Can't Get Past Ghost Woman

[celr]

In the painter's story I've got to where you have to find keys for doors with animals on them. I start at the starting point and my first encounter is the ghost woman comes after me and sends me back to a starting point. She can't be avoided and the magic lantern is too slow to zap her and I can't retreat. I've played this section about 20 times and can't figure a way out. One time I got her but as I went down the halls she came up from behind and same result. Any tips?

[Kleerex]

You need to shine the lantern at her for a few seconds, which temorarily destroys her. It's a lantern, so it works well at some distance too. Once you figure this out, she becomes a minor annoyance at best.

[celr]

Thanx...I'm using the lantern but it's too slow. I've got it out, I open the door and head down the corridor...she spawns about 8 feet ahead of me and I hold down left mouse button and the lantern fires up...but too late! she's got me before the lantern winds up. In other words she's triggered too soon to make a difference. I can't back up fast enough to evade her and get distance I need for the lantern to be effective. I've tried this about a hundred times and can't see the way out.

[Kleerex]

I think I know that particular part. Well, just run away first, get behind that table over there and then cook her good!

[CloneTrooper(NL)]

Originally posted by celr:

Thanx...I'm using the lantern but it's too slow. I've got it out, I open the door and head down the corridor...she spawns about 8 feet ahead of me and I hold down left mouse button and the lantern fires up...but too late! she's got me before the lantern winds up. In other words she's triggered too soon to make a difference. I can't back up fast enough to evade her and get distance I need for the lantern to be effective. I've tried this about a hundred times and can't see the way out.

make sure you latern is full and not 50% when you shine on her. Also when you use bth mouse buttons make sure you walk backside while you shine.

[StopItStepBro]

these whole chase sequences drastically degrade the experience as a whole. I'm not sure why they doubled down on it especially with how poorly it was received in the second game.

[markoh00]

Originally posted by StopItStepBro:

these whole chase sequences drastically degrade the experience as a whole. I'm not sure why they doubled down on it especially with how poorly it was received in the second game.

That was my thinking as well the moment I noticed it in the new LOF. Luckily you can turn those off in the options.

[David53]

I will admit that I am playing the game in "safe" mode, and quite frankly, it's more enjoyable that way. One still gets the "creepiness" of the monster encounters, and still encounters monsters, but the risk of failure and the associated frustration due to having to repeat things, is removed. I'm an older gamer and prefer my games to be fun, not frustrating

[t.tv/Xofan95]

For me it was a pain in the back, because she tends not to play nice, she gets like a speed boost after she recovers, also, the torch mechanic is kinda dumb :( (because it doens't cook well the monster due to monster's HP (echoes too), i have to pop 2 echoes from a chase and was nerve cracking, i really want the devs to change the behaviour of the game that makes it easier at level of Layers of Fear (unity version), so, yea >-< (i love it, it has potential, but it has some issues x.x)