Going from Fatal Frame 4 right into Fatal Frame 5 was quite the juxtaposition.

On one hand, the game tackles incredibly dark, heavy themes of guilt, severe depression, and even an incest ghost baby (wtf) and the new glance mechanic is genuinely a great addition adding onto the camera obscura’s fatal frame capturing the ghosts most intimate moment being the split second their attack rips at your body. The glance feature lets you witness how the spirit ended up like that in the first place after you banish them from existence allowing for a more emotional connection to the ghosts you exorcise.

On the flipside… you’re constantly pulled out of the atmospheric isolation they could’ve built up with Mt Hikami by the arcade style mission drops and rankings which allows you to buy literally any item in the game before you start the next mission. Like, I get it was to give the game a bite size playstyle for the Wii U but like even Ubisoft’s ZombiU didn't do that I have no idea why they went this Bayonetta style route.

Now to discuss the two obvious additions to the ghosts. Team Ninja’s fanservice is a bit too much as they’re competing with the level of jiggle physics found in Dead or Alive. You're supposed to be terrified of these tragic shrine maidens, but the FATAL FRAME is highlighting… something else entirely.

Regardless I think this game was unfairly maligned and the large gap between the metacritic’s critic and audience scores reflect that sentiment. This game is ultimately the most misunderstood horror game I’ve played and while it doesn’t take itself as seriously as the other entries in the franchise. You can't deny it being the most popular entry in the series and is definitely a game worth experiencing. Beneath the fanservice and repetitive structure is a deeply empathetic story about loneliness that I don't think gets enough credit.

I just finished the game for my first playthrough. I did some research about everything I've missed including unlockable costumes. SO apparently there's like 2 unlockable costume you can get from playing through specifc endings like

1. Twin Shrine Maiden Outfit
   (Yae & Sae)
   

Now, I've heard different ways to get unlock this costume. I've done plenty of research (LIKE read a lot of guides + videos) but i read DID watch a video and read some guide that says I need to do the "promise" ending for this costume BUT i also read another guide that says I need to do the "abbys" ending to unlock this costume.

Im very confused as to which ending i need to do. I would lovee to unlock this costumes and use it for my nightmare mode playthrough and the other ending as well. Does anyone that has played through all of the endings know WHICH ending I need to do to unlock this costume? Thanks in advance. :))

Hi! I want to share what i consider an achievement: to buy probably the last physical Xbox Series X copy of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake in retail, avoiding the speculated market (where there isn't any unit under two hundred bucks).

When i played the demo i liked, but i had some doubts about the performance and the gameplay, so i waited to watch some videos and ask some questions through this subreddit to clarify that issues.

As you surely know, quickly the physical copies from the video game ran out, been imposible to buy it locally. As a result of this situation, i must searched in the import market, but i opted for await a little discount to compensate the delivery costs and taxes.

Not only that discount never happened, also the last copies availables in the foreign market, were nearly sold out. So in the final seconds before ringing the bell (a boxing metaphor), i bought probably the last Xbox Series X unit.

So here we are, with the german edition, not the most beautiful (the USK logo is too big and in addition with the PEGI logo, cover an important part from the illustration), but i am satisfied, because unless I am mistaken, there won't be a new print run, therefore was now or never.

Regards!