That's it. It's over. All done. That's a wrap. We're through. No more. Gone. Bye bye. See you later. Don't talk to me. The end.
Pretty well put together mystery. Each chapter gives slight clues to work with on slowly figuring out some parts of the mystery, but nothing is ever so huge or obvious you can make any deduction with absolutely certainty, and I think that’s the goal mysteries should strive for.
Additionally some of the narratives for the individual chapters are quite middling, with slow pacing particularly in the early to middle portions, but each Question Arc chapter is less about attempting to be their own complete narrative and rather fulfill a specific purpose in the mystery and the overarching narrative of all the chapters.
Also Hello! from the original soundtrack fucks so hard idk why they’d replace it in the steam release…
Additionally some of the narratives for the individual chapters are quite middling, with slow pacing particularly in the early to middle portions, but each Question Arc chapter is less about attempting to be their own complete narrative and rather fulfill a specific purpose in the mystery and the overarching narrative of all the chapters.
Also Hello! from the original soundtrack fucks so hard idk why they’d replace it in the steam release…
muğla daha aksiyonlu 07 hırbosu seni
Overall review of all 8 Chapters and Rei. Have yet to complete the Console Arcs. Great sound novel with great twists aside from a few hiccups like how little clues were given towards who the true villain really was. But overall, I recommend. Please use the 07th mod for better UI, sprites, backgrounds and voice acting!
very strong horror writing/atmosphere, but has its flaws
This review contains spoilers
Quiero darle 5 estrellas muy fuerte porque Ryukishi es un puto genio, pero después del desastre que es el capítulo 8 y lo importante que es se me hace imposible.
Para resumir rápido:
Los personajes son una pasada, me encantan todos.
La presentación del misterio es una barbaridad, es una masterclass de dosificación de la información.
Hay escenas que no me voy a sacar de la cabeza en la vida, los picos de la historia son una bestialidad.
Todo tiene un carisma acojonante, uno de mis momentos favoritos del capítulo 8 fue la parte después de acabar los fragmentos (que son de lo peor que me he cruzado en mi vida con diferencia por muchísimas razones) y volver a ver a esos personajes que tanto quiero hacer y decir sus tonterías.
Me gusta muchísimo la última Staff Room con Ryukishi, posiblemente ha sido lo que más me ha gustado del último capítulo, sobre todo porque comparte mi forma de ver las historias en general, me ha sacado una sonrisa muy tonta.
Soy una persona que piensa que una historia no es más que un "ejercicio" donde se intenta que todo compense. Muchas de mis cosas favoritas tienen fallos, muy gordos algunos, pero me los compensa con otras cosas. Al final, veo las cosas como una balanza, y me gusta mucho ver las cosas así, porque no te acabas centrando en un solo detalle. Poniendo de ejemplo a Final Fantasy XIV (no se me ocurre otra cosa ahora mismo, lo siento) me gustaría explicarme un poco.
En Shadowbringers, una de mis cosas favoritas hasta el día que muera (aunque todo esto puede aplicar para cualquier expansión del juego menos ARR), te pueden mandar a hacer la cosa más buena que has visto jamás y de repente mandarte a ver a un pollo y tener que dar un paseo gigante. Está haciendo algo muy simple que hace cualquier buena historia, que es manejar con algo de destreza una curva de interés, pero podrías decir que falla en como lo hace por lo estúpido que es lo que te manda a hacer. Aún así, me compensa perder una hora haciendo de recadera, porque tras esa hora de recadera va a venir una cinemática o cualquier cosa que me va a tener al borde de la silla y llorando, y me alegro de haberme relajado tanto en esa hora. ¿Se podría hacer mejor? Obviamente sí, pero como me compensa tanto me da exactamente igual.
Después de haber dado la chapa con el MMO que va a ampliar su prueba gratis dentro de poco para también tener Stormblood, puedo decir lo que quería y que se me entienda algo.
Higurashi está equilibrando esa balanza hacia el lado positivo todo el rato. Por cada parte pesada, acabas leyendo algo que es increíble, o cada vez que piensas en los primeros capítulos que no compensa tener las escenas de Slice of life, Ryukishi te sorprende con la maestría que tiene en esos capítulos para escribir terror y hacerte sentir muy mal. Pero el final no compensa y la resolución del misterio tampoco, se siente sacado casi de la nada y la magnitud de las cosas siento que se le va demasiado de las manos. Además de que el plan final a pesar de estar chulo, es muy ridículo para la magnitud de lo que te están presentando.
Sin embargo, es un clásico con razón y es un must si te estás interesando en lo que son las VN. Puedo entender perfectamente la razón por la que a una persona leer esto le puede cambiar la vida y por qué es un trabajo tan querido.
Dicho todo esto, espero que Umineko esté a la altura de lo que promete todo el mundo o voy a imitar a Shion (o Mion más bien, es un lío saber como llamarla) en el final de Meakashi.
Para resumir rápido:
Los personajes son una pasada, me encantan todos.
La presentación del misterio es una barbaridad, es una masterclass de dosificación de la información.
Hay escenas que no me voy a sacar de la cabeza en la vida, los picos de la historia son una bestialidad.
Todo tiene un carisma acojonante, uno de mis momentos favoritos del capítulo 8 fue la parte después de acabar los fragmentos (que son de lo peor que me he cruzado en mi vida con diferencia por muchísimas razones) y volver a ver a esos personajes que tanto quiero hacer y decir sus tonterías.
Me gusta muchísimo la última Staff Room con Ryukishi, posiblemente ha sido lo que más me ha gustado del último capítulo, sobre todo porque comparte mi forma de ver las historias en general, me ha sacado una sonrisa muy tonta.
Soy una persona que piensa que una historia no es más que un "ejercicio" donde se intenta que todo compense. Muchas de mis cosas favoritas tienen fallos, muy gordos algunos, pero me los compensa con otras cosas. Al final, veo las cosas como una balanza, y me gusta mucho ver las cosas así, porque no te acabas centrando en un solo detalle. Poniendo de ejemplo a Final Fantasy XIV (no se me ocurre otra cosa ahora mismo, lo siento) me gustaría explicarme un poco.
En Shadowbringers, una de mis cosas favoritas hasta el día que muera (aunque todo esto puede aplicar para cualquier expansión del juego menos ARR), te pueden mandar a hacer la cosa más buena que has visto jamás y de repente mandarte a ver a un pollo y tener que dar un paseo gigante. Está haciendo algo muy simple que hace cualquier buena historia, que es manejar con algo de destreza una curva de interés, pero podrías decir que falla en como lo hace por lo estúpido que es lo que te manda a hacer. Aún así, me compensa perder una hora haciendo de recadera, porque tras esa hora de recadera va a venir una cinemática o cualquier cosa que me va a tener al borde de la silla y llorando, y me alegro de haberme relajado tanto en esa hora. ¿Se podría hacer mejor? Obviamente sí, pero como me compensa tanto me da exactamente igual.
Después de haber dado la chapa con el MMO que va a ampliar su prueba gratis dentro de poco para también tener Stormblood, puedo decir lo que quería y que se me entienda algo.
Higurashi está equilibrando esa balanza hacia el lado positivo todo el rato. Por cada parte pesada, acabas leyendo algo que es increíble, o cada vez que piensas en los primeros capítulos que no compensa tener las escenas de Slice of life, Ryukishi te sorprende con la maestría que tiene en esos capítulos para escribir terror y hacerte sentir muy mal. Pero el final no compensa y la resolución del misterio tampoco, se siente sacado casi de la nada y la magnitud de las cosas siento que se le va demasiado de las manos. Además de que el plan final a pesar de estar chulo, es muy ridículo para la magnitud de lo que te están presentando.
Sin embargo, es un clásico con razón y es un must si te estás interesando en lo que son las VN. Puedo entender perfectamente la razón por la que a una persona leer esto le puede cambiar la vida y por qué es un trabajo tan querido.
Dicho todo esto, espero que Umineko esté a la altura de lo que promete todo el mundo o voy a imitar a Shion (o Mion más bien, es un lío saber como llamarla) en el final de Meakashi.
épico
This is a review of the entire question arcs, i made one for each chapter so if you want my screaming individual opinions go there.
Higurashi When They Cry Question Arcs is a new experience for me, even if i did play some VN before, nothing was like these. To me, the first 4 arcs are basically horror stories, but after advancing through the series, they are not scary because of the horror elements (even though it's pretty amazing how much of an immersive experience they are), it's in the title: question arcs. Humans like do racionalize things, when you can't you will be scared. It's impossible for me to experience the story again with the same feelings, because i now know everything, so they are at the very core a big maze of mysteries for the author to challenge you with, and that's where the game is.
The story itself is made of a lot of pretty high moments and very bad lows, the slice of life it's important so you can care about the characters but i do think it's too much sometimes.
There is not much to talk without spoilers, so what i can say is that if you like mystery stories, to have an immersive experience enviroment, read it. Ryukishi did a very good job and you will not left dissapointed, just be aware that your finger will hurt a lot.
Higurashi When They Cry Question Arcs is a new experience for me, even if i did play some VN before, nothing was like these. To me, the first 4 arcs are basically horror stories, but after advancing through the series, they are not scary because of the horror elements (even though it's pretty amazing how much of an immersive experience they are), it's in the title: question arcs. Humans like do racionalize things, when you can't you will be scared. It's impossible for me to experience the story again with the same feelings, because i now know everything, so they are at the very core a big maze of mysteries for the author to challenge you with, and that's where the game is.
The story itself is made of a lot of pretty high moments and very bad lows, the slice of life it's important so you can care about the characters but i do think it's too much sometimes.
There is not much to talk without spoilers, so what i can say is that if you like mystery stories, to have an immersive experience enviroment, read it. Ryukishi did a very good job and you will not left dissapointed, just be aware that your finger will hurt a lot.
Ah, what a nightmare this series is. See, Higurashi has been rotting in my steam wishlist for almost a decade at this point because buying it is a fucking menace. What's Higurashi Hou? What's Higurashi Rei? Rei+? Isn't there a single game I can buy with everything in it? Nope! And some chapters never got translated at all so you gotta mod them in, and some chapters aren't even in the mod! It was a lot, but after seeing Umineko getting more and more popular I bit the bullet and bought the full collection. I think this is the proper thing to review for the first 4 chapters but the fourth chapter is kinda a side story and not considered part of the real question arcs-whatever! God!
Anyway, Higurashi! One of the most beloved VNs ever made and one of the hardest to get into because it's very very wordy. Took me about 22 hours to finish the question arcs and I'm a very fast reader. Normally fluff doesn't bother me too much in vns but this game's pace at the start of the first three chapters is absolutely glacial. Probably doesn't help that the game repeats the same joke (male character is horny in extravagant way) in every comedy section a whole lot. I really didn't care much for the slice of life sections by the end, but they only really exist to set up the horror part. I'd be a lot less generous to it if it wasn't in service of rebuilding a sense of normalcy.
And man, once that normalcy breaks, each chapter is uniquely captivating. It's soooo good. The suspense is fantastic, and the overarching mystery knows exactly where to poke and prod to make you throw out all your theories again and again. I don't know if the answers arcs will be satisfying, but if the writing is of the same quality I can't imagine they're going to be anything less than fantastic.
Anyway, Higurashi! One of the most beloved VNs ever made and one of the hardest to get into because it's very very wordy. Took me about 22 hours to finish the question arcs and I'm a very fast reader. Normally fluff doesn't bother me too much in vns but this game's pace at the start of the first three chapters is absolutely glacial. Probably doesn't help that the game repeats the same joke (male character is horny in extravagant way) in every comedy section a whole lot. I really didn't care much for the slice of life sections by the end, but they only really exist to set up the horror part. I'd be a lot less generous to it if it wasn't in service of rebuilding a sense of normalcy.
And man, once that normalcy breaks, each chapter is uniquely captivating. It's soooo good. The suspense is fantastic, and the overarching mystery knows exactly where to poke and prod to make you throw out all your theories again and again. I don't know if the answers arcs will be satisfying, but if the writing is of the same quality I can't imagine they're going to be anything less than fantastic.
The latest visual novel I have completed. (4/3/2024) Personal Fave.
This review contains spoilers
keiichi maebara is the most goated man in existence
Such a wonderful story about love and friendship and kindness and empathy. I went in expecting a bloody murder mystery but came out with a love for my friends and family even stronger than it was before.
The higurashi weren't the only thing that cried.(I did, it's me, I sobbed like a little baby.)
And Umineko Is Still Better In Every Conseivable Way
Ojii-san, pare de falar dos meus pentelhos.
stop sexualizing the minors please god
This review contains spoilers
It's not just a horror visual novel where they all suffer.
Higurashi has some of the best, most dread inducing horror scenes I've ever seen in any horror media- visual novel or no. Ryukishi07 uses the storytelling of unreliable narrators as an avenue to make his audience understand the full force of the mental distress the characters are experiencing. Without us recognizing it, we're sympathizing with Keiichi while he murders his friends. We're sympathizing with Shion while she kills her grandmother. We're sympathizing with Rena while she's killing two people. Higurashi, ultimately, is a story of understanding. Higurashi devotes itself to the simple lesson "when you're going through something and having extreme thoughts, talk to someone about it" and operates with it on such a complex, relatable, and emotional level. It subverts it's horror elements and, despite the grizzly experiences the characters go through, pursues a happy ending. I couldn't think of a better outcome for this story. To say "they made a miracle happen and got a happy ending" is such an optimistic and pleasantly childish way of describing a horror story- but it operates well with the series. Because they are children. Because there's nothing wrong with children finding happiness, no matter their background. Because children shouldn't have to fight tooth and nail to be happy. Because children should be allowed to have miracles.
Good fucking vn.
Higurashi has some of the best, most dread inducing horror scenes I've ever seen in any horror media- visual novel or no. Ryukishi07 uses the storytelling of unreliable narrators as an avenue to make his audience understand the full force of the mental distress the characters are experiencing. Without us recognizing it, we're sympathizing with Keiichi while he murders his friends. We're sympathizing with Shion while she kills her grandmother. We're sympathizing with Rena while she's killing two people. Higurashi, ultimately, is a story of understanding. Higurashi devotes itself to the simple lesson "when you're going through something and having extreme thoughts, talk to someone about it" and operates with it on such a complex, relatable, and emotional level. It subverts it's horror elements and, despite the grizzly experiences the characters go through, pursues a happy ending. I couldn't think of a better outcome for this story. To say "they made a miracle happen and got a happy ending" is such an optimistic and pleasantly childish way of describing a horror story- but it operates well with the series. Because they are children. Because there's nothing wrong with children finding happiness, no matter their background. Because children shouldn't have to fight tooth and nail to be happy. Because children should be allowed to have miracles.
Good fucking vn.
no words i could write could say more than just reading this yourself would. a masterpiece without a shadow of a doubt, these answer arcs are gonna rock my socks off, i know it.
what the fuck
All together these 4 individual "Question Arcs" work so beautifully together to help you learn not only about the characters but about the town itself. The long run time 100% is an aspect of that as well. I'm unsure if the various adaptions would be able to do the story justice if you didn't have the time to get to know these characters. I am unsure of what the "answer arcs" have in store for me, but I can't wait for what Ryukishi07 cooked up.
there were a few pacing issues here and there but once it got going it REALLY got going. absolute peak, can't wait for the answer arcs
If I can bring myself to truly love one of you, know that it is because of this game.
Un poulet s'est évadé de l'enclos des fat sexy chicken, le voici
não dá pra descrever em palavras a história, suspense, terror, ansiedade que esse jogo dá conforme você vai lendo, é simplesmente muito mas muito bom
This is a difficult one to review, because Higurashi has high highs and low lows. If I added my scores for each episode all up together, I doubt the average rating would actually equal 4.5 stars, but when taken as a full story, Higurashi is a master of its craft and there's no denying that. It's bloated and frustrating at times and probably could have been told in half the length without sacrificing any detail or quality, but when it goes big, it's truly a spectacle to behold.
I like the question arcs. The 3rd one is my least favorite, but they're all solid overall
No me esperaba que lo que menos me acabase importando sería como se resolvería el misterio, es increíble como esta novela ha conseguido que le coja cariño a absolutamente TODOS los personajes, cosa que pocas veces he sentido
I love Higurashi When They Cry so much, even with it's flaws it's still the most emotional piece of media i ever read.
"Everyone is entitled to happiness.
The difficult part is accepting that.
Everyone is entitled to happiness.
The difficult part is fulfilling that.
I, am, too entitled to happiness.
The difficult part is working out a compromise.
Because from now on, i'm going to live a much happier life.
I'm not going to compromise with just this.
We'll retrieve all the happiness that we missed.
100 years worth for me, 1000 years worth for you."
"Everyone is entitled to happiness.
The difficult part is accepting that.
Everyone is entitled to happiness.
The difficult part is fulfilling that.
I, am, too entitled to happiness.
The difficult part is working out a compromise.
Because from now on, i'm going to live a much happier life.
I'm not going to compromise with just this.
We'll retrieve all the happiness that we missed.
100 years worth for me, 1000 years worth for you."
Rena
"Friends are nothing more than the people who you spend the fun, yet meaningless times with. When those times get rough, they aren't there to support you." - Rena
The lengths of the visual novels might be daunting, occasionally feeling drawn-out, but once you're immersed in the captivating world of Hinamizawa or Rokkenjima, there's no turning back. Sometimes, the story can feel
like a character study but on the other hand the plot of the story itself is intriguing as well, making us ponder about the true nature of the worlds, resulting in countless fan theories.
The cherry on the top is definitely the music and the sound direction. Not only it helps in creating an immersive and vibrant world, but also tugs at our heartstrings with its instrumental tracks. The atmosphere can go from haunting to mysterious in seconds, excelling at both.
Each character within the story is fleshed out with their own motivations, whom we can't help but love because of their charming personalities and their stories. Each character, from Keiichi to Oishi, is impeccably crafted, embodying a sense of humanity. Their stories are meticulously explored and developed throughout the extensive duration of the visual novels.
For quite some time, I have been a fan of Whey They Cry franchise. It's been a good number of years, yet it still remains the story closest to my heart. In a sense, this is a perfect story for me, encapsulating everything I cherish in a story, from its profound themes to its atmospheric allure. While it may be a bit flawed in certain aspects, its excellence in other areas seems to compensate for those imperfections. The stories resonated with me more deeply than any other story ever could. They provide a feeling of comfort and hope, akin to a warm hug after a long day. As a result, it has remained my favourite story.
One of my favourite tracks - https://youtu.be/4utMMuBEnjs?si=TCxpSUSH2cePI0lU
The lengths of the visual novels might be daunting, occasionally feeling drawn-out, but once you're immersed in the captivating world of Hinamizawa or Rokkenjima, there's no turning back. Sometimes, the story can feel
like a character study but on the other hand the plot of the story itself is intriguing as well, making us ponder about the true nature of the worlds, resulting in countless fan theories.
The cherry on the top is definitely the music and the sound direction. Not only it helps in creating an immersive and vibrant world, but also tugs at our heartstrings with its instrumental tracks. The atmosphere can go from haunting to mysterious in seconds, excelling at both.
Each character within the story is fleshed out with their own motivations, whom we can't help but love because of their charming personalities and their stories. Each character, from Keiichi to Oishi, is impeccably crafted, embodying a sense of humanity. Their stories are meticulously explored and developed throughout the extensive duration of the visual novels.
For quite some time, I have been a fan of Whey They Cry franchise. It's been a good number of years, yet it still remains the story closest to my heart. In a sense, this is a perfect story for me, encapsulating everything I cherish in a story, from its profound themes to its atmospheric allure. While it may be a bit flawed in certain aspects, its excellence in other areas seems to compensate for those imperfections. The stories resonated with me more deeply than any other story ever could. They provide a feeling of comfort and hope, akin to a warm hug after a long day. As a result, it has remained my favourite story.
One of my favourite tracks - https://youtu.be/4utMMuBEnjs?si=TCxpSUSH2cePI0lU