The Voice On The Trail

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 21 Nov 2005

Ok, I'm sure this has been discussed before but not since the forum re-opened, & I'm replaying SH2 so it's salient.

On the trail from the observation deck to the graveyard you can hear something mumbling three indistinct syllables. Apart from scaring the crap out of you, does it serve a purpose or does it have any meaning?

I've heard two theories on this:

1) It's Pyramid Head & when Konami took out his presence from this part, they forgot to take out (or deliberately left in) his voice. This doesn't make a huge amount of sense, as he doesn't have a voice in any other part of the game.
2) Seeing as this trail is right next to Toluca Lake, it's the same creature you hear when you're walking down the long descending passage from the Historical Society to the prison. Which could also mean it's the invisible 'ritual' dude from the prison itself (I've always been unsure as to whether these two are one and the same). This seems more likely, as they sound similar & the prison is under Toluca Lake.

So, does anyone else have any other theories as to this thing's identity?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 21 Nov 2005

Its all Toby. I have no evidence to back this up.

Post by **Biomechanical** » 21 Nov 2005

LoL, I think it's a voice of reason telling you that its a bad fuckin idea to go that way.

Post by **The Adversary** » 21 Nov 2005

>the prison is under Toluca Lake.
No it's not. The prison is right behind the Historical Society.
http://www.geocities.com/th765/prisonpic.jpg

>you can hear something mumbling three indistinct syllables.
I don't recall any specific mumbling other than the footsteps.

Post by **Droo** » 21 Nov 2005

This is one of those occurances in the SH series I chalk up to "RSS": Random Scary Shit with no special meaning.

Post by **pink_isnt_well000** » 21 Nov 2005

I only noticed the footsteps..and sounds that seemed to be animals...or thats what I always figured. 2 was also the first SH game I played, and at that point I didn't know what to expect lol.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 22 Nov 2005

the Adversary wrote:>the prison is under Toluca Lake.
No it's not. The prison is right behind the Historical Society.
http://www.geocities.com/th765/prisonpic.jpg

OK, fair dos.

I don't recall any specific mumbling other than the footsteps.

Oh, it's there. This is the first time I've played it on my new telly, and before I thought it was just footsteps; but there's definately some sort of voice there. Not that I'm casting aspersions on anyone else's TV, but there it is.

By the way, does the voice you hear while descending to the Historical Society & the 'ritual' voice belong to the same creature?

Post by **LaraeGunn** » 22 Nov 2005

Alright, I think you're on to something...
That's just it, though, it's something...
I have a bitchin' sound system for my computer, and yeah, I heard some kind of vocal tone, along with the footsteps.
It sounds similar to the prison creature, but not as jarring.

No way that it's an animal/animals.
Icewater's right. Something is there. Possibly just to creep you out, though.

Post by **plastique-nouveau** » 22 Nov 2005

There's a voice? I've only heard footsteps.

Post by **Harrys_Girl** » 22 Nov 2005

There's a voice? I've only heard footsteps.

Me 2

Post by **Mis Krist.** » 22 Nov 2005

It sounds like.. well, noise. Not a voice, just indistinct noise.

For some reason it always made me think of the Loch Ness monster--but since Silent Hill is not Scotland, I'll just say it's indistinct noise and leave it at that.

Post by **Harrys_Girl** » 22 Nov 2005

^ me 2

I just figured it was the invisanble monster from the prison.Make sence,right.Noises but not seen?

Post by **Chronic Victim** » 22 Nov 2005

Whoa, i really want to check this out, to bad i dont have any of my silent hill games anymore..er.

Post by **B5160-R** » 22 Nov 2005

The good folks at Konami had thoughts about how the long, event less, passage between the overview and the town would put down the gameplay value, so they put in some noise to give the player an eerie feeling of being followed and watched.

Post by Ã† » 22 Nov 2005

The victims of that boat accident.

Post by **Scarlet** » 22 Nov 2005

I have to agree with B5 but I really don't remember hearing voices, only footsteps.
Can you imagine having to walk in that path and not having anything to scare you?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 22 Nov 2005

I heard footsteps, grunts and howling.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 22 Nov 2005

Scarlet wrote:Can you imagine having to walk in that path and not having anything to scare you?

That's what happened to me the first time I played the game. It was on a less than impressive TV & I didn't hear anything. Never before has nothing been quite so unsettling.

Post by **LaraeGunn** » 23 Nov 2005

^ Same for me. Ever since I got that bitchin' sound system for my PC, I'm hearing all kinds of stuff I normally wouldn't notice...
You're not alone, Icewater.

Post by **Scabbed Angel** » 23 Nov 2005

Just sounded like water gurgling up on the shores of the lake to me...