Resident Evil 7 demo guide and secrets [updated with Twilight Version]
Update 15/09/16: Twilight Version
Updating to Version 1.01, the "Twilight Versš¬ion" of the demo has a number šøof new features, which affect the original Ending 2 outlined below. The new content added is as follows:
Family Portrait
Hanginšg šover the fireplace in the opening room, a new family portrait now features 4 members of the Baker clan.
Burned Doorway
Turning right out of the opening rooām, this doorway now looks burned. It's still locked, but rattle the door five times and you'll hear a strange moaning sound, followed by a loud crash.
Expanded Attic Room
After using the fuse to access the attic room, you'll find the rear wall is now brokšen to reveal a šnew area behind it.
This area contains another locked door, plus a message written in blood on the wall which reads "Five guests murdered, but where is unknown. Nothing to point to their final gravestones."
A ladder reaches up to a locked wšindow, whš”ich apparently leads outside.
Object Made of Celluloid (Dummy Hand)
Behind the TVs stacked near the ladder, you'll find an Object Made of Celluloid - which is clearly part of a dummšy hand.
Combine it in your inventory with the Dummy Finger from the hallway drawer downstairs to make a Dummy's Lź¦eft Hanšd.
Handgun Ammo
Tuš§cked under the end of the bed, you'll find a box of Handgun Ammšo.
If you have š¦©the Axe (via the Lock Pick in the video section) then you can also smash the crate wrapped in yellow tape to find some more Handgun Ammo.
New phone message
Whenź¦ the phone rings in the attic, a new message is delā¦ivered:
"Did you find what you were looking for?"
"Who's this? And what the fuck is going on?"
"What do you mean? Everything seems fine to me. Just remember, all doors can be opened. If they couldn't, they wouldn't be doors. But some doors must remain closed, for now."
Does this final line hint that anoź¦ther update is on the wź¦ay, opening up yet more of the house? We'll just have to wait and see.
Original guide:
Hot off the back of its E3 reveal, a demo of 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:Resident Evil 7 was made available to download on PS4. This playable teaser is dubbed āBeginning Hourā, but canny players soon realised it could be completed in 10-15 minutes and began questioning whether there was more to it than originally meets the eye. Much like with the 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:P.T./Silent Hills playable teaser before it, 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:conspiracy theories were soon formed, and players on and began poring over every inch of the house in search š³of clues.
Here weāve outlined the two main āsolutionsā so far for ending the demo, as well as some of the interesting sšøecretsš which have yet to be explained.
Ending 1: The Back Door
From the start, head through the door into the corridor, then follow it round through the kitchšen to the other side of the house.
Open the door at the far end of the next corridor, then grab the bolt cutters sticking out of the carcass on the floor - watch out for the doll that drops from theš„ ceiling when you do.
Now go bacšØk down the corridoš§r to the locked wardrobe and use the bolt cutters to break the chain, before collecting the āDerelict House Footageā video tape inside.
Return to the room you started in, aānd use the video tape with the player on top of the āTV.
Youāll now be transported to a previous version of the hoš ·uą¦se, then follow your colleagues as they investigate.
Once youāve lost Andre, head to the eź¦nd room and through the secret door once it's šopen.
Go down the ladder, where you&rāsquo;ll make a grim discovery before returning to the present time.
Pull the switch in the fireplace to open the secrešt door again.
Inside, youāš ll fā¦ind a back door key next to the hole - grab it.
Now head throšugh the house and use the key šon the back door to make your escapeā¦
ARGH, so close!
Ending 2: The Telephone
From the start, use your knowledge from the last playthrough to pull tꦔhe fireplace switch straight away.
In the secret room, grab thāe fuse from the side table.
Return to the initial room and put the fuse inź¦ the box to return poš°wer to the stairs.
Go along the corridor then up the stairs and hit the button to lower a secret ą¶£set of steps.
Head up to the attic, then enter the room on the right and answer the ringing phone. Here youāll receive one of threešØ messages:
āMemories hold the truth. Donāt let appearances mislead you.ā
āYou will have to say goodbye eventually. But will you be ready?ā
āYou have the power to choose. But the outcome of that choice may not be what you expect.ā
Turn around to leave the room and⦠ARGH, busted againš¼!
Sinister Note
On the coffee table in the initial room you can find a note, which reads "I SHALL DASH THEM AGAINST THE STONES". This may be a reference to the Bible verse Psalm 137:9 "Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones."
Once you've completed the video flashback sequence, the bloodstained note will reappear in front of the television and now reads "I SHALL DASH YOU AGAINST THE STONES". How dišÆd it get there while you were watchingš · the video?
Dummy Finger
In the opening hšallway, there's a cabinet to the right hand side by the bottom of the stairs.
Open the drawer to find a dummy finger inside. Examining it reveals it lš ·ooks a little like a key, but so far no one has found a use for it.
Capcom have since hinted that 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:there may be a usą²e for the dummy finger, sending out a message with the aābove image to members of its Resident Evil Ambassadors community program.
Creepy Mannequins
Head upstairs in the house and you'llā find a trio of mannequins with theirą¼ŗ backs to you.
Go around the corner and checkā the desk, where there's nothing of interāest.
Turn around, and you'll spot that the mšannequins have all turned around to face you.
ARGą²H, a nš ew one has appeared at the top of the stairs too. Dammit...
Attic Photograph
Next to the phone in the attic room is a photograph you can examine, which seems to show a helicopter with š¹the Umbrella Corporationꦔ logo on the side.
Flip it over to find the message "Are they watching us from that helicopter?" scrawled on the back.
Ghost Girl
During the video tape flashback sequence, players have found seven different brief appearances of a ghostly girl. It's not been determined yet what triggers these hauntings, or if they have any effect on the outcome of the demo, but one thing's for sure - they're terrifying.
Lockpick and Axe
During the video flashback sequence, look in tšhe gap next to the microwave in the kitchen to spot a lock pick on the floor.
šYou mayš¹ need to crouch down to get close enough to grab it.
Go to the opposite side of the kitchen,ā then use the ą¹lock pick on the drawer to unlock it.
Back in present time when the video is finą²ished, return to the kitchen drawer to find it open with an axe inside.
You can swing the axe around and destroy certain items aroį£und the house, though sadly iāt won't protect you from your attacker.
Headphones / Ear Defenders
During the video flashback, head upstairs in the house to find a pair of headphones (or are they ear defenders?) on the table uš²p there. Is this a hint that players should be listening for audio clues?
Pause Menu Tape Icon
When starting tšhe video flashback, hit Options to pause the game as soon as the title card switches to static.
Wait around 30 seconds, and an animated tape icon will appear in the bottom right of the screeān, staying there indefinitely while the game remains paused. This icon doesn't appear elsewhere in the demo, and isnā't thought to be a save/load marker, so what could it mean?
Found any more secrets in the demo? Let us know in the comments below.
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