Okay, so Fatal Frame 4 never left Japan, and the Wii remake of Fatal Frame 2 seems to have completely vanished. Tecmo Koei and Nintendo wouldn't keep holding out on the West forever, would they? Looks like they've finally come to their senses and will bring the 3DS spin-off Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir to North America.
As with the main Fatal Frame series, Spirit Camera revolves around ghost photography. This time, players will use the 3DS camera for some augmented reality shenanigans. Included with the game is a 16-page "diary of faces," an AR notebook that will be used to play horror-infused minigames, view video clips, and spawn ghosts IN YOUR HOUSE OHMYGODTHEYRERIGHTBEHINDYOUAHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Spirit Camera will drop on Friday, April 13. Friday the 13th. That's right. They went there.
Makes sense to me; the 3DS is still getting it's footing in terms of games in North America, so we're probably going to see more niche offerings for the system just so Nintendo can expand it's library. No complaints here, I've been needing a good survival horror game since I played through a few on my "new" DreamCast. :3
I just hope that the AR stuff doesn't take away from the immersion of the game. I cant seem to think me getting tense or scared by having to aim my 3ds all over my room to see a ghost. Unless i'm mistaken what the AR has to do with the game.
@santiagodelossantos: Oh, man, trust me: I'm going to be all over that when it comes out! I'm gonna try out the demo later today; thanks for letting me know that it's as awesome as it looks! :)
This is pretty much what I wanted for my 3ds from the get go! Glad it's coming state side. I hope it's decent because if done right I'll snatch it up day one. This really looks to be a very promising year for us horror buffs. Can't wait!
Have to somewhat agree with Sayword on this one. You have to play this in the daytime with plenty of light, and horror games are not the same unless played at night in the dark. Some parts almost seem like Face Raiders: Scary Monster Edition. My living room is very plain/boring looking, so to me AR detracts from the experience.
That being said I'm just happy It's coming to NA, so I will most likely buy it. The in-game parts where you use gyro controls to walk around in their fictional polygon rendered world seems cool. I hope a majority of the game plays out like that. I really like the idea of using a physical book to interact with a game, I hope that catches on.
At best this will be a new way to experience horror, at worst it'll be an interesting novelty with some cheesy scares. Either way I will probably check this out, and get some sort of enjoyment out of it.
I am looking forward to this, even though I've heard it's somewhat short. I just hope they are working on a proper Fatal Frame sequel, I can't get enough of scary ghost ladies.
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