



The original games used NVL-style, where the text box took up the entire game window and displayed multiple lines. The port also features an ADV-style presentation, showing one line of text at a time in a small box in the lower section of the screen. The ending theme for Miotsukushi-hen is Friend (also by Itou Kanako). The ending arc, Miotsukushi-hen, also has its own opening, this time to Complex Image(also by Ayane). The ending song is Escape, by Itou Kanako. The game features new sprites, backgrounds, CG, music and full voice acting.Īn opening movie is included in the game, set to the song Nageki no Mori, by Ayane. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri (ひぐらしの な く頃に祭, When the Cicadas Cry Festival) is the PS2 port of the original Higurashi no Naku Koro ni PC sound novels.
