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Umineko When They Cry

うみねこのなく頃に

Developer / Publisher: 07th Expansion
17 August 2007
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While arguing over an inheritance, the wealthy Ushiromiya family is trapped by a typhoon in their private island of Rokkenjima. The alchemy councilor of the family, Beatrice, then suddenly appears to challenge the family members to solve a riddle within two days or she will claim the inheritance and become the family successor.
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The head of the wealthy Ushiromiya family is gravely ill, and his relatives gather at their private island of Rokkenjima to split the inheritance. A sudden typhoon traps the island's inhabitants, and a mysterious woman named Beatrice threatens to reclaim the family's assets, promising to step down only if the family can solve a riddle that grants its solver the right to succeed the family head.
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うみねこのなく頃に - エピソード1 - Legend of the Golden Witch
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Most likely the best piece of media ever made
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fumoko 2022-09-26T09:02:10Z
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The best story ever told in a videogame (by a fairly substantial margin). The best cast of characters ever in a videogame (by a fairly substantial margin). A strong contender for richest atmosphere ever in a videogame. A strong contender for best soundtrack ever in a videogame.

I remember discovering Car Seat Headrest's 2010-2014 music. It was (and still is), some of the most gorgeous, moving, profound, infinitely rewarding art I'd ever experienced. Life changing. I couldn't (and still can't) fathom how little interest it receives. I can't fathom living without it, either.

That's exactly how I feel about this game.

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The unbelievably compelling first half of the Umineko series. Forewarning for the interested: Be prepared for a lengthy read, at least 45 hours even for a speedy reader. Also, this is a doujin series, so despite the fact that it grapples with adult subjects like finance, inheritance, legacy, love, body image, and death, there's some otaku stuff in here.

The game features almost no interactivity, save for menus that allow you to confirm whether or not a character has died, as well as descriptions of those characters and other key information. You're essentially invited to either attempt to solve the mysteries using the clues the game gives you, or to simply enjoy the story as it happens, which is just as enjoyable considering how wonderfully written and detailed it is.

The game features a soundtrack arguably as jaw-dropping as its mysteries; if you didn't have an interest in trance music before playing this, you certainly will after it.
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This VN made me trans fuck you Ryukishi you little shit I’m going to come over and show you what a real witch can look like
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Great story, great writing and characters. Wonderful music, and mindblowing plot. Impossible not to recommend, but it's important to understand that there are no actual choices made by the player in this one. It's just a linear story - however, there are a lot of ways that the game uses its writing to make the player feel involved. Something like this really shows what the Visual Novel genre can do when in the right hands.
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warioman 2020-05-19T18:34:07Z
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lankaraniamir Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs 2023-12-05T08:04:44Z
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Zaltys うみねこのなく頃に 2023-12-02T19:47:47Z
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radton うみねこのなく頃に 2023-11-30T01:28:32Z
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hevykofe うみねこのなく頃に 2023-11-25T19:31:33Z
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Soupbesoggy うみねこのなく頃に 2023-11-25T13:57:11Z
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TheAceAttorney うみねこのなく頃に 2023-11-25T05:31:58Z
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Mattdarien うみねこのなく頃に 2023-11-19T08:22:45Z
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Redainacage うみねこのなく頃に 2023-11-11T03:13:18Z
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al4th Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs 2023-11-08T23:34:25Z
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Turton うみねこのなく頃に 2023-11-07T22:58:48Z
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o______________________O うみねこのなく頃に 2023-11-07T12:06:46Z
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Oskarl うみねこのなく頃に 2023-11-05T13:30:51Z
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  • Umineko no Naku Koro ni
  • Umineko When They Cry
  • When the Seagulls Cry
  • When They Cry 3
  • うみねこのなく頃に - エピソード1 - Legend of the Golden Witch
  • Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch
  • うみねこのなく頃に - エピソード2 - Turn of the Golden Witch
  • Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 2 - Turn of the Golden Witch
  • うみねこのなく頃に - エピソード3 - Banquet of the Golden Witch
  • Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 3 - Banquet of the Golden Witch
  • うみねこのなく頃に - エピソード4 - Alliance of the Golden Witch
  • Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 4 - Alliance of the Golden Witch
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  • shunkhood 2023-05-08 14:37:59.986067+00
    i cant believe that this was actually as good as everyone was saying... play it!
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  • lowplacelikehome 2023-05-24 19:19:15.79725+00
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    • shunkhood 2023-05-25 17:39:57.916771+00
      have you played it?
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  • warioman 2023-07-18 15:43:57.606942+00
    wish i could replay this for the first time. going in without any spoilers and slowly peeling back the mystery was absolutely spellbending
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  • ... 2023-09-02 05:47:10.054171+00
    have not played but this is like the infinite jest of video games in regards to like the extreme length causing only diehard fans to finish and creating a heavily biased perception of quality within public consensus, thus causing outsiders to dismiss it on principal without giving it a substantial chance
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    • breakdownbbe 2023-09-08 01:47:33.859849+00
      i don't really know about all that. games like red dead 2 or elden ring or witcher 3 or tears are around 125-175 hours if you're being thorough, which is really in the same ballpark as this game. infinite jest is also inaccessible for more reasons than just length; the plot is extremely non linear and the cast of characters is humongous. idk doe. i think most of the hate in this shoutbox comes from people who just don't like visual novels in general, for whatever reason (which isn't to say people who gave it a legit chance and didn't like it aren't out there, not everything can be for everyone)
    • RoxannaMoxie 2023-09-08 16:01:57.722509+00
      umineko is to glitchwave what gintama is to myanimelist
    • ... 2023-09-15 03:20:42.101073+00
      @breakdownbbe good points but i would also argue that this also game is inaccessible relative to its medium (video games) beyond its length because it is upwards of like 100 hours of reading words which is a big difference in entertainment value from the triple a open world action-adventure titles like the ones you mentioned
    • breakdownbbe 2023-09-16 13:34:44.522654+00
      i'd agree if this had like, substantially less ratings than do other visual novels but it's in the top ten most popular visual novels on this site. even on visualnoveldatabase it's one of the top ten most rated vns on the site. the game's rating is very high on both sites, as well, indicating that most people who are giving this game a chance are finishing and enjoying it. if it was so inaccessible i don't really think people would be playing it much less finishing it
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  • omo_ree 2023-09-13 10:09:23.461307+00
    yumenikki when they cry
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  • 4D3D3D3 2023-10-15 02:34:53.644786+00
    who could forget the best game of 2007
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    • omo_ree 2023-10-23 03:39:11.95542+00
      idk what weird metric the charts are using to have this above mario galaxy when it has a higher score and triple the amount of reviews. i'm one of 3 people on earth who hasnt played mario galaxy btw this has nothing to do with whether or not i enjoy mario galaxy more
    • suddenlywolf 2023-10-25 19:32:32.873386+00
      the score on this game is higher, glitchwave just doesn't properly filter out some ratings in the way its supposed to, so the overall score is incorrectly displayed
    • SongityBoy 2023-11-13 02:21:47.960137+00
      @suddenlywolf no i think this site heavily weighs standard deviation into the score
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