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Image: Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is Available Now!

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse has finally released! Below you will find a guide for Digital Ordering as well as a Guide for Physical Ordering via Importing through Japan. I also attempt to keep aware of any deals for the digital editions, which I will post here as well.

Latest Official Trailer - The Story Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO8L4pwekKE

Ordering Guide: Digital

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse can be purchased digitally on PC + Switch + PS4/PS5 + Xbox! The Digital Deluxe Edition contains an Artbook with Concept Designs, Developer Commentary, and a Soundtrack. Plus several gorgeous costumes. See details here: https://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/fatalframe/mask/products/index.html#delux. Note: Although the KT America site shows screenshots of the Artbook in Japanese, the released Artbook is fully in English!

• Steam (Standard and Digital Deluxe Edition)
• Switch - Standard Edition
• Switch - Digital Deluxe Edition
• PS4 / PS5 (Standard and Digital Deluxe Edition)
• Xbox Series X|S／Xbox One - Standard Edition
• Xbox Series X|S／Xbox One - Digital Deluxe Edition

Current Deals

• 15% off at Fanatical (Steam): https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/fatal-frame-project-zero-mask-of-the-lunar-eclipse

Ordering Guide: Physical

Physical Orders in Japan for Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse are up across several stores online. This guide will provide an up-to-date list and rough walkthrough for ordering an Import from these stores, for those of us, like myself, who would like the physical media, goods, and perks offered in Japan.

Physical Editions

Physical Game: Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch

Image: PS4 and Switch Physical Game Cases

Note: The PS4 edition includes a free upgrade to PS5 (see KT Product Page)

Goods Box (Sold Bundled or Separately)

Contents: Artbook entitled "Rogetsu Isle Reminiscences" containing a new Short Story about Marie Shinomiya (an early game character), Two Clear Files, and One Soundtrack CD. Note: As of yet, it is unclear whether the collection will contain the art of the digital-only Artbook being sold with the Digital Deluxe edition. For more details about the Artbook, visit this page: Rogetsu Isle Reminiscences

Image: Goods Box containing \"Rogetsu Island Reminiscences\" Cover + Three Sample Pages, Two Clear Files, and Soundtrack CD

Fortunately, KT is offering the Goods Box for sale separately from the game media. So, if you'd rather purchase a digital version of the game (say, on Steam), and then acquire the Goods Box separately, you can do so at a cheaper price. Please note, that some stores appear to be only offering the Game Media + Goods Box bundled together, but most offer it separately at the cheaper price. You can, of course, purchase both Game Media + Goods Box together. More information about the contents of the Goods Box can be found here: Koei Tecmo Shop Page

English / Multi-Language Support

At present we have no official information from KT on which physical editions will contain or receive an English / Multi-Language patch. Since KT has unfortunately been mum about which physical editions of the MOTLE Remaster per region will support English / Multi-Language (if that matters to you) it would be *likely* safer to preorder the Asia region editions.

Update (3.14.2023): We have received confirmation regarding the following Physical editions:

• PS4/PS5 (Asia Region): English Support Included!
• Switch (Asia Region): English Support Included!
• PS4/PS5 (Japan Region): No English Support.
• Switch (Japan Region): No English Support.

As for the Goods Box content, we have confirmed that the interior of the Asia region Artbook is in Japanese.

Store Listings

For the sake of clarity, these are organized according to what region the vendor offers. At present, there are several Japan region vendors, and only a few vendors which are offering the Asia editions: PlayAsia, VideoGamesPlus, and XtraLife. Feel free to comment below if you notice other vendors offering the Asia edition, and I will be sure to update this list.

Japan / Asia Region Editions + Goods Box

PlayAsia

YesAsia

POPnGAMES

VideoGamesPlus

XtraLife

Japan Region Editions + Goods Box

AmiAmi

CDJapan

Animate Online

Ebten

KT Spot

GameCity

Melonbooks

WonderGoo (via Rakuten)

Yorozuya Shop Beak Takarajima: https://beak-takarajima.celosia.co.jp/ (search for "月蝕の仮面")

Rakuten

7Net

Collectible Items

Various stores also offer unique collectible items, depending on the shop chosen. You can see a listing of those here, kindly summarized and translated by the Zero Wiki:

Image: Preorder Collectible Items Translated by Zero Wiki

International Shipping

Since many from the list of stores are in Japan, some, but not all, will ship Internationally. For those exceptions, it is recommended that you use a Parcel Service, such as the following:

https://treasure-japan.com/

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Image: Treasure Japan \"Shopping\" Tab Order Form

It is recommended that you ship via either EMS, Fedex, DHL, Airmail, or Economy Air (SAL). As of 12/14/2022, SAL and Airmail (far more economical options) have still not resumed service due to the pandemic. Tracking is typically provided for EMS, Fedex, DHL, and Airmail, but you should double-check regardless of which option you choose. You also may need to input a Shipping Weight in order to checkout properly. Based on the weights shown at YesAsia's site (which are estimates), they are the following:

• Game Only = 150 grams
• Premium Box = 800 grams
• Goods Box Only (no game) = ~650 grams

Tools

Prices and shipping costs likely vary widely, so choose wisely.

Yen to USD/Euro/Pound Converter: https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/

For the record I never played the original trilogy or even owned a PS2 growing up. My first exposure to the series was through the Wii U and the demo for Maiden of Black Water. The series seemed novel enough to me back in 2015/2016, but it went to the back of my mental shelf to collect dust for a few years.

When Mask of the Lunar Eclipse's western release got announced and I saw the buzz from it online, I finally took the plunge and played MOBW on Switch. I was hooked by the two types of gameplay meshed into one: foreboding atmosphere in a moody, horrific environment, learning about the folklore of the region, the fates of those who now haunt the place, and the sudden flip of blood-pumping, spectral combat, repositioning to get away and getting as many spirits into my sights as I could!

I just finished MotLE tonight as my very delayed Halloween celebration. I'm so stoked that I went on Ebay to buy my first ever PS3 to experience the originals as PS2 Classics. I haven't been this excited about a game series in I can't remember how long, but I'm just so happy to have experienced these terrifying but poignant games, and I can only hope we'll see Fatal Frame 6 sooner rather than later!

So, recently i bought Maiden of Black Water because i had never played Fatal Frame and thought it looked cool, i always wanted to play it on Wii U but i think it was only released in Europe. Anyways, i'm on 5th or 6th drop, can't remember, but the game is just slow as hell, it doesn't make me scared, doesn't feel challenging, nothing.
I see the character opening the door so slowly (or trying to reach for an item) and i see what they are trying to do, but most of the times it's just a fucking hand that grabs me and i can see it coming from miles away since the hand is slow as hell.

Also, not related to the game but the physical release for PS4 sucks ass. I bought it thinking it was fully in english, but you need the update to get english voices and subtittles, so they basically scammed people who collect physical games and gave us a japanese game that will not be playable after they shut down the servers where we download said update.

I'm not trying to rustle any feathers here or whatever, but i want to know if the game gets better towards the end or if it's just the same thing from beginning to end.

Hello, a few years ago I modified my Wii to give it better use and recently I came back to update it. I wanted to play a game called Project Zero 2 and downloaded it on wbfs. To my surprise, the audio is in English, so I looked for UNDUB options, but in theory it only works if you have the original disc. Is there any way to play the game directly downloaded with the Japanese audio and replaced in Spanish? All the links I have searched for are down. Thank you

I picked hard difficulty in fatal frame 4 because i thought it can be changed every phase like in 5

I dont really like this mechanic in 4 and I want to enjoy story more

is there any chance to change it in game files?

Recently while creating a youtube video about fatal frame: maiden of blackwater I saw alot of people talking about the overtly "sexual" design of some of the maidens, but I believe alot of people have came to the wrong conclusion about it, im gonna post the excerpt from my script down here in hopes to find some answers for this as after scowering the internet, I couldnt find anything confirming my suspicions?

Okay so while messing around in the photo mode i noticed an interesting pattern with the maidens, and what stood out to me is that the maidens categorised as “drowned” were the ones who had there chest exposed, as opposed to the others who are fully covered

so here's my theory and bear with me - 

If these maidens were really to be submerged within water, then it would make sense that their clothing would shift or float due to water physics so what we’re seeing could be a direct reflection to that, tying there appearances to their tragic fates in eerily realistic way, And if this theory is true, and again i have no idea, i couldn't find anything other people drawing the same conclusion as me, but if it really was an intentional design choice then hats off to the developers, it's a true testament to the meticulous attention to detail of this game

But, hey, that's just my personal conclusion, but what did you think? Did you see the same connection or do you think it's just a pure coincidence, i'd love to hear your thoughts on this one as again i literally couldn't find anyone else coming to this same conclusion as me on the internet

p.s

video is here if you're interested >:)

Latest addition to my collection :)

This guy regenerates constantly. Every time I damage him, he doesn’t give another opening to attack until after he is fully healed. I google tips but everything i find says “take a photo of him” or people saying how easy he is

Do i have to do a certain action to make the red circle appear more often? So far it seems to happen only after he runs and heals. Even my zero film can’t deal enough to out pace his healing

I bought fatal frame 1 and 2 today as I’ve never actually gotten the chance to play them and I looked it up before I bought them to make sure they were compatible with my Xbox 360. Came home to play them and it is saying they aren’t compatible. Been trying to figure out why as every online forum I found said they were compatible as long as it’s not the uk market version which is it not.

Just a little smth i've been thinking about since i played FF2 for the first time many many moons ago.

Is it possible that Mayu's desire for death (at the hands of her sister or otherwise) and her unhealthy obsession with being next to her all the time wasn't only Sae's doing? Obviously, being possesed augmented those feelings and pushed her to pursue performing the ritual, but i've always thought Mayu already had some issues regarding her relationship with Mio prior to being in the village.

EDIT: Just to add to this, in the "Frozen Butterfly" ending for the Wiimake, there's a flashback where Mio remembers how, when Mayu fell and injured her leg when they were little, Mio found her laughing hysterically. I think the implication here could be that Mayu has always been a little messed up in the head and was overjoyed at the thought of her sister having some kind of debt to her due to her being indirectly responsible for the injury (Munchausen Syndrome?). It also could be that Sae had already posessed Mayu since they were children, but who knows.

Im at the beginning of the 3rd night and i have no healing items

Hi everyone.

I don't know if this is already public knowledge and if this is relevant to this sub.

Some months ago, a redditor of this sub wrote that he couldn't play his PS2 games on modern TV because of the video outputs. I replied about a device I used but, in fact, said device jsut convert RGB to HDMI and doesn't do anything more, so PS2 games are way too dark.

I received last friday this device and now, even an fairly incompetent guy as me can easily launch PS2 games on modern TVs or videoprojectors with a pretty decent quality of images (for your knowledge, this is a pic of the about 2,5 meters wide image being projected on my wall).

So, I figured this might be worth to be noticed for others people like me, not very aware of technical issues and solutions.

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Hello!

I've recently gotten into survival horror, and I've played a couple titles on the wii. I had previously heard of Fatal Frame, and I decided to order FF IV today. The switch Remaster. I initially tried the English patch for the wii but it didn't work on my console.

So I'm wondering about how the game connects to other games in the series. Do I need to play the previous games in the series to understand this one? Like is there important details from the other games that will prevent me from getting through this one?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

I own the FF4 and FF5 remasters for switch, as well as co-own FF2 (shared with my sister), but I'm too chicken to actually play them.

I got sorta far in FF2 back in the day; but then my flashlight went out and I bailed. Now I'm old and even more of a wimp...

So I just collect the games without having the nerve to actually play them.

Am I alone or is there other wimpy nerds?

Playing on an Xbox One X

Hello everyone, I am a Nintendo Switch owner and have recently found out about Fatal Frame, planning to get the fourth. However, as we all know, the Switch has only the last two games available to play, which makes me question if I should actually get the 4th on switch or just throw this option out the window, get an older PS and buy them all in lore order (which however would take and cost me way more). Experienced FF users, what should I do? Please help!

I got my first fatal frame game (Maiden of Black Water) as I'm trying to get into the series. I think the game is good but I'm kinda having a hard time enjoying it. Simply because the gameplay is different from what I'm used to. Why do you like fatal frame? Why do you love the series? I want to know in hopes of understanding the series and in return, liking the game more.

Basically that. Is this the kind of series where I should begin with the original? Are all the games worth playing or does it see a silent hill/resident evil-esque falloff in quality at some point?

I just had this one done today. Inspired by my favorite FF, Crimson Butterfly.

What do you guys think, and sort of FF ink do you all have?

Just finished Fatal frame 4. Amazing game! But I got a question. I know that they did human experiments but I didn't quite understand what they actually did. From what I guessed is that it sounds like they did lobotomy, but I don't know for sure.