Koei Tecmo confirmed that the success of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water contributed to the new remaster of Mask of the Lunar Eclipse.
Måns Lindman: "I'm glad I finally got the opportunity to indulge in the fourth installment of this beloved game series even though it really feels like it's old at its core, with the problems from that era of messy game mechanics and frustrating backtracking clearly shining through. However, with a nuanced gameplay - where I play as several different characters, innovative problem solving, a gripping story and at the risk of sounding tedious, a great atmosphere, the positives outweigh the negatives and for fans of the genre in general and the series in particular, Project Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is most likely a welcome addition to your gaming library."
Well it doesn't have guns and rifles like resident evil therefore low review scores
Famitsu: "Kirby's Dream Land Wii Deluxe topped the list for three consecutive weeks. This is a title released in 2011 with new copy abilities and subgames added. The deluxe version has new graphics and has become more beautiful, with a total of 283,744 units sold. [Project Zero] is a remastered version of the Japanese-style horror adventure game released in 2008, and the Nintendo Switch version and PlayStation 4 version ranked 4th and 7th respectively."
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
[NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 32,132 (283,744)
[NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 20,889 (4,929,287)
[NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 15,861 (3,934,627)
[NSW] Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Koei Tecmo, 03/09/23) – 10,712 (New)
[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,430 (5,194,090)
[NSW] Ib (PLAYISM, 03/09/23) – 9,080 (New)
[PS4] Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Koei Tecmo, 03/09/23) – 9,031 (New)
[PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02/10/23) – 9,017 (148,552)
[PS5] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Koei Tecmo, 03/03/23) – 8,411 (38,543)
[NSW] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix, 02/24/23) – 7,739 (75,819)
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
PlayStation 5 – 51,510 (2,689,527)
Switch OLED Model – 37,373 (4,035,179)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 13,359 (432,454)
Switch – 12,354 (19,221,323)
Switch Lite – 10,174 (5,243,115)
Xbox Series X – 2,729 (182,438)
PlayStation 4 – 1,602 (7,859,428)
Xbox Series S – 158 (250,599)
New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 97 (1,190,855)
Paul writes: "PROJECT ZERO : Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a scary, compelling game that, even with control niggles, is still worth a play."
I mean that was sort of obvious.
There was literally nothing on this franchise, then they ported Maiden of Black Water likely because it was the easier one to translate to modern devices being a Wii U title and all. And now we are getting a remaster of the 4th title. So it stands to reason that Maiden of Black Water was successful enough to start the whole process.
A remaster of the Fatal Frame 2 remake that was on Wii would be very welcome as well. That game is great. Scared the crap out of me the first time I played it as well lol.