/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>38791018
>figure out how to do a reread
Try to figure out who are the four spies. Motivate yourself to go through the story again to identify the culprit. As Erika says in Umineko, before you reach the end, give the mystery another read to see if you've missed anything. You have to apply that same standard for Ciconia, as it can be solved with only the first Phase.

>man i don't think they even read
Nah, they read. The problem is that they stopped thinking. Too many people come to the conclusion that everything is a simulation therefore why bother solving anything? It's an excuse to not think, and the few who do think don't have justifications for their conclusions, so you're left with people who don't think and idiots who think that the bare minimum thinking is enough. A lot of people disliked Ryukishi when he argued through Featherine that barely anyone thinks, but when you look at everyone's pathetic attempt at solving Ciconia, they all come up short. It's kind of sad because you would think that those who read Umineko would have taken up the challenge to solve it, but no one bothered. It's disappointing but oh well.

It really sucks that I enjoy Ciconia a lot yet there's no one to talk about it. It's even sadder because a lot of people say that they'll only read it once all the Phases come out, but Ryukishi intends on the story being a rollercoaster ride that doesn't need the audience to solve it if they don't want to. But it *is* solvable with the first phase, so you'd think people would at least try talking about it more, yet after the first month of its release, all discussion plummeted to zero. It's unfortunate but that's how it's been for the past two and a half years.