Steins gate 0
Steins;Gate 0 is the fifth game in Science Adventure series, and an interquel to Steins;Gate. This title was initially released in 2015 in Japan.
Within the game world, time consists of alternative histories (“world lines”) that branch and re-merge, meaning that events at converging points are destined to happen unless events in the past are changed enough for them to lead to a history so significantly different that it belongs to another cluster of world lines (an “attractor field”) with different converging points. One such converging point is Mayuri’s death in 2010; to prevent it, Okabe went back in time and caused the shift from the alpha attractor field to beta, where Kurisu was killed and time travel was not discovered. Between the alpha and beta attractor fields lies the “Steins Gate” world line, which is unaffected by their convergence points. Some people can retain memories from the previous world line after a shift, an ability Okabe possesses and calls “Reading Steiner”.
The first major branch has two side branches: In “Recursive Mother Goose”, Okabe and Mayuri trace the origin of Kagari’s only memory, a song they learn Okabe originally sung as a child after Mayuri’s grandmother’s death. After nearly being hit by a truck, Kagari regains memories, including having escaped a facility she was held at in 2005. Mayuri intends to time travel with Suzuha to reach Steins Gate, but Kagari takes Mayuri’s place as she fears not meeting her in Steins Gate. In “Twin Automata”, Maho hides in Faris’s apartment after a kidnapping attempt, and befriends Moeka. Noticing that somebody is trying to steal Amadeus, Leskinen and Maho go to lock down the data, but they are ambushed by Reyes, who shoots Leskinen and tries to make Maho give her the Amadeus access codes. Maho decides to erase Amadeus rather than give it up, and she is saved when Moeka shoots Reyes. While Amadeus Kurisu is being deleted, a Kurisu apparently from another worldline takes her perspective. She calls for help, and tells Maho that Steins Gate is real, and tells Maho her laptop password is related to
The second major branch has the side branch “Gehenna’s Stigma”, where Maho is caught eavesdropping on Reyes and Leskinen, hearing that Leskinen thinks Okabe hides information. Leskinen uses Maho: She meets Okabe, who tells her about time travel provided that she does not try to save Kurisu. After he reveals where Suzuha’s time machine is, Maho suffocates him; when waking up, he is tortured for information by Leskinen. Wracked with guilt for betraying Okabe, Maho makes an unsuccessful attempt to save Kurisu in her own way. World War III begins, Daru flees Akihabara to develop the time machine, and Okabe gives up on reaching Steins Gate.
The final ending, “Milky-way Crossing”, only appears after completing the “Promised Rinascimento” and “Vega and Altair” endings. It is set in 2025 on a world line similar to, but not the same as, the one from “Vega and Altair”. Okabe sends a D-Mail video to his 2010 counterpart, instructing himself how to save Kurisu and cause the world line divergence into Steins Gate, thus setting the events that would play out as
As part of the “Steins;Gate World Line 2017–2018 Project”, several pieces of media based on
This story details the future of the Okabe who refused to go back in time and try to save Kurisu again. The game is directly related to Steins;Gate, because it explains the events that made the true ending of the original story possible.
Steins;Gate 0 employs the perspectives of a few of the characters, including Okabe, Suzuha, and a new character, Maho Hiyajo.
Okabe returns as the protagonist of Steins;Gate 0. His personality has become much more subdued and normal, as he attempts to suppress his memories of the summer.
The Steins;Gate 0 visual novel is available worldwide in English on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch and on PC as well through Steam. A complete playthrough guide for the game can be found
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