Summary of the chapter 3
In Chapter 3 of 007 First Light, we pick up with Bond, still tracking the mysterious blonde man inside the Slovakian hotel. This mission mixes stealth, investigation, puzzling and combat and also has you squirreling away several collectibles around the hotel and subsequent action sequences.
This walk-through will take you through all of the major objectives, all collectibles, puzzle solutions and the easiest ways to get through the chapter.
Search for Hotels
Bond begins on a balcony over the floor of the hotel. The first thing you have to do is get a Staff Key from a nearby waiter. Having trouble finding him? Use the Q-Lens to highlight the key.
You can use the Dartphone to temporarily incapacitate the waiter before stealing the key, or silently distract nearby guards.
When you get the Staff Key head left to the Staff Only room to the right of the stairs leading down. Inside you will see a wooden cabinet beside a chair blocking a door.
Gather:
Memento #3 – Pillow Mint
Leave the room, and take the stairs down.
Turn right at the bottom of the stairs and go down the hall to Room 105. Through the glass doors and into the seating area where two men are talking cars.
Unlock by interacting with the nearby book:
Legacy #3 — Chess Bio
Keep exploring until you reach the main hall of the hotel where a chess tournament is taking place. There is a narrow opening on the left side of the stage through which Bond can squeeze.
Squeeze between the gap, turn left and collect:
Memento #4 – Championship Insignia
Visit the hotel bar and speak with the bartender to find out more about the bellhop connected to your investigation.
Obtaining the Cellar Key
Go to the reception area on the ground floor. When you reach the large open space with the black circular floor patterns, you’ll know you’re in the right place.
Hear that talk going on next to the bar. Frustrated guest complains about stolen luggage. Afterwards, speak to him and he will direct Bond to the laundry room.
Before you go, pop into the Study across from reception. Listen to the staff talk to learn about the Cellar Key.
There are two ways to get it.
Quick Method
Inside the study a staff member has the key. There’s a suit of armor nearby; break it to distract him and quickly steal the key or take him out with the Dartphone long enough to get it.
Path to the Manager’s Office
Go back to the reception area, and enter the white door behind the desk. Enter the Manager’s Office located at the rear right of the restricted area.
Look in the safe under the desk in the office.
Code:
1952
The code can be found on the middle wine bottle inside the glass cabinet.
You open the safe and find:
Card #5 6 of Roses Cellar Key Washing Room
Go back to reception and go into the hallway next to the Staff Only doors. Take a moment to listen to the staff talking nearby.
At the end of the hallway, use the Cellar Key to open the basement door. Proceed downstairs to the laundry area.
This section is patrolled by several guards. Most of them can be avoided by moving through cover carefully and sticking to the left side, although direct melee combat is an option as well.
Your goal is the far door at the other end of the room.
Inside, check the outfit nearby to obtain:
Bellhop Uniform
On the back of the attached note is the number.
206
This clue will lead you to your next destination.
Nearby, you’ll also find a Laundry Bag.
Climb up the drainpipe to the upper floor and get out through the open window. Sneak through the library here or kill the guards and go back to the area for the chess tournament.
A chat with Monroe provides more information on the blonde suspect.
Discover Room 206
Following the laundry room clue leads you directly to Room 206.
You walk down the hall on the first floor and overhear another conversation confirming the room number.
But the corridor to Room 206 is guarded.
To go around him, either:
Lure him by breaking the knight armor nearby
Use gadgets to sneak past him
There is a maid with the Room 205 Keycard around, so it’s safer to distract the guard.
Get the keycard off her, or take her out quietly.
Get: Room 205
Postcard 3 – Slovakia
The postcard lay on the bedside table next to the tub.
Exit through the bathroom window and proceed to 206.
Enter the room and examine all the clues that are highlighted, using the Q-Lens if needed. The main objects are:
The fire-place
The jacket that hangs
The bathroom door, locked.
Kick open the bathroom door and finish your inspection of the room, then answer the door for the maid.
When the investigation is over, exit the room and continue with the mission.
Chase the Blonde Man
After the next balcony sequence, go down to the lower level and follow the path behind the scenes.
If you move quietly, most of the guards in this section are easily avoidable.
Follow the big blue cable down the corridor until you reach the outside terrace.
Gather on a nearby table:
Card #6 – 6 of Eicheln
He continues through the kitchen area where Bond gets a glimpse of the mysterious woman again before chasing the blonde man into the dining room.
Go to the far left table by the white cabinet in the dining room to get:
Card #7 – Ober of Shields
Look at the Torn Book Page on the white trolley over there.
This page contains the answer to the following fireplace riddle.
Select the symbols in this order:
Lion, Snake, Goat
This reveals the secret path ahead.
Boss Fight & Cellar
Go down into the cellar, and proceed through the storage room filled with old furniture and other debris.
Drop in along the way:
card 8 – 7 of Bell
The card sits next to a couple of picture frames in gold.
Go deeper into the cellar and pull the lever to discover the secret room.
And then, after the cutscene, Bond finally has to take on the blonde man in a multi-phase melee. Another twin joins the fray halfway through the fight.
The most straightforward tactic is to use the glass display cases surrounding the arena for environmental damage.
After Bond defeats both of the enemies, regardless of what you say in the dialogue, Bond tries to defuse the bomb.
The explosion gives off:
Achievement — I Expect You To Die Get out of the Hotel.
The next section is a simple escape sequence through the ruins of the burning hotel.
Bond eventually gives chase to 009 outside in a vehicle chase sequence toward the airstrip.
Catch A Plane
Once you get on the airfield, prepare yourself for one of the biggest combat scenarios in the game so far.
It is far safer to advance cautiously than to rush, for enemies come from several directions.
Some useful combat tips are
Always stay behind cover whenever possible
Use headshots to quickly kill enemies
Use Focus in bigger firefights
Clean each section before moving on.
Once Bond gets to the aircraft, several action scenes take place on the outside and inside of the plane.
Hack into the controls, and use L1 and R1 to stabilize the aircraft when prompted.
The game is forgiving during these sequences so you should mainly focus on doing the quick-time events.
Bond steals a parachute from an enemy soldier and parachutes to safety at the end.
Finishing the sequence unlocks:
Achievement – Skyfall
Rise From The Ashes
Back at MI6 HQ, go with Q to Q-Lab.
In this section Bond gets a number of new gadgets including:
Q-Watch Earphone Laser Strap
Equip the Laser Strap before the next mission as multiple collectibles need it later in the game.
Take Bond’s service pistol and proceed to Operations.
Check the cabinet behind the elevator, back-left corner, to get:
Facial Composite – Intel #7
Finally, Talk to Moneypenny to begin the next mission briefing.
Greenway and Bond leave for Mauritania, starting the next mission, and the chapter ends.