Retro Game Walkthroughs for Project Zero (PlayStation 2)
Submitted By: Munson
Project Zero ( walkthrough by Munson )
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This walkthrough is for the 1st night Chapter of Project Zero
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Film Strengths
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14 Film - weakest, use for clues and weaker ghost's.
37 Film - second weakest, use for weak and medium ghost's.
74 Film - second strongest, use for medium and stronger ghost's.
90 Film - strongest, use for stronger and boss ghost's.
Fight Tips.
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When in fight mode, try to keep the ghost in focus as long as possible and build up the charge metre for more powerful damage and to use less pictures to beat the spirit.
The Game. ( First Night )
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At the beginning of the game you have control of the main characters brother for a short prologue section.
Starting as Mafayu in the mansions entrance go up the steps and you will glimpse your first ghost, you can take it's photo if you like but it's not important.
Search the right corner of the room for some 14 film and go look at the old camera in the opposite corner, these are save points during the game.
Go through the nearby door into the Rope Hallway, as you go up the hallway a ghost will pass along the top, turn right at the end and open the door in the corner which leads into the Fireplace Room.
Take a quick look at the statues and the chest on the far wall then carry on to the clock in the next corner, climb up the stairs near the clock onto the balcony and search the floor for a notebook.
Now turn around and get ready for your first spectre fight, aim the camera at the ghost that appears near the top of the stairs and charge the camera's Mystic Power and take it's photo, it should only take a couple of photo's to kill the early ghost's as they're not that strong yet.
Now head back to the Rope Hallway for a short cutscene and to end the prologue.
You now begin the game proper as Miku back in the mansions entrance.
Go over to the righthand corner again and pick up the herbal medicine.
Now follow her brothers path and go into the Roped Hallway and walk up to the big mirror at the top, you will find Mafuyu's camera and a notebook.
Go into the Fireplace Room and take some more herbal medicine from the chest, there is also some 14 film, black notebook and news clippings in this room.
If you go to the clock you will see a small room near it, go in here and collect some more 14 film from near the broken staircase, now go back out and up the stairs to the balcony.
The door up here is padlocked so continue around and search for some medicine then go back down the stairs.
once back down the stairs, go over to the screens on the other wall and the ghost of a small girl in a kimono will appear and point at the screens, take a photo of the screens and a doorway will appear.
Go through the door into the Lamp Hallway, you will speak to a ghost who tells you of the padlock key upstairs follow the hallway right along and pick up some medicine in front of a sealed doorway then go back and enter the door at the corner of the hallway.
You are in the Library, go to the chest and take the news clippings and go into the main part of the room.
Go over to the window and pick up the 37 film, then have a look in the slide cupboard on the other wall for a tape recorder and a cassette marked white tape 1.
Now turn around and go through the door that opened behind you.
This is the Kimono Room, get the medicine from the floor then start making your way round the room past all the hanging kimono's and make your way over to the window.
As you do so a ghost will attack, so begin snapping away until it's beaten then collect the white tape 2 from the floor in front of the window.
In one corner of the room is a mirror stand, go over and take a photo of it, and it reveals the image of a Lion mask which was in the Fireplace room, so back we go.
On the way back to the Fireplace room you will have another ghost attack to deal with.
Once back in the Fireplace room, examine the Lion mask and collect the Red Hand Mirror which looks like it will fit the mirror stand perfectly.
Head back to the Kimono room and place the Red Hand Mirror on the stand to reveal a secret drawer.
Take the Editor's photo and a small key and have another little fight with the Editor's ghost, after this fight collect the Spirit Stone from the floor and go back to the Fireplace room.
Go up the stairs to the balcony and use the small key to open the padlocked door into the Tatami Room.
search the table for the research note and look around for a stone mirror and some medicine.
Open the double doors behind the screen and go out onto a small balcony for some more medicine, now go back inside and go over to the brazier and open the door in the corner to find the Anteroom.
In this room search the dresser for a Red tape then look around for a red notebook and some 14 film, this is also a save room.
Go back into the Tatami room and over to the other side through a small alcove to a door that leads into a Walkway.
Open up the cupboard on your left for some 37 film and look for a Red notebook on the floor, carry on along the passageway and turn left and walk along the passage past the mirror and get some medicine near the candle, now go back to the mirror and turn left and go down the stairs to the Lower walkway.
At the bottom of these stairs Miku see's a figure she thinks is her brother, but it's just another ghost, so kill this and then make your way back past the stairs and go though the door on the left hand side which leads into the Grand Hall.
Search the corner of the room for a Red notebook and go back out to the Lower walkway.
Turn right and go back past the stairs, turn the next corner and look out for a gap in the wall and get the Old news article, now carry on along around the next corner and enter the door on the right into the Burial Room.
Turn right and get some 37 film in the corner, then go along a small passage and take the Strangling Ritual Scroll off the table.
Walk around the corner and search the table with all the candle's for a red notebook and a spirit stone.
If you aim the camera at the nearby door this reveals another secret, you cannot get through this door yet because it is blocked by a magic Talisman so go back past the table and through the door to your right.
You're now in the Rubble Room which is also a save room, search the ground for some medicine, the Five Stones Document and a Black notebook.
Go back out through the Burial room and into the walkway, turn right and carry on along the passage until you find another door on the left which is the Storeroom.
Once inside the Storeroom you will find a magic seal with some writing below it, the code for this door is the day of the ritual, which can be found in your notes, or 1312 will do the trick.
In the next room search the crates to the right to find a spirit stone and some 37 film, now go over to the bottom of the ladder, aim the camera just to the right of the ladder and get a photo of the Seductress which should break the magic seal on the door back in the Burial room.
If you look in the cupboards on the left of the ladder there's another spirit stone, medicine and an old news article, plus some sacred water.
Now go up the ladder and kill the ghost that attacks, after the fight look around for a spirit stone and some more powerful 74 film, then follow the ledge around and look in the box at the end for an Old Diary scrap.
You cab now make your way back to the Burial room.
As you get back to the Burial room your attacked by a ghost, so snap away then go through the door which has had it's seal broken into the Cherry Atrium.
Go along the passage and turn the corner to the right, go around the partition and towards the door, take a photo of the door to reveal a secret, then go up the stairs and get the Black notebook.
Carry on to the door at the far end, take another photo to uncover another secret, then go back to the stairs and into the garden.
Go over and collect the Red tape 2 from the lower step of the stairs across the garden and examine the seal at the top of these stairs.
Now go back down into the garden and go over to the tree, a woman's ghost will appear so follow her through the gate she goes to.
You're now at the Abyss, search near the waterwheel for the Red tape 3 then go over to the jetty and take a photo of the lantern on the left to reveal a secret.
Look around the wooden platform and by the hut for a stone mirror and some 37 film, then go back to the Cherry Atrium.
Go back to the porch and up the stairs, turn right and follow the path to the door behind the partition, go into the Doll room and search the table and shelves for a spirit stone and Red notebook.
Now take a photo of the doll child in the corner and kill the ghost that attacks you.
Go back to the Cherry Atrium, walk back around the porch and prepare for another fight, then go to the door at the other end of the porch.
Go through the door to the Stairway, walk over to the mirror and take the lighter and Black notebook.
Go past the stairs following the passage and pick up a red notebook scrap, then at the end of the passage go through the door into the Fish Tank Room.
Once in here, walk over the plank and search the floor for some medicine, carry on over the next plank and get ready for a sneaky ghost that attacks from behind you.
After beating this spirit get the Red tape 4 from the floor and carry on across the room over all the planks.
At the far side of the room, pick up the Red notebook near the door and then make your way back to the Abyss.
Back at the Abyss, use the lighter on the unlit lantern and search the top of the lantern which is now loose to collect a Black carving and head back to the porch in the Cherry Atrium.
You will have another little fight then head back to the stairway area that leads to the Fish tank Room.
This time go up the stairs and search around the corner for a news clipping and up the next small flight of stairs for a research scrap.
Now go back to the Fish Tank Room.
Cross over all the planks again to the door on the farside, read the magic seal for the clues which are found in the Strangling Ritual Scroll, and enter 3669 to unlock the door.
Your're now in the Back yard, so follow the path into the garden and go to the shed in the corner search for a spirit stone and use the save point here.
Go over and search the well for the Blue tape 1 and continue along the garden path, when you reach the other side of some trees you will be attacked, so snap and kill then carry on towards a gate and search for Black notebook scrap.
Go through the gate into the Forest Path, follow the track up to the stairs, go up the stairs and search to the right of the door for a stone mirror and to the left for some 37 film, take a look at the door to see it has a strange carving puzzle that needs the Black carving you found placed into it.
To solve the puzzle, simply move the pieces so that they match up with the symbols shown on the outside of the puzzle.
It may take a couple of goes but it's fairly straightforward, once this is done you can now use the Black carving to open the door of the Narukami Shrine.
Enter the shrine and search the pedestal for the Blue tape 2, then turn around and take a photo of the Crucified Man on the ceiling, doing this begins an attack by a powerful ghost, so load some strong film and run back outside.
Use the room of the Forest path for this Boss fight until you defeat the ghost, after the fight get the notes from the floor and search by the gate to collect a Headless Buddha and the 5 Buddha document and go back into the shrine.
Put the headless Buddha on the table to open the pedestal, take a photo of the pedestal to reveal the locations to fill for the Buddha puzzle.
There are five statues to put into a grid, and each statue is damaged.
Put the Buddha's with damaged feet into the two front corners, and the two Buddha's with damaged hands into the two top corners with leaves the headless Buddha in the centre.
When the Buddha puzzle is finished, collect the Holy Mirror Segment from the cabinet.
You will now be attacked by an evil ghost, but there's nothing you can do so just let it hit you.
Well done you've finished the first night.
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This walkthrough is for the 1st night Chapter of Project Zero
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Film Strengths
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14 Film - weakest, use for clues and weaker ghost's.
37 Film - second weakest, use for weak and medium ghost's.
74 Film - second strongest, use for medium and stronger ghost's.
90 Film - strongest, use for stronger and boss ghost's.
Fight Tips.
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When in fight mode, try to keep the ghost in focus as long as possible and build up the charge metre for more powerful damage and to use less pictures to beat the spirit.
The Game. ( First Night )
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At the beginning of the game you have control of the main characters brother for a short prologue section.
Starting as Mafayu in the mansions entrance go up the steps and you will glimpse your first ghost, you can take it's photo if you like but it's not important.
Search the right corner of the room for some 14 film and go look at the old camera in the opposite corner, these are save points during the game.
Go through the nearby door into the Rope Hallway, as you go up the hallway a ghost will pass along the top, turn right at the end and open the door in the corner which leads into the Fireplace Room.
Take a quick look at the statues and the chest on the far wall then carry on to the clock in the next corner, climb up the stairs near the clock onto the balcony and search the floor for a notebook.
Now turn around and get ready for your first spectre fight, aim the camera at the ghost that appears near the top of the stairs and charge the camera's Mystic Power and take it's photo, it should only take a couple of photo's to kill the early ghost's as they're not that strong yet.
Now head back to the Rope Hallway for a short cutscene and to end the prologue.
You now begin the game proper as Miku back in the mansions entrance.
Go over to the righthand corner again and pick up the herbal medicine.
Now follow her brothers path and go into the Roped Hallway and walk up to the big mirror at the top, you will find Mafuyu's camera and a notebook.
Go into the Fireplace Room and take some more herbal medicine from the chest, there is also some 14 film, black notebook and news clippings in this room.
If you go to the clock you will see a small room near it, go in here and collect some more 14 film from near the broken staircase, now go back out and up the stairs to the balcony.
The door up here is padlocked so continue around and search for some medicine then go back down the stairs.
once back down the stairs, go over to the screens on the other wall and the ghost of a small girl in a kimono will appear and point at the screens, take a photo of the screens and a doorway will appear.
Go through the door into the Lamp Hallway, you will speak to a ghost who tells you of the padlock key upstairs follow the hallway right along and pick up some medicine in front of a sealed doorway then go back and enter the door at the corner of the hallway.
You are in the Library, go to the chest and take the news clippings and go into the main part of the room.
Go over to the window and pick up the 37 film, then have a look in the slide cupboard on the other wall for a tape recorder and a cassette marked white tape 1.
Now turn around and go through the door that opened behind you.
This is the Kimono Room, get the medicine from the floor then start making your way round the room past all the hanging kimono's and make your way over to the window.
As you do so a ghost will attack, so begin snapping away until it's beaten then collect the white tape 2 from the floor in front of the window.
In one corner of the room is a mirror stand, go over and take a photo of it, and it reveals the image of a Lion mask which was in the Fireplace room, so back we go.
On the way back to the Fireplace room you will have another ghost attack to deal with.
Once back in the Fireplace room, examine the Lion mask and collect the Red Hand Mirror which looks like it will fit the mirror stand perfectly.
Head back to the Kimono room and place the Red Hand Mirror on the stand to reveal a secret drawer.
Take the Editor's photo and a small key and have another little fight with the Editor's ghost, after this fight collect the Spirit Stone from the floor and go back to the Fireplace room.
Go up the stairs to the balcony and use the small key to open the padlocked door into the Tatami Room.
search the table for the research note and look around for a stone mirror and some medicine.
Open the double doors behind the screen and go out onto a small balcony for some more medicine, now go back inside and go over to the brazier and open the door in the corner to find the Anteroom.
In this room search the dresser for a Red tape then look around for a red notebook and some 14 film, this is also a save room.
Go back into the Tatami room and over to the other side through a small alcove to a door that leads into a Walkway.
Open up the cupboard on your left for some 37 film and look for a Red notebook on the floor, carry on along the passageway and turn left and walk along the passage past the mirror and get some medicine near the candle, now go back to the mirror and turn left and go down the stairs to the Lower walkway.
At the bottom of these stairs Miku see's a figure she thinks is her brother, but it's just another ghost, so kill this and then make your way back past the stairs and go though the door on the left hand side which leads into the Grand Hall.
Search the corner of the room for a Red notebook and go back out to the Lower walkway.
Turn right and go back past the stairs, turn the next corner and look out for a gap in the wall and get the Old news article, now carry on along around the next corner and enter the door on the right into the Burial Room.
Turn right and get some 37 film in the corner, then go along a small passage and take the Strangling Ritual Scroll off the table.
Walk around the corner and search the table with all the candle's for a red notebook and a spirit stone.
If you aim the camera at the nearby door this reveals another secret, you cannot get through this door yet because it is blocked by a magic Talisman so go back past the table and through the door to your right.
You're now in the Rubble Room which is also a save room, search the ground for some medicine, the Five Stones Document and a Black notebook.
Go back out through the Burial room and into the walkway, turn right and carry on along the passage until you find another door on the left which is the Storeroom.
Once inside the Storeroom you will find a magic seal with some writing below it, the code for this door is the day of the ritual, which can be found in your notes, or 1312 will do the trick.
In the next room search the crates to the right to find a spirit stone and some 37 film, now go over to the bottom of the ladder, aim the camera just to the right of the ladder and get a photo of the Seductress which should break the magic seal on the door back in the Burial room.
If you look in the cupboards on the left of the ladder there's another spirit stone, medicine and an old news article, plus some sacred water.
Now go up the ladder and kill the ghost that attacks, after the fight look around for a spirit stone and some more powerful 74 film, then follow the ledge around and look in the box at the end for an Old Diary scrap.
You cab now make your way back to the Burial room.
As you get back to the Burial room your attacked by a ghost, so snap away then go through the door which has had it's seal broken into the Cherry Atrium.
Go along the passage and turn the corner to the right, go around the partition and towards the door, take a photo of the door to reveal a secret, then go up the stairs and get the Black notebook.
Carry on to the door at the far end, take another photo to uncover another secret, then go back to the stairs and into the garden.
Go over and collect the Red tape 2 from the lower step of the stairs across the garden and examine the seal at the top of these stairs.
Now go back down into the garden and go over to the tree, a woman's ghost will appear so follow her through the gate she goes to.
You're now at the Abyss, search near the waterwheel for the Red tape 3 then go over to the jetty and take a photo of the lantern on the left to reveal a secret.
Look around the wooden platform and by the hut for a stone mirror and some 37 film, then go back to the Cherry Atrium.
Go back to the porch and up the stairs, turn right and follow the path to the door behind the partition, go into the Doll room and search the table and shelves for a spirit stone and Red notebook.
Now take a photo of the doll child in the corner and kill the ghost that attacks you.
Go back to the Cherry Atrium, walk back around the porch and prepare for another fight, then go to the door at the other end of the porch.
Go through the door to the Stairway, walk over to the mirror and take the lighter and Black notebook.
Go past the stairs following the passage and pick up a red notebook scrap, then at the end of the passage go through the door into the Fish Tank Room.
Once in here, walk over the plank and search the floor for some medicine, carry on over the next plank and get ready for a sneaky ghost that attacks from behind you.
After beating this spirit get the Red tape 4 from the floor and carry on across the room over all the planks.
At the far side of the room, pick up the Red notebook near the door and then make your way back to the Abyss.
Back at the Abyss, use the lighter on the unlit lantern and search the top of the lantern which is now loose to collect a Black carving and head back to the porch in the Cherry Atrium.
You will have another little fight then head back to the stairway area that leads to the Fish tank Room.
This time go up the stairs and search around the corner for a news clipping and up the next small flight of stairs for a research scrap.
Now go back to the Fish Tank Room.
Cross over all the planks again to the door on the farside, read the magic seal for the clues which are found in the Strangling Ritual Scroll, and enter 3669 to unlock the door.
Your're now in the Back yard, so follow the path into the garden and go to the shed in the corner search for a spirit stone and use the save point here.
Go over and search the well for the Blue tape 1 and continue along the garden path, when you reach the other side of some trees you will be attacked, so snap and kill then carry on towards a gate and search for Black notebook scrap.
Go through the gate into the Forest Path, follow the track up to the stairs, go up the stairs and search to the right of the door for a stone mirror and to the left for some 37 film, take a look at the door to see it has a strange carving puzzle that needs the Black carving you found placed into it.
To solve the puzzle, simply move the pieces so that they match up with the symbols shown on the outside of the puzzle.
It may take a couple of goes but it's fairly straightforward, once this is done you can now use the Black carving to open the door of the Narukami Shrine.
Enter the shrine and search the pedestal for the Blue tape 2, then turn around and take a photo of the Crucified Man on the ceiling, doing this begins an attack by a powerful ghost, so load some strong film and run back outside.
Use the room of the Forest path for this Boss fight until you defeat the ghost, after the fight get the notes from the floor and search by the gate to collect a Headless Buddha and the 5 Buddha document and go back into the shrine.
Put the headless Buddha on the table to open the pedestal, take a photo of the pedestal to reveal the locations to fill for the Buddha puzzle.
There are five statues to put into a grid, and each statue is damaged.
Put the Buddha's with damaged feet into the two front corners, and the two Buddha's with damaged hands into the two top corners with leaves the headless Buddha in the centre.
When the Buddha puzzle is finished, collect the Holy Mirror Segment from the cabinet.
You will now be attacked by an evil ghost, but there's nothing you can do so just let it hit you.
Well done you've finished the first night.