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The Totally Unauthorized Silent Hill Strategy Guide is an unofficial guidebook published by Brady Publishing in March 1999. The book is 127 pages long and retailed for $11.99 USD. The book was published before they had obtained official licensing rights from Konami or Sony. They would later publish official guides for following Silent Hill games.
Due to its unofficial nature, the guide is based mainly on speculation, meaning that several elements are misunderstood.
Contents[]
The contents of the book.
Introduction (pg.4)[]
Introduction
Silent Hill is a truly revolutionary game, not in terms of gameplay but in the way that it uses the video game medium to tell a completely involving and terrifying story.
Right from the beginning you are drawn in, playing the role of a typical man suddenly thrust into a waking nightmare. The setting is a modern small town, incredibly rendered, but ordinary in all other respects. Both of these elements seem strange for the usually fantastic world of video games. Add to this unique setting the ability to explore the entire town, plus a story line worthy of a high caliber suspense novel, and you get a gaming experience that is rare indeed.
The game initially leads you along, but you will quickly find yourself virtually alone in an area covering several blocks, without a clue as to where to go next. That is the reason you are holding this guide. Gameplay consists mostly of exploration, discovering clues, and putting together pieces to solve puzzles. Yet throughout the game, impending danger looms over you. Some clues are obvious, others can be a bit cryptic, and some are downright stupefying. Just about every part of the town contains something that wants to eat you, fantastic creatures the likes of which you might find only in a children's fairytale, but more about that later. This guide is designed to lead you by the hand through the entire ordeal, seeing you through to the best ending in the game. At the end of the walkthrough, you can read about how to achieve the other three endings, as well as what secret bonuses there are. Before getting really deep into the game, it's suggested that you go over the General Tips. The baddies in the game can take you out pretty quickly if you are unprepared, and the character you play isn't exactly Rambo—the guy trips off of porches, for goodness sake.
Characters (pg.5-9)[]
A biographical section for the characters in the game. Some names are misspelled or incomplete, given this guide's lack of official reference materials.
Harry Mason (pg.6)[]
Your name is...
Harry Mason
Your daughter is missing...
You're not a hero... yet.

Harry is the only character you control throughout the entire game, but he's someone that just about anybody can identify with. His reason for continuing on regardless of the danger is something that any parent can relate to. He has no special powers or training to help him through the unavoidable nightmare ahead, just his wits to see him through in order to find his daughter. Little does he know that she has everything to do with the insanity in Silent Hill.
Cheryl Mason (pg.7)[]
seven-year-old
Cheryl Mason
missing daughter

Cybil Bennet (pg.7)[]
attractive
Cybil Bennet(sic)
police officer

Dahlia Gilespi (pg.8)[]
complete confusion
Dahlia Gilespi(sic)

Dr. Kaufmann (pg.8)[]
not to be trusted
Dr. Kaufmann
Lisa Garland (pg.9)[]
She doesn't remember much
Lisa Garland
Alessa (pg.9)[]
Who is Alessa?
Alessa
Items (pg.10-24)[]
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