Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs

I need Beatrice in my life so bad

OUUUGGHH BEATOORIICHEEEEE

goated vn, goated characters, goated soundtrack

truly umipeako

how do I play umineko

Game about a pirate alliance gathering at Laughtale where Garp should announce who will became a new Pirate King and get the One Piece. Masterpiece writing.
It's truly an Oda to gain peace through breaking furniture.
But it's up to you if you feel AngeR about it.

Ten 07thExpansions/Hideo Kojimbo.

I LOVE Umineko

These Witches are crazy bro!

played for the suri yex ending

why didn't battler search the solutions to the murders on internet? is he stupid?

Pros:
- Uu
- Cackle
- Chandelier
- BEAAAAAATORICHEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Cons:
- This is not a game

keep going

i love u beatrice

"But of course, Battler simply counterattacked by refusing to explain."

reel good . i like

This game is so xxxxxxx slow going I had to stop before my teeth fell off.
The characters are badly written to the point where I didn't care wether they'll live or die. And when that thing happened, they all seemed to cope unaturally well. No, this is not stellar writing.

If you want that, play Steins Gate instead. It may also be kind of slow but it's not as long as this one.

One last thing: if you need a million words to tell a story; you are not a very good storyteller.

Very touching. Cried. Would recommend 100x.

My favorite part about Umineko has to be the amazing character writing, and depth. Ryukishi07 has an amazing talent for writing characters you don't get tired of even 100 hours. All of the characters are charming in their own way especially the main leads Battler, and Beatrice. The mystery elements are fantastic, Ryukishi clearly loves mystery this game is laden with mystery discussions, theory making, and meta talks on the genre itself. The love for mysteries really shines through in battler and other characters in the novel. The theme's and message of Umineko are thrust upon you quite relentlessly, but I loved it so many characters and moments enforce this idea into you throughout the read I really like how much the "truth" gets played around it can really change your perspective. The love and care Ryukishi shows is evident, along with his cruelty, and heartlessness making him a fascinating and charming writer. I recommend this heavily especially to mystery fans.

!! !!

Absolute cinema.
(Ignore low hours I played on another platform)

It's very hard for me to describe what Umineko is. I'll just say a few things it has. It has great characters with depth. It has an intriguing mystery. It has hilarious moments. It has terribly sad moments. It has a few scary moments. It's not a flawless story, but it's well worth the time it takes to read. Install the 07th Mod for voice acting.

OOOOHHH BEATRICEEEE!!!!

I regret buying this one, Some plot points and story elements just didn't sit right with me. Espeically how certain characters are portrayed. Even the truth aspect ends up felling flat.

Without love, peak cannot be seen.

Umineko has ruined my life
Peak fiction

masterpiece

splendid

Just read it

You might have heard Umineko described as a murder mystery, or possibly a horror story. This is a lie.

Calling Umineko either of those things would be selling it terribly short. It's a mystery, a fantasy tale, a thriller, a cosmic horror story, a character drama, a puzzle book, and probably a few other genres that haven't been invented yet. It'll make you feel joy, sadness, anger, and all the emotions in between, often at the same time. And it might even change your worldview.

I just finished reading the Question Arcs using Umineko Project (which is why my Steam playtime is low), and I've enjoyed the ride thoroughly so far. The interface is a little jank, both with and without mods, but the story is top-notch.

While I really enjoyed the first chapter and it still remains as my favorite, I got a bit overwhelmed when reading the following chapters for the first time, which caused some frustration, but I've pushed through it and after digesting everything for a while I can say that I quite enjoyed it. I definitely recommend you try it, just don't go in expecting something similar to Higurashi like I did.

As someone who read both Higurashi and Umineko without modifying anything, such as using the 07th-Mod for voice acting, I personally preferred it this way as I found it more immersive in comparison to when I looked up how the voice acting sounded, it's certainly good but it ultimately boils down to preference.

If you decide to try it, I hope you enjoy your stay in Rokkenjima~ 🏝️

its peak

I haven't been successful in finding anything that would top this for me for 12 years. Even though there are pretty much no choices I'm going to die on the hill of it still having the best gameplay out of everything I've played before and since if approached from the situational game design perspective. It's a thrilling mystery that strikes a perfect balance of tone, serving you the drama, comedy, tranquility, surprise and suspense. It's subtle but extremely effective in converying beautiful ideas which, while I can't speak for everyone else, they have changed how I see the world and people around me. It does require you to read but it's very much equipped to make it pleasant with the NVL layout that covers the entire screen in text.
I love video games, I've certainly found a lot of great ones. I'm a fan of many different genres, including Nintendo games, RPGs (and jRPGs), point'n'clicks, shooters, you name it. I've read quite a few visual novels too, been a VN game jam judge once. I'm simply saying that nothing else has made such an impression on me and I honestly wish something would capture that feeling for me again. I'm not really going into every single game comparing it to Umineko, I'm conscious of the fact that it's pretty much always apples to oranges. It's a lot of self-conscious rambling, I know but I'm pouring my heart out and just trying to convey that I've been ready for something else to claim the top spot for me for over a decade and it just didn't happen yet.

I Cry Every Time

Live Chandelier Reaction

where's Umineko Gold edition

CINEMA

Peak literature, every other games will feel stale after playing this game

This is maybe the best story ever written I am not kidding, this shit is magnificent...

It's so peak

i just finished the first episode using the Umineko Project version of the game (basically mandatory, please believe it's worth the effort for this story), i'm in shock just from how good the narrative was. It started off painfully slow, but i'd sit through ten times the amount of boring reading if it meant i got another experience like this. Even after only reading the first episode, i can assure you it's more than worth the price, i can't remember the last time i got to enjoy a story this good.

Valentina: Quiero unos tacos de Umineko
Taquero: ¿Umineko?
Valentina: Jeje, si.
Asi bien peak y god

This is for both the Question and Answer arcs;

I for the most part enjoyed Umineko, it's a very verbose VN (Think fate/stay night, 100+ hours) but stays entertaining and engaging through most of it. It's essentially a mystery VN that challenges you the reader to engage with it and continue thinking, and to avoid giving up and simply passively reading.
The game presents this as a battle between the MC and the witch Beatrice each fighting to solve the story as a solvable traditional mystery, or an unsolvable fantasy story. This energy is kept through the first four chapters (Question arcs) and will ask you to go back and re-read previous chapters after giving you the clues to solve it. The next four chapters (Answer arcs) give more hints and stop one stop from completely solving the mystery and themes of the story.
Like many people I found the back half to be overly long, with WAY too much focus on fantasy elements. There is a fun in parsing the meaning and intent of the first half's fantasy writing, but the back half just feels superfluous.
Overall, glad I read it and recommend it to anyone who doesn't mind working and engaging with a story like this. The manga is also a great option for the second reading, cutting much of the unnecessary dialogue. And get ready to ruminate on, "Without love, it cannot be seen.".

i love a game that has me saying "what the fuck is going on" out loud every five minutes

This is the best work of fiction I have ever read. If you love mystery, you need to read this. It is a significant time commitment, but absolutely worth it.

Media so good it makes you a better person

Turns out there exist VNs that combine massive quality and massive quantity and this is one of them, I consider myself a decently fast reader and it still took me 50h on Questions and 50h on Answers

Getting the patch is almost mandatory to enjoy the game, massive thanks to the fans for actually making the steam release good thanks to their efforts, the entry level is a bit high cause of combined price and the almost mandatory third party download if you wanna play on PC (otherwise get it on other platforms) but it is undeniably one of my favourites and was a life-changing read for me

It's a bit insane how much of a disservice this steam page does to the actual work, the music, the opening movies, the story, the characters are all leagues better in their modern version than whatever they try to show here

Tldr it's one of the best works I've read of my life it's just aids to get access to on PC

The only reason this game enjoys a cult status is because back in 2007 there were only about ten visual novels in total and it was really easy to stand out despite technical inadequacies. (The original character sprites were laughable even by 2007 standards)

If this game was released today in the state that it is, it would've gotten about 2 or 3 Steam reviews at best and would've been overlooked by most because there are better visual novels coming out nearly every week.

Watch the anime if you're curious about the plot, but leave this fossilized turd in a museum where it belongs.

peak

(Same review of Question and Answer arcs)
I feel like my understanding of storytelling as a whole has been improved for the experience. It changed how I approach stories and characters, and put the relationship of the reader to the author in a whole new light. I don't have the words to describe Umineko, one day I want to write up a long and heartfelt review, but until then:

Without love it cannot be seen.

*cackle cackle cackle*

chiester 45 best bunny cunny wife

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