<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tormented	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
in	O
2005	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
three	O
characters	O
who	O
lost	O
loved	O
ones	O
and	O
are	O
drawn	O
into	O
the	O
supernatural	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
development	O
after	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crimson	I-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
final	O
entry	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tormented	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
players	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
three	O
different	O
characters−Rei	O
Kurosawa	O
,	O
Miku	O
Hinasaki	O
,	O
and	O
Kei	O
Amakura−who	O
explore	O
the	O
supernatural	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
,	O
fighting	O
hostile	O
ghosts	O
through	O
photography	O
using	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
recurring	O
Camera	O
Obscura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
—	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
dreams	O
—	O
and	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
Rei	O
in	O
her	O
apartment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
explore	O
its	O
rooms	O
,	O
finding	O
items	O
which	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
or	O
reveal	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
backstory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
health	O
and	O
the	O
standard	O
film	O
type	O
are	O
restored	O
to	O
default	O
levels	O
upon	O
leaving	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
is	O
saved	O
either	O
at	O
lanterns	O
within	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
,	O
or	O
in	O
Rei	O
's	O
apartment	O
using	O
the	O
Camera	O
Obscura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
,	O
carried	O
over	O
and	O
expanded	O
from	O
earlier	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
involves	O
using	O
the	O
Camera	O
Obscura	O
to	O
fight	O
hostile	O
ghosts	O
,	O
with	O
damage	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
distance	O
,	O
the	O
angle	O
of	O
the	O
shot	O
,	O
and	O
current	O
film	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
Shutter	O
Chance	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
"	O
can	O
be	O
triggered	O
which	O
both	O
increases	O
damage	O
and	O
stuns	O
the	O
ghost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
photographing	O
the	O
ruin	O
of	O
Kuze	O
Shrine	O
,	O
Rei	O
sees	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
Yuu	O
and	O
follows	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
place	O
later	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
night	O
she	O
dreams	O
of	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
,	O
waking	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
tattoo	O
growing	O
across	O
her	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reika	O
now	O
haunts	O
the	O
Kuze	O
Shrine	O
through	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
,	O
cursing	O
those	O
who	O
lost	O
loved	O
ones	O
into	O
becoming	O
trapped	O
within	O
the	O
Manor	O
in	O
their	O
dreams	O
;	O
those	O
unable	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
new	O
reason	O
to	O
live	O
die	O
in	O
reality	O
and	O
turn	O
to	O
ash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rei	O
manages	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
and	O
defeat	O
Reika	O
,	O
reuniting	O
her	O
spirit	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
Kaname	O
and	O
sending	O
the	O
two	O
off	O
into	O
the	O
afterlife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
lifts	O
the	O
curse	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
spirits	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
to	O
depart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
whether	O
Rei	O
finds	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
key	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
on	O
a	O
second	O
playthrough	O
,	O
Kei	O
either	O
succumbs	O
to	O
the	O
curse	O
,	O
or	O
wakes	O
with	O
Mio	O
and	O
introduces	O
her	O
to	O
Rei	O
and	O
Miku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
series	O
creator	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shibata	O
created	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
production	O
was	O
ending	O
on	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crimson	I-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
more	O
intense	O
kind	O
of	O
horror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
would	O
soon	O
release	O
,	O
Shibata	O
made	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
the	O
final	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
entry	O
,	O
rounding	O
out	O
the	O
games	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kikuchi	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
include	O
all	O
their	O
planned	O
concepts	O
for	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
acted	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
story	O
was	O
also	O
written	O
to	O
be	O
understandable	O
to	O
series	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
earlier	O
games	O
ended	O
in	O
tragedy	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
written	O
to	O
start	O
with	O
the	O
worst	O
possible	O
situation	O
and	O
end	O
with	O
a	O
positive	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
writing	O
the	O
ending	O
,	O
Shibata	O
chose	O
for	O
Rei	O
to	O
live	O
while	O
remembering	O
Yuu	O
,	O
as	O
death	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
betrayal	O
of	O
the	O
memories	O
of	O
Yuu	O
and	O
those	O
she	O
meets	O
in	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rei	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
mature	O
than	O
earlier	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
protagonists	O
while	O
retaining	O
their	O
established	O
slender	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
piece	O
of	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Manor	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sleep	I-Application
was	O
a	O
lullaby	O
performed	O
by	O
child	O
actress	O
Miyū	O
Tsuzurahara	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
voiced	O
the	O
child	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
song	O
"	O
Voice	O
"	O
was	O
written	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
singer	O
Tsuki	O
Amano	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
sung	O
the	O
vocal	O
theme	O
for	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2005	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
then	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Zero	O
:	O
Rei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
campaign	O
offered	O
a	O
DVD	O
containing	O
summaries	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tormented	I-Application
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
as	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Tormented	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
titles	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
with	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
no	O
plans	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
port	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Classic	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2013	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
fifth	O
place	O
in	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
praised	O
the	O
clearer	O
narrative	O
compared	O
to	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
how	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
personality	O
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stratton	O
felt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
made	O
too	O
much	O
use	O
of	O
established	O
elements	O
and	O
tedious	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
echoed	O
and	O
compared	O
by	O
Reed	O
to	O
the	O
repeated	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
of	O
earlier	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
