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MillionStabs
Banned
Copy just arrived today, and after finishing Danganronpa 2 the day before, I'm a little surprised at all the Jojo references in these games. Of course, they're way more frequent and "in your face" in this game than DR2.
If the only ending you've got is the
Suzuha
Suzuha
There is only one ending that you need to start a new game for (the true ending) and you should only look at a guide for that when you have got every other ending.
Basileus777
Member
It's a game about otaku in Akihabara, of course there are going to be references.
MillionStabs
Banned
I know that. But the fact that there are about 3-4 of them within the first 3 hours of the game, and that they're so explicit, is just... surprising.
That's not how your "supposed" to play anything.
It is. How do you think you're supposed to get a true ending in any flags-based VN without trial and error?
Basileus777
Member
You use a guide, not that most VNs really have much in terms of complicated structure that requires either a guide or pen & paper.
On your own, of course. With a guide you can figure out Simon's Quest bullshit puzzles too.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Copy arrived, played like 5 minutes, but I'm just curious if there is other gameplay (compared to say, Danganronpa) than just reading? Just curious.
You can reply to emails by selecting words. And occasionally make a phone call. That's it. It's very gameplay light.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Okay cool, thanks.
Phoenix944
Member
I just saw a news on Steins;Gate 0 (contains spoiler of the first game : http://gematsu.com/2015/09/steinsgate-0-characters-detailed )
Anyway... This sequel can't come soon enough...
And I'm a bit sad that we're going to explore the beta worldline, since Kurisu was my favorite character and I really liked the "couple" Okabe x Kurisu 
Well she'll be there, but in an IA form (even though we can expect some plot twist x) )
Well she'll be there, but in an IA form (even though we can expect some plot twist x) )
Anyway... This sequel can't come soon enough...
Hi guys, wondering if you can help.
So I finished the game last night and got the default ending
.
Now I want to go back and use a guide to attain all the remaining endings. I'm looking at a couple of guides that pinpoint exactly what I need to do and reply to who in emails etc, but during my second playthrough I'm not getting the option to reply to certain emails - for example the Mayuri - Upa email.
Is this because either I've replied to them in my first playthrough, or is there a strict time limit on how long you have to reply to said emails? Obviously my second playthrough I have my finger constantly on R1 to skip the text so I have an incline it may be the latter.
If someone could clarify though that would be appreciated!
So I finished the game last night and got the default ending
Suzuha ending
Now I want to go back and use a guide to attain all the remaining endings. I'm looking at a couple of guides that pinpoint exactly what I need to do and reply to who in emails etc, but during my second playthrough I'm not getting the option to reply to certain emails - for example the Mayuri - Upa email.
Is this because either I've replied to them in my first playthrough, or is there a strict time limit on how long you have to reply to said emails? Obviously my second playthrough I have my finger constantly on R1 to skip the text so I have an incline it may be the latter.
If someone could clarify though that would be appreciated!
MudoSkills
Volcano High Alumnus (Cum Laude)
You have to respond within a certain time. I had the same thing happen often when going for the true ending with aid of a guide - the window is fairly narrow on some of them, and if you get a background change then you've usually missed it.
As far as I remember, certain replies lock out messages from other people. Don't think you can get them all in one playthrough. You don't really need to mess around with all the text messages, there's only a certain chain that matters for the True ending.
Thanks for the quick response.
Is there any way to check for markers for when we should be approaching each email, or is the best thing to do in this instance to save after each email reply, hold r1 and hope you stop around the time of the next email, save and repeat?
Sorry, I meant endings and achievements too
MudoSkills
Volcano High Alumnus (Cum Laude)
I just had to keep taking my finger off the skip button so it didn't constantly steam ahead. Saving frequently makes sense, especially in chapter 4 where you have a lot to respond to, and re-starting from the beginning would be a real pain.
calc84maniac
Member
Don't use Force Skip guys, use normal skip. It stops on decision points and unread text (and you don't have to hold it down). Should be Start on the default controls.
Joe Molotov
Member
(Chapter 9)
Yandere Nae-tan orz
You'll need a guide to get the true ending, but you'll get some ending no matter what. You can't lose.
You can skip text you've already read (either in repeat playthroughs or from loading earlier saves) with start. There's no New Game +, but certain things carry over between saves anyway.
Ah. So it's fine to just play through and then play through again while skipping and making different decisions, etc?
Yeah. Just do whatever you want until you're ready to go for the true ending.
Finally starting this tonight, I guess. It might end up taking me a month or two to actually get through completely, though. I'm looking forward to reading through all of the spoilered stuff in this thread that I've had to skip over once I'm done!
EDIT: Just made it past the prologue. 2 questions so far:
1. Should I be messing with any of the audio settings? Okarin sounds weirdly low volume compared to the BGM sometimes.
2. Did we actually just get the PC opening video/song as the OP rather than the new one that was made for the port? I'm not really complaining since I like Skyclad Observer, but that's kinda weird, huh.
EDIT2: Is the confirm option for setting your phone wallpaper supposed to say "set as ringtone", because... huh?
EDIT: Just made it past the prologue. 2 questions so far:
1. Should I be messing with any of the audio settings? Okarin sounds weirdly low volume compared to the BGM sometimes.
2. Did we actually just get the PC opening video/song as the OP rather than the new one that was made for the port? I'm not really complaining since I like Skyclad Observer, but that's kinda weird, huh.
EDIT2: Is the confirm option for setting your phone wallpaper supposed to say "set as ringtone", because... huh?
I finished all Steins;Gate endings today and also read all informations regarding the upcoming Steins;Gate 0. Now I get why some people called it a
. Afterwards, I looked up the voice cast for the game, since I recognized most of the voices.
Kurisu had the same voice as Corpse Party's Ayumi, and I was right. Now, guess who the voice actress for Suzuha also voiced in another mystery visual novel? I bet at least one of you will get the reference.
midquel
Kurisu had the same voice as Corpse Party's Ayumi, and I was right. Now, guess who the voice actress for Suzuha also voiced in another mystery visual novel? I bet at least one of you will get the reference.
Those 3 thoughts I had earlier stand, but I'm stopping for the night about 2 hours in. I'm enjoying it a lot so far; it's definitely a slow start but better than Chaos;Head's start, in my opinion. Okarin doesn't really bother me much so far- maybe he'll get more grating over time, but I think it's more that he's just such an improvement from Takumi, in that the writing handles joking about him way better and also in that he can, uh, actually speak normally. Soundtrack already seems better than Chaos' as well, and I liked that one a good amount, so that's a good sign.
This shit with Luka's gonna get real old real fast though. Rather, it already has.
It's basically in the OP, but just in case, spoilered.
On one hand, I expected it to be some drawn out reveal/twist and I'm happy it's not. On the other hand, it's this.
This shit with Luka's gonna get real old real fast though. Rather, it already has.
I get it, game. You think it's ~hilarious~ that Okarin might be attracted to Luka because Luka has feminine features except then "But he's a guy." It was a really shitty joke the first time and it was a really shitty joke the next 6 or so times you repeated it within a minute. We get it, you enjoy being weird about gender roles/stereotypes and think homophobia's a good quick punchline. Can we move on now?
On one hand, I expected it to be some drawn out reveal/twist and I'm happy it's not. On the other hand, it's this.
I knew it was coming since I had already watched the anime, but yeah, it's pretty annoying. Really wish that was handled better.
On a different note, I've been looking at and replying to every message I get. Are there some cases where it's better to ignore a message? Will replying to everything somehow screw me over in the end?
Eh...not really. It's up to you I guess. Choosing certain portions of the message to reply to will unlock some of the stuff you need for galleries/trophies etc.
However, depending on how to reply to some messages, you could find yourself being locked to certain routes e.g True Ending requires you to ->choose this particular line->*now that you replied that line, you will trigger another incoming message where you need to choose another particular line so on and so forth to lock yourself into the true ending path.
There's a flowchart that you can refer to, but I highly recommend that you avoid it for the time being if you do not want to spoil yourself by accident.
Figured that'd come up at some point, ugh. Thanks for the heads up!
It's not like I expected this to be handled well, especially since Chaos;Head has a scene with a similar "joke" early in the game, but at least that was over with quickly and never done again.
sixteen-bit
Member
Decided to go with Vita.
Hope I didn't make a mistake lol.
Hope I didn't make a mistake lol.
At this point I wouldn't use a guide. So far you have seen maybe half of the actual game. Just load the last auto save and
send the d-mail to not get on the Suzuha's ending path
Only for the true ending you probably need to start fresh and a guide might be helpful. So I would do that last and play without a guide until then.
Joe Molotov
Member
Vita version is fine, I just finished it.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Story is pretty interesting and engaging, but I am slightly disappointed at just how little "gameplay" there is. I know, I know, this is a visual novel, but I had hoped for a little more interactivity.
However, the story is cool enough that I will probably finish it.
However, the story is cool enough that I will probably finish it.
Finished chapter 1. Braun's introduction was a little uncomfortable, but not nearly as bad as Luka's was. Everything past that was pretty great.
I'm really surprised at how many Chaos;Head references there are. I thought it was just going to be a few little things and FES, and instead it's already pretty heavily referenced through
so far at the very least.
I'm really surprised at how many Chaos;Head references there are. I thought it was just going to be a few little things and FES, and instead it's already pretty heavily referenced through
Mayuri's texts
Bah, I now have the money to get this, but considering I'm getting about 5 games this month, I might wait until I'm a bit more financially secure & game releases have slowed down in Oct. (& I just got Danganronpa AE today).
I highly doubt it, but what're the chances Amazon could put this on sale in the future, maybe as part of Black Friday?
Edit: Oh wow, there's references to Chaos;Head? Not sure if I'll notice them though, considering I almost fell asleep watching most of the anime version.
I highly doubt it, but what're the chances Amazon could put this on sale in the future, maybe as part of Black Friday?
Edit: Oh wow, there's references to Chaos;Head? Not sure if I'll notice them though, considering I almost fell asleep watching most of the anime version.
calc84maniac
Member
They were hinting that it could be released still in 2015. At this point, I'm expecting the same timeframe as Steins;Gate (announced at late 2015, released in mid 2016).
chicagocubsfan
Member
Going to get this with the 10% off coupon for PLAY on PSN.
Basileus777
Member
There's been more recent hints?
Not after late July.
calc84maniac
Member
Not that I know of. Doubt it would be 2015 at this point, Shizuka's assessment seems more likely.
pete_clarf
Member
I haven't gotten mine yet either! Was supposed to arrive on Friday and here it is Saturday! It still hasn't even shown that it's shipped yet. I did get an email early this morning saying that I'll get a shipping confirmation in the next business day... which, actually, might not even be until Tuesday!
EDIT: Just checked the mail and there it was!
So far it's just been stuff like talking about Gero Froggy, but then there was a reference to (late Chaos;Head event)
a big earthquake in Shibuya
I guess this just makes me happy that I did go through Chaos;Head first, since seeing this stuff is more interesting than I expected and it doesn't feel like the kind of thing you'd necessarily remember if you play Chaos;Head second.