Higurashi : I only like the original version. Like it was saying, the alchemist sprites lack of emotion. They aren’t ugly, it’s just that…they don’t have " soul " …? For the steam sprites, well, they have more emotions than the alchemist ones, but I don’t know exactly why I just can’t read with them, I think that they are too differents from the original version. Fun fact, one day, I wanted to read Higurashi with the Steam sprites, and after like 10 minute and without realizing it, I switched to the original sprites…But I think that I will give them another chance
Also, it’s ok for ryukishi to draw with bad proportions, he’s not a pro. But the steam version is supposed to correct things like that… yet look at Mion’s boobs lol they are way to huge
Oh, and ( Higurashi minor spoiler ) Why Tomitake is so muscular and skinny in the Alchemist/Steam version ? It’s stated by Takano that he is a bit fat, like the original sprite
For Umineko, well I kinda like both, though I prefer the original version, but I agree with @WitchOfGames about stuffs like the end of ep4
The problem imo for all the versions except the original is the backgrounds, I can’t help but think that they dont fit Higurasho and Umineko, maybe I’m just used to the realistic style of the original version…