Steins Gate English Patch

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SteinsGate 0 is fantastic, but the anime for it is very well done and tells the same story, so honestly I find it a bit hard to recommend the visual novel since there is no player agency and the format doesn't really add anything. Same thing applies to the original Steins;Gate for that matter.

Played the first steins gate this year, and it has become my favourite story in any medium I have ever experienced. Absolutely fell in love with it, and only realized a few days ago that this had come out on Switch. Absolutely beyond excited, cannot wait!

@HeroponRiki Can't comment on how the Steins;Gate 0 anime compares to the game as I haven't watched it yet (or finished the game) but, in my opinion, the original Steins;Gate anime, while really well done, is a much inferior way to experience the story than playing the original (or Elite). They did about as good a job as they could have to cram it all into a season of anime, but I much prefer the slower pacing and extra detail that you get from the games, plus all the other endings that are all really well done.

@HeroponRiki your a bit off about that, the games have more information in them including more on the connections to other parts of the science adventure series: Chaos;Child/Head & Robotic;Notes as well as the overall villainous organization behind the events the entire series: Committee of 300/The Hidden Hand.

@Aurumonado The VN is much better. They did well in trying to adapt a story that basically requires you to go through each ending to fully understand everything, but there was also content that just did not make it through that was a significant experience. Overall, the VNs for both anime are much better because they provide a lot more depth when it comes to characters and plot details. Even so, the first anime is fantastic and 0's adaption is up there as well, but it's definitely worth going through the VNs because it's just a whole new experience, really.

Kinda off-topic but... did you know that Nintendo and Mages (formerly 5pb, developer and publisher of the Steins;Gate series) are co-developing a Famicom Detective Club remake, set for a 2020 launch??

@Aurumonado I was really let down by the SG0 anime. The original anime is one of my absolute favourites (and my entry point into the series) - played SG0 after watching that and was equally in love with it. The SG0 anime on the other hand... yeah, kinda didn't stick the landing. A few too many corners cut, a fair bit too much plot sacrificed at the alter of insert generic fanservice trope here.

ymmv but for me one of the strengths of the SG anime was the cut a lot of the typical visual novel 'waifu' / fanservice guff, whereas the SG0 anime just indulged in it with both hands with some exceptionally dodgy contrived scenes

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