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Visiting the real-life Cafebar Bloomoon

Today, we are taking a break from running around Tokyo and tracking down places from the Science Adventure...

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The sequel Chaos;Child needed: Children’s Revive

Chaos;Child is widely acclaimed for its true ending. But what if I told you it had a sequel...

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Steins;Gate: Variant Space Octet Review

Steins;Gate: Variant Space Octet is an 8-bit-style visual novel originally released in 2011 in Japan and set after...

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Iwakura Aria Review: A Wounded Angel

A special thanks to PQube Ltd, the Western publisher, for providing a review copy of the game and...

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Friends of SciADV: No Sleep For Kaname Date Review

Hello, Psynchers, and welcome to another installment of “Friends of SciADV,” the series where we review games that...

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Is Steins;Gate on mobile worth playing?

Imagine this: you want to play Steins;Gate on the go. You don’t have a Nintendo Switch to play...

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Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate Review

A remaster of the spin-off to MAGES.’ fighting game series has finally arrived, courtesy of its new owner—Rocket...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Robotics;Notes DaSH Review

Originally released in 2019 in Japan, Robotics;Notes DaSH is the direct sequel to Robotics;Notes Elite and the latest...

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Robotics;Notes Elite Review

Originally released in 2014 in Japan, Robotics;Notes Elite is the third game in the Science Adventure series, and...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Chaos;Child Steam Review

Chaos;Child is the fourth game in the Science Adventure Series, and the sequel to Chaos;Head. It was initially...

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Occultic;Nine – Volume 3 Review

This article includes spoilers for the previous volume! How do you prove that you are alive? By interacting...

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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...

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Occultic;Nine – Volume 2 Review

The second volume of the Occultic;Nine light novel series begins right where the first volume left off. The...

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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...

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