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Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water May Be a Digital Only Release

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Horror game fans haven’t had many AAA games to look forward too after the demise of Hideo Kojima’s Silent Hills earlier this year. Koei Tecmo is looking to this gap in the genre with release of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water for the Nintendo Wii U sometime during the third quarter of this year but fans looking forward for a physical release of Fatal Frame may be disappointed to learn that the game may be heading westward in digital form only.

The game’s Nintendo.com has been updated with information suggesting that it will only be released on Nintendo’s digital distribution service. The page features no box art but instead includes the familiar orange “Nintendo E Shop banner”.

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is a prequel of sorts for the long running franchise. The game’s main protagonist Yuuri Kozukata is able to see ghosts and other spiritual apparitions and must use her powers to help solve a missing persons case. Like other games in the Fatal Frame franchise Maiden of the Dark’s main gameplay mechanic revolves around taking photos of spirits using a camera, with the Wii U Gamepad being a stand-in for the camera this time around.

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water was originally released in Japan on September 27th 2014.

 

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Fatal Frame for Wii U Gets Western Release

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Jason Nason

Nintendo officially announced the western release of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water at E3 on Tuesday. The game came out in Japan last year and is exclusive to the Wii U.

The concept of the game comes from Japanese-style horror which revolves around Japanese buildings, using cameras, and the fear of “getting wet”. The game takes place in a big environment involving mountains, lakes and graveyards. According to the game producer, Keisuke Kikuchi, there will be many damp areas and quite scary figures, like traditional Japanese ghost girls who appear completely drenched in water.

While the game has no firm release date it is scheduled to be released in the fall. It’s developed by Koei Tecmo and will undoubtedly be rated M.

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Could Fatal Frame 5 Get a Western Release?

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Jason Nason

The latest Fatal Frame game, which goes by the title Zero: Nuregarasu no Miko in Japan, was just released in Japan yesterday. The game is developed by Tecmo Koei and is exclusive to the Wii U. The English name for the game is Fatal Frame: Oracle of the Sodden Raven, though there hasn’t been any announcement of a North American release.

The game details were first announced on April 24th, 2014 by Koei Tecmo.

The concept of the game comes from Japanese-style horror which revolves around Japanese buildings, using cameras, and the fear of “getting wet”. The game takes place in a big environment involving mountains, lakes and graveyards. According to the game producer, Keisuke Kikuchi, there will be many damp areas and quite scary figures, like traditional Japanese ghost girls who appear completely drenched in water.

The game utilises engine technology from Dead or Alive 5, which you can see in the below video. Remember the term “jiggle physics?”

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