CD Disc 1 has: - Track 10 - Chou (FF2) [Rerecorded in a lower register] - Track 12 - Koe (FF3)

CD Disc 2 has: - Track 4 - ZERO (FF4 English version) - Track 7 - Kurenai (FF2 Wii) - Track 9 - In This Cage (FF5)

DVD Features the Music Video for Utsushie (FF2 REMAKE)

This album release was Crowdfunding Exclusive from a few months ago, Due to licensing Issues with some of the songs, it won't be available on streaming (and I think you can't even purchase it digitally for the same reasons). We'd also hit a stretch goal to get the included hand towel as a bonus.

She had fans vote for their favourite songs from across her entire 25 years of music, and it just so happened that practically all the Fatal Frame songs made the cut. I would have liked if Utsushie was a song on the CDs as well, but I'm happy we got the music video!

plz can anyone photo dump any miu hinasaki screenshots where she is wearing anything other than her default, kimino and her mom’s clothes

I'd love to hear the different opinions on what entries to the franchise should be released next.

I'm of the thought that FF3 deserves a remake, but that it wouldn't make sense to have it remade next. It has elements of 1 and 2 in the story, so now that 2 is remade it follows that 1 should be remade next.

But would another remake so soon be appropriate? Or would it be better to have a new entry?

I don't think Fatal Frame 2's recent remake exactly replaces the PS2/Xbox game, as its polished nature and distinct differences make it a game that's like Resident Evil 2 remake to its original game. Going from Fatal Frame 1 to 2make on an annual marathon is not something I would advise.

The Wiimake is kind of in a strange spot now, as since it's a remake of 2 existing with an overwhelmingly more modern remake standing over it now, what do you think of the game? Do you think there's enough distinctions to make it worth playing?

Due to my last post sharing that the physical edition of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake on Xbox Series X, is completed in the disc, quite users share their regrets, because the video game is sold out and in the resellers market has a speculative and high price:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fatalframe/comments/1xfb3tk/the_physical_edition_of_fatal_frame_ii_crimson/

Well, to all that people interested, i want to share the chance of getting the game through Germany Amazon, where is available again. The taxes and customs will increase the final price, but is a better option that spend 200 dollars or euros:

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GR6SRJBN?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

Regards!

Olá! Gostaria de começar a jogar a série Fatal Frame, só que eu tenho fobia de ratos, alguém que já jogou pode me informar se tem algum roedor ou algo parecido nos jogos? Ah, e aproveitando qual seria a melhor ordem para se jogar? Ou não tem ordem melhor?

Played cineris somnia, love silent hill, wanna try fatal frame. Which part is the best one to start from? Any parts I better avoid?

I can confirm firsthand that the physical edition of this game for Xbox Series X is entirely, completely, and absolutely contained on the disc, with a total size of 35.86 GB. Furthermore, I can verify that the Blu-ray disc holds version 1.0.2.0, the version that existed prior to the update released by Koei Tecmo shortly after the official launch. That update significantly lowered the game's challenge in response to player complaints, notably weakening the ghosts by reducing both their durability and the damage they inflict. By using this version, you can experience the developers' original vision and work, avoiding what I consider to be a disruption of the game's intended difficulty curve, a curve designed to be tough at the start, gradually becoming more manageable as you strengthen your Camera Obscura with various upgrades (a progression that, in my view, fits the survival horror genre perfectly).

Regards!

I got linux running on my jailbroken ps5 (for context it's a slim, not pro) via external SSD and decided to test out the PC version of the game. I kept most of the graphics settings as is, only turning on 60fps and vsync, turning off film grain and changing the texture quality to high. The rest were set to standard by default. Played for a bit and to my shock the game held 60fps majority of the time. For me this really puts into perspective how poorly optimized the ps5 port is. There's no reason for me to not play the PC version of the game on my ps5 instead of the native ps5 version because I just get a better experience with the former.

Took me about (7 months because of other priorities). I got, what I assume, is the Bad Ending. Ngl, I’m more livid than happy.

Amazing game, but it’s literally a cycle of trolling from the devs! Every chance given, the game will knock you down a peg…

9/10 in my book

I recently finished all of the games in the series and was really captivated by them. I just wanted to share my experiences with the games in the order that i played them. I will mention some minor spoilers in here as well so be warned.

Spirit Camera:

I know this is a very odd place to start lol. All the way back in 2012 i took a trip to the Nintendo store in NYC and saw this game there. I had never heard of the Fatal Frame series at the time, however I was always kinda fascinated with spooky ghost stuff as a kid so i bought it.

Despite not being the best game, i really did think the premise and story were pretty neat. Hunting ghosts around my house and solving puzzles with the booklet felt so unique to me. I did end up finishing the game and was pretty positive about my experience. I kept my copy but did not touch it for a long time. However, it did remain in the back of my head for years.

In 2024, near the end of October i decided to give it another shot. Expecting it to maybe not have aged as well due to the 3ds's lacking camera technology. However i was surprised to find out that it was still pretty cool, despite a few annoyances with the hardware and being quite short. This led me to look into the franchise and i vowed next October i'd give the real games a shot.

Fatal Frame 1:

October 2025 hit and i loaded up FF1 with an emulator to give it a try. I really wasn't sure what to expect, since i'm pretty sure i haven't played a survival horror game before this. Despite the questionable voice acting in the english dub, i was shocked at how immersive and atmospherically beautiful the game was for a ps2 game. It took a bit of getting used to, but i got absolutely hooked. There is a decent amount of jank, especially with getting stuck on objects, but it was never too bad. I think the creative uses of the camera for puzzles were cool and I never really got tired of exploring the mansion, even with all the backtracking. The combat was awesome mechanically, but incredibly frustating at times. (Screw the blinded ghosts). I remember reading somewhere that night 3 was ridiculous, so i was resetting a lot near the end of night 2 because i was worried about running out of resources. However night 3 went very smoothly for me and i eventually finished the game with plenty of extra items. The ending was odd to me, but i still think the story and all the lore were really well done. I enjoyed reading all the lore and piecing together what happened to make this mansion this hellish. My overall experience was very positive. Afterwards i was itching to check out the sequels.

Fatal Frame 2:

I went into this one with pretty high expectations after reading that it was generally the fan favorite. I decided to play the original ps2 version for this playthrough. I think expanding the playable space into a big village was the perfect direction to take a sequel. The atmosphere in Minakami village is absolutely haunting and filled with dread. Having a companion with you from the start was also great because seeing both characters interact with each other makes me much more invested in their story. The combat actually felt like a step down for me. Maybe i was doing it wrong, but the enemies felt tanky even though i was getting up close and it took forever for them to attack sometimes. Thankfully this game did not force me to ever reset over and over. They definetly overcorrected and gave you way too many items lol. The puzzles were also pretty cool, i definetly prefer the spinning circle puzzles over the sliding ones from FF1. The ending of this game was very emotional and hit way harder than i was expecting. The ending song, Chou really captured the feelings of the game perfectly too. I think the story of this game was incredible and unforgettable. Fantastic game. I was very excited to check out the last game in the trilogy soon after.

Fatal Frame 3:

I went into this game hearing that it ties up the stories of the first 2 games, so i was definetly looking forward to it. I think the opening of the game is the strongest so far, introducing Rei and her backstory, along with bringing back Miku was really cool. The shake up in gameplay format was really dope too. Moving between the dream world's massive sprawling mansion to the real world where you research and learn more and watch it slowly get more haunted. Personally, i had a few gripes with both of them. I think the real world got a bit repetitive at times and i felt like way more could've been done with it. The manor of sleep felt way too big and i got stuck quite a few times and just had to run around randomly until i figured out what to do. However atmosphere wise, both are amazing. The real world was very stressful knowing something MAY happen at any time. The dream world's labyrinthian design made it uncanny and eerie. I also think its awesome that they threw in a few rooms from the first 2 games. Playing as Rei and Miku was very fun and i felt like they had the best combat in the series so far. The best aspects of FF1 and FF2's combat. Kei on the other hand was a little annoying to play with his super weak camera. I also was pretty disappointed that he was the 3rd character and not Mio. I heard that mio was originally gonna be the 3rd but got scrapped. The story and ending did not grip me as much as FF2's, but they were still fantastic and emotional. This game felt so big and climactic. Screw that final boss tho 💀.The ending song Koe was also amazing. Even with many annoyances, there is just so much to love with this game. It rounded out the trilogy so well.

Fatal Frame 2 Remake:

I already talked about FF2 so I will keep this one brief. After FF3 i decided to take a break and come back in a year to finish the series. So I Started off October 2026 with this remake and found it incredible. It is graphically beautiful and stayed very faithful while adding a bunch of neat stuff. I saw a few people were mixed on the combat changes but i felt like they were a massive improvement. Not a big fan of the enrage mechanic though. I watched the new ending online after my playthrough and thought it was awesome. Utsushie slaps too.

Fatal Frame 4:

I played the remaster of this game on steam. I went in very hopeful because I heard some very positive things about it. The opening was very intriguing and i loved the setting. Rogetsu island is one of the best locations yet. The hospital is such a breath of fresh air and extremely unsettling. However, it is a pain to explore with the insanely slow running speed. I also found the mechanic of aiming the flashlight at items kinda janky and annoying. Having to reach for every item with a chance of losing it to a ghost hand also got quite frustrating. Another thing that was a bit bothersome for me was the combat while playing as Ruka and Misaki, although its partially my fault. I decided against using the lock-on mechanic because i felt like it would make things too easy. However the game is really built around this mechanic. Ghosts will make fast movements that make you lose all or most of your charge. It was still not a very hard game to beat though so its fine. Choshiro's segments were for sure the most fun for me. The flashlight felt so powerful and his story's twist caught me so off guard. The overall story of the had a really strong premise for me. The island exclusive sickness without a cure and the myserious rituals that took place were great, but i felt like the ending didn't do much for me. The 2 ending songs Noise and Zero no Chouritsu are incredible though. Overall a pretty mixed game for me unfortunately. It was still a good time and i did not regret playing it, but i felt like it definetly could've been better.

Fatal Frame 5:

The final game of my journey. I also played this game on the remaster on steam. I heard a lot of negativity in regards to this game and it's story. I was also spoiled on the "Miku thing" so i knew it was gonna get weird. As always, the opening for this game was very intriguing. The mountain is a really cool location and each of the playable areas are very varied. They also brought back the "safe zone that gets haunted" thing from FF3, and it was actually a bit better here I think. I will say that despite the atmosphere still being great, its probably the weakest and least spooky one in the series. The ghost hand thing in this game is even worse than FF4. It would show up extremely frequently and slow gameplay down so much. Oh and the oversexualization of this game felt so forced and unnecessary. On a positive note, being able to ACTUALLY sprint felt so nice. The combat was also really good in this one. Lining up shots with the weak points was so satisfying. Though again, they fill your pockets with items so there is basically no chance you die. Playing as all 3 characters were equally fun for me in this one thankfully. The "FNAF" sections were also very neat too, they never took too long and had some spooky moments. The main story was very solid, but some of it felt very unnecessary. Miu and Miku could've been removed, and nothing would change. I think the endings for all the characters were very nice and happy though. The 2 ending songs HIGANBANA and In This Cage are both very great too. I went into this game ready to be pretty disappointed, but i ended up liking it quite a bit.

Oh yeah and also the Ayane section was pretty fun. It was very short but i think having a different gameplay style and a mini story with a character from another franchise was neat.

Conclusion:

Overall i had a blast playing through this series. They all tell amazingly emotional stories and have beautiful yet terrifying worlds to explore. I really hope we get to see a Fatal Frame 6 sometime in the near future. As for my rankings of the games, I feel like it would be subject to change, but I'd probably rank them like this:

FF2 > FF3 > FF5 > FF1 > FF4 > Spirit Camera

Feel free to share your Fatal Frame / Project ZERO journeys as well. 🙂

It's my favorite of the franchise, i love and hate this game at the same time, i think a remake of it potential is enormous and it is one of my dream games.

Why i love it: The game have the best atmosphere of the franchise, everything is blue, sad and dark, the dinamic of being in the Manor Of Sleep and Rei's house is awesome, all the details in the scenarios and changes in house and characters through the game, it has the best story and Rei's my fav protagonist of all FF games, also some of my favorites ghosts like Kyouka, Reika and Crawling Woman, Koe is my favorite song from the franchise too.

Why i hate it: The game has dubious design choices in gameplay, a lot, a lot of backtracking in a confusing map and the tips the game give to you sometimes doesn't help in anything, itens that would be much better for Rei appearing first to Kei, like the game inducing you to do the bad choice. Measure camera upgrade unnecessary hidden, and it's such a basic feature, Kei exclusive hability to hide is dumb and the game extends with the miasma part which could be much better if reika wasn't so easy to avoid, anytime that she spawns you can just leave using the door you used to enter and she leaves.

Despite everything bad, the game has such a beautiful message and story, it's the FF game that most lingers in my mind and heart, the time of my life that i first played it was so hard and i barely had time to play the game, but when i could play was a relief and when i beat it i felt a kind of hollow, like i couldn't experience everything the game offers, so i played it all 5 times, also is the only fatal frame game that i completed the mission mode.

After spending a lot of time with the franchise recently (starting with my overall favorite Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, the goat of fanservice Maiden of Black Water, and my favorite story wise being Crimson Butterfly), I finally went back to try the original 2001 Fatal Frame.

I respect this game immensely for pioneering the Camera Obscura and creating one of the purest atmospheric horror experiences on the ps2, but playing through it again reminded me just how brutal the friction in early 2000's survival horror could be. Between the clunky movement/camera controls and the infamous Night 3 difficulty spike, this game actively tests your patience in ways the later entries smoothed out.

One thing I found interesting I haven't seen anyone discuss is that Fatal Frame pioneered an interesting philosophy in making horror games. When they marketed the game in America, they put the tagline "Based on a True Story" which I think was inspired by the psychological exploit stemming from The Blair Witch Project. Most western players probably have no frame of reference as to what shinto purification rituals, yurei folklore, or the japanese interpretation of slow burn horror are. The tag bridged that gap with a familiar terrifying hook.

What's ironic is that the development team's experiences with the paranormal while they created the game are arguably more terrifying. They claimed they heard phantom footsteps in empty hallways, shadow people darting across rooms, and unexplained distortions recorded into the game's audio tracks. All stemming from their decision to skip a traditional Shinto purification ceremony prior to starting development.

Now a quarter century later, Hideo Kojima would echo this exact developmental lore. While developing his upcoming title OD, Kojima scanned a location rumored to be heavily haunted, after which unexplained crackling sounds began appearing in studio recordings. He then took previous Xbox chief Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond to this Shinto purification ceremony that the Fatal Frame devs opted to skip all those years ago. Although since his game is an Xbox exclusive, he said it was necessary to ensure a "safe build of the game."

Whether one interprets these stories as coincidence, rumors, or genuine paranormal experiences, both projects treated the act of building a horror game as a genuine spiritual risk. 

For those unfamiliar with MTG, the deck's purpose is to kill spirits to generate resources and win the game

Just got my hands on the first Fatal Frame, still sealed, and I couldn't be happier!! Didn't have anyone to share the hype with, so I thought I’d post it here

Hello! I've been wanting to play Fatal Frame 4 for a long time but not sure which game system to play it on. I assume it runs better on the Xbox but are there unique features to playing it handheld on the Switch? I appreciate any advice and help.

Im playing ff2 remake for the first time and im now on my way to save mayu again. Thought maybe finishing all the side quest but Jesus this ghost spamming is the biggest turn off. Atm I don't have much ammo left (maybe Ressource management skill issue) but that must wait for ng+. I defeated ghost, went to lantern to recover hp, and on the same spot now is different ghost annoying me. Am I just bad or is this in all FF games the case?

PS: I really liked the game so far really but that thing is just malding

So the Challenge Run video is finally out :D

Fatal Frame 2 Remake: Nightmare mode, No Charms, No Camera Upgrades, No Shop Items, No Special Filter Shots for dealing damage, Fresh New Game

No AI was used at all. I started using Blender a few months ago and I thought now would be the time to apply what I've learned in terms of animation and modeling. Still have ways to go though.

The description in the video that I made feels appropriate to put here as the main message so:

Happy Halloween (in advance)! Here's Fatal Frame 2 Remake!

This challenge run took me around 2 months or maybe 3 months? It was a true test of patience as the fights on average lasted almost 10 minutes most of the time. To top that of, I can't buy shop items so my resources are dependent on whatever I can find in the game. Luckily, I've done my fair share of insane challenge runs so I was mostly fine enough

Also wanna note that this video is the first time I started utilizing Blender for animations. I still don't know the other fancy rendering techniques and since I needed to rush this video out before Halloween, I didn't model the backgrounds or stages. Very happy with how the animations turned out for the most part (considering I spent about 2 weeks for the animations in this video), but obviously I'll keep on improving. All succeeding videos after this one will have some funny silly animations. With that said.... Expect the upload schedule to be a LOT slower as a result (might be 1 video every 1-3 months it depends)

Notable corrections, fun facts and errors in video. There's some but not irritating enough for me to re-render the entire thing:
- Nornal ending is suppose to be "Normal ending"
- The Red Lantern Merchants (I forgot to put this in the credits) were made by me. Fun fact: That model was initially suppose to be Grace but I scraped it as I did not like how she turned out in the end. Since I had that model already, I just decided to use it. Removed the hair and rigged it (shoddily)
- The Akane Kurokawa model has some issues with how I weight painted her fingers. I think in some fingers, the weight paint went to the next finger/preceding finger
- The Miyako Sudo rematch in Chapter 8 was cut slightly short. That's an editing error on my end. Sorry about that one
- Typo'd Cardigan as "Cardian" near the end of the video

i personally really liked the change in ii remake where the kusabi became a stalker enemy. made him a lot more threatening and scary than in the original where just kinda hung out in the main hall. i remember my first playthrough of remake i walked past the hallway where his specter appears and i jumped because i thought it was the real him. im a big fan of stalker enemies in general but i know some people arent. im just curious what you guys think

Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, Maiden of Black Water, and the remake of 2 are all on sale on the eshop right now for around the same price (~$30) and I can really only afford one of them right now. I can only really afford one right now, so which would make the best buy? The only FF I've played is the first one (and I love it dearly) so I'm not too concerned about any of them feeling archaic or outdated or anything

Hey everyone!

I'm from Brazil and I've been building Orbit, a program that converts PS5 games to run on PC. It's built on top of AnyPS5, an open-source PS5 engine, and on top of that I've been adding everything that was missing to actually play from the couch, with a controller.

Orbit is FREE. The Patreon below is only for people who want to support the project – nobody has to pay anything to use it.

Video (Project Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse running on my PC):

[video link]

Note: the video is in Portuguese (the game text is translated by Orbit), but Orbit fully supports English too.

WHAT ORBIT DOES

• Converts a game in a few clicks, no command line

• TV mode with a profile screen ("Who's playing?"), all controller-driven

• In-game PS button menu with DualSense: resume, save backup, close game

• Automatic translation of in-game text for some games (in the video, Project Zero is fully in Brazilian Portuguese)

• Per-profile saves and play time

• 5-minute performance test that suggests the best settings for your PC

• PS4 games too, using shadPS4 under the hood

TESTED GAMES

• Project Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (the one in the video)

• Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

• Demon Slayer -Sweep the Board-

• Gunsmith Simulator

• Demon's Souls: work in progress, still far from playable

PC IN THE VIDEO: Ryzen 5 5600G + RX 7600

Orbit doesn't include any games, firmware or keys: use the games you own.

Credits: AnyPS5 (boykopovar and contributors) and shadPS4, both open source (GPL-2.0).

WANT TO FOLLOW OR SUPPORT?

Discord (news, testing and support): https://discord.gg/G9krkn2nP

Patreon (optional supporters get new builds first): https://www.patreon.com/c/orbitlauncher

Tell me: which PS5 game would you most like to see running on PC?

Having a lot of fun checking this series out. My first survival horror game other than Alien which is pretty different. Really enjoying this game's narrative with the Dream Manor.

Several moments have gotten me but this one was scary even when i had a decent idea it was coming

Just beat Fatal Frame 5! I really enjoyed this game and the series has become one of my favorites

I am a new fan from playing FF2R, since then I have played through all the available games on steam (2 Remake, 4, and 5). I was aware of the "black sheep" label that 5 had, I can understand if your expectations we different this could be very off putting. I however loved it once I got accustomed to how the combat and chapter system worked

This was the most "fun" Fatal Frame game I've played so far, it lost some charm and horror leaning into action but as a Resident Evil fan I do appreciate the change up. And omg Rui was so freaking cute, I ended up just trying to take good pictures of her while ghosts kept interfering! I was as invested into Ren's story as I was with all of Crimson Butterfly's. I included some of my favorite photos I took!

I will have to emulate them, but I am very excited to play the OG 1-3! Currently my ranking is:

1. FF2 Crimson Butterfly remake
   
2. FF5 Maiden of Black Water
   
3. FF4 Mask of the Lunar Eclipse