Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou

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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou Anonymous Sun Aug 17 09:23:43 2014 No.12383344 [DELETED]

So who is looking forward to Higurashi Hou? Looks like it'll be the definitive release of Higurashi, with some new scenarios and updated sprites/text.

Umineko has its own separate thread at >>12378124

Anonymous Sun Aug 17 10:03:50 2014 No.12383344,1 [INTERNAL]

I'm playing through Kai now, I'm very late to the while Higurashi thing. It's pretty good so far but there are a fair amount of mistakes in it, like in the first one they mention several forms of media that weren't around in 1983 including Card Carptor Sakura.

>Looks like it'll be the definitive release of Higurashi, with some new scenarios and updated sprites/text.
More than likely no, they seem to be milking this story to it's death. With all the useless ad lib media wise I don't think the 'story' will die anytime soon. As for the Sprites, again I don't think so as the trailer had the same ones from the original release.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 10:11:51 2014 No.12383493 >>12383344 It's out and I'm waiting for the upload as well as Dai's new album.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 10:48:46 2014 No.12383614 >>12383344 Actually tried to preorder, but apparently not fast enough since it ended up being the first 07th Expansion product since Umineko EP8 that actually sold out in a lot of places. Going to be relying on the uploaders for this one.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 11:04:39 2014 No.12383687 >>12383614 I preordered it and then AmiAmi told me that I'm banned and aren't allowed to place orders. ;_;

Anonymous Sun Aug 17 11:09:31 2014 No.12383710

>>12383614
The Higanbana and Rose Guns Days VNs sold out pretty quickly too. None of 07th Expansion's titles from recent years are especially difficult to find second-hand copies of though. Last time I checked, the bargain bin at Sofmap was full of them, going at about ¥100 each.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 11:10:56 2014 No.12383713 I'm done with Higurashi. Still waiting for them to come up with something new and original.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 11:12:55 2014 No.12383720 I'll get into it when the new sprites are released. I asked Doddler on his ask.fm if I could swap the scripts for the japanese ones but he never replied.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 11:14:43 2014 No.12383724 >>12383713 Congrats on not liking thing. But seriously R07 is working on a new title for Winter Comiket. Still not sure if it's confirmed to be the next WTC yet.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 11:18:40 2014 No.12383733 >>12383687 AmiAmi does that. Get it from Tora or somewhere similar? http://www.toranoana.jp/mailorder/article/04/0030/22/07/040030220762.html

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 11:20:39 2014 No.12383743 >>12383713 2007 - Umineko 2011 - Higanbana 2012 - Rose Guns Days Take your pick. Alternatively, wait for 07th Expansion's new work this December.

Anonymous Sun Aug 17 11:25:18 2014 No.12383761

>>12383720
The upcoming MangaGamer release uses a completely different engine to the Japanese releases. Not only that, but Higurashi Hou features new sprites anyway, as well as new characters. Thus it's not really going to be possible to use the MangaGamer sprites with Higurashi Hou, unless MangaGamer decide to release Hou themselves later on.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 15:55:34 2014 No.12384847 This wait is murder anons. Wat do

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 15:59:52 2014 No.12384864 >>12384847 Sleep.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 16:07:44 2014 No.12384876 >>12383687 That's weird. I pre-ordered this on AmiAmi too, and just got prompted for payment yesterday. It ought to ship soon and I've had no problems. I've ordered plenty of stuff from them in the past, too.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 16:10:10 2014 No.12384883 File: 72 KB, 646x505, higurashi screenshot.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12383720 Someone would have had to say it eventually: Original sprites are superior.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 16:24:00 2014 No.12384924 >>12383720 Doddler? Like the doddlerguy who had doddlercon RO calcs?

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 16:38:19 2014 No.12384966 >>12384883 These look like aberrations. Now you convinced me to not go through the original one at all. >>12384924 Yes.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 19:48:37 2014 No.12384966,1 >>12384883 I agree. The others are really generic looking, the art is similiar to ZUN's as it's bad, but recognisably bad.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 20:17:04 2014 No.12385797 Someone has the japanese version of higurashi? I can only find english ones. Damn.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 17 23:08:09 2014 No.12386248 >>12384966 What is the point if you're not going to experience it with the original graphics?

Anonymous Mon Aug 18 11:50:41 2014 No.12388227

>>12384966
The original art is very charming. The generic shit it's usually replaced with can't compete at all imo.
Yes there's the hands and the overall execution is not what we are used to from other stuff, but they are very expressive and unique.
Give them a try anon.

>>12384924
Holy shit that takes me back!

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 18 11:56:46 2014 No.12388242 >>12385797 Are you even looking anon? http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=589268

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 18 18:49:23 2014 No.12389575 That doesn't have Hou though.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 01:58:30 2014 No.12390874 File: 267 KB, 640x400, Uncleavered_cut.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 10:03:24 2014 No.12392297 File: 18 KB, 480x480, 1380992292514.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >still no sign of anything after 3 days of trash

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 10:15:03 2014 No.12392329 >>12392297 I'm on the verge of crying.

Anonymous Tue Aug 19 11:56:42 2014 No.12392652

It's amazing how little circulation this new WTC release has gotten. There are tons of Higu fans that don't even know about it, despite how this release is basically Ryu going to where the money is.

Maybe he overestimated his Higurashi fans, since most of the current gen ones (like that one that loves to shit up Umineko threads) got invested because of all the fanservice and the 'omg Rena is so crazy' shit. And when it comes to something serious not as many people are willing to gravitate to it.

Anonymous Tue Aug 19 12:02:06 2014 No.12392671

>>12392652
It sold out pretty fast actually.
It's just that there's no real reason for most western fans to really care about it since it's just a re-release of something that got translated already and new things that will probably never get a translation anyway.

Anonymous Tue Aug 19 12:07:10 2014 No.12392684

>>12392671
Hou will probably get done somewhere down the line, since there's at least one group that's interested. Anything 07th release past that though, save for anything short of WTC5, is not as certain especially since Witch Hunt is about to fall apart regardless of whether RGD gets finished or not.

>>	Keriaku Tue Aug 19 16:36:48 2014 No.12393472 Totally looking forward to this.

Anonymous Tue Aug 19 19:14:28 2014 No.12393921

>>12392671
>and new things that will probably never get a translation anyway.

This is my issue as well, even though I have pre-ordered it. Yirba mentioned the possibility of Hou getting translated, but Rei still isn't so I wonder.

On the other hand, I haven't played Saikoroshi with the English patch floating out there. If that patch works on the version of Rei included here, that'll be great for me (and worth it 50 times over).

Yirba !!Raqh5g5Zu7C Tue Aug 19 19:45:06 2014 No.12393993

>>12393921
Ah sorry, I guess I didn't word some of my previous statements very well... At this point, I don't know of anyone who has plans to translate Hou. I can ask around to see if anyone would be interested in translating it, though. Also, as everyone probably knows, MangaGamer will be releasing Higurashi on Steam. If it sells well enough, it's possible that they would want to release Rei and Hou.

There are some other possible methods for Rei and Hou to be translated, and I'll certainly do everything I can to get those in English somehow, but I wouldn't expect anything within the near future. Apologies if I got anyone's hopes up.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 20:15:29 2014 No.12394080 Before we worry about any of this translation crap we need the actual game first. Anyone spot anything on share or anywhere? Or better yet did anyone get lucky enough to buy a copy?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 20:54:17 2014 No.12394226 >>12394080 I just got my shipping notification today, but I don't believe in piracy.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 21:04:59 2014 No.12394265 >>12394226 >I don't believe in piracy. Are you lost?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 21:08:46 2014 No.12394281 I wonder if the game will have some of the extra content available in the manga AND kizuna. After all, Ryukishi clearly supervised both, as they have sometimes the same extra scenes, like Akasaka's daughter being present in Himatsubushi's epilogue.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 21:45:04 2014 No.12394420 >>12394226 Good for you, anon. So anyone else? Preferably someone that doesn't enjoy gloating at other people's misfortune?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 22:46:21 2014 No.12394539 >>12394420 Do you understand that your whining just feeding the trolls who love gloating at other people's misfortune thus making your wish more difficult to come true?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 23:02:21 2014 No.12394592 >>12394539 I don't see any trolls around here, anon.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 19 23:05:37 2014 No.12394604 >>12394539 But that doesn't even make any sense.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 20 19:00:19 2014 No.12397872 >>12383344 Well, waiting my expy Mystia to appear

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 13:34:09 2014 No.12400874 File: 981 KB, 2448x3264, IMG_09.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Mine just arrived.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 13:40:24 2014 No.12400894 >>12400874 Upload.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 13:41:29 2014 No.12400896 >>12400894 How? I never uploaded anything before.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 13:44:59 2014 No.12400911 >>12400896 Use Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120 to rip an image/iso of the CD and then upload to mediafire It's actually really easy!

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 13:46:16 2014 No.12400915 >>12400911 this but upload it to mega

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 13:48:04 2014 No.12400924 >>12400896 That way >>12400911 I would suck your dick if you do it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 13:49:52 2014 No.12400929 >>12400911 That sounds complicated I just installed it and put it in an archive instead, is that ok?

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 13:55:23 2014 No.12400946 >>12400929 its not, just insert the CD into your drive. Start alcohol or deamon tools and find create image disk option. That's it!

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 14:33:01 2014 No.12401039 File: 135 KB, 1027x769, 1404500144365.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12400929 >>12400896 >>12400874 Did he leave? Please no ;_;

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 14:46:47 2014 No.12401095 >>12400929 Don't be the asshole foreigner who ruins it for everybody. Just let them wait for a few weeks if they don't want to pay for it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 15:01:35 2014 No.12401141 >>12401095 I wanted to but AmiAmi didn't let me. Also no money right now.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 19:12:34 2014 No.12401909 >>12401095 >implying this is the only reason why people pirate things What a one dimensional person.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 19:14:11 2014 No.12401913 >>12400929 you know what? fuck it, that's fine. We don't even have the dai CD so the files by themselves would be fine too.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 19:17:17 2014 No.12401930 >>12400929 >>12400946 Who cares if it's an image disk ? An archive is far enough, thanks anon.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 19:23:42 2014 No.12401950 >>12401913 >>12401930 Sorry, I lied. That was just a picture I got off 2ch.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 19:35:28 2014 No.12401998 >>12401950 For what purpose?

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 21 21:23:08 2014 No.12402393 >>12401998 I thought nobody else cared.

Anonymous Fri Aug 22 00:28:19 2014 No.12402928

>>12393921
Animesuki made a translation for Sai (the other arcs in Rei weren't translated). It is garbage, so don't get in flame wars over the phraseology like you might with Umineko. It's awkward and keeps referring to Satoko's `father-in-law'. You'll get the gist of it though.
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=3348779&postcount=107

But I am being to harsh. It's way better than the patch to `fix' MG's translation by running it through a spell checker and shipping words like `MySQL' in the place of Japanese words (though that one did say `Yamainu' instead of mountain hounds (which made me realize that they were actually mentioned in Arc3 when Irie called them to watch Keiichi after he confessed to him at the clinic), so that was an improvement).

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 10:53:04 2014 No.12403967 G-Guys, I don't think I'm well. I'm starting to have dreams about people's first impressions of Hou and listening to new Dai music I've never heard before. Someone please send help

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 11:45:30 2014 No.12404062 >>12403967 >new Dai music I've never heard before. How does it sound like? Is it good? I want to have that dream too.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 11:59:31 2014 No.12404082 >>12404062 tfw no Dai music in your dream

Anonymous Fri Aug 22 12:00:59 2014 No.12404085

>>12404062
It's amazing, there's was a remix of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmpdTMiWTMs

And a sad version of dear/you, and a bunch of new sounding things that sounded like they came out of Higabana.

M-Maybe I should stop sleeping for awhile. If I hear any more of it I might go crazy from this wait

Anonymous Fri Aug 22 12:08:12 2014 No.12404092
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>>12404085
>iru
>Higanbana OST

Won't say something about "you" because we know it's good but holy shit I think Iru is underrated and it's one of my favorites.
And the Higanbana vibe is awesome too. I have to say that I liked it way more than Dai's second musicbox for Umineko (the one for Chiru).
Also this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAy2TUeCTIQ

Anonymous Fri Aug 22 12:15:04 2014 No.12404100

>>12404092
Iru is definitely underrated, probably because after the demo version/ first release Ryu's brother took it out of the fucking games completely when he scripted them. Even though that was like one of the only tracks that was uniquely composed for Higu 1-4.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 12:50:45 2014 No.12404152 >>12404062 You can listen to previews of some of the tracks on the soundtrack's website (which 4chan won't let me link to for whatever reason).

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 12:51:37 2014 No.12404155 >>12404152 Yeah I know. Heard them allot already.

Anonymous Fri Aug 22 12:57:46 2014 No.12404169

>>12404100
Nope. Iru first appeared in Higurashi Kai. All the tracks in Higurashi 1~4 were simply taken from the Internet (much of them even originally MIDI files that were badly converted to MP3).

The Onikakushi-hen demo was released sometime while Higurashi Kai was in production (I forget when exactly). 07th Expansion had a similar problem as MangaGamer where they weren't able to use the music. So instead, they replaced the music with tracks from Higurashi Kai and Higurashi Daybreak.

The Onikakushi-hen demo actually has a number of differences to the original release, including changes to the background images.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 13:00:57 2014 No.12404175 >>12404152 >implying we all haven't heard the crossfades half a dozen times already

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 14:18:47 2014 No.12404371 >>12404152 I also like Pre-Holders stuff. https://soundcloud.com/pre-holder/solo-piano?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 16:46:39 2014 No.12404705 Witches in Space had better not have a limited print like this. This wait is fucking terrible, I don't want to have to deal with this again.

Anonymous Fri Aug 22 16:52:27 2014 No.12404722
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Are there supposed to be new sprites or are they the PS2 ones?
Also is there a better translation than the Mangagamer one? Its not unreadable, but every once in a while there are just these stretches of complete fucking nonsense.

I really need to get back to trying to learn Japanese

Anonymous Fri Aug 22 16:57:32 2014 No.12404732

>>12404722
If you're talking about Hou, it uses all the artwork from the original games + new art for the new characters and some colored silhouettes and butchered RGD art for the Bus Stop part.

Ryu is probably drawing for his space opera all by himself, so all the work is going into that since that's starting in three months.

Anonymous Fri Aug 22 17:00:57 2014 No.12404742

>>12404722
There was a fan translation that was ongoing for quite awhile, to the point where the group was going to release the second arc in english, but then the head of the group stupidly took on all these random dumb side projects for other Higurashi things that no one gave two shits about and hasn't been heard from since.

Anonymous Fri Aug 22 17:48:10 2014 No.12404869

>>12404705
I don't think the lack of a download/torrent for Higurashi Hou is so much due to the limited print run, but rather due to the postal system taking so bloody long to ship out copies.

The limited print run probably isn't going to change anyway. It sort of comes part-and-parcel with doujin releases.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 17:52:48 2014 No.12404881 >>12404869 Oh, no, the wait is about this long every time, it's just I would've bought a copy myself if it didn't sell out like it did.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 18:09:31 2014 No.12404925 >>12404742 you talking about baratomaya? He's still going and he has teamed up with that french dude and they are going to port as much stuff as possible from matsuri/kizuna/kakera asobi/whatever.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 18:15:54 2014 No.12404940 >>12404881 Toranoana still have stock. I preordered my copy from AmiAmi, hasn't even left Japan yet.

Anonymous Fri Aug 22 18:20:36 2014 No.12404947

>>12404722
Higurashi Hou uses a combination of the original sprites, modified versions of the original sprites for new poses, and completely new sprites for the new characters.

MangaGamer are re-translating Higurashi, and when they release the new version, that will probably be the best way to read Higurashi in English.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 18:46:54 2014 No.12405020 >>12404925 The chances of any of this actually happening, however, are very slim. We're probably going to get a whole lot of nothing out of this if such a small group is doing so much shit at once.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 18:57:35 2014 No.12405042 It's on share already.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 19:09:31 2014 No.12405067 >>12405042 anyone feel like verifying this?

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 19:22:51 2014 No.12405100 >>12405042 No it's not.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 20:12:13 2014 No.12405198 >>12405020 the french version is actually done I think http://fr.lesanglotdescigalesfestival.wikia.com/wiki/For_English_users

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 22 21:34:14 2014 No.12405343 >>12402928 >http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=3348779&postcount=107 The download link in that post is dead. Do you still have the files on hand?

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 23 12:37:29 2014 No.12407031 >>12405343 Sure thing! http://www.mediafire.com/download/ove8nvlnzjemwij/Saikoroshi-hen_English_Patch.rar

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 24 05:01:41 2014 No.12410001 File: 103 KB, 1659x1640, C86_ANOHIHE_YOU.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12407031 IT'S HERE!

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 24 08:22:44 2014 No.12410475 >>12410001 What about the game?

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 24 08:41:51 2014 No.12410503 >>12410475 Of course it's out too.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 24 08:51:56 2014 No.12410533 >>12410503 But nobody has uploaded it yet.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 24 10:23:21 2014 No.12410781 >>12410001 >album ends up exceeding already stupid high hype levels, game isn't even uploaded yet This doesn't happen too often these days.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 24 15:01:09 2014 No.12411682 File: 181 KB, 640x480, re_nandeb1#.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12410001 Where?

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 24 15:13:57 2014 No.12411724 >>12411682 Check the C86 spreadsheet.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 24 17:05:17 2014 No.12412096 So can we agree that Story is the best song out of the new album?

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 24 22:22:56 2014 No.12413270 Is the Rika\Satoko sex scene as good as the Mion\Rena\Mion one?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 25 00:27:41 2014 No.12413603 >>12413270 shut up.

Anonymous Mon Aug 25 00:41:51 2014 No.12413618

>>12413270
No, but there might be a graphic account of Satoko being dissected this time after Rika refuses the spinal tap, and Hanyuu being brutally ripped apart as part of her back story. The sexually charged Endless magic torture carried Umineko with the guro-liking demographic, so he may throw in a little fanservice.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 25 00:49:36 2014 No.12413628 >>12410781 who you quotin'?

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 25 19:26:01 2014 No.12416558 It's a great album, though unrelated to it, I'm starting to think I might like pre-holder more than Dai.

>>	Anonymous Mon Aug 25 21:55:55 2014 No.12417095 >>12412096 One of the melodies reminds me of the medieval "world map" song from Chrono Trigger.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 26 07:32:58 2014 No.12418220 Would anyone happen to have a download link for the original sprites? I've only managed to find links for the Alchemist sprites.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 26 13:28:44 2014 No.12419143 >>12418220 If you have the original Japanese NScripter version of Higurashi, use nsadec on arc.nsa to extract the files. The sprites will be in the tati folder. If you have the MangaGamer version, use ExtractData. I hear Crass works too.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 26 14:15:41 2014 No.12419263 >>12419143 Is there a patch for the original to replace the sprites for the ps2? The patches I find I have to replace a file that doesn't exist.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 27 12:20:17 2014 No.12422326 File: 39 KB, 640x480, BvhIphNIcAAhPLX.jpg large.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Why is Rena's hat floating on her head? Where did her collar go?

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 27 15:41:32 2014 No.12422820 >>12422326 It's bad, but it's not near the abomination Rika's new design was.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 27 15:53:20 2014 No.12422870 >>12422820 It can't be an abomination when the original was deviantart-tier drawing.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 27 15:55:19 2014 No.12422876 >>12422870 I don't know what you're talking about, the original is godlike

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 27 16:34:40 2014 No.12422959 >>12422876 It seriously saddens me there are people who think like you. This is a huge disrespect to anyone who has put any kind of effort into their drawing skills.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 27 16:38:23 2014 No.12422969 >>12422870 I admit it was shit, but it was cute and had its own charm. This is just shit.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 27 16:44:12 2014 No.12422981 >>12422959 It seriously saddens me there are people who think like you. This is a huge disrespect to anyone who put any kind of personality into their drawing skills.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 27 17:55:23 2014 No.12423125 >>12422969 >>12422981 I keep hearing the phrases "charm" and "personality" in these arguments. What IS this charm and personality, exactly?

Anonymous Wed Aug 27 19:06:19 2014 No.12423240

>>12423125
On a technical level, R07's drawings aren't good, but they are far more expressive. Look at >>12411682 for example. The way Rena's eyebrows crease and her overall expression convey surprise far better than the sprite in >>12422326 which looks very stiff.
The way her dress flows and the pose in the original suggest actual movement and is more dynamic as well. The newer sprites are technically better drawn, but are also more dull and don't really capture each character's personality so far. The Alchemist sprites did a better job at that honestly.

Basically, R07's charm is that even though his art is amateurish, it conveys emotion. His writing is the same way. So even if the art isn't up to par on a technical level, I can still appreciate it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Aug 27 19:20:00 2014 No.12423271 >>12423240 >His writing is the same way. No, I'm sorry. His writing doesn't employ anything creative or interesting at all. He just has some pretty good ideas and that showed well in Higurashi.

Anonymous Wed Aug 27 19:30:41 2014 No.12423308

>>12423271
Where did I say anything about his writing being creative or interesting?
And to clarify, I was talking about the Japanese version, not the Mangagamer version that barely reads like intelligible English. Like I said his writing is amateurish, in that it's very straight-forward and not complex. At the same time, Higurashi was a very emotionally driven story, and he conveyed those raw emotions well.

Anonymous Wed Aug 27 19:52:19 2014 No.12423378

>>12423308
>Where did I say anything about his writing being creative or interesting?
But I find this writing, the writing you're talking about to be very weak and unable to be "emotional" or anything of the like. Someone like Nasu would be more appropriate for that, since his writing is pretty amateurish but still engaging.

Anonymous Wed Aug 27 20:17:15 2014 No.12423469
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>>12423240

I do agree that his character expressions are the saving graces of his art, but to be fair, >>12411682 is the "shocked/confused" expression, where as the one in >>12422326 is the standard "shocked" face. I personally like the Kizuna sprites the most, but I can see why people would like the original ones.

On a side note, I think Kurosaki is basing his new sprites off of the Alchemist ones. Rena's poses are extremely similar.

Anonymous Wed Aug 27 20:41:38 2014 No.12423524

>>12423378
> But I find this writing, the writing you're talking about to be very weak and unable to be "emotional" or anything of the like.
It always amuses me when people proudly boast about their limitations. Its like boasting about the lack of ear for music: "But I don't hear anything good? Your music is shit then". Same with sprites. Anyone can see the technical level (like a robot), but few can see expressions and emotions which cannot be expressed logically (mystery of human mind).

Anonymous Wed Aug 27 20:46:12 2014 No.12423535
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>>12423524

I personally think liking R07's writing is a matter of taste. He can get redundant in his writing sometimes with the indirect manner and the metaphors when describing certain concepts, but that's how Japanese writing is in general, I guess.

Also, I tried fixing the hat and I lazily scribbled on her collar. How does it look?

Anonymous Wed Aug 27 20:55:17 2014 No.12423552

>>12423524
But I am fond of writers who put a lot of emotion in their writing, in fact my favorite scenario writer is much more due to the emotions he manages to brings with his writing rather than "technique". I just didn't manage to find that with R07's. I'm planning on rereading it with the new sprites so who knows.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 28 01:15:11 2014 No.12424218 File: 144 KB, 382x292, 65909432860.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] WHAT'S GOING ON

Anonymous Thu Aug 28 01:17:18 2014 No.12424228

>>12423535
I like how he often has this little "twists" in his writing style or the stories he writes.
That worked well in Higanbana. You are like "What could it really mean?" and in the end you are like "hah!"
He already said he got inspired by Key's writing style of "Developing the world and it's happiness -> Appearance of Drama -> solution of Drama."
Just that he used more horror instead of drama.
His writing style is also like these three steps

Anonymous Thu Aug 28 02:15:07 2014 No.12424352
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>>12424228

Yeah, the basic plot development in Key and R07's stuff is the same. Although I think Key is much more direct. Even with it's crazier stuff, like the final arc of Air or all of Rewrite.

Speaking of which, is Misuzu R07's Key waifu? Because he has good taste if he does.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 28 04:29:37 2014 No.12424671 >>12424218 Une and Takano pair up to take over the world of Higanbana.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 28 14:09:59 2014 No.12426061 >>12424218 No. No no no no no. That bitch isn't coming back, I refuse to believe it. Rika got her happy end.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 28 14:26:51 2014 No.12426115 File: 91 KB, 600x450, Hou_screenshot_3.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12424218 I DON'T KNOW

Anonymous Thu Aug 28 19:39:40 2014 No.12427236
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>>12424352
Ryukishi07 essentially rewrote Hinamizawa Bus Stop to fit the style of a Key VN when creating Higurashi. I love this quote:
"Key made their girls just thoroughly bizarre. In that vein, I decided that from now on the heroines can't be just cute, they have to be a bit crazy, a bit perverse or strange."
--Ryukishi07 (The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers, p.221)

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 28 22:29:30 2014 No.12427839 Just found out about this. What is /jp/'s verdict on the new episode?

Anonymous Thu Aug 28 22:36:08 2014 No.12427860

>>12401095
Do you know what a fucking pain in the arse it is to order non second-hand doujin soft, because the consignment shops are all gaijin hating road-side lemonade booths?
I only do it when there is absolutely no other way and money is the least problem.

Also, I wouldn't do it for Higurashi anymore. It's basically nostalgia for me at this point and current developments aren't that important.

>>	Anonymous Thu Aug 28 23:35:50 2014 No.12428034 >>12427839 No upload yet which probably means that nobody played it as of now

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 29 00:48:29 2014 No.12428229 Higurashi is fucking shit and you should feel like a fucking faggot for liking something so awful in almost every respect.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 29 04:39:55 2014 No.12428852 I like how there are two new lolies. Has Ryu finally figured out how to draw flat chests?

Anonymous Fri Aug 29 14:47:06 2014 No.12430320

>>12427860
I have no idea what you're talking about. I, a gaijin, have shopped in Toranoana, Melonbooks, Mandarake, K-BOOKS, D-STAGE and White Canvas amongst others, and have never experienced anything less than extreme politeness, friendliness and helpfulness from the staff. Any belief that such shops hate gaijin appears to be just a myth.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 29 15:20:36 2014 No.12430465 >>12430320 I was obviously talking online shopping. When you are physically there, things are different.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 29 21:44:53 2014 No.12431592 >>12427236 I need to read this interview, but it seems crazy to buy a ~$50 book just to read few pages of it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 01:44:19 2014 No.12432302 File: 266 KB, 1129x861, 493257000869.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Apparently the game is being upscaled a bit. Rena's sprite looks pretty nice in action.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 09:43:55 2014 No.12433260 Did anyone get the game off 2ch? I missed it since the mega link got taken down almost immediately.

Anonymous Sat Aug 30 10:59:35 2014 No.12433403
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>>12431592
I guess I'm crazy, then. In all seriousness though, the whole book is a very interesting read. There are interviews with people like Uchikoshi Kotaro and ZUN, as well as more generally well known people like Inafune Keiji… I bought the book for the interviews with the handful of developers I know, but actually the whole book is a fascinating insight into the Japanese games industry.

Also, the book is $42 on Amazon now, and that price may well go down, so it might be worth at least keeping an eye on it:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0992926009

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 12:27:20 2014 No.12433578 >>12432302 The text looks better, why not. But really, the background doesn't fit at all with the new style.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 12:33:34 2014 No.12433604 >>12432302 As long as that garbage blue UI shit Mangagamer added in the first time is gone, this will be worth a pirate.

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Sat Aug 30 13:10:32 2014 No.12433698 File: 648 KB, 870x480, Rena_sprite.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12432302 Alright, comparison time then, upscaled the screenshot in 480p like the rest.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 13:37:12 2014 No.12433782 >>12433698 2 left = good 2 right = bad

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 13:43:19 2014 No.12433799 File: 141 KB, 640x480, re_waraia1&.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12433782 Agreed.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 13:47:37 2014 No.12433807 File: 531 KB, 600x448, rikasato.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] found a screenshot with Rika and Satoko, with colors for the first time.

Anonymous Sat Aug 30 14:37:33 2014 No.12433943

>>12433698

Kizuna = MangaGamer > Original > Matsuri

None of them are actually bad though, in my opinion.

>>12433807

These sprites are clearly going to be their own thing, which is fine, seeing as how every single incarnation of Higurashi has it's own unique style.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 16:57:14 2014 No.12434282 >>12433807 I like the Satoko. Her facial expression has character in it. Rika just looks dead though.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 17:14:37 2014 No.12434321 >>12434282 Fitting.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 17:20:45 2014 No.12434339 >>12434321 Heh

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 17:36:33 2014 No.12434362 File: 249 KB, 293x346, just gut open already.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12434282 >>12434321 >...mii~

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 17:37:29 2014 No.12434362,1 >>12433698 Is this from best to worst? Going from left to right obviously.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 17:38:42 2014 No.12434370 File: 249 KB, 293x346, just gut me like a fish already.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12434282 >>12434321 >...mii~

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 17:40:01 2014 No.12434370,1 >>12434362,1 No, you got it reversed.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 23:10:14 2014 No.12435202 >>12434282 We can't make a final call on Sextoko's design before the bridge.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 30 23:45:53 2014 No.12435286 >>12435202 She probably won't be baked, you know.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 01:06:13 2014 No.12435466 File: 162 KB, 243x337, ange card.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12433403 It might be rare for /jp/ers, but I'm not really into video games. I like a few doujinshi VNs, but mostly I stick to tabletop games and print books.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 10:19:44 2014 No.12436658 File: 619 KB, 769x448, Rika_sprite.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] New sprite comparison, Rika this time.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 10:29:29 2014 No.12436682 >>12436658 Eyes too low/small, maybe?

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 12:13:01 2014 No.12436909 File: 859 KB, 979x448, satoko_sprite.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Last comparison for now, Satoko's.

Anonymous Sun Aug 31 12:15:20 2014 No.12436918

>>12436658
New sprite is bad. That's not Rika, that's just some proto-Bern.
PS2 sprites are nice because it looks like her clothes are about to fall off. Just imagine a cute little Rika naked in front of you! Wonderful! Magic!
Original sprites are still the cutest and my favorite. That is the only true Rika in my heart.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 12:20:01 2014 No.12436932 File: 156 KB, 480x640, 2014-08-31 11.03.53.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Yay, I just got it in the mail.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 12:21:58 2014 No.12436939 >>12436932 Is this real? Don't lie to us anon.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 12:55:18 2014 No.12437019 >>12436932 Well, let it rip?

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 13:17:50 2014 No.12437087 Just to be sure, is the steam release going to have an option to use the original sprites?

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 13:19:12 2014 No.12437091 >>12437087 That's exactly what they're doing, yes.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 13:41:40 2014 No.12437136 >>12436932 Anon please. >>12437019 Don't get your hopes up.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 13:41:43 2014 No.12437137 File: 509 KB, 640x960, no scary or nasty things.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] So, was Satoko raped?

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 14:08:05 2014 No.12437189 >>12437137 I believe it's implied. Though it could be interpreted as molestation and not full on rape.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 14:33:13 2014 No.12437261 >>12437019 You should buy a copy.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 15:02:13 2014 No.12437336 >>12437137 It's presented in a way so that the reader can infer their own conclusion to the situation. There is no solid canon either which way. It's up to the player to decide if she was raped or not.

Anonymous Sun Aug 31 15:44:48 2014 No.12437418

>>12437137
Teppei talks about how ugly he thinks she is but that she will be fuckable later, so it probably wasn't him.

But it still could have been any of the dozen or so "fathers" that her mother dragged in. You know, the ones that tied her to chairs and such....

Or it could be misleading, like when Rena was yelling about Keiichi doing bad things to little girls. She may have just been forcefed pumpkin.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 16:18:51 2014 No.12437512 >>12437418 The previous fathers weren't that bad, they were mostly in bad relation with Satoko because she would never accept them.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 16:55:55 2014 No.12437583 >>12437512 Some of the fathers were terrible. That gave Satoko more reason to never accept them. The last father tried to be nice to her though.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 17:10:17 2014 No.12437607 I must have download for new game, come on people. Someone must have it, share the load.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 18:26:54 2014 No.12437795 >>12437137 Yes. It was Satoshi.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 18:37:42 2014 No.12437803 >>12437137 "Nasty" doesn't inherently mean "sexual."

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 20:02:36 2014 No.12438027 It does if your Japanese.

>>	Anonymous Sun Aug 31 20:30:32 2014 No.12438119 >>12437803 It's more of the "No more no more no more" stuff. Penises aren't inherently scary and nasty, either.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 1 01:03:03 2014 No.12438803 i'm still pissed off about Matsuribayashi (final game) worst ending ever.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 1 01:29:17 2014 No.12438840 >>12438119 Oh yes they are. Have you ever seen a penis?

Anonymous Mon Sep 1 03:05:42 2014 No.12439042

>>12438803

I seriously think Matsuribayashi gets way too much hate. It wrapped up every single loose thread in the story, gave many characters some seriously-needed fleshing out, and it finishes with a much-deserved happy ending.

I think people who try to finish the game at Minagoroshi are seriously missing out. People going "B-BUT IT'S THE A-TEAM NOW" are missing the point. Tsumihoroboshi ended with K1 dueling Rena on a rooftop and the police didn't even try to intervene, and nobody ever talks shit about that. It seems like people are just mad that everyone is finally working together once and for all when it originally went against everything the series started with.

Unless they just watched the anime version only, in which case it's understandable.

Anonymous Mon Sep 1 09:43:41 2014 No.12440216

>>12439042
I haven't seen the 2nd anime season of Higurashi at all, and I loved Matsuribayashi.

The "Fuck yeah, heroes saving the day" parts of WTC are just as important as the tragic parts. Just look at the awesome end of Umineko EP5 and crazy battles of EP8, and then Rose Guns Days were Ryu got to write this sort of scene to his heart's content.

I think my favorite "bad ass hero" part of Matsuribayashi was Oishi making his final stand at the police station, though.

TheGuraGuraMan Mon Sep 1 12:02:53 2014 No.12440554
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Finished adapting Takano's Ds sprite, or more exactly her casual ouftit and the expressions she used in the question arcs for now, still need references for the rest. Anyway, it won't appear before Minagoroshi, And it's not like I'll be at this point soon.

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Mon Sep 1 12:27:55 2014 No.12440687 File: 526 KB, 640x480, takano_new_sunset.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12440554

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Mon Sep 1 12:29:19 2014 No.12440695 File: 556 KB, 640x480, takano_new_night.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12440687

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 1 12:46:35 2014 No.12440760 >>12440554 >>12440687 >>12440695 now this is some good stuff. Any progress on inserting voices? Would be great to have it with baratomaya/MG's retranslation I guess.

Anonymous Mon Sep 1 13:18:12 2014 No.12440866

>>12440760
I decided to add the voices myself in the end, but I'll do it partially like in Kizuna : only the most "important" scenes are voiced.
Finished adding them for Onikakushi and Himatsubushi, and a part of Watanagashi.
And like this, it won't feel weird for Matsuribayashi and Saikoroshi who are only in Kizuna.

Anonymous Mon Sep 1 14:09:56 2014 No.12441026
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Also, a preview of the main menu in english.

Instead of the 2 openings of Matsuri, I'll use the 4 of Kizuna. The main menu will update itself when a new arc begin, along with the op.
Arc 1 to 3 : op1, red shrine, with Rena's, Mion's and Satoko's illustrations who appears in the background while reading each arc.
Arc 4 and 5 : op2, sunset Hinamizawa, Rika and Shion illustrations.
Arc 6 and 7 : op3, moon bg, Rena/Kei then Rika illustrations.
Arc 8 : op4, Kakera bg.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 1 14:11:08 2014 No.12441035 File: 534 KB, 640x480, Main_menu_4_en.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12441026 and with obviously a different sound atmosphere for each of them.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 1 14:12:16 2014 No.12441043 File: 435 KB, 640x480, main_menu_7_en.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12441035

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 1 15:08:25 2014 No.12441200 >>12441026 What do the openings look like?

Anonymous Mon Sep 1 15:31:20 2014 No.12441266

>>12441200
You can find them on YouTube by typing "Higurashi Kizuna op".
I intend to remove all the ds only scenes from the openings, and maybe improve it a bit if not remake some scenes to set fr/en text instead of the jp one if I manage too, since I've got almost no knowledge about this kind of stuff (was the same for coding tough before beginning the project).

Like, in the first opening, since I will remove all of the characters from Natsumi's arc, it would be quite cool to instead replace them by the rest of the cast (Oishi, Tomitake, Takano, Akasaka) who aren't in the op.

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Mon Sep 1 15:53:56 2014 No.12441338 Also, updated the Twitter account I created a long time ago if some are interested, I'll post the last news and screenshots of the progression on it : https://twitter.com/TheGuraGuraMan/with_replies

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 1 16:14:10 2014 No.12441402 >>12440554 I have a question, is the DS sprites for the characters any different from the PS2 release and aren't the DS ones in lower resolution, wouldn't that be a problem.

TheGuraGuraMan Mon Sep 1 16:42:45 2014 No.12441483

>>12441402
Wait what. As for the difference, you can see it by yourself in the screenshot, that's the ds sprite of Takano.
And I don't rip them from the ds games obviously, I make them myself using several references I find, hence the complexity to "get" them.

Anonymous Mon Sep 1 19:29:59 2014 No.12442001

>>12441483

Your making them yourself, how do you go about doing that. Anyway, what exactly is this. Are you recreating the PS2/DS game on PC or as an add-on for an already existing one. Sorry, but I'm just sorta confused and how much have you guys done overall.

One last thing, did you rip the PS2 games graphics as in everything and not just character sprites and backgrounds because a full rip would be awesome as I have only found that.

Anonymous Mon Sep 1 23:24:44 2014 No.12442547
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Hi guys, I want to ask you something about the new game:
Is it included ALL the Higurashi novels? In the photo says so, I think...

I want to have, at least, the original ones, and of course, to read it in english. Can I buy it, and to patch it?

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 2 00:56:59 2014 No.12442779 >>12442547 Without a large amount of work, it is unlikely. MG rewrote the game for a different engine, so you can't just extract the data and drop it into the nScripter folder like usual. You could try building a transcompiler.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 2 01:31:31 2014 No.12442871 I got my order in, and I have it all installed. Gonna search through for New music tomorrow. I hope a team will get a translation up for all of Rei and Hou.

Tue Sep 2 02:24:33 2014 No.12442991

>>12439042
I love the entire damn thing honestly. It feels like the entire cast gets their shinning moment, contributes to the entire fight in their own way and win.

The thing people complain about, and rightfully imo, is the bit where Irie goes on a rant about maids when the state of everything is at risk.
It just comes out of nowhere, feels forced as if it's his actual big shinning moment, like nearly everyone had, but just feels empty. The manga did this by just laughing it off as his complete incompetence which I just find funny.
Really, if Ryukishi had removed that single bit, I wouldn't be surprised that people would hate this last portion a lot less.

There's also people complaining that Mion could destroy a grown man but meh. To me, that felt like Ryukishi just adding an ''anime'' type moment just for the sake of it because he just wanted to do it.

Anonymous Tue Sep 2 02:29:40 2014 No.12443002
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>>12442991

Irie going on about maids felt very much like a R07 thing. It probably should have been a more comedic moment though, yeah.

As for Mion, it was refreshing to see her finally do something instead of getting killed or broken like in almost every other arc.

Tue Sep 2 02:44:15 2014 No.12443028

>>12443002
It was probably meant as being comedic but the situation was really a life or death situation.
Shion is captured, Akasaka is somewhere else, and Irie has to save the day... and he does it by monologuing about maids.
It didn't really bother me but it really could have been removed or cut.

Mion kicking ass was awesome.
What I think people bitch is that she wasn't really foreshadowed as being that much of a badass.
I mean Oryou did train her but in many various ways but it didn't emphasize that she knew to do this.

Seriously, I don't get the hate Matsuribayashi gets.
Irie, Takano get great development, everyone and everything is given an answer, you finally get what was the motivation for Oiishi and the climax actually feels like a climax.
I honestly don't know how else Rika could have won without it going full action.

And seriously, the part where Akasaka saves Rika is by far the greatest moment in the VN in my eyes.
The moment fate was destroyed and the tide turned.
Fuck yeah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpvwR_njFKc

Anonymous Tue Sep 2 04:36:29 2014 No.12443245
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>>12442991
>>12443028
To be fair, Okonogi was exhausted after a full day of walking/running, besides getting rekt in another fight. There is as also the fact that he probably wanted to lose : that was his way of taking responsibility for losing as a leader.

As for Irie, he got that Yamainu the moment he fooled him with the pen and syndrome : the MAID IN HEAVEN was just a fan service moment to gain a bit of time, and it was awesome.

TheGuraGuraMan Tue Sep 2 04:53:08 2014 No.12443276
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>>12442001
It's a full patch I did alone from scratch.

Find references in the best quality I can of the sprites, then add them myself on the ps2 sprites, or remake them totally (that's what happened for Akasaka and Takano). For example, Hanyu's school suit sprite has been out on the net for quite some times (around 2 years I guess). This suit wasn't in the ps2 files, was the first I made myself.

There are like too many stuff to summary this quickly. I adapted everything from the ps2 game (yeah, all the menus and GUI) and MORE. For some parts, I used the ds menus as a base to improve them, or just made it without references (like for the change of atmosphere in the main menu). Obviously, had to make every buttons and parts of the GUI myself.
Like, for example, the TIPS menu has got a textbox with the name of the TIP, a pixel art and a few lines that summary it along.
The scenario chart is a combination of both games too.

I also added the Ds CGs, but since they were only available in two little parts coming from the ds games, I took those, set an outline, and it kinda works ingame.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 2 05:13:44 2014 No.12443331 >>12443276 Let it be known that I love you and everything you do. Also, how is the French WTC community? Are they as autistic as the English one? Do they go on French imageboards and bump Rika threads for two months?

Anonymous Tue Sep 2 08:05:15 2014 No.12443657

>>12443276
A full patch but to which game, that also sounds really challenging. Pretty awesome you managed to get this far, I'll be watching this.

I also saw how you split the pic in one of the images, again nice work. So did the DS version further tweak and add to the original arcs, I'm very curious about that because they usually do when they port. One last thing, I'm thinking about creating a fan game but there are some in the DS version such as Hanyu's school outfit that I thought about using but they haven't been ripped and would be in lower res, so I was wondering if you could share those sprites. Sorry if I'm being a bother though, I'm just very curious.

I was also thinking about translating one of the DS games after I finish my current translation, Ayanami Raising Project for the DS but are unsure since this is being done. Are you also adding the voices from the DS version or just leaving it text.

Anonymous Tue Sep 2 08:35:30 2014 No.12443718

>>12443331
Autistic and underage.

There is some of dedicated french fan of Ryu07, like the guy who translated all Higurashi in French (pbsaffran), TGGM, obviously, or the guy who made the french Higanbana patch alone.

All the rest is several kind of retarded and not worthy of living.

Which is kind the english community, now that I think of it. Dedicated translating fags, dedicated fanworks producing fags, and retards everywhere.

TheGuraGuraMan Tue Sep 2 08:43:57 2014 No.12443735

>>12443657
Well, for the french version of the original Higurashi that uses Ponscripter (the 8 arcs are out as an official product).
The Ds games added a crazy number of choices for Kei's route (that leads to the arcs 1 to 3), but for the arcs themselves), there aren't really. The tweaks are mainly for the sprites and CGs. Obviously, every scenes aren't organised the same with the bgs and sprites, so had to remake every of them in the original by comparing with the ds games.

I've got Hanyu's school sprites, but I haven't worked on her new eyes yet, since she doesn't appear before Minagoroshi. So the face is exactly like in the ps2 version. Btw, I'm also working on porting her casual dress sprite, found a good ref but will surely take some times, and that's not really important for now, it's only used in Matsuribayashi.

Personally, for a tl, I'm more interested in Hanyu's arc, as it's the one with the fewer informations we got in english. But I guess it would be more logical to begin with Matsuri's new scenes and arcs ?

Like I said before, I'm adding the voices like in Kizuna : only the "important" scenes are voiced. For now I still need to finish Watanagashi's and do Tatarigoroshi's.
Besides that, I need to finish updating some sprites, then I'll be fully done with the question arcs.

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Tue Sep 2 08:46:44 2014 No.12443742 >>12443718 You're exagerating a bit, they're not all that bad laugh

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 2 09:36:09 2014 No.12443883 >>12443735 Right, thanks for your answers.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 2 11:11:56 2014 No.12444154 >>12443735 Actually one last thing, how did you manage to rip the sprites and images from the DS. I've asked on forums before but nobody gave me a straight answer, I'd really like to know.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 2 13:04:34 2014 No.12444554 >>12442547 Higurashi Hou includes all the previous PC sound novels. If you wish to read Higurashi in English, I'd suggest waiting for MangaGamer to release their re-translated version.

TheGuraGuraMan Tue Sep 2 14:36:50 2014 No.12444792

>>12444154
From Roger Pepitone ( http://tlwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Roger_Pepitone ) , he began working on a tl of the ds games some years ago, but without a translator the project had to stop. He ripped the first game's datas, so he agreed to sent me those.
Should ask him again if he has got some times to rip the one of the 3rd and 4th games btw, I should find some interesting stuff in it.

And if you wonder, I can actually still get datas manually for the other ds games, I just have to screenshot it with the emulator I'm using, the quality is the same.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 2 20:59:25 2014 No.12446063 >>12407031 Thanks! Unfortunately though, with this patch the program's closing as soon as I open it. Frm the forum post, it looks like that is a known bug with it. Ah well, I'll keep digging around and try to fix it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 2 21:25:36 2014 No.12446144 >>12446063 N/m, I figured out it's a Windows 7 problem with permissions in Program Files. It wouldn't work when run from Program Files, but would work if I moved the whole folder to the Desktop and ran it there.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 2 21:31:24 2014 No.12446160 >>12446144 Tsk, and I had just typed a long post too. Oh well, enjoy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 06:50:32 2014 No.12447324 >>12384883 I'm with you m8.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 08:04:27 2014 No.12447414 >>12384883 No need to state the obvious.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 08:32:41 2014 No.12447459 >>12446144 Then upload, hurry!!!!! My dominion must have.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 11:24:34 2014 No.12447784 >>12447459 The Saikoroshi-hen English patch was already uploaded by >>12407031.

>>	Wed Sep 3 11:26:08 2014 No.12447787 >>12434282 >Rika just looks dead though. This is kinda stupid but isn't that the point of Rika's character? Her looking dead is kind of what she is the entire time. Something is still horribly wrong with her design though.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 12:16:39 2014 No.12447901 Cant wait for the first untranslated iso :D

Anonymous Wed Sep 3 13:33:28 2014 No.12448049
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I'm probably one of only a few who'd actually appreciate stuff like this, but the user interface looks so DAMN nice!

I also love that they've reconverted the MIDI files for Kusanagi Koji's tracks to OGG format so they're actually listenable now, instead of the awful clipped versions they originally used.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 13:39:02 2014 No.12448067 >>12448049 I'm still wating for a fucking upload.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 13:56:19 2014 No.12448110 >>12448049 Why is Mion all green

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 13:58:56 2014 No.12448114 >>12448110 That's Hinamizawa Bus Stop, where all the characters are coloured like that. It's a similar thing to Kamaitachi no Yoru, which may be where Ryukishi07 got the inspiration from.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 14:16:01 2014 No.12448146 >>12448067 not only you...

TheGuraGuraMan Wed Sep 3 15:19:58 2014 No.12448335
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>>12448049
This looks pretty great ! And no, you're not the only one. I'm quite interested in looking at the new graphical stuff they added to the game.

Also, prepared an english version for the cover/poster I made some weeks ago, how does that looks ?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 15:24:52 2014 No.12448350 >>12448049 How about uploading it?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 15:31:57 2014 No.12448364 >>12448049 Upload it! Thousands of people would appreciate that :3

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 15:34:52 2014 No.12448373 >>12448335 it looks.... wow... I really like it!

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 19:02:50 2014 No.12448932 >>12448335 What is the status of the English translation and how much of the French version is done, could you give me a percentage.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 19:22:16 2014 No.12449014 >>12448932 MangaGamer have finished re-translating and editing Onikakushi-hen (Chapter 1). It is currently undergoing scripting, which will be followed by beta testing. Watanagashi-hen (Chapter 2) is 13.9% translated.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 20:10:12 2014 No.12449152 >>12448932 The french version has been already fully tl'ed for more than two year.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 20:16:44 2014 No.12449173 At least the French version has a neat and clever title. What the fuck is Higurashi: When They Cry even supposed to mean

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 3 21:35:14 2014 No.12449424 >>12449173 It means "When They Cry is the actual English title, but Higurashi is what everyone's going to be google/Amazon searching for."

>>	Thu Sep 4 03:49:41 2014 No.12450320 >>12449014 >MangaGamer have finished re-translating and editing Onikakushi-hen (Chapter 1) Holy shit, and how long have they been working on this? Could they actually get the entire Question arc done before the end of the year?

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 07:35:34 2014 No.12450730 >>12449014 That was a reply to theguraguraman about the PC patch he's working on silly.

Anonymous Thu Sep 4 08:30:35 2014 No.12450834

>>12448049
Wow. This stuff is pretty terrible. First off, the purple color is absolutely disgusting. Transparent box under system menu buttons is ugly and out of place, should be removed. Kakera cg is fucking crap. Screenshot with green Mion is clearly a troll, I can't believe this crap can be in the actual game: pixelated mess instead of background (is r07 forgot how to make his pictures?); ADV box is ugly; sprite of Mion is fucking joke with retarded gradients.

TheGuraGuraMan Thu Sep 4 09:46:28 2014 No.12451003

>>12450730
Almost nothing ? I'm not working on the script for it, should ask to Baratomaya again about that. I just began working a bit on making an english version of the GUI, logo and cover.

I'm not even sure what he's planning. Wouldn't it be better to rip the text from the incoming Steam game and adapt it to my version (tough there may be problems about that, to which extent, dunno), since it will probably be better than Futagochi's ?

>>12450834
Btw, setting a customized system menu on Onscripter from nothing is quite pretty really long, so that's the only thing in my patch I didn't bother add. But if I got Hou, I could simply copy the base of this part from this script and set the rest I think, shouldn't be hard.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 11:30:05 2014 No.12451252 >>12450320 >the entire Question arc done before the end of the year? They said they will probably release Chapter 1 in December. So take your guess.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 11:48:03 2014 No.12451283 What exactly is happening with the English festival game? I'm confused

TheGuraGuraMan Thu Sep 4 13:49:23 2014 No.12451596

>>12451283
That's supposed to be a patch for the french edition available on PONscripter.
Making an english version is quite problematic, considering there are multiple versions : the fan made Futagochi's who tl'ed the demo and Baratomaya who was continuing their work with the second arc, and Mangagamer's who is fully done but on another software, not Onscripter.
Anyway, the only way to adapt it is to replace every line of text from the french script by the english text. So if someone can get Mangagamer's game script, that wouldn't change much compared to the patch of Futagochi and Baratomaya.

I can help a bit for the english version of the GUI (already made the main menu, the logo and the cover), but I don't intend to work any further, so until then...

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 17:07:53 2014 No.12452153 File: 462 KB, 640x480, Char Height and GUI.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Can someone tell me which font this is, im curious.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 17:08:06 2014 No.12452154 So Hou finally makes Keiichi\|Rika OTP official. Glad Ryu finally came to his senses.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 17:41:37 2014 No.12452239 >>12452154 how do you know

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 18:04:42 2014 No.12452297 >>12452154 So long as he's not with Rena, I'm happy.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 18:16:47 2014 No.12452331 K is the only person Rika could ever truly be intimate with. He's the only one who remembers anything about the hell Rika has been through.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 18:35:13 2014 No.12452372 File: 142 KB, 495x516, rena.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12452154 Bullshit

Anonymous Thu Sep 4 18:56:05 2014 No.12452434

>>12452297
What's the animosity towards Rena? Mion is the worst. She's a manly bitch who gives K1 absolutely no indication that she is interested in him, but then gets all pissy and depressed when he can't read her mind. What a horrible character. I'd rather have Keiichi and Satoshi elope than have either one of those Sonozaki cunts end up happy.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 19:00:32 2014 No.12452447 File: 146 KB, 640x480, re_komarua1.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12452434 I love her, so I don't want to see her with Keiichi romantically.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 19:14:04 2014 No.12452468 >>12452447 >not wanting your waifu to be with the person she loves Scum.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 19:15:07 2014 No.12452472 >>12452468 My waifu loves me. She just hasn't realized it yet.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 19:25:21 2014 No.12452489 >>12452472 Rena wouldn't love scum like you. Tolerate maybe, but never love.

Anonymous Thu Sep 4 19:28:25 2014 No.12452493

>>12452468
Other than the Atonement arc and maybe the first one, where they had deep development, it was just Keiichi teasing her and her, being the girly girl she is, blushing as she would when teased in such a way by anyone else.
It's a good thing about a series like this, with alternate worlds and such.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:04:49 2014 No.12452607 File: 42 KB, 641x430, CENSORSHIP AHOY.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >Tumblrinas preparing to scream at MangaGamer over Satoko's new towel sprite

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:08:36 2014 No.12452614 >>12452607 Where was it posted ?

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:10:31 2014 No.12452617 File: 131 KB, 237x600, sa_to_mu_a1.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Nevermind, found it.

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Thu Sep 4 20:14:25 2014 No.12452635 >>12452607 AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:14:32 2014 No.12452637 File: 49 KB, 176x352, BUP_0371.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12452617 Looks a lot better than the Matsuri version IMO

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:16:36 2014 No.12452641 >>12452607 Jesus Christ, it's like they really can't tell the difference between semi-naked depiction for the sake of narrative and pornography/``sexualization''

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Thu Sep 4 20:24:02 2014 No.12452664 File: 68 KB, 240x370, sa_muhyoua1.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12452637 "sexier" would be a more appropriate word here. Also, author fully confirmed for using Alchemist's sprites as a reference too, the original had a blue towel.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:26:57 2014 No.12452682 >>12452664 The new sprite is pretty much "fandisservice." The whole point of the naked Satoko is to be disturbing.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:28:40 2014 No.12452688 Wasn't Satoko in her birthday suit in the original? Or maybe I'm thinking of something else.

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Thu Sep 4 20:29:07 2014 No.12452690 File: 284 KB, 881x480, satoko_towel_compare.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12452682 Comparison time.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:29:20 2014 No.12452695 >>12452607 >Can't they see that "Ryukishi07 did it" is not an excuse for this? >DON'T YOU DARE STAY FAITHFUL TO THE ORIGINAL WORK, CENSORSHIP IS FINE WHEN I SAY SO

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:30:29 2014 No.12452701 >>12452607 >PLEASE send me the sprite pedo alert

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:31:46 2014 No.12452706 >>12452690 The new one is the only one to get the face right. In all the others it just looks like she is annoyed.

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Thu Sep 4 20:35:38 2014 No.12452716 >>12452706 She doesn't really seems annoyed with the Kizuna sprite. > to get the face right Shouldn't "right" means "more like the orignal' anyway ?

Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:37:09 2014 No.12452721
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ohboyherewego.jpg

>Sprite, as well as loathsome response here

>"I think this is a question best answered visually.
That being said, there are some issues with having blatant nudity on Steam. For one thing, we've seen Steam express some harsher scrutiny on games that offer it, so we'd rather avoid needless trouble there while we're still establishing ourselves on Steam as a trusted publisher.
Furthermore, with Higurashi being able to reach a much, much wider audience through Steam, the potential issues and backlash that could arise from having a naked child displayed in-game increase 1,000 fold, so we don't feel that including that would promote our efforts to expand Visual Novels beyond the current core audience.
Those who absolutely wish to see her naked, either to enjoy the original content as created or for whatever other reason you may have, are welcome to purchase the current version with the original sprites, which will still receive the updated translation."

How rude and evil

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Thu Sep 4 20:38:50 2014 No.12452727 Thinking about it, none of the remade sprites has got the the head like the orignal, she has got a towel because she just came out of the bath and didn't have time to dress herself, she shouldn't have her hairs done...

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:42:18 2014 No.12452742 >>12452690 From left to right: >O-oniichan! At least knock before you come in the bathroom! >Please be gentle... It's my first time... >I sold my clothes for a hit of cocaine >Some bullies hid my clothes after swimming practice

>>	TheGuraGuraMan Thu Sep 4 20:42:49 2014 No.12452748 >>12452721 > fully covered > original .... Really ? Steam's towel is as big as the original.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:46:07 2014 No.12452757 >>12452721 This guy is projecting so hard it hurts. Pretty sure he's the only one feeling titillated by that sprite.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:46:28 2014 No.12452759 >>12452690 I like how they included bruises on 2 right versions. Should have done that with this new one, too.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 20:47:43 2014 No.12452764 File: 19 KB, 646x264, why don't you ask R07 not to first.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Holy shit, this is a fucking goldmine.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 21:08:07 2014 No.12452817 File: 39 KB, 600x450, mangagamer-mion.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

Anonymous Thu Sep 4 23:11:15 2014 No.12453095

>>12452607
Do these people realize that originally Satoko was completely naked? With nipples and labia visible? If anything, they should be happy that mangagamer censored it with a towel.

I myself am happy that Satoko was given a towel, seeing a child naked and crying is way too disturbing for me. I'd post the naked sprite, but I don't know if that would be allowed.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 23:43:12 2014 No.12453134 >>12452721 what if i don't like the old art but want to her to be naked

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 4 23:48:16 2014 No.12453136 hello i would like to buy a hou really though where and when can i get a copy of hou

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 00:59:27 2014 No.12453239 Why are Americans so scared of naked people anyway?

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 01:06:13 2014 No.12453248 >>12404085 >>12404092 >>12404100 no love for Tsutaetai Koto? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrVSmGHbAtQ

Anonymous Fri Sep 5 03:34:58 2014 No.12453505

>>12452607
>not just organize the Higurashi fandom, but other people who don't believe in drawn sexualization of minors
This is why nobody likes the average tumblr queers and bitches. They butt into communities they have nothing to do with and tell everyone what to do, what to believe in, that they're right, and everyone else is wrong. It's almost like they don't do the things they do out of genuine concern, but rather to feel above others, feeding their smug special snow flake egos so they can convince themselves that they've improved with the world a little bit more with their "progressive" bullshit. They're a fucking plague. Also I don't believe for a moment that Ryukishi doesn't want to fuck the shit out of Rika.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 05:59:41 2014 No.12453761 File: 151 KB, 593x1072, tumblrpls.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] They just keep going.

Anonymous Fri Sep 5 07:12:15 2014 No.12453812

Well it is drawn by a hentai artist, I think we all had to know this was coming. It isn't bad at all anyway, it is like the original but I will say this. The game creator probably has a thing for little girls anyway, there's far too many sexual suggestions and innuendos in the games. Remember Rika rubbing her flat breasts against Keiichi's arm after Shion did.

Anyway, what about hou, we need a download people.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 07:32:33 2014 No.12453835 >>12453812 It's never going to get uploaded.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 07:43:15 2014 No.12453846 >>12453835 Why not?

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 08:02:01 2014 No.12453875 >>12453846 It's been half a month already without any uploaders in sight. Almost everyone has forgotten about Higurashi, and the few people who've gotten the game are moralfags who don't believe in pirating.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 08:27:10 2014 No.12453912 >>12453248 No love for Takano.

Anonymous Fri Sep 5 09:04:31 2014 No.12453961

>>12453875
I just hope that someone will, although unlikely. Because we all just wanna import a Japanese doujin game, if there were much copies left. They say it sold out quickly, what did he bring only 100 to sell because I've searched in Japanese and didn't notice any reviews or people talking about it. Are even people in Japan uninterested, that may be so but it's good that anime season 1&2 are being released on bluray at the end of this year, or at least that's what it says on Japanese Wikipedia.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 09:06:06 2014 No.12453966 >>12453912 And no Chie, I think I'd like a taste of her curry.

Anonymous Fri Sep 5 12:22:00 2014 No.12454376
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>>12453505

> It's almost like they don't do the things they do out of genuine concern, but rather to feel above others, feeding their smug special snow flake egos

That's literally how SJWs work.

Anonymous Fri Sep 5 14:11:54 2014 No.12454621
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>>12452817

>No gun strap

Yep, he's using the Alchemist sprites as a base.

That's actually pretty nice of them. They're trying to give us own own legal versions of the better artwork.

Anonymous Fri Sep 5 15:47:49 2014 No.12454837

>>12454621
How is removing something like Alchemist did too is a good thing ?

Aslo, it's obviously using both. Like, for Satoko's towel sprite, he indeed used the same color as Alchemist's, but the size of the towel itself is as long as the original's for more sexyness obviously.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 15:50:06 2014 No.12454843 >>12454376 >That's literally how humans work. tru

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 16:07:40 2014 No.12454884 >>12452489 Rude.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 18:40:53 2014 No.12455266 >>12452690 Saaaaved R07 originals are the best for me.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 19:36:58 2014 No.12455266,1 Does anyone know where to do download the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei VN that isn't from nyaa? I know only the first chapter is translated but from the blurbs it seems like the only one worth playing anyway.

Anonymous Fri Sep 5 20:14:56 2014 No.12455266,2 [INTERNAL]

>>12452617
>wide as hell hips
Seriously? They fucking ruined it.

Also, it's stupid how she doesn't lose the towel. She wants to escape from K1 so bad that she doesn't care about being naked. The fact that they made her not drop the towel ruins the story.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 20:16:39 2014 No.12455266,3 >>12455266,2 It's erotic and that's what's important

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 20:25:11 2014 No.12455266,4 >>12455266,3 Rena and Mion have big butts and wide hips, but Satoko is like 11 or something. She shouldn't have the exact same body shape as the other girls, it's just lazy and stupid. They ruined the fuck out of Satoko's ass.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 20:28:05 2014 No.12455266,5 >>12455266,4 I wouldn't mind ruining the fuck out of Satoko's ass.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 20:30:08 2014 No.12455266,6 >tfw Ryukishi actually drew Satoko's slit He actually had to sit down and draw it, while being fully aware that it was her cunny

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 21:00:38 2014 No.12455584 >>12453136 AmiAmi is where I pre-ordered mine, but it's sold out now. Might as well watch-list it, though: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=GAME-0011787 There are also copies on ebay, though much more expensive.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 21:03:17 2014 No.12455591 >>12453961 You shoulda pre-ordered it, man. It was only like $22.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 21:17:03 2014 No.12455616 >>12454837 >How is removing something like Alchemist did too is a good thing ? Not that part specifically, just the fact that MangaGamer is trying to give English speakers a chance to legally play the game with good artwork.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 21:20:26 2014 No.12455622 >>12455616 them using the ps2's art (and damn, not even the ds remade versions ? Really ?) wouldn't change a thing about the quality. Especially when they copy "errors" like Satoko still having the same hairstyle for her towel sprite.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 21:21:33 2014 No.12455626 >>12455622 *them using as a reference

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 22:15:30 2014 No.12455626,1 >>12451596 >and Mangagamer's who is fully done but on another software, not Onscripter I fucking hate it. Why couldn't they just use Onscripter?

Fri Sep 5 22:25:04 2014 No.12455736

>>12452690
>>12452617
Wow, I really like the steam version.
It really just looks like she feels like shit and doesn't like being naked like this. And, you know, seems somewhat sexualized by being naked.

I really really hope MangaGamer are going to show a naked sprite.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 22:28:43 2014 No.12455743 >>12455736 >I really really hope MangaGamer are going to show a naked sprite. It was mentioned earlier in the thread that they weren't going to take chances depicting child nudity on Steam.

Fri Sep 5 22:30:57 2014 No.12455751

>>12455743
Ah well. I'm still annoyed since the story says that she gets completely naked, hell, seeing her naked is kinda of a surprise.
She's so fritent of Keiichi that she just gives no fuck about being seen naked and runs for her life.

Her keeping the bath towel just destroys that narrative.
It's just sad, I'd love to buy a physical copy with her being naked just for that.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 22:30:58 2014 No.12455752 >>12455743 Forgot to mention that it's okay if said child is depicted getting brutally murdered though. Because that's obviously not as bad as naked children. Obviously.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 22:32:37 2014 No.12455756 >>12455751 I agree with you, it's just one of those parts that makes that scene hit home. Normies won't take kindly to it unfortunately.

>>	Fri Sep 5 22:32:46 2014 No.12455758 >>12455752 But sexualizing children might appease the pedos! Oh God, protect the children, perverts might get boners. Why do people think with their dicks?

>>	Fri Sep 5 22:36:03 2014 No.12455766 >>12452607 >I haven't seen it but it breaks moral codes and must be censored. Jesus. I just want to puke.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 22:39:41 2014 No.12455773 This like this realizes how much of a good time we have compared to the western game crowd. I mean, these people will never ever be able to change anything in the eroge industry at all.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 22:41:19 2014 No.12455778 >>12455773 *Things

Fri Sep 5 22:45:25 2014 No.12455788
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>>12455773
Thank fucking god, I'm browsing tumblr, probably because holy fucking shit they are insane, and don't know shit about anything.

Seriously, look at this shit.

>the basic gist is this: Mangagamer is not avoiding drawing an abused 11-year-old girl naked for any reason to do with the fact that doing so would be morally heinous, but rather because “Steam doesn’t like it.” they want to hold on to their publishing ability on Steam, and therefore the problem for them is not “sexualizing an 11-year-old abuse victim is literally pedophilia” but “we don’t want to get in trouble with Steam”
>to top it all off, the last paragraph is a clear-cut answer: were it not for Steam’s regulations and guide-lines, Mangagamer believes it is absolutely okay to ogle and sexualize an 11-year-old girl “because Ryukishi did it.” go ahead and use the original sprites, they suggest, look at her fully naked, never mind that that is literal pedophilia, feel free to “enjoy the original content.”
>if you are considering reading Higurashi, please do NOT purchase the upcoming Steam release. please do NOT give your money to a company which endorses pedophilia and sexualizes abuse. there are other ways to download or read the game completely free of charge, and links to online download sites where you can pay your money directly to 07th Expansion without giving Mangagamer a dime, so please please please DO NOT purchase the Steam edition of Higurashi. I understand that a new translation and new sprites can seem exciting, but I believe the issue of boycotting a company literally endorsing pedophilia far should take precedence over any individual desire to read the novels with a new translation.

YOU CAN GET IT FOR FREE GUYS, DON'T SUPPORT PEDOPHILIA, EVEN IF IT'S IN THE ORIGINAL GAME, YOU CAN READ IT CENSORED SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!
What the fuck man?
What's wrong with showing some skin? And they want to replace >>12452617 with pic related.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 23:00:30 2014 No.12455846 >>12455788 tumblr being retarded as usual. Did they forget that Kira existed?

>>	Fri Sep 5 23:06:53 2014 No.12455865 File: 2.91 MB, 480x810, lewd rika.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12455846 To be fair, everyone tries to forget Kira because of that. Which boggles my mind since it was written by Ryukishi and fits with the overall fun time Ryukishi loves to write.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 23:10:42 2014 No.12455878 >>12455846 Like most people, they probably think everything in Kira was anime original even though the content of the first episode, which was the most heavy on the loli fanservice, came directly from Rei.

Fri Sep 5 23:15:26 2014 No.12455888

>>12455878
>B-but it's all fanservice and there's no mystery, this isn't the Higurashi I know!
>it's SHIT!

It really makes no sense to me why anyone hates Kira. It's like its own Carnival Phantasm but for Higurashi.
And the more DEEN makes anime on Higurashi, the closer they actually get to the source.
In the anime, you barely get any of the related character. But in Rei, you actually see Chie become her normal curry loving self and the character design get better in each installment.
Granted the last movie installment was complete shit, but the character design looked good.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 23:18:38 2014 No.12455892 >>12455865 I didn't mind the fanservice in Kira, but unfortunately it didn't do much for me. I can't bring myself to sexualize the Higurashis, in the same way you wouldn't sexualize your best friends. Except Hanyuu, she's good rape bait.

Fri Sep 5 23:25:07 2014 No.12455910

>>12455892
I'd sexualize the shit out of Satoko.
She's pure sex.

Though that's what happens when you love the characters so much, they kinda of go beyond being able to be sexualized.

And it was pretty tame in terms of fanservice.
It even goes reverse fanservice with K1 and Satoshi.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 23:30:28 2014 No.12455915 Remember to tell Mangagamer not to bend to the SJWs on twitter and http://ask.fm/MangaGamerStaff

Anonymous Fri Sep 5 23:42:08 2014 No.12455950

>>12455888
For most Higurashi-watchers it's actually
>B-but it's all fanservice and there's no BLOOD AND MURDER AND CRAZY YANDERES HAHAH IT'S CUTE GIRLS BUT THEYRE ACTUALLY ALL CRAZY ABSOLUTELY ALL OF THEM!!! FTW! HIGURASHI GIVES A MIDDLE FINGER TO THOSE LOOOSERS WHO LIKE THE STEREOTYPICAL CUTESY ANIME GIRLS BUT THIS UNFORTUNATELY SPITS IN THE FACE OF ALL OF THAT WITH IT'S OTAKU-PANDERING BULLSHIT
>It's SHIT!
In my experience most people who only watched the anime didn't even know what the fuck was going on, they just thought kids killing each other was epic. Also there is an incredible amount of people who watched the first season and loved it but never finished Kai because it was "too boring". Maybe that's why so many anime-watchers think Higurashi is a "mindfuck".

>>	Fri Sep 5 23:42:18 2014 No.12455952 >>12455915 Yeah, I send one. Hopefully they'll get the message. It really just seems to me they directly copied the original Ryukishi art and made it better, so fully covering her up makes no sense to me.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 5 23:46:47 2014 No.12455952,1 >>12455892 >in the same way you wouldn't sexualize your best friends What?

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 00:10:27 2014 No.12456011 >>12455950 I have to admit, I was originally like that when I first watched Higurashi, and went onto read the manga, back 6 years in college.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 00:12:41 2014 No.12456016 I think this whole "SJW Higurashi tumblr" controversy might be a bit overblown. I checked out the #higurashi tag on tumblr, and it's only like 3 people. It's pretty much flooded out by fanart reposts.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 00:19:01 2014 No.12456029 File: 57 KB, 640x480, higurashi_kai_minagoroshi 2012-08-03 01-17-52-55.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12455950 Fucking this. I hate that bullshit.

Anonymous Sat Sep 6 00:19:03 2014 No.12456030

>>12456011
A lot of people are like that around that age. It doesn't bother me quite as much as it may seem, I'm just trying to give a more accurate representation of the Higurashi anime fanbase.

>>12456016
Other than the crazy SJWs, I don't know anything about tumblr. I'm curious just how much of the anime fandom side of tumblr is even that bothered by loli. I mean, I know for a fact that a whole lot of them are into shota from what little time I spent on there a couple years ago, so it seems a little hypocritical if the majority of them are against loli.

Sat Sep 6 00:31:19 2014 No.12456063
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>>12455950
In 2012, when Ryukishi went to France for an interview, he met up with the Witch Hunt crew.
Ryukishi asked what the west thought of the anime and they told him that the west saw it as ''lol killer lolis'' and Ryukishi was shocked.

>>12456016
I'm glad that it's that way and I hope it remains that way.
Most people are of young age when they watched Higurashi, because who reads at that age when you're watching anime?

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 00:41:52 2014 No.12456063,1 >>12455952,1 Literally female betazone logic.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 00:49:32 2014 No.12456108 >>12456063 I read the VN first because it only took two days to download on dialup while the anime would have taken weeks.

Sat Sep 6 01:05:01 2014 No.12456142
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>>12456108
Yeah but back when the anime aired and a few years afterwards, Higurashi was mostly watched than read.

Though nowadays, no one has the excuse to ever watch the anime before reading the VN.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 01:15:20 2014 No.12456171 File: 1.20 MB, 640x1440, 493865783240.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12455950 I love how they think R07 condemns fanservice.

Anonymous Sat Sep 6 01:31:14 2014 No.12456204

>>12456171
As far as the loli stuff is concerned, I think the fact that he condemns rape and child abuse in his works has them assuming he must also be against loli-related sexual fantasies and fanservice, since in their minds it's the same thing. They support the idea of thought crimes. It's a way of thinking that's totally alien to most Japanese fans.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 02:09:02 2014 No.12456298 >>12455788 >Mangagamer is sexualizing Satoko! They are pedophiles. Don't give them any money. >Ryukishi drew her naked in the original, but that's okay. Give him your money. Do these morons even think shit through before posting

Sat Sep 6 02:37:45 2014 No.12456350
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>>12456204
Which is hilarious considering how he loves torturing lolis in general.
And then draws lolis being tortured, dominated and humiliated.

Ryukishi knows his audience he writes for and he knows fetishes.
It's funny.
He condemns child abuse yet not a single loli in his work doesn't get the shit beaten out of them.

Rika? Fucked by fate. Also bullied by Satoko is Rei.
Satoko? Bullied by the entire village and her uncle treats her like shit.
Miyoko? Orphanages are shit.
Maria? Beaten by her mother.

He shows it but doesn't promote it.
It really shows the brutality and doesn't shy of how terrible it is.
However, he knows that people love loli. And there's nothing wrong with loving lolis, especially when he writes that murder is okay if you do it with friends among weird morals.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 03:16:41 2014 No.12456460 File: 360 KB, 629x904, En2_a12_.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12456350 >not a single loli in his work doesn't get the shit beaten out of them

Sat Sep 6 03:29:54 2014 No.12456476

>>12456460
Ange was never a loli.

And yes, she gets beaten and humiliated to a shit degree in Lucia's school.
She was a teenager/preteen, so borderline loli and she got fucked hard.

Also, if you really want to go meta, Bernkastel fucked her when she was a loli by lying to her that by never smiling, a miracle would happen and her brother and family would come back.

Subtle manipulation fucked Ange for the rest of her life.
I also wouldn't be surprised if Eva didn't smack that bitch for her shit attitude.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 06:24:30 2014 No.12456707 File: 606 KB, 868x1236, Volume 1_03_20.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12456476 >I also wouldn't be surprised if Eva didn't smack that bitch for her shit attitude. She did humiliated her a lot.

Anonymous Sat Sep 6 07:23:55 2014 No.12456707,1 [INTERNAL]

>>12442991
>The thing people complain about, and rightfully imo, is the bit where Irie goes on a rant about maids when the state of everything is at risk.
It just comes out of nowhere, feels forced as if it's his actual big shinning moment, like nearly everyone had, but just feels empty. The manga did this by just laughing it off as his complete incompetence which I just find funny.
There's a thing in writing called comic relief. Every good novel and / or play uses it to diffuse tension. It also suited Irie's character as he was mostly a joker throughout.

Anonymous Sat Sep 6 08:46:21 2014 No.12456955

>>12456030
>A lot of people are like that around that age. It doesn't bother me quite as much as it may seem, I'm just trying to give a more accurate representation of the Higurashi anime fanbase.

I'm just saying, you're 100% spot-on. I watched the anime first, then read the manga which had much more SOL antics like the "Call me K!" speech to the baseball player. And I thought, "What's all this otaku stuff! That's not what Higurashi is about!" without knowing it was much closer to the visual novel.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 08:51:24 2014 No.12456964 >>12456350 >especially when he writes that murder is okay Except that never once did he write or imply something like that. The whole point of Higurashi was that violence begets violence, if anything.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 10:16:02 2014 No.12457099 >>12452617 That's surprisingly nice and I'm not even a lolicon.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 10:18:36 2014 No.12457110 >>12452690 The PS3 version somehow completely missed the mark there. She looks more annoyed than anything.

Anonymous Sat Sep 6 10:24:43 2014 No.12457135

>>12455950
To be fair: The "solution" to what happened is fucking retarded.

The solution to what happened in the first four episodes? That's great, that's genuinely interesting and really good story telling.
The Yamainu bullshit that explains most of the rest? Fucking retarded.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 10:25:54 2014 No.12457142 >>12457135 >first four episodes of the anime fixed

Anonymous Sat Sep 6 10:42:38 2014 No.12457176

>>12457135
>The bullshit that explains most of the rest? Fucking retarded.

Some of it is off the wall, but I do think you could've figured out 34 is the culprit just from the question arcs. I mean, when Keiichi meets her with Tomitake's bike in the 3rd arc, that nearly gives away everything.

Anonymous Sat Sep 6 10:52:06 2014 No.12457188

>>12457176
I disagree, R07 broke way too many mystery novel rules when writing Higurashi for it to be solveable through "fair play". For instance, by claiming in every episode that Miyo's death had been confirmed from her dental records. In the world of detective fiction, this is pretty much as close to "red truth" as it gets, unless some clue later sheds doubt on this.

Unknown diseases and pathogens, mysterious new drugs, secret paramilitary organizations - none of which were even remotely alluded to until the last two episodes. I'm sure a lot of readers called R07 out on this bullshit, thus leading him to place so much emphasis on the conventions of the genre in Umineko. Higurashi is not a mystery novel. At best, it is horror/suspense masquerading as a mystery.

Anonymous Sat Sep 6 12:06:41 2014 No.12457349

>>12457188
The doubt is that Takano should have been dead for more than 24 hours. With this, you can doubt the dental reccord.

Anyway, Higurashi isn't a mystery, it just looks like one. You can indeed resolve some stuff, that's still true tough.
The 1% was just commercial bullshit.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 13:16:36 2014 No.12457540 >>12457188 The Yamainu were talked about in EP3 by Irie. MG just didn't translate it right.

Sat Sep 6 16:00:54 2014 No.12458007

>>12456964
>Except that never once did he write or imply something like that.
I was joking.
Though in Rena's arc, everyone put aside their differences for Rena's murder.

I mean, sure, they were fucking assholes that were scum, but it's still murder.

>>12457176
It's actually hilarious how she outlines it.

''huh, that's Tomitake's bike, and Tomitake never goes anywhere with it, and he absolutely needs it, so what does that imply''.

It's like Ryukishi asking the question directly at the reader but no one catching on.
Also hilarious, the first time K1 meets Tomitake, he says that he's suspicious and hiding something, that he's not really visiting here to take pictures. Fucking foreshadowing.

>>12457188
The issues is that Ryukishi mixes Takano's death with other weird impossible deaths like Shmions death when everyone was dead.

Mion died days before yet she could stab K1.
Takano died a day before yet she could have fun at the festival.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 16:50:18 2014 No.12458184 >>12458007 And Keiichi blatantly thinks to himself that she could murder someone. And only her body is burned, which would make the death easier to fake. In hindsight, it couldn't be any more obvious.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 16:57:48 2014 No.12458203 >>12458184 A more logical conclusion would be that the Takano present at the festival was some sort of impostor, or that the character presented to us as Takano Miyo has been a fake all along, posing under an assumed or stolen identity.

Sat Sep 6 17:10:35 2014 No.12458252

>>12458203
It greatly implies that.
Ryukishi is a master at making the reader think of something.
Everyone's a demon, yet you keep reliving the same events, how's that possible?

Then you kill the Uncle and he's still alive? And there's **another** K1??
There are body doubles!! That would explain how Mion stabbed K1 while being killed. And Takano walking around while being alive!

And then when you get to Rena's arc, she goes on and on about how there are aliens and body doubles running around everyone and no one takes it seriously.

Gotta love Ryukishi.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 19:51:19 2014 No.12458800 >>12458252 I didn't really like most of that, I do wish there were demons and so forth. It was much more interesting before they actually revealed everything could be explained.

Sat Sep 6 20:08:15 2014 No.12458866

>>12458800
If there were demons, it would have been too cliche.
Also, it's great.

You imagine there's this whole demon war and conspiracy going on in the background. None of which is true.
Ryukishi is making you experience how schizophrenic people experience the world when they are fucked.

In highnsight, it really makes no sense for a village to have demons when they're struggling with getting the dam constitution removed.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 23:16:56 2014 No.12459448 Man, my body is desperately craving more info on the Winter SF work.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 6 23:18:07 2014 No.12459456 Oh, and this thread is autosaging now. We need a new one.

Sun Sep 7 00:12:57 2014 No.12459637
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>>12459448
I honestly can't wait.
I need to real Hou so I can get some info drop on the next work.
There will be more information on Hanyuu being an alien and whatnot and this will likely coincide with where she came from as well as the next setting for WtC INNNN SPAAAACEE.

I have high hopes for Ryukishi.

>>	Sun Sep 7 00:23:04 2014 No.12459678 >>12459637 Read*

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 7 07:47:30 2014 No.12460556 Does anyone even know what the story of hou is even about, I really want to know. Someone must have played it, anyone.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 7 10:03:04 2014 No.12460878 New thread: >>12460874

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 7 13:01:11 2014 No.12461347 >>12383687 have you cancelled orders from them in the past or missed a payment? they're pretty strict on that.

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