When you climb the elevator shaft to the top floor, in the first room on the left is a creepy playbox on the nightstand (you know, the one with a primabalerina); I think it should be playable - I mean, I hear it once, then it's done no more. Am I wrong?

As I recall in the very old patches that thing only played once, its just meant to be played once and it's used by the ghost to test one's curiosity and spook the player. I finished yesterday that quest and I remember going in and as I reached my ear to listen closer BAM a vase hit me in the face, damn horror movies don't scare me like this Hotel did .

I distinctly remember hearing a music box like that outside the hotel, when you walk to the fence left from the entrance. But I can't verify it, it's been a while since I've taken that much time for the Ocean House... I usually just hurry through it. After 20 or so times, it does get a little ... predictable.

Yeah if you face the Hotel entrance and walk left side and reach the fence that song is being played thou I have no friggin idea where is suppose to come from; maybe from that empty parking lot.

I have to admit to you guys, the first time I played the Ocean House Hotel level, I was in my house alone, in the dark, lights out, wearing loud headphones. Boy was that a mistake. Let's just say on several occasions I had to drop the headphones, walk out of the room and turn on every light in the house... and of course catch my breath and wipe the sweat off my brow. I was sh!tting my pantaloons!

There were two things that really got me in that place. The paper talking about the head in the machine was one. The other was the chaotic kitchen...I actually went "GAAAAAAAH!" while that was happening, and once I crawled back into that safe hole it was a while before I came back out.

When I got the game my boyfriend-at-the-time was boasting about how he'd completed it. I got through the Ocean House Hotel thinking it was superb and was talking about it to him and asked him a question about Hollywood when he suddenly got exceptionally moody. Finally turning round and telling me to "shut the fuck up"

Turns out he got halfway through the hotel, got chicken, quit and uninstalled the game.

first time i play the hotel i was realy scared by the ghost when it ran across afront of me in the crossing so i quit and did some thing other the rest of the night

I hate horror movies, and zombie games scare me (I'm more of a CS player than a Silent Hill)..

The very first time I played the Ocean house, I was in the exact same conditions as Zer0 ! But I wasn't scared, for once. The washing machine scared me a bit (I was expecting a zombie or so), but everything was ok.
I think that's because I knew it was a Wraith, and I know Wraith the Oblivion

Oh even with bloodloss I look around everything, even if after a few times now I can get the level down in 5 minutes, tops.
I even did it for a guy who used to be a friend because he was really scared (the guy did beleive in ghosts and that his appartment was haunted..).

All this is the reason why I'd love to forget all about the game, and have the first experience of the Hotel once more. Eyes on top of the head, shooting into the thin air... Awesome.
I recommend F.E.A.R. to anyone who can take a little scare.

Oh yes the husband just before turning on the electricity ! I didn't see him the very first time I played him because shadows were horrible and my screen was kind of dirty and small :/
(when you see him when you turn around in some dead ends too, I grabed my severed arm and when for him )

I remember I touched my screen when I read the journal




Anyway our feelings to the Ocean House has nothing to do with the glitch, does it ?