7 Survival Horror Games That Should Rise from the Dead
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame’s latest release was as recent as 2014, but it’s time to reboot the golden age of this franchise–the PS2 era.
The original Fatal Frame released globally in 2002, and it’s very much a “Japanese Horror” game. It’s filled with ghosts, supernatural psychological terror, and female characters with long black hair (often obscuring their faces).
Among other things, what sets this series apart even today, is the sense of reverence that Fatal Frame maintains for the supernatural specters you encounter in the game.
As the player character willingly ventures to a variety of haunted locations, the only defensive tool you possess is your “Camera Obscura”: a special camera that can capture ghosts and pacify them. When using this tool, the gameplay transfers from third to first-person as you look through the mystical lens.
This single “weapon” remains the same throughout the franchise, preventing you from killing and generating an overall sense of respect for the unfortunate beings you meet.
In addition, when you’re not really able to kill anything, and you’re also required to run headlong into the scariness instead of away from it, a new sort of tension is created. This tension is both terrifying and addictive, and is absolutely worthy of a remake that can capture it.
