In the closing segment of Chapter 1, the player meets Dr. Hill again, and his office in this session is noticeably darker than the first: the sunlight shining through the window has been removed and replaced very little white light, suggesting an overcast or night sky. Once he makes his greetings, he tells the player that he had either identified their fear, or had only scratched the surface in their last session, and that he wants to go deeper this time.
In this next test, he wants to "understand the root of your anxiety" and passes over a book full of pictures and symbols, asking that the player pick from each set which picture makes them the most anxious. Depending on what the player picks, the game will try to pinpoint this and make it reappear in the sets more often. Dr. Hill tries to startle the player, but sarcastically apologizes and encourages them to go faster and rely on their instincts, and can praise or berate the player depending on their speed.
Anxieties[]
- Men Worry Me or Women Worry Me?
- Planes Scare Me or Crowds Scare Me?
- I Fear Heights or I Fear Drowning?
- Snakes Scare Me or Rats Scare Me?
- Guns Are Scary or Knives Are Scary?
- (4 repeat) or I Fear Cockroaches?
- Clowns Scare Me or I Fear Scarecrows?
- Gore Disgusts Me or Crows Are Scary?
- (6 repeat) or Spiders Are Creepy?
- (8 repeat) or I Fear Needles?
- (7 repeat) or Zombies Scare Me?
- (10 repeat) or I Fear Dogs?
- (12 repeat) or Storms Scare Me?
- Choosing either a zombie, clown, or scarecrow will trigger the chosen figure to appear in Hill's fourth session as a mannequin, then reappearing in the fifth session with a saw cutting through the mannequin's head. The figure will also appear as a jumpscare during Chapter 4, while playing as Chris, and be the chosen figure of the dummy in Sam's clothes in Chapter 6.
- Additionally, if a zombie is chosen as the main fear over clowns and scarecrows, from the post-Chapter 6 therapy session onward, Dr. Hill will have blood pouring from his face, and will begin to sport open sores and his skin will slowly turn green.
- Choosing gore or needles will trigger the chosen object to appear on Hill's desk during the Chapter 2 session. If needles prevail over dogs and storms at the end of the session, during the Chapter 5 Psycho chase with Sam, the Psycho will have a syringe to incapacitate Sam instead of a sleeping gas machine.
- Choosing cockroaches, rats, snakes, or spiders will trigger the chosen object to appear in a jar on Hill's desk from his third session. In the spider's case, one will also appear on the camera inside the secret room in the library.
- Choosing crows will trigger a crow to appear on Hill's windowsill during the Chapter 2 session.
Trivia[]
- Depending on what fears were chosen most frequently, Dr. Hill will state your three primary fears out loud to you.
- This will also affect certain encounters throughout the game.