Stuck on Don't Make a Sound

[KevinCow]

I wish I could post a screenshot, but I'll do my best to describe it.

It's a decent ways into the level, in a room where the jump scare is a doll. The path goes to the right, the curves up into a small alcove with an exit to the left, blocked by a metal block.

I can't figure out how to break this metal block. You can't get enough speed from the right, of course. The alcove doesn't have enough height to do a super ground pound. I tried getting the dash from the left, skidding at the last second, then immediately jumping. I tried jumping into a wall run and then jumping off into the block. I tried doing the wall run then jumping off into a dive. I tried canceling the dive into a ground pound.

I literally have no idea what to do. And it doesn't help that every time I fail, I activate the doll and get sent back to the start of the room, stuck in a score-bleeding transformation for a few seconds.

I searched and didn't see anything else about this, so I assume I'm missing something obvious. Is there like a move I just don't know about?

[Monkey Business]

the easiest way ive found, if it's the section im thinking of, is to run up the left side to the top. there will be a secret room, and once you beat that youll go flopping down and crush the box

[Coopatroopa]

well one way you could do it is by running up the wall where the metal block is since wouldnt you know theres a secret there. once you beat the secret, you should be able to automatically ground pound and break the block. and it is possible to get enough height without the secret, you just need to ground pound like right at the top

[KevinCow]

Huh. Yeah, that was it.

Kinda frustrated with that level design decision. It's the only time in the game so far I've been required to find that kind of eye door secret to progress, and under a time limit for the closest thing the game has to death outside boss fights.

[Solitaire]

Originally posted by KevinCow:

Huh. Yeah, that was it.

Kinda frustrated with that level design decision. It's the only time in the game so far I've been required to find that kind of eye door secret to progress, and under a time limit for the closest thing the game has to death outside boss fights.

To be fair, it's not required to go into the secret to break the metal block, if you reach the ceiling with a wall run, stop wallrunning and slam, you'll break the metal block just fine, but most players will just wait to "bump" into the ceiling only to be brought into the secret, to me, that's a good spot to put it in!