This review contains spoilers
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)