MADiSON: Well Puzzle Guide (How to Unlock Padlocks)

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MADiSON is the name of a first-person survival horror game with puzzle elements and a myriad of atmospheric scares. Fans of P.T. will enjoy MADiSON's suspenseful experience, but not without some difficulty limitations.

For example, MADiSON comes with an optional difficulty choice that varies the gameplay hints and enemy difficulty from easy to hard and even higher. Thankfully, puzzle solutions remain the same no matter what, so the first real puzzle can be solved without much issue.

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It is recommended that new players attempting MADiSON on Hard difficulty for their first playthrough make use of the camera at any opportunity. This is because Easy Mode provides visual hints to clue players into what aspects of the game can be photographed, but Hard Mode removes this feature.

Since the Well Puzzle solution could require backtracking, players would benefit from reading the guide in full before attempting the answer themselves.

The Well puzzle comes during Luca's exploration of the typically creepy basement, but the solution is obtainable earlier in the game. When Luca enters a room with a TV and scrawled messages on the wall, an adjoining room with a red safe can be found, which contains a cassette tape (and the option to store other items if the player chooses.)

Back in the main room, there is a large symbol with question marks and blank spaces drawn on the wall; photographing this reveals some crucial details that only appear in the photo.

Entering the dining room of Grandpa's house will cause the power to suddenly go out, requiring Luca to enter the basement located down the stairs at the end of the corridor on the right.

The limited scope of MADiSON being set in one location means