
There are occasional problems with the patch itself such as text leaping out of boxes or minor typos, but on the whole nothing that demeans the gaming experience too greatly. As a result playing this game with a component cable is a must or certain text becomes a little too difficult to read. Particulary numbers and text that aren’t in standard colours, or on the story summary screen. While the translation work on this game is superb, the font used to transcribe the game can often be difficult to read on a standard definition setup.The sense of vulnerability that previous games perfected with the Camera Obscura as your only weapon is still extremely palpable, and makes exploring the intriguing kidnapping mystery even more rewarding. With a new focus on memories based around lunar activity, playing the game feels like experiencing each characters moment of deja vu. Project Zero 4 continues the series fascination with Japanese spirituality and calamity-preventing rituals.Every step has been made to make the temporary language patch and region free ability as simple to use as possible. All that is needed to play is a retail copy of the Japanese game, an SD card and the appropriate patch files. While game dialogue is still in Japanese the translation team have worked hard to localise all menus, help text tutorials and subtitles, with only a handful of (fixable) mistakes.

In this regard nothing here disappoints, the fan translation has been completed with the professionalism and flair the series deserves. This release will always been benchmarked by the translation project that has enabled the western world to play it.What is revealed in translation was well worth the wait. The fact that we’re even able to finally play Project Zero 4 is down to the hard work and dedication of a group of fans, who tasked themselves with translating the latest in the Fatal Frame series not long after Nintendo’s refusal.Īs a result booting up this import feels like opening Pandora’s Box, a chance to experience a Project Zero game with it’s original Japanese voices and touches.
