Fatal Frame IV - Break Down and Speculations

Gothic Girl | June 19, 2008 | Blog | Wii

The Fatal Frame series has always been heavily linked to Japanese folklore, culture and superstitions. That's what makes it such a unique and interesting horror series. But with Fatal Frame IV's release coming up, not much is known about the themes that will be surrounding the story.

RacoonCityTimes breaks down the info that we do know about the game and speculates what folklore Fatal Frame IV might revolve around ...

So I thought it was time for a break down of Fatal Frame 4 from what we know. Beyond the Camera len's translations

What about the name of the game? "The Mask of the Lunar Eclipse"? What significance does that bear?
The only reference I could find to an eclipse was the Shinto sun goddess "Amarterasu" who caused an eclipse by sealing a cave, from what I've read. Hurriedly, on the subject, the world was later saved by a sumo (which, whilst saying something for the bravery of the sumo, doesn't seem in keeping with the theme of the series).

What about masks?
The first thing that comes to mind are Japanese Noh Theatre masks. The noh performances are based on 6 groupings, possibly it could be used for 5 girls and an eclipse as the 6th grouping?
Although, the Noh theatre has routes in Buddhism, not Shinto (like I think the rest of the series is), so again, not in keeping with the vibe of it's predecessors.

Honestly I don't think I'll ever guess the story before I play it, but its fun to think about it and take wild guesses, and learn some Japanese folklore in the process.

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bbb7002004 | June 20, 2008

Interesting. I'm actually very glad that Nintendo and Tecmo is keeping a tight lid on the story though, it will make it more interesting and surprising once I play the actual game.