Steins;Gate is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus. It is the second game in the Science Adventure series following Chaos;Head. The game is described by the development team as a "hypothetical science ADV" and explores time and time travel in 2010 Akihabara. The gameplay follows non-linear plot lines which offer branching scenarios with courses of interaction.
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This may be the best entry in Sci;Adv series (科学アドベンチャーシリーズ). But I highly recommend reading Chaos;Head Noah first. There are a lot of references to previous title. Even if you decide to skip the first game, you'll enjoy one of the best time travel story to date. Steins;Gate is still my guilty pleasure. So, I hope you enjoy this game, as I did.
このゲームは悪いとわかってはいるけどやめられない。
Read the VN first, then watch anime!
このゲームは悪いとわかってはいるけどやめられない。
Read the VN first, then watch anime!
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At first this game didn't really catch me; A Chunnibyou Scientist accidently makes a time machine and makes all his friends wishes come true. Then Chapter 5 hits and everything gets fucked. Then this turned into a perfect tragedy as this scientist becomes actually mentally unstable as he has to systematically undo each of his friend's dreams to save his childhood friend. And then the Coup de Grace: you have to sacrifice the woman you love to save your childhood friend. I especially love that they stuck with a bittersweet kind of ending where even in the true ending where you can save both of them from dying, the girl you love still doesn't remember how you fell in love; its a perfect Bittersweet ending.