Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.4 Himatsubushi
released on Oct 07, 2016
Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.4 Himatsubushi
released on Oct 07, 2016
A remaster of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Ch.4 Himatsubushi-hen
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story. Nevertheless, this is a game, not a novel. As the player, you will be able to unravel the mystery surrounding the events in the game as the scenarios unfold.
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Used PS3 sprites + VA
First of all, obligatory steam sprites suck ASS and I hate them
anyway, this chapter was super neat, seeing Hinazawa in the past and from a different perspective is so cool. I liked that perspective switched a few times throughout the game, like in various tips & the story such as at the Majhong game. It may have happened in previous chapters but it was much more noticable here.
Intro didn't grab me instantly as these were all new characters but regardless I quickly liked Akasaka and thought he was neat. The fact that you know he survives in a way maybe makes the story less tense in a few moments, but honestly I haven't come to a conclusion on my thoughts there.
Despite lacking alot of what made the previous chapters scary or tense, this chapter still does a really good job. It doesn't really have a twist moment as like the other chapters, which I've noticed may be more of a theme? as Chapter 3 there were various moments such as the inital discussion about Satoshi after the BBQ, and here we went in knowing about the Higurashi Guardians etc and it really seems to be lessening the illusion held about the nice and happy town that Chapter 1 & 2 held, or maybe my opinions going crazy and I'm wrong, clearly I'll see but I do really enjoy thinking about the mystery here.
This chapter made me more interested in Rika, I liked her before but she defintley gets more depth here, bascially confirming that she has to have some sort of connection to Oshyiro which I'm not 100% sure what to make of it all yet but it's all really interesting.
The ending was also sad just in a differnt way that other chapters, with the death not happening to the MC but another character, which has been the case for 1, 2 & 3 so far. And honestly noticing the lack of Yuuki in the ending is pretty sad, though also something I think I missed was when was Akasakas daughter born? Did Yuuki give birth on the day she died? I mean she had to, I'm sure I just missed something and this whole bit here is usless but still maybe I'm right and it's a big mystery awawowowo woah.... ok maybe I did just miss something, and I won't check out of spite.
So ultimatlley yeah, really good chapter, super short, super intersting alternative perspectives and gives a better look at Rika and Ooshi as well alot of stuff we've only heard about up to this point. Excited to get onto the Answers section of the game.
(Also these are becoming less reviews and more my own theory crafting things to jot my thoughts down, so oh well. hope whoever reads this gets some enjoyment out of this)
First of all, obligatory steam sprites suck ASS and I hate them
anyway, this chapter was super neat, seeing Hinazawa in the past and from a different perspective is so cool. I liked that perspective switched a few times throughout the game, like in various tips & the story such as at the Majhong game. It may have happened in previous chapters but it was much more noticable here.
Intro didn't grab me instantly as these were all new characters but regardless I quickly liked Akasaka and thought he was neat. The fact that you know he survives in a way maybe makes the story less tense in a few moments, but honestly I haven't come to a conclusion on my thoughts there.
Despite lacking alot of what made the previous chapters scary or tense, this chapter still does a really good job. It doesn't really have a twist moment as like the other chapters, which I've noticed may be more of a theme? as Chapter 3 there were various moments such as the inital discussion about Satoshi after the BBQ, and here we went in knowing about the Higurashi Guardians etc and it really seems to be lessening the illusion held about the nice and happy town that Chapter 1 & 2 held, or maybe my opinions going crazy and I'm wrong, clearly I'll see but I do really enjoy thinking about the mystery here.
This chapter made me more interested in Rika, I liked her before but she defintley gets more depth here, bascially confirming that she has to have some sort of connection to Oshyiro which I'm not 100% sure what to make of it all yet but it's all really interesting.
The ending was also sad just in a differnt way that other chapters, with the death not happening to the MC but another character, which has been the case for 1, 2 & 3 so far. And honestly noticing the lack of Yuuki in the ending is pretty sad, though also something I think I missed was when was Akasakas daughter born? Did Yuuki give birth on the day she died? I mean she had to, I'm sure I just missed something and this whole bit here is usless but still maybe I'm right and it's a big mystery awawowowo woah.... ok maybe I did just miss something, and I won't check out of spite.
So ultimatlley yeah, really good chapter, super short, super intersting alternative perspectives and gives a better look at Rika and Ooshi as well alot of stuff we've only heard about up to this point. Excited to get onto the Answers section of the game.
(Also these are becoming less reviews and more my own theory crafting things to jot my thoughts down, so oh well. hope whoever reads this gets some enjoyment out of this)
De fato o capitulo mais curto de higurashi eu cheguei a termina ele com apenas 9 horas,
Esse capitulo eu não diria que ele é 100 dropavel ainda mais que o jogo vai criar um mistério ao redor da personagem "Rika Furude" e você ainda tem algumas informações sobre o incidente da represa.
Esse capitulo eu não diria que ele é 100 dropavel ainda mais que o jogo vai criar um mistério ao redor da personagem "Rika Furude" e você ainda tem algumas informações sobre o incidente da represa.
Fourth chapter in the Higurashi novel series.
This is a little different from the other chapters, we don't play as Keiichi and the story is set 7 years before the event of the other three.
It's kind of a bonus chapter where we learn lots of new stuff including some info on the (younger) mysterious Rika Furude and how the village of Hinamizawa works.
Incredible writing and music as always (Dawn almost broke me).
This is also the last chapter of the question arcs, so from chapter 5 onwards we should get some answers about everything that happened in Hinamizawa.
nipah☆
This is a little different from the other chapters, we don't play as Keiichi and the story is set 7 years before the event of the other three.
It's kind of a bonus chapter where we learn lots of new stuff including some info on the (younger) mysterious Rika Furude and how the village of Hinamizawa works.
Incredible writing and music as always (Dawn almost broke me).
This is also the last chapter of the question arcs, so from chapter 5 onwards we should get some answers about everything that happened in Hinamizawa.
nipah☆
OHHHUHGHGUDFGFG OH MY FUCKING GOD THE TITLE DROP SGNEISRUNSKJHFGIJSDFOHJSDFNOKJSEH
It was good. Not as many reveals as I thought there would be considering the time period in which it's set. But it was well-written and largely avoided the pointless fluff that previous chapters were riddled with (apart from an excruciatingly-long Mahjong scene).
Higurashi is always a wild ride, and this was no exception. Himatsubushi is a fun shorter story from a different viewpoint, and the stuff it establishes is wild. I wish I was a lot blinder now than I am, because I can only imagine going totally nuts over this stuff while waiting for the answer arcs to come out and having all that time to come up with theories based on what we already know.
It was really fun to have a different perspective--many different perspectives, anyway. The TIPs were even more fun than usual this time around given all their Portentiousness. Also Oishi is a complicated shitty old man and it was fun to spend time with him in a different context because I like those sorts of characters.
That after party was also pretty buckwild, though as someone who could point and be like "I understood that reference," I had a good time.
It was really fun to have a different perspective--many different perspectives, anyway. The TIPs were even more fun than usual this time around given all their Portentiousness. Also Oishi is a complicated shitty old man and it was fun to spend time with him in a different context because I like those sorts of characters.
That after party was also pretty buckwild, though as someone who could point and be like "I understood that reference," I had a good time.