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Abundant with puzzling riddles and horrifying monsters,Crow Countryis no walk in the park. While Agent Mara Forest comes prepared with a weapon and some equipment, these resources will only get you so far. Monsters and traps will constantly hinder your investigation and sap away at your health.
There is a finite number of items within the theme park, so careful management of your resources is critical to your survival. If you’re new to the Survival Horror genre, it can be difficult to decide when it’s worth using bullets and healing items. Here we have some tips for all beginner survivalists.
Get The Laser Sight And Flashlight
When you first arrive at the theme park, Mara’s only weapon is a basic handgun. After entering the park,enter the bathroom on the left wall to find the pocket lightand some extra ammo. The flashlight allows you to explore dark areas more easily, butit can also give you away to nearby monsters.
The pocket light can alsospawn at the front entrance of the park.If the light is found here, then you’ll findthe laser sight in the bathroom instead.
The pocket light and laser sightwill continue spawning throughout the parkif you fail to pick them up.
Exit the bathroom and head north towards the center of the park.In front of the giant crow, pick up the laser sight, it will automatically be equipped to your weapon. The laser sight willgreatly improve your accuracy, allowing you to target specific parts of an enemy.
The longer you aim down your sights,the more your reticle will begin to driftaround.Fire at an enemy as quickly as possibleto prevent your aim from wavering off target.
Don’t Kill Every Enemy
As tempting as it may be to eliminate every monster you see,it’s ultimately just a waste of bullets.You’re better off running away from enemies. It’s best tokill monsters you find in smaller areaswhere running past them is impossible.
If you do find yourself in an avoidable battle,stand close to the enemy and aim for their headto maximize damage output.Attacking from a distance deals less damage, but it’s a good choice if you’re running low on health.
Landingheadshots can decapitatean enemyand instantly kill them. However, there’s a small chance thata decapitated enemy will persist even after losing its head.
Use The Fortune Teller
With so many areas to explore and frequent backtracking, it’s easy to forget what your current objective is. Luckily, the Fortune Teller Machines scattered throughout the parkwill provide you with hints about what you should be doing next.
If the hint is a little unclear,you may ask for another hint to get some clarification.After receiving two hints,the Fortune Teller won’t provide you with anotheruntil you complete the related objective.
The number above the Fortune Teller’s head indicateshow many hints you have left.You only get ten hints per playthrough.
Disarm Traps With Bullets
Aside from otherworldly abominations, the park is also rife with a variety of traps.Bear traps, glass gas traps, chandelier traps, and explosivesare spread throughout the park.
Shooting at a trap is enough to disarm it, but it’s worth conserving your ammo if the trap is easy to avoid.
Traps can also be used against enemies.Chandelier traps and explosive traps have a large attack radiusthat can eliminate multiple enemies at once. You can alsolure enemies into bear trapsto instantly kill a single enemy.
If you’re running low on handgun ammunition, you canget some extra from the trunk of Mara’s car.You can only receive extra bulletsif you have four or fewer bullets remaining.
Search Trash Cans And Soda Machines
Trash cans and soda machinesoften contain health items or ammunition. Though it’s not always guaranteed, there’s no harm in searching whenever possible.You can also find items within glass bottles, but you’ll need to shoot the bottle to get access to the item.
Items can also be found simply lying aroundvarious areas within the park. Whenever you gain access to a new room, carefully comb through it before moving on. Smaller items likeAntidotes and Grenades are easily missabledue to their size.
You can alsofind items within barrels and large crates, but there’s no guarantee there will be an item inside. It’s a gamble, but it’s one worth taking if you’re running low on supplies.
Save Grenades And Shotgun Shells
While exploring, there may be instances where all exits to a room are sealed off, and a strong enemy appears. The only way to escape is bydefeating the enemy.These encounters are theperfect time to use any grenades and shotgun shellsyou’ve been saving up.
You can throw a grenadewhile aiming down your sights.The grenade will land wherever you were aiming and willexplode immediately if it hits something.If the grenade doesn’t hit anything,it will explode after a few moments.
Grenades not only do a ton of damage butcan also hit multiple enemies on the fieldwith the blast. If you’re in a one-on-one fight,it’s better to use the shotgun.
Check Your Notes Often
Within Save Rooms is agreen ring-bound book that contains every Staff Memoyou’ve read so far. Staff Memos are found around the park aswhite papers attached to clipboards.These memosoften give hints towards solving specific puzzlesand where to find certain items.
Only Staff Memos are savedwithin the green book.It’s up to you to remember random notes, like the one left behind by Arthur. No choice but to break out the pen and paper if you want to keep track of everything.
Within Save Rooms, you can also findthe Mega Byte Magazine which contains every tipyou’ve read so far. Like Staff Memos, tips are found throughout the park ascolorful magazine pages attached to clipboards.These tipsprovide information on certain gameplay elementslike combat, traps, and control schemes.
Freeze Enemies With Menus
When interacting with objects,all nearby enemies will freeze in place.As long as the object you’re interacting with brings up a menu, enemies will not move from their current location.Selecting an item to use, searching trash cans, and talking to NPCsare all actions that can stop enemies in their tracks.
Once a menu is closed,enemies will instantly resume their course of action.If an enemy was chasing you before a menu was opened,it will immediately try to attackyou once the menu is closed.
While selecting a key to open a door, enemies won’t attack. However,some doors have lengthy opening animationsthat will leave you vulnerable to nearby enemies.
