Despite lacking the option for player decisions offered by other visual novels, still manages to be an enjoyable experience that might attract new fans to the genre.
Full review by Cory Galliher on Popzara.com
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You... Have not heard of Steins;Gate?
it's getting localized for Vita and PS3 by PQube, by the way.
I'll assume from that you think I should give it a play then?
In my defence; my backlog is enough to make any gamer wince. I still haven't got around to a danganronpa game yet either.
