SILENT HILL 2 achievement guide

Points of no return

• Entering the courtyard of Wood Side Apartments: You cannot return to the initial east/west streets of Silent Hill to collect missed Memos, Photos, or Glimpses of the Past.
• Exiting Blue Creek Apartments via the final grandfather clock puzzle: Blue Creek Apartments becomes permanently inaccessible for the rest of the playthrough.
• Entering Brookhaven Hospital after meeting Maria: The western half of South Vale (Silent Hill South Side) becomes locked off, along with any uncollected street items.
• Solving the Chained Box and leaving Brookhaven Hospital (Otherworld): Brookhaven Hospital and its Otherworld variant cannot be re-entered.
• Jumping down the consecutive holes into Toluca Prison from the Historical Society: The Silent Hill Historical Society and upper South Vale are no longer accessible.
• Completing the Labyrinth and boarding the rowboat at the dock: Toluca Prison, the Labyrinth, and all previous mainland areas are permanently locked out.
• Using the Lakeview Hotel elevator with all personal belongings placed into the shelf: The Lakeview Hotel shifts into the Otherworld variant, making standard hotel rooms and missed items unreachable.
• Defeating the final boss in Lakeview Hotel (Otherworld): The playthrough ends; all uncollected items, unfinished combat challenges, and ending prerequisites are permanently locked.