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So, another recently very popular game on /jp/ at least - Umineko no naku koro ni. The name might be familiar, that's because it's from the same creator and team as Higurashi no naku koro ni, though there is only a small connection between them story-wise. Aside from that, it's a completely different story though again a murder-mystery type situation. There's english patches for the first 4 'games' of this game (it's not all out yet and is being released one arc at a time - though the fourth one and the typical torrent which is usually of the fourth game, came with the first 3 included as well.) but the game itself isn't completely done yet. It's also worth noting it's going to be made into an anime in the near future.


I just started today and barely have been on the island a little while (just got to the guesthouse), so far its fine. My favorite character is Maria because she's a moe loli. I'm not really far enough and didn't read enough of the threads before related to it cuz i didnt want to spoil it for myself so i dont really know the characters much at all yet, but yeah. Anyway, the characters are all fine, the art is...well its definitely better than Higurashi's was, and the music is great as expected from dai. The game is technically a sound novel, rather than a 'visual' novel, because it's art is almost ZUN-tier quality - the focus to set the mood is the writing, the sound effects, and most importantly the music. The art is lol, and there is no voice-acting, so it depends on those qualities a lot more than other vn's.

As for the connection, it's just two characters that are quite obviously Rena and Miyo from Higurashi.

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Bernkastel (ベルンカステル ,Berunkasuteru?)
She is also known as the Witch of Miracles, and greatly resembles Rika Furude from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Her name also suggest some connection to Rika's "alter-ego", Frederica Bernkastel. It is said she resides in a world where concepts such as fate and probability can be visualized. She appears to see Beatrice's game to ease her boredom. She assists the player by giving some hints around the workings of the game. Her "Magic of Miracles" allows her to reset a desperate situation as long as the probability of a favorable situation isn't equal to zero.

Lambdadelta (ラムダデルタ ,Ramudaderuta?)
Another witch who fought Bernkastel in a "game" in the past. Her name and appearance hint at her being connected to Miyo Takano from Higurashi. "Lambdadelta" (λδ) represents thirty-four when using Greek numerals and "Miyo" (三四 ?) can translated as "three, four" in Japanese. Despite that she is quite childish and holds a grudge against Bernkastel for finally beating her in their last game, she actually cares for Bernkastel. She is also known as the Witch of the Absolute and The Most Powerful Witch in the Universe before losing to Bernkastel. She is the most powerful witch next to Bernkastel, and is feared by most other witches, including Beatrice. Her "Magic of Certainty" allows her to kill anyone without fail, as an absolute result.



Anyway, it's supposed to be really great, and I don't doubt it will be. Anyone else played through whats out yet?
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