I am constantly tripping over your reviews. I'm a 33-year old gamer, but you keep reviewing games I grew up playing.

"Sword Art Online sucks" But finally we've said it

Absolutely loved the review and the fact that you're reviewing this as a loong-time fan. This is pretty much THE game of my formative teen years, so, yeah, thank you.

This just came out on the switch and this review's convinced me to add it to my ever expanding backlog.

the .hack//sign anime still has some of the best songs in anime in my opinion.

Great job on the review. It came out real good. Those joke cutscenes can definitely bring out the laughs, lol.

Haseo in comander shepard's voice: I should go -check my email or something-

I actually picked this up for Steam because of you, and I'm really enjoying it, so thanks; I'd say that I'm closing in on the end of Volume 2. I don't really know anything about .hack beyond the game, but I'm having a lot of fun just going on adventures in random fields; the different weather is really enjoyable to me, even though like you said, it's pretty basic bro. Pi is probably my favorite so far, but Endrance never fails to make me smile; he's like the old "friendship is magic" trope cranked up past 11 until the dial falls off.

Your style of review is absolutely amazing! Thank you! Keep up the good work! You spent ALOT of time making this review, I truly hope it reaches out to more people! Thank you again~

Your reviews are the least biased in the little JRPG corner of youtube. Really good for knowing if something will be to ones individual tastes.

i wasn't sure about if i would even complete this game, but by the time i was in the middle of the collection i found myself completely hooked and wanting more, much more! this game made me laugh, cry and everything in between, i love every volume and i have you to thank for even picking it up, so, thank you!

man this review takes a crap ton of work to make. good on you and i appreciate the content!

Omg finally someone else who loves this saga :D I loved your review, and I share your opinion about the games

You just got a new sub, girl! I'm a sucker for this series and loved your review. I'll definitely gonna watch other reviews from you later. ;)

WHATS👏UP👏GAMERS👏 😂😂 awesome personality and review as always

Happy belated birthday!!!🎉🎈🎊🎁🎂 I loved GU. My brother and I never got a chance to finish it though. He may have now. I should grab this at some point when I’m not drowning in Kingdom Hearts. Excellent review, milady~

This was a game we (wife and I) had no knowledge of we got due to friends of ours saying to get the remaster on PS4 and this game was so fun and so well done. Was a fun to see you do your own take on the game. Very well done :)

Great review! Missed this series back in the day but you’ve pretty much sold me.

You have the absolute best voice for narration. I love it!

Oh my gosh I never thought I'd see someone talking dot hack on here?? I was a DEVOTED fan up until //LINK (time travel was just. too far. I cannot) and every now and then I STILL go back and rewatch SIGN or replay //I.M.O.Q. (I have not been tempted to sell even if seeing the price climb for a full set has been entertaining over the years). Each entry into the series has some chunkiness and a few problems but it's so near and dear to my heart and it really formulated my fandom experience... because of how much .hack//SIGN took itself seriously and was mysterious, I finally started watching anime with more critical thought (I was a teenager when it was first airing). I've been soooo meaning to get Last Recode bc I miss my BOIS Endrance and Silabus and my GURL Alkaid so much. It's kind of amazing to see someone taking the time to make a video on it?? Shit. I'm just excited.

My gosh. Been watching this review 3 times. And reading comments 2 hours!!! You and your people forced me to buy this game now!!! Insane world!!! And subscribing!! Good work, young lady!!! 😋😂👍👍👍

I actually like the meta stuff like checking emails and forums, very persona like, would definitely like to see a full remake with more refinements to it as well as the combat

Honestly, my favorite part of the game is the worldbuilding with the forums and the news. The whole desktop menu was so cool that I didn't mind Haseo constantly wanting to check his emails. And even tho the generic NPCs maybe didn't look unique, I loved that they had unique writing styles on the forums. Love me some Butt-RICE.

Awesome review! Loved watching it! Never played any of the dot hack games. Definitley looks interesting. Love how the game looks. Gonna have to give it a go! :)

This is a great review. As a big fan of the G.U trilogy it's nice to see someone who has the same love of the games as I do but also acknowledges the game's flaws and outdated game design choices. Reused background NPC models and claw hands/painted faces don't bother me that much because it's still a 2006 game we're talking about here. What I think that really kills the game is, as you said, the pacing and the use of log outs as a way to convey passage of time, and the lack of variety in levels. Walking arround a sunny field with that relaxing music playing it's one my most treasured gaming memories, but doing the same thing in the same 5 areas for 3 games kinda kills it for me now. Huge lost opportunity with Lost Grounds, the most interesting areas of the game, not being actual levels.

Heard you on DYKG and came immediately here. Your energy is so frigging infectious. Going on a front to back backlog binge. Wish me luck.

The original trilogy is what gets me through my depressing middle school lol

Yo i love the honesty even tho its a game you love and wanna be biased on and want to be a 10. Keep up the awesome content!

I beat vol 2 and since then I haven't really had the itching to go back to vol 3, because as you said, they start you off with the same chimchim quests and even thought I greatly enjoyed the plot and the twist at the end of vol 2 was really good, it started grating on me the repetitive nature of the game, and also the things that it wants you to do for the Plat/the wallpapers was just too much for me like finding PKers by walking around in areas randomly or kicking 150 animals, that just seems like even more padding, even if I do enjoy the base systems of the game. Another minor nitpick I had was the small inventory that made you have to throw things away or sell them when you had a certain amount over the limit. Still playing the first two volumes of this made me really love it, and I especially like Haseo's character arc and some of the sidecharacters like Ovan, Alkaid, Endrance and Tri-Edge. Also reading the forums is super fun, especially looking at all the little interactions like with Butt Rice and the other guy, and also the news reporter in the news section who has mysterious things happen to him parallel to the plot of the game. It's little touches like that which make me really appreciate this trilogy. By the way, you said this game is easy, but what did you think of the secret bosses and dopplegangers? Great review, even though I'd probably give it a higher score even without nostalgia, probably just because I like edgelords and action combat systems. Also yeah, ROOTS is probably the most slow and repetitive thing ever and it's really a disappointment for being a prequel to these games.

Best item to invest in? Fairy orbs; make dungeons a BREEZE especially during story quests/missions

Good review! I definitely want to give this game a try down the line!

PlayStation store had this series on sale for there 15th anniversary like $13 just beat volume 1 🤓 great series 😁

Omgg that protagonist is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal, I need to hurry and push thru this backlog

I really like this series as well! I still need to see the manga, love the review.

Literally no one: .hack//roots: here's a freeze frame of Shino for 30 seconds

I'm looking for a game that plays kinda like Ys or Trials of Mana and this game is currently on sales. Would you recommand it?

As a fellow huge dot hack fan, this is a very fair review.

Hey Pelvic. Thanks for the review. Look forward to seeing your videos. Thanks PS that shade at Sword Art Online at the very end? *chef kiss*

Okay -- I guess I need help here -- I played 1 or 2 of the .Hack games back on PS2 in the day and enjoyed them. But I thought I looked like the "villain" in this one? (Red beret hat?). Was that "original" .Hack? And this is called G.U? This main character doesn't look familiar at all. If thats the case is there a collection on PS4 for the originals? Or just these G.U ones? I'm slightly confused! :)

A few minutes into the plot summary and this already exceedes my threshold for animeness... ^^°

Love your content this is my first video! Keep it up! ❤️

checking your email is one of my favorite parts about the .hack games.

just discovered your channel through did you know gaming and oh god so much good content. you deserve many more subs. ps: i just fuckin love ovan and greetings from brazil

There’s another black person that likes this franchise!? Instant sub.

Lol. Holding that cover with the claw hands.

THATS what it’s called!!! “Isukai?” I have loved this genre since literally .hack 1

Of all the things they could've changed I wish we had the option to keep his pkk attire.

Just wanted to say, I just found you through Tarks and you are amazing!! Love your reviews, they totally line up with my likes and loves of jrpgs. Also thank you for all the random nods to lgbt stuff in games. As a gay man it just warms my heart seeing the love for any story that helps my fellow lgbt+ community feel the love. Now I am off to binge all your great reviews! Keep it up you fantastic lady!!

Okay..I see you out here! I'm feeling these reviews.

The painted on faces reminds me of Kingdom Hearts so it doesn't bother me much. I'm used to Ps2 / Gamecube games.

May 14th was my birthday! Happy belated! And I share a lot of the same views you do about the remaster... it sucked leveling up so fast. You couldn't really enjoy the game as much.

I’m bout to buy this it’s on sale on psn 4.99 with plus. Great review. Very informative.

Alright, so...you say the email thing was just to make the game feel longer. I don't understand, did you forget that .hack//GU is about people playing a mmorpg? Haseo is the CHARACTER of a teenager playing a mmorpg. So obviously he is gonna stop playing sometimes to check email, the forum, news, etc and of course other players will chat with him online through emails as well. It's part of the story and the world building. One of the best things about the .hack series is that they managed to simulate a mmorpg environment in a single player jrpg. All those features were what made the trilogy so unique to being with. You can say the games are short and you wouldnt be wrong about that, but the CRAZY amount of side content and world building really shows how much work and thought the devs put in the universe of the .hack// series.

Your reviews have no rival. Best.

6:16 Gollum Smegol

Great review! I've been considering picking this up because I have the original four games and never managed to finish them before my PS2 died on me. Hopefully one day Sony or someone will give us a device that can play our original PS2 disks so I can finally play through to the end.

So these games are different from the ps2 games? I wasn't able to finish those as I remember..

It is late to say this but HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎉🎉

I don't think we'll ever get a renaster of the original saga, because this video has 1/8 the views of how many copies this collection sold... worldwide. The physical PS4 copy is probably going to be the new .Hack//Quarantine, because not all of the 300K copies this game sold were physical.

If you like the mother series, or fist of the north star, then you would really like LISA: The Painful. It is a great indie game made by a single dude, Austin Jorgenson. It was inspired by Mother, but it really stands on its own. It has a great story, unique gameplay, and awesome music. It has a lot of death, lost limbs, and broken men. I don't want to spoil it though, it is best to experience it yourself. It is an underrated gem that really inspires me as an aspiring author/game developer. (Sorry for the ramble, but I love this game, and your channel. I've never commented here before, but nobody will read this anyway, so whatever.)

those VA sasuke,sakura and spike thanks for the vid had this game for a while been putting it on hold

you make informative, good ass reviews

I wish they make a new Hack game with more diverse NPC and more option/new design of dungeons, that’ll be cool

I feel the same as you, I LOVED .hack//G.U. in high school, waiting for each volume was so agonizing and when I finally got to play them it was so euphoric. Playing the HD version now thought?................ ehhhh? It's not bad, but it's nowhere near as amazing as I used to think it was. Oh, and yeah, Sword Art Online is fucking GARBO.

"I had an accident, it was brown".

@7:36 Loved that Rengeki Montague so much!

I've been trying to venture in to more of these JRPG types I love a deep story arc! This kimda reminds me of Sword Arc Online Anime were you battle through levels I'll keep an eye out for this one! Liked and Subscribed!

.//hack love is POURING!

I always wanted to see how these games played. 👍

Awesome review 👍👍👍👍Thanks

Played and own all the games and watched allll the anime. Everything. Grew up with all this. No idea why im looking up .Hack stuff but sometimes i just go on a nostalgia trip

I have never played a .hack game, but gotta say, you may have sold me on it. That parody mode in particular, I wish that was a more common feature in games, it's always fun when a game doesn't take itself TOO seriously.

Great review. Ima get it.

i can't believe they did a Parody Mode of THAT scene. that's amazing. now i'll never get the image of Ovan shidding in his pants out of my head.

I love .hack gu my character favorite is haseo and pi and my phase favorite is skeith and macha.

I never beat them or got around to playing GU, but I loved the original .hack series! I also never beat all of the original games. I think I got through the 3rd one, but I couldn't find 4, and then by the time I found it, I wanted to start the whole series over again so I'd know what's going on, and I didn't have the first 3 anymore. I've got one of them somewhere now, but it's, like, just the 3rd one or something. And they are SUPER expensive to just buy on their own now. I'm so excited that they remastered GU for the PS4, gonna have to give it a go! Thanks!

As another OG fan, this game always makes me hype. Edit: Parody mode? I'm shocked. Can't wait.

You're so pretty and now I might have to play this game that has been sitting on my PS5 library for ages.

Congratulations on your collaboration with didyouknowgaming 👌

Holy shit as soon as you mentioned marriage I assumed they were straight locked but holy shit this game had gay marriage before the US did

.hack was my shit. The series may be dead but the music lives on in my head. What an amazing soundtrack.

Nice was wondering if this is worth getting

An Endurance stan?! Unacceptable! xD

Fab review and that lipstick choice is A+++!

I'm probably wrong but this series in niche isn't it? I Don't ever see anyone talking about it. Named my palico kite in monster hunter and one person got the reference.

BTW, have you played any legend of heroes series?it got good characters, story line and some good twist..there's three series so far, trails in the sky, ao no kiseki and cold steel;each with new set of characters..whats great about this series is that all three series happened in the same world, but different continent with their own political conflicts..what'd more, they were connected to one another and make the world building more amzing

I rememebr really hating the Hack Sign. But the games always looked interesting. Nice review, I will check GU out!

i finally platinumed last recode

Haseo and Endrance can be a couple?.... I'm replying this game again!!

Really makes me wish we could get the original .hack trilogy remastered.

I acualy used speed hack for this game on PC just too speed up the game a but be it repetitive dungeons or slow unskipable dialoged that wont let you skip text despite reading it fast enough. I read fast and dont understand enough Japanese for me to have to listen to evry line of dialogue being spoken seeing as i can read it. Surprisingly enough speed hack has no negative effects on the game its the equivalent of the turbo button on older emulators only for windows games only you can set the limit to how fast it goes it may break some games but as stated it worked fine in this one.

Idk if you will see this cause it's an old review but, I was wondering if the game gets a little tougher. Same as you, Hack G.U. is one of my favorite sagas from the PS2 and I LOVED playing it back in the day. However, I don't know if I was really bad back then or I just don't remember it really well, but in this remaster (I'm on Reminisce atm) the game is SO easy which makes it a little boring to play, even though of course I'd like to play that 4th chapter they added and simply relieve these games that I loved back then but man... the games are not making it any easier =/.

It's one thing to have the player automatically lose to a boss. It's another thing to lose in a cutscene. It's another thing to do it twice in a row. But to do it twice in the same cutscene?

Should I get this or persona 5? Lol

I watched 2 minutes in & had to stop watching bc I'm sold. I wanna play this completely blind 😂

I remember playing this game, I think I'll just keep my rose couloured memories, rather than buy it for the PC and spoil the memory by realising how dated old games look.

The "Sword Art Online sucks !" killed me 🤣🤣🤣. And I like SAO

//Sign and IMQO were the best, I loved legend of the twilight too. Everyone besides Haseo in roots was at least kinda interesting. The problem was Haseo.

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