Board 8 > RATE THE GAME - #152 - Steins;Gate

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notdave
02/23/25 9:04:11 PM
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Metaphor was in 12th for a while until youknowwho pushed it just out of the top 20

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Game #152 - Steins;Gate
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i think FFD requested this one but i didn't keep track
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Leonhart4
02/23/25 9:17:02 PM
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9.5/10

Starts off a little slow, but once it gets rolling, it's incredible

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KamikazePotato
02/23/25 9:21:46 PM
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Can I rate based on the anime lol

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Leonhart4
02/23/25 9:22:40 PM
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KamikazePotato posted...
Can I rate based on the anime lol

I mean honestly the only thing extra the game has is alternate endings

And the characters being sparkly

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UshiromiyaEva
02/23/25 9:26:30 PM
#5:


Also trying to decide if I wanna vote even though I've barely touched the game itself.

I mean it's a VN. The anime is considered extremely faithful and well done. It's not like it's Umineko.

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TheArkOfTurus
02/23/25 9:38:27 PM
#6:


7

Used to love it, but my opinion of it has fallen.

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Lopen
02/23/25 9:38:41 PM
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The anime is significantly better honestly and I won't say that about a lot of VNs. Removes the pacing issues and what it cuts isn't missed because the side routes generally are not worth bothering with in this game either and I'd say that's most of what it removes? I dunno I'd rather watch the anime in any case. Game is still fine.

7.8

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MacArrowny
02/23/25 9:39:21 PM
#8:


9

The anime is pretty different from the game in a lot of ways. It changes many things, for better and for worse. For example, game Okabe is more homophobic, and the anime adds way more fat jokes about Daru. The game's a lot funnier, while the anime's generally better at the serious parts. The game has good music, while the anime's soundtrack is trash and often nonexistent. I'd say they're pretty similar in quality overall, but they're hardly the same.

UshiromiyaEva posted...
I mean it's a VN. The anime is considered extremely faithful and well done. It's not like it's Umineko.
The Umineko anime's about as faithful as the SG anime.

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UshiromiyaEva
02/23/25 9:41:10 PM
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That from you is enough to convince me that it counts and I should indeed vote.

9.5.

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tcaz2
02/23/25 9:43:23 PM
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MacArrowny posted...
The Umineko anime's about as faithful as the SG anime.

This is an insane thing to say.

That said the VN is still fairly different than the anime. VN does the slice of life parts better, anime does the plot better, for the most part.

8/10
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MacArrowny
02/23/25 9:45:26 PM
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tcaz2 posted...
This is an insane thing to say.
How so? The Umineko anime changes almost nothing from the games, but cuts out big chunks here and there, rushing through sequences the game spends a long time on - SG's anime also does this. It doesn't actively change much, like, say, the Higurashi or Clannad anime do.

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Lopen
02/23/25 9:50:44 PM
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MacArrowny posted...
The game's a lot funnier, while the anime's generally better at the serious parts

This seems pretty accurate actually in terms of the major difference aside from the pacing.

I honestly didn't find the game that funny either but it hits more often for sure.

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Leonhart4
02/23/25 9:51:19 PM
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Umineko's anime kinda missed the point of the VN even if it doesn't actually cut a lot of content

Steins;Gate as an anime doesn't feel that different from the VN because it nails the tone the story is going for

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OrangeCrush980
02/23/25 10:06:39 PM
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8.5

Maybe could go a little higher since the good parts are really good. Like Chapter 6 is just 6 hours of awesome. And the slower parts aren't that bad. It's just that even some of the later chapters have pacing problems too, and that's enough to hold it back from being a truly outstanding game.

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pyresword
02/23/25 10:15:58 PM
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The anime is absolutely a 10/10 but I never played the game. One of the best stories ever though

Probably don't count this as a real rating.

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Evillordexdeath
02/23/25 10:17:37 PM
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Haven't read the VN but the anime would be a 3.

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Lopen
02/23/25 10:17:56 PM
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I'd probably give the anime like a point higher than the game, personally.

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MacArrowny
02/23/25 10:20:16 PM
#18:


Leonhart4 posted...
Umineko's anime kinda missed the point of the VN even if it doesn't actually cut a lot of content

Steins;Gate as an anime doesn't feel that different from the VN because it nails the tone the story is going for
Fair! I feel like the Umineko anime did get the tone right at times, but mostly it failed pretty hard, yeah.

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UshiromiyaEva
02/23/25 10:25:57 PM
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I would say Umineko is probably the worst anime ever made in comparison to what it actually should be. It's an absolute embarrassment, an utter failure. It's definitely my most hated anime.

By comparison, S;G may still be my favorite anime, which is probably WHY it's taking me so long to actually sit down and play the game.

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FFDragon
02/23/25 10:48:31 PM
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Haven't played or watched, though people have tried to push it on me

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MysteriousStan
02/23/25 11:09:02 PM
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9.5/10

My favorite anime but can't say it's my favorite game despite it being almost exactly the same so we'll call it slightly less than perfect.
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Arti
02/23/25 11:14:12 PM
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10

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MartinFF7
02/23/25 11:33:03 PM
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9.5

wasn't going to play the VN since I'd already watched the anime but was recommended to do so and am so glad I did; even if the anime follows the story beats it just felt like the VN gave so much more, even beyond the alternate endings, for that world & characters that I loved.
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KamikazePotato
02/23/25 11:36:54 PM
#24:


6

Anime had its moment but I never liked the characters. Giving it an extra point because I'd probably like the VN format more

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FL81
02/24/25 12:02:37 AM
#25:


UshiromiyaEva posted...
Umineko is probably the worst anime ever made in comparison to what it actually should be.
Counterpoint: the Chaos;Head anime exists

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UshiromiyaEva
02/24/25 12:06:31 AM
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FL81 posted...
Counterpoint: the Chaos;Head anime exists

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mnk
02/24/25 1:05:00 AM
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Metaphor: 9

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NFUN
02/24/25 2:02:56 AM
#28:


10

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PlasmaKappa
02/24/25 2:23:17 AM
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Okami: 9
999: 9
Devil May Cry 3: 8.5

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bwburke94
02/24/25 6:03:02 AM
#30:


10/10. El Psy Kongroo.

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FFDragon
02/24/25 8:45:17 AM
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nominate Katawa Shoujo a vn I have played and had no business being as good as it was considering its origins

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pjbasis
02/24/25 8:50:01 AM
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I got introduced to Umineko through the anime...thought it was pretty neat. The op/ed were great.

But yeah the VN then blew it out of the water because it's like...so much more.

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notdave
02/24/25 10:14:25 AM
#33:


What's the title for Umineko I should use if we rate it?
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MacArrowny
02/24/25 10:39:25 AM
#34:


Umineko no Naku Koro ni is the name most played it under.

Umineko When They Cry is the official name.

Personally, I'd go with the first, but either is fine.

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KingButz
02/24/25 12:18:02 PM
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7.5

Great story but of course it's got the gross anime stuff so deduct points for that

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greengravy294
02/24/25 12:45:24 PM
#36:


9

It ain't no Chaos;Child that's for certain

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notdave
02/24/25 2:56:36 PM
#37:


up
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OrangeCrush980
02/24/25 3:15:37 PM
#38:


9

I originally voted 8.5, but thinking about it more I wanna bump it up. While it's disappointing that the game doesn't fully maintain the momentum from chapters 6 and 9, the slice of life parts are pretty great more often than not.

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