If you’ve ever waded into Fatal Frame‘s murky, quasi-black-and-white waters, you’ll understand the sheer terror of its crumbling Japanese environs, creepy dolls, and unpredictable ghosts. Long a cult classic, it also enjoys the distinct reputation, for those who’ve played it, of being the single scariest “survival horror” series of all time. The Fatal Frame (also known as Project Zero) series has for too long been the overlooked kid sibling to the Resident Evils and Silent Hills of the world. It wasn’t Fatal Frame‘s best scare, but this terrifying breaking of the fourth wall was certainly one its most memorable. In my absence, a series of bloody handprints had manifested on top of the pause menu, as if some invisible spirit tried to claw its way out of the TV. Returning to the room, I found her cowering in the corner, blankets pulled up tight. I paused for a bathroom break, leaving her alone with the PS2 controller and an admonition not to proceed without me. The year was 2002, and my sister and I were playing Fatal Frame late one school night, well after bedtime. You, alone, late at night, in a room lit only by candles and the glistening eyes of a thousand porcelain dolls. Released on Octofor PS5 (Reviewed), Switch (Reviewed), PS4, Xbox X/S, Xbox One, and PC.Ī remastered version of the least scary, yet still scary, entry in the greatest survival horror series. Our review of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, developed by Koei-Tecmo.
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