Silent Hill F: Crimson Water Puzzle Guide

Here is a guide on how the Crimson Water bell puzzle works in Silent Hill f and how you can solve it in the game.

Silent Hill F: Crimson Water Puzzle Guide
Here is how you can solve the Crimson Water Puzzle in Silent Hill f. (Image via Konami)

The Crimson Water Puzzle in Silent Hill f is one of the most challenging puzzles you’ll encounter in the game. This puzzle only appears during your New Game Plus (NG+) playthrough upon reaching Chapter 9. This means you won’t encounter this one on a regular run. This puzzle requires you to run around the location and ring three bells.

However, solving this is not a walk in the park. You need to ring these bells in the correct order and timing. With that said, here you might be curious and want to understand the concept behind the puzzle. To help you out, here is a Crimson Water puzzle guide you can follow for your Silent Hill f NG+ playthrough.

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How To Solve the Silent Hill F Crimson Water Puzzle

Silent Hill F Crimson Water Puzzle Guide - Clue Location
Location of the clue. (Image via Konami | PerfectParadox/YouTube)

How the Puzzle Works

Before anything else, you need to understand how this puzzle works in the game. The Crimson Water Puzzle in Silent Hill f requires you to interact with three specific bells, which have Volcano, Water, and Tree symbols above them. You can find these bells inside the Dark Shrine Main Hall after reaching Chapter 9 of the story campaign.

Your goal is to ring these three bells in the right order. Upon ringing a bell, you need to keep an eye out for the bamboo fountain. Once it makes a sound, interact with the next bell, then continue this process until you press all three of them. You can find the clues in a journal you can find in a stone across the bridge near the area. 

“He who seeks the crimson water which banishes evil…

When the shishi-odoshi strikes once, let the bell chime. Thrice shall the bells ring to speak the legends of this land.

Trapped under a great stone in the lake’s abyss lies a slumbering water dragon, born during the age of gods and sealed away by our ancestors.

Deprived of the water dragon’s spirit, the once lush great tree has met a withering fate.”

The stone mentioned in the journal represents the volcano symbols in the first bell. The second bell represents the lake. Lastly, the third bell represents the “great tree.”

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Crimson Water Puzzle Solution

Silent Hill F Crimson Water Puzzle Guide - First Bell Stone Volcano
First Bell Location (Image via Konami | Marina Freiman/YouTube)

To solve the Crimson Water Puzzle in Silent Hill f, you need to ring the bell in the right order. The order of the bells is Volcano, Water, and then Tree. Keep in mind that you need to ring these bells in order. On top of that, you need to wait for the sound cue before ringing the next bell.

You can find the first bell near the entrance of the temple. It’s on a higher ground, overlooking the water. The symbol should be a volcano or a stone.

The second bell is on a small island surrounded by water. It’s dangling on a pale-looking tree. The symbol for this bell is waves of water.

Silent Hill F Crimson Water Puzzle Guide - Second Bell Wave Water
Second Bell Location (Image via Konami | Marina Freiman/YouTube)

You can locate the final third bell on a stone bridge on the right path. This one is dangling on a tree that’s surrounded by water. The symbol in this bell is a tree. 

Silent Hill F Crimson Water Puzzle Guide - Second Bell Tree
Third Bell Location (Image via Konami | Marina Freiman/YouTube)

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Purify Sacred Sword

Once you have completed the Crimson Water Puzzle in Silent Hill f, you can proceed to purify the Sacred Sword. This ritual is important to unlock certain endings in the game. However, you need to complete this quest before entering the Zhimizu Residence. Keep in mind that once you purify the Sacred Sword, the weapon will no longer regenerate its durability. This means you will now need to use a toolkit before it breaks. 


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