Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

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  • Summary: The Fatal Frame series lives again!

    Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is comprised of three interconnected stories that converge to uncover the truth behind a recent string of tragic deaths in a forest marred by a history of suicides. As one of three people with the power of the Camera    The Fatal Frame series lives again!

    Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is comprised of three interconnected stories that converge to uncover the truth behind a recent string of tragic deaths in a forest marred by a history of suicides. As one of three people with the power of the Camera Obscura and the ability to see the shadows of those spirited away, youll explore the ruins of an eerie inn, a shrine filled with life-size dolls, and a lake full of dead priestesses. Each shadowy location is connected by a stream of water flowing throughout the mountain, and this once holy water is tied to the darkest mystery of allthe history of death and darkness on Mt. Hikami.

    Features:

    * Survive this horrifying new entry in the Fatal Frame series
    * Explore sinister locales like an underground cave for human sacrifices and a shrine for life-sized dolls
    * Use the Wii U GamePad controller as your Camera Obscurayour only defense against fatal ghosts
    * Mt. Hikami is coursing with inexplicably dangerous water; stay dry or die
    * Investigate and stay alive on the deadly Mt. Hikami    … Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. GameGrin
    Nov 18, 2021
    80
    Although somewhat lacking on the horror front, PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water is a fun time with an interesting story and gorgeous graphics. The audio could use some improvement, but the pros far outweigh the cons.
  2. MGG
    Oct 28, 2021
    80
    Project Zero 5 is not a bad game: with its Japanese horror movie atmosphere reminiscent of The Grudge or the mythical The Ring, Koei Tecmo's survival-horror succeeds in immersing the player in its scary universe full of macabre stories and tormented spirits. Also, Gamepad is for once very well exploited with a Camera Obscura to be controlled directly with the gyroscope (or the sticks if you wish). Unfortunately, the numerous back and forths to do during the game and the general stiffness of the gameplay make the pleasure of the game fall very quickly, leaving only a nice adventure, but far from being memorable.
  3. Ragequit.gr
    Dec 21, 2021
    78
    The arrival of Maiden of Black Water makes for a major addition to the PC horror games catalogue. The use of the camera in dealing with tortured spirits and the blend of fiction and folklore from Japan is delightful. The slow pace of the plot and repetition of areas, however, make Maiden of Black Water less scary and memorable than we would have liked.
  4. Windows Central
    Oct 27, 2021
    70
    Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water suffers from some dated design decisions and redundancies in level design, but the unique combat and evocative environments make this a worthwhile adventure for horror fans.
  5. Gamepressure
    Oct 27, 2021
    60
    Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water arrives just in time to celebrate Halloween as well as the series’ 20th anniversary. Unfortunately, a combination of clunky gameplay, impractical character decisions, and overused text exposition hold this game back from where it could be. Using the camera obscura to excorcise ghosts is tense and exciting, and the exploration isn’t half bad, but it’s not enough to tip the scales in the right direction.
  6. Jeuxvideo.com
    Nov 1, 2021
    60
    Those who love the genre and will be able to forgive its many pitfalls.
  7. DarkZero
    Nov 5, 2021
    60
    Unless you are a hardcore fan, existing players will not find much to gain from picking this up. This is a release for newcomers, which to be honest, there will be millions who would have missed this due to the platform it was originally released on. For those people, you can expect a creepy game that oozes atmosphere, but is hampered by cumbersome controls and poor pacing. A trade-off I personally feel is worth taking to experience Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water‘s bespoke approach to horror.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. Malakhyas
    Oct 29, 2021
    10
    It's not the scariest of the series but still fun, the characters are so beautiful, the gameplay is easy to master and the graphics are ok forIt's not the scariest of the series but still fun, the characters are so beautiful, the gameplay is easy to master and the graphics are ok for a remaster, it's a good game.… Expand
  2. dmat
    Apr 19, 2022
    10
    So scary but also so engaging and fun! For the PC version there is no frame rate issues whatsoever with fast loading times. Must play!
  4. piglordofallham
    Mar 17, 2023
    7
    Fatal Frame, as well as the absolute banger of a sequel are literally two of my favorite exclusives for the original Playstation 2, so it goesFatal Frame, as well as the absolute banger of a sequel are literally two of my favorite exclusives for the original Playstation 2, so it goes without saying that I'm actually more ticked off that someone keeps locking these games onto consoles that I literally do not want to have to track down for large sums of money. The "Wii U" is like the epitome of a console that I don't want to track down to play the ten or some amazing games that came out on it, which is unfortunate because this Fatal Frame game I've heard was pretty decent. Maybe not as decent as two or three, but generally pretty good which is super important when it comes to Fatal Frame games anyway as they are like the last bastion of a consistently not terrible franchise. In this case however, I really just don't want to spend the money on a cut-down version for PC.

    Initially, I had played the first ten minutes of "Maiden of Black Water," and genuinely felt a chuckle coming on multiple times. First things first, it just didn't really feel like much a "Fatal Frame" game from the outset. I know that sounds sort of vague, but what I'm saying is that it wasn't causing any hairs to raise on my neck, something the original two frequently still do even now that I'm well into my mid 30's and have literally no fear of actual ghosts of any kind. So perhaps I'll come back to it one day, but after reading about some of the stuff I have to mod back into it, I was slightly annoyed.

    Likely, these sort of censorship decisions are made to appeal to certain markets, or because someone doesn't want to get in trouble with a "certain" vocal minority audience in North America. Personally I'm just a purist, and would really rather just emulate the darn original on the Wii U or something instead someday. For now, I still have the entire original trilogy to play through on Playstation 2, so hopefully someday they release a really good collection on ONE console or something or maybe we'll get a good PC port of the older games... haha... I'm kidding of course. Nobody would ever do that.    … Expand
  5. PhantomThief11
    Oct 28, 2021
    6
    The reason for my rating is because of the port itself to the pc. I was aware that there was frame rate issues with this game but afterThe reason for my rating is because of the port itself to the pc. I was aware that there was frame rate issues with this game but after locking my frame rate to 60 hz and using it on an external monitor, the fps was terrible. 12-15 fps in general, menu, cutscene and gameplay. It was a horrible experience. Not only that but the lack of mouse support makes this game uncomfortable. I decided to connect a PS4 controller to my pc and to my surprise all the problems faded away but still, the requirement of having a gamepad on a pc port is not ok. This could be a problem for people that don't use or either have one.

    tdlr: FPS, Lack of mouse support and if you don't have a gamepad then the fps and controls will be horrible for you so keep that in mind. I have an Nvidia GeForce 1060 card and core i7 and still encountered this issues but it all went away as soon as I started the game with a controller connected.    … Expand
  6. avt2000
    Oct 29, 2021
    4
    The game itself is a good, nice story and game-play, but the problem is the port itself, the frame rate is unstable, make the characterThe game itself is a good, nice story and game-play, but the problem is the port itself, the frame rate is unstable, make the character animation very slow, moreover, the FBS was terrible, in general, the FBS only 12-15, and the mouse and keyboard are the worst experiences, u need to use a keyboard to control the camera make you uncomfortable. in conclusion, this game doesn't deserve your money, should buy it when the game is in the sale and have a controller.… Expand
  7. mihonguyen
    Oct 30, 2021
    0
    it is not a lot of jumpscares but still scary. the graphics are ok but the frame rate is terrible, maybe Koei Tecmo should improve the control for PC

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