There's a lot of reading, for those not used to reading. Cons - The gameplay is somewhat limited compared to your average video game. The gameplay, revolving around a time-texting cell phone, is also unique. Pros - The writing, storytelling, and characterization, are some of the best I've seen in any medium, let alone video games. And the music does a great job of capturing the right mood at the right times. The sound effects are also put to great use, with the right sound effects at the right moments. The voice actors did a great job at portraying the characters, perfectly capturing the personalities, tones, expressions, and emotions. While the voices are only in Japanese, the voice acting is excellent. Audio - This is something that visual novels (also called "sound novels") usually excel at, and Steins Gate is better than most. Overall, the art-work is very impressive. The most unique aspect of the character design is the eyes, which have a swirly hypnotic look to them, adding to the game's dark mood.
It's also refreshing that, unlike most anime and visual novels, there isn't much pretty-boy "androgyny" to the male characters (except for Luka, in a subversive way), nor is there much "male gaze" sexualization to the female characters (except for Faris, but still toned-down). The dark tones, the water-colour art, and the grimy look, all give the game a dark, unique feel. Visuals - The visuals in Steins Gate are unique and original. This innovative gameplay mechanic helps give the game more interactivity than what you'd find in your average visual novel. This is where you make your choices, with the way you use your cell phone affecting how the story unfolds, whether it's deciding whether to answer calls or read text messages, or how you choose to respond to calls and messages. Compared to our average visual novel, however, Steins Gate adds more interactivity with Okabe's cell phone, which becomes is a kind of time-texting device in the story. Unlike most RPG's where the choices usually have very little impact on how the story unfolds, the choices in visual novels like Steins Gate can have major unforeseen consequences and lead you down different narrative paths. And like most visual novels, the decisions you make have a big impact on how the story unfolds. Like most visual novels, you'll be spending a lot of time reading, with the gameplay mostly limited to making decisions that impact the narrative flow. Gameplay - This is where some of the more traditional gamers might have an issue, but something most visual novel fans should be used to. Steins Gate makes you care for the characters, adding a great deal of emotional weight to the story. Braun, the part-time "warrior" Suzuha, etc. The supporting cast are also well-developed and likeable in their own ways, including the naive childhood friend Mayuri, the Otaku nerd Daru, the fake "moe" character Faris, the landlord Mr. This makes the relationship and banter between Okabe and Makise immensely enjoyable. She's a mentally strong character, with an intellect rivalling Okabe, and has a well-developed, three-dimensional personality. The lead female character Kurisu is also very well-written. At first he comes across as being arrogant and delusional, but as we listen to this thoughts, he comes across as a well-developed, three-dimensional person, with human flaws and anxieties beyond his arrogant and quirky exterior. The star of the show is Okabe, a self-proclaimed "mad scientist" and one of the most likeable protagonists I've ever come across. The cast of characters are very well-written and memorable. Characterization - This is where Steins Gate truly shines. And because of the strong characterization, making you care for the characters, the story always packs a powerful emotional punch.
Unlike a lot of sci-fi plot twists, the plot twists in Steins Gate don't come from nowhere, but are always foreshadowed and well-explained within the context of the narrative. Steins Gate strikes a great balance, dealing with many current scientific theories in an understandable and digestible way without becoming convoluted, yet this never gets in the way of the amazing characterization.
However, a lot of hard sci-fi usually suffer from being convoluted or lacking characterization. Unlike most shallow sci-fi stories, Steins Gate is hard science-fiction, which goes into detail on how the science works. Story - Some of the best writing and storytelling I have ever experienced in a video game, or any medium for that matter, even rivalling the Story - Some of the best writing and storytelling I have ever experienced in a video game, or any medium for that matter, even rivalling the best sci-fi narratives in movies, books, and television.
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