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I really dislike how Ryukishi dangled in front of us the possibility that we had another "multiple realities" just like Higurashi and that solving them individually would clear up the truth of all of them as well. Instead, he went "lol there is only one truth and all the previous were fiction". The main point he was trying to make was that they were fake tales trying to protect the "truth", yes, but there were so many other ways he could've gone around doing it instead that wouldn't have caused the majority of the first arc to become pointless in the larger picture.

What I believe would be a better idea would be to rid Umineko of multiple playing fields entirely. Instead, every game/episode would be the continuation of the last one, with the chessboard merely altered, not thrown away completely. Battler would slowly chip away at the magical illusion Beatrice has brought up, but not fast enough to win each game. He will lose each time, but expose a little bit of the truth every consecutive game. Beatrice, meanwhile, will be backed into a corner. However, for any portions of the story or Rokkenjima that Battler hasn't solved yet, Beatrice is free to twist as she wishes. [continued]