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* TheSeventies: The events of the flashbacks ([[spoiler:the five kidnapped girls, the failed ritual, Choushiro's investigation]]) happened "a decade ago"[=/=]"ten years ago"; ergo, in the 1970s.
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* TheThemeParkVersion: A dark version. [[spoiler:The Rite of Descent (Kiraigou) was a religious ritual to send the souls of the dead into the afterlife. One day, centuries ago, the ritual failed due to a badly made Mask of Lunar Eclipse by an ancestor of Souya Yomotsuki, leading to the Day of Tranquility. Centuries later, "some 30 years ago" - according to a document dated to the 1970s -, they decide to revive the Kiraigou as a tourist attraction, devoid of its sacred conotations, thus creating the "Rougetsu Kagura". In the 1970s, however, Dr. Shigeto Haibara decides to recreate the ''original'' ritual on the same night of the "tourist" version. Thus, they had two rituals happening simultaneously: the Kagura above, in a public show, and the Kiraigou below, witnessed by Dr. Haibara and his son, You.]].
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* TheThemeParkVersion: A dark version. [[spoiler:The Rite of Descent (Kiraigou) was a religious ritual to send the souls of the dead into the afterlife. One day, centuries ago, the ritual failed due to a badly made Mask of Lunar Eclipse by an ancestor of Souya Yomotsuki, leading to the Day of Tranquility. Centuries later, "some 30 years ago" - according to a document dated to the 1970s -, they decide to revive the Kiraigou as a tourist attraction, devoid of its sacred conotations, thus creating the "Rougetsu Kagura". In the 1970s, however, Dr. Shigeto Haibara decides to recreate the ''original'' ritual on the same night of the "tourist" version. Thus, they had two rituals happening simultaneously: the Kagura above, in a public show, and the Kiraigou below, witnessed by Dr. Haibara and his son, You.]].]]
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* TheEighties: The events of the main game are said to happen in 1980.
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* TheThemeParkVersion: A dark version. [[spoiler:The Rite of Descent (Kiraigou) was a religious ritual to send the souls of the dead into the afterlife. One day, centuries ago, the ritual failed due to a badly made Mask of Lunar Eclipse by an ancestor of Souya Yomotsuki, leading to the Day of Tranquility. Centuries later, "some 30 years" - according to a document dated to the 1970s -, they decide to revive the Kiraigou as a tourist attraction, devoid of its sacred conotations, thus creating the "Rougetsu Kagura". In the 1970s, however, Dr. Shigeto Haibara decides to recreate the ''original'' ritual on the same night of the "tourist" version. Thus, they had two rituals happening simultaneously: the Kagura above, in a public show, and the Kiraigou below, witnessed by Dr. Haibara and his son, You.]].
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* TheThemeParkVersion: A dark version. [[spoiler:The Rite of Descent (Kiraigou) was a religious ritual to send the souls of the dead into the afterlife. One day, centuries ago, the ritual failed due to a badly made Mask of Lunar Eclipse by an ancestor of Souya Yomotsuki, leading to the Day of Tranquility. Centuries later, "some 30 years" years ago" - according to a document dated to the 1970s -, they decide to revive the Kiraigou as a tourist attraction, devoid of its sacred conotations, thus creating the "Rougetsu Kagura". In the 1970s, however, Dr. Shigeto Haibara decides to recreate the ''original'' ritual on the same night of the "tourist" version. Thus, they had two rituals happening simultaneously: the Kagura above, in a public show, and the Kiraigou below, witnessed by Dr. Haibara and his son, You.]].
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* TownWithADarkSecret: Rougetsu Island used to be known for its festivals, particularly the Rite of Descent, which was a dance ritual that sent the spirits of the dead on to the netherworld. However, when the Rite of Descent failed and created the Day of Tranquility, it became forbidden to perform and even mention it. A more casual Kagura Dance was done instead. The island is also the place where Moonlight Syndrome appears, an illness that deteriorates the diseased mentally before eventually killing them. [[spoiler:In the Haibara Hospital and sanitarium, the doctors are performing some inhumane experimentations to figure out more about the Moonlight Syndrome. And Dr Haibara was the one to plan the forbidden Rite of Descent to be performed again, eventually creating the second Day of Tranquility.]]
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* TheThemeParkVersion: A dark version. [[spoiler:The Rite of Descent (Kiraigou) was a religious ritual to send the souls of the dead into the afterlife. One day, centuries ago, the ritual failed due to a badly made Mask of Lunar Eclipse by an ancestor of Souya Yomotsuki, leading to the Day of Tranquility. Centuries later, "some 30 years" - according to a document dated to the 1970s -, they decide to revive the Kiraigou as a tourist attraction, devoid of its sacred conotations, thus creating the "Rougetsu Kagura". In the 1970s, however, Dr. Shigeto Haibara decides to recreate the ''original'' ritual on the same night of the "tourist" version. Thus, they had two rituals happening simultaneously: the Kagura above, in a public show, and the Kiraigou below, witnessed by Dr. Haibara and his son, You.]].
* TownWithADarkSecret: Rougetsu Island used to be known for its festivals, particularly the Rite of Descent, which was a dance ritual that sent the spirits of the dead on to the netherworld. However, when the Rite of Descent failed and created the Day of Tranquility, it became forbidden to perform and even mention it. A more casual Kagura Dance was done instead. The island is also the place where Moonlight Syndrome appears, an illness that deteriorates the diseased mentally before eventually killing them. [[spoiler:In the Haibara Hospital and sanitarium, the doctors are performing some inhumane experimentations to figure out more about the Moonlight Syndrome. AndDr Dr. Haibara was the one to plan the forbidden Rite of Descent to be performed again, eventually creating the second Day of Tranquility.]]
* TownWithADarkSecret: Rougetsu Island used to be known for its festivals, particularly the Rite of Descent, which was a dance ritual that sent the spirits of the dead on to the netherworld. However, when the Rite of Descent failed and created the Day of Tranquility, it became forbidden to perform and even mention it. A more casual Kagura Dance was done instead. The island is also the place where Moonlight Syndrome appears, an illness that deteriorates the diseased mentally before eventually killing them. [[spoiler:In the Haibara Hospital and sanitarium, the doctors are performing some inhumane experimentations to figure out more about the Moonlight Syndrome. And
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Rougetsu Island used to be a lively place and home to many people. But it's also the place where Ruka Minazuki was kidnapped by You Haibara, alongside Misaki Asou, Madoka Tsukimori, and two other girls, with the intent to have them participate in a ritual called the Rite of Decsent. While they ended up rescued, they have repressed the memories of this event.
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Rougetsu Island used to be a lively place and home to many people. But it's also the place where Ruka Minazuki was kidnapped by You Haibara, alongside Misaki Asou, Madoka Tsukimori, and two other girls, with the intent to have them participate in a ritual called the Rite of Decsent.Descent. While they ended up rescued, they have repressed the memories of this event.
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* TheDragon: Souya Yomotsuki, the creator of the titular mask [[spoiler:and Ruka's father]]. He was among those at fault for the last Rite of Decsent to have failed, and has to be defeated before facing [[FinalBoss Sakuya]].
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* TheDragon: Souya Yomotsuki, the creator of the titular mask [[spoiler:and Ruka's father]]. He was among those at fault for the last Rite of Decsent Descent to have failed, and has to be defeated before facing [[FinalBoss Sakuya]].
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** At first, Director Haibara explored the symptoms of Moonlight Syndrome under a medical lens, but, as time passed, he decided to resort to the old traditions of Rougetsu Island, including the Kiraigou ritual (translated as "Rite of Descent").
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** At first, Director Haibara explored the symptoms of Moonlight Syndrome under a medical lens, but, as time passed, he decided to resort to the old traditions of Rougetsu Island, including the ancient Kiraigou ritual (translated as "Rite of Descent").
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** Dr Haibara wanted to perform the Rite of Decsent, the forbidden version of the Kagura Dance, because he wanted to study the intricacies of the Moonlight Syndrome, in the hope that it would allow him to cure his diseased daughter. Unfortunately, the Rite of Decsent ended up failing ''and'' caused the simultaneously-playing, usually safe Kagura Dance to fail, too. The dancers of the latter ended up dying, his daughter Bloomed and fell into a comatose state, and it eventually resulted in a second Day of Tranquility occurring two years later.
** Souya Yomotsuki believed that the first Day of Tranquility occurred because the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was flawed and not done properly, which he was actually correct about. He set about re-creating the Mask as best as he could. [[spoiler:He failed to realize that the Rite of Decsent required not only a decent Mask, but also for a descendant of the clan of Guardian Maidens to perform the Lunar Melody during the ritual. Without the right mask and song, the ritual was bound to fail.]]
** Souya Yomotsuki believed that the first Day of Tranquility occurred because the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was flawed and not done properly, which he was actually correct about. He set about re-creating the Mask as best as he could. [[spoiler:He failed to realize that the Rite of Decsent required not only a decent Mask, but also for a descendant of the clan of Guardian Maidens to perform the Lunar Melody during the ritual. Without the right mask and song, the ritual was bound to fail.]]
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** Dr Haibara wanted to perform the Rite of Decsent, Descent, the forbidden version of the Kagura Dance, because he wanted to study the intricacies of the Moonlight Syndrome, in the hope that it would allow him to cure his diseased daughter. Unfortunately, the Rite of Decsent Descent ended up failing ''and'' caused the simultaneously-playing, usually safe Kagura Dance to fail, too. The dancers of the latter ended up dying, his daughter Bloomed and fell into a comatose state, and it eventually resulted in a second Day of Tranquility occurring two years later.
** Souya Yomotsuki believed that the first Day of Tranquility occurred because the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was flawed and not done properly, which he was actually correct about. He set about re-creating the Mask as best as he could. [[spoiler:He failed to realize that the Rite ofDecsent Descent required not only a decent Mask, but also for a descendant of the clan of Guardian Maidens to perform the Lunar Melody during the ritual. Without the right mask and song, the ritual was bound to fail.]]
** Souya Yomotsuki believed that the first Day of Tranquility occurred because the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was flawed and not done properly, which he was actually correct about. He set about re-creating the Mask as best as he could. [[spoiler:He failed to realize that the Rite of
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* SenselessSacrifice: Any death caused by the failed Rite of Decsent. [[spoiler:Since nobody was supposed to die during this ritual, merely sending the dead spirits onward.]]
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* SenselessSacrifice: Any death caused by the failed Rite of Decsent.Descent. [[spoiler:Since nobody was supposed to die during this ritual, merely sending the dead spirits onward.]]
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* TownWithADarkSecret: Rougetsu Island used to be known for its festivals, particularly the Rite of Decsent, which was a dance ritual that sent the spirits of the dead on to the netherworld. However, when the Rite of Decsent failed and created the Day of Tranquility, it became forbidden to perform and even mention it. A more casual Kagura Dance was done instead. The island is also the place where Moonlight Syndrome appears, an illness that deteriorates the diseased mentally before eventually killing them. [[spoiler:In the Haibara Hospital and sanitarium, the doctors are performing some inhumane experimentations to figure out more about the Moonlight Syndrome. And Dr Haibara was the one to plan the forbidden Rite of Decsent to be performed again, eventually creating the second Day of Tranquility.]]
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* TownWithADarkSecret: Rougetsu Island used to be known for its festivals, particularly the Rite of Decsent, Descent, which was a dance ritual that sent the spirits of the dead on to the netherworld. However, when the Rite of Decsent Descent failed and created the Day of Tranquility, it became forbidden to perform and even mention it. A more casual Kagura Dance was done instead. The island is also the place where Moonlight Syndrome appears, an illness that deteriorates the diseased mentally before eventually killing them. [[spoiler:In the Haibara Hospital and sanitarium, the doctors are performing some inhumane experimentations to figure out more about the Moonlight Syndrome. And Dr Haibara was the one to plan the forbidden Rite of Decsent Descent to be performed again, eventually creating the second Day of Tranquility.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Souya Yomotsuki was willing to help perform the Rite of Decsent again, having believed to have figured out what went wrong the last time. [[spoiler:He forgot that a Guardian Maiden descendant needed to perform the Lunar Melody during the ritual.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Souya Yomotsuki was willing to help perform the Rite of Decsent Descent again, having believed to have figured out what went wrong the last time. [[spoiler:He forgot that a Guardian Maiden descendant needed to perform the Lunar Melody during the ritual.]]
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* MagicVersusScience: More like folk beliefs vs. medical science. An underlying theme in the events surrounding the Haibara Infirmary:
** At first, Director Haibara explored the symptoms of Moonlight Syndrome under a medical lens, but, as time passed, he decided to resort to the old traditions of Rougetsu Island, including the Kiraigou ritual (translated as "Rite of Descent").
** Meanwhile, Haibara's assistant, per his notes, still treated the syndrome - which they considered to be endemic to the island - under the lens of modern medicine, but, when Haibara's experimentation with the island's traditions began to bleed into the treatment of the patients, he developed a skeptical reaction to it.
** At first, Director Haibara explored the symptoms of Moonlight Syndrome under a medical lens, but, as time passed, he decided to resort to the old traditions of Rougetsu Island, including the Kiraigou ritual (translated as "Rite of Descent").
** Meanwhile, Haibara's assistant, per his notes, still treated the syndrome - which they considered to be endemic to the island - under the lens of modern medicine, but, when Haibara's experimentation with the island's traditions began to bleed into the treatment of the patients, he developed a skeptical reaction to it.
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* HowUnscientific: According to the "Haibara's Assistant Notes" documents, Haibara's assistant doctor would rather consider Moonlight Syndrome a neurological condition to be treated medical procedures. Howver, as the notes indicate, he became increasingly doubtful of resorting to local beliefs in search of a cure.
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* HowUnscientific: According to the "Haibara's Assistant Notes" documents, Haibara's assistant doctor would rather consider Moonlight Syndrome a neurological condition to be treated with medical procedures. Howver, procedures and scientific rigour. However, as the notes indicate, he became increasingly doubtful of resorting to local beliefs in search of a cure.
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* HowUnscientific: According to the "Haibara's Assistant Notes" documents, Haibara's assistant doctor would rather consider Moonlight Syndrome a neurological condition to be treated medical procedures. Howver, as the notes indicate, he became increasingly doubtful of resorting to local beliefs in search of a cure.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:In the beginning of Phase 3, Choushiro answers a phone call in the hospital reception; on the line, a male voice saying how "everything is the same" and "keeps repeating".]]
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: This game introduced the infamous "ghost hand item trap" mechanic, which resulted in losing the item if it got you, but the remaster mitigates this by adding a distinct audio cue as well as the character gasping in shock right before the hand grabs them, giving you time to evade the hand and successfully grab the item.
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* ArcSymbol: The moon. It's ''everywhere'', from its relation to Luna Sedata Syndrome to a good chunk of the cast having the kanji for moon (月; tsuki/getsu) in their surnames.
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* ArcSymbol: The moon. It's ''everywhere'', from its relation to Luna Sedata Moonlight Syndrome to a good chunk of the cast having the kanji for moon (月; tsuki/getsu) in their surnames.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Luna Sedata Syndrome's symptoms are more akin to mental illness [[note]]Memory loss, sleepwalking, fear of reflections, paranoia, HearingVoices, obsessive behavior, delirium and disorientation[[/note]], but it's depicted as a terminal infectious disease that only infects other people under specific circumstances. In other words, it's a mental illness that can not only spread to other people, but only on Rougetsu Island and it will also kill its victims once it progresses to the "Blooming" stage.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Luna Sedata Moonlight Syndrome's symptoms are more akin to mental illness [[note]]Memory loss, sleepwalking, fear of reflections, paranoia, HearingVoices, obsessive behavior, delirium and disorientation[[/note]], but it's depicted as a terminal infectious disease that only infects other people under specific circumstances. In other words, it's a mental illness that can not only spread to other people, but only on Rougetsu Island and it will also kill its victims once it progresses to the "Blooming" stage. The digital art book that came with the Digital Deluxe version of the Remaster mentioned that the method of Moonlight Syndrome spreading is more akin to Folie à deux. (Madness Shared by Two)
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* FourIsDeath: There are four stages of Luna Sedata Syndrome: Budding, Breaking, Resonance and Blooming. Victims typically die in the Blooming stage.
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* FourIsDeath: There are four stages of Luna Sedata Moonlight Syndrome: Budding, Breaking, Resonance and Blooming. Victims typically die in the Blooming stage.
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Rougetsu Island used to be a lively place and home to many people. But it's also the place where Ruka Minazuki was kidnapped by You Haibara, alongside Misaki Asou, Madoka Tsukimori, and two other girls, with the intent to have them participate in a ritual called the Kiraigou. While they ended up rescued, they have repressed the memories of this event.
That was a decade ago, and the island has become abandoned and haunted by spirits of the island's inhabitants. Misaki and Madoka return to the island, having seen their friends die of an illness called Getsuyuu Syndrome and worry that they'll be next. They hope that their investigating of Rougetsu Island will unlock their memories and hopefully save them from their friends' fate.
That was a decade ago, and the island has become abandoned and haunted by spirits of the island's inhabitants. Misaki and Madoka return to the island, having seen their friends die of an illness called Getsuyuu Syndrome and worry that they'll be next. They hope that their investigating of Rougetsu Island will unlock their memories and hopefully save them from their friends' fate.
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Rougetsu Island used to be a lively place and home to many people. But it's also the place where Ruka Minazuki was kidnapped by You Haibara, alongside Misaki Asou, Madoka Tsukimori, and two other girls, with the intent to have them participate in a ritual called the Kiraigou.Rite of Decsent. While they ended up rescued, they have repressed the memories of this event.
That was a decade ago, and the island has become abandoned and haunted by spirits of the island's inhabitants. Misaki and Madoka return to the island, having seen their friends die of an illness calledGetsuyuu Moonlight Syndrome and worry that they'll be next. They hope that their investigating of Rougetsu Island will unlock their memories and hopefully save them from their friends' fate.
That was a decade ago, and the island has become abandoned and haunted by spirits of the island's inhabitants. Misaki and Madoka return to the island, having seen their friends die of an illness called
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* TheDragon: Souya Yomotsuki, the creator of the titular mask [[spoiler:and Ruka's father]]. He was among those at fault for the last Kiraigou to have failed, and has to be defeated before facing [[FinalBoss Sakuya]].
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* TheDragon: Souya Yomotsuki, the creator of the titular mask [[spoiler:and Ruka's father]]. He was among those at fault for the last Kiraigou Rite of Decsent to have failed, and has to be defeated before facing [[FinalBoss Sakuya]].
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* DubNameChange: ''Getsuyuubyou'' can be translated as ''tranquil moon disease''. The English patch chose to call it ''Luna Sedata Syndrome''.
* DyingAsYourself: Some patients with advanced Getsuyuu Syndrome have chosen to commit suicide, wanting to die while they still retain some semblance of their self.
* EasyAmnesia: Justified, as amnesia is a symptom of Getsuyuu Syndrome.
* DyingAsYourself: Some patients with advanced Getsuyuu Syndrome have chosen to commit suicide, wanting to die while they still retain some semblance of their self.
* EasyAmnesia: Justified, as amnesia is a symptom of Getsuyuu Syndrome.
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* DubNameChange: ''Getsuyuubyou'' can be translated as ''tranquil moon disease''. The English patch chose to call it ''Luna Sedata Syndrome''.
Syndrome'' In the Remaster, it's called "Moonlight Syndrome"
* DyingAsYourself: Some patients with advancedGetsuyuu Moonlight Syndrome have chosen to commit suicide, wanting to die while they still retain some semblance of their self.
* EasyAmnesia: Justified, as amnesia is a symptom ofGetsuyuu Moonlight Syndrome.
* DyingAsYourself: Some patients with advanced
* EasyAmnesia: Justified, as amnesia is a symptom of
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** [[BittersweetEnding Canon Ending]]: Beat the game on any difficulty. [[spoiler:Ruka manages to calm Sakuya enough with the Tsukimori song, but cannot place the Mask onto her. Kirishima's spirit appears and puts it on Sakuya instead, allowing her to channel all the spirits into the netherworld. Kirishima leaves with them, and Ruka manages to see her father's spirit and remember his face, before he leaves with the ghosts, too. Ruka calls out after him.]]
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** [[BittersweetEnding Canon Ending]]: Beat the game on any difficulty. [[spoiler:Ruka manages to calm Sakuya enough with the Tsukimori song, Lunar Melody, but cannot place the Mask onto her. Kirishima's spirit appears and puts it on Sakuya instead, allowing her to channel all the spirits into the netherworld. Kirishima leaves with them, and Ruka manages to see her father's spirit and remember his face, before he leaves with the ghosts, too. Ruka calls out after him.]]
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** Dr Haibara wanted to perform the Kiraigou, the forbidden version of the Kagura Dance, because he wanted to study the intricacies of the Getsuyuu Syndrome, in the hope that it would allow him to cure his diseased daughter. Unfortunately, the Kiraigou ended up failing ''and'' caused the simultaneously-playing, usually safe Kagura Dance to fail, too. The dancers of the latter ended up dying, his daughter Bloomed and fell into a comatose state, and it eventually resulted in a second Day Without Suffering occurring two years later.
** Souya Yomotsuki believed that the first Day Without Suffering occurred because the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was flawed and not done properly, which he was actually correct about. He set about re-creating the Mask as best as he could. [[spoiler:He failed to realize that the Kiraigou required not only a decent Mask, but also for a descendant of the Tsukimori clan to perform the Tsukimori song during the ritual. Without the right mask and song, the ritual was bound to fail.]]
* NightmareFace: Blooming distorts a person's face beyond recognition. And it's so bad that a person afflicted with Getsuyuu Syndrome worsens upon merely looking at someone who is Blooming.
** Souya Yomotsuki believed that the first Day Without Suffering occurred because the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was flawed and not done properly, which he was actually correct about. He set about re-creating the Mask as best as he could. [[spoiler:He failed to realize that the Kiraigou required not only a decent Mask, but also for a descendant of the Tsukimori clan to perform the Tsukimori song during the ritual. Without the right mask and song, the ritual was bound to fail.]]
* NightmareFace: Blooming distorts a person's face beyond recognition. And it's so bad that a person afflicted with Getsuyuu Syndrome worsens upon merely looking at someone who is Blooming.
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** Dr Haibara wanted to perform the Kiraigou, Rite of Decsent, the forbidden version of the Kagura Dance, because he wanted to study the intricacies of the Getsuyuu Moonlight Syndrome, in the hope that it would allow him to cure his diseased daughter. Unfortunately, the Kiraigou Rite of Decsent ended up failing ''and'' caused the simultaneously-playing, usually safe Kagura Dance to fail, too. The dancers of the latter ended up dying, his daughter Bloomed and fell into a comatose state, and it eventually resulted in a second Day Without Suffering of Tranquility occurring two years later.
** Souya Yomotsuki believed that the first DayWithout Suffering of Tranquility occurred because the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was flawed and not done properly, which he was actually correct about. He set about re-creating the Mask as best as he could. [[spoiler:He failed to realize that the Kiraigou Rite of Decsent required not only a decent Mask, but also for a descendant of the Tsukimori clan of Guardian Maidens to perform the Tsukimori song Lunar Melody during the ritual. Without the right mask and song, the ritual was bound to fail.]]
* NightmareFace: Blooming distorts a person's face beyond recognition. And it's so bad that a person afflicted withGetsuyuu Moonlight Syndrome worsens upon merely looking at someone who is Blooming.
** Souya Yomotsuki believed that the first Day
* NightmareFace: Blooming distorts a person's face beyond recognition. And it's so bad that a person afflicted with
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* RoomFullOfCrazy: Every patient's room in Rogetsu Hall [[spoiler:except for Sakuya's room, and that of the various protagonists]]. It's believed that the symptoms of Getsuyuu Syndrome can be lessened, if the patient is allowed to indulge in their obsessions. Which included coffins and mannequin parts for some.
* SenselessSacrifice: Any death caused by the failed Kiraigou. [[spoiler:Since nobody was supposed to die during this ritual, merely sending the dead spirits onward.]]
* SenselessSacrifice: Any death caused by the failed Kiraigou. [[spoiler:Since nobody was supposed to die during this ritual, merely sending the dead spirits onward.]]
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* RoomFullOfCrazy: Every patient's room in Rogetsu Hall [[spoiler:except for Sakuya's room, and that of the various protagonists]]. It's believed that the symptoms of Getsuyuu Moonlight Syndrome can be lessened, if the patient is allowed to indulge in their obsessions. Which included coffins and mannequin parts for some.
* SenselessSacrifice: Any death caused by the failedKiraigou.Rite of Decsent. [[spoiler:Since nobody was supposed to die during this ritual, merely sending the dead spirits onward.]]
* SenselessSacrifice: Any death caused by the failed
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* TownWithADarkSecret: Rougetsu Island used to be known for its festivals, particularly the Kiraigou, which was a dance ritual that sent the spirits of the dead on to the netherworld. However, when the Kiraigou failed and created the Day Without Suffering, it became forbidden to perform and even mention it. A more casual Kagura Dance was done instead. The island is also the place where Getsuyuu Syndrome appears, an illness that deteriorates the diseased mentally before eventually killing them. [[spoiler:In the Haibara Hospital and sanitarium, the doctors are performing some inhumane experimentations to figure out more about the Getsuyuu Syndrome. And Dr Haibara was the one to plan the forbidden Kiraigou to be performed again, eventually creating the second Day Without Suffering.]]
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* TownWithADarkSecret: Rougetsu Island used to be known for its festivals, particularly the Kiraigou, Rite of Decsent, which was a dance ritual that sent the spirits of the dead on to the netherworld. However, when the Kiraigou Rite of Decsent failed and created the Day Without Suffering, of Tranquility, it became forbidden to perform and even mention it. A more casual Kagura Dance was done instead. The island is also the place where Getsuyuu Moonlight Syndrome appears, an illness that deteriorates the diseased mentally before eventually killing them. [[spoiler:In the Haibara Hospital and sanitarium, the doctors are performing some inhumane experimentations to figure out more about the Getsuyuu Moonlight Syndrome. And Dr Haibara was the one to plan the forbidden Kiraigou Rite of Decsent to be performed again, eventually creating the second Day Without Suffering.of Tranquility.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Souya Yomotsuki was willing to help perform the Kiraigou again, having believed to have figured out what went wrong the last time. [[spoiler:He forgot that a Tsukimori descendant needed to perform the Tsukimori song during the ritual.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Haibaras performed unethical experiments on their patients, and many ended up dying from them. But it was in an attempt to learn more about the Getsuyuu Syndrome and hopefully cure those afflicted with it.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Haibaras performed unethical experiments on their patients, and many ended up dying from them. But it was in an attempt to learn more about the Getsuyuu Syndrome and hopefully cure those afflicted with it.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Souya Yomotsuki was willing to help perform the Kiraigou Rite of Decsent again, having believed to have figured out what went wrong the last time. [[spoiler:He forgot that a Tsukimori Guardian Maiden descendant needed to perform the Tsukimori song Lunar Melody during the ritual.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Haibaras performed unethical experiments on their patients, and many ended up dying from them. But it was in an attempt to learn more aboutthe Getsuyuu Moonlight Syndrome and hopefully cure those afflicted with it.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Haibaras performed unethical experiments on their patients, and many ended up dying from them. But it was in an attempt to learn more about
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''Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' is the fourth installment in the ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'' survival horror series created by Creator/{{Tecmo}}. Originally an exclusive on the Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} released on July 31, 2008, the game was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and was the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Nintendo became a partner in developing the franchise. An UpdatedRerelease will appear was released on March 9, 2023 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeries and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} platforms.
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''Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' is the fourth installment in the ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'' survival horror series created by Creator/{{Tecmo}}. Originally an exclusive on the Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in released on July 31, 2008, the game was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and was the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Nintendo became a partner in developing the franchise. An UpdatedRerelease will appear in early on March 9, 2023 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeries and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} platforms.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Sakuya and Ayako love dolls very much.
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''Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' is the fourth installment in the ''Fatal Frame'' ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'' survival horror series created by Creator/{{Tecmo}}. Originally an exclusive on the Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008, the game was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and was the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Nintendo became a partner in developing the franchise. An UpdatedRerelease will appear in early 2023 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeries and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} platforms.
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''Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' is the fourth installment in the ''Franchise/FatalFrame'' ''Fatal Frame'' survival horror series created by Creator/{{Tecmo}}. Originally an exclusive on the Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008, the game was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and was the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Nintendo became a partner in developing the franchise. An UpdatedRerelease will appear in early 2023 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeries and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} platforms.
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''Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' is the fourth installment in the survival horror ''Franchise/FatalFrame'' series created by Creator/{{Tecmo}}. Originally an exclusive on the Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008, the game was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and was the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Nintendo became a partner in developing the franchise. An UpdatedRerelease will appear in early 2023 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeries and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} platforms.
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''Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' is the fourth installment in the survival horror series created by Creator/{{Tecmo}}. Originally an exclusive on the Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008, the game was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and was the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Nintendo became a partner in developing the franchise. An UpdatedRerelease will appear in early-2023 early 2023 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeries and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} platforms.
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''Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' is the fourth installment in the survival horror series created by Creator/{{Tecmo}}.
Creator/{{Tecmo}}. Originally an exclusive on the Creator/{{Nintendo}} UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008, the game was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and was the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Nintendo became a partner in developing the franchise. An UpdatedRerelease will appear in early-2023 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeries and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} platforms.
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At the same time, Choushiro Kirishima, the private detective that rescued the girls, has gone back to the island. He returned because he heard that You Haibara has gone back himself, and he's intent on bringing Haibara to justice.
Meanwhile, Ruka Minazuki returned to the island because she wants to unlock her own memories. Her goal is not to recall the details of her kidnapping, but because she hopes it will allow her to remember her father's face.
The game was released on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008. Currently, it's the only game of the ''Fatal Frame'' series that has not been released outside of Japan. It was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and is the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Creator/{{Nintendo}} became a partner in developing the franchise.
Meanwhile, Ruka Minazuki returned to the island because she wants to unlock her own memories. Her goal is not to recall the details of her kidnapping, but because she hopes it will allow her to remember her father's face.
The game was released on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008. Currently, it's the only game of the ''Fatal Frame'' series that has not been released outside of Japan. It was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and is the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Creator/{{Nintendo}} became a partner in developing the franchise.
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At the same time, Choushiro Kirishima, the private detective that rescued the girls, has gone back to the island. He returned because he heard that You Haibara has gone back himself, and he's intent on bringing Haibara to justice.
justice. Meanwhile, Ruka Minazuki returned to the island because she wants to unlock her own memories. Her goal is not to recall the details of her kidnapping, but because she hopes it will allow her to remember her father's face.
The game was released on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008. Currently, it's the only game of the ''Fatal Frame'' series that has not been released outside of Japan. It was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and is the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Creator/{{Nintendo}} became a partner in developing the franchise.
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** Madoka's fifth memo have "the moon the moon the moon the moon".
** Both of Magaki's notes have "I was born. I was born. I was born! I was born!"
** Both of Magaki's notes have "I was born. I was born. I was born! I was born!"
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** The second entry of Sakuya's Diary has "A world without sound A world without sound a world without sound".
** Fisherman's Testament has "That wo man That woman Th at wo man Th at woman Th at wo man" and "her face is not clear! Her face is not clear! her face is not clear! Her face is not clear! her face is not clear! Her face is not clear!"
** The second entry of Boy's Diary, written by Kazuto Amaki, has "Give it back Give it back give it back give it back".
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** Fisherman's Testament has "That wo man That woman Th at wo man Th at woman Th at wo man" and "her face is not clear! Her face is not clear! her face is not clear! Her face is not clear! her face is not clear! Her face is not clear!"
** The second entry of Boy's Diary, written by Kazuto Amaki, has "Give it back Give it back give it back give it back".
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* UnwinnableByMistake: The Ghost List has 233 entries, but six ghosts cannot actually be photographed because of a glitch, meaning the list remains incomplete with a total of 227 entries. This results in the Festival lens being unobtainable, as it unlocks upon completing the Ghost List.
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** Nearly ''every'' enemy ghost in the game sports an incredibly terrifying face as they try to attack you.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: This game ramps up the scare factor from the previous games. Nearly every enemy ghost now sports one hell of a NightmareFace thanks to ArtEvolution, and are a lot more threatening this time around.
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''Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' is the fourth installment in the survival horror series created by Creator/{{Tecmo}}.
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[[caption-width-right:200:The cover featuring Ruka]]
''Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' is the fourth installment in the survival horror series created by Creator/{{Tecmo}}.
Rougetsu Island used to be a lively place and home to many people. But it's also the place where Ruka Minazuki was kidnapped by You Haibara, alongside Misaki Asou, Madoka Tsukimori, and two other girls, with the intent to have them participate in a ritual called the Kiraigou. While they ended up rescued, they have repressed the memories of this event.
That was a decade ago, and the island has become abandoned and haunted by spirits of the island's inhabitants. Misaki and Madoka return to the island, having seen their friends die of an illness called Getsuyuu Syndrome and worry that they'll be next. They hope that their investigating of Rougetsu Island will unlock their memories and hopefully save them from their friends' fate.
At the same time, Choushiro Kirishima, the private detective that rescued the girls, has gone back to the island. He returned because he heard that You Haibara has gone back himself, and he's intent on bringing Haibara to justice.
Meanwhile, Ruka Minazuki returned to the island because she wants to unlock her own memories. Her goal is not to recall the details of her kidnapping, but because she hopes it will allow her to remember her father's face.
The game was released on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008. Currently, it's the only game of the ''Fatal Frame'' series that has not been released outside of Japan. It was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and is the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Creator/{{Nintendo}} became a partner in developing the franchise.
There's a fan-made [[https://zero4englishtranslation43.weebly.com English patch]] that translates the game's text into English.
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!! Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse contains the following Tropes
* AbandonedHospital: Has an abandoned hospital and abandoned sanitorium to explore.
* ArcSymbol: The moon. It's ''everywhere'', from its relation to Luna Sedata Syndrome to a good chunk of the cast having the kanji for moon (月; tsuki/getsu) in their surnames.
** Masks are also present throughout the game and play an important role in Rougetsu Island's culture, especially where the Kagura Dance is concerned.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[invoked]] Sakuya sees Ayako as very different from how she's portrayed. Though it's implied that Ayako is Sakuya's daughter, so she might be biased.
--> ''"That child goes around with an air of evil and fear around her, but I know she is really very gentle and vulnerable."''
* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: The Spirit Stone Flashlight can take pictures, just like a camera.
* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Luna Sedata Syndrome's symptoms are more akin to mental illness [[note]]Memory loss, sleepwalking, fear of reflections, paranoia, HearingVoices, obsessive behavior, delirium and disorientation[[/note]], but it's depicted as a terminal infectious disease that only infects other people under specific circumstances. In other words, it's a mental illness that can not only spread to other people, but only on Rougetsu Island and it will also kill its victims once it progresses to the "Blooming" stage.
* BigDamnHeroes: The final cutscene of ''Fatal Frame IV'' has Ruka trip and fail to place the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse on Sakuya. [[spoiler:Choushiro's spirit appears and places the mask in her stead, appeasing Sakuya and breaking the curse.]]
* BodyHorror: 'Blooming' is portrayed as a person's face melting and distorting.
* BrotherSisterIncest: It's implied that Ayako is the daughter of You and Sakuya Haibara.
* TheCameo: The game includes a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]] and [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Zero Suit Samus]] costume.
* CreepyDoll: Kageri's twin-sister doll, Watashi. While she looks human, she has no eyes and the paint on her skin is chipped in places. She stumbles around and approaches the player while fighting Kageri.
* DeadManWriting: One of the notes found begins this way.
--> ''"When you see this, I will no longer be in this world."''
* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Madoka]] gets killed off after about fifteen minutes of gameplay.
* DisappearedDad: Ruka left the island with her mother, with her father staying behind. She cannot remember his face anymore. [[spoiler:When Sakuya bloomed and roamed the island, Ruka's father was among those killed. Ruka has a momentary reunion with him, after breaking the island's curse.]]
* DiscoveringYourOwnDeadBody: Fatal Frame IV has [[spoiler:Choushiro Kirishima]]'s story involve reliving the events leading up to their death and ending when they come across their corpse in the same location they first woke up in.
* TheDragon: Souya Yomotsuki, the creator of the titular mask [[spoiler:and Ruka's father]]. He was among those at fault for the last Kiraigou to have failed, and has to be defeated before facing [[FinalBoss Sakuya]].
* DualBoss: Kageri Sendou and her twin-sister doll Watashi. Although Kageri is the actual target that needs to be defeated, with Watashi mostly acting as a very aggressive distraction that attacks the player.
* DubNameChange: ''Getsuyuubyou'' can be translated as ''tranquil moon disease''. The English patch chose to call it ''Luna Sedata Syndrome''.
* DyingAsYourself: Some patients with advanced Getsuyuu Syndrome have chosen to commit suicide, wanting to die while they still retain some semblance of their self.
* EasyAmnesia: Justified, as amnesia is a symptom of Getsuyuu Syndrome.
* EnfantTerrible: Ayako. She is really cute, but also very cruel and insane.
* TheFaceless: Any ghost that Blooms. Special mention goes to Sakuya, who constantly blooms.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Blooming continues postmortem, as shown on multiple occasions.
* FourIsDeath: There are four stages of Luna Sedata Syndrome: Budding, Breaking, Resonance and Blooming. Victims typically die in the Blooming stage.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Ayako has nothing but more cruelty on her inside.
* JigglePhysics: Ruka gets jiggle physics on her butt when wearing the Zero Suit.
* KickTheDog: Ayako is a walking example of what she does.
* LeftHanging: [[spoiler:Misaki]]'s fate remains unanswered, unless the player gets the Photograph ending.
* LighthousePoint: The final location to visit and where [[FinalBoss Sakuya]] gets fought.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Sakuya and Ayako love dolls very much.
* MadnessMantra:
** Several can be heard when exploring the basement at Rogetsu Hospital.
** Then there's this part of an ApocalypticLog:
--->It hurts!!!So much fun!!/It hurts the fun much hurts/The surgery is fun It hurts/I the surgery fun/fun nn it hurts ss/hate fun nnn/hurts ss/ssss...
* MultipleEndings
** [[BittersweetEnding Canon Ending]]: Beat the game on any difficulty. [[spoiler:Ruka manages to calm Sakuya enough with the Tsukimori song, but cannot place the Mask onto her. Kirishima's spirit appears and puts it on Sakuya instead, allowing her to channel all the spirits into the netherworld. Kirishima leaves with them, and Ruka manages to see her father's spirit and remember his face, before he leaves with the ghosts, too. Ruka calls out after him.]]
** [[PhotoMontage Photograph Ending]]: Beat the game on Hard. The events are the same, but the credits add photographs to them. [[spoiler:They show what happened to Misaki, after she was last seen having fainted upon remembering Sakuya and the real identity of 'Miya'. Madoka's spirit appears before Misaki and smiles at her, before she leaves with the other ghosts.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero
** Dr Haibara wanted to perform the Kiraigou, the forbidden version of the Kagura Dance, because he wanted to study the intricacies of the Getsuyuu Syndrome, in the hope that it would allow him to cure his diseased daughter. Unfortunately, the Kiraigou ended up failing ''and'' caused the simultaneously-playing, usually safe Kagura Dance to fail, too. The dancers of the latter ended up dying, his daughter Bloomed and fell into a comatose state, and it eventually resulted in a second Day Without Suffering occurring two years later.
** Souya Yomotsuki believed that the first Day Without Suffering occurred because the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was flawed and not done properly, which he was actually correct about. He set about re-creating the Mask as best as he could. [[spoiler:He failed to realize that the Kiraigou required not only a decent Mask, but also for a descendant of the Tsukimori clan to perform the Tsukimori song during the ritual. Without the right mask and song, the ritual was bound to fail.]]
* NightmareFace: Blooming distorts a person's face beyond recognition. And it's so bad that a person afflicted with Getsuyuu Syndrome worsens upon merely looking at someone who is Blooming.
* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: [[spoiler:The DeadAllAlong Choushiro appears just in time, as Ruka tripped and failed to put the mask on Sakuya. He then succeeds in doing so]].
* ObviousBeta: The game contains a GameBreakingBug that was never fixed, and it also has a broken Ghost List that is impossible to complete, without hacking the save-file.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Said by [[spoiler:Madoka]]'s spirit when fought.
* RoomFullOfCrazy: Every patient's room in Rogetsu Hall [[spoiler:except for Sakuya's room, and that of the various protagonists]]. It's believed that the symptoms of Getsuyuu Syndrome can be lessened, if the patient is allowed to indulge in their obsessions. Which included coffins and mannequin parts for some.
* SenselessSacrifice: Any death caused by the failed Kiraigou. [[spoiler:Since nobody was supposed to die during this ritual, merely sending the dead spirits onward.]]
* SomeDexterityRequired: This game introduced motion controls to the series, with the camera now being controlled by the [=WiiMote=], and swinging it vigorously leading to the character turning around.
* ThatOneCase: Kirishima is determined to bring You Haibara to justice. [[spoiler:It costs him his life.]]
* TownWithADarkSecret: Rougetsu Island used to be known for its festivals, particularly the Kiraigou, which was a dance ritual that sent the spirits of the dead on to the netherworld. However, when the Kiraigou failed and created the Day Without Suffering, it became forbidden to perform and even mention it. A more casual Kagura Dance was done instead. The island is also the place where Getsuyuu Syndrome appears, an illness that deteriorates the diseased mentally before eventually killing them. [[spoiler:In the Haibara Hospital and sanitarium, the doctors are performing some inhumane experimentations to figure out more about the Getsuyuu Syndrome. And Dr Haibara was the one to plan the forbidden Kiraigou to be performed again, eventually creating the second Day Without Suffering.]]
* TurnsRed: Ghosts that don't wear masks can Bloom when their health is low. Their face becomes distorted and a faint violin shriek is added to the soundtrack. Blooming ghosts are unpredictable and much stronger than before.
* UnwinnableByMistake: The Ghost List has 233 entries, but six ghosts cannot actually be photographed because of a glitch, meaning the list remains incomplete with a total of 227 entries. This results in the Festival lens being unobtainable, as it unlocks upon completing the Ghost List.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Souya Yomotsuki was willing to help perform the Kiraigou again, having believed to have figured out what went wrong the last time. [[spoiler:He forgot that a Tsukimori descendant needed to perform the Tsukimori song during the ritual.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Haibaras performed unethical experiments on their patients, and many ended up dying from them. But it was in an attempt to learn more about the Getsuyuu Syndrome and hopefully cure those afflicted with it.
* ZombieGait: Watashi stumbles around towards the player while hostile.
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[[caption-width-right:200:The cover featuring Ruka]]
''Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse'' is the fourth installment in the survival horror series created by Creator/{{Tecmo}}.
Rougetsu Island used to be a lively place and home to many people. But it's also the place where Ruka Minazuki was kidnapped by You Haibara, alongside Misaki Asou, Madoka Tsukimori, and two other girls, with the intent to have them participate in a ritual called the Kiraigou. While they ended up rescued, they have repressed the memories of this event.
That was a decade ago, and the island has become abandoned and haunted by spirits of the island's inhabitants. Misaki and Madoka return to the island, having seen their friends die of an illness called Getsuyuu Syndrome and worry that they'll be next. They hope that their investigating of Rougetsu Island will unlock their memories and hopefully save them from their friends' fate.
At the same time, Choushiro Kirishima, the private detective that rescued the girls, has gone back to the island. He returned because he heard that You Haibara has gone back himself, and he's intent on bringing Haibara to justice.
Meanwhile, Ruka Minazuki returned to the island because she wants to unlock her own memories. Her goal is not to recall the details of her kidnapping, but because she hopes it will allow her to remember her father's face.
The game was released on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008. Currently, it's the only game of the ''Fatal Frame'' series that has not been released outside of Japan. It was also co-developed by Creator/GrasshopperManufacture, and is the first of the ''Fatal Frame'' games after Creator/{{Nintendo}} became a partner in developing the franchise.
There's a fan-made [[https://zero4englishtranslation43.weebly.com English patch]] that translates the game's text into English.
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!! Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse contains the following Tropes
* AbandonedHospital: Has an abandoned hospital and abandoned sanitorium to explore.
* ArcSymbol: The moon. It's ''everywhere'', from its relation to Luna Sedata Syndrome to a good chunk of the cast having the kanji for moon (月; tsuki/getsu) in their surnames.
** Masks are also present throughout the game and play an important role in Rougetsu Island's culture, especially where the Kagura Dance is concerned.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[invoked]] Sakuya sees Ayako as very different from how she's portrayed. Though it's implied that Ayako is Sakuya's daughter, so she might be biased.
--> ''"That child goes around with an air of evil and fear around her, but I know she is really very gentle and vulnerable."''
* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: The Spirit Stone Flashlight can take pictures, just like a camera.
* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Luna Sedata Syndrome's symptoms are more akin to mental illness [[note]]Memory loss, sleepwalking, fear of reflections, paranoia, HearingVoices, obsessive behavior, delirium and disorientation[[/note]], but it's depicted as a terminal infectious disease that only infects other people under specific circumstances. In other words, it's a mental illness that can not only spread to other people, but only on Rougetsu Island and it will also kill its victims once it progresses to the "Blooming" stage.
* BigDamnHeroes: The final cutscene of ''Fatal Frame IV'' has Ruka trip and fail to place the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse on Sakuya. [[spoiler:Choushiro's spirit appears and places the mask in her stead, appeasing Sakuya and breaking the curse.]]
* BodyHorror: 'Blooming' is portrayed as a person's face melting and distorting.
* BrotherSisterIncest: It's implied that Ayako is the daughter of You and Sakuya Haibara.
* TheCameo: The game includes a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]] and [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Zero Suit Samus]] costume.
* CreepyDoll: Kageri's twin-sister doll, Watashi. While she looks human, she has no eyes and the paint on her skin is chipped in places. She stumbles around and approaches the player while fighting Kageri.
* DeadManWriting: One of the notes found begins this way.
--> ''"When you see this, I will no longer be in this world."''
* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Madoka]] gets killed off after about fifteen minutes of gameplay.
* DisappearedDad: Ruka left the island with her mother, with her father staying behind. She cannot remember his face anymore. [[spoiler:When Sakuya bloomed and roamed the island, Ruka's father was among those killed. Ruka has a momentary reunion with him, after breaking the island's curse.]]
* DiscoveringYourOwnDeadBody: Fatal Frame IV has [[spoiler:Choushiro Kirishima]]'s story involve reliving the events leading up to their death and ending when they come across their corpse in the same location they first woke up in.
* TheDragon: Souya Yomotsuki, the creator of the titular mask [[spoiler:and Ruka's father]]. He was among those at fault for the last Kiraigou to have failed, and has to be defeated before facing [[FinalBoss Sakuya]].
* DualBoss: Kageri Sendou and her twin-sister doll Watashi. Although Kageri is the actual target that needs to be defeated, with Watashi mostly acting as a very aggressive distraction that attacks the player.
* DubNameChange: ''Getsuyuubyou'' can be translated as ''tranquil moon disease''. The English patch chose to call it ''Luna Sedata Syndrome''.
* DyingAsYourself: Some patients with advanced Getsuyuu Syndrome have chosen to commit suicide, wanting to die while they still retain some semblance of their self.
* EasyAmnesia: Justified, as amnesia is a symptom of Getsuyuu Syndrome.
* EnfantTerrible: Ayako. She is really cute, but also very cruel and insane.
* TheFaceless: Any ghost that Blooms. Special mention goes to Sakuya, who constantly blooms.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Blooming continues postmortem, as shown on multiple occasions.
* FourIsDeath: There are four stages of Luna Sedata Syndrome: Budding, Breaking, Resonance and Blooming. Victims typically die in the Blooming stage.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Ayako has nothing but more cruelty on her inside.
* JigglePhysics: Ruka gets jiggle physics on her butt when wearing the Zero Suit.
* KickTheDog: Ayako is a walking example of what she does.
* LeftHanging: [[spoiler:Misaki]]'s fate remains unanswered, unless the player gets the Photograph ending.
* LighthousePoint: The final location to visit and where [[FinalBoss Sakuya]] gets fought.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Sakuya and Ayako love dolls very much.
* MadnessMantra:
** Several can be heard when exploring the basement at Rogetsu Hospital.
** Then there's this part of an ApocalypticLog:
--->It hurts!!!So much fun!!/It hurts the fun much hurts/The surgery is fun It hurts/I the surgery fun/fun nn it hurts ss/hate fun nnn/hurts ss/ssss...
* MultipleEndings
** [[BittersweetEnding Canon Ending]]: Beat the game on any difficulty. [[spoiler:Ruka manages to calm Sakuya enough with the Tsukimori song, but cannot place the Mask onto her. Kirishima's spirit appears and puts it on Sakuya instead, allowing her to channel all the spirits into the netherworld. Kirishima leaves with them, and Ruka manages to see her father's spirit and remember his face, before he leaves with the ghosts, too. Ruka calls out after him.]]
** [[PhotoMontage Photograph Ending]]: Beat the game on Hard. The events are the same, but the credits add photographs to them. [[spoiler:They show what happened to Misaki, after she was last seen having fainted upon remembering Sakuya and the real identity of 'Miya'. Madoka's spirit appears before Misaki and smiles at her, before she leaves with the other ghosts.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero
** Dr Haibara wanted to perform the Kiraigou, the forbidden version of the Kagura Dance, because he wanted to study the intricacies of the Getsuyuu Syndrome, in the hope that it would allow him to cure his diseased daughter. Unfortunately, the Kiraigou ended up failing ''and'' caused the simultaneously-playing, usually safe Kagura Dance to fail, too. The dancers of the latter ended up dying, his daughter Bloomed and fell into a comatose state, and it eventually resulted in a second Day Without Suffering occurring two years later.
** Souya Yomotsuki believed that the first Day Without Suffering occurred because the Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was flawed and not done properly, which he was actually correct about. He set about re-creating the Mask as best as he could. [[spoiler:He failed to realize that the Kiraigou required not only a decent Mask, but also for a descendant of the Tsukimori clan to perform the Tsukimori song during the ritual. Without the right mask and song, the ritual was bound to fail.]]
* NightmareFace: Blooming distorts a person's face beyond recognition. And it's so bad that a person afflicted with Getsuyuu Syndrome worsens upon merely looking at someone who is Blooming.
* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: [[spoiler:The DeadAllAlong Choushiro appears just in time, as Ruka tripped and failed to put the mask on Sakuya. He then succeeds in doing so]].
* ObviousBeta: The game contains a GameBreakingBug that was never fixed, and it also has a broken Ghost List that is impossible to complete, without hacking the save-file.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Said by [[spoiler:Madoka]]'s spirit when fought.
* RoomFullOfCrazy: Every patient's room in Rogetsu Hall [[spoiler:except for Sakuya's room, and that of the various protagonists]]. It's believed that the symptoms of Getsuyuu Syndrome can be lessened, if the patient is allowed to indulge in their obsessions. Which included coffins and mannequin parts for some.
* SenselessSacrifice: Any death caused by the failed Kiraigou. [[spoiler:Since nobody was supposed to die during this ritual, merely sending the dead spirits onward.]]
* SomeDexterityRequired: This game introduced motion controls to the series, with the camera now being controlled by the [=WiiMote=], and swinging it vigorously leading to the character turning around.
* ThatOneCase: Kirishima is determined to bring You Haibara to justice. [[spoiler:It costs him his life.]]
* TownWithADarkSecret: Rougetsu Island used to be known for its festivals, particularly the Kiraigou, which was a dance ritual that sent the spirits of the dead on to the netherworld. However, when the Kiraigou failed and created the Day Without Suffering, it became forbidden to perform and even mention it. A more casual Kagura Dance was done instead. The island is also the place where Getsuyuu Syndrome appears, an illness that deteriorates the diseased mentally before eventually killing them. [[spoiler:In the Haibara Hospital and sanitarium, the doctors are performing some inhumane experimentations to figure out more about the Getsuyuu Syndrome. And Dr Haibara was the one to plan the forbidden Kiraigou to be performed again, eventually creating the second Day Without Suffering.]]
* TurnsRed: Ghosts that don't wear masks can Bloom when their health is low. Their face becomes distorted and a faint violin shriek is added to the soundtrack. Blooming ghosts are unpredictable and much stronger than before.
* UnwinnableByMistake: The Ghost List has 233 entries, but six ghosts cannot actually be photographed because of a glitch, meaning the list remains incomplete with a total of 227 entries. This results in the Festival lens being unobtainable, as it unlocks upon completing the Ghost List.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Souya Yomotsuki was willing to help perform the Kiraigou again, having believed to have figured out what went wrong the last time. [[spoiler:He forgot that a Tsukimori descendant needed to perform the Tsukimori song during the ritual.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Haibaras performed unethical experiments on their patients, and many ended up dying from them. But it was in an attempt to learn more about the Getsuyuu Syndrome and hopefully cure those afflicted with it.
* ZombieGait: Watashi stumbles around towards the player while hostile.
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