Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is making its way to western shores for the first time after it was first released for Nintendo Wii all the way back in 2008. This is a remastered version for PS5 and PS4 that improves the visuals with better shadows and lighting, and the in-game movies and character models have been touched up too. Check out the announcement trailer above while you wait for the game to release early next year.
The remaster takes place a decade after five girls mysteriously disappeared at a festival on RΕgetsu Isle, an island in southern Japan," a press release reads. "While all of the girls were eventually rescued, their memories were lost, with only the faint remembrance of a single melody and a seemingly possessed masked woman dancing in the moonlight. Now, ten years later, with still no memory of the events surrounding their disappearance, two of the five girls have died β discovered with covered faces and found in a tragic, crying pose."
Other bonuses packaged into this new version include a Photo Mode and new and altered costumes. The original Japanese version released on Nintendo Wii was received quite well critically, so let's hope it's better than Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. Are you going to take more pictures of ghosts next year? Get your skills up to snuff in the comments below.
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IT'S HAPPENING IT'S HAPPENING IT'S HAPPENING!!!!!πππππππππππππππππππ IT'S A MIRACLE IT'S HAPPENING!!!!! I'M ACTUALLY IN TEARS RIGHT NOW!!!πππππππ
@Keyblade-Dan I'm glad I'm not the only one excited about this. What a great gen for horror gaming.
It feels unreal that Koei Tecmo actually did listen to the fan demand. Always happy for more Project Zero!
Now the question is: Are we getting a physical release in the west with this one. I sure hope so.
Finally my favourite one.
I wonder if it will be digital only again. As Black water hasnt been on sale once yet
@rawzeku The press release just says it's being released digitally.
@LiamCroft Ah god dammit. Hoped they had learned from last time, but seem not. Here's hoping for another Asia English release then.
Will it be coming for Xbox too?
@Snake_V5 yeah it will be on Xbox as well.
Xbox One and Series X/S
I think I stopped breathing for a sec when I read that headline. Iβm so excited for this! I always wanted to play this one, but it never came to the states. Canβt wait!
@Leon_93 Project Zero/Fatal Frame is my joint favourite video game series ever so yeah I'm am pretty damn excited this is a really big deal to me since Lunar never got the western release it deserved. And yeah seriously us Horror junkies are eating good this gen ^__^
Digital only what a waste.
@Keyblade-Dan wdym joint.
Its called Fatal Frame here in America and Project Zero in Europe
Super excited for this! One of the stand out announcements of the Direct.
@anoyonmus Uuuum it's not hard dude it's my favourite game series along side another because I can't pick which one I like more and duh it's my favourite series and you think I don't know that? Hence why I typed Project Zero/Fatal Frame y'know the slash meaning this is another name for it
Koei Tecmo are killing it today. Ryza 3, a port of a lost Wii game.
Excited.
@Keyblade-Dan ah ok.
I got confused
Ive enjoyed 2 and 5 so I'm buying this hoping they remaster the rest of the titles
My understanding is that this was considered the worst in the series... I might still buy it just in the hope of helping the release of a new Fatal Frame game
I've heard that this one was better than Black Water but worse than the first 3. I really liked Black Water so I'm stocked.
we got a fan translation of this on the wii thankfully. i don't think the past two entries are nearly as good as the ps2 trilogy, however. strange that those have not been remastered after all these years.
Looks solid, PS really needs more classic J Horror.
I remember watching a play through of the fan translation for this thinking it wasnβt as good as the others (the original trilogy was near enough perfect), but Iβm still super excited and canβt wait to play it. Just hope this means weβre getting a new game eventually!
@Nepp67 I hope they also remaster the rest of the titles. Itβs been years since Iβve played those but have such good memories of them. Would be great to have them all on current systems.
@EvilSilentFrame I honestly want them to remaster 3, something about that one makes me want to play it even though I played 2 on my og xbox and it was unbelievably terrifying.
Oh my flarking gosh! Its really happening π¬π¬
@Nepp67 3 is the one I remember the least so I really want them to remaster that as well. Iβm hoping if they give us remasters off the first three, that they group them all together as these were all from the PS2/OG Xbox era.
No interest in this game, but happy for the fans that are excited!
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