History VideoGame / FatalFrameMaidenOfBlackWater

!! Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water contains the following Tropes

*** Miu has outfits resembling her mother Miku's appearances from ''VideoGame/FatalFrameI'' and 'Fatal Frame III''. The latter outfit also has "(The Tormented)" in its name, referencing the subtitle of that game. She also has an outfit referencing Mayu Amakura from ''Fatal Frame II''.

** One of the unlockable costumes for Miu is a reference to her appearance from ''VideoGame/FatalFrameIII''. The costume also has "(The Tormented)" in its name, referencing the subtitle of that game.

* ContinuityNod: Miu comments in the Eleventh Drop that her family used to have a Camera Obscura itself, but the only thing remaining of it is the case. It's a nod to the camera having been used in the first game [[spoiler:and it shattering during the final confrontation with Kirie, as it had the last piece of the Holy Mirror in it]].

** [[DownerEnding Embrace]]: Have Yuri use Glance on Ose while underwater. [[spoiler:Seeing the suffering Ose has gone through, Yuri feels for her and finds herself on the cliff she once wanted to jump off from. Ose wanted to live with Asou, but wants to die with Yuri. Yuuri jumps off, falling into the water while embracing Ose. Hisoka is left at the cliff, staring after Yuri.]]

* BraggingRightsReward: Get an S+ (SS) rank on Normal and Nightmare difficulties on ALL missions [[spoiler:including Ayane's three Thread missions]] and you'll get the [[spoiler:"Optimal" Equipment which makes all camera shots Fatal Frames.]] It's still helpful if you're aiming to [[HundredPercentCompletion complete all Notes, Traces, and Specters]] as it lets you just speedrun the stages.

Three protagonists all end up connected to the events and mysteries of Mt Hikami, a location that was once guarded by shrine maidens and a popular tourist spot, but has since been abandoned and become a local hotspot for people wanting to commit suicide.

Yuri Kozukata works at an antique store that also specialises in psychic readings and finding missing people. When her employer and good friend, Hisoka Kurosawa, goes missing on Mt Hikami while on her latest missing person case, Yuri takes over the case and hopes to find Hisoka there as well.

Ren Hojo asked Hisoka to help him find a book on postmortem photographs, having been tormented with dreams involving a white-haired girl that he apparently killed as a young boy. Finding a postmortem photograph of said girl, he heads off to Mt Hikami to find out the meaning behind his dreams and why this strange girl appears fixated on him.

Miu Hinasaki grew up without her parents, but discovers that her mother has been seen heading up Mt Hikami. While searching for her, she got trapped herself. After Yuri rescues her, Miu insists on heading back up the mountain, intent on finding her long-lost mother.

* HotterAndSexier: Compared to prior entries, the fanservice is kicked up with JigglePhysics, SexySoakedShirt, and a bikini modeling flashback with Miu. The Drowned Maidens have prominent AbsoluteCleavage, in comparison to the far more tame FullFrontalAssault of the ghosts in the third game.
* HumanSacrifice: Contrary to the previous games, it's done willingly and even considered an honor to be chosen to become a sacrifice. Especially since shrine maidens with strong spiritual powers are more likely to be chosen as Immortal Flowers instead of Pillars, seeing it as an acknowledgement of their powers.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Completing the plot opens up a side-story following [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Ayane]]. As she has no Camera Obscura and cannot fight ghosts, the side-story is a StealthBasedMission, contrary to the main campaign.