Fatal Frame: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse Haunts Switch Next Year

Looks like I will buy this one

Very out of the left field announcement, never played this one but I like the Fatal Frame series and buying this.

Easily the highlight of the Direct for me.

I’m hoping for an international physical release, but I’ll import an Asian copy if that doesn’t materialise.

I'm hope this game will not be censored or something... Like Maiden of Black Water, with it's removed costumes...

@Silly_G Yeah. It is one of the best Nintendo Direct's announcements for me.

We finally got the fourth entry at last. Now my Fatal Frame collection is complete.

Oh, thought it was a new game...anyways yeah, the only horror game series that I actually looked into. I got distracted when starting Maiden, maybe I should finish that up at some point, I dunno, I get too distracted way too easily and I got Monster Hunter to deal with. >.<

Pretty happy about this one since I'm a FF fan based in the US.

Hoping for a physical edition

Pretty surprising this got announced despite last port that got low sales across multiple platforms. Well I guess a slightly enhanced port is not a huge commitment.

@Arawn93 I think that one sell better digitally which prompt them to remastered this one. Besides this one is a multiplat just like Maiden of Black Water so it's also coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Steam. While the Switch version will had both digital and physical release, the rest will just be digital releases.

Hoping Eternal Darkness eventually gets some love surprisingly like how this did. A new entry would be a great October game.. one of these Octobers.

... Wun can only hope.

Yeah I'm down. Insta-download.

Finally, all of the Fatal Frame games will be available to own in North America!

This was my third favorite reveal of this Direct. Hope they use HD Rumble on it.

I'm pretty excited about this but I'm not sure how I feel about not having easy access to many other entries in the franchise.

"Classic"

It's ok at best.

I actually liked the Fatal Frame game that was released last year, so I’ll definitely pick this up.

I'm really looking forward to this one. Any word on a physical release? I know Fatal Frame 5 wasn't released here physically in the states, so I imported a copy off Amazon. I'll do the same with this, if available. I should probably get a physical copy of Fatal Frame 5 for PS4 also...

Edit: Just ordered a copy of Fatal Frame Maiden of Black Water for PS4. Now I have the Switch & PS4 versions. I want physical copies of this for Switch & PS4 also!

@Joeynator3000 I thought so, too. But I haven't heard of it before, so with new controls and graphics its basically a new game for me.

I hope there'll be a physical release like Maiden of Black Water Looking forward to finally playing this one. Love Fatal Frame games.

Now I'm really hoping for 1, 2 and 3 remasters so let's support this on the platform of your choice!

@Arawn93 Last remaster's sales were high, I don't know where you got that they were low. Koei Tecmo revealed in their financial report that the remaster of Maiden of Black Water sold 340,000 copies worldwide, which is a record for the series. Also, the trailer shows significantly improved graphics compared to the Wii version, not to mention that the Wii version was not properly tested and polished.

@NeonPizza At the end of the announcement trailer, you can see that it's coming to Series X/S, Xbox One, Windows, PS5, PS4 and Switch. It's not a Switch exclusive in spite of what NL's article suggests.

Damn, my Japanese Wii copy just became pointless! XD

@Arawn93 The rerelease of Fatal Frame 5 was the best selling entry in the franchise.

@BTB20 that was also on multiple platforms so context matters

Great news as this Fatal frame was the only one that I was missing on nintendo platforms. I hope to see a limited edition like the excellent maiden of a black water limited edition we got on Wii U in Europe! By the way the WII U version is the best way to play that game as the gamepad is your obscura camera!

Former Japanese exclusives are an easy buy for me.

@Arawn93

"last port that got low sales across multiple platforms"

False, as explained above.

"that was also on multiple platforms so context matters"

You are wrong but instead of admitting it, you contradict yourself in your second comment with pointless reasoning. You're talking about low sales across multiple platforms but sales of the remaster were the highest in the series across multiple platforms by a huge margin, so your negative assumption is wrong.

Hell yes. I'll be buying a physical version from PlayAsia just like I did last year with Maiden of the Black Water.

@Arawn93 What exactly is your point? You said it got low sales, but it didn't. What context are you talking about? 340k sales may sound low to you but it's the highest sales the series ever got. That is the actual context here and it paints you wrong. That is also why Fatal Frame 4 gets the exact same treatment as 5. There is absolutely nothing surprising about it. It's expected and had to happen.
And what do you even mean with "also"? We aren't talking about two different games. The last port that you're talking about is the rerelease of Fatal Frame 5.

@DTfeartheBEARD PlayAsia is your beat friend. It's where I buy most Switch games and I live in Texas. They have stuff over there that's not even on the eShop for North America like Food Girls.

@JustMonika That's true. I didn't think about Play-Asia. Besides, I have a list of games I wanted to order from them anyway. I've never heard of Food Girls, but now I'm interested to look it up, lol.

Another Fatal Frame game Nintendo is willing to share. Cheers to more multi-plat games!

@DTfeartheBEARD Just a romance visual novel / management simulator, lol .. If you want the best then get Island off the eShop. Best experience I've had in 40 years.

@JustMonika oh okay, lol. I prefer physical over digital, so if you have any other suggestions with physical releases for Switch and or PS5, I'm all ears haha!

@DTfeartheBEARD You can get a physical version of Island for Switch off PlayAsia or eBay for the same price as the digital version 😎

@Banjo- if they were low, then why are we getting Project Zero 4 HD remake (or remaster) then lol?

But I am glad that this one is coming to Nintendo Switch alongside with its Playstation, Xbox and PC counterparts.

Now we got 1 (soon to be 2) fatal frame games on modern systems

@JustMonika 40 years? How old are you exactly? Haha just kidding. I'll add those to the ever growing wish list. Thanks, I appreciate the recommendations!

@anoyonmus That's right. I hope that we get 1-3 as well!

As you suggest, the trailer of Mask of the Lunar Eclipse looks more like a remake 😊.

@DTfeartheBEARD I just turned 40 on the 3rd actually, lol .. been gaming since 1989 actually, lol.. but I just got into visual novels last year thanks to Doki Doki Literature Club coming to consoles.

@JustMonika oh okay lol. Happy belated birthday! I was born in 1989. So I have around 30 years of gaming experience. Visual novels are pretty new to me also. I like them so far.

@DTfeartheBEARD Well Island is the best there is. If you commit to it then make sure to look up a route guide for it so you don't waste any time making the wrong decisions, lol.

https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/island-switch/

@JustMonika Hopefully I'll get to it one of these days. I see the physical copy on Play-Asia. The next few months are booked with pre-orders for me. I definitely won't look up a guide though, lol trial and error is all apart of the fun!