Current Events > .hack GU is getting a PS4/PC remaster

(+) Yeah! (+)

http://www.siliconera.com/2017/06/13/hackg-u-last-recode-announced-hd-remaster-new-elements-systems/

I could not be more excited. I love the series but the PS2 versions are crazy expensive (like $70+ CAD per game) so I never got to play them.
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That's awesome, hope it's localized. I'd love to the original games redone too.
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Elmdor043 posted...

That's awesome, hope it's localized. I'd love to the original games redone too.

Since it's coming to PC there's a fairly good chance it'll be localized.
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A shame for me, as I own all of the originals and their worth is probably going to plummet. Guess it's good that more people will get to play the game, though.

BMXJouster posted...

Elmdor043 posted...

That's awesome, hope it's localized. I'd love to the original games redone too.

Since it's coming to PC there's a fairly good chance it'll be localized.

I'd say there's a good chance. With the popularity of SAO, No Game No Life,and Log Horizon it's a good time for them to capitalize on being the first in the genre.

Zalagren posted...

A shame for me, as I own all of the originals and their worth is probably going to plummet. Guess it's good that more people will get to play the game, though.

That's fair, but if they hadn't done this there's no way I would ever get to play the games. With this and Dark Cloud 1/2 being on there already I might be able to retire my PS2.
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I still can't believe it.
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Zalagren posted...

A shame for me, as I own all of the originals and their worth is probably going to plummet. Guess it's good that more people will get to play the game, though.

Sell! Sell now! The market's crashing!

If it makes you feel better even though the Tomba games are available digitally now the physical resale market didn't take a huge hit.
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M_Live posted...

I remember renting the PS2 games and enjoying them when I was younger, hopefully this remake/remaster modernizes the gameplay a bit as a lot of games from that time tend to not hold up as well

http://www.siliconera.com/2017/06/13/hackg-u-last-recode-brings-plenty-system-changes-along-visual-improvements/
Evolution Point 2 – Game System Improvements

Added retry function
Cheat Mode (Play with maxed out level and equipment)
Movement speed increased
Item slot number increased to 90
Item menu shortcut and sort functions added
Certain items have consecutive usage function
Made easier to see empty equipment slots
Chim Sphere and Virus Core possession cap at 999
Reduced probability of allies selling off items you give them
Improvements that were made in Vol. 2: Reminisce and Vol. 3: Redemption will be reflected on Vol. 1: Rebirth in the HD Remaster.
Battle tempo increased with a rise in offensive ability and reduction in hitstop.
Weapon skill up rates increased
Increase in experience points gained
Some powerful enemies have been mitigated
Skeith’s shooting speed has been increased
Avatar battles have been rebalanced
In addition to being able to redo the Marriage Events in Vol. 3: Redemption, you’ll get to do it with all characters that become party members
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armandro posted...

M_Live posted...

I remember renting the PS2 games and enjoying them when I was younger, hopefully this remake/remaster modernizes the gameplay a bit as a lot of games from that time tend to not hold up as well

http://www.siliconera.com/2017/06/13/hackg-u-last-recode-brings-plenty-system-changes-along-visual-improvements/
Evolution Point 2 – Game System Improvements

Added retry function
Cheat Mode (Play with maxed out level and equipment)
Movement speed increased
Item slot number increased to 90
Item menu shortcut and sort functions added
Certain items have consecutive usage function
Made easier to see empty equipment slots
Chim Sphere and Virus Core possession cap at 999
Reduced probability of allies selling off items you give them
Improvements that were made in Vol. 2: Reminisce and Vol. 3: Redemption will be reflected on Vol. 1: Rebirth in the HD Remaster.
Battle tempo increased with a rise in offensive ability and reduction in hitstop.
Weapon skill up rates increased
Increase in experience points gained
Some powerful enemies have been mitigated
Skeith’s shooting speed has been increased
Avatar battles have been rebalanced
In addition to being able to redo the Marriage Events in Vol. 3: Redemption, you’ll get to do it with all characters that become party members

Sounds good, but man I don't have time for a long ass series like this. I played the original 4, but never got to gu.
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DezCaughtIt posted...

Zalagren posted...

A shame for me, as I own all of the originals and their worth is probably going to plummet. Guess it's good that more people will get to play the game, though.

Sell! Sell now! The market's crashing!

If it makes you feel better even though the Tomba games are available digitally now the physical resale market didn't take a huge hit.

I tried to sell them a few days ago lol


no one bought or even watched.
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Holy shit awesome! I loved GU played 1 and 2 but never got 3 because it was expensive and hard to find
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Didn't even realize it's still played in volumes instead of just adding the cutscenes/bosses from parts 1 and 2 into the last one to make one full game, kinda disappointed in that, but it's no biggie I guess.

I kind of hope they fix the metal grunty cutscene because from what I remember, you couldn't skip it, or at least not all of it and you have to save him at least 100 times I think and that is incredibly tedious.

Hopefully, if they remake the original series too they fix the mage ai so they actually fight instead of standing there waiting for you to go all the way into the menu and choose an attack for them.
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maybe if it sells they ll make a new .hack game
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We're the GU games better than the original 4? Never got to play them.
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Emerald_Wyvern posted...

We're the GU games better than the original 4? Never got to play them.

I've heard people complain about the main character.
If you're okay with an angsty main character then you'll probably enjoy it.
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Nice
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meestermj posted...

I could not be more excited. I love the series but the PS2 versions are crazy expensive (like $70+ CAD per game) so I never got to play them.

Indeed. I own the original series, but never bought G.U. because of how expensive they are. Not spending $300 on 3 old games, thanks.

Zalagren posted...

A shame for me, as I own all of the originals and their worth is probably going to plummet. Guess it's good that more people will get to play the game, though.

Not necessarily. People were worried about Earthbound's value once it hit the eShop, but it never went down one bit. Same with Suikoden 2. Collectors will still buy old games to complete their collection; people that want to just play the games will buy the remastered versions.
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Emerald_Wyvern posted...

We're the GU games better than the original 4? Never got to play them.

The general consensus on the .hack boards back in the day was IMOQ (the first four) had overall the better story whereas the G.U. games had better everything else.

Also finally!!! I've been waiting for this announcement forever. All I need now is an announcement of an HD IMOQ and an HD localized version of LINK.
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what about the original tetralogy? would like to see IMOQ get the same treatment.
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Strider102 posted...

Emerald_Wyvern posted...

We're the GU games better than the original 4? Never got to play them.

The general consensus on the .hack boards back in the day was IMOQ (the first four) had overall the better story whereas the G.U. games had better everything else.

Also finally!!! I've been waiting for this announcement forever. All I need now is an announcement of an HD IMOQ and an HD localized version of LINK.

GU had a better message.

we need the sort of message GU had.
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we need this to be localized :(. i never got to experience any of the .hacksign games.
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kingdrake2 posted...

we need this to be localized :(. i never got to experience any of the .hacksign games.

http://gematsu.com/2017/06/hackg-u-last-recode-trademarked-europe
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Strider102 posted...

Emerald_Wyvern posted...

We're the GU games better than the original 4? Never got to play them.

The general consensus on the .hack boards back in the day was IMOQ (the first four) had overall the better story whereas the G.U. games had better everything else.

GU was good and they're both pretty close, but I'd say IMOQ was the better game.

The separating of fields and dungeons made for a complete lack of variety in areas in comparison and the purple barrier in the fights just plain sucked. I'd say that you added back the variety and freedom to move around in battle with GU's everything else then you've got a truly great game.
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It's actually called .hack//games for the tetralogy, as there's a manga called imoq.

The game play of the first series was clunky. Good luck beating the first dungeon in outbreak if you didn't import a save, they give you awful gear and you can't change it or leave until you clear it or get a game over.

The enhancements this will have (999 chim spheres omg) means you won't get stuck in one room having to max the counter to open a few doors during the bonus dungeon of redemption. That's great news because if not for that, it will take about half as long. Seriously, the carts moved way too slowly and most chim kings would go to waste unless you used the areas that guarantee one appears.
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gunplagirl posted...

It's actually called .hack//games for the tetralogy, as there's a manga called imoq.

The game play of the first series was clunky. Good luck beating the first dungeon in outbreak if you didn't import a save, they give you awful gear and you can't change it or leave until you clear it or get a game over.

The enhancements this will have (999 chim spheres omg) means you won't get stuck in one room having to max the counter to open a few doors during the bonus dungeon of redemption. That's great news because if not for that, it will take about half as long. Seriously, the carts moved way too slowly and most chim kings would go to waste unless you used the areas that guarantee one appears.

You're a dot hack fan???

:OOO
i still dont fully understand you but this is good news
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I have an alt account called asagimodegone,a reference to asagi from the Nippon ichi universe. And it's also a reference to Morgana mode gone from .hack//games
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So basically, yeah I'm a fan. And the updates will address 90% of the flaws in the games.
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So what's the positive of the dot hack series? The Story? I'd be willing to try it if the story is good. Just curious
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It's such a massive story line... The basic premise is they revolve around an mmo called The World and as a result of a number of things surrounding its creation, there's problems that can put people into comas in the real world.

Literally, the premise was ripped off by SAO.

But unlike SAO, the .hack franchise has good characters who have dialogue that isn't teeming with teen angst. And it also has fantastic music. Especially the GU games. You can check out .hack//sign to get an idea of what the series is like as far as the anime goes.

If necessary I can break down the timeline and stuff as well.
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armandro posted...

M_Live posted...

I remember renting the PS2 games and enjoying them when I was younger, hopefully this remake/remaster modernizes the gameplay a bit as a lot of games from that time tend to not hold up as well

http://www.siliconera.com/2017/06/13/hackg-u-last-recode-brings-plenty-system-changes-along-visual-improvements/
Evolution Point 2 – Game System Improvements


Haha
This means more joke ending like zombie kite being the bride
Great I am in
Added retry function
Cheat Mode (Play with maxed out level and equipment)
Movement speed increased
Item slot number increased to 90
Item menu shortcut and sort functions added
Certain items have consecutive usage function
Made easier to see empty equipment slots
Chim Sphere and Virus Core possession cap at 999
Reduced probability of allies selling off items you give them
Improvements that were made in Vol. 2: Reminisce and Vol. 3: Redemption will be reflected on Vol. 1: Rebirth in the HD Remaster.
Battle tempo increased with a rise in offensive ability and reduction in hitstop.
Weapon skill up rates increased
Increase in experience points gained
Some powerful enemies have been mitigated
Skeith’s shooting speed has been increased
Avatar battles have been rebalanced
In addition to being able to redo the Marriage Events in Vol. 3: Redemption, you’ll get to do it with all characters that become party members

Haha oh yeah I am in for this
More joke endings is win for me
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Piros the 3rd is the only man Haseo ne--*gags*

No
Haseo x kite is the best match xd
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gikos posted...

No
Haseo x kite is the best match xd

*snicker* ahh, the good ol days

Wow this is amazing. I always wanted to finish the series but it's impossible to find Part 4 without paying a very pretty penny and I couldn't bring myself to shell out on an old PS2 game like that. I'm super hyped.
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Kuuko posted...

Wow this is amazing. I always wanted to finish the series but it's impossible to find Part 4 without paying a very pretty penny and I couldn't bring myself to shell out on an old PS2 game like that. I'm super hyped.

This is actually the sequel trilogy, not the original 4.

DarkFists posted...

Kuuko posted...

Wow this is amazing. I always wanted to finish the series but it's impossible to find Part 4 without paying a very pretty penny and I couldn't bring myself to shell out on an old PS2 game like that. I'm super hyped.

This is actually the sequel trilogy, not the original 4.

Oh wow, disappointing. Somehow I misread that it was both series. Oh well, that's still really cool too. Hopefully they'll remaster the first 4 in the future too.
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Kuuko posted...

DarkFists posted...

Kuuko posted...

Wow this is amazing. I always wanted to finish the series but it's impossible to find Part 4 without paying a very pretty penny and I couldn't bring myself to shell out on an old PS2 game like that. I'm super hyped.

This is actually the sequel trilogy, not the original 4.

Oh wow, disappointing. Somehow I misread that it was both series. Oh well, that's still really cool too. Hopefully they'll remaster the first 4 in the future too.

Considering how poorly the original aged, they probably deemed it too hard to fix up for modern day, looking at what they did with G.U., even that extent couldn't modernize the gameplay

gunplagirl posted...

It's such a massive story line... The basic premise is they revolve around an mmo called The World and as a result of a number of things surrounding its creation, there's problems that can put people into comas in the real world.

Literally, the premise was ripped off by SAO.

But unlike SAO, the .hack franchise has good characters who have dialogue that isn't teeming with teen angst. And it also has fantastic music. Especially the GU games. You can check out .hack//sign to get an idea of what the series is like as far as the anime goes.

If necessary I can break down the timeline and stuff as well.

Can I play the games only or do I need to watch the anime as well? Also, is it complete? As in...they finished the story?
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you can just play the game

they explain stuff

but if you wanna go deeper then theres novels and animes and mangas IDK
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armandro posted...

you can just play the game

they explain stuff

but if you wanna go deeper then theres novels and animes and mangas IDK

This. It helps if you watch roots but there's a certain episode that coincided so that the day it aired was also just after the second game releases. It's a pretty massive spoiler that deals with the main plot of the entire trilogy and roots.
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That's a real shame, I was hoping for the originals
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Wtf. I'm super excited about this!
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This is pretty awesome. Though, when I first heard about a remaster, I was hoping for the originals. Love the series.
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how much longer do we have to wait
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljiWOrULppk&feature=share
:OOO
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Yeah, and I couldn't be more thrilled.

I can only hope they do the infection series as well.
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slothica posted...

Yeah, and I couldn't be more thrilled.

I can only hope they do the infection series as well.

They better!!!!
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I'm pretty sure I have the original 4 dothack games is a box some where. I loved the first one and bought the subsequent 3 without playing them. Never tried GU, I'll buy day one.
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