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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru: Episode 5 - End of the Golden Witch

End of the Golden Witch is the fifth arc in Umineko no Naku Koro ni and the first arc of Chiru. The story primarily follows Natsuhi Ushiromiya as she attempts to cover up for the sudden death of Kinzo…

15 August 2009

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru: Episode 5 - End of the Golden Witch is an adventure developed by 07th Expansion, released 15 August 2009 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru: Episode 5 - End of the Golden Witch is

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru: Episode 5 - End of the Golden Witch is an adventure game developed by 07th Expansion and released in 2009. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on NScripter.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this episode, Lambdadelta takes over as game master following Beatrice's defeat at the end of the previous arc. Another witch, Bernkastel, takes primary control of the human side in the game. She introduces the detective Erika Furudo, a new visitor to the island who approaches the murders from a "mystery" perspective, in contrast to Battler's "anti-fantasy" stance. The chapter also has a focus on Natsuhi, who receives threatening phone calls from a "Man from 19 Years Ago".
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama, fantasy, horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Umineko When They Cry series

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru: Episode 5 - End of the Golden Witch is the fifth of 62 entries we hold in the Umineko When They Cry series. It arrived 8 months after Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Episode 4 - Alliance of the Golden Witch. The next entry was Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru: Episode 6 - Dawn of the Golden Witch in 2009.

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What it launched against

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru: Episode 5 - End of the Golden Witch launched on 15 August 2009, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum, Wolfenstein, Metroid Prime: Trilogy and Shadow Complex.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Wolfenstein, Metroid Prime: Trilogy, Shadow Complex.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru: Episode 5 - End of the Golden Witch come out?
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru: Episode 5 - End of the Golden Witch was released on 15 August 2009 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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