I hear that this author is writing Silent Hill f, should I watch the anime before playing? Is Hirugashi a hard to understand mindfuck? Remember reading that back in the day, I won't need to read articles online just to understand the plot right?

>>279871079 (OP)
Play the vn.

>>279871079 (OP)
>Silent Hill f
Is that the one set in Japan even thought the town is in the American Midwest, and also the chick looks middle-aged despite supposedly being a teenager?
Looks like its going to be shit

>>279871079 (OP)
>Is Hirugashi a hard to understand mindfuck
hardly. Just jump into the VN blind, summer's the best time to boot it up too if you live in a region with lots of cicadas

>>279871140
Looks like it's gonna be peak from what I've seen, yes it's not set in the town in NA but it's haunted small-town Japan instead, so what

>>279871153
>>279871121
Why vn over the anime?

>>279871140
>he fell for the bait

>>279871140
>Is that the one set in Japan even thought the town is in the American Midwest
From since the second and third instalment the directors said that Silent Hill was more a feeling and concept than a place. The fourth game didn't even take place in SH either.
>the chick looks middle-aged
I mean, judge for yourself I guess
>Looks like its going to be shit
It looks like it's going to be one of the best SH entries ever if R07 pulls through with the story.

>>279871079 (OP)
The author is a hack who hasn't written anything good in like 20 years, even if you do read higurashi the silent hill game won't have a shred of its quality
If you want to actually check the standard of his writing right now, watch higurashi gou/sotsu (which is terrible)

>>279871259
Has more horror scenes at the start, gives more information from the characters' pov, also the anime is broken up and then you'd also have to remember not to watch the newer gou rei seasons because those are bad.
Ig if you don't mind then the anime is okay but if you want the full vibe I'd recommend the vn.

>>279871505
>rei
My bad, meant sotsu

>>279871079 (OP)
read the vn

>>279871505
Wdym broken up? I know the chronology is fucked up is the vn the same and is the vn the full story or what?

>>279871547
its rushed as fuck. first episode that is 10 hours long has been compressed to 4 anime episodes so you can imagine how any things been cut from it. honestly just play the VN(with 07th mod) or read the manga. only the anime OVA is worth watching

>>279871722
OK thanks lads I'll Google it, the anime has one of the best OPs ever imo so shame it's rushed, 00s anime always had peak OPs, I hope it's easy to get it setup on win11, widescreen, English, with that mod, I remember way back u needing some real bull shittery to play VNs

>>279871547
is because the anime has more fan service than the horror atmosphere that makes higurashi special
and it ruins the entire premise of the original game
like the picrel from >>279871722 for example

>>279871079 (OP)
Read the VN. It's better. You can pirate the game and get the 07th Mod for the best experience imo.

>>279871079 (OP)
The anime cuts down the nonsense and gives you a good view of the series.
Skip the vn, you'll regret being subject to two hours of BATSU-GAMEUU DAYO every single chapter.

>>279871259
The vn goes into way more detail than the anime plus the anime leaves out a bunch of important stuff that's integral to the story

>>279871079 (OP)
the first chapter of the Higurashi VN is called Onikakushi and its free on steam. so if you feel like it you can download it and try out to see if the games are of ur style. I recommend downloading the Higurashi 07th Mod from the website with the same name to spice up the experience as it will add some model variants as well as a very enjoyable voice acting. all of it free and safe

>>279871079 (OP)
read the vn and skip pseudmineko

Read the VN. The anime is a rather bad adaptation with arcs like Tatarigoroshi and Meakashi (3rd and 5th arcs) in particular being butchered. You can even get the voiced version of the games following the instructions here https://wiki.07th-mod.com/ if that interests you though you'll need each game which are easy to find cracked online on steam and gog.

>>279877782
>read

>>279871079 (OP)
He is a terrible hack just like Nasu, and I am pretty sure Ryukishi ripped off MuvLuv

>>279871079 (OP)

>>279871079 (OP)
I'm reading the VN right now, and only in chapter 7 the plot is making sense, it's not that hard to understand but it takes 70 hours to get there.

>>279883370
It's that long? I thought VNs were short

>>279883370
This is one of those stories where the plot makes more sense retroactively rather than progressively. Stuff that seemed like nonsense in the question arcs becomes pretty easy to digest by the time you get to Matsuribayashi.

>>279883495
>I thought VNs were short
Short 8 hour VNs like Saya no Uta and Kikokugai are the exception not the rule. Average would probably be around 20-50 hours.

for me, it's Umineko

>>279883610

>>279883495
Depending on your reading speed, Higurashi can take between 70-100 hours. Not even as long as Umineko which is easily over 100 hours.
>I thought VNs were short
It really depends. VNs can have a wide variety of length but on average are 30-40ish hours. Higurashi is of course on the longer side as well as Umineko as they're basically multi game epics whereas even other 07 works like Rose Gun Days and Higanbana in particular are shorter.

>>279883610
This but opposite

>>279883610
Left is a pretentious faggot
Right is what Higurashi boils down to in the end

>>279871470
How much was he actually involved in the writing compared to Naoki?

>>279871259
Imagine trying to adapt 80 hours of story into 40 episodes. There's SO MUCH mystery and worldbuilding being skipped and bastardized.

>>279883610
>Once Ange faces the truth of that day, she must either kill her pursuers and get away to keep pursuing the truth in peace, with the future being uncertain but mostly hopeful other than Erika being inserted into it as a cheap strawman to make the choice look bad or give them all of her gold and become a mediocre childrens book writer who gets cancer so she can finally see her brother for a day as he dies of dementia after he ghosted her for decades

>>279871079 (OP)
Anime is terrible
Manga is good
The VN is a mind-altering , life-changing experience and everyone should read it