(I read the visual novel with the free and optional +18 patch, which includes H-scenes. There's also a +17 patch if you don't want full on H-scenes but still want some lewd moments. If anything, I recommend getting the +17 patch at the very least.)

Going into this I legitimately did not know what to expect. I was intrigued by the premise, thinking "Newton was actually an anime loli girl? Ok, where is this going?" to myself. I was gonna hold off until it was on sale or something, but my curiosity got the better of me and I bought it for full price. Now after having spent 60+ hours reading through all the routes with almost no extra scenes read yet (scenes that mostly come with the +18 patch mind you), I guess I can say that I have no regrets buying this one.

Keep in mind, I'm a slow reader and sometimes tend to leave my games open when I go afk, so my 60 hours is definitely not an accurate representation of the length of the visual novel. That being said, there is still a lot of content to read through. The story is pretty good for what it is. Childhood friends Syuji and Yotsuko travel to Tenbridge, England to search for Syuji's grandfather, only to end up travelling 330 years into the past to the time of Isaac Newton. To their surprise, Newton turns out to be a young girl studying in Tenbridge. On top of that Syuji and Yotsuko, while travelling back in time, inadvertantly burn down the one thing that would bring forth what we know today as "Newton's law of universal gravitation" - the famous apple tree.

If you're looking for historical accuracy, I'm fairly certain the last time I saw it was being thrown right out the window. But that's not what this is about. The story is definitely more of a "what if" scenario more than anything, it's not meant to be a history lesson nor is it meant to be taken as historical fact... That said, I did learn some new things here and there. Not through the visual novel itself, but it piqued my curiosity enough for me to actually do some research on some of the things at hand.

I will have to admit though that I'm kinda disappointed with most of the endings, aside from one. Not going to get into too much detail, but I feel like a lot of the routes just end very abruptly. If you go through, for example, Yotsuko's route, you'll miss out on pretty much most of the important parts of the story. Now to be fair I understand where the devs were going with the idea. They wanted a true ending for "main girl", so to speak, and different character path endings for every character. I get that much, but it still kinda left me with some form of an empty feeling for most of the endings. I'll say this though, there's a point in the visual novel where you can't choose a different route, forcing you to do Lavi's path. After you've done that, all the other routes locked behind that choice will be unlocked. While I would normally say that I don't really like that sort of... "choice manipulation", I guess... The way they did it though kinda blew my mind and made me see the visual novel in a different way. If you want a comparison, think Flowey from Undertale, and how he interacted with the world. That's all I'm going to say on that... Oh, and make sure you do Lavi's path twice, alright? You can skip through most of the dialogue though.

The soundtrack has some pretty good themes, with some ranging all the way to absolutely beautiful. My personal favourites are "With a loving embrace" and "Song of Wind"... That's... about all I have to say on that.

Overall, this visual novel was a treat for me. If you want to know if it's worth 30 or more euros for this... I dunno, I can't really say. I definitely feel satisfied having paid full price and having bought the soundtrack, but if you're hesitant on getting it full price, just wait for a sale. I think if you like visual novels like If My Heart Had Wings or Fruit of Grisaia, then I think you'll enjoy this one as well... Though this one is definitely less darker than Grisaia.

Newton and the Apple Tree is a charming visual novel that presents a pretty unusual story. If you are tired of stories about reversed warriors of Sengoku Era or the ones from the legends of Three Kingdoms, then this time you will have to deal with an absolutely different character – Newton, a famous scientist. But this is not the only thing that this visual novel can offer.

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- The story and writing are rather good – I honestly do not think that both of them are something extraordinary or groundbreaking, but overall, I enjoyed the experience. I felt a great variety of emotions from happiness to sadness, from anger to embarrassment, etc. All in all, it is a lighthearted story that will turn out to be serious when needed; and there are several endings that will bring some new facts and events. I did not notice any typos, bugs or untranslated parts, so I think that the translation team did a great job working on this game;

- The music. Some tracks were pure gold – I absolutely loved the folk tracks and the main song. The music worked perfectly with the story and the characters. The atmosphere was just right and I never felt that the situation and its background track did not work together;

- The voices. Another good feature – all characters are voiced (except for the main one) and the actors did a great job creating emotions for them. I am sure you will like listening to different people in the game;

- The CGS, sprites and art in general. I loved all of CGs in the game: they are well-drawn with lots of details and bright colors. Characters’ sprites are very good, too. And the backgrounds fit every situation perfectly and are neat;

- User Interface (UI) is very informative and provides lots of settings. Let us look at the System, Text and Sound configurations, for example. There are many options to choose from: you can change text color and style, text window opacity (can be quite useful) or messages’ speed. If you want, you can listen to voices of all characters and either turn them off or make them quitter (if you hate high-pitched voices as much as I do, this feature will save a lot of your nerves). You can even select honorific settings – this is the first time ever I see such an option!

- The last but not least – you can jump to any scene you want to see. This is actually very useful because sometimes I wanted to replay some moments, and instead of just reading some lines in the backlog, I could come back to the scene I needed and watch it again.

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- The characters. This is a tricky part – it took me some time to decide whether I wanted to mention this point among the positive features or the negative ones, and I still could not make up my mind. Why? Well, to start with, every female character has a well-known and overused personality: there is a tsundere, a childhood friend, a strange girl, etc. If you play a lot of visual novels, you will immediately start comparing characters to the ones with the same personalities but from other games/anime/manga. This could have completely ruined the whole experience for me, but the quality of writing and the story saved the day. Even though, as I have already mentioned, the characters are quite stereotypical, they feel alive and it was always interesting to read about their interactions, thoughts and adventures. Still, I think that the main character - Syuji Asanaga – can be annoying at times. I understand that he is supposed to be a simple guy, but gosh, he can act so…how to say it…childish and weak. Guy, you need to man up, and preferably not at the end of the game!

Oh, and I have almost forgotten: the villain is awesome! You will hate him with all your heart even if you do not feel connected to other characters;

- Just something I find annoying: why, just why did the main character had to grab two girls by their breasts the very first moments of the game? I actually had to facepalm when I saw this highly overused trope that was lacking only another even more overused one – panties showing under girls’ short skirts. Then it would be double strike for my poor head. Oh well, there is hardly any visual novel without fan service these days, it seems. I need to get used to it…some time…. Even worse is the fact HOW he acted during this scene. Just start reading and you will see what I am talking about;


- Some voices were just killing me – yes, Alice and Emmy, I am looking at you here! It seems that if you play a game in Japanese, there is always at least one high-pitched girl that hurts my poor ears. Good thing that I could turn their sounds off completely;

- To be honest, I think that despite being useful, System Configurations menu is overcomplicated. This is the first time I see such features as *Suspend Game*, *Copy Save Data* and *Overwrite Save Data* in a menu of the visual novel. Usually you just get these options while saving your game, not as separate buttons;

- I am not sure if it was intentional or not, but the text in the boxes with choices looks strange. For example: “Tell_her_about_the_value…”. See these lines? Well, you will meet them every time you have to make a choice – and I have no idea why there are here at all. Um, and is it just me, or is the text quite small?

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So far, I have completed only one route – Youtsuko’s one – and it was a really nice experience (I even cried at some moment). Hm, so, what can I say to sum up my opinion about Newton and the Apple Tree? The game has its flaws, that is for sure. However, it also has a lot of good features that you will enjoy while playing. The story is not too long, but is just enough to bring a lot of emotions. The characters seem to be stereotypical, but they get enough development and have their own great moments and routes. The music is quite good, but nothing to write home about. The art is awesome and I have no complaints about it except for the fan service parts.

All in all, Newton and the Apple Tree is a good visual novel that might remind you of some other stories but which also has its own unique parts. I think you will not regret buying and playing Newton and the Apple Tree unless you really dislike blonde tsundere girls and the concept of time-travelling. I would also recommend trying this game out if you feel down – it has lots of funny moments and the endings can cheer you up.

A small warning: the first choice will not come right away, so you will have to read the story for some time before you get the chance to select an answer for the main character. So do not be afraid, it is not a kinetic novel.

Isaac Newton actually was a flatchested Tsundere Loli all along!

- This is an Adult Visual Novel - one with a free R17 and R18 DLC at that - originally designed to be R18, which is why I consider the R18 DLC as part of the whole and will include it in this review. If for whatever reason you are not interested in this content, or aren't legally allowed to play it, you should just skip this review.
- Since many Visual Novels are similar in a bunch of ways, I'm gonna review this one on a few common aspects, trying to both include references to other VNs aswell as give independent explanations.
- This is my first impression. I will update this review when I progress further through this game.

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Newton and the Apple Tree is an Upper Mid Tier Visual Novel.
Running on CatSystem2, a modified KiriKiri Engine version also seen e.g. on NekoPara Vol.3, this gives us most of the common, modern features associated with it. 120 save slots which you can easily copy around, auto and skip mode with respective behaviour customization, indepth sound settings with features like auto lower music volume during dialogue, skipping back and forth through choices (if available) and all the other default options.
Alongside that there is the modernized, not so hidden advanced settings menu where you might or might not have to manually enable smooth scene transitions for the game to not look like it actually being the 17th century.

Graphically the game features a nice artstyle with a somewhat vintage flair in 720p. The character sprites aren't animated (no blinking or mouth movement) but change a few times throughout the dialogue with their medium variation, and have some rather funny yet lively on-scene movements.

The music is average and fitting both for the calm and more serious scenes.

The translation is good and the game even gives you the option to enable or disable honorifix name notation.

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What can you expect from this game?
Newton and the Apple Tree is a story with it's usual share of silly, humoristic moments not holding back on showing it's adult roots with a lighthearted appearance that can go quite serious into the deep, emotional path of reverse time travel and its consequences. Oh yeah, and on top of that it also goes onto the science history teaching lane every now and then.

Featuring 5 routes + somewhat of a bonus, branching in a "ladder system" style - later/more true routes are unlocked after clearing the earlier ones and they all branch off at different points of time on the Common Route - the final content time sums to an estimate of around 30-50h, with the first branching point being after ~10h and the first character route taking ~5h (will update on further progress).
Choosing a route, if already unlocked the option to do so, is done throughout up to 15 dialogue decisions of which not every one is obvious.
The heroines - even though all titled some sort of "airhead" on the shop page - have uniquely different personalities, story involvement and problems to focus on with their route, the side characters aren't too over the top and the protagonist goes beyond the average douche, having his own backstory and character development, as well as a face that's shown quite often throughout the game.

After clearing the first route you unlock the gallery, where you can re-enjoy all 97 CGs, 14 OSTs, scenes and movies (opening, endings, lecture cut-ins) as long as you saw them ingame before.
*Should you be having problems with viewing more than one of said movies throughout the game with this or other VNs, there is a very helpful thread in the discussions*

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Note: Since I don't see a reason for it with a regular R18 patch, I have no idea about the R17 patch and its' contents.

The R18 content of Newton and the Apple Tree is on par with the quality of the rest of the game.
With averagely 4 scenes per character and some uncensored CGs there is enough to enjoy over the span of the game. (Almost half of the H-Scenes are unlocked as bonus in the gallery after clearing a route.)
Having background moaning and no accompanying sound effects to boot, higher level voice acting and some more love/detail on the scenes around the actual act makes it a befitting bonus going with the flow of the story without being too assertive.
Also, it's fully uncensored.

There are (so far) no fetishes at play, just plain vanilla action.
And when it comes to the depiction of bodily fluids or the inhuman stamina of the actors, it's somewhat beneath hentai average, towards the "believable" section.

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Is this game worth it?
If you always wanted to enjoy a lecture about the history of science, where Isaac Newton is a blonde, flatchested Tsundere Loli, that somehow turns into a deep reverse time travel drama when you don't look - or you just want a good candidate for a new, smaller Visual Novel to try - you've come to the right place.
It's mostly worth it's money and there will always be a next sale.

LAVI BEST GIRL

8/10. Interesting premise and plot, decent characters, weak approach to technical details and romance that deviates from the main story too much.

First things first: this is one of the few games that was able to release in that 2018 period after Steam decided to let loose on 18+ experiences, and before they started cracking down again, so it has a patch (as DLC - no offsite downloads!). Patches actually, because there's a 17+ and 18+ patch. I wasn't interested in straight porn, so I went for the 17+ patch. It avoids the scenes but keeps pretty much everything outside of that including some discussion of what happened, and I think that's the way to go here. I don't know the difference between 17+ and the regular version.

UX and controls in this VN is fine-to-good. There are the standard config options, but if you bring your mouse to the top of the window, you can set some "engine options." These include things like changing the game's full-screen resolution (which--after some VNs which are forced into low res and make a second monitor and alt-tabbing a nightmare--is fantastic), where black borders lie (above, below) if you're not using a 16:9 aspect ratio, and hilariously, an option to change the name of the program to "Notepad" when it's minimized (it has a tip next to the option suggesting turning off sound the same way with a separate option). Presentation in this VN is pretty okay. The art is a little better than average, though I don't care for the design of the girls' faces. The music is usually pretty spirited and interesting - one of the main tracks has something that sounds like (to my uneducated ear) bagpipes.

"Mechanics" are the bog standard for VNs - you pick choices.

The writing quality's okay--it didn't really stick out to me in any meaningful way.

Most of this stuff is pretty tangential to the reason we play VNs though--the story and characters. So let's head there.

Newton and the Apple Tree is a lot like Steins;Gate. There's the time travel of course; there's also the goal of setting right the problems that you've inadvertantly created, the fact that it's set in a college/ with a group of characters at that "age" (the art makes this a little dubious, but the story's design is very, very clearly for these people to be college-aged and in college), and importantly, the "route design" is much the same: there's a critical path, it takes you through stages where you mostly interact with a single girl, and eventually have the chance to move to her route. They're pretty momentary daliances: the main plot still remains (you never jump into an "alternate universe" where things totally chance, like G-Senjou), and these side routes mostly don't resolve it at all. Perhaps because of this, they're also relatively short (also like Steins;Gate). And finally, there's a "main girl" who's really, really obviously the "OTP" that you develop a platonic relationship with over time, that turns romantic near the end.

But this can't be approached the same way Steins;Gate really can. While the main premise may be similar, the specific themes here are very different. Here, given the fact that this girl is Isaac Newton (and they do justify it a little bit, more on that in a moment), there's a focus on larger-than-life figures and the "person behind the myth" you could say--this starts with the MC's grandfather (who, if you read the store page, was the second person to get a Nobel Prize in Physics), extends to Newton, and then to other historical scientific figures of the time.

This story is also far, far less "actual science"-focused: while there's a little discussion of the topics relevant to the time (like geo- and heliocentrism), there are no moments where you're going to spend 15 minutes reading an exhaustive explanation of time travel theories, or a similar-length explanation of the time machine they use actually works; some time is spent describing it, but how it works is never explained. Similarly there are a few weird physics-breaking things in their theory of time travel, but again it's not the focus.

Related to that is how this story discusses "science." While the MC's grandfather gets a prize in physics, thus implying his focus of study, the focus of study for the MC is left vague. The story always talks about him "studying science," but science is incredibly freaking broad. Psychology and mathematics are "science," and couldn't be more different in their approach. This frustrated me a little. When I was a child I always said when I grew up I wanted to "be a scientist." When I was asked, "doing what?" I had no idea. I was child, of course, but as an adult specifics matter. If you say you "stopped studying science," whether you were studying human compliance behavior or pulsed lasers kind of matters.

I mentioned geocentricism before: an additional contrast is the historical focus of this VN. A character the MC confides in cautions him that he might be killed if he argues in stalwart defense of heliocentrism. The MC losing access to his smartphone is given attention. Japan's global presence at that time (they closed themselves off from the world) is mentioned. The state and behavior of the Royal Society receives focus - the fact that they fund scientific publishing is something of a plot point (fun fact I learned because of this story: the Royal Society didn't fund Newton's Principa in part because of a book called A History of Fishes, which failed to sell at all, and the person who initially funded Newton's volumes was back-paid in old copies of the failure). At one point someone mentions rats carrying "the plague" from a few years back (Great Plague of London[en.wikipedia.org]). There's an appreciable attention to detail here.

Similarly, given the focus (science) and the main population you engage with (girls), there's also a slightly feminist bent. The reason for the Newton "fiction" is that the girl who proposed his ideas was unable to gain any traction with the Royal Society as a woman. It's a big deal when the MC states "I don't think there's any difference between men and women, and there's no reason you shouldn't be scientists." It's a big deal when another character has difficulties accepting that Newton is a woman. The MC travels with a (female) friend of his who is definitely his superior when it comes to scientific knowledge, or even when it comes to being emotional vs. calculated. There's not really any man "denigrating" or punishing here, but the also goes out of its way to point out that even in the present day, no woman has received the Nobel Prize in Physics. So that's definitely an element of the story.

Additionally, this is an eroge, which Steins;Gate is not. This means that there is a more explicit "romance focus," particularly on sex. It felt too rushed to me; more than once you'll get a date scene, a sex scene and the characters sleep together (and are found by another character in the morning), and then there's a sex scene 5, 10 minutes later. I had the 17+ patch so I didn't see any scenes, but the before and after moments were there, and they're not shy about discussing what happened. This is a spoiler for that content, but be warned - for two separate characters the scene afterwards talked about the MC watching them pee. I'm very glad I missed those (and I don't want to know what the other characters' scenes involved).

One character's "route" is a little different. It's required before moving on for story reasons, and realizing those reasons and the impact upon the character themselves is pretty cool.

A visual novel with a highly engaging story involving time travel and the father of modern science, only held back by a very short runtime and poor character development.

Even so, the game is pretty good, but gives the impression that they removed a lot of key moments from a much longer story. Most of the love interest routes are seen affected by this. Rushed to a happily ever after. Their relationships are not believable.

Main story wise? The game takes a more relaxed, natural approach. Syuichiro, Lavi, Alice (and Emmy, if you played Alice’s route) were the only characters that we got to know better. Yotsuko and Haru were pretty boring in comparison. To me, at least.

But don't get me wrong, their interactions and personality, outside of romance, are pretty funny and entertaining.

On a more personal note, even though I consider that the main endings were great, it still upsets me in comparison to the other routes. Syuji staying in the past with the other girls, but not with Alice? Felt like a stab right in the heart.

Also, not having all the female characters fall for the main character at once, and not giving them all a tragic backstory, was a breath of fresh air.

Despite its short duration, it doesn't stop being a fun read. Also, having the 18+ patch makes for a highly better experience. I fully recommend this game. 7.5/10

One word: Uncensored

I don't often write reviews, but after finishing this VN I felt compelled to talk about my experience with it.

I felt a bit of reluctance going into this, with it's considerable price tag and several comments mentioning the short length of the story. However, after having just finished it in full a few minutes ago, I can say with absolute certainty that I am totally satisfied.

I've read about 60 VNs now (viewable here: https://vndb.org/u144302/list), and this easily made it's way into my top 3, earning a 10. For me, a 10 on vndb does not necessarily mean it was perfect in all aspects - only that, at the end, I was completely and totally satisfied and intend on revisitting the story again (and probably soon). For reference, Tsujidou-san no Jun'ai Road, one of my other 10s, I've read twice now almost back to back.

Characters[/i]
The characters were an absolute blast. Both the main heroines and the supporting cast were all extremely well written, with distinct personalities and traits that go well beyond the typical tropes found in most VN characters. While they still did fit in to their stereotypical archetypes, they were not defined or limited by them. This may be the first VN I've found where I've had so much trouble choosing a favorite character. Though one thing is certain - Syuichiro is by far one of the best supporting characters I've seen in most VNs.

I won't talk much about the main villain of the story because frankly, the writers did too good of a job making me hate him. Every time he showed up, I felt rather agitated. Well written, and extremely obnoxious. There were a few times I even had to walk away from my PC for a few minutes because I was getting too worked up.

Story
There have been a few VNs I've read that made me shed a tear or two, but this is one of the few (along side Clannad and Muv-Luv) where I've had to put in real effort to not start sobbing. The story was extremely well written in almost all aspects. The pacing felt pretty great from my perspective, and there was a good balance between happy and sad moments. The lows were really low at some points, but that only made the highs feel that much higher.

Time travel can be a very finicky topic in most mediums, but the writer made extremely good use of it. There comes a point in the story where it has a pretty big impact on the events going forward in a way I didn't expect, and it was very satisfying to see happen.

However, the real achievement here was the ending. This may be one of the most satisfying and well written ends to a story I've had the pleasure of reading since Muv-Luv, which was the 3rd or 4th VN I ever read. I won't say anything else about it because frankly, it's something that needs to be experienced for yourself.

Sound
The voice acting was pretty wonderful. There wasnt a single moment where I felt any of the VA work or sound/music design made me feel disconnected from the story. The music fits each situation pretty well.


Final Thoughts
All things considered, I would say this VN is definitely worth its price point. Yes, $45 (CAD) may seem a bit steep for a 10-20 hour VN, but its excellence more than makes up for it. The story is exciting and wonderful, the heroines are unique and well written, and the ending left me feeling like the story had truly ended exactly the way it should have, WHEN it should have. While longer VNs may have a better $/hour rate, padding a story to make it longer just for the sake of making it longer is one of the quickest ways of ruining it.

Overall, this VN gets a very strong recommendation from me, and a well earned place among my top 3 favorites.

This is the most expensive Visual Novel I have ever bought and I can't even imagine having any bit of regret

This game is truly special, the premise itself is what got me hooked and damn do I think it's a great hook! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I love this story! COMPLETED 100%

A story about time travel and all it's complications and limitations are well done in my opinion, the story feels like there is actually no true ending. Every route has their own charms and unique ending, to fully experience the game you have to complete everybody's route in a SPECIFIC ORDER. There are guides for those and I advise anyone playing to definitely use it and your experience will truly be ascending! My favorite route is Haru's and Alice's with Lavi being the best girl as always. Still crying when hearing the theme btw
Overall 9/10 for sure

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WHAT THE GAME DID WELL:
+ Straight up META comedy
+ Great time travel story with joy and conflicts
+ Amazing 18+ voice acting and in general as well
+ Don't sleep on the soundtrack, they used it so well in dramatic and comedy situations
+ Easter eggs to Suzumiya Haruhi

WHAT THE GAME DID BADLY:
- First and biggest issue is the replay cutscene complications that requires you to tweak the files a bit to work
- Low ass resolution
- Weird instant transitions to the next scenes, no smooth transition sometimes (especially on Haru's and Emmy's route)
- Voices are sometimes inconsistent, BGM may be too high compared to character's voices sometimes. ( Especially my girl Haru's voices)

Newton and the Apple Tree is a romantic visual novel game written and published by the small team goes by a name of Laplacian. Artworks are created by a group of famous artists, noticeably Bekotarou, Pellet and Shimofuri who are famous for crafting arts of adorable/attractive/fetishism females mainly for 18+ Visual Novel. To top it up, all voice actors that were hired for these characters are all experienced with this kind of game. Considered only those I've mentioned, it's already worth giving attention and in its price tag.

But it's not because game was crafted using a refined material from all field that make a game look great. This romantic visual novel itself is a successful product that stand above standard visual novel quality or even better.

A concept of this visual novel is to tell the story of Issac Newton from their own fantasy point of view using an actual history facts and a little bit of imagination. For starter, Issac Newton, a father of modern science we all know, is only a cute girl with small figure and blonde hair. All the modern scientists are no doubt, inspired by the accomplishments Issac Newton had reached to, our main protagonist included. But what would happen if he were able to go back to the exact moment of one of the biggest discovery in science history achieved by Newton....and then he accidentally screws it up? The result would be this visual novel.

Visual novel, as the name stand, required little to no interaction from the player other than reading the dialogue and text that appear on the screen. The player may be presented with decision options that affect the course of the game. The decisions made result in one of branching storylines in game, which player will end up with different ending. To add convenience, it comes with save/load states where player can choose to save or load to any point of game. It also comes with auto play text and voice without having to constantly click a screen to process, and fast forward button for skipping the entire set of dialogues to the next important choices that can be resulted in different route immediately. They also include the skip text button in case you want to revisit some part of story in between.

Story route in this visual novel can be considered as a Ladder, which mean there's only one main route in which the true ending is on top of stairs. It's called ladder because you can choose different option to get off the ladder for other ending. That means this visual novel has already been designed to be a linear, have one main route and one main girl since the start. Please keep that in mind. If you know Steins;Gate, then you should be able to comprehend the idea behind this.

Newton and the Apple Tree, despite having time travel mentioned in the story, it only use as a mean for a main protagonist to meet Newton and to give some penalty that limiting his action and only required for some settings. Its main focus is actually on a point of view of this particular Newton's life and her fellow scientist friends, in a form of human relationship that involving them including the struggle to overcome own flaws and seemingly impossible obstacles. Laplacian is known to create struggle/comedy/lewd(in case of 17+/18+ patch is installed) romantic story involving a girls, so the player will mostly face happiness, funniness and a sadness moment in that regard. Since it still involve Newton, some part of story is still connected to what he has achieved in our real world. Era current state in social standard and sexism are also mentioned in a game. Story is divided in a nice chunk to ensure that reader will not feel bored and is entertained all throughout to the end with perfect pace. Story is as whole, nothing groundbreaking but it's one kind of experience and memorable.

And on top of interesting storyline are a refined arts and well composed soundtracks, they're all emotional and fit the whole situation. As I mention, the quality of the art/CG are already justified by the name of artists themselves.

In conclusion I would recommend this visual novel to anyone who're interesting in well refined romantic story (and lewd/hot love interacts/dialogues) fill with emotional with less complex gameplay while enjoying nice soundtrack and CGs altogether. Did I mention that all voice actors are the stars for this kind of thing as well. The length of this visual novel is just right, around 20-30 hours and it'll hook up for a while. If you're no issue with lewd/sexual interact, I recommend at least 17+ patch because in many of that part of events will involve a lot more about characters, adding even more feeling, humor and emotion to an already existed story outside of it.