One surprise announcement for horror fans was the remaster ofFatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. This Wii U exclusive getting a second chance after its initially unimpressive release was unexpected, with ports to modern consoles, from the Nintendo Switch to the Xbox Series X. ThisFatal Frameremaster was announced at E3 2021, complete with brand-new content for this new release. With the excitement surroundingMaiden of the Black Water’s upcoming release, the series director was asked if it would be possible that other games from the franchise would get a similar remaster.
TheFatal Framefranchise has historically struggled to find success over in the west, due to its heavy usage of Japanese supernatural horror. It has been a long-running franchise that first debuted on PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2001, with only five titles to its name, with 2014’sFatal Frame: Maiden of Black Waterbeing the fifth game in the series. Thanks to hype for this upcoming remaster, series director Makoto Shibata was quite surprised about it considering how previous games were more niche in the west.
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In an interview with JPGames, it was pointed out that manyFatal Framegames are niche and nowadays quite rare, which can be a barrier of entry for some fans looking to get into the series. When Shibata was asked about porting or even remastering these rare games, he said thatFatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water’s remaster was made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series, so there currently are no plans to develop any other remastered versions. However, he said that thanks to the reception for the upcoming release, it has exceeded their expectations and that he would be taking this into consideration.
A few months ago, the producer of the series was asked a similar question regardinga newFatal Frameentry, where he was asked that ifMaiden of BlackWater performed well then it could end up with a revival of the series. While it was no guarantee, he suggests that he would love to take a crack at another game with the team.
Suffice to say, the minds behind theFatal Frameserieswish for these games to reach as many as people as possible, as the game is being released on many different formats and consoles. Hopefully this game and other factors line up correctly for moreFatal Framegames in the future, or even a remastered collection of the previous games.
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Waterwill release on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on October 28th 2021.
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