{"id":66373,"date":"2026-05-08T18:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66373"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:29:46","slug":"steinsgate-reboot-characters-will-literally-come-to-life-thanks-to-new-animation-tool-used-in-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/steinsgate-reboot-characters-will-literally-come-to-life-thanks-to-new-animation-tool-used-in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Steins;Gate Re:Boot characters will literally \u201ccome to life\u201d thanks to new animation tool used in development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After delaying <strong>Steins;Gate Re:Boot<\/strong> from 2025 to 2026, Mages has finally settled on August 20 as the game\u2019s new tentative release date. While certain aspects of the original remain (like the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/instead-of-modernizing-steinsgate-reboot-will-preserve-the-now-fading-legacy-of-2010s-otaku-slang-and-akihabara-culture-devs-say\/\">2010 otaku slang and Akihabara culture<\/a>), the reboot will have several new features, such as redrawn visuals, a revamped UI, remade music courtesy of original composer Takeshi Abo, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/steinsgate-reboot-to-have-a-brand-new-ending-producer-reveals\/\">a new seventh ending<\/a>, as well as more character motions by way of the new E-mote animation tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300cSTEINS;GATE RE:BOOT\u300dE-mote\u30e2\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u7d39\u4ecb\u6620\u50cf\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8gYV7G6i8xw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Character motions in 2009\u2019s Steins;Gate\u2019s had a simpler quality to it, where subtle mouth movements would indicate speech and artwork changes in sprites would indicate more animated gestures. While this is by no means a bad thing, the upcoming reboot has noticeably more \u201cfluid\u201d animations and transitions between expressions (one could say that the movements are almost \u201cVTuber\u201d-like). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the subtle changes in each character\u2019s facial expressions to blinking and the movement of their hair, Mages intent was to \u201cbring characters to life\u201d and \u201celevate immersion in the story to new heights\u201d. While the original certainly has its own charm, characters in the reboot such as Kurisu and Mayuri, look especially vibrant thanks to their new animations and redesigns. This is especially evident when the characters are interacting with one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steins;Gate Re:Boot is set to release on August 20 for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4012810\/STEINSGATE_REBOOT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steins;Gate Re:Boot comes August 20 with redrawn visuals, a revamped UI, new rerecorded music and voice lines, and animated sprites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":66376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-66373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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