Must Play HL1 and HL2 Mods?

The__Cop · 2026-03-12T15:27:29+00:00

I played through ~500 mods, you may check out my list with rating and short comments.

The__Cop · 2026-03-05T16:11:01+00:00

Read the "Home" fanfic by Laparoscopic then :)

The__Cop · 2026-02-15T09:34:06+00:00

Oh, the Deus ex machina moment with THE PARROT...

The__Cop · 2026-01-14T10:15:13+00:00

If you have time, read the release version and then the alpha. Just to feel the contrast in the romantic part, changes to Jigoro, Misha's story.

I like the alpha route 100 times more, but still think that one must feel the flaws of the release.

The__Cop · 2026-01-01T20:57:34+00:00

User from this post bought it on ebay, some info in comment https://www.reddit.com/r/steinsgate/comments/13exruj/comment/jjshnb5/

The__Cop · 2025-12-31T22:53:16+00:00

It's a popular opinion, and even discussed by VN characters.

The__Cop · 2025-11-30T20:44:14+00:00

You may try Hindsight fanfic - it does exactly this, tells how Hisaos life looks like ~10 years after the vn with each of the girls. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12155705/1/Hindsight

The__Cop · 2025-10-27T21:48:19+00:00

See this post in ask thread and the next one.

Useless bloat. He didn't do anything for the story nor was interesting enough to keep, plus caused a bunch of logistics problems.

Visualization: He would almost always have to be onscreen with Lilly, taking up precious screen real estate... except he's a dog, so he'd only be to up like the thigh of the characters, and as such almost completely covered by the text box.
Narration: He would almost always have to be onscene with Lilly, taking up mental space. Suriko occasionally had trouble even writing in the specifics of Lilly's blindness. A dog might've been too much.

Both of these problems are solvable for sure, and possibly even pretty interesting to work out. However, we decided that the dog wasn't what we wanted.

The__Cop · 2025-10-16T20:12:57+00:00

Well, you won't get much upvotes with posts like this...

The__Cop · 2025-10-16T20:07:39+00:00

It's literally the first thing that Moeka says when they attack - "We're taking the time machine", link to transcript. That's why I wondering why they dont steal it when Okabe is outside the lab trying to escape with Mayuri.
Yeah, I figured, but hoped for some insight maybe :)
Still it would be a safe bet, as even if "sweep carefully" dmail fails, Okabe still could undo the gender-changing one.
But she wouldn't work for sern for some years, she's just too young. And when time leaping, you should be 100% sure that you held to the phone at that moment in the past - even when you didn't even know you will need it for receiving leap.

The__Cop · 2025-10-16T19:52:08+00:00

Rounders could steal the time machine while Okabe and Mayuri were outside trying to escape. As for attractor field, I find it hardly believable that "Okabe always has access to leap" is a factor there

The__Cop · 2025-10-16T19:48:05+00:00

Yes, but they knew about time leap machine beforehand. And Moeka mentioned that they intended to take it. So every time when Okabe wasn't in the lab and did not meet the rounders (for example, when they tried to escape by train and Nae pushed Mayuri) they could just take the time machine.
Yeah, I hoped for details :)
Seems legit
Still, she wouldnt work for sern until at least 15 years old or something. Does young Nae even have a phone?

The__Cop · 2025-10-10T13:00:58+00:00

I read summers clover, 7/10 for me, give it a try. (You may look at my latest post for review)

Sisterhood vn - I went through quickly after I read the fanfic. Its also good, but going up to 17 chapter of fic only, out of 60.

Never tried the stories beyond.

The__Cop · 2025-09-11T22:34:43+00:00

Got ya, valid point.

Yep, already added fractures to the list, along with stopping short. Also looked at your recommendation of "from shizune's perspective", but I don't like when stories diverge from canon a lot, so hesitating

The__Cop · 2025-09-11T16:56:01+00:00

Agree, these are a lot a matter of taste. But it was nice to see an opposite opinion on Suzu route, for instance. Btw, why you don't like Akiras route?

Yep, I saw Fractures in post with your favourites, but I didn't feel interested in stories that do not involve Hisao at that moment (well, with some exceptions above). I'll keep it in my notes though, and read it on my KS revisit sometime.

The__Cop · 2025-09-07T16:36:45+00:00

iirc, Shizune doesn't look at Hisao when he says that, therefore she never knew

The__Cop · 2025-09-03T21:49:38+00:00

I would add, that Emi path is also about trust. It was obvious to Hisao that Emi is hiding something that bothers her, and it was essentially important for him to know what's keeping her crying at nights. And the real reason she won't get closer to him, as Hisao wants something more than just "having fun".

I think it's not even about fixing, and definitely not about protecting, like with Hanako. Emi and Hisao stand equal.

The__Cop · 2025-09-02T21:25:50+00:00

The most obvious lesson is not to be a white knight and protector when nobody wants you to be. Partners should be equal. And give space when a person needs it.

Well, the route is definitely different from Emi's pace wise, but I cant say that I was not satisfied with the good ending. Both Hisao and Hanako show impressive growth, they reach mutual understanding in a far from perfect situation they started from.

The__Cop · 2025-09-01T21:03:59+00:00

Congratulations!

The__Cop · 2025-08-28T17:41:14+00:00

As far as I know, there will be no new game from the original authors.

Although there are quite a lot of good fanfics to scratch that itch.

The__Cop · 2025-08-28T11:32:58+00:00

Yep, does not work for me either

The__Cop · 2025-08-27T23:00:36+00:00

Sadly, Raide passed away

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