This guide is meant to explain the most optimal order of events in the game to achieve good ending. The times listed at the events are only there as a rough estimate, as your pace dictates when you arrive at places. Instances where we have to work around strict timing, I've noted them. This guide assumes you have played the game before and know how to do events. This is in no way a detailed walkthrough.
The guide is still WIP and will get updated later.
-----------------------MONDAY-----------------------
Talk to Mary Lou, then leave the station
10:05AM High School Meet Lidds cutscene
Sleep 2 hours
Get lighter from Nozz's store
1:00PM Church meeting Use the side entrance (have to get there at around 12:57PM the latest and move the box so we can see what's happening at the meeting, pressing O at 1:00PM)
Sleep 5 hours
6:40PM Hospital Go into Barbara's room for cutscene
Sleep 1 hour
8:00PM Bar Wolves Cutscene with James and Wolf
-----------------------TUESDAY-----------------------
Sleep 2 x 5 + 1 hours
7:57-7:58AM (at the latest) Forest talk to Officer Roadblock (he will need to pee and you have to go into trigger, which is far enough for him to feel safe, before time hits 8:00) Bear hunt begins When Couenn is walking about aimlessly, try staying behind him, as it speeds up the first cutscene
Follow him and don't press X, or he will complain You find the fawn Run away from the bear back into the cabin Pick up shotgun Look at the cabinet Break the cabinet window Pick up ammo Bear shooting QTE begins
Phase 1: △ ▢ O △ X ▢ O X △ O X
Phase 2: △ X ▢ X ▢ △ ▢ O X ▢ O △ O O X ▢ △ ▢ △ O X ▢
Phase 3: ▢ △ X ▢ O X X △ O O X △ X ▢ △ O X ▢ ▢ O X △ O △ O X X △ O
Don't forget to pick up the Prophet Necklace from the bear after you defeated it
After the bear hunt you should wait in a high frame rate area (such as in front of the junkyard until 8:45) to pass time quicker 9:00AM Hospital (James and Samuel will be in the lobby) - Barbara conversation begins Talk to James (1) Talk to Samuel (2) (Until gray text)
Nozz's store Get cigarettes
9:30AM Cemetery Park car facing towards your home Walk into the Cemetery at around 9:29, cutscene will begin without you going to the grave Talk to Lidds before she gets into the car (1)
Sleep 5 hours
Before 3:00PM Emma's house (you need to hurry) Get ring from sink Look in the vase for key Look in the desk of Emma
4:40PM School Talk to Holly (1) Phone OOX▢
Sleep 3 x 5 hours
-----------------------WEDNESDAY-----------------------
8:10AM Boathouse Show Winona the key
8:30AM School School entrance first, then Library entrance Talk to Lidds (2) Obtain the key Examine Emma's locker once Winona gets there Go in after Winona, examine desk
Photo Shop Talk to girl, then show camera (don't spam square, just O / X, O pays here)
Save 2 hours
Until 11:29AM Diner Go to Mogan Robbery begins Spamming X/O (O selects talk options) (▢ to hit Matthew in the head for good luck) Talk to Loraine (1)
Photo Shop Talk to girl (1)
11:50AM Farm Workers Lodging Talk to Robber(t) and the follow mission begins Simply stand near the edge of the house you are next to where Robber will go past you, something like this
OO△△ is the code for the door Go inside and investigate the door ahead of you Fight with Robber
After the cutscene, press L1 or L2 and run to your car.
12:00PM Gas Station, fill up! Photo from WINONA
Sleep 2 hours
2:20PM Mels House Talk to Dennis Go to Mels room Get 9:30pm Motel note Get diary Read 2nd and 3rd diary entries Read 9pm motel note Talk to Mogan outside (4) (You get the badge here) Show Mogan the photo
Police Station Cutscene begins with Burton Downstairs, talk to Mel in Cell
3:00PM Motel Talk to clerk
3:15PM Church Burton (3) (or until he gives you the key) Get key
3:30PM Motel 3rd room Grab box, put it out of the way Grab epoch on floor
Emma's house Show floppy to Sarah Use the piano
4:20PM Hospital Show Samuel the Epoch (downstairs office) Show James the floppy
4:40PM Go to Barrows Forest to meet Mogan at waterfall
Sleep 5 hours
10:00PM Bar Wolves Talk to James (3) After the gig, talk to Stalker FIGHT (crouch a lot) Talk to Guard (1) Talk to James (2)
Sleep 5 hours
3:30AM go to the ruins Knock on 205 (Nozz) Peek through 201's keyhole (Isabella) (Wolf leaves at 3:30, you can peek through his butt when he starts walking)
Pick up photo on cupboard After talking to Isabella, look at photo again Right answer: 3rd option Pick up the phone on the cupboard as it rings, but you cannot hear it on PS2
Knock on door again Choose talk option (O), not heart
Sleep 2 x 5 hours
-----------------------THURSDAY-----------------------
Sleep until Samuel calls and pick it up
Hospital Go upstairs to Samuel's upstairs office
Sleep 1 hour
3:20PM Hospital Go to Barbara's Birthday Bash Cemetery Talk to Lidds Back to hospital Talk to Lidds (1)
Heinds Diner Talk to Rollaine (3) or until gray text Leave Try to go in, chase blonde guy, fight (I recommend holding left while spamming X because of the low frame rate)
School Library Use right computer
4:40PM Back to Hospital Talk to James (2) (should be in lobby) Talk to Barbara (2)
Church (shorter way!) Talk to Nun by the door (1) by donating (▢ this time)
Sleep 3 hours
8:XXPM Motel knock on door 2 Mel chase begins (be careful when leaving the parking lot, watch a run on how to do it)
Police station Go down to Mel's cell and talk
Gas Station, fill up!
Bar Wolves Talk to Wolf about Isabella (3) The Ruins Check on Isabella's room Talk to Nozz (1) Get through the duct in 203 into Isabella's flat Leave the flat Chase the Stalker
Junkyard After finding the drugs, the epic dog chase begins Show your badge to get back in Talk to Mogan
Sleep 2 x 5 hours
-----------------------FRIDAY-----------------------
Winona calls when you wake up
9:00AM Police Station Try to go through door, cutscene starts Go to the board, look at Junkyard, The Ruins and Astin Farm
Boat house Show clerk ring Winona cutscene Call X▢△X (if this call doesn't connect, you forgot something and run is over) Get in boat, go to lake house Have to take the oil barrel furthest away from window Peak in Sandman fight (hold right and spam X)
Astin Farm Talk to officer roadblock Cutscene starts
Hospital Show Samuel the Kathy note
Police Station Mel in the cell
10:40AM Loretta talk
Sleep 5 + 4 hours
Be awake at 7:46PM (Loretta phone call)
8:00PM Bar Wolves Talk to Loretta
Church Go inside, then through the side door Go straight, through the door, then 2nd door on the left Pick up letter Burton torture chamber scene begins Rock D-pad to get free
Go Talk to Couenn at his house (3) Go to the forest, look at tree carvings Go back into Couenn's house Go upstairs Look at Couenn through the door Get crowbar Spam ▢ to open the door (3) then open
Leave hospital Call △△△△ 2nd option Run to the building to the left where your Beetle will spawn Pick up phone 3rd option 2nd option
Sleep 2 x 5 hours
-----------------------SATURDAY-----------------------
8:00AM Barrows Forest Talk to Officer Roadblock Talk to Mogan (3)
Hospital Go to Couenn, cutscene plays
Go to Couenn's house for envelope
Go back to Hospital
Talk to Couenn Talk to him again (1) Put Tape into Couenn's boombox
Barrows Forest Talk to Mogan (2) (He leaves at around 9:30AM, so have to be there before, otherwise Police Station)
Hospital Talk to James in his office (3) (he gets up at 9:20AM from the lobby to go into his office) He needs to be in his office for the necklace cutscene
Church James is in the basement
Save until ~11PM
James' house James is available at home from ~11:05PM
-----------------------SUNDAY-----------------------
Sleep 3 x 5 + 2 hours (or roughly until 4:XX-5:XXPM
Go to Hospital (Winona leaves the hospital at 6:00PM) Talk to Winona upstairs Go outside, cutscene starts
Sleep 5 hours
11:00PM Bar Wolves (Warning, game ends at around 11:40PM, so don't be late)
Hospital Upstairs After the cutscene, take the elevator to B1 Turn right, left, right (gray door)
Astin Farm Bonehead fight (crouch a lot, sometimes hold right + X when he keeps walking at you)
Wolf fight Phase 1: ▢ X △ △ O ▢ O X △ O X △
Phase 2: △ ▢ △ ▢ O X ▢ △ X ▢ O △ O O X ▢ △ ▢ O X ▢ △
QTE for Black Hand glitch: ▢ X X X △ ▢ O O X X X O ▢ △ O X X ▢ ▢ O △ O X △ O X X △ O X ▢ X O △ △ ▢ O X ▢ O X ▢ △ O X ▢ O
Wolf Phase 3: ▢ ▢ X ▢ O X X △ O O X △ X ▢ △ O X ▢ ▢ O X △ O △ O X X △ O X ▢ X O O O
Wolf fight (difficult one, duck a lot and sometimes you can get him to keep coming at you, so hold right and spam X for that)
Barrows Forest Go to Couenn, go to tree Insane amount of spamming Timing ends when the screen flashes white
GG
