PSA: Do not buy Fatal Frame 2 from PSN, it's broken.

It has severe audio skipping/stuttering in cutscenes, and textures flicker in the mansions, and sometimes just vanish, ruining the immersion and providing a severe distraction.  Do not recommend a purchase at this time.  SCEA is aware of the problem, but is still advertising and selling the game.

Out of curiosity, did you delete and re-download to make sure you're bringing a proper claim of "broken", before posting? I'm not going to buy it as a DL, because I still have my PS2 version... But it's best not to post that something is broken until you have tried to fix it, and then alerted Sony to the issue to see what they say. Posting here is helpful, but only after you've done some investigation & trouble-shooting.

:)

Thank you for your consideration of fellow gamers, regardless.

Your PS3 is dumb, go redownload it.

Out of curiosity, did you delete and re-download to make sure you're bringing a proper claim of "broken", before posting? I'm not going to buy it as a DL, because I still have my PS2 version... But it's best not to post that something is broken until you have tried to fix it, and then alerted Sony to the issue to see what they say. Posting here is helpful, but only after you've done some investigation & trouble-shooting.

:)

Thank you for your consideration of fellow gamers, regardless.

MonkeySpot

...and this is the only one that doesn't run just as well as it did on the original hardware.RandoIphF

Disappointing. I never got to play Fatal Frame and was looking forward to downloading it.

I purchased a digital copy of fatal frame 2 a couple of days ago, from the PSN, and I'm having the same issues. but only in the first couple of chapters this has happened. and the issues stopped, when I reached chapter 4.I'm now on the final chapter of the game now and everything seems to be running fine although theres still a little audio skipping on some cutscenes. probably because sony ported this game using a scratched up disk copy of the game.

Man, that sucks. I really did want this game. Good lookin out TC.

You can still download this game, I assure you that this didn't effect my gameplay one bit.

For 9.99 you can't beat that price, compared to what people are charging on ebay and amazon.com.

80.00 and up for a new copy of fatal frame 2 crimson butterfly. while fatal frame 1 & 3 are going for about 30.00 new, it's rediculous.

Not to mention if you also have to buy another playstation 2 console, just to play your game disk. just imagine how much all of that will cost over paying 9.99

So glad I have the entire series on disc... And I paid $2 per. Doing the math, I have $6 invested in the ENTIRE SERIES (in Western Release, that is), they all work perfectly...

:lol:

$10 for a DDL you won't be able to use anywhere but the PS3 it's loaded onto... Whatta SCAM...

:lol:

As PT Barnum used to say... (Google it)

As PT Barnum used to say... (Google it)

MonkeySpot

Yeah, he never said that. It was coined by a dude named David Hannum, who was backing a hoax of his own in competition with Barnum. Guess the quote applies here nonetheless.

You can still download this game, I assure you that this didn't effect my gameplay one bit.

MrCoolGuy420

That's nice since no one plays survival horror games for their gameplay.

Still have my PS2 copies :)

I wonder if I should buy it for PS2 or Xbox or wait and see if they fix this.

I wonder if I should buy it for PS2 or Xbox or wait and see if they fix this.

Pffrbt

Because Sony is aware of the issue, they will most-likely get it resolved... However... You can pick up an old console and the entire series, play the games perfectly, and not deal with PSN horse-pucky (if they ever even bother to issue the other two in the PS3's lifetime, which is ticking down every day - And those DDLs will not transfer to the new hardware due to difference in hardware architecture & processing, without Sony seriously re-tooling the game for the PS4, which will be low-priority, if they do it at all), and be able to play them, lend them to friends, etc, as apposed to being stuck with playing them on PS3, then buying a new PS3 when the one you have now takes a dump...

Used PS2/Xbox - $50-$60, all games in series work FLAWLESSLY, which won't change. Also, other titles in the library which you know you'd take advantage of. ;)

Games in the "Frame" series - $5-$25 depending on your thrift and luck.

matched against:

Used PS3 - Won't be under $150 any time soon. Games may continue to be buggy, who knows for sure?

Game - $10

This is easy for me, because I never got rid of my hardware... Your mileage and interest may vary with my own. But I'm a serious Survival Horror game fan and "retro" console ownership is the only choice as I see it. Buggy (over-priced) digital-only ports, and shoddy HD re-works which alter the art and dependability of a title or franchise, are not an option.

Does Fatal Frame 2 work on the 360?

I wonder if I should buy it for PS2 or Xbox or wait and see if they fix this.

Pffrbt

Does Fatal Frame 2 work on the 360?

Pffrbt

I thought Nintendo owned the rights to Fatal Frame now.  I guess Tecmo still owns the rights to the old games then.