreshed investigation experience with the reworked Willow map, adding a host of new paranormal interactions, objects, and hiding spaces. As with the most recent overhaul to 6 Tanglewood Drive, Willow retains an almost identical layout but features redesigned rooms, including a reconfigured basement layout, bringing the gameplay experience up to the team’s current development standards.
The reworked rooms include an art studio, home gym and entertainment room, replacing the bedroom, garage and basement previously featured in the haunted house. Alongside these visual updates, curious players will be able to uncover new lore hidden throughout Willow, piecing together a story waiting to be discovered.
“As part of the 13 Willow Street rework we’re continuing our approach to storytelling in Phasmophobia and developing the game’s narrative,” said Anastatia Dukakis, Senior Narrative Designer at Kinetic Games. “It’s always exciting to see the community make new discoveries together and we love seeing everyone share their theories and thoughts on the lore behind in-game locations.”
Players will also be tasked to correctly identify (and survive) 50 ghosts as part of map’s challenge, awarding the Sun Seeker ID set upon completion. Players can also unlock the Cool Cat ID card and badge for the first week after launch, by watching 2 hours of Phasmophobia streams.
Meanwhile, the major update accompanying the map rework is inspired by community feedback following the Player Character Update, and reflects Kinetic Games’ ongoing commitment to delivering the level of quality players expect before Phasmophobia leaves Early Access.
The update introduces a range of changes helping to refine the gameplay experience with refreshed animations allowing for smoother and quicker movements, and changes to evidence collection for a more seamless experience, and ghost hunters might also face a new presence lurking in the shadows…
New keybinds have also been added with players now able to use 1,2,3 and 4 for changing inventory slots alongside wider accessibility tweaks. For an overview of all the fixes landing in-game, you can check out the blog post here.
Phasmophobia is available in Early Access on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2, and the Xbox Series.