
The star of the show is Okabe, a self-proclaimed "mad scientist" and one of the most likeable protagonists I've ever come across. The cast of characters are very well-written and memorable. Characterization - This is where Steins Gate truly shines. And because of the strong characterization, making you care for the characters, the story always packs a powerful emotional punch. Unlike a lot of sci-fi plot twists, the plot twists in Steins Gate don't come from nowhere, but are always foreshadowed and well-explained within the context of the narrative. Steins Gate strikes a great balance, dealing with many current scientific theories in an understandable and digestible way without becoming convoluted, yet this never gets in the way of the amazing characterization. However, a lot of hard sci-fi usually suffer from being convoluted or lacking characterization. Unlike most shallow sci-fi stories, Steins Gate is hard science-fiction, which goes into detail on how the science works.

Eventually leading to consequences so great, he questions whether or not time travel was worth discovering after all.Story - Some of the best writing and storytelling I have ever experienced in a video game, or any medium for that matter, even rivalling the Story - Some of the best writing and storytelling I have ever experienced in a video game, or any medium for that matter, even rivalling the best sci-fi narratives in movies, books, and television. On completion, he begins to misuse this power by helping out friends with past dilemmas, not considering the weight of his actions. Dumbfounded by this experience, he begins to piece together a successful method of time travel. As he clicks the "send message button" he is unconsciously thrown back in time a few hours, but somehow can still remember what had just happened later on in that day.

Perplexed by these recent events, Rintarou sends a message to a friend named Itaru concerning Kurisu's murder. He is taken away from the lecture by a strange girl named Makise Kurisu who asks him about a previous conversation they had not too long ago, but Rintarou has no idea who this girl is and leaves her - only to find out that shortly after his departure she has been stabbed to death. He is about to attend a lecture from a man proclaiming to have discovered the secrets of time travel, Rintarou then challenges his theorem by claiming a man named "John Titor" has beaten him to it. The protagonist is a man named Okabe Rintarou, a self-proclaimed "mad scientist" who goes by the name of Hououin Kyouma. Steins Gate is a story about time travel and the consequences of it's misuse.
