Higurashi - Game Qs & Discussion (no-spoilers version)

[Rias]

and if you happen to be able to read chinese, they are up to Tatarigoroshi-hen.

[cyth]

Just thought I'd post this here.

So apparently a Higurashi- movie is in the works. o_O Maeda Gouki will be on the cast list among others.

[shigure asa]

Originally Posted by Toua

Just thought I'd post this here.

So apparently a Higurashi- movie is in the works. o_O Maeda Gouki will be on the cast list among others.

live-action movie for a doujin sound novel? 07th expansion, sugoi sugoi ☆
they don't mention what arc they're doing on that site... i'm hoping for watanagashi~ (← shameless mion favoritism)

[Jellyfish Marine]

Umm, I have a question regarding the AGTH. I have been trying to work it out for an hour now but I still cannot hook any text from the game. I'm quite sure to have followed all the instruction like creating shortcut and stuff. The only thing I got is this....=::=::Y
Could somebody please teach me how to use this program?

[Klashikari]

Originally Posted by Jellyfish Marine

Umm, I have a question regarding the AGTH. I have been trying to work it out for an hour now but I still cannot hook any text from the game. I'm quite sure to have followed all the instruction like creating shortcut and stuff. The only thing I got is this....=::=::Y
Could somebody please teach me how to use this program?

once you are really "in game" (so when you see text of the actual story),
click on the tab. instead of the usual "0x100030B7:00000000 WideCharToMultiByte"

choose instead :

"**********:00FFFFFF TextOutA"

there are several "TextOutA", so choose one until you see it show the current text onscreen.

[Sterling01]

I know theres that Putting the Pieces together thing in Matsuribayashi-hen.
but how do you get to it?

[Klashikari]

Originally Posted by Sterling01

I know theres that Putting the Pieces together thing in Matsuribayashi-hen.
but how do you get to it?

You have to get through 7 chapters of the past, before getting in the Kakera Musubi.
after the 7th chapter, the "shrine scene", you should get these 2 screens, announcing you are in Matsuribayashi-hen :


after this, there is a "chapter like" break, with the usual "otherworld" theme, and you got the kakera musubi.

[Sterling01]

Thanks for the info

[Jellyfish Marine]

Originally Posted by Klashikari

once you are really "in game" (so when you see text of the actual story),
click on the tab. instead of the usual "0x100030B7:00000000 WideCharToMultiByte"

choose instead :

"**********:00FFFFFF TextOutA"

there are several "TextOutA", so choose one until you see it show the current text onscreen.

Thanks a lot! Now it's working~

[DingoEnderZOE2]

.....As I watched the current arc in the Kai anime series of Higurashi, Out of curiosity combined with strong urge me to want to know more about what happens next, I decided to reinstall it's game that I put away due to WAAAY too much reading for my taste at the time and see how it's arc ended.

I am totally not going to say what happens but.....how it all ended along with the final BGM during the "last stand", and the final words that were spoken, wow spine-tingling intense stuff, it's a shame my Japanese isn't good enough to read it all without having to beat my brain up over how to translate certain dialogue but at least I understood the critical lines:

Spoiler for the final words DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED:

「私を殺すなら、眠らさずに殺しなさい。」
[?] "If you're going to kill me, do it without putting me to sleep."
「どういうつもり？　楽に死ぬ気がないの？　辛いわよ？　生きたまま腹を割かれるのは。」
「……忘れないためよ。……あなたが私の腹を裂くのを、私は塊に刻み付ける。……それを私は絶対に忘れない 。あなたに再び会った時、あなたが敵であることを思い出すために。」　

Of course you have to know at least some Japanese to understand any of that anyway and other than the first line I am not going to translate the rest on here so as to increase the anticipation of this scene once it's put in Anime form.

I just had to let this out. With this now I definitely can't wait see all of the minagoroshi arc in it's animated form and I hope that the anime will be able to portray the scene that impressed me so much as well as the game did.

[GyroidFanatic]

1. There are torrents for the Japanese ones, but it'll take a bit of digging to find them. The games themselves aren't available outside of Japan
2. Daybreak and it's expansion Daybreak Kai are the only ones I know of (not counting the series itself)
3.
Onikakushi-hen
Watanagashi-hen
Tatarigoroshi-hen
Himatsubushi-hen
Meakashi-hen
Tsumihoroboshi-hen
Meakashi-hen
Matsuribayashi-hen

[MrZombie]

Yes the games are available outside of Japan, but you have to buy them from an import site.. However, they're not available in English save, soon to be four chapters of Onikakushi-hen and seven of Minagoroshi-hen.

Head to a site like paletweb or Himeyashop to buy them.

[Mystearika]

i am really looking forward to chapter 4 ^^

[Chewy]

Originally Posted by DingoEnderZOE2

.....As I watched the current arc in the Kai anime series of Higurashi, Out of curiosity combined with strong urge me to want to know more about what happens next, I decided to reinstall it's game that I put away due to WAAAY too much reading for my taste at the time and see how it's arc ended.

I am totally not going to say what happens but.....how it all ended along with the final BGM during the "last stand", and the final words that were spoken, wow spine-tingling intense stuff, it's a shame my Japanese isn't good enough to read it all without having to beat my brain up over how to translate certain dialogue but at least I understood the critical lines:

Spoiler for the final words DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED:

「私を殺すなら、眠らさずに殺しなさい。」
[?] "If you're going to kill me, do it without putting me to sleep."
「どういうつもり？　楽に死ぬ気がないの？　辛いわよ？　生きたまま腹を割かれるのは。」
「……忘れないためよ。……あなたが私の腹を裂くのを、私は塊に刻み付ける。……それを私は絶対に忘れない 。あなたに再び会った時、あなたが敵であることを思い出すために。」　

Of course you have to know at least some Japanese to understand any of that anyway and other than the first line I am not going to translate the rest on here so as to increase the anticipation of this scene once it's put in Anime form.

I just had to let this out. With this now I definitely can't wait see all of the minagoroshi arc in it's animated form and I hope that the anime will be able to portray the scene that impressed me so much as well as the game did.

Wow powerful (and painful, ugh)......

Not sure why that conversation would takes place, since the mastermind can just hide behind the scenes and have the minions do everything without ever revealing his/her/its identity. Maybe it's time I dig out the game too....

[SeventhHS]

Originally Posted by Chewy

Wow powerful (and painful, ugh)......

Not sure why that conversation would takes place, since the mastermind can just hide behind the scenes and have the minions do everything without ever revealing his/her/its identity. Maybe it's time I dig out the game too....

Or you could just find the video on niconicodouga

hint: sm598832

[Sterling01]

Here you go

Spoiler for End of Minagoroshi-hen PS2 Ver.:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

[SeventhHS]

Oh, didn't know it was on youtube too.

Regardless, it's higher quality and not chopped up into 5 minute segments on nico, so look there if you have an account

[Sterling01]

Here it is on Nico

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm598832

[MrZombie]

Man, I'd heard about that scene, but seeing and hearing it for myself is certainly something else. The shear depravity of that scene is mind blowing and I can't wait to see it animated.

Oh and it goes without saying, but for the love of god do not watch the clips as they contain spoilers of massive proportions.

[Chewy]

Hey thanks for the links all. I appreciate it.

Spoiler for don't read if you haven't watched the above videos:

That is SAD, and frankly, quite creepy. At least she didn't trade Satoko in and spared her further pain, but the way she toyed with her was just cruel. Rika's words are so determined and so powerful here I can't wait to see them animated either. Plus now I understand why people who play the game wasn't put off by the sudden change from optimism to despair in Ep 8 of Kai... it happens SOO fast and at a much greater scale...

I'm a bit confused about why time froze with Keichi. I'm guessing it's Hanyu ? Or maybe I missed something ?

I know all these deaths are supposed to build up disdain for the mastermind, but instead it got me more interested in the details of WHY she is doing this. I know the general reasons from various discussions around here, but I hope the anime explains it in more detail more convincingly because right now her motivations still seem a bit far fetched to me.

Quick question for those who have played Matsuri, how is the music compared to the original, especially in these crucial scenes ?