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is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The first game in the series, ''Legend of the Golden Witch'', was first released at Comiket 72 on August 17, 2007 playable on Windows; the game sold out in thirty minutes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Sequel to Higurashi PC Game Debuts at Comic Market 72 )〕 The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two days, and the mysterious murders that befall most of the people. The goal of the game is to discern whether the murderer is human or of some other supernatural source. ''Umineko'' is the third title in the ''When They Cry'' series, preceded by ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'' and ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai'', and followed by ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru''. Square Enix, Ichijinsha, Kadokawa Shoten, and ASCII Media Works all published various manga adaptations of the series. It was also turned into a 26-episode anime by Studio Deen, which aired in Japan between July and December 2009. A series of novels written by Ryukishi07 are published by Kodansha Box. A fighting game based on the franchise named ''Ōgon Musōkyoku'' was released by 07th Expansion on December 31, 2010. ==Gameplay== ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' is a murder mystery game described as a "sound novel" by 07th Expansion. A sound novel is similar to a visual novel, though the gameplay requires no player interaction as the game is composed entirely of text dialogues. While a visual novel's basis would be the visual aspect, as the name suggests, a sound novel's basis takes more care in producing an atmosphere via the music, sound effects, and the story itself. As such, the original ''Umineko'' games have a simple-looking art style, which stays consistent over the course of the series' releases. The original releases contain no voice acting for the characters. While during gameplay, the Tips Mode can be viewed via the game's internal menu, which also includes save and load functions. These tips allow the player to read various supplementary information on the characters and story that may or may not be useful in solving the mystery. These are updated according to the progression of the story, so it is recommended to view the tips every once in a while. The ultimate goals of the gameplay involve reaching the truth behind the multi-cased mystery, determining where the gold is hidden, figuring out a solution in which ultimately everyone survives, and to solve the whole case by determining who the true murderer is in each chapter and whether it is due to supernatural events or human actions. An in-game feature from ''Turn of the Golden Witch'' onward known as "red truth" states something to be true in red text, offering clues to the reader to both create theories as well as to break them. In contrast is "blue truth" from ''Alliance of the Golden Witch'' onward, which is used to bring up theories on what is truly going on while abiding by the red truth, and has the possibility to become true if not countered by red truth. There is also "golden truth" introduced in ''End of the Golden Witch'' which can only be used by the Game Master and, depending on how it used, can be either inferior or superior to the red truth. Finally there is the "purple declaration" introduced in ''Twilight of the Golden Witch'', which is used by the suspects of the mystery scenario and is equal in value to the red truth, except that only the culprit may use it to lie. When an episode is completed for the first time, an additional short epilogue called "Tea Party" becomes available to play, offering crucial plot points that advance the overall progression of the story. When that scenario is completed, a second epilogue called "????" also becomes available to advance the story. After all the scenarios in a given game copy have been completed, a Music Box section becomes available on the title menu, enabling the player to listen to any of the music used throughout the game. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Umineko: When They Cry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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