So hard..!

[MaRayearth]

I was playing Fatal Frame 1 for the first time (I haven´t played the sequels... and I don´t want to, until I finish this one) and I think it's a very good game

In fact, I had a lot of fun playing (hunting ghosts with a camera is totally new to me =D) ... until a certain point (I think it's chapter 2 or 3) where the game started to get incredibly hard, with multiple ghosts attacking at once, ranged ghosts... and there was a point where I couldn't keep playing anymore because I kept getting killed o.O
the main character is very slow and weak and just a few attacks from any ghost can kill her easily...

is this game meant to be extremely hard or it's just me? are the other ones this hard too?

I have quite some experience in horror games and never had this problem before...

[The Unlucky Princess]

In all the games there are difficult parts like this and it sucks lol. The best thing I can recommend is make sure you're not using the defualt film to kill them because it takes longer, make sure you have upgraded functions and abilities, and whenever you "strike" a ghost, use one of the analog sticks to back away while still in view-finder mode. Try to keep as many of the ghosts in front of you as possible because sometimes you can hit more than one at a time. Make sure you have lots of medicine and just be patient. Also, don't keep waiting for fatal frames (when the circle turns red). Just hit them as much as you can and when you get fatal frames, go for it! But don't waste the shutter chances.

Hope that helps! I know its frustrating. I've played all three and it never fails...I always get stuck for a bit at some point.