Sometimes Mayu will stop if she finds a clue as well. Many clues are only visible through the viewfinder, and some ghosts are non-hostile and will provide hints to advance further. A filament in the corner of the screen will glow when ghosts or clues are nearby. Most of the game is spent directing Mio followed closely by Mayu as they explore the village.
Unlike in other installments in the series, the Camera Obscura's attack power is based on the player's proximity to the target ghost. The game has also been re-released on the PlayStation 3 via PSN in 2013, and a remake of the game titled Project Zero 2: Wii Edition was released for the Wii in 2012 in Europe and Japan. An Xbox port, subtitled Director's Cut, was released in 2004 and included improved visuals, audio, and new gameplay modes.
Upon release, Fatal Frame II received positive reviews, and is widely considered to be among the scariest video games ever made. Ghosts reappearing in different locations, and being able to feel their presence even after their death were characteristics Shibata felt were indicative of a horror scenario. Director Makoto Shibata kept the perpetual nature of spirits in mind during development. Despite this, horror was still the central focus of the game. Because many players were too frightened to finish the original, Tecmo made the sequel's story more interesting to encourage players to see it through and finish the game. Players must use a camera with powers of exorcism to defeat enemies and uncover the secrets of the village.ĭevelopment of Fatal Frame II began shortly after the completion of the first title. Their lives quickly become threatened when the village spirits begin to possess Mayu and target them as sacrifices for an ancient ritual. The story follows twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura as they explore an abandoned village and experience encounters with the paranormal. It is the second installment in the Fatal Frame series, and features an independent story with little relation to the first title. And yeah, I love 3 the most too, followed by 4.Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, is a Japanese survival horror video game developed and published by Tecmo in 2003 for the PlayStation 2. There's just a lot of things about 2 and Mayu in general that don't sit right with me.
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she then constantly goes on and guilt trips you for leaving her, even when it's necessary in order to free her? She always seems to be clear headed at the weirdest times, even outright apologizes you for running off without you in the Osaka house or w/e before she does. Just everything about Mayu rubs *me* the wrong way. There are a *lot* of various different interpretations and what if.
Which, it turns out to be unnecessary in the first place if you watch the ending where Sae is completely exorcised and gets to be with Yae, and Mayu pulls Mio up out of the pit. It's been awhile since I watched it so I don't remember all the specifics, but it implies a lot that either Mayu's been possessed from the start (which is unlikely), or Mayu was always a little twisted, and/or always had some semblance of an idea of what they'd eventually need to do.