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Originally Posted by kyosak

Having re-experienced the prologue+part of ch1 in the anime, it got me thinking back to the game and how some things always bugged me about

Spoiler for game:

But this is only true from Okabe's perspective... I mean someone else could have "observed" Kurisu's death after Okabe left the building! Was the game trying to say that Okabe's POV is the almighty decider in how the world lines eventually "converge?"

I mean, how can future Okabe be so sure that Kurisu's death is not the fate already decided by convergence of the world lines (much like how hopeless Mayuri was in world line alpha)? And that what Okabe saw was the only thing that mattered?

I'd love you guys' input on this.

Uhmmm, it's been a while since I played the game in it's entirety so my memory is abit fuzzy but...

Spoiler for huge spoilers:

While Okarin's POV is definetely very important as he triggers the events, I don't think it's correct to say that he alone is the deciding factor in regard to the outcome of the world lines, and I wasn't of the impression that the game was trying to tell it either. For example, If only Okarin was the deciding factor, it wouldn't matter if Kurisu is alive or not when he discovers her in a pool of blood. But in chapter 11 it is just the fact that she is alive which results in a branch off to a new worldline.

Kurisu's death is decided by the convergence of the world lines in one worldline (beta), which is why future Okarin tries to branch off to a worldline that isn't either alpha or beta and ultimately succeeds with it during chapter 11.

Or this is how I understood the whole thing.