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I hated GU. In fact, the only good .HACK was .HACK//Sign, and the only good games were Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, and Quarantine.

Yeah, never did finish GU. Yeah, the first four games were good. Didn't like Sign or Roots, but I did like Dusk.

.hack fans who didn't like GU? Now that's new.

GU did everything that the original quartet did, and did it way better. The story actually made sense the whole way through, the combat system was just a few steps below Kingdom Hearts quality, most of the music was just plain awesome and Azure Kite is too awesome for words.

I didn't think that GU was bad. I don't understand why everyone hates it so much. I felt that the battle system in sign was a little too robotic.

I agree that the fighting system was a step up from the previous games. The story was ok, maybe it was because I stopped at the second game, just as . The story was riddled with high points and low points for me, making it a chore to complete. I didn't care about the characters either, I'm not sure if it was spite from watching a few epi's of Roots or what.

I finished G.U converting from rebirth to redemption.
I also don't understand fully the story. Also, the extra ending makes me confused.

But I enjoyed it nevertheless.

Haseo was an ass, while the majority of the rest of GU were whiny pussies or "I must be stronger" DBZ cutouts.

None of them have the depth of the characters of the first .hack games.

Better combat and dungeons though.

Key word there being "was". Even by the end of Rebirth he'd already taken big steps towards becoming a decent person, and he's totally different by the end of the trilogy. It's called character development, and it makes Haseo way more dynamic a character than Kite could ever dream of being. If you play through all three games, you can plot out the events that cause Haseo to evolve from a prick into hero material.

The only person who even came close to being a "DBZ cutout" was Bordeux, who had something of a Vegeta complex, but even then it's something of a stretch to connect them.

Atoli had some real depth to her that should've been explored more thoroughly. Same goes for Alkaid and especially Endrance/Elk. Seriously, how often do you meet openly gay guys in video games who aren't just around for comic relief?

No, that's Veteran. GU is the pile of crap that resulted from the creation of .HACK//Roots. .HACK//Sign was the original. In fact, all of the games fail pretty hard. It's about .HACK//Sign, and occasionally, .HACK//LEgends of the Twilight.

Well, I don't really like it, but, I don't hate it either, the story lacks the element of surprise, battle system a little bit tiring, I like it where it occurs randomly like Final Fantasy, 'cause of that sometimes I get really lazy leveling up, I even slept in front of the TV while the console is still on beacuse of boredom(My TV is front of my bed).

Only if you measure your games and anime exclusively by how touchy-feely the characters are. SIGN had a great story and awesome characters, but GU had all that and a bag of chips. I'll admit Haseo and Atoli aren't exactly Tsukasa and Subaru, but I say GU was made of Epic Win almost the whole way through.

No offense, but the .hack//IMOQ characters, save for a few good ones, most of them were basically a copy of .hack//SIGN characters with different personalities. Most of these characters were barely explored. For example, no one really gives a damn about Marlo, whose character design is a copy of Ginkan (Silver Knight), because he's an ass and they didn't elaborate much on his at all. Also, most of them didn't have an overall major role except towards the end.

On the other hand, you spend a hell lot of time with all the different characters in GU, so their initial fronts are not always proven true. I thought Pai would be an overall bitch...a very hot bitch, but nonetheless, a bitch. That presumption was wrong, though it doesn't mean she's perfect. Haseo makes huge strides, along with Atoli. Sure GU's pacing tends to be off and there are a few plot holes, but it's a more interesting approach opposed to the stereotypical hero out to save "The World" from destruction. Couple a great story with a fast-paced battle system and Avatar Battles and it's all good to go.



Actually, .hack//IMOQ is the real focal point of Project .hack. .hack//SIGN's purpose was to set the stage for the four games. I enjoyed the characters of .hack//SIGN a hell lot and the story was great, but failed to hold my attention at many points due to a low content of action. .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet was nice, but only the manga version. The anime version just strayed too damn far to be likeable for me. Either way, it reinforces how .hack//IMOQ was the focal point of Project .hack.

On the flip side of .hack//SIGN is .hack//Roots, which had a weaker story, but more action, so I was always interested. Just like .hack//SIGN, .hack//Roots is meant to set the stage for the GU games. By the time Roots finished, Rebirth was out in Japan for a while, which is why the last episode briefly showed Haseo in Xth Form, along with Skeith.

For anyone who thought that the story of GU might have been weak, all I can say is to check out .hack//Trilogy when it comes out. It appears that they will delve into some elements they could have elaborated on, specifically Atoli. Giving her an AIDA form seems to be a means to make her look good AND develop her character. Same with Haseo, except in an even more badass way. Bst Form appears to be a potential result of AIDA infection and the power it holds is just ridiculous. Unlimited Blade Works anyone?

Well said fatman.

All I know is I'm waiting for Bandai to let someone make a The World. And it better not be R2, or ima bust some skulls open.

Just watched the trailer on youtube. Holy fucking shit, that has to be the most awesome thing I've ever seen.


*Cue insanely maniacal laughter*

Ok, I'll admit those trailers looked cool. Although, every .hack trailer was pretty good. I'll watch it.

Apparently you're not the only one who thinks so; check this out, there's already fanart of Atoli's AIDA form floating around.

Er...about that... It's old news. Bandai made .hack//Fragment based off R1...with an offline mode allowing you to play as even Shugo...and it failed. No import to the US and now, online service is over. R2 might work better though, but don't take my word. It definitely has more potential than R1 based off of GU's gameplay, but it probably won't happen with the failure of .hack//Fragment.

I'm not talking about that. Epic fail.

I'm talking about them making a game based off The World as seen in SIGN and LotT. It wouldn't have any connections to the anime at all. Meaning no Shugo, no Tsukasa, and sure as hell no Haseo.