Steins;Gate
Game » consists of 32 releases. Released Oct 15, 2009
The second, and most popular, entry in the Science Adventure series of visual novels. Centers around a group of friends who accidentally invent a device that can send text messages back in time, sparking a pandemonium of alternate timelines and conspiracies. El Psy Kongroo.
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5 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 2 (0) 1 (0) 4.0 starsAverage score of 3 user reviews
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A science-adventure tour-de-force that is a masterclass in character development 1
I love time travel and time manipulation stories. Even when poorly executed, or lacking in scientific rigour, I am usually entertained by them if the central idea is sound. Steins;Gate is not that - Steins;Gate is a genuinely masterful piece of story-telling, that intelligently weaves hard science, interesting characters and great music into a both heart-wrenching and comedic look at the perils of messing with time.I went into Steins;Gate knowing very little about it - I had messed around with t...
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While this game has some issues it is still a captivating visual novel that’ll keep you hooked till the end 0
It has been two years since I first visited the visual novel sequel to this game. I played it after watching the anime adaption based on this one. On a whim I decided to finally play this after it has been sitting on my PS3 for a few years. So let us begin the journey on the path to Steins Gate!The art style in this game makes it stand out a lot vs every other visual novel.The adventure begins in modern Tokyo. A man called Okabe and his childhood friend Mayuri are on their way to a public scien...
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Watch the (wonderful) anime instead. 0
Steins; Gate is 95% a visual novel. That's to say that player interaction with it is overwhelmingly limited to just clicking the mouse to move on to the next line of written dialogue. The remaining 5% of the experience might be considered as game play but only in the most simplistic terms.Having already watched the full anime series, I can say that Steins; Gate the video game follows the narrative of the anime very closely for the vast majority of the game.And, as was the case with the anime, bo...
2 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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