Discover everything you need to know about the Ebisugaoka Fields in Silent Hill f, including how to complete the scarecrow puzzle.
Ebisugaoka Fields (Fog Town) in Silent Hill f is a region you traverse partway through the story. A small rural town in a mountain pass, which is covered in fog and deadly enemies. The Fields are full of hostile entities, boss fights, and scarecrows. Travel to Rinko’s House and defeat the Ara-Abare. You need to escape via the Storehouse and complete the field puzzle. This is the major puzzle in this area.
You need to gather flash cards from the correct scarecrows. The correct choices will guide you to the next group by pointing at hands. You appear near Rinko’s house and reunite with Shu after completing the field puzzle. Defeating the boss is essential to getting the key. In this guide, we’ll discuss how to progress in Ebisugaoka Fields (Fog Town) in Silent Hill f, including some tips to solve the fields puzzle in story and hard difficulty.
Head to Rinko’s House
You get a new objective after speaking with Shu. Keep moving in a straight direction to reach Rinko’s House in Silent Hill f. Before proceeding, ensure you upgrade the weapon to enhance its durability. The enemies are more powerful and have devastating attacks, so having an upgraded weapon can save the day. You will encounter a deadly monster while running straight. Focus on a state that depletes your Sanity quickly when the gauge fills up, allowing you to perform a massive blow to the foe to deal enormous damage.
Defeat the enemy you encounter with your weapon. Move to the Ramune after taking the left. You encounter another monster after moving ahead. Equip your weapon and use the right strategy to eliminate it without taking any damage. After that, move along the path on the right till you find the shrine. Interact with this shrine to save the game and mark it as a checkpoint. A cutscene will appear on the screen after moving straight. Travel all the way to the east and get your hands on the capsule. Move into the fields by moving in the opposite direction.
Navigate the Ebisugaoka Fields
The fields is a dangerous areas because the enemies are lurking in the fog and can attack you suddenly. Equip your weapon while exploring the fields. You can get a handsome loot from this area, but the paths are blocked somehow. Continue moving to the west on the other path to encounter the scarecrow. The box is empty near it, so avoid opening it.
Keep moving straight and take a right turn to see another scarecrow in front of you. Get to tackle the new type of enemy that appears over here. A new indication will appear by interacting with the enemy, indicating that it can grab you, and you can’t escape it. Use the right tactic to avoid being grabbed. Your sanity and health are lost in large amounts, so do everything to avoid being grabbed.
Dodge its attack and pass through it. You can also bait it by taking the left, allowing for swapping the positions. You can choose to explore the fields if you want, but we recommend you run in the opposite direction to collect some valuable items and move back later.
Set Journey to Rinko’s House
Move to the right path after making it out of the fields. There are two distinct paths leading to the different areas. Continue moving to the right path and travel in a straight direction to see Kashimashi. Collect the red capsules from the left side. Avoid fighting with this enemy and move back to where you came. Choose the other splitting lane and keep moving till you see a note on the tree. Collect it and keep moving ahead till you encounter the Sennensugi Shrine.
You will see many things, like a shrine-shaped stone and a key, and a letter. Open the wooden box in front of you to get your hands on Arare. Interact with the shrine to save the game. The Divine Water is available on the stones that you can collect. Return to the path from where you entered. A cutscene will appear on the screen. Once the cutscene ends, move back and keep moving on the bloody path.
Return to the Ebisugaoka Fields
There’s a dead end after moving to the path. Choose the path that is linked to the dead end. Follow this path and make the first left turn once you pass through the shack. After taking a right, Ayakakashi will rush towards you to grab you, so stay alert. Dodge its attack to avoid being grabbed. You will take a lot of damage and lose health and sanity if you are grabbed.
Drop down after moving straight. Collect the medical kit and red capsules to restore your health. Pick the pipe from the left in the front area. Keep moving to the right after getting another toolkit from the left side. Interacting with the box allows the cutscene to appear, and a boss will pop up.
Defeat Ara-Abare
Defeating this boss is challenging due to its deadly attacks. This enemy has an attack of every range. You need to get behind the boss to perform a heavy attack with your weapon to deal massive damage. Dodge the sword attack, allowing you to gain a room to hit the boss with a heavy blow. Your attacks are deflected if you hit the boss’s sword. This deadly boss has a grab attack, so you need to stay away from it. Once you defeat the boss, it will rise again after a while, but you can avoid it.
Find Shu
Bair the Ara-Abare to take it to the other side. After that, rush towards the well and move it a few times to get your hands on the Storehouse key. Approach the door after getting the key. Move to the left to get inside the woods, allowing you to move away from the storehouse window. Avoid the enemies over here, as they’re not worth fighting. Approach the shrine and save the game.
Make an offering in the shrine to get Omamori. Keep moving ahead till you find another splitting path. Collect the bandage after following the path on the right. Move to the left to find an Ema. Pick it up and move to the east side to find a box. Opening the mysterious box allows you to gain Higashi. Use this item to restore your stamina and prevent its consumption for a short interval. Move back from where you came and take the other lane to interact with Shu.
Escape the Ebisugaoka Fields
A cutscene will appear on the screen, and the environment becomes foggy. You need to remove the needle from the scarecrow. Read the note on the right side and get ready to complete the puzzle. Move towards all the scarecrows standing in different poses and choose the correct one to progress in this puzzle. Remove the needle from the correct scarecrow, and they will point you in the correct direction.
Do this multiple times to finish the scarecrow puzzle. Every scarecrow will have flash cards and features. Be aware of the wrong ones that can mislead you. Choose the correct one using the faceless scarecrows’ clues.
Story Difficulty
Find the right scarecrow and remove the nail to make progress in the puzzle. Below is the sequence for solving this puzzle in Story Difficulty.
- Remove the nail from the scarecrow who is holding a knife.
- Take out the nail from the one in the middle, which is stretched backward.
- One on the right with the head turned upside down.
- The smiling one next to the frowning one.
- The one facing downward, and both hands on the side.
Hard Difficulty
Scarecrows in Hard Difficulty are similar to the Rinko. Pick the notes to find resentment from your friends. All four scarecrows look like Rinko, except for the last one, who looks more like Hinako.
- Remove the nail from the one that is smiling and is located on the left side.
- Looking downward with a sickle on its back, and is wearing a red necktie.
- This one is away from the others and is strung backward. This scarecrow has medium-length hair.
- Remove the needle from the one with Half Ponytail style, and the left arm has a rope all covered.
- Sickle on its back and wearing a Sailor costume
A cutscene will appear on the screen after completing the Ebisugaoka field puzzle, and that’s where Chapter three ends in Silent Hill f.
