Its hard for me not to compare this to Fatal Frame 2, which I'm realizing might be one of my favorite PS2 games. Its less scary than 2, the gameplay and models aren't quite as polished, and it doesn't have the same fondness for leaving things unspoken. But when you throw all that away, its still just a really engaging horror game. Its easy to get sucked into playing, moving from location to location, learning about the various tragedies that have plagued this mansion. Learning what happened to Yae after Fatal Frame 2 is CRUSHING but it also just adds even more depth and nuance to this world. I don't know if the games are all that good at dialogue- the papers you read kind of blend together. But the imagery and storytelling is second-to-none. God I wish these were playable on modern consoles.