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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

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Overwhelmingly Positive (4,907) - 96% of the 4,907 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

May 15, 2015

Developer:

07th Expansion

Publisher:

MangaGamer

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By Meister Bloo June 26, 2015

“Bonechillingly creepy. A beautifully sad story about the dangers of paranoia that will leave you feeling like someone or someTHING is right behind you.”

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Languages:

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔		✔
Japanese	✔		✔

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Title: Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
Genre: Adventure

Developer: 07th Expansion

Publisher: MangaGamer

Franchise: When They Cry, MangaGamer, 07th Expansion

Release Date: May 15, 2015

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“Nearly everything about this game’s story just works. It leans from the most asinine, youthful banter possible to truly twisted mental states by the end. Players will end up second guessing themselves just as much as the protagonist does.”
4.5/5 – Hardcore Gamer

“Higurashi stands out as an example of how evocative a game can be based on storytelling without the aid of high-end graphics.”
8.5/10 – APG Nation

About This Game

*THE GAME THAT INSPIRED THE MEGA-HIT ANIME SERIES
RETURNS WITH BRAND NEW CHARACTER ART!! *
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The 58th year of Shouwa, early summer
It’s June, and the summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years.
By day there are crickets, and by night there are cicadas.

We’re in Hinamizawa, a small village in the countryside.
There are fewer than two thousand people here. But every year, there is an event.

This event is a mysterious death.
(The series has run from 1979 to 1983)

On a certain day in June, someone dies, and someone else goes missing.
The series of deaths is connected to the upheaval surrounding the dam construction project.
A murder case that was covered up is being reenacted.
Is it a conspiracy? A coincidence? Or perhaps a curse?

Someone who was supposed to be there isn’t.
Someone who wasn’t supposed to be there is.

Someone who was alive last night is dead now.
And someone who is here right now isn’t alive.

So, there is no way to avert tragedy. There is no choice but to give up.
But don’t give up.

Only you can stand up to this.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This title features mature content that may not be suitable for all audiences, including occasional coarse language, blood, and violence.

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP, 7, 8
Processor: Pentium III 800 MHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 500 MB available space

Recommended:

Processor: Pentium 4 1.4GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: OSX 10.8: "Mountain Lion"
Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

Minimum:

OS: Ubuntu or equivalent
Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

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