The water connects us all.”Īncient texts tell of a mountain shrouded in mystery, a hallowed bridge between our world and the afterlife, a location both feared and revered by those who may glance upon it: Mt. “Water purifies all – we are born from water, and to the water we return. So does Maiden of Black Water manage to expertly capture the true essence of horror, or does the game lose focus and end up as a Project Zero/10? Read on and find out. Now over 7 years since its initial release, the game once again rises from the dead in a remaster for PC, Xbox One/Series, PlayStation 4/5 and Nintendo Switch. Considered the 5th game in the main series, Maiden of Black Water originally released in 2015 exclusively for the Wii U, and cleverly utilised the console’s Game Pad as a viewfinder for the Camera Obscura. Now spanning over two decades, this cult classic series has released on numerous consoles including PlayStation 2, Wii, 3DS ( as a spin-off), and mostly recently Wii U with the latest entry, Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water. Key art from each of the previous Project Zero / Fatal Frame entries. Also called Fatal Frame in many regions, the series focuses on traditional Japanese horror and an unconventional first-person shooter style gameplay, utilising a mysterious spiritual camera known as the Camera Obscura. However, there is one particular series of horror games that I’ve seen mentioned repeatedly amongst fans of the genre, to almost universal praise: Project Zero. Series like Resident Evil and Silent Hill are key players in the genre, with other titles like Dead Space, Amnesia, and Outlast more recently achieving critical acclaim. When discussing horror videogames, there are a few key franchises that seem to dominate the market.
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