VGC writes, "Rei Kurosawa is a young freelance photographer, mourning the death of her husband-to-be after a terrible accident on a rain-slicked road took his life. Unable to move on emotionally because she was driving the car, Rei throws herself into her work. One afternoon while she and her assistant Miku (the protagonist from the first Fatal Frame) are photographing the interior of a supposedly haunted house for a feature article in a magazine, Rei sees someone who looks an awful lot like her husband walking through the halls. Desperate to know who is playing tricks on her, she follows him through the passages only to get lost in a dream where she is laying on the floor, paralyzed, while a small group of girls clusters around her, preparing her for something. And because this is a Fatal Frame game, we know that it’s not to be the next contestant on American Idol."
“Inspired by a true story” are the five words that can both inspire delight and strike fear in the hearts of anyone looking for something spooking to enjoy. Koei Tecmo has been using that approach to help sell the Fatal Frame series for years. By offering fictional locations, rituals and situations inspired by Japanese folklore and history, the company has provided people with a shooter that involves defeating ghosts with cameras to survive otherworldly encounters. Join us as we go through the catalog of Fatal Frame games.
FuzzyPixels: 'Happy Halloween, folks! With all sort of monstrosities wandering the streets this weekend, it’s time for a spooky Top Five special.'
TCB writes: "What is it about Fatal Frame 3: The Tormented that sets my teeth on edge? Is it the sprawling Manor of Sleep? Is it the ghouls that roam its hallways? Is it that this game pales in comparison to the two that have come before it? Is it that its tedium roars while its charms merely whisper?
When it comes to the last PS2 game in the Fatal Frame franchise there’s a lot of hype around it and I, personally, don’t think it lives up to any of it. If The Tormented happens to be your favourite in the franchise, you won’t like what I have to say about it. And no, I’m not just being an unnecessary curmudgeon about it because I love Crimson Butterfly so much! The game has flaws, but I’m getting ahead of myself. At least let me set it all up before I start tearing it down. I owe the game that much."
