Being a 3-hour epilogue, this game doesn't really have the time to drag on like the previous G.U. games, so that definitely works in its favor. There's only like 5 dungeons here, you get a broken-ass new weapon that trivializes pretty much every enemy encounter, and it's basically all done to just get the whole gang back together for new interactions and one last adventure. Given that this is a bonus campaign included in the remasters of the first 3 games, I can't really hate it. It definitely would have gone way harder if I cared more about the characters, but sometimes that's just how things be.

also this game makes haseo x ovan gay marriage canon, that ALONE makes it the best volume in G.U.

To say the Dothack community was excited when a fourth game was included with Last Recode would be an understatement. However the reaction to playing it was a bit more divisive among fans then I expected. Many people criticize Reconnection for not having enough substance and being too short in general, but I'd argue that the "lack of content" is one of its strongest features. While Volume 1-3 are bloated with added content to pluck hours away at, Volume 4 is pure delight. Volume 4 is all quality with no mid to be found. In a way this is a natural progression of Volume 3, as I found Volume 3 to be the least bloated and also the most well paced of the original, so the length of Reconnection isn't exactly a shocker. Aside from the all killer no filler appeal of Volume 4, you also get access to the coolest weapon type, some great new cutscenes, and all the loose ends from Volume 3 are finally tied up. The question is, what's the next step in the Dothack franchise?