List of Umineko no Naku Koro ni titles
The Umineko no Naku Koro ni visual novel series is produced by the Japanese dōjin soft maker 07th Expansion, and are playable on Microsoft Windows PCs.[1] The games take place on the fictional Japanese island Rokkenjima. The head of a wealthy family named Kinzo Ushiromiya, who lives on and owns Rokkenjima, is near death, and eight of his family members arrive on the island to discuss how Kinzo's assets will be divided once he is dead. Also on the island are three family members who live there, five of Kinzo's servants, and his personal physician at the beginning of the story. After the eight family members arrive, a typhoon traps them on the island and shortly after people start to get mysteriously murdered.
Umineko no Naku Koro ni is a series of murder mystery visual novels that requires relatively little player interaction as most of the gameplay is composed of reading text which signifies either dialogue between characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist who the player assumes. The games use intermissions where the player can obtain several tips which allow the player to read various supplementary information that may or may not be useful in solving the mystery. The series debuted in Japan in August 2007 with Legend of the Golden Witch, the first in the series of eight games, ending with Twilight of the Golden Witch in December 2010. The first four games share the title Umineko no Naku Koro ni, but the fifth through eighth games have the common title Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru. An additional fandisc titled Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa was released in December 2010, and was the final game in the series produced by 07th Expansion. Alchemist released a PlayStation 3 port of the first four games and 07th Expansion released a dōjin fighting game titled Ougon Musou Kyoku, both in December 2010.
Main series
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch Original release date(s):[2]
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Release years by system: 2007—Microsoft Windows PC[2] |
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2007—Microsoft Windows PC |
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2008—Microsoft Windows PC |
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2008—Microsoft Windows PC |
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Chiru
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 5: End of the Golden Witch Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2009—Microsoft Windows PC |
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 6: Dawn of the Golden Witch Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2009—Microsoft Windows PC |
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 7: Requiem of the Golden Witch Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2010—Microsoft Windows PC |
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2010—Microsoft Windows PC |
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Others
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2010—Microsoft Windows PC |
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Hane Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2011—Microsoft Windows PC |
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Other games
Rondo and Nocturne
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Majo to Suiri no Rondo Original release date(s):[3]
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Release years by system: 2010—PlayStation 3 |
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru: Shinjitsu to Gensō no Nocturne Original release date(s):[4]
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Release years by system: 2011—PlayStation 3 |
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Portable
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Portable 1 Original release date(s):[5]
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Release years by system: 2011—PlayStation Portable |
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Portable 2 Original release date(s):[5]
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Release years by system: 2011—PlayStation Portable |
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Portable 3 Original release date(s):[5]
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Portable 4 Original release date(s):[5]
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Ōgon Musōkyoku
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Release years by system: 2010—Microsoft Windows PC |
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Release years by system: 2011—Xbox 360 |
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Original release date(s):[8][9]
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Release years by system: 2011—Microsoft Windows PC |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Umineko no Naku Koro ni title listing" (in Japanese). 07th Expansion. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Three More Days to Sale! Ryukishi07's Latest Work Serial Murder Illusion Umineko no Naku Koro ni" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ↑ "商品概要 | PS3「うみねこのなく頃に ～魔女と推理の輪舞曲～」公式サイト" [Product Summary | PS3 Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Majo to Suiri no Rondo Official Site] (in Japanese). Alchemist. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ↑ "PS3「うみねこのなく頃に～真実と幻想の夜想曲～」公式サイト" [PS3 Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Shinjitsu to Gensō no Nocturne Official Site] (in Japanese). Alchemist. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "PSP「うみねこのなく頃に Portable」公式サイト" [PSP Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Portable Official Site] (in Japanese). Alchemist. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ↑ "黄金夢想曲/07th Expansion" [Dance of Golden Dreams/07th Expansion] (in Japanese). 07th Expansion. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ↑ うみねこのなく頃に「黄金夢想曲」 (in Japanese). Alchemist. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Umineko no Naku Koro ni 's Fighting Game Gets Sequel". Anime News Network. March 6, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ↑ "黄金夢想曲†CROSS" (in Japanese). 07th Expansion. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
External links
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni at 07th Expansion (Japanese)
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni at Alchemist (Japanese)
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