New .hack Installment In Development
.hackYou know, this is the only RPG franchise I didn't try in the PS2 era, so maybe I'll give the new entry a shot.
As reported by Andriasang, Famitsu has confirmed that a new .hack title is in development.
We don't have the full title - it's listed in the magazine under the placeholder name, ".hack" - and both platforms and a release date have yet to be announced. Still, some early screenshots are apparently pretty impressive, and CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama says those screens were all pics of real-time action. In contrast to .hack//G.U. and .hack//Link, the team is bypassing the heavy anime style for "more photo realism."
The screens also seem to portray Haseyo, the main character of .hack//GU. It's a little confusing, though; when asked if the character was indeed "that Haseyo," Matsuyama said, "I can't say yet." ...well, okay. Lastly, the game and the upcoming movie may be related, as the game is set in 2025, one year after the events of the film. That movie will be in Japanese theaters on January 21. ...chances are, it won't come here.
But we're hoping the new .hack game does. Stay tuned for more info.
Tags: .hack, .hack sequel, .hack game, cyberconnect2
12/22/2011 9:22:30 AM Ben Dutka
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firesoul453
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 9:41:07 AM
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Are they any good?
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shadowpal2
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 10:38:19 AM
I think it goes like:
.hack//Sign (anime)
.hack//Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine (games...great ones at that)
.hack//Roots
.hack//G.U. Rebirth, Reminiscence, Redemption (games...more like action RPG though)
.hack//Link (PSP) - but...only for Japan I believe.
Oh and there are 4 OVAs each of which goes with Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, and Quarantine.
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oldmike
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 5:31:10 PM
is not part of the story more of a beat em up from what i been told
i have most of the shows and all of the games
there are shows that sum up the games also
if you rather wach then played the game
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Sol
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 6:11:35 PM
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GamingLegend7
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 9:44:28 AM
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DrRockso87
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 10:05:29 AM
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Maybe if we're lucky, we may see an HD collection as well, hmmmmm?
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Sol
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 6:13:06 PM
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Underdog15
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 10:22:36 AM
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But I loved these games. The gameplay eventually got a little too repetitive, as the first batch was a set of 4 and the next batch was a trilogy. However, with the complemented Animes that supplement the stories, it was a grand experience.
I would buy this day one, no questions asked.
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Highlander
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 10:52:34 AM
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<<In contrast to .hack//G.U. and .hack//Link, the team is bypassing the heavy anime style for "more photo realism.">>
Why? Is it because they think Western fans don't like that anime aesthetic? I am beginning to feel like the pandering to Western audiences is dismantling any Japanese aesthetic in games in order to appeal to a wider audience. The result being the games that still retain that style only release in Japan, and the others resemble western developed games.
OK, I know many will say that I am over reacting, and fair enough, perhaps I am. But I don't want to see the anime style of games vanish, it's one of the aspects I enjoy most. Thank goodness for the Atelier games, for example, they retain their style.
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ZenChichiri
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 6:04:42 PM
With that said it might not even be a case of trying Westernize their games per se, but just that they feel they want to capture a different style. Not everything that comes out of Japan has to be anime based.
Let's just hope the team won't flounder on the actual design ;)
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Highlander
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 8:20:45 PM
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ZenChichiri
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 8:57:29 PM
http://wanabrar.com/blog/games/new-hack-game-revealed/
Also, the thing we should be asking is whether or not this change was simply due to a desire to cater to a global audience or not. They may have just changed the style because they felt it fit with the underlying themes or setting better.
I don't mind if they go the photo realism route, as long as the game still has some portions that are vibrant and full of life. The problem I have with games that claim to be photo realistic is they tend to be dark and gritty, as if brown and grey are the only colours in a realistic world.
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Snaaaake
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 4:53:00 PM
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That's just how the Japanese roll now.
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Ludakriss
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 5:05:43 PM
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oldmike
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 5:32:56 PM
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in all of the 7 games i put in at lest 50 hours per geting all the weapons and killing all the mosters these games were the best
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Rogueagent01
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 6:50:48 PM
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The dungeons were my only gripe as they were ridiculously repetitive, other than that they were one of my best memories from the PS2. I still remember when I bought my Network Adapter for the PS2 and started playing one of the games, my cousin hadn't seen the game and heard I bought the adapter. So when he came over I had the game boot up and played it off as if it was the PS2s network, to put it lightly he was astonished and then heart broken when I showed him it was just a game.
I am looking forward to playing one of these titles again.
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Phoenix
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 11:25:50 PM
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Though I wonder if they will have some sort of multiplayer.... I've always wanted this game to turn into a MMO ( Irony ftw. ), but I can accept some simply multiplayer action in its place.
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bebestorm
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Thursday, December 22, 2011 @ 9:41:02 AM