FATAL FRAME: Maiden of Black Water
Follow supernatural traces across Mt. Hikami and repel ghosts by photographing them, choosing how closely to frame a threat and when to release the shutter.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.3 / 10
About this game
This remastered horror adventure follows intertwined investigations into disappearances on Mt. Hikami. You explore its locations, use psychic traces to find your direction and raise the Camera Obscura when ghosts attack. Photography is your means of fighting back: closer framing and capturing more targets together increase the damage of a shot. Timing matters too. Catching a ghost during a Fatal Frame opening enables a brief burst of photography without consuming film. Wetness adds another consideration, increasing your attack power while also making incoming attacks more damaging. The story progresses through missions, with completed ones available to replay. A separate photo mode lets you arrange characters and spirits into posed scenes, extending the remaster's photography beyond combat.
Collected in series
Fatal Frame is a Japanese horror series about investigating haunted places with the Camera Obscura. The camera reveals hidden traces and confronts spirits, making the act of watching something approach part of the tension.
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AI review
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For horror players drawn to the tension of looking directly at a threat.
Stronger close-range photographs could turn aiming into a choice between safety and damage. Wetness reinforces that tension by pairing increased attack power with greater vulnerability.
Strengths
- Framing and shutter timing give the act of observing a ghost a practical combat purpose.
- Mission replay offers a way to revisit encounters and refine photographic timing.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy supernatural investigation and combat based on observation and timing.
Play notes: In handheld mode, rolling the Camera Obscura left or right requires gyro input.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Replayable missions give players a defined unit to revisit without requiring another complete story run. | Reviewed | 6.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Rewarding closer framing could make each approach by a ghost an opportunity as well as a danger. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Following supernatural traces and then photographing the threat can connect investigation and horror through the same act of looking. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Alternative control layouts offer some choice, but handheld gyro-only camera roll may be restrictive for players who avoid motion input. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Koei Tecmo Games
- Publisher
- Koei Tecmo Games
- Release date
- Oct 27, 2021
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Puzzle SolvingStory-drivenSlow BurnLinear LevelsMain Story 10–20 HoursInvestigationExplorationSolo-friendlyThird Person3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First personThird person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideOct 27, 2021
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Sources
- www.koeitecmoamerica.comSource revision: 1
- www.koeitecmoamerica.com