The ports turn the games into bona-fide Visual Novels with choices and routes rather than independent successive arcs like the original version.

The sound novels also had an Updated Re-release for PlayStation 2 named Matsuri (2007), with the original final arc ( Matsuribayashi-hen) left out and replaced by an alternate ending ( Miotsukushi-hen), as well as two additional arcs.

These arcs were adapted with some new ones for the Nintendo DS under the title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna (2008). There are also several short, manga-only arcs, usually placed before or after the main story and introducing new characters, while retaining the typical atmosphere of the series. While these eight games make up the main series, several bonus chapters are available, including 'Rei' (a fandisc collection of three sidestories that take place after the main plot) and a fourth, anime-only installment, 'Kira' (a series of light hearted fanservice laden OVAs that are outside of continuity). The fifth to eighth chapters, known as the 'Answer Arcs' or 'Kai', delve deeper into the causes of the repeating scenarios and their inevitable conclusions and the struggle to defy fate and the curse of 'Oyashiro-sama'. The first four chapters, named the 'Question Arcs' focus on the cycles of paranoia and death that plague the main characters.

Higurashi consists of several different story arcs with most arcs beginning similarly but ending differently. Revelation follows revelation, and brutal murder follows brutal murder in this enigmatic tale told from a variety of viewpoints and scenarios. But Keiichi quickly learns that there is more to the four girls of the school's game club than meets the eye. When Keiichi Maebara and his family move to the sleepy little rural village of Hinamizawa, everything seems peaceful and rustic at first. It is the first series in the When They Cry franchise, followed by Umineko: When They Cry and Ciconia: When They Cry. Higurashi: When They Cry (Japanese title: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, which roughly translates to 'When the Cicadas Cry') is a series of eight Kinetic Novels/sound novels by 07th Expansion, released between 20 and later adapted into both an anime and a manga series. 'Whoever finds this note, please uncover the truth.

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