Umineko or Higurashi?

[battler]

I just finished the first chapter of Higurashi and I'm really tempted to get the next chapter, but because Umineko came out of nowhere (I was really excited for it), I'm conflicted on which should I buy first.

I'm thinking on waiting until the Answer arcs are released so I could just buy them both and not have to wait for a long time but the same goes for Higurashi, which I'm also debating on whether I should wait or not. I'm also thinking on holding this off, but considering that it takes around 5 months for a chapter to be released, I doubt all 8 chapters would be released anytime soon.

So, should I buy Umineko, Higurashi, or just postpone it until the Umineko's Answer arcs are released?

Edit: Seems like alot of people a recomending Umineko over Higurashi. I think I'll buy Umineko first. Higurashi's full release would take quite some time and the first chapter gave me some sort of conclusion so I'll refrain from buying it or at least until the fourth chapter is released

[Глеб Сергеев]

All. They're both awesome.

[battler]

Originally posted by Kurisu Makise:

All. They're both awesome.

I would but I'm short of money. Plus waiting for all chapters to be released at the same time and play them then is better than having to wait for individual chapters one by one.

[Глеб Сергеев]

Buy Umineko. Higurashi have a long wait. Umineko for 50+ hours.

[battler]

Originally posted by Kurisu Makise:

Buy Umineko. Higurashi have a long wait. Umineko for 50+ hours.

I see, thanks. I'll debate more before the discount expires.

[Глеб Сергеев]

Umineko - 4 arch, Higurashi - 3 arch.

[B o f u]

In terms of overall story, and this is probably an unpopular opinion, Higurashi is more enjoyable. Umineko becomes too much of a convoluted fustercluck for my tastes (though Higurashi has its problems, too; R07 has some issues with consistency). But MG is putting a lot of work into their Umineko work while just kind of quietly shoving Higurashi releases out the door whenever they get tired of sitting on them for a while, so there's that, too.

[Tellah]

I enjoyed reading Higurashi more, personally, and I found the whole thing more of a satisfying experience (some of the spoilers I read about 5-8 of Umineko stopped me from reading it, actually)... but I still would go with Umineko, probably, in the short-term. There are some really good moments in the first four arcs, plus Higurashi is releasing rather slowly. If you have limited funds for the moment, picking up Umineko right now and then Higurashi as you can afford them (possible sales as well, at least for arc 2, since it's older?) makes sense to me.

[hnibel]

Imo :
Anime : Higurashi > Umineko by far..
Visual novel : Umineko => Higurashi (it's hard to pick one of them since both are incredibly good but Chiru (Answer Arcs) is just another level)

If this is the first time you play Umineko, I would highly recommend you to understand that this is pretty much a different kind of detective novel. Instead of figuring out the culprit, you have to make sure that the "culprit" is not the only one who can do that but the others also can as the "culprit" has already claimed themselves (even though the real culprit will be revealed later in Answer arcs)

The Question Arcs contains the first 4 chapters (around 50+ hours depends on your reading speed) which will help you to get used to the rules and how to play this game effectively. It will leave you many questions and confusion (not that much if you can manage to keep track with all the clues and hints). Dont worry as the upcoming Answer Arcs is where this game become marvelous!

sorry for my bad english :C

[battler]

Originally posted by Tellah:

I enjoyed reading Higurashi more, personally, and I found the whole thing more of a satisfying experience (some of the spoilers I read about 5-8 of Umineko stopped me from reading it, actually)... but I still would go with Umineko, probably, in the short-term. There are some really good moments in the first four arcs, plus Higurashi is releasing rather slowly. If you have limited funds for the moment, picking up Umineko right now and then Higurashi as you can afford them (possible sales as well, at least for arc 2, since it's older?) makes sense to me.

I'm leaning on to buying Umineko first because of this. Partly because Higurashi's ending has at least some form of conclusion and buying the next chapter would render that void, making me want more.

[sii_kei]

Higurashi feels like reading a murder mystery, whereas Umineko often feels like reading about a murder mystery (seeing the story from a layer above). I'd recommend Umineko over Higurashi, because whatever feelings you may experience during Higurashi, they'll be ten times stronger and ten times more played with in Umineko.

[Αη Ιnτellecτual Tsiραr]

It's just hard to recommend Higurashi over Umineko since I'm thinking Umineko will be fully released sooner. Higurashi has been getting like 2 chapter a year so we won't see the end until 2018. That's too long for me. I already started reading and now I don't feel like waiting for the rest of the chapters. As for which is better, I think they each excel in different areas. Umineko is much more complex, but I enjoy the simplicity of Higurashi, at least in comparison.

If you decide to wait, this game and Higurashi should be even cheaper by then which is a good consolation.

[Lelygax]

I think its needed to say, that you should avoid spoilers. Some people simply can't control their behaviour and after can't finish reading it or doesn't even start. This game is more about the journey not about its conclusion like almost all sort of media.

[Ellixer]

If you plan on reading both and don't mind waiting, then I suggest Higurashi. Higurashi came out first and there are quite a few easter egg-ish connections you can spot in the Umineko cast if you already played Higurashi. As I understand it Umineko also went out of its way to subvert many expectations laid by Higurashi. Furthermore there will probably a patch that brings back voice acting and PS3 sprites so you may want to wait for that before you dive in (sprites are subjective, even if most seems to prefer the ps3 version, but I don't think many would disagree that the voice acting just add so much).

At this stage though Umineko is a more complete package, with all the question arcs readily available right now. I also personally think it's the better story of the two even if the direction taken after the halfway point of the story may delight or frustrate many people to no end. Additionally you can use the fact that the second half will take a long while to be released to take your time and really analyze the mystery to come up with your own answer before the second half comes around. Trust me you're going to need to do that, don't wait for the answers to be given.

[battler]

Originally posted by h0tsp4ce:

I haven't read the previous replies due to a time restraint. Please, forgive me.

I would highly suggest reading Higurashi 1-3 (those available on Steam) and then jumping into Umineko afterwards. This was the natural procession of the releases and I do believe that there is something to be gained from reading them in this order.

This was also my experience and I do not regret it in the slightest. I was very satisfied reading Higurashi before Umineko. Best wishes.

Problem is, I don't think I'm gonna be satisifed with only three chapters. It's more of a what game can give a satifactory conclusion in the state they are in rather than which one is more enjoyable (I did play a bit of Umineko a while bac but never finished, I think around a few hours) and I really enjoyed Higurashi.

The first chapter of Higurashi had some sort of conclusion and didn't end in a cliffhanger to make me immediately want to buy the next chapter. Playing the second game would make that conclusion void since I would want to play the next chapters.

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I LOVE higurashi but i couldn't wait so i read the manga instead, i am currently playing umineko and enjoying it. I suggest you buy umineko question arcs now and then buy umineko answer arcs (which would probably be released around chirstmas) then at the holiday steam sales grab all the higurashi arcs that have released up to that point (preferably all the question arcs atleast)