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'Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake' Explained: The Truth About the Crimson Butterflies (紅い蝶)
What are these beautiful butterflies?
 • Asha Bardon, MA
'Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake' Explained: Eikadō Hall Explored (Demo Version/Part I)
Let's take a deeper look at the game's new temple...
 • Asha Bardon, MA
'Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake' Explained: In-game Shintō, Buddhism and Folklore for Beginners (Part II)
Beyond the basics...
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'Nioh 3' Explained: In-game Shintō, Buddhism and Folklore for Beginners (Part I)
Talking terms, mechanics and lore...
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'Silent Hill f' Explained: Exploring the Inari Faith of Ebisugaoka (Part II)
Change of faith...
 • Asha Bardon, MA
'Silent Hill f' Explained: In-game Shintō, Buddhism and Folklore for Beginners (Part IV)
Yep, we're still going....
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'Silent Hill f' Explained: 'The Fox Wets Its Tail' Ending Deep Dive
Foxes in the final fight
 • Asha Bardon, MA
'Silent Hill f' Explained: In-game Shintō, Buddhism and Folklore for Beginners (Part III)
Even more interesting things from the game...
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'Silent Hill f' Explained: The Three Rituals
Marriage and Suffering in the Otherworld...
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'Silent Hill f' Explained: The Quiet Beauty of Hinako's Journal
See beyond the paper...
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'Silent Hill f' Explained: In-game Shintō, Buddhism and Folklore for Beginners (Part II)
Beyond the basics...
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'Silent Hill f' Explained: The Decline of Ebisugaoka
Post-war penury and natural disasters spell the death of this town...
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