Players will have to solve a variety of puzzles to progress through theResident Evil 4 Remake. As Leon makes his way deeper into each area, he will be met with locked chests, sealed gates, and barred doors. Some of these doors can be opened with a well-placed gunshot or the slash of Leon’s combat knife, but there are a handful that are secured via puzzle locks. One of the biggest hurdles that players encounter in the earlier parts of the game is gaining access to the Church, thanks to the massive metal shutter blocking the entrance. To find the ornate medallion-shaped key, players will need to head through the Quarry, across the lake, and defeat an imposing monster named Del Lago.
There, players will finally spot the key on a pedestal in the Mural Cave, but it’s locked behind a strange mechanism filled with grasping hands and two massive palms jutting from either side. to unlock the medallion, players will need to obtain two statue heads, but getting to them means solving the puzzle behind the Lake Doors. Here’s how to unlock both Lake Doors in theResident Evil 4 Remake.
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How To Unlock The First Lake Door In the Resident Evil 4 Remake
Although the location of each door is marked on Leon’s map and players are free to head to either door first, the closest is located off a dock just south of the Mural Cave. Players should head there first, docking their boat and continuing along the linear pathway until they reach a ladder. There are an array of enemies in this area, and it’s recommended that players take them out first before solving the puzzle and opening the gate.
After players climb the ladder and proceed down the pathway, they will notice a bright neon-yellow painted symbol splattered on a nearby wall. Players need to make note of this symbol and then continue on until they reach an area with a locked door and a mechanism. Players should look at the door and spin 180 degrees where they will spot yellow paint on two rock pillars nearby. By standing in front of the pillars with both in view, players can turn the camera until the pillars “line up” to get the second symbol. The last symbol is located to the left of the locked door, down a nearby ladder. As soon as players drop down off the ledge, they can turn to the right to see the symbol on the wall. Once players have all three symbols, they should climb back up the ladder and head to the mechanism.
To unlock the door, players simply need to press the three symbols that match the paintings on the wall (it doesn’t matter what order). Once the lock opens, players can head into the door and snag the Apostate’s Head Key Item before heading back down to the dock, hopping into the boat, and traveling north towards the next map marker.
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How To Unlock The Second Door In The Resident Evil 4 Remake
The second location offers a similar puzzle, but the symbols require a little more interpretation than the first one. Players should once again clear the enemies from the area, being sure to be careful as this particular spot is very close quarters. There are three symbols to find here too and the first one can be spotted down the pathway to the left of the barred door, on the wall nearby the ladder. Players should then climb up the ladder and look out near the cave. To see this entire symbol, players need to line themselves up with the small chunk of wall (with a bit of paint on it) with the paint stretching out onto the roof of the cave. This particular symbol is turned sideways and needs to be rotated 90 degrees to the left. The final symbol is located at the back of the structure upstairs and can be spotted partially on the wood wall and partially on the cave wall outside the nearby window.
Once players have all the symbols, they can head back down to the door and input the symbols into the mechanism. Inside they’ll find another statue head and with both key items in hand, they can head back to the Mural Cave and use the statue heads on the open palms to unlock access to the Church Key.
