How to solve the Silent Hill f scarecrow puzzle in the field

The Silent Hill f scarecrow puzzle has you escape from a field by pulling thorns, using clues that all start 'Can you imagine how I feel?' to help identify the right scarecrow. Pull the right thorn and you can move on but get it wrong and you'll be attacked and have to defeat a monster before you can try again.

Chances are you've been attacked a lot at this point as the clues aren't great, and it's not obvious how to translate messages about polite smiles and more into anything that will help. The clues don't get much clearer as you progress and there are five scarecrows to get through.

After the Silent Hill f Altar puzzle and needing to open the Silent Hill f Shrine vault , this is a longer and much less obvious challenge. If you're struggling to escape the field in Silent Hill f and are getting attacked by scarecrows all the time, then here's what you need to do.

How to escape the field in Silent Hill f

Escaping the Silent Hill f field is all about using a clue from a wooden scarecrow with a covered face to work out which of the other scarecrows, that look like Hinako and her friends, will help you. All of the scarecrows have a thorn stuck in them you can find and pull out. Yank the right thorn and the scarecrow will point the way out, with a gust of wind to guide you. However, get it wrong and it'll attack you. This will probably happen a lot.

I'll explain all the solutions you'll need shortly but whatever happens try to avoid wandering too far away from the main area while solving this as, while the main scarecrows won't attack unless you pull the wrong thorn, there are others that attack on sight you can lure in if you stray too far. You also can't go anywhere else, as if you run away in any direction, you'll just find yourself back at the scarecrows again. All you'll do is risk attracting more monsters to you so just stay put until you get a direction to follow.

Now I'm going to run through each section and identify each scarecrow you need to pull a thorn from to proceed.

Scarecrow 1: I'll put on my polite smile for now

Above is the scarecrow you need to pull the thorn from, which you can find just below its shoulder on the right hand side. Pull it out to get a flash card that reads 'It's okay. You don't have to be afraid anymore'.

The scarecrow will then point behind her, with a gust of wind to help point the way.

Scarecrow 2: What it's like to have been deceived by you for so long

To escape the second area you'll need to pull a thorn from this scarecrow, which can be found just under its left shoulder, almost in the armpit. That will get the message 'That's what I said to you, when I saw you so scared' before it directs you on.

Scarecrow 3: He never looked at me the way he looked at you

This is the third scarecrow you need to de-thorn by examining its belly. That will get you the message 'I wonder why I called you over' and again point the way forwards. After this one I started to pass more roaming scarecrows in the fields as I moved between areas, so get ready for a few random attacks.

Scarecrow 4: You've always been such an eyesore

This is the forth dummy, and pulling the thorn from its left hand side will get you the message 'I could have just lied to you. Told you to go any which way'. Once you have that it'll then point you on.

Scarecrow 5: You hurt me, and even hurt him, too

This is the fifth and final scarecrow you need to interact with, by pulling the thorn from its left shoulder. It has the longest clue, 'You hurt me, and even hurt him, too. Do you know how it feels to force a smile when I'm staring at that disgusting face of yours?'.

However, once you've pulled this thorn it's all over, and you'll find yourself back in the village with a new objective to Follow Shu, who can be found almost immediately to your left. There's a bit of action and exploring coming up next for a while, with the next puzzle involving trying to find the Silent Hill f missing object part which is technically pretty easy to get, there's just a bit of misdirection involved in getting you to where it is.

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