This is definitely one of the most convoluted and longest visual novels I’ve ever played, but I mostly enjoyed it. I remember when I finished the original version that my main complaint was the lack of interactivity, there was hardly anything to do but read (yes, yes, I know that this is to be expected from this genre, but still, you know what I mean, there are VNs out there with much more stuff to do in them). Not surprisingly, this is still the case here, however, we get many more endings, and reaching all of them requires a bit more work and thinking, which was a nice surprise for me, something I found a welcome addition – not to mention the graphical enhancements and all the new songs.

As for the story, the main part of every VN, well… it’s not light reading material, that’s for sure. As I already mentioned, it’s quite lengthy and crazy complex, full of many scientific and technical terms – I have to admit, I still don’t understand it completely. Nevertheless, the characters are interesting (except for the extremely irritating protagonist, I know I was supposed to sympathize with him, but I simply couldn’t…), the soundtrack is solid, there’s a little bit of humour, mystery, romance, thriller, horror… and quite a lot of gore and physical/mental torture, so keep that in mind. Recommended only for mature audiences!

I really enjoyed Steins;Gate, and I’m interested in the whole Science Adventure series in general, so I don’t regret buying this one, either – especially after all that chaos (pun not intended…) surrounding the Steam release. The publisher deserves every support for standing their ground, if you ask me. Anyway, give this one a try, even if you played the original version, you’ll find more than enough new content in it.