Finished Fatal Frame for the first time. Took me 9 hours.
All things considered, it was pretty good. Not sure I feel motivated to replay this game soon, but if the sequels improve on the combat, I'll check them out. Right now I want to try Limbo and replay Eternal Darkness.
Pros
[spoiler]- Maybe the scariest game I've played? I don't even believe in ghosts, but the whole idea of evil spirits is scary to me, and the execution was top notch here. I hate the developers for throwing random ghosts when I least expected, but it's also freaking genius. I'll never forget the one random spirit that appeared in the rubble room a split second before I touched the save point. And even without the jump scares, I always felt that I was exploring a hostile environment thanks to the atmosphere and creepy setting
- I had way more supplies than I needed at the end. Throughout Night 3, I generally had 3 of each healing plus a mirror. I never wasted a Stone Mirror without knowing where to find another one. Ammo is not a problem either. I probably won't need to conserve and reset as often next time
- NG+ with new powers to buy and ghost list
- I didn't use any guides! The puzzles were interesting and easy to solve, despite reusing the JP codes and the stone arranging too much. The objectives when searching the mansion were very clear and convenient. I liked for example that you spend almost all of Night 3 in the garden/shrine area[/spoiler]
Cons
[spoiler]- 9 hours in, the combat still wasn't enjoyable. I know the ghosts have a pattern, I just don't have any fun figuring them out when they spend 90% of the time invisible/teleporting around. And there are sooo many different types of ghosts... there's just no incentive for me. Landing a Zero Shot is satisfying and all, but I was always annoyed by the constant teleporting, and my timing in general was really poor
- Character moves too slow
- I don't mind the cheesy dialogue and cutscenes, but man, I wish I could play that story in a more recent game with better presentation[/spoiler]