FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

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KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Horror · Mar 9, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $49.99. It has been as low as $29.99.

90%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 154 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
37% of themes are praise36% are divided27% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Story Spoiler Alert 2h playing: The story is about 5 girls who were kidnapped by a maiden called Vessel and performed a ritual at the Kagura festival held at the Lunar Eclipse shrine on Rogetsu Isle. 2 out of 5 were killed.
154 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Lots of textures were low resolution and pixelated it would have been nice to have some texture filtering on those.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The concept of collecting special stones to upgrade your camera from FF1, the info notebook and cassette tapes from FF3, as well as the classic menus, sound effects, ghost lists, hidden ghosts, and tons of costumes, and lenses/functions to unlock.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
You get an alert on your HUD that an item is nearby, but you can’t pick it up unless you shine your light on it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters154 reviews
Graphics69 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay61 reviews
92%
Controls35 reviews
86%
Performance16 reviews
81%
Crashes6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat47 reviews
87%
Difficulty31 reviews
97%
Bugs9 reviews
89%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $49.99. The lowest we've tracked is $29.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $49.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
41
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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