The podcast idea is actually an idea I got from Rokkenjima, a forum for 07th Expansion fans. So it definitely isn't my idea, but I think it'd be fun to do here, y'know? No worries
@Kiyoteru, haha.
Hm! I actually got into Umineko because of my friend's love for a character. She simply loves him with everything she has, but I just could not understand anything she said about witches and furniture and the Golden Land and kakeras. So I read. And god, was it an intense read. It consumed my life.
For anyone wanting to download Umineko, you'll be pleased with a group of people who are porting the PS3 game to PC. I mean, they're trying to do a true remake. The menu functions included.
You can get Umineko with PS3 graphics (which I swear people sorta over-glorify, but oh well heh) from Umineko Project.
https://umineko-project.org/en/ This includes 4 games, and is the first half of the series. It will take roughly 50 hours of reading to get through it, and is fully voice acted.
The extraction password for everything they offer is 035646750436634546568555050
It runs on Windows, and they offer it for Mac and Linux, too. I have the original Japanese games as well as the PS3 game for Rondo of the Golden Witch, the name for the PS3 port of Episodes 1 - 4, which is half of the game. Which is what this port is, haha.
It's....illegal, but I admit, this is a very fancy way to read the game, haha. Fully voice acted. Besides! I paid for the games, so I had all the information on hand to get this password, hah.
The easiest way to get Umineko legally is through Steam.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/406550/Umineko_When_They_Cry_Question_Arc/ They only have the first half of the story up, but it is more than 50 hours of reading alone. Heck, when I first finished Umineko via Steam, my playtime was at 74 hours!
Why don't we all make it our goal to read Episode 1 together, maybe finish it by.... the start of September? Then we could set up some sort of podcast or something where 1 or 2 experienced people can ask questions to new people and create theories, haha.