Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

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  • Summary: Fatal Frame (aka Project Zero): Mask of the Lunar Eclipse takes place a decade after five girls mysteriously disappeared at a festival on Rogetsu Isle, an island in southern Japan. While all of the girls were eventually rescued, their memories were lost, with only the faint remembrance of aFatal Frame (aka Project Zero): Mask of the Lunar Eclipse takes place a decade after five girls mysteriously disappeared at a festival on Rogetsu Isle, an island in southern Japan. While all of the girls were eventually rescued, their memories were lost, with only the faint remembrance of a single melody and a seemingly possessed masked woman dancing in the moonlight.
    Now, ten years later, with still no memory of the events surrounding their disappearance, two of the five girls have died - discovered with covered faces and found in a tragic, crying pose. The remaining three girls now head off to the eerie island to solve the mystery of their friends' death, while also unlocking the mystery of the memories left behind.

    The remastered game features an all-new Photo Mode, along with new and altered costumes, and enhanced graphics including the improved rendering of shadows and light, delivering a more immersive and frightening experience. In addition, in-game movies and character models have been brushed-up to deliver a story that shines, both narratively and aesthetically as the three remaining girls attempt to rediscover their past before becoming victims once again.    … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. PSX Brasil
    Mar 8, 2023
    84
    Fatal Frame: Mask of Lunar Eclipse is a game that needs some technical tweaks in the gameplay, but overall it delivers a good story, beautiful graphics and an atmosphere of tension that I haven't felt since Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly. What Maiden of Black Water failed to bring in its return to Sony consoles, this title did.
  2. PlayStation Country
    Mar 24, 2023
    80
    Fatal Frame / Project Zero - Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a fair update of a 2008 Wii game that does a solid job bringing it to a new audience. Sure, it's not a brand-new main series entry, but it's good. Just don't try and run in the game, it's more of an exaggerated shuffle.
  3. BaziCenter
    Apr 9, 2023
    75
    Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse seems like a masterpiece that should have released 2 or 3 generations ago, as its visuals are dated and its control mechanisms is something that we don’t see anymore these days. But on the plus side it offers a mysterious world and atmosphere, a great sense of fear and a solid story. Just the like the old days.
  4. Vandal
    Mar 8, 2023
    70
    Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a good game for horror fans, but as a remaster there are some noticeable shortcomings.
  5. Jeuxvideo.com
    Mar 19, 2023
    65
    The unexpected arrival of a new episode of Project Zero, 15 years after its debut in Japan, in a reworked version translated into French, may delight us to the highest degree, but above all it highlights the urgency of modernizing the gameplay from the series. As it stands, this remaster is therefore only intended for fans of the franchise who have been waiting for a long time for an opportunity to discover this fourth opus.
  6. Slant Magazine
    Mar 9, 2023
    60
    With Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, you must take the good it offers along with its regressive design in order to even begin to ride its eerie wavelength. Which, for what it’s worth, is an exceptionally uncanny ride that never puts on the breaks long enough for boredom to ever set in, as even its wildest swings result in some considerably discomforting set pieces (the funeral-themed room inhabited by the hostile spirit Kageri Sendou and her maleficent doll Watashi, while a tad on the nose in its design, is a disturbing highlight). This may not be a game that was made for these modern times, but for those willing to put up with its old-school frustrations, it’s also one that will certainly keep you up at night and stick in your subconscious for weeks to come.
  7. But Why Tho?
    Mar 8, 2023
    50
    Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar is a remaster that does an excellent job supporting its great features but is severely held back by its several dated elements.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. gamerdiary
    Mar 20, 2023
    10
    Fatal Frame main saga is now complete on PlayStation after almost 15 years! Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a wonderful experience for any loverFatal Frame main saga is now complete on PlayStation after almost 15 years! Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a wonderful experience for any lover of the J-Horror that deserves it's place as part of one of the best video game horror saga of all time. Entertaining story and beautiful art that take you deep in it's scary atmosphere. Even though that it's a game released originally on 2008 for Wii, this is a must at anytime… Expand
  2. Akachigatora
    Mar 20, 2023
    10
    This game deserves so much praise for it's atmosphere, characters and the story. Honestly one of the best story in the series, I'd evenThis game deserves so much praise for it's atmosphere, characters and the story. Honestly one of the best story in the series, I'd even consider it just as good as FF2. 10/10! Now hopefully we'll get the original trilogies soon!… Expand
  4. juniortiger
    Mar 17, 2023
    10
    I love this game horror and play with my friends wet pants and the feel haptic control amazing and graphics excellent
  5. ferolajr
    May 26, 2023
    9
    The only real problem that I have with this game is that the controls are really bad and take a lot of time to get used to, and that's aboutThe only real problem that I have with this game is that the controls are really bad and take a lot of time to get used to, and that's about it. The story, the characters and the atmosphere are really good, while the combat and the upgrade system are just okay. Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse doesn't rival its predecessors, but it is a damn good game.… Expand
  6. Txustra
    Mar 17, 2023
    9
    Project Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse es, sin ninguna duda, uno de los mejores juegos de la saga. Con una espectacular ambientación y unosProject Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse es, sin ninguna duda, uno de los mejores juegos de la saga. Con una espectacular ambientación y unos efectos de sonido muy logrados, os mantendrá enganchados a la silla incintadoos a seguir con la historia, que es otro de sus grandes aciertos. Si os gustan los juegos de survival horror de antaño, no lo dudéis, este es un gran juego que al fin podemos disfrutar tras 15 larguísimos años.

    Puedes leer mi análisis completo en español aquí: https://www.vidaopantalla.es/2023/03/analisis-project-zero-mask-lunar-eclipse-remastered/    … Expand
  7. Jt0429
    Mar 15, 2023
    7
    Good-
    Engaging story; Dripping with atmosphere; Genuinely frightening; Combat can be fun.
    Bad- Glacial movement makes exploration    Good-
    Engaging story; Dripping with atmosphere; Genuinely frightening; Combat can be fun.

    Bad-
    Glacial movement makes exploration frustrating; Clunky controls; Low-effort remastering work.

    Thoughts-
    Don’t get me wrong, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is still a game that I’d recommend to fans of the horror genre, and especially to fans of the series. Those looking for good scares and palpable atmosphere will find them in abundance here, and the fact that this is the first time the game has released in the West is also significant, making it much easier to recommend for those who haven’t played it. But above all else, what this remaster proves most through its deficiencies is that a new, modern Fatal Frame game that irons out the clunkiness and hones in on the series’ biggest strengths could easily go toe to toe with the genre’s biggest giants. Hopefully, Koei Tecmo will find enough success with its recent Fatal Frame re-releases that it decides that it’s finally time to develop a full-fledged new entry in the series. Until that happens though, this will do well enough.    … Expand
  8. RunFish12B8
    Mar 14, 2023
    0
    Poorly optimized!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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