The original Steins;Gate released to quite the critical and consumer acclaim and was considered ground-breaking by many in regards to the visual novel genre. The sci-fi/time-travelling story was extremely captivating, and the multiple endings only made it more endearing. Steins;Gate 0 tries to leap off of the success of its predecessor, by sort of being a sequel to the first game. I say sort of, because Steins;Gate 0 is an alternate timeline to the beta world line that explores what would have happened if Okabe Rintaro failed to save Kurisu when he went back in time. Not only does he fail, but he refuses to make the time jump a second time to fix his failure. In this particular version of the Steins;Gate story, the world lines are closer and closer to converging to the horrific future Suzuha knows?the Third World War. Steins;Gate 0 has a cast of familiar and brand new characters as well as a new hook for the overall plot. But is it enough to get fans excited to take another trip through the world lines"
Amadeus, Amadeus
The basic plot from the first game that carries under this one centers around the idea of parallel universes that run along separate timelines called world lines. The world lines occasionally converge, and what happens in the convergence timeline affects all the world lines. One possible world line leads to the Third World War started between the Russians, the Americans, and the Japanese. The pivotal moment that leads to the Third World War is the ...