hey * i finally finished the first time through. *and i was wondering if i could get help getting to one or more of the alternate endings. *also, i can get a chainsaw the second time around right? *thanks for your help :wave:

I'm guessing that your first ending was either the water or the leave ending but i'm going to give you what works best for getting each ending.

WATER:

Things to do to get this ending is as follows: Examine
Angela's knife. Read the diary on the roof of the hospital.
Make sure to listen to the whole conversation over the
headphones in the hotel. Make sure to listen to the entire
conversation with Marie in the long hallway before the final
boss(if you don't even hear a conversation, then you're pretty much guaranteed this ending). Throughout the game if you're ever seriously injured, don't heal immediately, wait a few minutes if it's safe to do so, then heal.

LEAVE:

Follow this basic guidelines: Keep yourself healthy, don't
fight very many enemies with melee weapons all while
attempting not to get hit. When you first meet Maria, don't
make her remind you of the way to the hotel. Don't go east
after leaving the park either. Hit Maria with the wooden plank
two or three times. In your menu, examine both the picture and letter from Marie. After meeting Maria at the park, try to get her to the room where she feels ill in the hospital (S3 room) as soon as possible; the less time spent with her the better. Listen to the whole conversation in the long hallway at the end of the game before the final boss.

MARIA:

Follow these guidelines to get this ending: You need to make
sure you go exactly where Maria tells you. Make sure she isn't
hurt much at all. When you make it to West South Vale, make
sure you spend a good amount of time with her, before the
hospital especially. Once you leave her in the room in the
hospital, make sure you check up on her often. After you leave her cell in the Labyrinth, attempt to go back in. *Before the final boss in the long corridor, don't stick around to listen
to the conversation.

REBIRTH:

The only way to get this ending is if you get all four of the
new items available the second time through the game, which include the two books: Lost Memories & Crimson Ceremony, the white chrism, and the obsidian goblet.
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DOG:

Get either all three of these endings "In Water," "Leave," and
"Maria," or get the "Rebirth" ending to unlock the dog key.
Get the dog key from the doghouse near Jack's Inn and use it
in the Alternate Hotel after you have watched the video tape
to enter the Observation Room on the third floor. If you want
to see another ending instead of losing all of your game to
get here, just save before going in, that way you can pick
back up where you left off and see a different ending.

Oh, and to get the CHAINSAW the second time through the game you can find this on the trail leading to Silent Hill. It's across from the ranch where a pile of chopped wood now sits. Feel free to ask anything else that you need to and I or one of the other great members will find you an accurate and speedy answer. Well, i hope that you enjoy posting and have fun gaming. :thumbsup: