ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE

ジオタグ探しながら物語を読み進めるのはテンポが悪くなってしんどかった、ジオタグ探しそのものは全然面白い発想だったけどもう少し散りばめるところを絞ってくれると嬉しかったなあと。本当に悪かったところはこれぐらい。 内容そのものは薄口、というか続編ありきで作りすぎてそうなった感はあったけど(特に後半)それでも王道の良いロボットもの。日常パートが冗長だと言われはするけど、日常がどう非日常に様変わりしていくのかを表現する上で大事な要素だと思っているからくどいぐらいやってくれる方が私的には好ましいですええはい。でもシュタゲとは比べてはいけない。でもでもDash込みならこっちはこっちで良い作品だなって言えるようにはなると思う。買うなら一緒に買いましょう。 グッド押したくせにここまであんまりオススメしてるようなコメントはここまでしてこなかったけど、一見全く噛み合わなさそうなシュタゲ以上のくせ者揃いのチームが物語を通してひとつになっていく様は見ていてグッとくるよ！これが一番言いたかったたた。つまり買え！プレイしろ！

Robotics;Notes shifts between slice-of-life chapters featuring sports-anime-like robot building, and chapters focused on unraveling a mystery that feels in-line with mysteries of other Science;Adventure titles. The cast sits right behind Steins;Gate in terms of likeability, however the story starts to lose me towards the end, where it starts to reach the power of friendship and action flick levels that never quite resonated with me in any Sci;Adv game. What immediately stands out is the presentation which features 3D models instead of static character sprites. They do feel awkward to watch at first, but you can get used to them over time and even enjoy the silly charm of some of the animations. The artstyle in CGs can also look a bit off at times, mostly in how the character faces are drawn. The visual novel also features some interactive elements, similar to the phone mechanic in Steins;Gate. There is a fighting video game, during which you have to input the correct buttons at the correct time, an environment inspecting tool and Twitter. All of which matter when it comes to unlocking specific character routes. Unfortunately, the system is just as obscure and annoying to deal with as in Steins;Gate or VNs in general and you are better off just consulting a guide. A weird aspect of the character routes is that they all happen pretty much chronologically one after another, which makes me wonder why not just ditch the route unlocking mechanic in the first place. Coming back to the story, the beginning can feel very slow, as Sci;Adv games and visual novels in general tend to do. The main heroine Akiho is pretty good at carrying and driving the story forward while you slowly start to enjoy the rest of the cast as well. The main hero, Kaito, on the other hand, starts off quite annoying as a generally apathetic and boring guy. There is a reason for that and he gets a bit better later on, but it can be a struggle to follow the story, since a lot of it is told through his perspective. What is pretty unique to the storytelling in Robotics;Notes is that it shifts perspectives quite frequently, which is a first for the Science;Adventure games. This helps keep things interesting and fresh as the story slowly starts to unravel and merge both the slice of life and mystery thriller halves. I did not enjoy the more action focused ending, which by now is the norm for me with this franchise. The conclusion of Steins;Gate remains pretty much the only Sci;Adv ending I have thoroughly enjoyed, as it felt more small and personal instead of a sudden growth in scope. Overall, Robotics;Notes is a pretty good mix of slice of life and mystery, supported by a likeable cast and presented in a new, unusual, but charming in its own sort of way, 3D character model approach.

Overly verbose story for no purpose other than to drag out the runtime. The plot in general is quite mid with an anticlimactic ending. Quite disappointing as the concept could have been cool and the introduction was quite good

An awesome game but it felt a lot more slow-paced and slice of lifey than the other entries in SciAdv which kinda made it boring for me at first, but it does pay off later in the story. Still liked it a lot better than Chaos;Head since the protagonist isn't that much of a jackass and is actually a decent human being lol. Before heading into this game I'd definitely recommend playing both Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate beforehand or you'll miss out on a bunch of references and tie-ins from those games (a minor character from a previous game quite literally becomes one of the main driving forces here). And while on the topic of how to play, once again grab the committee of 0 patch, it fixes translation errors and also adds mouse support. All in all a great vn if you have time to spare. Nocchiyo!