Разработчик: 07th Expansion
Описание
Welcome to the Rokkenjima of October 4, 1986.
You have been given a chance to catch a glimpse of the family conference held annually by the Ushiromiya family.
The remaining life in the old family head
who has built up a vast fortune is very slim.
To his children, the greatest point of contention at this family conference
is the distribution of his inheritance.
Everyone desires all that money, no one relents, and no one believes.
Who will gain the old head's vast inheritance?
Where is the 10 tons of gold that the old head is said to have hidden?
Can the unnerving riddle of the epitaph which is said to point to
the location of that gold be solved?
In the midst of this, a suspicious letter is sent from one claiming to be a witch.
The presence of a 19th person on this island,
which should only have 18, begins to hang in the air.
Brutal murders repeat, and unsolvable riddles are left at the scene.
How many will die? How many will live? Or will everyone die?
Is the culprit one of the 18, or not?
Is the culprit a "human", or a "witch"?
Please, enjoy this isolated island, western mansion,
mystery-suspense gadget of the good old days to the fullest.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, japanese
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP and up
- Processor: Pentium III 800 MHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1280 x 960
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Mac
- OS: Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
- Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1280 x 960
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 or equivalent
- Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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Very hard for me to give 5 stars to a visual novel but this game delivers on every aspect. Story was great. Game had very few choices but made you actually think. This story could only be told in a game like this. The voice and music (I used 07th mod for japanese voices) was some of the best I've heard in any game. Artwork was good and there are a few different styles you can pick from with the patch I used. (I chose the pachinko sprites because it gave the females the largest breasts).
1. How To Play
There are a few ways to play umineko (Played mine on Deck with 07th)
- 07th (Options between Classic, PS3, Pachinko Sprites, argueably the Pachinko sprites are the most lifelesss, like what they were made for)
- Umineko Project (More Animations, Different translations)
- Umineko Switch (More Contents, you get Tsubasa, Hane and Saku)
Regardless of what ways you play, make sure you have the japanese audio, they have a lot of legendary VA in this, Miki Itou (Android 18), Horie Yui, Rie Kugimiya and Sayaka Ohara (Yuko Ichihara) are my favorites in this, and voiced their characters perfectly.
2. Game Review
Umineko is a masterpiece and way ahead of it's time considering when it was released. I would recommend the game for anyone who's a fan of the mystery genre, if you love Higurashi like me, you would love this as well. If you have watched the anime, forget the anime, the anime didn't do the game any justice.
Game Length: Quite long and hence worth every money you spent.
Characters: All characters are written and voiced well, loved the work that Miki Itou, Sayaka Ohara and Horie Yui did in the voice acting.
3. Closing Rant
After playing a few of his games, I can say that Ryuukishi (Director/Writer), is a what-if, if George Lucas has actual talent and skill to direct and write the story, to back up his world and character building. He does have his faults, like George Lucas, some of the filler conversations are awkward (it's not the translation, i listen to the JP audio as well), not as bad as George Lucas "I hate sand, it's course and it's rough", but this is also me nitpicking. He also has a habit of pushing a character to the wayside after building them up. My poor favorite character have nothing to do after her arc than acting stupid and shouting supporting lines, I also have some peeves on ending B as well, but he did warn us we won't like the end. In the end. But i am pretty glad i played both main games.
battler leash
It's just... SO PEAK
meh, weak recommend
i love umineko
Nice
please play umineko, I can't keep getting away with just saying things about it and not having people understand
I first read Umineko episodes 1-4 when I was brand new to visual novels, back in 2009 when it was still a fan translation. While I loved the music, I was basically meh on the rest of the product due to unlikable characters, godawful pacing, and silly-looking sprites with no voice acting. I was perhaps rebelling since many fans in my weeb circle were overhyping it back then (keep in mind this was BEFORE the Answer Arcs even existed).
I enjoyed it more the second time using the "Umitweak" patch (now upgraded to 07th Mod), which allowed me to read Umineko with PS3 sprites AND voice acting. I still have no idea how MangaGamer never got the rights to add this to their version.
Having sprites and voices made simpler scenes like the slice-of-life moments and money arguments in Episode 1 more interesting, as well as making Episode 4's Bern and Lambda troll laughs right before the credits roll glorious. All the "USHIROMIYA BATOORRRAAHH," "BEE AH TOH REE CHEEEHH," and "ZEN ZEN DAME DAAAA" yells were great to listen to. As someone who actually liked the anime adaptation before the PS3 version was a thing, it was nice to see the anime voices in VN form.
I liked Battler and Ange more on a re-read. Initially, I considered Battler a lame incompetent version of Phoenix Wright. In a way he still is, but his silly arguments are part of what made Umineko entertaining. Considering what's revealed about him in later episodes made his portrayal more interesting to me.
Most of the human characters were objectively not very good people but interesting for what they were. The meta characters remained amusing. Attempting to read between the lines and uncover the true meanings of the mysteries and fantasy was fun.
The worst part of the VN is still the terribly slow pacing at some points. The best part continues to be the OST, which remains the best visual novel soundtrack ever after all these years.
That said, at the end of the day this is still a solid mystery story with a lot of depth, unknowns, and unexpected plot twists. Perhaps the story goes a bit too hard on the WAS IT MAGIC THAT KILLED THE FAMILY???? but at least those parts can be amusing at times.
Overall, I do like the Question Arcs, but it NEEDS the voice acting and PS3 sprite patch; otherwise, I just can't get into the proper emotions and such. Even then, the godawful pacing through repeated narration and way too many scenes being longer than they need to be makes it much more inconsistent than it should be.
Without love
I cannot for the life of me read a VN, but I can tell this has to be peak.
Truly unlike anything I've read before. I loved how the entire narrative itself felt unreliable and it constantly evolved and kept me engaged. It took me a few years on and off of reading but once I reached Ep 3 onward I was hooked!
I am not a big visual novel reader. In fact, this is the second visual novel I have ever read (1st one was F/SN). However, out of respect for this masterpiece, I have decided to spend the money to buy it and actually spend the time to read it. I had finished the manga prior to starting this so I have a pretty good idea of what the story is about. I just decided to finish the visual novel to fill in any gaps and questions I had.
It is an amazing story. Please spend time reading and you will definitely enjoy it.
i dont think i could fix her but itd be fun to try
The greatest visual novel ever and one of the greatest written narratives of all time
deeply unfortunately, extremely good
Note: This is a review of the whole set of Umineko games. This is one half of the set, featuring 4 of the 8 total chapters available- the second half, the Answers arc, is also available but I’ll review the story as a whole here.
This is… one of the most complicated games I could think of reviewing. It’s an absolutely amazing story, with so much meaning packed into it that I can’t call it anything short of incredible. Despite that, a few aspects of it left me with a bad taste in my mouth, not so much in the story itself or how it’s told, but by a few of the primary messages the story is trying to portray. If I list out my top ten games of all time I cannot bring myself to leave Umineko out of that list due to the masterpiece of the plot, the characters, and the writing can only be described as phenomenal. But I also can’t bring myself to place it any higher than the 10th spot.
To start out with, to say Umineko is a well-written story is an understatement. Especially being a game that gets the opportunity to tell its story over the course of 100+ hours, for rarely a moment to be wasted and leaving the reader feeling bored is astonishing. There are many, many parts of the story that might feel confusing at first (which is the point of it being a mystery, after all, but even more so than your typical detective story), but are slowly pointed out later. There’s also a considerable amount of respect given to the reader in that there’s rarely a moment where the mysteries present are outright explained. There are many hints, nudges in the right direction, but it never outright tells you the truth behind the mysteries.
Additionally, the characters are incredible. Some are given more attention than others, but at the end of the day every single one of the family members on Rokkenjima is given a very distinct personality, and they’re written so well that you can’t help but feel such a deep empathy for them, and the 100+ hour playtime certainly gives you ample opportunities. They’re nuanced, complex, and yet at any given moment you have an idea at what a character would do in a situation- and if they do something else, you realize “Oh, that makes perfect sense for them too.”
And despite that, it’s what makes this story disappointing at times. There are certain characters that do absolutely horrendous, unspeakable things that nearly every person on Earth would agree is nigh irredeemable. 7/8ths of the story is spent showing the reader how horrible these people are, and then the final part attempts to redeem them. That’s bad enough, but how the author tries to redeem them almost makes it worse- An acknowledgement that yes, they’ve done horrible things, but those things were only done out of love so that makes them deserving of being known as a good person. Some of these include child abuse, mass murder, and r*pe, and yet the author equates these to instances of other complex characters who genuinely feel like well-meaning but troubled people driven to extremes by their surroundings and making mistakes because of that.
This isn’t to say that Umineko isn’t one of the best stories I've ever read. The redemption of those characters only feels as bad as it does (to me) because of how well-written the story and characters are. It’s a masterpiece in its quality, its story, and most of its messaging even if that one brings it down for me. I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed by this story and there’s every good reason it has the dedicated following it does.
While the pacing is definitely stretched thin, the characters are wonderful and the many questions and puzzles are intriguing and fun to dissect.
who am i
play with the original sprites
actual peak. 10/10. please read this absolute masterpiece.
it just keeps getting better
It's on par with Muv Luv. One of the best visual novel you will find in the market. Totally worth it!
Panchiko sprites are alright after you get used to them. But 50+ hours of entertaining story and characters. True Peak.
Having played Umineko in its entirety, I cannot recommend it enough. At a cursory glance, it may appear to be a mere series of murder mysteries, but Ryukishi07 has woven a contemporary classic. Despite drawing heavy influence from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Umineko is more akin to an ancient Greek tragedy. This work of fiction has changed the way I engage with media on a fundamental level.
Though it may be a visual novel with very little player input, it is very much a game, a battle of wits between Ryukishi and you, the reader. Not every mystery has its solution given out, so it's your job to figure that out on your own. An extremely keen observer may be able to work out some of the solutions by the end of the Question Arcs.
The soundtrack is phenomenal and diverse, ranging from the tranquil strings of Rose to the intense bone-chilling beats of Goldenslaughterer. Depending on your tastes, the visual presentation may not be to your liking (though I do find that the original art carries a distinct charm to it). If that is the case, I suggest using 07th Mod (or Umineko Project, though the setup is more complicated). This not only gives you the visual style of the PS3 version but the (JP) voice acting as well.
Just know that this is only the first half of the story. For the second half you'll need the Answer Arcs as well. They go on sale occasionally though. and last month the entirety of Umineko plus the fighting game were on sale for around $45 USD. And even though it's not required, I recommend being familiar with Ryukishi's previous work Higurashi, as Umineko frequently calls back to it and expands upon many of its ideas.
Umineko is a lot of things. It's about escapism, humanity, the pursuit of truth, and perseverance. It's a mystery story about mystery stories. It challenges you to unravel it and mocks you if you stop trying to do so. The truth shouldn't just be handed out, you need to work to find it yourself. But in your search, you cannot afford to neglect the heart. Emotion is just as important as logic, maybe even moreso. To take this a bit farther, are there not times when a factual truth should be replaced with a gentler, more digestible "truth" for the sake of another's feelings? Would it be better to shatter this illusion for them, or to let them keep what happiness it grants? That's what Umineko is about.
"Without love, it cannot be seen."
i ate the small bombs
It's peak. Without spoiling anything major, it's a kinetic VN, aka it doesn't have choices, a murder mystery with a fantasy twist and a massive critique yet loving tribute to the murder mystery genre overall. Also just an overall amazing cast of characters who even if you dislike, you'll understand by the end. Also, the music for the game is immaculate, easily my favorite video game OST. Only things you've got to worry about is the game is VERY anime and also tackles some very uncomfortable subjects. Outside of that you'll probably have a great time with reading this if you love murder mysteries and can handle the around 200 hundred hour read it'll take.
If you're willing to dedicate 80+ hours to reading a strange anime aesthetic mystery drama, then I highly recommend Umineko.
It takes a while to reveal its hand, but once it does then you'll probably be locked in.
There's some truly thoughtful writing and a great soundtrack, and the two of those make up for a pace which sometimes sags for me.
Heads up: this game is only the first half of the story-- there's a second half, which is called the Answers Arc. It can be found on steam as well.
Literally life changing if you can complete it.
Episode 1: pretty good mystery that subverts many tropes of the genre
Episode 2: WHAT THE FUCK
Episode 3: perfect
Episode 4: hard to get through, but the ending makes it worth everything
Who am I?
*cackle* *cackle* *cackle* *cackle*
its peak
Lalalalalalalalaoaoalalalala😂
Umineko is the purest form of visual novel—with over 100 hours of play, it offers the player no choice but to "sit back and watch" - but the way the story unfolds is very elegant. I can see why other visual novels try to mimic this franchise -- the way it sets up mysteries is very iconic.
In particular, get the 07th mod as the original sprites + most up to date sprites aren't as well-done as the PS3 sprites.
this happened to me once (actually more than once PS i am one yet many)
cackling all night
great vn, but I'm switching over to Umineko Project, go use that instead.
I'll keep both these collections just to support the vn
(also reading higurashi before this doesn't seem required, but there are connections)
Probably the best piece of fiction i have read and will ever read in my entire lifetime and im not even close to finishing it
The first part of one of the best works of fiction I've read in a long time.
Do be aware that this is only half of the full chapters (this contains chapters 1-4 out of 8), and it will take roughly 120 hours or more for you to fully read through Umineko.
It's also best played with the 07th Mod which adds voice acting, better artwork all around, and a lot of other things that make it significantly better for modern audiences who might not be used to the very oldschool way that Ryukishi07 created/presents his works.
You can go through just the first episode (clocks around 8 hours at my slow ass reading speed) and still get so much out of it for sure. I totally get the hype now.
The best "It gets good eventually" simulator
literary masterpiece
(In RED) "Nothing less than a masterpiece"
Ignore the playtime, I've played the Umineko Project, and got 75 hours in there. So far, I've only finished EP1-4, so I'm only reviewing the Question Arcs.
Story - is undoubtedly the best and most important aspect of this game, and even though this is only the 1st half of the game, leaving many questions unanswered, I can already say that it's incredibly well done.
The story is a mystery, but it's focused more on the characters and some deeper themes and philosophies rather than the main plot of the game, and I have to say it's beautifully done.
Atmosphere - is so beautiful! Even though this is a Visual Novel, where you have to read for 150+ hours, the beautiful, eerie, sad, and mysterious atmosphere of the game just keeps you in and you just need to continue reading for hours. Art is nice if you're using PS3 sprites, and the CGs and backgrounds are good too. Nothing outstanding on that part, but it fits with the atmosphere of the game, and there are also some great effects and animations if you mod the game.
Music - is unreal. I've never seen a game that has SO many great soundtracks one after another in my life, and even more so a VN! There's like 200 unique soundtracks and all play perfectly in different scenes along with the themes of the game or characters. AND the sound effects and voice acting is phenomenal
It's no wonder this VN is sometimes called a Sound Novel.
Overall great experience, but there's not too much to say because this is only EP1-4, so I need to finish EP5-8 to make a full opinion. But even with only this, Umineko might be THE highest quality Visual Novel ever.
9/10
this is genuinely the greatest story i have ever experienced. please read it. it's on sale so you have no excuse
My absolute favorite story in a VN. The music is phenomenal, and while I didn't really "get" Umineko on the first read, I was bawling on my second read of the parts that confused me. Tears of joy, of sorrow, and just being overwhelmed with emotion. Even without truly understanding everything the first time through, some parts really hit me HARD.
Just a note: This one does not outright tell you the answers to the mysteries. So do not go into the second half thinking that everything will be explained, or you'll be pretty confused like me...
I read the version directly from steam; there is a more animated and well polished version with voice acting that was released on PS3 and ported to PC that you can find elsewhere, but I still thought this was amazing without all that.
who tf cares about who did wat bro all i know is that aunt eva is a baddie 😅🤣🤣 #NoLiesOnlyTruth #EvaGyatt #HowDidHideyoshisFatAssBagThis 😭😭
Daisuke Ono, Sayaka Ohara...I love you guys so much you gave me a mental breakdown
dam,
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | 07th Expansion |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 19.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 95% положительных (1450) |