Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi

* Start early in the morning -- you won't stop before you finished it. * Have a full Kleenex box by your side After Ch.2 it was hard for me to imagine it could be topped. I was wrong. They did. This time the main story line is centered around Satoko's sad life. It is written very realistic and with savage honesty. Everyone has heard or read about these things, or experienced them themselves. This story is the best they wrote so far. The final act has so many plot twists that you will beyond any doubt lose your sense of reality. And the /finale grande/ is the least supernatural of the three chapters, and simultaneously the most tragic one. For all fans of the first two chaptes this chapter is a must-play.

Tatarigoroshi is the third game in the Higurashi When They Cry franchise. Each game explores events in Hinamizawa Village over the same two weeks in 1983, as an annual curse is about to strike for the fifth year running. Each game presents as a separate "what if" timeline - as players learn what the timelines have in common, they gain the clues necessary to solve the overall mystery. The games come with significant caveats: (1) There is no meaningful interactivity in these games - no choices, no decisions, no customisation. It's literally a linear novel presented in visual novel format. The "game" is intended to be the player solving the mystery by reading the text. (2) They're slow - there's a *lot* of slice-of-life nonsense in each game before the main plot develops - slightly less in this chapter, but still. (3) There's a certain amount of "damn it, Japan", as there often is in this genre. Expect inappropriately sexualised children. With all that, the games are unique, well-written, and reward patience. If you are intrigued by chapter 1, stick with the series. If you're not, there's nothing here that will change your mind. As for this particular chapter - Tatarigoroshi - it's the best of the early chapters. The story is darker, more grounded in reality, and better paced. Those playing through will feel encouraged by this chapter to continue.

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