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"This is the story of the 'future' that could not be saved." December, 2010 - Beta Worldline: At the end of his journey through countl… Read more →Collapse ↑
"This is the story of the 'future' that could not be saved."
December, 2010 - Beta Worldline:
At the end of his journey through countless worldlines filled with untold sorrows and hardship, the protagonist, [Okabe Rintarou](https://vndb.org/c6498), sinks into despair and abandons all efforts of saving "her".
As his friends grow concerned for his well-being, Okabe immerses himself in the lifestyle of a serious student in a desperate attempt to push past his guilt and grief. He attends a college seminar for extra credit while still struggling with trauma, where he comes across two scientists who belonged to the same school and research team as "her".
After he publicly defends their work against skepticism during a presentation, Okabe is invited to be a test subject for a research project titled "Amadeus"— an experimental AI which uses digitized memories as artificial intelligence avatars, one containing none other than "her" memories.
But little did he know that the project would soon draw him back into that very world of dark conspiracies he had strived to avoid.
The story is inspired by the "Epigraph Trilogy" light novels and other various drama CDs.
- Developer
- M2 Co., Ltd., MAGES.
- Publisher
- Spike Chunsoft, PQube
- Length
- 32–39 hrs
- Rating
- 15+
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Time to finish
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Platforms
6
win · ps3 · ps4
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"This is the story of the 'future' that could not be saved."
December, 2010 - Beta Worldline:
At the end of his journey through countless worldlines filled with untold sorrows and hardship, the protagonist, [Okabe Rintarou](https://vndb.org/c6498), sinks into despair and abandons all efforts of saving "her".
As his friends grow concerned for his well-being, Okabe immerses himself in the lifestyle of a serious student in a desperate attempt to push past his guilt and grief. He attends a college seminar for extra credit while still struggling with trauma, where he comes across two scientists who belonged to the same school and research team as "her".
After he publicly defends their work against skepticism during a presentation, Okabe is invited to be a test subject for a research project titled "Amadeus"— an experimental AI which uses digitized memories as artificial intelligence avatars, one containing none other than "her" memories.
But little did he know that the project would soon draw him back into that very world of dark conspiracies he had strived to avoid.
The story is inspired by the "Epigraph Trilogy" light novels and other various drama CDs.
14Cultural moment · release cadence
- 2015
Japanese release
Original edition, shipped by the developer.
- 2016
English release
English localization · 1 year after original.
16Platforms & editions
| Lang | win | ps3 | ps4 | psv | swi | xbo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ES | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| JA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| KO | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PL | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RU | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ZH-HANS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ZH-HANT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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18Content advisory
- none
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Violence
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Age rating
Rated 15+.
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29Adjacent shelf · by tag overlap · 5 results
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30%Period: Cube ~Shackles of Amadeus~
Otomate · 2016 · 24–29h
30%Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity
KID, MAGES., CYBERFRONT, SDR Project · 2011 · 27–33h
30Series chain · Science Adventure · 5 entries
predecessor · 2008
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
main · 2009
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you are heresequel · 2015
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thematic · 2014
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shared universe · 2019
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