_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FAQ Writer: Steve 'Jimfish' Taylor E-Mail: payne_feelit@yahoo.co.uk Faq Name: The Suffering Weapons/Items/Enemy/Archive Guide System: XBox _____ _ _____ ___ ___ _ |_ _| |_ ___ | __|_ _| _| _|___ ___|_|___ ___ | | | | -_| |__ | | | _| _| -_| _| | | . | |_| |_|_|___| |_____|___|_| |_| |___|_| |_|_|_|_ | |___| =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Table of Contents: A. Introduction B. Warning Information C. FAQ Version D. Weapons Guide: I. Revolver II. Thompson Sub Machine Gun (A.K.A "The Tommy Gun") III. Pump Action Shotgun IV. Inmate Made Weapons V. Relics VI. TNT VII. Shrapnal Grenades VIII. Browning M2 IX. 'The Gonzo Gun' X. 'The Flamethrower' E. Items Guide: I. Flashlight II. Xombium III. Maps IV. Paperwork V. Flares VI. Flash/Bang Grenades F. Creature/Enemy Guide: I. COs II. Other Inmates III. Slayers IV. Marksmen V. Mainliners VI. Nooseman VII. Burrowers VIII. Festers IX. Inferna X. Hermes XI. Horace XII. Dr. Kiljoy XIII. Torque in Monster Form XIV. Torque in Human Form XV. Torque in Final Form G. Ending Information H. Unlockables I. Clem's Archive II. Consuela's Journal III. Chapter 0 : Waiting To Die I. Acknowledgements/Thanks To J. Legal Information =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- A. Introduction: ---------------- This is the first guide I have written (Well 3rd actually, but 1 and 2 weren't accepted because they were bad), and it may be the last, but we'll see. This FAQ is NOT the full guide to completing the game, but instead it teaches you of other things, those include Boss Beating Tactics, Archive entries, Creature Guide, Weapons Guide and an Items Guide and the first place you can locate them. Example, "You first find [Name of item/weapon here] in the [Place here]." I am planning on writing the FAQ on how to complete the game soon, but after I finish my other one for the game "Big Mutha Truckers" which I started one night on scraps of paper. If you wish to contact me to ask questions etc., use my e-mail, payne_feelit@yahoo.co.uk =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- B. Warning Information: ----------------------- __ __ _ \ \ / / (_) \ \ /\ / /_ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ \ \/ \/ / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` | \ /\ / (_| | | | | | | | | | | (_| | \/ \/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, | __/ | |___/ THIS GUIDE CONTAINS HEAVY SPOILERS FOR WHO THE BOSSES WHO MAY APPEAR IN THE GAME. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SPOIL IT FOR YOURSELF, THEN PLEASE TURN BACK. DON'T BLAME ME FOR FOR RUINING IT FOR YOU, AS A FAMOUS QUOTE GOES (FROM PIKADETH'S PLAYHOUSE): 'If you don't like it there's a bowl of cry baby soup waiting for you inside the wah-mbulance that will be called to heal your broken little heart.' Got that? Good, let's move on then. __ __ _ \ \ / / (_) \ \ /\ / /_ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ \ \/ \/ / _` | '__| '_ \| | '_ \ / _` | \ /\ / (_| | | | | | | | | | | (_| | \/ \/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|\__, | __/ | |___/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- C. FAQ Version: --------------- VERSION = 0.5, August 28, 2004 Began writing the guide. Table of Contents, Introduction and Weapons and Item section done except from a few blank spaces where I have forgotten where somethings are. Some Bosses not completed. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- D. Weapons Guide ---------------- I. Revolver Though seldom used inside the penitentiary walls, all Abott COs are issused .357 revolvers for use in emergency situations. Note on use of revolvers: the recent popularity of Hong Kong action films has led to the common misconception that firing two pistols at once is "cool." In reality, doing so is not really practical unless you are a highly trained weapons expert. At the very least, using two revolvers at once will result in a significant losss of accuracy. Location: You will find a guard with a revolver bursting out the first toilets you see on Chapter 1. Kill him and take it, if you want to be bad, or be good and do as he says. When he says "Stay Here", follow him and take it from his dead body when it's safe. My Rating: You'll use this gun the most since you'll pick up loads of ammo for it. It's packs a decent punch for taking down enemies, and has fast reload times. Also the dual revolver feature will keep monsters at a distance. ------------------------------------------------------------ II. Thompson Sub-machine Gun (A.K.A "The Tommy Gun") This weapon is most commonly used by COs positioned in guard towers. It's spread and continuous rate of fire is quite effective at stopping escaping inmates. Location: Found at the top of the stairs near a small office where Torque gets a flashback of the Colonel shouting at a soldier. My Rating: Good for mowing down wave after wave of slayers and mainliners. You'll be using this until it runs out of ammo.... ------------------------------------------------------------ III. Pump Action Shotgun This weapon is primarily used for crowd control in riot situations. Officialy, COs are advised to use rubber buckshot to prevent the inadvertent loss of life from use of the shotgun. However, it is tactitly understood that most officers keep their shotguns loaded with something considerably more deadly. Location: [UPDATE LATER] My Rating: Can kill most creatures in one blast, but at point blank range only. At a distance, the spread of the pellets does nothing to creature... You'll need this one in your inventory, just to feel safe. ----------------------------------------------------------- VI. Inmate Made Weapons You'll find the inmates are dangerously resourceful when it comes to making weapons. The "shiv" or "shank" is slang for any inmate-bladed weapon. Inmates who are interested in doing considerably more damage have been known to make "Molotov cocktails" out of glass bottles filled with flammable fluids. Extremely anti-social inmates have been known to construct far more deadly weapons, so be prepared for the worst. Location: The "shiv" is the first weapon you have to collect. You find it in "Goose's" cell in your cell block. My Rating: *Ahem* As soon as you pick up your first gun, this one will just sit and do nothing. Not that effective except to smash some crates, but you could just shoot them to save time. ------------------------------------------------------------ V. Relics Carnate Island has a long and troubled past, and from time to time inmates have managed to dig up some old relics and use them to wreak havoc. If you stumble upon any of these dangerous items, be sure to notify your superior immediately so they can be properly disposed of. Location: [UPDATE LATER] My Rating: I have never, ever, found a relic....or at least I don't think I have. So I can't rate anything. ----------------------------------------------------------- VI. TNT Abbot was built out of rocks from the Carnate Quarry, where TNT was used extensively. Location: I believe you will first find this in the quarry. My Rating: Brilliant, can take out whole groups of creatures instantly. And one of the ways to kill a Fester.. ----------------------------------------------------------- VII. Shrapnel Grenades These "pineapple" style grenades date back to WWII when Fort Maleson was based on the island. These grenades are old and extremely dangerous, so if found, do not attempt to pick them up. Location: [UPDATE LATER] My Rating: You may not use these because of the blast radius, but still good to kill creatures in groups. ----------------------------------------------------------- VIII. Browning M2 Another relic of Fort Maleson is the extremely powerful Browning M2 tripod-mounted machine gun. Particularly reckless COs have been known to use these for target practise. As a direct result, these officers are no longer employed by the DOC. (Department of Corrections) Location: You'll find this during "Abbott Prison Blues", two prisoners are hung upside before being blasted by one. Kill the operator of it and take control. My Rating: The best weapon to have...'cept one thing, it's unmovable, so you can't take it with you. But it rips through all the creatures without you even breaking into a sweat. Best weapon in my opinion. ----------------------------------------------------------- IX. 'The Gonzo Gun' [UPDATE LATER] Location: [UPDATE LATER] My Rating: [UPDATE LATER] ----------------------------------------------------------- X. 'The Flamethrower' You can not pick this gun up straight forward, you must assemble it yourself from pieces around the Island. Locations of pieces: [UPDATE LATER] My Rating: Great weapon, can dispact of all enemies with ease. A must have to kick ass. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- E. Items Guide ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ I. Flashlight The clip-on flashlight is standard issue to all Abott COs. Be sure to monitor your battery usage keep spare batteries on hand. There have been many staff complaints that it does not look "cool" to clip the belt to your shirt, but the attachable nature of the light allows you to illuminate an area while keeping your hands free for handling weapons. Location: You'll find this in "The Break Room" during the first level. My Rating: You'll need this 100% of the way, since turning it off takes time. Plus it won't run out because you have way too many batteries. ---------------------------------------------------------- II. Xombium Studies have shown that working in a maximum security penitentiary is one of the most stressful and emotionally challenging jobs in America. For this reason, the DOC (Department of Corrections) issues Xombium to keep COs at their best. If you're ever feeling overwelmed or just a bit down, don't hesitate to pop a few of these. Location: In the cells at your cell block, open the doors by pressing the button in the Control Station. My Rating: The only way to cure/heal yourself in the game, and so are very important to completing "The Suffering." ----------------------------------------------------------- III. Maps For the newjack CO, maps are essential for finding your way around Abott. Locations: In the Control Station in your cell block. My Rating: Nice concept and idea, but you won't use them since the game is very lineal and you'll find your own way. ----------------------------------------------------------- IV. Paperwork Paperwork is a large part of your job as a CO. Do it right the first time or the warden will make sure you do it again. Locations: Scattered around the Island. My Rating: Again, nice concept and idea of telling stories via notes and letters. Not needed really, but helps you make your own conclusions about the game. ----------------------------------------------------------- V. Flares Ideal for night use, these flares will keep an area illuminated for 15-30 seconds. Locations: Any supply stash will have theses lying around. My Rating: Equiping these take too long, so you're most likely going to rely on your flashlight. So be a man! And charge into the shadows! ------------------------------------------------------------ VI. Flash/Bang Grenades Flash/Bang grenades do little lasting damage, but do temporaily blind and deafen everyone within a thirty foot radius. There are an essential part of crowd control during riot situations. Locations: Like the flares, you'll find these in supplies stashes everywhere. My Rating: You won't need these as much because you'll forget most likely, as you'd rather keep your finger on the trigger then stop. But good for somethings like the really dark places in which you dare not venture... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- F. Creature/Enemy Guide ----------------------- I. COs The COs are the people who aren't afraid to shoot you, but some of them are nice and would like you to help them. But if they're shooting at you first, make sure you shoot back. They were their Guards Uniform through out, and usually armed with revolvers, and some with a Tommy Gun or two. Location: You'll find your first dangerous COs on a guard tower during "Abbott Prison Blues" Techniques on beating: Shoot to kill. Simple. My Rating: Just another human, no real threat so don't be too afraid to just charge into battle with them. ------------------------------------------------------------ II. Other Inmates These guys are as afraid as you are, and you will only fight them once, well, twice really but he is nice and you can work with him later on in the game. They are either armed with guns, or shivs. Location: In a rec yard, during the level "Abbott Prison Blues". Techniques on beating: Shoot to kill....again. My Rating: Like COs, they're just humans, and no threat to Torque. ------------------------------------------------------------- III. Slayers The first monster you come across, and are easy to beat. These guys have no arms, or legs, but instead, sharp and deadly blades. They're fast, they're dangerous, and they can do kick-ass backflips. Location: You'll see these in the opening cutscene, but will face him as he kills a guard who crawls away from his with his life. He comes out the toilet where you meet the guard with the gun. Techniques on beating: Shoot off their heads to make it harder for them to find you. Then blast them in the torso til they go down. Sometimes they shield themselves with their blades, just shoot them in the legs instead. Later on in the game, after the level "Hate The Sin, Not The Sinner" they begin to regenerate and come back to life thanks to the good Dr. Killjoy. Way to stop them from coming back to life, blast their heads off. My Rating: They're just regular monsters that pop up all the time. Not really scary after a while because they're too damn common. ------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Marksmen These guys look hard to bring down, as they're large, tall and bare some 6 or so rifles on their backs. If they see you, they will kneel down and let rip with the guns. Other notable features are the blindfolds round their eyes, and they are also quite slow due to their size. Location: You'll see this big man executing a CO tied to a post and blindfolded during "Descending" Techniques on beating: Shoot...and don't stop. Their heads can come off with a well placed shot so make sure you place it. They're easy to defeat with a gun. My Rating: Nice design of creature, the blindfold, the pole it is chained to when it appears, and the rifles on it's back are brilliant. ------------------------------------------------------------ V. Mainliners These creatures crawl along the ground and are a living festation of lethal injection needles, as they're covered with them, sticking out their backs, through their eyes, and all over the arms and legs of the creature. They appear out of puddles in the ground, usually blood and water. Location: "Abott Prison Blues", Dallas will look at a puddle of bloon in, T Block I think and a Mainliner lunges out. Techniques on beating: Blast them, no other strategy to it. But they do have a trick up their sleeves, that being when they jump and climb on to you trying to jab a needle in your neck. If they do this, trigger-mash L to throw them off. My Rating: One of my favorite of creatures because of the design. If you're faced in a group of them, they're a good adversary. ----------------------------------------------------------- VI. Nooseman A creature who hangs by a noose, only his upper body remains, and can surprise you very easily. Location: [UPDATE LATER] Techniques on beating: They appear where they are is a pool of blood on the ceiling, they drop from this and try to strangle you. Shoot the ones that drop in front of you, or better yet try to avoid the patches of blood on the roof, that way you are not left...."Hanging around"... My Rating: Very annoying, and can't do any damage if you avoid them. Not that great an enemy. ---------------------------------------------------------- VII. Burrowers Think of these people as the creatures from the film "Tremors." They burrow under the ground, move under the ground, and leap up when they think they have you. They're easy to spot because of the Earth moves above them leaving a trail as they move about. Location: These will "Pop up" inside the quarry in "Darkest Night, Eternal Blight" where a guard tells Torque to be quiet and not move. Techniques on beating: If you keep moving, they'll just follow you underground and won't pop up, so stand still and let rip with a shotgun when he pops up right next to your face, killing him instantly. My Rating: Easy to kill, you won't worry about these people to much but they still can prove a problem when you're facing a whole group of them as they sneak behind you as you try to kill one in front. ---------------------------------------------------------- VIII. Festers These are creatures that are not harmed by bullets, and they emerge from the depths of the sea surrounding Carnate, and more importantly, come from the wreck of a slave ship. Your ally, the inmate Clem who's journal you own, helps you if you help him. He's a good fighter, but may blow you up if you get in his way. Location: You'll fight them on the beaches!....during "Dancing At The Dawn Of Apocalypse" Techniques on beating: Fire....and lots of it. Keep at a distance, that way you'll just need to throw grenades and Molotov Cocktails. They are slow so just get back and throw. One explosion and they're down. My Rating: A great creature because of it's resistance to bullets, so it helps trigger-happy gamers think before they shoot. ---------------------------------------------------------- IX. Inferna These will scare you, the thought of a little girl who's been dead for a long who walks in a white dress talking about witches before randomly exploding into a ball of flames and chases you did slighty startle me. Location: When you climb out of the basement of the lighthouse during the well named "And A Child Shall Lead Them" you'll be greeted with them. Techniques on beating: These are hard to beat, because they're way too fast and hard to see in the trail of flames they leave. Instead of following Inferna with your crosshairs, aim ahead of her and fire with a weapon such as a Tommy Gun. When she does die, or fall into a pile of ashes, shoot the pile, as like the slayers, they will regenerate. My Rating: A scary monster because of the lack of gore, just a small 13 year old girl who walks around in a white robe who bursts into flames. The Best Common Enemy in my opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------- X. Hermes Hermes is the ghostly gas of the old executioner, Hermes Haight. Who took his own life in the gas chamber, "Just to smell the gas", he says. You'll meet him alot in the game, where he likes to taunt you all the time. Location: In the basement of the Lighthouse. Techniques on beating: Inorder to beat him, you must turn off all the valves that are pumping out gas. So run to each corner and turn them off. Once that is done, run to where there is a pulley and shoot the board that holds the rope in place. Close the one on the left hand side of the room by pressing Action. Push the large crate over one of the vents, and finnaly shoot the crates of dynamites at the back of one of the open vents. Now begin cranking the valve in the centre of the room to blast Hermes inside the furnace. Close the door and you've beaten him. My Rating: A very creepy boss, mainly due to the accent and the way to says things. The gas form makes him seem even more freaky, as you can only imagine where he appears. A very, very decent boss. ---------------------------------------------------------- XI. Horace Horace is the man who was sent to Death by means of electricution for slicing his wife up whle she visited him in prison. He felt like she would not be faithful and he was saving her from herself. He haunts Abbott with his electricity and ghost. Location: In the Electric Chair Room. Techniques on beating: My Rating: Creepy....misunderstood....and a complete mirror image of "Nice Guy Eddie" from "Reservoir Dogs," from his voice, his looks...to everything. He's not really an enemy because he does infact help you, he's still creepy if he was against you. ---------------------------------------------------------- XII. Dr. Killjoy Location: In his operating room at the Mental Institute. Techniques on beating: Quickly deal with the slayers and blast out the projectors on the sides round the lab. Shoot the slayers again, and then blast out the rope/pulley thing attacted to the wall to drop the cage with the projector in it, or just shoot it through the bars. Now finally, look up to see the final projector, behind bullet proof-glass, either throw a stick or two of TNT up their, or just blast the power box that's below the platform on the ground floor. My Rating: It's hard to tell whether he's good, or bad. He does want to help Torque...but with strange methods. He will scare you, purely because he's a projected image...that can do some creepy-ass things (Mainly lethaly injecting an imate and then stabbing him to death...nice eh?). But yes, he is one of the best villians in Video-gaming history. ---------------------------------------------------------- XIII. Torque in Monster Form You've seen this guy run around the prison block (Trivia: He was the monster that cut your cell door open at the start of the game) He's your alter-ego, and you get to control him during the game. Location: At the docks on the last chapter. Techniques on beating: Shoot....over...and over. There is a gun-turret on top of some crates in one of the small pens. Climb up here and and he won't beable to touch you. Use the gun and blast him til he goes down. My Rating: A scary monster that will charge at you, blade shining. He's not 'the' scariest of monsters but he is does pack a punch enough to scare you into not going into the shadows....dare to follow him? I wouldn't. ----------------------------------------------------------- XIV. Torque in Human Form This is Torque....in human form, quick, strong...and basically, you. Location: At the docks on the last chapter. Techniques on beating: Use monster Torque to kill him, as bullets will only cause a "Bad Teddy Bear" to flash on screen. That and the fact that bullets can't harm him. My Rating: A lot of video-games today have charcters up against themselves: Torque vs. Torque, Max Payne vs. Max Payne.... which is a brilliant idea, facing a man (or women) against themselves. It's a great concept and it works great here. So does this mean Torque really is a monster? ----------------------------------------------------------- XV. Torque in Final Form Big....bad...and an ass. Put that togeather and you get this guy. If you thought Festers were bad....just imagine around 50 or more of them, all rolled into one big one. With energy bolts blasting from his hands and a miniture Torque swinging around his waist. Location: At the docks on the last chapter. Techniques on beating: Lower Dr Killjoy's device and use the power blast type things. Try to aim at the large "Button" type thing in the center of his chest. Repeat over and over to win. My Rating: Pure evil. A mad, mad creature who will most likely make you want to sit in the corner, cry and rock slowly backwards and forwards. You will love this creature, and hate him. One hell of a monster, and one hell of a final boss. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- G. Ending Information: ---------------------- As you play The Suffering, you will notice you have choices on what to do,either good or bad. Now what path you choose to play, will result in differentgame endings. This not only gives you replay-ability, but a much closer look into the mind of Torque. The Good Ending: ---------------- The name doesn't do anything for you, as you'd expect it to be good as in as a happy ending..... In this ending, Torque's Family are murdered by a group of killers....and so Torque ends up looking like the killer and is sent to Abbott. The Bad Ending: --------------- This is the bad ending.....in this, you are the killer and you kill your wife and kids yourself. You get sent to Abbott for killing everyone, great job!. The Ugly Ending: ---------------- The ugly ending. You get angry and push your wife, she accidently cracks her skull open on a cupboard. Your son, sees this and runs to drown his brother, before finally jumping to his death from his bedroom window. You get blamed and sent to Abbott. [You can find a list of the Good-Bad choices in the game in the other FAQ I'm writing for The Suffering.] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- H. Unlockables: --------------- These are things that are unlocked throughout the game. I. Clem's Archive Clem's Archive helps Torque understand about a monster that appears in the game, all thanks to the inmate Clem who has seen everyone, and knows the history of Abbott, 'oh so well. ------------------------------------------------------------- Page 1. (Introduction) ---------------------- Contained in these pages are my observations of the bizarre creatures that have appeared on Carnate Island since the cataclysm struck. The creatures emerge in a variety of ways, but many of them appear to come from within the island itself, as if the very earth of Carnate were poisonous and vile. Though I scarcely have the time to keep a journal like this while trying to keep myself alive, my inquisitive nature forces me to write down what I see in the hope that I might better understand it. But how can this unspeakable horror possibly be understood? It is as if Carnate's horrific sins, both past and present, are being brought to life in a pageant of death. Page 2. (Slayer) ---------------- I first witnessed these creatures jumping out of the ground itself. Their heads are detached from their torso, held aloft by hideous contraptions.Their limbs have been replaced by blades of the sharpest steel. To my eyes, they appear to be a manifestation of decapitation, yet it seems improbable anyone ever had their head chopped off in Abbott. I suppose on Carnate anything is possible. I have dubbed these monstrosities Slayers. Page 3. (Marksman) ------------------ Based on the battery of rifles attached to its back and the blindfold around it's head, this marksman appears to be the reincarnation of a military firing squad. Abbott was originally a POW camp during WWII, so it seems likely they would have had executions of that sort. Indeed, there are stories of a rouge colonel who was to be court marshaled, but instead took his own life. Perhaps he is connected to these abominations. Page 4. (Mainliner) ------------------- In the 1970s, Lethal Injection was introduced as the most "humane" means of state-sanctioned killing. To date, 25 such procedures have taken place in Abbott. This creature -I call him the Mainliner- appears to suffer with every move he makes, perhaps the mixture of Sodium Pentothal Pancuronium Bromide, and Potassium Chlorine in his veins is not to his liking. The numerous needles jabbed into his body cannot help his disposition. Page 5. (Nooseman) ------------------ Not only is this Nooseman dead from being hung by the neck, but also appears to have had his skin removed. I wonder if these creatures are tied to the legendary story of the inmates who, outraged about the death of fellow workers in a quarry mining accident, hung and skinned five COs. The Noosemen are more supernatural than many of their brethren, ripping themselves straight out of the ceiling in some entirely impossible manner. Page 6. (Burrower) ------------------ These Burrowers are some of the most lethal creatures I have encountered, primarily due to their ability to spring forth from the ground itself and justas quickly re-submerge. They are closely tied to the very soil of Carnate, A theme among these monstrosities. Its appearance is of a human body tied up in a gunny sack and constrained by leather straps, with deadly steal chains attached at various locations. I believe they represent those buried alive. Page 7. (Fester) ---------------- Continually emerging from the slave ship, these are the festering creatures who foil my attempts to escape this confounded rock. Rats live within their flesh, writhing within it and then springing forth randomly. They appear to be a reincarnation, not of the slaves - for then they would be of darker skin tone, but instead of the slave traders. In this form, they are forced to live out again and again the fate they forced upon those hapless slaves. This is an ugly ending, as the death of Torque's family is purely accidental...well, killing the wife was an accident, but one of the sons saw the dead body and killed his brother and himself.....Torque gets sent to Abbott. Page 8. (Inferna) ----------------- From what I have witnessed, this manifestation of evil appears to have two distinct forms: the first, a young girl in Puritan dress, perhaps 13 years of age. This transforms into an altogether more disturbing flaming creature. Both clutch a small hand-made doll. To my mind there is no doubt that these creatures are tied to the three young girls who made witchcraft accusations in the late 1600s and lead to the incendiary death of 11 innocents. Page 9. (Dr. Killjoy) --------------------- One of Abbott's most persistent legends tells of Dr. Killjoy, the quite insane psychiatrist/surgeon who ran an asylum on Carnate. Doing research of my own, I found that he did indeed exist, though which stories are true and which are fabrication is anyone's guess. Since the cataclysm, I have three times seen a surgeon formed of pure light, reminiscent of 16mm film projection come to life. Could this be the fine doctor? Page 10. (Horace) ----------------- Many inmates break once inside Abbott. But none have snapped more than Horace Gauge who, the tale goes, became convinced his wife wasn't safe without his protection and sliced her to ribbons during a conjugal visit. He ended up in the mercy chair, electrocuted by Abbott's then executioner, Hermes Haight. For years inmates have said he haunts Abbott, and I believe I saw him ten minutes ago. I surely wish I had not. Page 11. (Hermes) ----------------- Since the cataclysm I have several times found myself mysteriously surrounded by noxious green fumes. I have fled in each case, and I think if I had not, I might not be alive to write this now. Within the gas I have seen a humanoid who seemed to take great joy in the prospect of my death. Could this be Hermes, Abbott's resident executioner for several decades? If I recall, he took his own life in the gas chamber. Page 12. (Un-named) ------------------- I only briefly saw this enormous creature a single time, near the docks. I cannot even begin to describe him, save for one thing, he seems to be quite literally connected to an inmate, the convicted killer Torque. Incredible as it may sound, this creature appears to have a miniature version of Torque attached to him via a long umbilicus beyond that, I can only say that I view him as the most evil of all the creatures, a pure manifestation of fury and evil. Page 13. (???) -------------- [UPDATE LATER] Page 14. (Torque) ----------------- Since the cataclysm I have seen the death of many inmates, but one seems to be a unstoppable survivor. I have seen him take out packs of marksmen and slayers without even breathing hard. Torque is an inmate of some ill-repute, having been sentenced to die for the killing of his ex-wife and children. Of course, being convicted and being guilty aretwo different things. Perhaps he will save us all, but I feel certain he will at least save himself. Page 15. (???) -------------- [UPDATE LATER] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- II. Consuela's Journal This journal helps you understand about the history of the Island. Dating back to the 1600's to the 1900's. You have Consuela, Ernesto the COs wife to thank for writing this information.... Page 1. (Introduction) ---------------------- When Ernesto took his job at Abbott, I was far from excited. When he told me we would need to move to Carnate Island as well, I was not happy at all. But I tried to find a good side to the situation: I have always been interested in the history of unique places. What kind of history would we find on Carnate? This scrapbook project was started primarily to fill my time here, but also so I could record what I had discovered. In my exploration of the island, I uncovered many of Carnate's secrets. Though I record them here, I do not think I will tell them world about what I have found: Carnate is a place whose secrets are best kept to itself. Page 2. (The Island) -------------------- Carnate Island is approximately three miles wide, and lies some ten miles off the coast of Maryland. In addition to man-made structures, Carnate is also home to a labyrinthine natural cave system unlike anything I have seen before. Through my studies I learned of the island's dark and unsettling history. Though it may sound ridiculous to say it, Carnate seems to bring out the worst in those who make the mistake of coming here. Page 3. (Abbott State Penitentiary) ----------------------------------- Originally built as a part of Fort Maleson to house German POWs during WWII, it was taken over by Maryland following the war, and converted into Abbott State Penitentiary. Mostly built out of local quarry rock, the prison is now home to nearly 1000 inmates, and has the worst safety record and highest homicide rate of any prison in the Maryland Department of Corrections system. The state also carries out the majority of it's death sentences here. Page 4. (The Death House) ------------------------- The most ominous structure inside of Abbott is the death house. Electrocution,gas, and lethal injection have all been used within its walls, though only the last is still used today. The Death House is also the prison's oldest structure, built as the administration building when the prison was a POW camp.It's basement was also built during the war and in it you can still see relics of that time. The basement has been closed off for twenty years. Page 5. (Prison Cemetery) ------------------------- When an inmate dies and his family does not claim the body, he is buried here.The cemetery is named after the infamous corrections officer Hermes T. Haight. He was in charge of executions for several decades, before finally killing himself in the gas chamber. Also buried here is notorious inmate Horace Gauge who savagely killed his wife on a conjugal visit. To me, the cemetery is the most bleak and depressing place on all of Carnate. Page 6. (The Quarry) -------------------- At the same time the prison started operation, digging commenced at Carnate Quarry. Prisoners were forced to work this quarry for twelve hours a day, cutting the rock that would be used to build the prison walls. Work conditions in the quarry were far from ideal. Inmates who complained were severely disciplined. Carnate Quarry has not been in use since the 1960s, with its mining equipment simply abandoned where it stood to rust and collapse. Page 7. (Quarry Cave In) ------------------------ At some point in the mid-50s, weak mine shaft support beams gave way and trapped a number of quarry workers under several tons of rubble. The official story was that the prisoners were killed instantly. Other inmates maintained that the workers survived the collapse, but no attempt was made to rescue them. The inmates were so enraged they revolted against the COs and lynched five of them. What really happened may never be known. Page 8. (The Asylum) -------------------- On the far western edge of Carnate stands an old Victorian home built in 1877. In 1899, the home was converted into the oddly titled Carnate Institution for the Alienated. The small institution was run by one Dr.Killjoy whose methods were far from conventional and often tragically lethal. What exactly happened to Dr.Killjoy is unknown, but the asylum was abandoned in the 1930s, and has been uninhabited ever since. Page 9. (Burned House) ---------------------- Though I know little about this site, these ruins of an old home are oddly fascinating to me. The small house appears to be from the mid-19th century, and I would say it certainly predates the Asylum. Nearby is an old, abandoned well that seems to be especially deep. Since the house burned down, one cannot help but wonder if Carnate itself was trying to drive away the people who lived inside it. If one chooses to believe in such things. Page 10. (Slave Shipwreck) -------------------------- On the northwestern beach of the island is a massive shipwreck from the early 18th century. The ship carried a cargo of slaves, and was en route to Norfolk when it was knocked off course and crashed. Apparently the traders feared releasing the slaves they carried, and instead left them trapped in the hull, where they were slowly eaten by rats. How the ship has survived the elements nearly three centuries is certainly a mystery. Page 11. (The Bluff) -------------------- On the south side of the island, near Fort Maleson there is a bluff which appears to have been forgotten since the 1940s. Along the ocean side of the bluff are three wood posts riddled with bullets, to which dead bodies are still attached. This seems to be the site of the little-known 1944 execution of three American soldiers. Executed on suspicion of treason, no actual evidence of wrong-doing was ever found. Page 12. (Crashed Plane) ------------------------ This bizarre relic is a Horton 229-A1, an experimental plane developed by the Germans during the latter stages of WWII. It crashed on Carnate in 1944, to the great distress of the fort's Colonel. Taking his cue from the Japanese internment camps of the West, the colonel wanted to root out the traitors he suspected had led the plane to Carnate. He executed three of his own men who happened to be of German ancestry, but who were almost certainly innocent. Why the plane actually crashed here remains a mystery. Page 13. ( World War II Fort) ----------------------------- Built in 1942, Fort Maleson served as both coastal defense facility and POW camp. The fort had some 250 men, and held approximately 1000 prisoners. The fort's most notorious story is of its colonel who executed three of his men for treason because a German airplane crashed on the island. A subsequent court martial found no evidence to justify these executions, and the colonel ended up taking his own life. Page 14. (Old Cemetery) ----------------------- This cemetery is home to the remains of elevan Puritans who were accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake in 1681. Witch burning was all but unheard of on this continent, with other supposed witches, such as those in Salem, having met their demise at the end of a rope. It appears that hanging was not enough for the residents of Goodsmouth, no doubt because Carnate Island is a place that drives people to extremes. Page 15. (Burning Site) ----------------------- In the 17th century, Carnate was home to a small Puritan village named Goodsmouth. In 1681, for unknown reasons, a 13 year old girl accused several townsfolk of witchcraft. Joined by two close friends of hers, the trio formed an unholy alliance which led to the burning of eleven people, all of whom are interred nearby. Shortly thereafter, the girls mysteriously disappeared. This is the place where those terrible burnings occurred. Page 16. (The Lighthouse) ------------------------- The lighthouse is the oldest standing structure on Carnate Island. Its corner stone states that its date of construction as 1834. The light was origianlly oil powered, but since the 1950s has ran off of a nearby generator. Similarly, the lighthouse's rotation was originally powered by a system of gears that would periodically need to be re-cranked. To this day, when the power goes off, the motion needs to be re-started by hand cranking. Page 17. (The Town) ------------------- Built on the site of the Puritan village of Goodsmouth, this town is home to nearly thirty corrections officers and their families. It has a single dilapidated general store, a small overgrown park, and a church that, for as long as anyone can remember, has had no minister. It is generally agreed that no-one would live in this depressing place were it not for the daunting distance back to the mainland and lack of ferry service. Page 18. (The Docks) -------------------- The only functional dock remaining on Carnate, this is the sole point of entry for inmates and their visitors, as well as corrections officers and those of us who happen to be married to them. I remember the first day I came to Carnate, it was raining in sheets, and the ship had trouble docking. I remember thinking the island didn't want us coming here. I've long thought it would have been better if we turned back then. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- III. Chapter 0 : Waiting to Die This is the original starting level, but was taken out during development. It becomes playable after completing the game once on any difficulty. Basically it is where Torque is taken out of the boat and has to wait in a pen for the Prison Bus to come pick them up. Easter Egg: There are 3 convicts standing in the corner of the pen, and during the level a crow will land next to them. If you stand on the crow, you'll be wearing a cowboy hat and hear the Director of the game tell you about the level. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I. Acknowledgements/Thanks To ----------------------------- I'd just like to thank all the people who have helped write this guide (I.E Only Myself) And those who gave me moral courage and support, and so here they are: Vagabond Sausage, Out there, The NailV3, KageShinobi, ClockworkHare, Master Channeler, Flyingpigsunited, MCR, Yams, FullArmourEva00, beckhambro, die70sdie, and monday nitro. Other people who I should thank are as follows, "Moth366, for writing another guide that I looked at so I knew how many characters I could have on one line." "Pikadeth's Playhouse for making up that quote which can be found in the "Warning" section." "Midway for making this game" "My Parents for loving me so much" "Money, because without it , this game would never had reached my hands" "The dark, for scaring me" "God, due to his power and smiting techniques....and for putting me on this Earth." "And finally reddragonflame (A.K.A The one and only.... Waterboy!) for being the best of the best. Thanks man, I owe you." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- J. Legal Information: --------------------- This text file, "The Suffering Guide" may not be republished and reprinted for any charges and/or profits. This includes being reproduced in books, magazines, ebooks, CDs, DVDs, on other web sites other than GameFAQs without the permission of the original author. Any changes to this file without the permission of the author is wrong and breaks the law of copyright, so please don't it. And as the legal owner of this guide, I bare the right to require any reproduced copies of this guides to be removed from any source of media that may use this guide. You are free to save it for later reference, and you may also print it if you wish. Copyright 2004 Steve 'Jimfish' Taylor.