If you liked 1 and 2, for sure you're going to like 3.

Funny similarities with Silent 4: The room (which I happened to beat just before this one):

–There is a "weird world" (The Dream Palace here) and the "normal world": your apartment.

–You switch between one and other by waking up.

–Candles to keep ghosts away.

This already makes it quite different to 1 and 2 and I love the apartment interchapters where you investigate with the help of Miku.

The game has a lot to tell and it's really cool the way that you keep notes that summarize what you have discovered, I've spent a lot of time reading with delight. I feel that's not necessary to beat the game if thats what you want to do, but the third installment has imo the most comprehensible story and the one where you can empathise the most with the main character, Rei. It's a game about loss and you can feel Rei's gloom.

Also tries to mix it with both 1 and 2 and it's really cool when you visit locations that look familiar.

I didn't like combat very much, too based on fatal frame and pressing the button at the right moment for my likings, but it's not really relevant.

Very beautiful and haunting game. For sure you have to play this one if you enjoy horror. I don't think it's the scariest of the 3 (I'll give that achievement to the second) but it's really scary anyways. Great ending for the PS2 saga.

Reviewed on Feb 02, 2022


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