Taming the Spirits

[VaMp (Zaenyx)]

Does anyone know any good locations where Katsuhito Kariya, Sanae Hozuki, Iori Aiba and Kageri Sendo are more likely to blossom?

[PrincessFuta]

I am using a guide to 100 my collection and they put where the ghosts you encounter can blossom. Also, apparently the chance to blossom is higher if you shoot one fatal frame without killing. Hope this helps!

Beginning of Phase III: Ghost (Wraith) - Katsuhito Kariya, Yoriko Sonohara / Yoriko Sonohara (Blooming) & Sanae Hozuki -

Phase VIII: Ghost (Wraith) - Takashi Aiba / Takashi Aiba (Blossomed) & Iori Aiba

Phase X - Ghost (Wraith) - Kageri Sendo / Kageri Sendo (Blooming)

[Starfisher]

Anyone remembers (or could kindly look up Location Taken in the Wraith list?) where their bloomed Natsuki Shiono (woman in bathrobe and short dark hair)?
I have read that her blooming place is when Ruka first comes through the Exhibiton Corridor into the Infirmary. And there, on the second floor, she appears in the general ward. My problem is - besides not blooming - that after I reload the game to try blooming again, she doesn't appear again. I have reloaded many times and sometimes she appeared, but only very rarely and of course didn't bloom. Hard difficulty.

By the way, Iori Aiba bloomed for me quite a few times in hard, when they attack together with Natsuki Shiono on the second floor of Rogetsu Hall in one of the early chapters.

[VaMp (Zaenyx)]

Originally posted by PrincessFuta:

I am using a guide to 100 my collection and they put where the ghosts you encounter can blossom. Also, apparently the chance to blossom is higher if you shoot one fatal frame without killing. Hope this helps!

Beginning of Phase III: Ghost (Wraith) - Katsuhito Kariya, Yoriko Sonohara / Yoriko Sonohara (Blooming) & Sanae Hozuki -

Phase VIII: Ghost (Wraith) - Takashi Aiba / Takashi Aiba (Blossomed) & Iori Aiba

Phase X - Ghost (Wraith) - Kageri Sendo / Kageri Sendo (Blooming)

Thanks for the reply, finished my ghost list like 2 days ago after a lot of trial and error but thanks regardless!

[VaMp (Zaenyx)]

Originally posted by Starfisher:

Anyone remembers (or could kindly look up Location Taken in the Wraith list?) where their bloomed Natsuki Shiono (woman in bathrobe and short dark hair)?
I have read that her blooming place is when Ruka first comes through the Exhibiton Corridor into the Infirmary. And there, on the second floor, she appears in the general ward. My problem is - besides not blooming - that after I reload the game to try blooming again, she doesn't appear again. I have reloaded many times and sometimes she appeared, but only very rarely and of course didn't bloom. Hard difficulty.

By the way, Iori Aiba bloomed for me quite a few times in hard, when they attack together with Natsuki Shiono on the second floor of Rogetsu Hall in one of the early chapters.

Natsuki Shiono (Blossomed): Haibara Infirmary - 2F Doctor's Office. If she didn't spawn there, she would spawn instead in Old General Ward (the room right beside Doctor's Office).

But that's exactly the thing, it took me forever too since sometimes she wouldn't spawn at all so it came down to lots and lots of trial and error. Also got her as Ruka as soon as I entered Haibara Infirmary. We've probably been using the same gamefaqs guide, since let's face it, it's probably still the best one out there despite it being super old.

I only got Iori Aiba to blossom in Haibara Infirmary - 2F Ward No. 1 on Nightmare during the very last fight against her as Misaki right before finishing her part of the story and even this one took a few tries before finally getting it.

Anyways, don't give up and keep trying! Worst case scenario, try again on Nightmare as the blossom chances are much higher since you also deal less damage. Also DON'T go for Fatal Frame shots! Only fully charged shots.

[Chester_Kyuma]

I need some help...talking about Blossoming..How I can get Asagi Hizuki (the Little long Haired Girl) blossom, She first appear in Phase 3 , the first Choushirou Chapter...but i am on Nightmare, his Flashlight is maximized and she will not Blossom..even in her Second Fight together with Natsuki Shiono...She is the only one I need to collect the Ghost List..to get 100 percent in the Game..

[VaMp (Zaenyx)]

Originally posted by Chester_Kyuma:

I need some help...talking about Blossoming..How I can get Asagi Hizuki (the Little long Haired Girl) blossom, She first appear in Phase 3 , the first Choushirou Chapter...but i am on Nightmare, his Flashlight is maximized and she will not Blossom..even in her Second Fight together with Natsuki Shiono...She is the only one I need to collect the Ghost List..to get 100 percent in the Game..

I got Asagi Hizuki (Blossomed): Haibara Infirmary - 2F Washroom Corridor in Phase 8 as Misaki close to the end of her story. She can also appear in the other surrounding areas like Haibara Infirmary - 2F Ward No. 2 or Haibara Infirmary - 2F Patient Lounge. I believe I got her either on Normal or Hard with most/all upgrades by then. The idea is to not take Fatal Frame shots. Just fully charge the camera and snap at them.

Your other best bet would be in Phase 10 as Choshiro also in the exact same areas right at the very end of his story when you chase Yo Haibara to the rooftop. The trick with Choshiro's flashlight, if you got all damage upgrades for him, is to fully charge your shots and by being as far away as possible from the ghost when doing so. Keep in mind that the closer you are to them, the more damage you deal. Hope this helps!

[ukie]

Iirc I managed to bloom Asagi in the last chapter for Choushiro (ch.10?) Just before going to rooftop at the end of the chapter around ward 1 / laundry area. You can use explode lens to do less dmg + pushback to try to do more hits on her and trigger her bloom

[Chester_Kyuma]

oh okay.. i will try it than.. Thanks for the tips !

[Starfisher]

Originally posted by VaMp (Zaenyx):

Anyways, don't give up and keep trying! Worst case scenario, try again on Nightmare as the blossom chances are much higher since you also deal less damage. Also DON'T go for Fatal Frame shots! Only fully charged shots.

Thank you for the hints and the kind words!

[Asami]

Any tips to blossom Madoka? I'm playing on Hard trying to blossom her in the Dining Hall using the Push Lens when she's not cliping on walls/objects but I can't make her to bloom...

[ukie]

Originally posted by Chō 蝶:

Any tips to blossom Madoka? I'm playing on Hard trying to blossom her in the Dining Hall using the Push Lens when she's not cliping on walls/objects but I can't make her to bloom...

I bloomed her at the end of chapter 1, can probably still bloom her in the dining hall in ch 5 but not sure.

[VaMp (Zaenyx)]

Originally posted by Chō 蝶:

Any tips to blossom Madoka? I'm playing on Hard trying to blossom her in the Dining Hall using the Push Lens when she's not cliping on walls/objects but I can't make her to bloom...

For me, the Push Lens has never done the trick at all whatsoever. Tried it on countless occasions and nothing. What does work best, however, is fully charged shots and this applies to all the ghosts. NOT Fatal Frame shots, just fully charged ones. Also, you can make her blossom even in Phase 1.

[Asami]

Originally posted by ukie:

Originally posted by Chō 蝶:

Any tips to blossom Madoka? I'm playing on Hard trying to blossom her in the Dining Hall using the Push Lens when she's not cliping on walls/objects but I can't make her to bloom...

I bloomed her at the end of chapter 1, can probably still bloom her in the dining hall in ch 5 but not sure.

Originally posted by VaMp (Zaenyx):

Originally posted by Chō 蝶:

Any tips to blossom Madoka? I'm playing on Hard trying to blossom her in the Dining Hall using the Push Lens when she's not cliping on walls/objects but I can't make her to bloom...

For me, the Push Lens has never done the trick at all whatsoever. Tried it on countless occasions and nothing. What does work best, however, is fully charged shots and this applies to all the ghosts. NOT Fatal Frame shots, just fully charged ones. Also, you can make her blossom even in Phase 1.

Will keep trying to blossom her on Phase 5, If it don't work I'll play Phase 1 again on Nightmare with 07 Films. Thanks!

[Jackkel Dragon]

Is there a good list of the wraiths in the order they appear in the ghost list? Aside from missing some blossomed variants, I seem to have a whole character (normal and blossomed) missing in the middle, and I can't figure out why I've not seen them in two playthroughs... But without their name, I don't know where to find more information about them.

[VaMp (Zaenyx)]

Originally posted by Jackkel Dragon:

Is there a good list of the wraiths in the order they appear in the ghost list? Aside from missing some blossomed variants, I seem to have a whole character (normal and blossomed) missing in the middle, and I can't figure out why I've not seen them in two playthroughs... But without their name, I don't know where to find more information about them.

We can still figure it out though! Which Wraiths do you have above and below the missing ones?