Regular discussion #1

[secretstaircase]

Slightly later than expected (sorry!), here's the first discussion topic. A nice easy one to break the ice.

Which Fatal Frame game is your favourite, and why?

Comments

[kallah]

Hm. It's a tossup between the first and the second, I think.

Takamine's group adds an interesting layer to the first game - they're painfully aware of what's happening to them and desperately trying to solve it, just the way Miku is. It's also the only game where some of the ghosts seem to have some degree of self-awareness - Takamine showing Miku where an item is hidden, and Munakata trying to tell Miku not to be afraid during that boss fight.

The second game is the most emotionally involving, though, with the excellent flashbacks and the Spirit Stone Radio, and the way it demonstrates just how damaging the ritual was to the survivors.

[secretstaircase]

Oh, I totally forgot to mention the Spirit Stone Radio in FF2 - probably my favourite thing in any of the games. I wish they'd bring that back.

FF1-3 all have the element of the people who came to the haunted place and died shortly before the main characters arrive (Takamine's group, Masumi/Miyako and Yoshino), but I think FF1 justifies it best, having them be the reason that the main characters go there at all. And Takamine's group definitely seemed more involved in the plot than the abovementioned. Overall I think FF1 has the neatest storyline, without any weird coincidences or trailing ends.