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Comment author: gwern 01 June 2014 05:22:25PM 0 points [-]
  • Summer in Andalusia (Ghibli-esque movie about a professional cycling race in Spain; better than it sounds)
  • Ghost Hound (attempt at psychological/supernatural horror that ultimately falls short of building up to anything interesting)
  • Un-go (incredibly lame mysteries in the worst vein of Sherlock Holmes, offputting fan-service, not one but two major deus ex machinas; stick to something like Umineko)
Comment author: lmm 01 June 2014 05:28:01PM 0 points [-]

You liked Umineko? I found it impossible to engage with because we saw plenty of impossible things happening onscreen and were apparently supposed to deduce what was really going on, but it was never clear what we were supposed to take as true / the facts that needed to be explained.

Comment author: higurashimerlin 24 June 2014 06:23:50PM 0 points [-]

If you are talking about the anime then I agree. The anime version left out the things you need to solve it. The VN has more than enough to know whats real and what isn't.

The important thing to note is who is around to see an event. The fantasy battle in game 3 is witness by no one. When people witness theses things that are killed or are in with the culprit(not necessary that they know people are really dying). The fantasy should not be dismissed though as it contains important clues to the emotions of the characters.

Comment author: gwern 01 June 2014 06:24:59PM 0 points [-]

My feelings about Umineko are complex; but given a choice between something as dumb as Un-go and something clever-but-enraging as Umineko, I'll go with the latter every time.

Comment author: lmm 01 June 2014 07:39:01PM 0 points [-]

Ah, I hadn't realized you were talking about the VN rather than the anime

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