.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth

.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth

released on May 18, 2006

.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth

released on May 18, 2006

.Hack//G.U. simulates a massively multiplayer online role-playing game; players assume the role of a participant in a fictional game called The World. While in The World, the player controls the on-screen player character, Haseo, from a third-person person perspective (with optional first-person mode). The player may control the camera using the game controller's right analog stick. Within the fictional game, players explore monster-infested fields and dungeons as well as "Root Towns" that are free of combat. They also can "log-off" from the game and return to a computer desktop interface which includes in-game e-mail, news, and message boards, as well as desktop and background music customization options. In Reminisce, an optional card game called "Crimson VS" becomes available. The player may save the game to a memory card both from the desktop and within The World at a Save Shop. After the player completes the game, a Data Flag appears on the save file, which allows the transfer of all aspects of the player character and party members to the next game in the series. This can also be applied to previous games if the player first finished the Reminsce or Redemption. Players can attack monsters in real time. However, the action pauses whenever the menu is opened in order to select magic to cast, items to use, or skills to perform. The player only directly controls Haseo, while the other characters are controlled by artificial intelligence. The player may either provide guidelines ("Free Will", "Rage", "Life", etc.) or issue direct commands (for example, to cast a particular magic at a particular enemy) to the computer-controlled characters. Monsters roam the environments freely or guard treasure chests. Once combat is initiated, via a "surprise attack" or the player being spotted, a wall erects around the combat area to prevent escape. Weapons give the player access to the Skill Trigger feature which allows them to perform a powerful attack at the cost of losing SPs. As an adept rogue character, Haseo can wield multiple weapons for close combat. Although Haseo can only use one weapon per battle, during Reminisce the player can change weapons in the middle of Skill Triggers. Under certain conditions, the player may execute an enhanced type of Skill Trigger called "Rengeki". These attacks deal greater damage and fill a Morale gauge, which allows the player and his team members to use a combination attack. Certain plot-related fights, called "Avatar battles", use a different interface which incorporates shoot 'em up gameplay elements. After depleting the opponent's health, players must charge up a "Data Drain" to end the battle. Root Towns are non-combat areas in The World. The player may restock on items, buy equipment, or chat and trade with other "players" of The World. The player may also undertake optional quests and visit guilds. A key feature of all towns is the Chaos Gate. This blue portal is used to travel between towns (called "servers") as well as access the fields and dungeons where battles take place. A password system controls the characteristics of each area. Depending on the characteristics of each word in the three word phrase, the resulting area may have different attributes such as prevalence of monsters or items, among other features.


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Some fun combat, a (for the time) charming art style and intriguing atmosphere help distract from the game’s awkward delivery of its story. Surprisingly, besides the atmosphere, it does everything right that the previous series fumbled, almost being a complete reversal of that game series’ pros and cons.

I need to start playing some .hack game at some point. I had one of them as a kid but I was way too little to know anything.

estou jogando pela coleção Last Recode, mas vou fazer uma review de cada jogo separadamente antes de avaliar ela.

esse aqui é um jogo que eu queria muito ter amado. .hack me chamou atenção por causa da temática e o estilo visual, também por que eu acho esses "MMOs falsos" da epóca do ps2 muito interessantes, e aqui o jogo leva isso a outro nivel, ele literalmente se passa dentro de um MMO rgp ficticio e tudo apresentado pra nós jogadores se passa dentro do videogame ou no desktop do personagem principal (se bem que pensar assim acaba estragando um pouco a história do jogo kkkk).

a gameplay é até criativa, o sistema de combate normal do jogo é bem simples e raso mas até divertido apesar de limitado e com pouca variedade, e o sistema de combate de Avatar (que é basicamente a gameplay de zone of the enders) faz as batalhas de boss se destacarem bem. A exploração das dungeons é bem legal mas a falta de variedade acaba pesando um pouco enquanto você avança no jogo, e no final eu já estava achando bem tedioso explorar os mesmos 3 cenários.

a história do jogo é ok, e pra um jogo que tenta imitar um MMO é até impressionante como o game foca tanto nela. Alias um dos meus pontos favoritos são justamente as cutscenes com uso de certos momentos pré renderizados dando bastante ênfase em certas expressões faciais e movimentos dos personagens, é algo muito legal de se ver e bem único considerando a época de lançamento do jogo. Destaque também pra trilha sonora e ambientação do jogo que são ótimas.

Entretanto o plot em si não é mil maravilhas, de novo, temática bem interessante mas nenhum dos personagens é TÃO interessante assim (protagonista incluso, ô cara chato),o que tornou momentos que eram pra ser emocionantes em momentos só... meio constrangedores, e a necessidade constante de "deslogar" do jogo pra ler emails e poder avançar a história acabaram atrapalhando o andamento um pouco. Ainda assim, o mistério principal é instigante o suficiente pra me fazer querer continuar a série.

Technically played this via the Last Recode collection on PS4.

My only delve into the world of .hack (I did try the first game but quickly dropped it as the gameplay really wasn't doing it for me at all) and it's not too bad although definitely the starting point for this three game series. The action-RPG gameplay itself is all right but really it's the story that gripped me a little more especially when we reach the second half of the game where the big major events unfold and eventually lead into the second volume.

Our main lead Haseo really does take some getting used to though as he's kind of an asshole during the beginning of his story but he does gradually get better as it goes on.