Fatal Frame III: The Tormented Critic Reviews

Fatal Frame 3 is horror at its best, minus any cheap scares. It does an outstanding job of creeping you out while spinning a deep and distressing story that will get under your skin.

Fatal Frame III really ties the entire series together and provides a good and complex plot with plenty of scares and frantic moments.

The actual story is as sad as it is malevolent.

A supremely worthy successor to the most-frightening throne.

A fantastic game; you probably won't play a scarier title in the survival horror genre. And if you can forgive the minor niggles you're in for a wholesome and character building experience.

An appealing game for the 13 or so hours that it lasts. The storyline and atmosphere is perfect and the gameplay is solid for the most part.

I had a great time with Fatal Frame III despite the aging controls and unoriginal gameplay.

I loved playing the game--it’s scary as hell. The graphics, gameplay, presentation, and sound are decent and they work very well together.

A quality title that doesn't necessarily stray from the proven groundwork laid down by its predecessors, but still manages to give you a good scare.

A unique approach to the genre, the series proves that an endless supply of undead to fight isn’t always scarier than an empty hallway in a deserted mansion.

A great horror game for PS2 owners and anyone who likes a good ghost story, but fans may find it to be a little too mired in its series's formula.

Those passionate for an escapade into cursed manors and the spirit world will find The Tormented equally as refreshing as its predecessors.

A little gem of a game, one which proves the power and intensity of effect that some games can exert on the players.

While it's an interesting idea, the abrupt changes in pace really kills the excitement level.

However, "not quite as good as the best ever" is still pretty damn good.

Not only are the characters sluggish but the game is very fussy about triggering events. You have to be standing in the perfect spot to do things such as open a door or pick up a key.

This is great gaming, great art, and a great way to give yourself the creeps while fumbling around with the oddest virtual camera you've ever handled.

Although Fatal Frame III will simultaneously delight and scare the bejesus out of fans of the series, Tecmo will need to take that next big step in "Fatal Frame IV" to keep this innovative series at the top of the survival-horror heap.

Controlling the characters is still quite awkward in that old Resident Evil kind of way but the real treat comes in the form of the Camera Obscura and the fact that you can play as two other characters.

100% guaranteed to creep you out, Fatal Frame III combines the best parts of the last two games into a story that helps wrap up most loose ends nicely. It's not terribly new, but it is very, very scary.