UPDATE: In another interview, Chiyomaru mentioned that he won’t be developing a similar title to Steins;Gate Elite for the rest of the series.

Read on for the roundup of the Famitsu interview with Chiyomaru Shikura, producer and planner of the Science Adventure series as well as CEO of 5pb. and MAGES.

– Thanks to ItsRigs for providing a translation faster.

First, Chiyomaru has brought up the issue of characters waiting for the player to press a button, as opposite to anime where multiple characters can walk and talk at the same time. The Phone Trigger also posed a problem, since it is represented differently in the original visual novel.

He has also stated his intention to make Steins;Gate Elite a much more immersive experience and a complete innovation in its genre.

Additionally, he has commented that the development of video games is becoming quite expensive and time-consuming, to which animation already produced helps in great measure. This lead to the decision of reutilizing the anime.

The decision to develop this game was also influenced by the series Yarudora, also featuring fully animated and fully voiced games.

Beware of Steins;Gate spoilers in the gameplay video.