Difference between chapters

[Celt eat TC]

Can anyone explain me the differences between the chapters, or rather, why there are different chapters? I mean, if im getting it correctly they are like different "paths" or "retelling" of the same story, right? It got me pretty much confussed.

[Ohagi-Chan]

That's exactly right. Each of the chapters represents how the story would have played out differently if Hinamizawa was "set up" slightly differently.
A lot of these changes are hard to miss unless you pay close attention to the ways characters interact with eachother and most of them are actually entirely out of Keiichi's control either because they are significant events that happened well before he arrived or because they hinged on decisions that he had less say in than he realised.

That's not to say that the stories are all very similar bar a few details; Ryukishi managed to write meaningful standalone horror stories each with entirely different values and techniques.
The ways Hinamizawa reacts differently under different situations are important for establishing the roles that each character has in determining fate, but the ways the story always stays the same are also very important too - Everything happens for a reason and the curse of Oyashiro-sama is driven by intention.

Not everyone in Hinamizawa is simply watching from the sidelines and it's only by looking at the story from multiple angles that you can see which characters are really controlling the story.
Unless you play the Alchemist version of the game, in which case Keiichi's actions really are controlling the story, which is stupid.

[Celt eat TC]

Ohagi-Chan lähetti viestin:

That's exactly right. Each of the chapters represents how the story would have played out differently if Hinamizawa was "set up" slightly differently.
A lot of these changes are hard to miss unless you pay close attention to the ways characters interact with eachother and most of them are actually entirely out of Keiichi's control either because they are significant events that happened well before he arrived or because they hinged on decisions that he had less say in than he realised.

That's not to say that the stories are all very similar bar a few details; Ryukishi managed to write meaningful standalone horror stories each with entirely different values and techniques.
The ways Hinamizawa reacts differently under different situations are important for establishing the roles that each character has in determining fate, but the ways the story always stays the same are also very important too - Everything happens for a reason and the curse of Oyashiro-sama is driven by intention.

Not everyone in Hinamizawa is simply watching from the sidelines and it's only by looking at the story from multiple angles that you can see which characters are really controlling the story.
Unless you play the Alchemist version of the game, in which case Keiichi's actions really are controlling the story, which is stupid.

I see! Thank you very much! Now i feel a little bad for half-skipping the sub-chapters i have played of the second chapter. I noticed part of what you say in the first shadow, the foreshadowing and how things were going, but i still wanna have a deeper look on the first chapter! Even tho i tried to not miss a detail, i feel like i missed lots of it!



"Unless you play the Alchemist version of the game, in which case Keiichi's actions really are controlling the story, which is stupid."


And i dont get that the "alchemist" version is.

PD: Is there an in-depth guide or reading that tells you or explains the chapters?

[Ohagi-Chan]

Sorry, I should explain that bit.
A japanese company called Alchemist created their own licensed releases of the games with supervision from Ryukishi.
These releases spanned the PS2, PS3, NDS and (I think Daybreak on PSP as well?)

Notably, the PS2 and PS3 releases, which were rebundled versions of the main 8 arcs rather than spin off stories, were changed slitly so that they were a single pick-a-path story rather than 8 separate chapters.

These versions of the game were only released in Japanese and they are where the CGs used in the community made patch come from.

[Celt eat TC]

Ohagi-Chan lähetti viestin:

Sorry, I should explain that bit.
A japanese company called Alchemist created their own licensed releases of the games with supervision from Ryukishi.
These releases spanned the PS2, PS3, NDS and (I think Daybreak on PSP as well?)

Notably, the PS2 and PS3 releases, which were rebundled versions of the main 8 arcs rather than spin off stories, were changed slitly so that they were a single pick-a-path story rather than 8 separate chapters.

These versions of the game were only released in Japanese and they are where the CGs used in the community made patch come from.

No need to apologize, your answers are being great! Do you mind if i keep asking you?

[Ohagi-Chan]

Ask away.
Myself and Filthdrb seem to have notifications whenever somebody sneezes on this forum.

[Celt eat TC]

Thank you very much! Ill keep reading the first four chapters, then come with questions (in that way it will be more organized, i guess).

[fllthdcrb]

Erring lähetti viestin:

Thank you very much! Ill keep reading the first four chapters, then come with questions (in that way it will be more organized, i guess).

Sure thing. But don't forget that you're encouraged to try to solve things yourself. So, if you have any inclination to do that, you should try before starting the 5th arc, because that's when answers start to be revealed. The first four are the "question arcs", and the last four are the "answer arcs".

[Celt eat TC]

fllthdcrb lähetti viestin:

Erring lähetti viestin:

Thank you very much! Ill keep reading the first four chapters, then come with questions (in that way it will be more organized, i guess).

Sure thing. But don't forget that you're encouraged to try to solve things yourself. So, if you have any inclination to do that, you should try before starting the 5th arc, because that's when answers start to be revealed. The first four are the "question arcs", and the last four are the "answer arcs".

Im making my own guesses, but ill admit that i have little idea about whats *really* happening with the "curse" and "being demoned away". Basically, the murders and the dissapearances. Ill tell you my own guesses when i finish the first four, if you are willing to discuss it, then will go onto the fifth one (and, sadly, wait till the other three are released).