It should. I think it's just accessible from the main menu like on PS4.
.hack//G.U. Last Recode |OT| Ow the Tri-Edge
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I guess that would make sense, I just didn't see any mention of it on the Steam page. Thanks!
No problem, I was just taking a guess though. It is weird that it isn't mentioned on the Steam page. I guess we won't know for sure until tomorrow, but I don't see why it wouldn't be included.
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It's just right on the startup screen for the game so unless they went out of their way to remove it it'll be included.
It does. The Terminal Disc isn't an actual separate disc this time.
Right two are Terminal Disc and Parody Mode. This is likely the menu in both the PS4 and Steam versions.
So how is .hack//ROOTS? I knida don't want to watch a 26 episode anime before playing this, but I know my fake OCD won't let me.
It's fine if a bit slow. Don't be one of those people who fills up the comments section complaining about it not being an action show. XD I've been watching it on an off, usually while multitasking but still picking up what I need.
Oh yeah, I was gonna ask, in an Old Place thread someone mentioned Roots had a big game spoiler in it. Which episode does it occur in?
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It's mediocre but it fleshed out Shino and Ovan a bit. Plus it has Tabby!
The pace is often meandering but not in a chill way like SIGN.
Oh it's not? So is it more like sign? Watched that waaay back in the day on CN. I didn't hate it but thought it was boring as hell and didn't have a desire to finish it.
Also I know the OP said it wasn't required to watch to play this, but to what degree is that true? Because I've seen people say this about a lot of games and their prequels and often times I end up disagreeing with them.
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Like around episode 25? It's not really a spoiler unless you know what you're looking for.
You won't have a good idea of who Shino is or why you should care about her. Ovan too. It tells the story of how Haseo got to where he is at the start of the game.
Same for Tabby.
She joins you in the Forest of Pain so it's probably good to know who she is.
Episode 17 has a good one too...
During the fight between Ovan and Azure Kite, Ovan opens his lock and black bubbles reflect in his glasses..
The problems with ROOTS from memories is that :
a) it kinda spoil some of the twists of the games in advance.
b) Some of its arcs feel useless i.e Tabby squad.
c) The pacing is uneven
Think of it like this, but new dialogue happens during regular gameplay. Probably.
As for the voice actors, they at least brought Yuri Lowenthal back, very possible they brought others back too.
There is one other thing I've been meaning to ask. While I did pretty much 100% the trilogy back in the day....I have forgotten so much. Are there any particular things I should keep in mind if I'm planning on doing everything again? I'm pretty sure there isn't anything permanently missable, but I do vaguely remember something about trading or just talking to NPCs that I remember wishing I had taken care of while playing through Rebirth instead of waiting until after the storyline was over because it was a huge pain in the butt to finish this task. Like, I remember writing a list of 'something' down and checking it off every time I did the task, but I flat out can't remember what it was anymore.
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You have to trade with specific characters to complete all the books in the game. Is that what you're remembering?
I don't think anything is missable within each game (can't recall) but there are things exclusive to each. So you can play volume 1 as much as you want without missing stuff but once you transfer to volume 2 you can't get stuff exclusive to volume 1 anymore.
From what I can tell, outside of some balance fixes in the player's favor, the first three games are largely untouched, so I would imagine so.
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25-50 hours depending on how much you complete them. Volume 4 is less than 5 hours though.
It's 8pm over here and Amazon Prime haven't dispatched my copy yet. It's not even being prepared for dispatch yet! Slightly worrying.
On the other hand I've still got a ton of .hack Project books to read.
On the other hand I've still got a ton of .hack Project books to read.
I honestly think they need to rebrand this franchise - it's a living hell to type it on smartphone, can't be hashtagged properly etc.
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Most people type it as dothack to get around that. The whole .hack// stuff is just stylization.
Does anyone know if there are any day one bonuses that I would miss if I don't pick up the game until way later?
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I think there's a PS4 preorder theme if you order it early digitally but it's not as good as the JP version since it lacks the custom music.
Other than that, no unless you want to import the Japanese LE.
Thanks yeah. My backlog is huge and there are still more and more games coming out that I want so I need to slow the fuck down and start buying them when they're cheap
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If you're gonna watch the anime watch all of it. It only spoils a particular reveal if you know what to look for.
yeah it can run at 4k apparently, also sure why not, you meet most of the characters a few episodes in.
Both sign and Roots are some of my fav animes. think what you will of that. if you have seen Spice and Wolf then you would know what to expect... minus the nudity
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remastered to 1080p (supporting output to 4K) running at 60 FPS.
so it looks to be upscaled imo not native 4k
My copy was delayed and won't be here till noon tomorrow. But I'm beyond excited for this. The combat in //GU was already a huge step up from //IMOQ, I'm eager to see how the QOL improvements flow. I'd love a similar remaster of the first four, and a new game retconning the LINK manga.
i really don't think you would, if you have a PC you can play them at remastered quality and the combat is just infuriating. even with cheats at 99 acc you still fucking miss XD
...... If they was going to re do them i feel like they would need a full Remake rather than a remaster
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Good to know - as long as the anime interests me, I'll give the entire thing a watch. I did enjoy the original .hack//sign back in the day. I really hope the game renders at 4k, I'll be disappointed if it is just an upscale as it will be very blurry (Dark Souls looked horrible before DSFix), might have to wait for a cheap sale in that case.
yeah im sure people will be able to tell you once its out.
If you liked sign i can't see you not liking Root's.
yeah im sure people will be able to tell you once its out.
If you liked sign i can't see you not liking Root's.
Damn. I got nostalgic there. I think I need to rewatch Roots now.
That's a good point, the combat in the first four was incredibly bad. XD
I gave in and put in my pre-order yesterday even though I've already got loads to play. Always been intrigued by the second series of .hack games mainly because of being a fan of the developer (Asura's Wrath, Silent Bomber, Solatorobo & Original .Hack games) so since these games never released in Europe back in the PS2 days, these will be fresh. Looking forward to it. Must say this has to be the best priced HD re-release I've come across yet - 4 games in one collection for £29? Great price.
I doubt anybody here would know about this so it's probably a long shot, but there's a particular glitch I remember but I don't remember what the keywords were to get to it. I'm wondering if anyone would happen to know. I remember seeing this talked about on an old .Hack forum way back when. It involved that one cave environment with the waterfalls and it had a glitch where the end of the dungeon clipped into an empty room and when you walked into it you'd have a bunch of waterfalls pop up right in front of you that you could walk through. It was really cool. If I remember correctly, the glitch only worked in volume 1 and was fixed in the other two. I'm wondering if it's still present in Last Recode but without the keywords it's going to be pretty impossible to find.
I never played the originals but wanted to.
I'm hoping the physical version of this will be available for the next month or two so I am able to get a copy.
I'm hoping the physical version of this will be available for the next month or two so I am able to get a copy.
There will probably no difference aside from max res. This is basically a port of a PS2 after all.
