Madison Portrait Puzzle Guide

gamespot.com:

You probably shouldn’t go into the attic in a horror game like Madison, but video game protagonists rarely get that choice. Lucky for Luca, the only horrors waiting for him up in the attic of his grandparents’ house is one of the game’s most difficult puzzles. It’s a head-scratcher, but we’ll try to guide you through it. Here's how to solve the Madison portrait puzzle.

Before you can even figure out the puzzle, you’re going to need the four portraits that hang in the attic. Two of them are already in the attic, though the portrait of Giovinna Maxwell is lying on the floor in one of the corners

For the portrait of Pascual Maxwell, you’ll need to look to the wall of your grandfather’s office. This is past the front door of the house, which you can access after you’ve first entered your grandparents’ old room. He’s in a rather conspicuous spot on the wall in the round frame.

The final portrait is in your grandfather’s closet, which is opened by solving a simple puzzle involving the eight planets (Pluto is excluded) in their en suite bathroom (which mysteriously only has a sink). Once the closet opens and you remove the boards with your hammer, you’ll find Filomena Maxwell staring back at you from her hexagonal frame.

The biggest clue to take note of is the 43 written past a hole in a brick wall at the far end of the attic. That’s how old Madison was when she was killed by police, but that’s not important to the puzzle. What also isn’t important is the shapes on the wall. There are bright spots in the paint that match the shape of the various portraits you have, but it’s not as easy as matching them up. There is also an age written on the back of each of them that says how old each family member was when the picture was