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Dark Wing · 2009-05-06, 12:50

http://www.cc2.co.jp/hack_link2/index.html

.hack//LINK is an Action Role-Playing game, developed by CyberConnect 2 and published by Bandai Namco Games, scheduled to be released in 2009.

You'll be able to team up with over 100 characters from the past .hack series.

So anyone here besides me going to get this?

Nabiki Asakura · 2009-05-06, 16:23

Is that for real?Oh my, my friends said that G.U was the last one of all hack//games, I'm so happy *o*

Elvin · 2009-05-06, 18:11

Gah, PSP

aesthetic · 2009-05-06, 18:37

OMG another .hack game!! i'm sooooo excited!! what platform?

denice25 · 2009-05-06, 21:34

thanks for the info...

Von Himmel · 2009-05-07, 05:57

I'm going to get it if they're going to localize it

I find it hard to understand Japanese language for this game orz.

MeganeShounen · 2009-05-07, 06:58

Gonna get this the moment it flies off the presses, figuratively.

The appeal of meeting everyone from SIGN to the IMOQ characters to the GU characters is simply too good to pass up on. It's a pity that parties ingame won't be as large as the former games, but it IS on the PSP.

Teaming up with either Kite, Haseo, Azure Kite or Ovan sounds interesting, to say the least.

5cm.per.second · 2009-05-07, 14:05

it sounds cool, but it makes you wonder why don't they just make an actual mmorpg based on dot hack. if they're still making dot hack games then that's the kind i want

Dark Wing · 2009-05-07, 22:24

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Originally Posted by 5cm.per.second

it sounds cool, but it makes you wonder why don't they just make an actual mmorpg based on dot hack. if they're still making dot hack games then that's the kind i want

Actually Bandai Namco tried to make one over in Japan but it flopped so they canceled the project.

Leon_Lelouch · 2009-05-08, 02:22

fiuh...I'm relieved that I still have my PSP...

I saw Haseo in this game...but why is he still in 1st form....

I had played it until I got the Xth form so why does he must back to 1st form again...

or it won't be connected to the G.U series at all?

MeganeShounen · 2009-05-08, 09:41

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Originally Posted by Leon_Lelouch

fiuh...I'm relieved that I still have my PSP...

I saw Haseo in this game...but why is he still in 1st form....

I had played it until I got the Xth form so why does he must back to 1st form again...

or it won't be connected to the G.U series at all?

If you don't mind being semi-spoiled on the early parts of the .hack//LINK story, there's the manga. A few chapters have been translated...

Spoiler for LINK plot details, according to the manga so far:

Nvis · 2009-12-18, 20:36

I came when I saw some of the artwork of the characters.

Especially Midori and her Xth Form.

mageormike · 2009-12-19, 02:06

the music in the trailer combined with the new art style turned me off for a bit, I will admit. But the more I see of the game the more it begins to pull me back in ^_^;;

And it IS supposed to be the final chapter in the series. Since I got my psp recently too I really don't have a reason not to purchase now.

digi.amuro · 2010-12-29, 15:00

We over at dothackers are starting a campaign to get NamcoBandai to localize .hack//LINK, so if anyone is interested in supporting the cause, see what you can do by clicking the link in my signature.

Kyero Fox · 2010-12-29, 16:50

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Originally Posted by digi.amuro

We over at dothackers are starting a campaign to get NamcoBandai to localize .hack//LINK, so if anyone is interested in supporting the cause, see what you can do by clicking the link in my signature.

lol dothackers.net?

nice bunch of people there

RRW · 2010-12-29, 16:52

seem kinda hopeless consider that namco bandai try to pull itself form western market.

however i have a plan try to join force with tales fan and make petition to localize they game

digi.amuro · 2010-12-29, 20:35

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Originally Posted by rrw

seem kinda hopeless consider that namco bandai try to pull itself form western market.

however i have a plan try to join force with tales fan and make petition to localize they game

Wow, I'd heard they gave up on their western approach to games here and would go back to relying on their Japanese releases, but it hadn't occurred to me they might completely pull out of the American market, if that's what you are implying.

As far as joining up with Tales fans, it as something suggested during preparations for the campaign since Tales fans have been shafted for years, but I don't know what they decided to do in regards to that. I think that'd be an awesome idea though, joining forces with other groups under the JRPG flag.

Otsdarva · 2010-12-30, 01:07

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Originally Posted by digi.amuro

As far as joining up with Tales fans, it as something suggested during preparations for the campaign since Tales fans have been shafted for years, but I don't know what they decided to do in regards to that. I think that'd be an awesome idea though, joining forces with other groups under the JRPG flag.

It isn't and wouldn't be a bad idea to just campaign JRPG games in general. It'd be a longer stretch though and unity doesn't necessarily make up for it. I've been a tales fan since Symphonia, and I've been increasingly aware Namco Bandai simply doesn't care about the Western audience.

Von Himmel · 2010-12-31, 03:01

Let's just hope that namco bandai will get their money first before localizing this game

digi.amuro · 2010-12-31, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cello

It isn't and wouldn't be a bad idea to just campaign JRPG games in general. It'd be a longer stretch though and unity doesn't necessarily make up for it. I've been a tales fan since Symphonia, and I've been increasingly aware Namco Bandai simply doesn't care about the Western audience.

While I think the case with the Tales series is completely valid, I believe atm they care a little too much about the Western audience now.

I'm not gonna get into the long drawn out rant about the industry [I was], but I'm sure we all know what the bottom line is. They're businessmen looking to profit and will do what they think will lead to that profit. Maybe if we beat them over the head with it, they'll get it, haha!

In the meantime, I'd like to at least say I tried to do something, even if it's fruitless.

2009-05-06, 12:50	Link #1
Dark Wing Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Age: 38	.hack//LINK http://www.cc2.co.jp/hack_link2/index.html .hack//LINK is an Action Role-Playing game, developed by CyberConnect 2 and published by Bandai Namco Games, scheduled to be released in 2009. You'll be able to team up with over 100 characters from the past .hack series. So anyone here besides me going to get this? __________________

2009-05-06, 16:23	Link #2
Nabiki Asakura Order Maiden Scanlator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brazil Age: 33	Is that for real?Oh my, my friends said that G.U was the last one of all hack//games, I'm so happy o __________________

2009-05-07, 05:57	Link #6
Von Himmel エーレンフェストの聖女 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dollars	I'm going to get it if they're going to localize it I find it hard to understand Japanese language for this game orz. __________________ 「何かが起こっても、わたくしが守ります」

2009-12-19, 02:06	Link #13
mageormike Resident Gaijin Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 40	the music in the trailer combined with the new art style turned me off for a bit, I will admit. But the more I see of the game the more it begins to pull me back in ^_^;; And it IS supposed to be the final chapter in the series. Since I got my psp recently too I really don't have a reason not to purchase now. __________________ タイム　イズ　モネー！！

2010-12-29, 15:00	Link #14
digi.amuro Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	We over at dothackers are starting a campaign to get NamcoBandai to localize .hack//LINK, so if anyone is interested in supporting the cause, see what you can do by clicking the link in my signature. __________________

2009-05-06, 18:11	Link #3
Elvin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Gah, PSP

2009-05-06, 18:37	Link #4
aesthetic Violinist/Pianist Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Philippines Age: 35	OMG another .hack game!! i'm sooooo excited!! what platform?

2009-05-06, 21:34	Link #5
denice25 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009	thanks for the info...

2009-05-07, 06:58	Link #7
MeganeShounen Huh? Join Date: Nov 2004	Gonna get this the moment it flies off the presses, figuratively. The appeal of meeting everyone from SIGN to the IMOQ characters to the GU characters is simply too good to pass up on. It's a pity that parties ingame won't be as large as the former games, but it IS on the PSP. Teaming up with either Kite, Haseo, Azure Kite or Ovan sounds interesting, to say the least.

2009-05-07, 14:05	Link #8
5cm.per.second SunnyEnvironmentGoneWrong Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Far in the Gerudo desert	it sounds cool, but it makes you wonder why don't they just make an actual mmorpg based on dot hack. if they're still making dot hack games then that's the kind i want

2009-05-08, 02:22	Link #10
Leon_Lelouch ミシャだけ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: below the sky, inside the time	fiuh...I'm relieved that I still have my PSP... I saw Haseo in this game...but why is he still in 1st form.... I had played it until I got the Xth form so why does he must back to 1st form again... or it won't be connected to the G.U series at all?

2009-12-18, 20:36	Link #12
Nvis Where are the good animes Join Date: Dec 2003	I came when I saw some of the artwork of the characters. Especially Midori and her Xth Form.

2010-12-29, 16:52	Link #16
RRW Unspecified Scanlator Join Date: May 2010 Location: Unspecified	seem kinda hopeless consider that namco bandai try to pull itself form western market. however i have a plan try to join force with tales fan and make petition to localize they game

2010-12-31, 03:01	Link #19
Von Himmel エーレンフェストの聖女 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dollars	Let's just hope that namco bandai will get their money first before localizing this game __________________ 「何かが起こっても、わたくしが守ります」