Horror junkie that I am, I started playing Tecmo’s Fatal Frame II for the Playstation 2 this morning. Knowing the Japanese’s mastery of horror, I was expecting a thrill ride with this game… and I was not disappointed. Fatal Frame II is one of the creepiest games that I have every played. Yes, the Americans can also make good horror games (like The Suffering, Clive Barker’s Undying, Doom) but when it comes to consistency of quality, white-knuckle horror, and an almost cinematic pacing I doff my hat off to the Japanese. They have really got the formula right. In fact, almost all the games that come from Japan boast of the kind of mastery of atmosphere and storytelling that always keeps me coming back for more. Games like Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid series View the rest of this article
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