How to solve the Silent Hill 2 suitcase and Mirror puzzle

The Silent Hill 2 Remake suitcase code and mirror puzzle are part of the same solution because if you find the red lightbulb for the mirror, you'll get the combination for the case.

You need to open the case in room 208 of the LakeView Hotel to explore the hotel properly, as there's an essential key inside. While this halts your progress through the game until you complete it, this a fairly simple problem to solve and nowhere near as ridiculous as the illogical Silent Hill 2 Remake book puzzle you just did to reach this point.

Below I'll lay out the steps to complete this and, if needs be, you can always skip the puzzle completely and just use the suitcase combination code below if you want to unlock it immediately.

What is the Suitcase code in Silent Hill 2 Remake?

The Silent Hill 2 suitcase code is "DEED DONE" in Room 208, at least on standard puzzle difficulty. This combination is something you discover by completing the Vanity Mirror puzzle nearby, as we'll lay out below. 

You can enter it straight away, but you'll miss out on a lot of game in doing so, and still have to do some of the steps below anyway to move on.

How to solve the Mirror puzzle and replace the lightbulb in Silent Hill 2

If you want to go through the full process of solving the Vanity Mirror puzzle in the Lakeview Hotel, you need to replace the broken bulb with a red one, as shown by a photograph nearby. 

To do that, you need to do the following:

1. Go up to floor 3F of the Hotel.
2. Take the outside steps going down from between Rooms 318 and 319.
3. Go into Room 217 and onto the balcony.
4. Ahead you can see a glass roof with a red book. Shoot the glass so the book drops down.

5. Head down to 1F and into the Lake Shore Restaurant.
6. Find and open the book to get the Can Opener.
7. Get the Key to Room 107 from the 3F Conference Room, on the Fireplace.
8. Open Hotel Room 107 on 1F with the key.
9. Head through the room into the gardens beyond.
10. Obtain the Fireplace Key from the East section of the Hotel gardens, in the Southeast Gazebo.
11. Use the key to open the fireplace in the 3F Conference Room.
12. Pick up the Cinderella Figurine and defeat the miniboss that attacks you.
13. Squeeze through the southern wall.
14. Go into Room 318 via the balconies where you'll find a can of blood red paint.
15. Combine the Can Opener and the Paint to open the can.
16. Get the boltcutters from the 3F Utility Room
17. Use the boltcutters to open the chained up gate outside the entrance to the Hotel, back in the main gardens.
18. Take the lightbulb from the mouth of the fish statue within.
19. Combine the lightbulb and opened red paint can in your inventory.
20. Head back to the Vanity Mirror and install the Red Lightbulb to reveal the code for the Suitcase.

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