For fans of the Higurashi: When They Cry series of all-age visual novels, MangaGamer has announced this week that the eighth and final chapter of the mystery series will be released on July 15. Entitled Higurashi: Matsuribiyashi, the chapter continues from where the last one left off, leaving all of the players and pieces from the last couple of chapters at wits end as everything moves in perpetual motion.
Priced at about $25.25 USD, the game currently has an 8.93 aggregate score on vndb.org with an approximate playtime of about +50 hours. For those of you who have yet to play any part of the Higruashi series, the first four chapters can be purchased in the Higruashi When They Cry set at MangaGamer.com.
System requirements are as follows:
Required CPU: Pentium III 800MHz Recommended CPU: Pentium 4 1.4GHz Required Memory: 256MB Recommended Memory: 384MB Required Resolution: 640×480 Required Colors: 16bit colors Recommended Colors: 24bit colors Required Graphics: 4MB VRAM Recommended Graphics: 32MB VRAM Required HDD Free Space: 400MB DirectX: DirectX 8.1, Direct3D
