2021 Concept First
Title: Concept First¶
Folklore Type: folkloresque¶
Contents:¶
"BD: A lot of games have been influenced by Fatal Frame’s approach to horror over the years, which dilutes its impact somewhat. Was it hard to innovate whilst trying to stick to the traditional scares fans loved?
KK: For us, as we make new entries in the series we are not trying to keep escalating the shocking aspects of the horror elements. For every title, we decide on the concept first and then focus on bringing horror contents to players that revolve around that concept. For example, in the first title, the main concepts are “condensing the Japanese sense of fear” and “fear that defies your imagination,” for the second title it was “horror from legends,” and for the third title it was “going between reality and dreams, and mechanisms in reality that causes fear to spread.” In this entry in the series, our main theme is “experiencing fear through a location that condenses Japan’s “haunted places.” We have made it so that you can experience different kinds of fear through each title. As each entry in the series has a different approach to fear, each player will have their own favorite title or their own opinion on which is the most frightening."
Context:¶
In this interview excerpt, Kikuchi, producer of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, discusses the approach taken to horror in the series. Kikuchi describes their approach as "concept first," and gives a list of examples, with many drawing concepts focused on folklore and dreams.
This interview was done by Bloody Disgusting for the remastered release of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water in 2021. The original 2014/2015 release was a Nintendo Wii U exclusive. The remastered edition, released in 2021, updated the game for modern consoles and the PC.
Source Information¶
Original Source Citation: Kikuchi, Keisuke. "[Interview] Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water Producer Keisuke Kikuchi Discusses Returning to the Series and its Unique Brand of Horror." By Neil Bolt. Bloody Disgusting. September 28, 2021. https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3684503/interview-fatal-frame-maiden-black-water-producer-keisuke-kikuchi-discusses-returning-series-unique-brand-horror/.
| Source Type: | interview |
| Source URL: | https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3684503/interview-fatal-frame-maiden-black-water-producer-keisuke-kikuchi-discusses-returning-series-unique-brand-horror/ |
| Date Published: | 2021-09-28 |
| Date Collected: | 2023-08-03 |
| Associated File Name: | Kikuchi-2021-Interview_Fatal Frame Maiden of Black Water.pdf |