Silent Hill 2 Remake | Full Playthrough Part 15 | Hard | Melee Only | Fight no Flight

At 38:35 we can see the monsters fully weakened, powerless on James. I think this is because he now knows the truth, he feels sorry and bad for what he has done, so the monsters that represent specific things and were there to cause pain don't really play a role anymore, they have no power here right now. At 41:38 we can now clearly see the nine squares, the "nine steps to heaven".