
Where it improves: -Well to start off, it all the Fatal Frame games, items do not res-pawn, so if you used up all your film in the first one when fighting ghosts, you were screwed.

Well to start Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly is and improvement from the first in some ways, and weaker in others.
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**I read the other reviews and no one mentioned the amazing atmosphere or the plot? What the hell?! Is the English version lost in translation that's why no one cares for it? … Full Review »įatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly is and improvement from the first in some ways, and weaker in others.
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Not only gameplay mechanism is better and characters look more authentic (because of the unnecessary face job, Mio and Mayu in the remake look artificial, almost like dolls), but the perfect blend of the intro of the song and ending movie created the most shocking, haunting and beautiful PS2 game experience, while the Wii ending does not evoke the same feeling. There is a reason people still pick the original PS2 game over the remake including myself.

I thought (and still think) that there is no place for songs with vocal in a game unless they are ballads, but "Chou" by Amano Tsukiko changed my opinion. You have to play the game to watch it for yourself. The ending is perhaps one of the most famous in video game history. It's about sisterly love, while 1 and 3 are about loss of loved ones, sorrow and agony. Colour palette is more vivid and warmer than the two other games. Except for a few levels.like the black and white chasing sequences. (Difficulty wise it's 3>1>2) Camera also lacks charging mechanism. I would say it's worth to learn Japanese for this game :) On the game itself, 2 is the most unique and perhaps most beautiful entry out of the 3 PS2 FF games in my opinion. I think it's very unfortunate when people do not understand Fatal Frame games because of cultural differences. After I got quite fluent I watched the playthrough again and appreciated it much more because of all the puns as well as elements related to Japanese culture and history.

12 years ago this game actually motivated me to learn Japanese because I wanted to understand the plot. 12 years ago this game actually motivated me to learn Japanese This is a beautiful horror game and most importantly it is VERY Japanese. This is a beautiful horror game and most importantly it is VERY Japanese.
