2005 Holly and a Snake
Title: Holly and a Snake¶
Folklore Type: legend, folkloresque¶
Contents:¶
"We put the meaning of a curse and black magic on the tattoo. The tattoo is designed with the texture of holly and a snake, and the player will realize that the tattoo is the symbol of pain and it is the pain of living your life. (In ancient Japan, it was believed that the snake was the messenger of God, and holly was a symbol of pain.)"
Context:¶
In this blog excerpt, Shibata discusses the Japanese folkloric meaning behind the snake and holly symbols in the tattoo featured as part of a grief ritual and later as a curse in Fatal Frame III: The Tormented.
This excerpt is taken from a series of blog posts, called "Developer Diaries" written ahead of the release of Fatal Frame III: The Tormented for North America in 2005 on the PlayStation 2 platform. These posts are intended to give insight into the process of developing a given game, as well as act as a source of PR for the game's release.
Source Information¶
Original Source Citation: Shibata, Makoto. "Fatal Frame III: Dev Diary #3." GameSpy. October 28, 2005. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/fatal-frame-3/662607p1.html.
| Source Type: | blog |
| Source URL: | http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/fatal-frame-3/662607p2.html |
| Date Published: | 2005-10-28 |
| Date Collected: | 2023-07-31 |
| Associated File Name: | Shibata_Fatal Frame III Dev Diary 3_Part 2.pdf |