Japanese gaming publication 4Gamer recently caught up with Makoto Shibata and Hidehiko Nakajima to talk about the upcoming Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake. The pair were asked why they decided to remake the game and the answer was simply that fans were pleased with the other remasters of Maiden of Black Water and Mask of the Lunar Eclipse and they thought Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly would be a perfect fit for a remake. It has also been a while since the original was released and the team thought it would be the perfect time to give the game the remake treatment.
Nakajima: In the Fatal Frame series we previously released remasters of Maiden of Black Water and Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. We received praise from fans all over the world that “the visuals were much better”, but at the same time lots of people asking “What about a Crimson Butterfly remake or remaster?” That led us to begin thinking about developing it.
Shibata: Amongst all of the requests for “We want a remaster of this!” and “We want a new game”, the most common were those waiting for a Crimson Butterfly remake. We really understood how much the title was valued and loved by everyone. Even within the company we had opinions from people saying “I played that a long time ago”, and “That? I loved it!”, so we also wanted to make a remake for those people too.
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