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Rather than create a traditional demo for the game, Nintendo has opted to release Maiden of Black Water as free-to-start the first and much of the second chapter (called Drops in the game) are available to play without having to plunk down any cold, hard cash, but I found myself more than eager to crack open my wallet by the time I reached the cutoff point. Developer Koei Tecmo might get some heat for its portrayal of women in some of its games, but the company shows some marked restraint here, and clearly pulled out all the stops in order to produce one of the best Fatal Frames yet. There are some technical hitches that hold it back from the upper echelons of elite horror games, but Maiden of Black Water is a real triumph on Wii U and a must-have for fans of the genre in particular.

Owing in no small part to its ability to sell an incredible sense of place, Maiden of Black Water is immensely creepy in all the right ways. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water for Wii U marks the end of an eight year hiatus, and is yet another solid entry in the series. Additionally, players who pre-order the game before release will unlock an exclusive outfit referencing Koei Tecmo’s RPG series Atelier Ryza.įatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water launches on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Switch October 28.Nintendo has been home to the Fatal Frame series for a few years now, but fans in North America would be forgiven for not knowing that, as the last two home console titles have been confined to Japan. This new release will feature Maiden of Black Water in its entirety, along with its Dead or Alive-themed DLC expansion, an all-new photo diorama mode, and a selection of alternate skins/outfits for the game’s protagonists. Much like its predecessors, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water tasks steel-nerved players with investigating creepy remote locales and confronting the spirits within - warding off evil attackers in first-person with the mysterious artifact known as the Camera Obscura. The spooky story concerns three protagonists: young psychic Yuri Kozautaka, author and parapsychologist Ren Hojo, and Miu Hinasaki, daughter of Fatal Frame star Miku Hinasaki, who travel into the Hikami mountains to investigate sightings of ghostly shrine maidens and their connection to the malevolent spirit known as “Black Water.”

Maiden of Black Water is the fifth mainline entry in the ghoulish Fatal Frame/Project Zero series and was originally released on Wii U back in 2014.

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