The first thing to note about Steins;Gate 0's story in comparison to the first title's, is the fact that Steins;Gate 0's story branches off much more than the first Steins;Gate did. Suzuha is the one who slaps Okarin instead of Mayushi and Okarin is plunged into despair, giving up on saving Kurisu altogether. One of those awkward moments in the Yuki/Daru relationship. Of course, the series also borrowed from the original Steins;Gate OST, too so it was a nice mixed bag of audible goodness! Slight spoiler with this one. You know at the end of this ride, Okarin will receive the message from himself and that they will reach the Steins Gate world line. The story starts with flashes of Okabe's experiences; Kurisu and Doctor Nakabachi, her father choking her, charging to attack Doctor Nakabachi when suddenly Kurisu rushes in between, and lastly Kurisu covered in blood fallen against him. Eventually, she’s clued in about Kurisu’s research into time travel and ends up filling Kurisu’s role in Okabe’s lab. Copyright © TechRaptor LLC 2013-2020 form, it’s only Kurisu’s memories from before she took her trip to Japan… so all of the things that happened during the radio building, including her death, are missing from the A.I. Endings. After finishing Steins;Gate 0, I can't think of it as a sequel. Even then, the title only asks for you to clear one specific ending before you get the chance to unlock the true ending by clearing another ending. For that point, I'd recommend reading blind for your first route and then using Reading Steiner's ending guide so you can finish the rest of the routes before viewing the "true ending" of the game. With how well it fits into the original story, complimenting it - Steins;Gate 0 feels like the missing half to the original that I didn't even know I wanted, let alone needed. With all that being said, Steins;Gate 0 isn't perfect. She’s one of those characters that your heart just goes out to but you know you can’t do anything about it. There’s more to Dr. Leskinen but that would venture into heavy spoiler territory. Following the events of Steins;Gate, Okabe finally finds himself in the Beta worldline and is visited by Suzuha who travels to Okabe using her time machine. "STEINS;GATE", based on the anime currently being broadcast has finally been released for Google play! Because the journey is just that damn good! She really brought that role into her own and while she won’t be liked to Taiga from Toradora or Asuka from Neon Genesis Evangelion, she has her own charm in her own unique way. Although the story isn't quite as straightforward as the original's, the added emphasis on many separate stories coming together fits in with the game's theme, and in the end, strengthens the final words that the player is left with at the end of the original Steins;Gate. I did enjoy his character and loved every twist and turn that came with it. If I'm not writing or working on other work, you can almost always find me playing some sort of game! edited 1 year ago. Knowing that it wasn’t adapted to its full potential and the fact that they leaned on Okabe’s despair too much stopped this show from being perfect. This makes her quite the adorable character! The story of Steins;Gate 0 is actually rather simple to explain but not-so-simple at the same time. The time machine's hatch opens upon world line divergence 1.129848%, 2010/08/21 17:56:01hrs. It was conveyed in such a way where you didn’t need to play the visual novel to fully understand everything that was going on. I liked Maho and Leskinen’s designs and the subtle details they put into Amadeus Kurisu were spectacular! Share ; All Endings. With that out of the way, it's time to talk about the most important aspect of Steins;Gate 0 - the story. Can Steins;Gate 0 end up pulling off two back-to-back 5-star ratings? In this answer, I will be answering questions relating to Steins;Gate (first season), Steins;Gate Movie (Load Region of Déjà vu) and Steins;Gate 0. You get to witness a man who refuses to touch the fabrics of time ever again only to slowly realize that ignoring everything still won’t change a thing and that he has a duty to see his mission through to its conclusion. Even though Okabe had avoided the dystopia of the Alpha worldline and all other parallel universes connected to it, the Beta worldline can potentially suffer the same fate. I want to give Steins;Gate 0 a 5-star rating due to the complexity of the story, the amazing characters, and the overall journey from beginning to end but I just can’t. The CG, when used, blended in perfectly and didn’t do anything to take you out of the show. Now that I've read it though, I can't think of Steins;Gate without it. When we get a glimpse at the future, it’s a bit shocking to see how some of those characters turned out but it’s not shocking because the show sets you up to expect something like that but it’s still a bit jarring when it eventually does come to pass. - Product Summary STEINS;GATE is the second collaborative work between 5pb and Nitroplus with a science-fiction/adventure theme. They gave interesting backstory and details for some characters, but overall had no actual bearing to the meat of the narrative as a whole. Talk about stubborn! He loves to have fun but also takes his work very seriously. He’s very outgoing but also a very imposing character at the same time. Guide On How To Get All The Endings In Steins Gate 0 The game consists of six endings which are dependant on what decision you take during your playthrough and unlike previous games getting all of them in the new Steins Gate is quite easy. The player navigates the game using their smartphone as a trigger. Steins;Gate 0 takes you on a wild ride as you watch Okabe Rintaro dig himself out of depression and resume his mission to reach the Steins Gate world line by any means necessary. After killing Kurisu with his own hands, Okabe attempts to move on with a normal life. This makes sense, since both stories take place in the same general world, though in different "worldlines". White Fox is back to do the animation and everything is as top notch as it was with the first series. If anything, they explored this side of Okabe too much and that, hurt the series overall, in my opinion. TechRaptor Team Had they spent less time on Okabe’s depression and more time fleshing out some of the plot points they glossed over, I would have given this 5 stars in a heartbeat. She gets sent back in time with Suzuha; however, Suzuha gets separated from here and has to make a time leap. I made an exception this time around because of my love for Steins;Gate as a whole. I want to know, has anyone got a flow chart or a walkthrough for all the Endings? Ethics & Standards He takes a fond interest in Okabe and even invites him to study at VCU in which Okabe actually considers. Remember, I said I would be holding this to an unusually high bar given how well the first series was done. I voluntarily spoiled myself ahead of time and it really did have an impact on my judgment of the show. I am a bit torn on the fact that the events of the visual novel were rearranged for the purposes of adaptation but from a television viewer’s perspective who hasn’t played the source material, it actually makes sense. For all intents and purposes, the original Steins;Gate was a linear experience: whichever route you ended up on depended upon whether or not you decided to erase a D-mail when prompted, and whichever D-mail you might have decided to leave intact. There is no anime for Steins;gate 0. I think they were original content. This is the story o… Still, there are some clunky songs in there that we could do without, but there are more iconic tunes on this OST than there were in the first. If you recall, that’s the episode where Okarin receives a message from himself in the future, telling him how to save Kurisu and enter the Steins Gate world line. Josh also has a Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and is a creative writer who has created original content for over 20 years! It was a pretty funny side story but still pretty impactful in the grand scheme of things. Summary Although the darker themes may throw fans, Steins;Gate 0 tells a grand tale that fans of the series will still enjoy immensely due to how well the characters and story as a whole are written. The timeline where Okarin gave up and then found his obsession with saving Kurisu all over again. Kagiri is Mayushii’s adopted daughter in the future. His personality is likened that to a big child. It'll be impossible to avoid spoiling the original's story while talking about Steins;Gate 0 - do yourself a favor and watch or read the first Steins;Gate before reading this review. If you recall, that’s the episode where Okarin receives a message from himself in the future, telling him how to save Kurisu and enter the Steins Gate world line. - Tag Line The 12th theory that could even blaspheme God -- That is a product of chance we obtained. I'd like to make special note of the VN's three ending themes, as well as the title's "Amadeus" OP. 24 episodes An alternate ending to Steins;Gate that leads with the eccentric mad scientist Okabe, struggling to recover from a failed attempt at rescuing Kurisu. * The game supports Japanese only. However, I have to look at this from an anime-only viewer’s perspective as well and when you look at it from that vantage point, I think Steins;Gate 0 did a great job getting the story across. I’ll just say that there are some really deep-rooted story plots with him that will probably shock you! It is the story of a broken man. She goes through a few scenarios in the anime but let’s just say none of them really treat her with any fondness. Manage Cookies / Privacy Policy, Write for TechRaptor is as similar to the real deal as it could be, right down to her personality and tsundere tendencies! There were some slow parts but that’s to be expected. OK, so probably not many of you here (or maybe many) are playing Steins;Gate 0. User Info: zurcn zurcn 4 … As a standalone anime, Steins;Gate 0’s story is phenomenal but since I’ve been exposed to the VN, I can’t help but see the flaws in comparison. The game consist on two routes with 6 different endings. I really enjoyed this side of Okabe. She’s one of Mayushi’s friends and is revealed to be the future wife of Daru and future mother of Suzuha! The only thing that was driving her forward was her love to Mayushii and even that was taken advantage of. Steins;Gate offers multiple endings based on crucial decisions you make during your playthrough, most of which are bittersweet. However, in 23B, that doesn’t happen. Steins;Gate 0 is a game which seems to straddle these two worlds being as it is a science fiction tale by a Japanese developer. (Topic ID: 1742233) Steins;Gate 0 is a story about the Okabe Rintaro that failed to save his love, and ended up becoming her killer. Steins;Gate 0 Endings Flow Chart? Some of the strongest emotional impacts in the story are hidden within these "optional" routes. If you don’t already own the visual novel’s OST, do yourself a favor and go out and get it as the soundtrack is, in my opinion, leaps and bounds better than the original series. Still, since I have played the VN, it did bother me that certain scenes were cut, some were glossed over, or some just didn’t have their importance accentuated enough. It’s a hell of an emotional journey and it takes an actual third world war for Okabe to wake up and realize his purpose. First of all, this isnt a walkthrough guide on how to unlock all the endings in one playthough. < > Showing 1-15 of 16 comments . The story of Steins;Gate 0 is actually rather simple to explain but not-so-simple at the same time. Dragonfly, and From Ashe.. Steins;Gate 0 has just one fault, which is that you need to play the first game in the series to fully appreciate the story, the character progression, the new twist on some of the protagonists. It’s the story of the Okarin who sends that message back to himself in the original Episode 23. Steins;Gate 0 is a visual novel developed by 5pb and Nitroplus, and over the past week I powered through the 40-45 hours it takes to see its six different endings and earn its platinum trophy. About Us, PC Gaming Content Outside of the fact that all events from the original series are missing in Amadeus’ memory, the A.I. Make no mistake: if you loved the original Steins;Gate, Steins;Gate 0 is an absolute must-read. "Amadeus", with its depressed but eventually turning to optimistic lyrics frames the title's tone almost perfectly. Suzuha is the one who slaps Okarin instead of Mayushi and Okarin is plunged into despair, giving up on saving Kurisu altogether. This makes dealing with Amadeus all that much more difficult for him and, at one point, he actually gives up on trying to communicate with her. Maho is a bit short-tempered, especially when people confuse her for a little girl, despite being an adult. While we already know the ending to this series, the journey to that ending fills in a huge gap left by the first season. how has Kurisu survived in steins gate? Helpful Links About Us The Team Cookies Contact Us Advertise with Us Ethics Policy Review Policy Privacy Policy Sitemap, Explore News Reviews Features Podcasts Guides Gaming Anime Books Films & TV, Gear Fighter Dendoh Original CD Albums Re-Released for Streaming, The Mandalorian Season 2 Review – This Is Still (Mostly) The Way, Patricia Summersett Talks Voicing Zelda, Criticisms About Portrayal, ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 Confirmed, ‘The Book of Boba’ Fett Spin-Off to Follow, Stockings Stuffed – War Of Infinite Panels #34, Spends too much time on Okabe’s depression, Some of the material is glossed over and not fleshed out. After failing to save Kurisu, Okarin becomes a shell of his former self. In its simplistic form, Steins;Gate 0starts on Episode 23B of the original series. There needed to be breaks in the drama and I felt that Steins;Gate 0 utilized those breaks nicely. Character portraits from the previous VN show up occasionally, though every character has received entirely new art for most sections of the title, with old portraits only showing up when appropriate. Join the online community, create your anime and manga list, read reviews, explore the forums, follow news, and so much more! Steins;Gate 0 tried it’s best to reach that bar and snag a second 5-star rating from me but it had two fingers on the bar and those fingers slipped before it could fully grasp it. Spoiler: S;G 0. It’s these kinds of conflicting thoughts which make me want to be an anime-only viewer first. Amadeus, Okabe is forced back into a world he was desperately trying to forget. 20 Years Later: What Did Mario Party 3 Bring to the Party. When you realize Steins;Gate is over and not coming back. You get to experience all of the inner turmoil running through Okabe’s head. This complicates things for Okabe because he finally gets to interact with Kurisu again, but it’s not the same Kurisu that he remembers. Steins;Gate 0 Review - Memories of a Forgotten World, How the Death Stranding X Cyberpunk 2077 Crossover Could Open the Door for DLC, 6 Cool Places to Visit First in Cyberpunk 2077's Night City, Colors Live Quests and Challenges Test Your Art Skills, Pokémon Crystal Turns 20: The First 'Real' Pokémon Game. First things first Steins;Gate 0 is a visual novel game which means there is virtually no player interaction, it’s effectively a book with pictures and music. Steins;Gate 0 was reviewed on PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 with codes provided by the publisher. The fact that it took an entire series to fill in the blank of one of the unanswered questions from the original series is a testament to just how deep the story is with the Steins;Gate franchise. named Amadeus. SPOILER ALERT! It’s because of those flaws that it gets a 4.5. Steins Gate 0: finish making it pls. I'd like to save my thoughts regarding Steins;Gate 0's story for last, as I feel like if I don't mention some of the improvements to the VN's art, and the new soundtrack, I might not end up talking about them. He drops the whole Mad Scientist Hououin Kyoma persona and attends college. My only complaint is that they went to that well once too often and it got to the point where I felt it was becoming an excuse to fill lines of dialogue rather than doing something proactive to move the plot along. She’s the first of four new characters in Steins;Gate 0. Although I was able to piece together some of the parts of the puzzle that explained exactly what happened in the true ending after discussing the details of it with a friend who had played through the Japanese release, it was still easy to see how the true ending might seem pretty vague at first, and maybe anticlimactic. Steins;Gate 0 consists of fourteen unnumbered chapters leading to six different endings. Since 2009, the STEINS; GATE series has sold over 1,000,000 copies! She ends up doing whatever she can to aid Okabe when he finally rediscovers his necessity of leaping between world lines and reaching the Steins Gate. Summaries An alternate ending to Steins;Gate that leads with the eccentric mad scientist Okabe, struggling to recover from a failed attempt at rescuing Kurisu. I know no adaptation is going to be perfect and with so many routes, it’s almost impossible to do a 1:1 adaptation but I felt they could have spent a little more time going into the some of the deeper facets of the story rather than just glossing over them as they did. The story of a broken man, and his journey to recovery - and eventually to the true "Steins Gate" that would save him from his pain and suffering. The original Steins;Gate was amazing, and in my opinion, this one is even better, but it still has its problems. She had a unique personality even though it was mixed with some of your typical tsundere tropes. To ease the pain, you can sit here and watch Kurisu wink at you all day. Steins;Gate 0's story completely spoils the ending to the first VN from the word "go". It would take me all day to explain what I loved about all the new characters and to go into detail about how each character develops throughout the story. * The game supports Japanese only. When Okabe discovers that Maho and Kurisu used to work together and that Kurisu is “alive” as the new A.I. All of the songs were used at the right moments and really drove home the impact of what you were watching on screen. She was thrown into a situation against her will only to end up being used as a tool. Overview. Steins;Gate 0 is without a doubt one of the best VNs I've ever read, and even a step above the original Steins;Gate in regards to quality. The only way to prevent the world from going into ruin is to save Kurisu from being murdered and preventing World … In this world line, Kurisu is dead but “lives on” in the form of an A.I. It looked and felt like Steins;Gate and that’s all we could ever ask for! I dug the character! Be that as it may, I still felt the pacing was a bit rushed from a VN player’s perspective but I also felt that the pacing was right on from an anime-only viewer’s perspective. This is, in part, due to some of the new characters introduced in Steins;Gate 0, as well as additional character development for the characters from the previous title. Without a doubt, Maho, Kagari, and all the other new characters flesh out the cast without feeling shoehorned or out of place. After killing Kurisu with his own hands, Okabe attempts to move on with a normal life. For what it's worth, I think the ending is fantastic now that I've thought about it; it's probably the most important part of the puzzle for reaching Steins Gate in the original VN, even if you're never aware of that possibility until viewing a few of Steins;Gate 0's endings. Steins;Gate 0 is the life of that Okabe. He serves as the mentor to Maho and is the former mentor of Kurisu. I wanted to play the VN, knowing full well there was an anime adaptation coming. He is also the author of the original English light novels Final Hope, A.R. Steins;Gate 0 is a spin-off to the visual novel franchise that was advertised by the creators as the "true sequel" to the original Steins;Gate.The game does not continue after the true ending of the first Steins;Gate but instead takes place in an alternate timeline. However, in 23B, that doesn’t happen. I try my best to take in the source material second but I just couldn’t help it in this case… for better or for worse. It’s everything with love about Kurisu Makise and makes me wish I had her installed on my phone! Anyways, I started a new game and read and ignore almost all of the rine messages until near the end and I only got the trophy at the end of an ending with that ending's trophy. When they finally do, she ends up losing all of her memories… for now. Although the connections aren't immediately spelled out to you, looking just a bit below the surface helps make the connections seem clear. Despite not having much interaction with the player, Steins;Gate 0 is an enjoyable experience with an enthralling and clever storyline that can keep you up thinking about it … Apart from this, we're talking about one of the best script in recent memory, and a high quality visual novel for both Vita and Ps4 owners. I gave the original Steins;Gate a 5/5… something I try my best not to do because that would indicate, to me, that the anime was either perfect in every way (to my tastes) or as close to being perfect as it’s going to get. In an ingenious design by the game's creators, its routes can branch to form a zero when plotted out on a chart. Cyberscam Marketing 2020. Normally, I would point you to a previous review and only focus on the new characters but because of the nature of Steins;Gate 0, every character feels like a brand-new character so let’s explore them one-by-one! It gave you that deeper connection that was missing from the first series. You get to explore Okabe’s darkest moments whereas, in the original series, a lot of his monologues from the original VN were cut in favor of showing a more light-hearted side to him. He decides to give up and abandons his... See full summary » The story was captivating and even though you knew the ending, the journey to that ending still kept you guessing at every turn. It held your attention so much that you didn’t want the episode to end. TechRaptor is your source for high quality gaming news, reviews, and articles. Steins;Gate 0 is the life of that Okabe. I don't think there's a proper way to tell how or why X character that died in Y Attractor Field is still alive in the Steins Gate Worldline. I'm a writer for TechRaptor, technology and games in particular have been my passion my whole life, and to contribute to the industry has been my dream. Steins;Gate 0 does end up reusing a lot of locations from the previous story, and I can't really think of one area from the previous title that doesn't show up in one way or another. The whole beginning of their relationship was sloppy as all hell but that was the whole charm with it! You could get the fullness of the story just from watching the show, even though the show did take some liberties with it. You already know that will happen so why bother watching this show if you know the outcome? Official Title: en verified Steins;Gate 0: Official Title: ja Steins;Gate 0: Type: TV Series, 23 episodes Year: 12.04.2018 till 27.09.2018: Tags: angst A feeling of general discomfort and uneasiness is present due to either trivial or more serious reasons, often accompanied by depression. That means he’s also Kurisu’s former mentor/professor while she was studying in America. That’s what I meant in my opening statement that you know the ending to Steins;Gate 0 before even watching the first episode. Despite the darker tone of the story, Steins;Gate 0's OST still manages to include some more lighthearted tracks, and at least I feel that the developers succeeded in placing them at the right points in the story. It’s pretty rare when an anime premieres and you know the ending to it before the first episode even airs; however, that is the case with Steins;Gate 0. He knows that no matter what he says to her, he’s not in her memories at all. Rintaro Okabe, who had become traumatised over his experiences time troubles, has chosen to stay in a world in which Kurisu Makise is dead. Granted, even before I got that explanation I had started to understand what the ending was going for and was less confused, but I can definitely see players not understanding the impact of the True Ending at first. E3 Coverage, Star Citizen's First Dynamic Event Includes Server-Wide Battles, Grand Theft Horse Sim Rustler Launches In 2021. Original Steins Gate: fantastic. As such, almost all of these other routes felt like afterthoughts. Steins;Gate 0 is just as good as the original, and you will definitely want to playthrough all the various endings to find out what is instore for Okabe and friends – which will push your playtime up to the thirty hour mark, making it a longer game than the original. It was one of those shows that I begged for more and felt sad because I couldn’t get more until Wednesday of the following week rolled around. Despite being in A.I. Not really a NEW new character but one that gets a hell of a lot more attention in this series.