Best visual novel ever made, simple as that. Depending on if you consider VNs video games (I do but can see why some wouldn't), one of the best games ever made. The story twists and turns while avoiding most common tropes masterfully. Some may not like the beginning but personally I found the cast of characters to be extremely likable from the jump and the slow buildup made the payoff much better. If you don't enjoy slower pacing then the first bit won't be for you. If you're coming over from the anime, the VN tends to go into more detail than the anime did while the anime mostly just covers all the bases and cuts a lot of fluff. That and the different art styles. For the most part, the anime is a phenomenal adaption that trims some of the fat and it ultimately sort of just comes down to preference.

Only small gripe is that I wish that the Suzuha ending hadn't ended so abruptly and we could've experienced Okabe and her together in 1975. And that the Xbox physical versions of Sci Adv VNs were never localized but that's an entirely different thing.

Best visual novel ever made, simple as that. Depending on if you consider VNs video games (I do but can see why some wouldn't), one of the best games ever made. The story twists and turns while avoiding most common tropes masterfully. Some may not like the beginning but personally I found the cast of characters to be extremely likable from the jump and the slow buildup made the payoff much better. If you don't enjoy slower pacing then the first bit won't be for you. If you're coming over from the anime, the VN tends to go into more detail than the anime did while the anime mostly just covers all the bases and cuts a lot of fluff. That and the different art styles. For the most part, the anime is a phenomenal adaption that trims some of the fat and it ultimately sort of just comes down to preference. Only small gripe is that [spoiler] I wish that the Suzuha ending hadn't ended so abruptly and we could've experienced Okabe and her together in 1975. [/spoiler] And that the Xbox physical versions of Sci Adv VNs were never localized but that's an entirely different thing.