I couldn’t believe it when I got the notification in the Mailbox:
For the next two weeks there is a Mangagamer bundle available, including all of the remastered Steam releases of Higurashi that so far have been published for only at least 10$, so dirt cheap in comparison to the regular 35$ or so it usually costs.
If you only have the old version (like me) and have been reluctant to give the new sprites a try (especially as a dirt poor student, like me^^), it seems now is the day!