#.hack//g.u. last recode

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[gentlehands]

[delsshitposts]

Hey, if you're like me and you like good games for cheap

Titanfall 2 is currently $3

And while I'm at it

BUY .hack//G.U.!

It's not on sale, but I haven't said that this year yet

This actually just made me realize I haven't bought this on Steam yet

Excuse me real quick while I fix that

[dailyfigures]

Haseo ; .hack//G.U. Last Recode ☆ Bandai

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[megiddo-ichi]

[Now live with .hack//G.U. Vol 3]

There's something to be said about corporate decisions in times of peril. Whether they're said in earnest or said with harsh, direction action, we'll have to see.

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[magicalblerdpenn]

Just beat .hack//gu vol. 2. Took me about a month compared to vol. 1 since I was playing other games and wanted to take my time anyway. Bittersweet ending again but at least Atoli is okay. Looking forward to playing vol. 3.

[bearpillowmonster]

.Hack GU: Vol 1 (Story)

With IMOQ, I did the gameplay and overall in one review and then split the story of all 4 into one post, this one, I'm just going to split it, this episode is going to be focusing on Volume 1, Rebirth. I know it's technically all one product now but a quick google search will tell you that the runtime can span around 50 hours, something that deserves to be split up.

And it is, in the menu at least.

Now, the other reason I even bothered coming back is because the concept is interesting. A PKK (Player Killer Killer) isn't a concept that hasn't been used before but certainly one worth exploring, I think. In fact, I had a dream of something similar but with aliens and all kinds of other junk that seemed really cool to me but something stood out in that dream. One of the guys names was "Haseo" aka the main character of this whole Hack GU saga. I see that as enough reason, I mean I revisited Kingdom Hearts because of a dream and you probably know how that sailed, so why not this one?

Well with the abundance of cutscenes comes with a lot of overexpositing and overexplaining, making the story kind of watered down. But I found it more manageable than the beginning because the cutscenes aren't nearly as long. I'll revisit the topic once I finish the series whether it's better than IMOQ but so far it's on par. I also have to mention how this game is longer.

One thing about the original series is that the characters were memorable enough for me to remember even a year later and their designs were great too. With this one, all the major characters have their own cards which have hand drawn art full body which I can really appreciate from someone who draws and likes to know exactly what they're drawing, I remember being hard pressed to find a full picture of BlackRose or Terajima Ryoko as reference because their in game models just didn't cut it when their drawings by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto were so beautiful. Even the lore gets similar treatment in the desktop sections having watercolor styled illustrations. But anyways, I'm not as big of a fan of the designs this time around but that's alright, I wasn't with Mass Effect initially either and look at how much that took me by storm.

Except players like Gaspard.

And THAT'S supposed to be one of the early introductions??

Atoli is kind of bittersweet because she has a similar player model to this 'Shino' that gets teased throughout the story and I really want to know who Shino is. Her character isn't bad, I mean she has a good arc with the whole showing Haseo how to look at The World through a different lense but she's way too happy-go-lucky for me. That's where Haseo comes in though because these types of characters might not bother you as a kid, in fact you might think "Why's he such a big old grump?" but as someone who's older you're like "I get it. He's out of line but he's right."

I-chi-go? I mean, Kuhn, they call him Kuhn. Wait, Yuri Lowenthal AND Jonny Yong Bosch? What is this? Code Geass? They basically have the same dynamic too, just reversed.

As far as a remaster goes, it makes everything clearer and not as grainy and adds more content (as I mentioned) but the graphics are still definitely PS2 but in terms of that, most of everything is leagues better than IMOQ.

[acheron-starrail]

There’s only like...one more party member left to max out in vol 1 now, but he doesn’t come along until later. Piros the dork 3rd, chuuni man. Everyone else is decked out in the best gear I could grind for ‘em atm.

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.hack//G.U. Last Recode (2017)

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[the-stray-liger]

Where do you recommend someone start out with the .hack franchise? 'cuz there's a lot of stuff and it's kinda intimidating to get into

RUBS MY GAY HANDS TOGETHER a friend just asked me this on discord lol

OKAY so there's a ton of games and a lot of anime and manga to read and I'm kinda trying to remember it as I go because it's been years

ok so the first wave of games that you should check out in chronological order is infection, mutation, outbreak, and quarantine. Along with those came 4 episodes of the Liminality anime which goes along the game but happens outside of the game in real life. Liminality is very worth checking out if you play the games in that order.

Then you can give a spin to .hack//SIGN which happens in the same version of The World as the first games, it's super interesting and emotional and I highly reccomend it. It includes a parody episode called GIFT that actually used to put me on my ass as a kid.

I didn't like legend of the twilight, it's an anime that even to me in my peak anime cringe moment was very anime cringe, but I guess you can check that out too.

Then we have G.U. which happens in a different version of The World for reasons that I won't spoil, and revolves around a different character. These were my fav games: Rebirth, Reminiscence and Redemption, the third one being my fav out of the whole saga because it made me cry a lot.

There is an anime prequel to G.U. called .hack//ROOTS. I believe there's also a cd drama that I had my abusive exboyfriend rip for me back when we were together and he used gifts to demand physical affection for me but I have no idea what it is about so if you don't speak japanese you can skip that. Roots is very interesting too, I feel like it gives you a lot of context for Haseo (the MC of G.U.). But I did watch the anime after playing the games so I dont feel like you need to do that in chronological order.

There's also the G.U.+ manga which is like a G.U. alternate spinoff and honestly I really really really loved it and I think it's worth checking out

This is where it gets complicated for me because I stopped paying attention to .hack// for a few decades following a really bad breakup in 2010-11. I think .hack//Link came out next but I didn't keep up and I'm not sure of what comes next.

G.U. Last Recode came out in 2017 I believe, I own the game but haven't played it; I think it's like a remake/summary of the G.U. saga with a few things added in and others taken out. Liek I said I haven't played it yet so I can't speak for it.

But that's all of the .hack// knowledge I can provide at the top of my head. Hope that is helpful! And I really hope you can give the .hack// franchise a chance, it has some really beautifully thought out lore and some characters that even 13 years after playing it for the last time still live rent free in my head!!!

[hellyeahdothack]

Recording of LieN's live concert in celebration of the .hack 20th Anniversary. The concert covers songs from throughout .hack's history, from .hack//IMOQ through .hack//G.U. Last Recode.

There is also a talking segment between Hiroshi Matsuyama, Chikayo Fukuda, and Tomoyo Mitani.

[eightyuh]

i am 15 away from my 150 follower goal on twitch.

i said i'd play the forest of pain (a 3+ hour bonus level) in .hack//g.u. last recode and im rlly feeling like playing it rn hhhh its not a cozy-game but its cozy to me ....

idk follow me if u want that or think i'd make mildly interesting bg noise

[watasemasaru]

.hack//g.u+ last recode is literally 90% off on the psn store if you haven't played it get on that shit

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[Now live with .hack//G.U. Vol. 3]

Expecting copious amounts of steve blum from tonight's stream. Hopefully the results will speak for themselves too because grinding has become much easier.

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