CATEGORY: REVIEWS
Review: Are Steins;Gate 0 and Chaos;Child worth it on Nintendo Switch?
In late 2019 and 2022 respectively, Western SciADV fans were finally rewarded with English-language ports of Steins;Gate 0 and Chaos;Child for the Nintendo Switch. These were two integral series sequels—to
Ever17 Review: A New Perspective on a Sci-Fi Classic
So, a history lesson. The year is 2002—long before the Science Adventure series was so much as a thought in anyone’s mind. The developer Kindle Imagine Develop, aka “KID,” are
Never7 Review: The Cycle of Disappointment
The year was 2000. Riding the wave of success that was their recent smash-hit romance visual novel, Memories Off, a company called KID Co., Ltd. asked themselves the question of
SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky Review
In September 1999, Kindle Imagine Develop was still a fledgling developer in the visual novel sphere, and it was preparing to release one of its most ambitious games to date:
Robotics;Notes Manga – Vol. 2 Review
Welcome back, fellow *robotics* lovers! I, Eno, am back for some more reviewing and *notes*-taking. If you missed my Volume 1 review, be sure to give it a look! Today,
Robotics;Notes Manga – Vol. 1 Review
Ojarimouse (Welcome), everyone! I’m Enorovan—also known as Eno—and today, just two years after the localization of the Steins;Gate 0 manga and the rerelease of Steins;Gate’s, we’re back to talk about
Anonymous;Code Review: A Stunning Step Forward
ANONYMOUS;CODE. The myth, the legend, the phantom game that, for years, people doubted was ever going to come out. And who could blame them? The game was first announced over
Chaos;Head NoAH Review: A Masterpiece Marred
It’s been a long, long time coming, but it’s finally happening: tomorrow, the first entry in the long-running Science Adventure series, Chaos;Head NoAH, will finally make its way West for
Phantom Breaker: Omnia Review
The newest entry in MAGES.’ hot-blooded, fisticuffs-inducing fighting game series is finally here! Well, technically there isn’t a lot of fisticuffs in it. I mean, most of the characters use
Steins;Gate 0 Manga – Vol. 3 Review
Aaand we’re back! Equipped with a new gaming chair from Craigslist, as well as a new, relatively sleek desk—also from Craigslist—it’s ChrisGLink! Sorry for being a bit late with this
Steins;Gate 0 Manga – Vol. 2 Review
Welcome back, O faithful Basariters—ChrisGLink here. It’s been a little over a month since the last review (which you can find here), and after a trip to the post office,
Steins;Gate: The Complete Manga – Review
Earlier this month, my colleague Chris walked you through his review of volume 1 of the Steins;Gate 0 manga. Today, however, we’ll be taking a step back. Today, we’ll be
Steins;Gate 0 Manga – Vol. 1 Review
Hey there, Basariters! My name’s ChrisGLink, and today, I want to share some thoughts I had about the newly released first volume of the Steins;Gate 0 manga by Taka Himeno.
Robotics;Notes DaSH Review
Originally released in 2019 in Japan, Robotics;Notes DaSH is the direct sequel to Robotics;Notes Elite and the latest entry in the Science Adventure series overall. It will be released in
Robotics;Notes Elite Review
Originally released in 2014 in Japan, Robotics;Notes Elite is the third game in the Science Adventure series, and together with its sequel, Robotics;Notes DaSH, it is the latest in the
Friends of SciADV #2: 8-BIT YU-NO’s Great Adventure review
Welcome to the Kiri Kiri Basara review of 8-BIT YU-NO’S GREAT ADVENTURE! This review is the second of our Friends of SciADV series, which aims to explore games that fans of
Steins;Gate: My Darling’s Embrace Review
The following review contains spoilers for the original Steins;Gate visual novel. Steins;Gate: My Darling’s Embrace, commonly known as “Darling of Loving Vows” before its official release, is a fan-disc for
Friends of SciADV #1: YU-NO review
Welcome to the Kiri Kiri Basara review of YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world! This is the first article in our new “Friends of
Steins;Gate Elite Limited Edition Unboxing
Steins;Gate Elite celebrated its Western release today, February 19, for Steam, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch! As previously mentioned, the Steam and PlayStation 4 versions of the game are bundled
Steins;Gate Elite Review (Steam, Nintendo Switch)
When Steins;Gate was initially released for Japanese audiences in 2009, it was met with great critical and commercial success. Almost ten years later, the visual novel is receiving a brand
Steins;Gate: 8-BIT ADV Nintendo Switch Review
The following article may contain spoilers for Steins;Gate. Disclaimer: The following review was made with an incomplete experience of the game. Steins;Gate: 8-BIT ADV is a brand new retro-styled spinoff
Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram Steam Review
The following review contains heavy spoilers for the Steins;Gate visual novel. Please note that this review is based on the content of the first six in-game scenarios. Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded
Chaos;Child Steam Review
Chaos;Child is the fourth game in the Science Adventure Series, and the sequel to Chaos;Head. It was initially released in 2014 for Japanese audiences, and in 2017 on the PlayStation
Occultic;Nine – Volume 3 Review
This article includes spoilers for the previous volume! How do you prove that you are alive? By interacting with other people? By interacting with the environment around you? Or perhaps,
Chaos;Child PS4 review
Chaos;Child’s premise has a spoiler for Chaos;Head’s ending, which is mentioned in this article. Please keep this in mind. In 2009, a horrifying serial murder case and a devastating earthquake
Occultic;Nine – Volume 2 Review
The second volume of the Occultic;Nine light novel series begins right where the first volume left off. The plot really begins to pick up in this volume, and I was
Occultic;Nine – Volume 1 Review
The idea of scientifically proving the occult is somewhat intriguing, and in Occultic;Nine, it’s one of the main themes of the story. Occultic;Nine started out in 2014 as a light
Martin Reviews: Steins;Gate 0 – Episode 1
After quite a long wait, the time has finally come: the first episode of Steins;Gate 0 aired on April 12 on Japanese television, and was soon made available on Crunchyroll