This review contains spoilers
Tuturu~
The VN that lead to the second best anime of the 2010s. Anime omits some scenes and Okabe's internal thought process (as well as a two certain scenes that go very, very dark), as well as nice phone conversations, so that alone should be enough, but something about this form just really knocks it out of the park.
It''s a VN so I gotta talk about the story, and it's Time Travel done right. Which is worth plenty alone, it's really hard to write a good time travel story (well, time leap 90% of the time but there's still travel) but it's really well thought out in all aspects, the best time travel story in video games (alongside Unwound Future, but it has a much larger focus here) butterfly effect is in full force.
The story really shines with its protagonist, Okabe Rintaro, who is my favorite VN protagonists and one of my favorite protagonists in general. Not only is he fun as all hell to watch when he enters chuuni mode, and is even funny outside of it, but he's easy to resonate with and relate to when looking inside himself. The psychological trauma of time travel impacts him in as realistically as time travel can convey such a thing.
While most of the girls (and the guy) are a little less in depth, they're still fun and Mayuri and Kurisu are absolute treats. Kurisu has her design, Asami Imai, and one of the best examples of a tsundere. The romance she and Okabe share is incredible, and you'd be damn hard pressed to find a kiss scene better than this one. While Mayuri has her calming nature, sweet as a button looks, and an unforgettable tuturu. Speedreaders think Mayuri is too dumb but she is surrounded by geniuses so that's an unfair comparison, and she has much stronger social skills than the others so like, give the girl some credit.
Daru is in the game and he makes a Clannad reference based Daru. Chad Supah Hackah.
This review is getting long but I love Steins;Gate, even if it has some negatives. While necessary for the story structure of this plot, I'm not a fan of the "one route but it splits into other endings depending on when you slip up" VN format. More of a personal gripe. On replays where you skip scenes you can easily zone out for a second and miss a cell phone window which is really frustrating, especially if it's a crucial one (which you'd have no way of knowing either, of course). The cell phone messages are nice but leave little clues as to if you're on the right track. The true path is an incredible reward, but I'd still recommend a guide to get there. This is THE Steins;Gate experience, better than the anime. A must play.
I mean, you already did. You wouldn't read a spoiler'd review without playing the game, would you?
The VN that lead to the second best anime of the 2010s. Anime omits some scenes and Okabe's internal thought process (as well as a two certain scenes that go very, very dark), as well as nice phone conversations, so that alone should be enough, but something about this form just really knocks it out of the park.
It''s a VN so I gotta talk about the story, and it's Time Travel done right. Which is worth plenty alone, it's really hard to write a good time travel story (well, time leap 90% of the time but there's still travel) but it's really well thought out in all aspects, the best time travel story in video games (alongside Unwound Future, but it has a much larger focus here) butterfly effect is in full force.
The story really shines with its protagonist, Okabe Rintaro, who is my favorite VN protagonists and one of my favorite protagonists in general. Not only is he fun as all hell to watch when he enters chuuni mode, and is even funny outside of it, but he's easy to resonate with and relate to when looking inside himself. The psychological trauma of time travel impacts him in as realistically as time travel can convey such a thing.
While most of the girls (and the guy) are a little less in depth, they're still fun and Mayuri and Kurisu are absolute treats. Kurisu has her design, Asami Imai, and one of the best examples of a tsundere. The romance she and Okabe share is incredible, and you'd be damn hard pressed to find a kiss scene better than this one. While Mayuri has her calming nature, sweet as a button looks, and an unforgettable tuturu. Speedreaders think Mayuri is too dumb but she is surrounded by geniuses so that's an unfair comparison, and she has much stronger social skills than the others so like, give the girl some credit.
Daru is in the game and he makes a Clannad reference based Daru. Chad Supah Hackah.
This review is getting long but I love Steins;Gate, even if it has some negatives. While necessary for the story structure of this plot, I'm not a fan of the "one route but it splits into other endings depending on when you slip up" VN format. More of a personal gripe. On replays where you skip scenes you can easily zone out for a second and miss a cell phone window which is really frustrating, especially if it's a crucial one (which you'd have no way of knowing either, of course). The cell phone messages are nice but leave little clues as to if you're on the right track. The true path is an incredible reward, but I'd still recommend a guide to get there. This is THE Steins;Gate experience, better than the anime. A must play.
I mean, you already did. You wouldn't read a spoiler'd review without playing the game, would you?
NOWITSREYNTIME17
2 years ago