Help me decide between two great choices

[CorgiKing]

Hi guys,

 

Just finished up chusingura and while the ride was great it was only decent for me. Nothing really stood out other then the time period. I love novels set in the feudal times. 

But that's beside the point. Point is I need to start a new one and I was wondering if I should go for G senjou no Maou first or Stein's gate? I heard glowing reviews for both and to be honest I've kind of put them on the back burner for awhile now and I need to finish them. So which one should I start first? 

Cheers and thanks.

[Soulless Watcher]

Mmmmmmmmm, that is quite the pickle you have gotten yourself in. Really you can't go wrong either way, but personally I recommend Steins;gate. Mainly because it was the title that sucked me into the world of anime/manga/visualnovels and I generally prefer science fiction. 

[littleshogun]

Maybe Steins Gate here if only most of this forum like that. But both of those VNs were good in their own way of course, although the genre was very different though (Steins Gate was sci-fi, while G Senjou was something alike Death Note iirc). In the end, I'll leave the decision to you to follow my suggestion for playing Steins Gate or ignore this and play G Senjou.

[Eclipsed]

g-senshoo is high-skoo-setting-on-the-upside-yakuza-on-the-downside-battle-of-wits 

frankenstein is eccentric wannabe scientist 18 year old kid messing with time to "get some" with a girl that's waaay out of his league,

[Benji Price]

Haven't played Steins Gate yet, but G-Senjou was awesome.

If it's easier for you take this point of view: for a policial/yakusa VN (with great Kira vs L like moments) choose G-Senjou, or if You'd rather like Sci-fi (As i said, I didn't read it but all I read from forums and reviews and amazing comments) go for Steins Gate.

Either way you won't be disappointed.

[Norleas]

I think that Steins is more complete and consistent, something rare in time travel stories, it is more extensive and the art is a bit hit or miss, but it's a sci-fi more "realistic", not the "we build this rocket with the power of friendship" pseudo sci-fi crap.

G-Senjou in other hand, is a work with a high higher, but a low lower, the end is really good, but how the route system works and the inconsistency between the routes kills the score to me, you could send the other heroines to hell and only go to the true end.

To me, Steins is a better work because of the consistency, but if you overlook the flaws, the end of G-Senjou it's really a "boom".

[Shiru]

Steins;Gate, IMO

[Shota_Victory]

They're both really good choices.

I haven't actually played Steins;Gate yet, but a lot of people on this forum love it, so I'd recommend playing it. 

G-Senjou is possibly my favorite VN of all time, (I know that isn't saying much,) but it has a just slightly lower review score. So I'd recommend playing Steins;Gate, then playing G-Senjou no Maou

[Kurisu-Chan]

Go for both, both are amazing, you are not gonna regret it.

 

As for me, i am a steins;gate character, so i have to recommend steins;gate, especially since it is shorter than G-senjou. 

[Fred the Barber]

To be honest, I thought G-Senjou was just okay, not a masterpiece. Though I did enjoy the ending immensely, the journey there was slow at times. If I hadn't had a mountain of spare time on my hands when I was reading it, I probably would have dropped it.

Steins;Gate, on the other hand, is one of only two games I've ever given a 10/10, and that in spite of the fact that I had already watched the anime, which usually makes me less interested in reading the VN. It's as close to perfect as any VN I've ever read.

[DarkZedge]

You have quite the choice before you but while I love G-Senjou I still have to  say Steins;Gate, it's better as a whole in my opinion.

[CorgiKing]

Hmmm alright, Stein's it is then.

Thanks for the recommendation guys.