4.5/5 ★ – Perrythe8's review of Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 2 Turn of the Golden Witch.

I have no idea what just happened. This game is blowing my mind in the most incredible ways I've ever seen. This chapter, surprisingly,starts way slower than the previous one. While that one only was Inheritance talk for the most part,it was an interesting talk, and one to see how fucked up that family is. In this one,whoever, we get some character development/background that feels either too slow, too rushed or just flat out weird, but specially unnecessary. Like yes, I want to get attached to the characters; but make me like them, don't just tell me some Teenage Drama™ to say "oh look how bad Beatrice is". That's another point: the addition of Beatrice,the supposed Golden Witch,to the cast. She's really... Strange. In a good way. Like, she's very obviously the bad one here, yes. But you see her moments of weakness. Of humanity. They're small, but they make you fall for her. I'm hooked, let me tell you. Now,the story. I really like the concept of Witch Vs Human on an intellectual battle! It's new for me, and it's done with such precision, good choices: AND THE MAIN CHARACTER ISN'T DUMB AS A BRICK! He's not Naegi at least. The way they handle this battle is really interesting,too, having Battler (protagonist) having to decipher ways of doing the murders without magic. The music is absolutely sublime. I'm only at chapter 2,and I'm already obbsesed with some themes. It may be early to say, but this may become one of my favourite soundtracks in anything ever. BUT THAT ENDING? ALREADY AT THE MIDDLE WITH ALL THE KANON-KUN CRAP I WAS AT A LOSS. BUT WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? This chapter feels like it could be very well the finale of the novel, and I would be both satisfied and with hatred of leaving it there. I just have no idea where they plan to take it next, and I think that's a little of a bad idea: you should always hint where you're moving, as that makes the player understand even more what's happening. Obviously that isn't the goal of the game. Instead,its goal is to open your skull, put all the bullshit happening there, close up, and have you brain dead in less than 30 hours. I expect your next move with great delight,Golden Witch.