hating ghosts

Post by **Samael117** » 21 Aug 2006

I thought Cynthia was the most troublesome of the victims. I hated her ability to pin you down with her hair.

Post by **Arthemesic** » 26 Aug 2006

Andrew DeSalvo, because I used up all my pistol bullets and more than half of my health on him before I realised that pickaxe is the only way to bring him on the floor.

Post by **swedish** » 27 Aug 2006

Ghosts would have been less annoying and more scarier if SH4 was in the dark and had a flashlight.

Heck, the game overall would've been better if it was pitch black and you needed a flashlight.

Post by **Big_Red_Pyramid_Freak** » 15 Sep 2006

I do believe that Cynthia was the most annoying. If you don't catch her just right, she slithers around which reminds me a lot of the patients in SH2. And that, by far is very creepy. Also, she just follows you around if you don't pin her! Talk about irritating.

Post by **swedish** » 15 Sep 2006

Cynthia can be pinned down with a Sword without a Silver Bullet. Don't waste it on her, because you'll need it for Andrew and Richard. Andrew, because he takes an absurd amount of damage and Richard, because he also takes quite a bit of damage and doesn't stay still at all.

IMO, the best weapon to beat down ghosts to sword them is the Baseball Bat. Just pound them three or four times while charging up, then do a full swing. When they fall down, get ready to use the Sword of Obedience; if they get up before you have a chance, beat them down with the Bat again. After repeating this for a while, they should stay down long enough for you to pin them.

I used this strategy to pin down Cynthia and Jasper, and it works fine. Now they won't fricking bother me anymore.

And yes, I recommend pinning down Cynthia the first chance you get. She will haunt you in most of the other worlds, and she is seriously a pain to deal with.

Jasper is actually more dangerous than Cynthia, but not as encountered much so he doesn't require a sword as much as Cynthia.

For Andrew, it's obvious. You need to pin him down to advance to the other worlds, so find the sword under the bed in this world and stick it in him. Up to you if you want to leave the sword stuck in him or not, not sure if you encounter him elsewhere.

Richard is tricky and can land some damage with his mini crowbar, but he can be avoided. Plus, the only other place you encounter him other than in the Building World is his room in the Apartment world, 2nd time. And it's so cool to watch him tweak out.

Post by **AdjectiveRyan** » 21 Nov 2006

I don't see how everyone was having so much trouble with Andrew...I just used a silver bullet on him and he was pinned in a jiff. Am I the only one who used(or found) two of them to use on him both times you see him???

Post by **shinkeidei** » 21 Nov 2006

Cynthia and Jasper because Henry helped them and now they want to kill him, Henry even gave his precious Chocolate milk to Jasper and now the bastard wants to kill him, that's just mean, and Cynthia's special favor is to kill him, this sucks.

Post by **AdjectiveRyan** » 21 Nov 2006

JCdei wrote:Cynthia and Jasper because Henry helped them and now they want to kill him, Henry even gave his precious Chocolate milk to Jasper and now the bastard wants to kill him, that's just mean, and Cynthia's special favor is to kill him, this sucks.

Like hell he helped them...he gave Jasper an off brand chocolate milk that had texture like sand and he never really did anything for Cynthia do earn a "special favor". He walked with her for a while and then ditched her when she was in the bathroom...what a jerk...I'm just funning with you...good points.

Post by **Hannah** » 23 Nov 2006

You know, the ghosts don't like you very much either.

Richard. He was an ass.

Post by **silenthillish3** » 22 Dec 2006

that fuckin big fat son of a bitch, fucker like flew around throwin his weigh ffs, like what 250 pounder can fly? cmon

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 23 Dec 2006

I didnt really have a problem with any of the ghosts. I love the idea, thought they were great and are my favourite enemies... didnt really get tired of them, made the game quite intense.

I did have a little bit of trouble with Jasper and Richard- Eileen kept trying to kill him

Post by **Moosefrenzy** » 23 Dec 2006

I'm pretty sure it's that damn noise that erupted whenever a ghost appeared that gets to most people. If it weren't for that, evading the ghosts would be less of a chore and more of a tactical advancement through Henry's path.

Post by **TleilaxuEyes** » 23 Dec 2006

I didn't mind the ghosts most of the time, and I think that giving you only 5 swords of obediance was a pretty clever way to make them scarier. However, only giving you 2 frickin' silver bullets was completely ridiculous! There are 3 really hard ghosts, Cynthia, Andrew, and Richard, and so you have to either beat one of them down or let it bug the tar out of you for a good while. I usually beat down Cynthia and use the silver bullets on the other two, for reasons already mentioned in this topic. And Cynthia is the most annoying thing to ever appear in a Silent Hill game, due to that stupid Lying Figure impression!
One time, I somehow managed to miss Richard when I fired off my last silver bullet...not a good time.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 25 Dec 2006

lol too bad... i dont recall using many silver bullets... i think i used one on Andrew but thats it... might have wasted the other on a double head

Post by **Stevo** » 26 Dec 2006

For some reason im unable to pin Steve garland (the ghost wearing the sustainer pants and with the mini shovel) I hate him cuz he's one of the most frequent appearing ghosts and for some reason i cant seem to pin him with a sword. I tried beating him down, I had him down so bad I think I stomped his body flat with my shoe. But I still couldnt pin him... I tried pinning the woman with the hat to see if im doing it right but that works fine...

Generally Steve Garland (04) is the one you should use the 5th sword on beside 16, 17, 18 and 19.

Post by **Talk2Luke** » 26 Dec 2006

All of the ghosts are annoying, they constantly piss me off, they're actually the only reason I'm not playing the game all the way through.

Post by **Nemi79** » 20 Mar 2007

Cynthia for me too, she really freaked me out!
So there is no way to kill these ghosts at all? Just trap them with the sword?

Post by **axel-cd** » 20 Mar 2007

Andrew DeSalvo, that fat guy gave me a lot of trouble

, and Cynthia was the coolest

Post by **silenthilljack** » 21 Mar 2007

i hated that on that keeps on folowing me around! he allways kills me i cannot go anywhere in the water prison. noteven protect elieen

Post by **Herr Shaun** » 26 Mar 2007

I'll say Richard, my friend and I hated him in a "oh COME ON" sense. We made it to Apartment World the second time around, and we already had enough trouble with the other ghosts and Walter randomly showing up and pointing a gun in our faces. We were walking on the grating above the rooftop and we saw him wandering around on the roof below, and we just kinda laughed at him, until he disappeared and REAPPEARED RIGHT NEXT TO US. Jeez.

If Walter counted as a ghost, I'd say him just because of his ridiculously impeccable aim. I mean come on, when you're swirving and zig-zagging all over the place and miles ahead of the guy, you'd think he might miss at least one shot.