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Topic	The Board 8 Discord Sports Chat Rank Their Top 100 Respective Video Games part 3
TheKnightOfNee 02/08/21 1:17:52 AM #24:	#33. Steins;Gate (PS3, 2015) Following up the game that was a gateway for me to play visual novels is 100% definitely a visual novel. Steins;Gate is a story about a group of students whose hobby is taking electronics, computers, etc. and creating new inventions, generally of the useless variety. Somehow in this, they accidentally invent a machine that has properties of a time travel machine. There is a lot of care in the writing to make everything seem as legit and real as possible. It's not like time travel is discovered and everything kicks into high gear, but rather there is gradual experimenting and discovery to learn what the hell is even going on? There is a lot of discussion on science and physics and scientific history to make the science in this game all seem as plausible as possible. It seems like it can be rather complex, but it serves to really narrow down what the rules are with the invention, and make clearer what can happen and what's at stake. Eventually, things do kick in to high gear, and it's a real roller coaster of events. There are some strong emotions and sharp turns in the plot to be found. A good story is of course amplified by good characters, and Steins;Gate has a very memorable cast. They each get their time to shine as the story unfolds, and are important in some manner. Several of them also lean down some branch of nerd/otaku/internet culture, and I think it helped that I was familiar with all of those to some degree. Cell phones also play a crucial role in this game, and communication is run through text messages at times. I think that helps all the characters become very real, seeing them typing conversations versus their spoken conversations, and talking with them about their very specific hobbies. I know there is more to the series, but so far I've only played this game. I really want to see what more of these games have to offer. I also very recently bought the Steins;Gate anime series (like, a week ago) and want to watch that soon. --- ONLY FIVE CAN LADDER. Sushi, kamikaze, fujiyama, nippon-ichi... <cite>TheKnightOfNee posted [p:950404181] in The Board ... [t:79281225]...</cite> <quote>#33. Steins;Gate (PS3, 2015) Following up the game that was a gateway for me to play visual novels is 100% definitely a visual novel. Steins;Gate is a story about a group of students whose hobby is taking electronics, computers, etc. and creating new inventions, generally of the useless variety. Somehow in this, they accidentally invent a machine that has properties of a time travel machine. There is a lot of care in the writing to make everything seem as legit and real as possible. It's not like time travel is discovered and everything kicks into high gear, but rather there is gradual experimenting and discovery to learn what the hell is even going on? There is a lot of discussion on science and physics and scientific history to make the science in this game all seem as plausible as possible. It seems like it can be rather complex, but it serves to really narrow down what the rules are with the invention, and make clearer what can happen and what's at stake. Eventually, things do kick in to high gear, and it's a real roller coaster of events. There are some strong emotions and sharp turns in the plot to be found. A good story is of course amplified by good characters, and Steins;Gate has a very memorable cast. They each get their time to shine as the story unfolds, and are important in some manner. Several of them also lean down some branch of nerd/otaku/internet culture, and I think it helped that I was familiar with all of those to some degree. Cell phones also play a crucial role in this game, and communication is run through text messages at times. I think that helps all the characters become very real, seeing them typing conversations versus their spoken conversations, and talking with them about their very specific hobbies. I know there is more to the series, but so far I've only played this game. I really want to see what more of these games have to offer. I also very recently bought the Steins;Gate anime series (like, a week ago) and want to watch that soon. --- ONLY FIVE CAN LADDER. Sushi, kamikaze, fujiyama, nippon-ichi...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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