<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maiden	I-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
for	O
eighth	B-Application
and	O
ninth	B-Device
generation	I-Device
consoles	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
players	O
navigate	O
areas	O
filled	O
with	O
hostile	O
ghosts	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
by	O
taking	O
photographs	O
using	O
the	O
Camera	O
Obscura	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
directly	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
post-endgame	O
story	O
featuring	O
Ayane	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
featuring	O
altered	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
during	O
production	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crimson	I-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
co-creator	O
Keisuke	O
Kikuchi	O
proposed	O
the	O
project	O
when	O
he	O
saw	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
Camera	O
Obscura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kikuchi	O
and	O
fellow	O
co-creator	O
Makoto	O
Shibata	O
returned	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
posts	O
of	O
producer	O
and	O
director	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
staff	O
from	O
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lunar	I-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
and	O
developers	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
also	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
considerably	O
more	O
praise	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maiden	I-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
three	O
different	O
characters	O
traversing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
environments	O
across	O
Hikami	O
Mountain	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
including	O
ruined	O
buildings	O
and	O
dark	O
forests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
is	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
,	O
with	O
shots	O
of	O
varying	O
proximity	O
and	O
angles	O
affecting	O
how	O
much	O
damage	O
the	O
ghost	O
takes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
damaging	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
fatal	B-Application
frame	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
hits	O
a	O
ghost	O
's	O
weak	O
spot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
characters	O
 '	O
story	O
arcs	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
episode	O
features	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
protagonist	O
Ayane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
three	O
different	O
protagonists	O
:	O
Yuri	O
Kozukata	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
bring	O
people	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
shadow	O
world	O
into	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
descent	O
from	O
the	O
Hikami	O
shrine	O
maidens	O
;	O
Ren	O
Hojo	O
,	O
an	O
author	O
and	O
friend	O
of	O
Yuri	O
who	O
goes	O
to	O
the	O
mountain	O
to	O
research	O
his	O
new	O
book	O
;	O
and	O
Miu	O
Hinasaki	O
,	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
first	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
protagonist	O
Miku	O
Hinasaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
to	O
series	O
co-creator	O
and	O
producer	O
Keisuke	O
Kikuchi	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
industry	O
:	O
similar	O
to	O
his	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
for	O
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lunar	I-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
,	O
Kikuchi	O
saw	O
multiple	O
gameplay	O
possibilities	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
gamepad	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
gamepad	O
becoming	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Camera	O
Obscura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
propose	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
becoming	O
a	O
joint	O
production	O
between	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
as	O
with	O
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lunar	I-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
included	O
Kikuchi	O
,	O
series	O
co-creator	O
and	O
director	O
Makoto	O
Shibata	O
;	O
and	O
Toshiharu	O
Izuno	O
and	O
Tohru	O
Osawa	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lunar	I-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
began	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crimson	I-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maiden	O
of	O
Black	O
Water	O
features	O
a	O
theme	O
song	O
performed	O
by	O
Tsuki	O
Amano	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
This	O
Cage	O
"	O
;	O
Amano	O
had	O
contributed	O
theme	O
songs	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
horror	O
as	O
an	O
aesthetic	O
starting	O
point	O
as	O
with	O
earlier	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
purpose	O
being	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
as	O
frightening	O
for	O
players	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
gamepad	O
became	O
central	O
to	O
gameplay	O
,	O
several	O
other	O
elements	O
were	O
considered	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pace	O
of	O
gameplay	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
similar	O
to	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mechanic	O
being	O
tested	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
necessity	O
to	O
keep	O
dry	O
,	O
initially	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
sweating	O
mechanic	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
capacities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
meant	O
that	O
more	O
experimentation	O
with	O
graphics	O
could	O
be	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
engine	O
used	O
technology	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
points	O
of	O
aesthetic	O
similarity	O
was	O
the	O
sexy	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
female	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
this	O
look	O
,	O
Kikuchi	O
's	O
team	O
collaborated	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
version	O
's	O
large	O
size	O
required	O
the	O
purchasing	O
of	O
an	O
additional	O
external	O
drive	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
own	O
a	O
Deluxe	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
was	O
initially	O
hinted	O
at	O
by	O
Tomonobu	O
Itagaki	O
,	O
who	O
said	O
through	O
his	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
that	O
Kikuchi	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
confirmed	O
in	O
both	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
titles	O
:	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maiden	I-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maiden	I-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
for	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
exclusively	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
version	O
at	O
retail	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
digital	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bikinis	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
and	O
their	O
western	O
Nintendo	O
counterparts	O
are	O
omitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maiden	I-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krupa	O
enjoyed	O
both	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
gamepad	O
as	O
the	O
Camera	O
Obscura	O
and	O
combat	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
later	O
sections	O
tedious	O
due	O
to	O
repetitive	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu'''s	O
reports	O
of	O
physical	O
video	O
game	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
from	O
October	O
25	O
to	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
estimated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
22,196	O
units	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
20,586	O
units	O
on	O
Switch	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
42,782	O
sales	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
second	O
week	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
9,778	O
physical	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
4,135	O
physical	O
copies	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
bringing	O
its	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
physical	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
56,695	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
third	O
week	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
a	O
further	O
1,991	O
copies	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
28,332	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
4	O
while	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
week	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
remained	O
at	O
number	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
Taiwanese	O
video	O
game	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuri	O
Kozukata	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
costume	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Nights	B-Application
of	I-Application
Azure	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
reappeared	O
as	O
a	O
summonable	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
