Can I have them back please?
Of all the horror franchises I’ve subjected myself to over the years, Fatal Frame is the one that sticks in my mind most as properly, actually, scary. It’s the answer I’ll give every single time to the question of what game series has scared me the most, and it’s all down to one very simple reason.
As today is the 10th anniversary of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water‘s release in the US, I’ve been pondering over the series, and in particular its signature camera obscura mechanic. You know, the part that asks you to face your fears, to walk towards the cold spot in the haunted mansion, to enter room 237 of the hotel, and then stay there to take pictures. It’s the exact opposite of what my body and brain are telling me to do, messing with my fight or flight response (my doctor says I’ve got a flight or flight response, to be honest). It gets me every time.
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