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Despite the fact the first 10 sub-chapters or so are basically going back and forth with Child Services I felt like the pacing on this was pretty good? The events themselves are repetitive, but not the characters' reactions or the drama it creates, and it added a lot to the suspense wondering 'how the hell does this end in a massacre?'
...With that said, I don't think it quite lives up to this suspense. Every Higurashi chapter so far imo has fallen prey to a trap of 'interesting and engrossing plot that builds up to a climax midway and then the tension completely dies' (except for Onikakushi and Watanagashi, which I'd say more straightforwardly continually ratchet up the tension). But it feels especially unsatisfying here because saving Satoko takes up a huge chunk of the chapter.
The actual scene where the main cast get killed is super chilling, but to immediately follow it up with them all reuniting as ghosts is a bit saccharine I feel? Tsumihoroboshi also had a bit of mood whiplash with Rena and Keiichi's fight that I didn't entirely vibe with, but I think it's fair to say it at least means something after all the heaviness of the previous arcs + Rena trying to blow up the school. But I don't know... this felt like it diminished it a little. I guess because also this arc isn't especially heavy on the oppressive horror atmosphere that pervades a lot of the others, so it feels like when we finally get a taste of that it immediately gets undercut.
Also I think the absolute worst thing for Higurashi's pacing is characters' internal monologues. People malign the Onikakushi slice of life stuff a lot (and rightfully), but Rika is just constantly going on about fighting destiny and believing in a miracle and whatnot and it's just... I get the point, but it could have been dialled back.
And on that note, this chapter pushes 'if everyone believes they can make a miracle happen' so hard it was genuinely starting to sound less like typical anime power of friendship and more like that culty pseudoscience self-help nonsense that teach bad things happening to you is because you didn't do enough positive thinking. I understand this isn't the intention here, and 'keep on believing and fighting' is a valuable message in the context of the story, and I'm not trying to be cynical here - it's just it gets hammered home so. Damn. Much.
This review sounds pretty critical, but I generally enjoyed this chapter (and Higurashi so far) a lot - I'm just more interested in trying to dissect what didn't work for me than what did. But all in all it's a nice chapter with lots of good character moments and answers to mysteries, and I am eager to get into the finale (though perhaps not right away).
Currently I'd rank the arcs at: Meakashi > Tatarigoroshi > Watanagashi > Tsumihoroboshi > Minagoroshi > Himatsubushi > Onikakushi
...With that said, I don't think it quite lives up to this suspense. Every Higurashi chapter so far imo has fallen prey to a trap of 'interesting and engrossing plot that builds up to a climax midway and then the tension completely dies' (except for Onikakushi and Watanagashi, which I'd say more straightforwardly continually ratchet up the tension). But it feels especially unsatisfying here because saving Satoko takes up a huge chunk of the chapter.
The actual scene where the main cast get killed is super chilling, but to immediately follow it up with them all reuniting as ghosts is a bit saccharine I feel? Tsumihoroboshi also had a bit of mood whiplash with Rena and Keiichi's fight that I didn't entirely vibe with, but I think it's fair to say it at least means something after all the heaviness of the previous arcs + Rena trying to blow up the school. But I don't know... this felt like it diminished it a little. I guess because also this arc isn't especially heavy on the oppressive horror atmosphere that pervades a lot of the others, so it feels like when we finally get a taste of that it immediately gets undercut.
Also I think the absolute worst thing for Higurashi's pacing is characters' internal monologues. People malign the Onikakushi slice of life stuff a lot (and rightfully), but Rika is just constantly going on about fighting destiny and believing in a miracle and whatnot and it's just... I get the point, but it could have been dialled back.
And on that note, this chapter pushes 'if everyone believes they can make a miracle happen' so hard it was genuinely starting to sound less like typical anime power of friendship and more like that culty pseudoscience self-help nonsense that teach bad things happening to you is because you didn't do enough positive thinking. I understand this isn't the intention here, and 'keep on believing and fighting' is a valuable message in the context of the story, and I'm not trying to be cynical here - it's just it gets hammered home so. Damn. Much.
This review sounds pretty critical, but I generally enjoyed this chapter (and Higurashi so far) a lot - I'm just more interested in trying to dissect what didn't work for me than what did. But all in all it's a nice chapter with lots of good character moments and answers to mysteries, and I am eager to get into the finale (though perhaps not right away).
Currently I'd rank the arcs at: Meakashi > Tatarigoroshi > Watanagashi > Tsumihoroboshi > Minagoroshi > Himatsubushi > Onikakushi
fui de choras de novo
e esse final foi mto foda slkkk
e esse final foi mto foda slkkk
Skill Issue
Peak fiction
This one is just Resident Evil 5 if it was evil and demented.
higurashi is the greatest story ever told
why
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El rumbo que tomas los acontecimiento en este capítulo está bien, pero con cada capítulo que leo me chirrían más cosas de Higurashi. Lo de las elite corps es pa pegarle tal putiza a Ryukishi07 como para que escarmiente de volver a escribir nada nunca más.
oyashiro sama ruined my life again </3
First of all - it took me soooooooo long to finish it because of my real life struggles so even though my overall experience was definitely ruined, this chapter still managed to be brilliant, and I think that this is the best example of using the emotional attachment to the characters that the reader grew until this point, and making it work so damn good even when all the mystery is already kinda fading away and it feels like the entertainment level will eventually fall, but surprisingly, the emotional attachment to the characters just carries every single thing in this chapter, it's one of those stories where that silly "power of friendship" just works.
Uno de los capítulos más reveladores e impactantes de Higurashi, he disfrutado y sufrido por partes iguales, sobretodo con la parte final... Ahora a por el capitulo 8 y último de la maravillosa obra de Ryukishi07.
Estoy cansado jefe
Es fuerte.
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Such a fucking great chapter that teases you with a good ending and solves the rest of the mysteries that are left. This chapter made me the most emotional so far with the saving of Satoko and Rika, the uniting of all the friends in the end. Takano is a great villain more so when her motivation and character is more fleshed out. I do feel her relationship w/ mountain dogs and existence of Hinamizawa syndrome as the main mystery is a bit unfair if you were trying to solve without help.
One of the final chapters of a so far incredibly high quality visual novel. Unfortunately, this chapter isn't as outstanding as most of the others, primarily because the answer of a mystery will never be as good or interesting as the mystery. That isn't to say that the game is bad, makes the other chapters worse, or makes the series less worth playing.
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLYYYYYYYYY SHHITTTT
tem muitos problemas de ritmo mas os pontos fortes se sobressaem, os ultimos 4 capítulos são absolutamente fenomenais
A couple of iffy plot points, a lot of really tedious inner-monologues, and a saccharine message being drilled so excessively into the reader towards the end aren't enough to stop so much of this from hitting really hard to me nonetheless. One chapter to go...
(7.5) I thought about give It a lower rating, because the pacing and almost everything besides the introduction were initially bad but this ending deserves a good appreciation.
"Human beings are made out of meat. We get mentally ill when that meat is defective."
So many things I want to criticize here, most of which are issues with the whole series; they're full of dull and tedious sections, they can be so so corny, and the reveals are (mostly) ridiculous. Despite all of that, I still find myself drawn to these characters and honestly excited to see how things play out, even if it's batshit. Maybe especially if it's batshit? Anyway, this one isn't as good as the previous chapter (which I thought was one of the best overall), but it answers a lot of questions and takes the plot in a few new directions leading into the finale.
The quote at the top is my favorite line from this whole fucking series. I don't know how much of these games are meant to be taken deadly seriously but either way it's the funniest thing I've read recently. I want to send it to my psychiatrist
So many things I want to criticize here, most of which are issues with the whole series; they're full of dull and tedious sections, they can be so so corny, and the reveals are (mostly) ridiculous. Despite all of that, I still find myself drawn to these characters and honestly excited to see how things play out, even if it's batshit. Maybe especially if it's batshit? Anyway, this one isn't as good as the previous chapter (which I thought was one of the best overall), but it answers a lot of questions and takes the plot in a few new directions leading into the finale.
The quote at the top is my favorite line from this whole fucking series. I don't know how much of these games are meant to be taken deadly seriously but either way it's the funniest thing I've read recently. I want to send it to my psychiatrist
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Medicos se desploman mientras operan el Hinamizawa Syndrome, el contagio es inmediato.
The entire time I just kept thinking about how good Meakashi was. Is that bad?
Minagoroshi starts so strong but it just didn't seem to land it for me. I hope the next chapter does...
edit: also yea could've gone without Hanyuu's dog noises. I kept fast forwarding every time she made noises.
Minagoroshi starts so strong but it just didn't seem to land it for me. I hope the next chapter does...
edit: also yea could've gone without Hanyuu's dog noises. I kept fast forwarding every time she made noises.
rika................
Eu nem faço review dos capitulos separados normalmente, mas esse eu terminei chorando de tão pesado que esse final foi
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This one really lives up to its title. In a sense, this returns to the formula of the first game, but in a heightened form. It presents a best-of-all-worlds scenario that, at the last minute, rubber bands back into terror and oblivion.
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WOW. So we FINALLY learn what this series is all about 3/4ths of the way into the series... and I wouldn't have it any other way. Reading Higurashi up until this here has been nothing short of a thrill ride with its twists and turns and this chapter felt like nothing short of therapy for me for getting to know these characters. Seeing everything go right for everybody not biased since Mion finally got that FUCKING doll, including them finally managing to break through Satoko's fate just filled me with nonstop euphoria.
Aaaaaaaaand that made me hate Minagoroshi's ending in the best way possible. My jaw was wide open and I was laughing because I was so pissed off at that ending. God dammit, you give me the narrative equivalent of an ice cream cake and then smash my head into it.
But that's what the series is all about, baby. Picking yourself back up and keeping on going with the help of your friends. The ice cream cake may be smashed by your face, but you can still work to enjoy it. And what good is a cake if you can't share at least a bit of it?
Also I see the hype behind Hanyuu now. Never expected the definition of "girlfailure but not really because she's actually really cool and powerful" would end up being the actual Oyashiro-sama. I don't know! Maybe I was expecting her presence to be along the lines of when Bella Hawthorne was exorcised out of Maya Fey's body (speaking of which, I'll get to that series some day) but at this point I should expect the unexpected in Hinamizawa.
This is the perfect primer for Matsuribayashi and let me tell you, after finishing this chapter I was MOTIVATED to finally bust through the finish line. This isn't really me-core as Watanagashi or Tsumihoroboshi was, hence the 4.5 stars but I could really find no faults with this one.
Aaaaaaaaand that made me hate Minagoroshi's ending in the best way possible. My jaw was wide open and I was laughing because I was so pissed off at that ending. God dammit, you give me the narrative equivalent of an ice cream cake and then smash my head into it.
But that's what the series is all about, baby. Picking yourself back up and keeping on going with the help of your friends. The ice cream cake may be smashed by your face, but you can still work to enjoy it. And what good is a cake if you can't share at least a bit of it?
Also I see the hype behind Hanyuu now. Never expected the definition of "girlfailure but not really because she's actually really cool and powerful" would end up being the actual Oyashiro-sama. I don't know! Maybe I was expecting her presence to be along the lines of when Bella Hawthorne was exorcised out of Maya Fey's body (speaking of which, I'll get to that series some day) but at this point I should expect the unexpected in Hinamizawa.
This is the perfect primer for Matsuribayashi and let me tell you, after finishing this chapter I was MOTIVATED to finally bust through the finish line. This isn't really me-core as Watanagashi or Tsumihoroboshi was, hence the 4.5 stars but I could really find no faults with this one.
it really minagoroshi'd