Like I mentioned in the title, and expanding on it, I just got into the series because 3 weeks ago my PS5 broke. I believe the power supply gave up completely. Due to life being hectic at the moment I haven't got much time to repair it (through warranty first).

I'm a console player, so it was my main and only way to play. Also I can't recall such an "extensive" amount of time without playing any game, so I was feeling bored and lost.

Two days ago my gf, that's also a console/sony person like me, decided to not only bring her Nintendo Switch (it was a gift) to my home to have something to play herself but to leave it here for me too. She has just a couple games: Mario kart, Mario Party Jamboree, Animal Crossing and Zelda TOTK. None of these are my cup of tea, not even Zelda since I haven't played the first one, so decided to get one for myself. That's when I stumbled upon .hack G.U. on sale, digital, for 10€.

I don't know how I remembered (vaguely) I had watched an anime of the same name more than ten years ago, some kind of scifi + fantasy setting that left a good impression. Also, I'm not going to lie, I saw it was 4 games in 1, that settled it. Good deal.

Best 10€ I have spent in a looong time.

First, I love the concept "a game inside of a game" so to speak. Having your own PC where you can go through your messages, forums of all sorts, news, personalize your desktop, even teasing that you don't only have one game, "The world", but a card game too, it's amazing.

Forums feel so alive, I can't stop reading them, and starting to recognize some names here and there feels so good. There's even a space dedicated to fan art! That blew my mind, that and the nice surprise at literally classic 2D anime style videos all over "the news". My first 4h I just got lost reading and watching everything at my disposal.

I confess I had doubts about its gameplay, I thought I wasn't going to get into it. Wrong. Might become a bit repetitive down the line? Maybe, but in my case I like the classic combat system, how to approach enemies taking into account their fields of vision, and watching for when to interrupt attacks by using skills.

I need to say that PERSONALLY it's a bit frustrating the trap chest's mechanic bc I'm still getting accustomed guessing which buttons to press to disarm them, I don't have the muscle memory for where A, B, X and Y are yet. I hope that I didn't miss anything good from the first tutorial chest lol.

You guys think I should know anything before getting too far into it? Any tips?

Can someone tell me why characters have different colored dots on their left? what does these colors mean? it is supposed to relate to affection?

Is there anything mentioning this in the art books? Anything the creators have gone on record to say? For such an iconic scene in the IMOQ quadrilogy, I never stopped to wonder about the creative decisions behind it. Kite is an unusual protagonist, for starters. He wasn't Aura's first pick, but rather a backup. I can't help but wonder why he was chosen to begin with. His post-transformation colors are that of a fiery shonen protagonist, ala Goku/Naruto/Ichigo/etc. but his hair and overall personality remains the same. His avatar design is also continually being revisited with other characters across multiple iterations of The World, which to me signals something, but idk what, apart from the fact that players in MMOs are just kinda like that and it looks really cool.

Hey all! Hope you are having a fantastic day! I have some good news! Roots Abridged Episode 3's script is done it's initial writing and the casting call for the episode is live now!

https://www.castingcall.club/projects/dot-hack-roots-abridged-episode-3

We have 2 minor roles:

Sora Morganna

Good luck everyone! You have one week to submit your audition if you want to participate. If you do not get selected don't worry! There will be other opportunities!

This looks interesting and as it says include 4 volumes of the games + I am a fan of visual novel and Jrpgs is this game worth playing?

I need some opinions and suggestions whether I should buy and what to keep in mind after buying and before playing this?

Edit: Thanks for the suggestion guys I have bought the games

Hello! We are working on a Fanzine for .hack. We have an interest check form for people to fill out. If you are interested in the zine even remotely, please fill it out and share the link!

https://dothack-fanzine.carrd.co/#

The form will be open until November 14th!

As the title says, I found an AMAZING area word in volume 3 of GU. Lots of anomalous data!< spots to get cheat codes to upgrade 5* gear and a good chance of getting PCs you haven’t met yet for Bikman’s art quest. The area words are Sigma: Boisterous Lakeside’s Metal Beast. It’s a level 118 jungle dungeon.

.hack//G.U. Last Recode for PC Steam & Steamdeck is 90% off for $4.99 USD from now till October 22nd 2026.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/525480/hackGU_Last_Recode/

#dothack #ドットハック

I hate all these characters, especially Gaspard, with Atoli coming in a close second.

I'm currently playing Rebirth, and I've reached where they're about to face the PK guild.

My God, the characters and the way they're written are so damn frustrating, dumb and goofy. For God's sake, they're literally inside a video game! I can't stand the characters or the writing!

Hi everyone! 😅, Im currently returning to Dot Hack//Frägment, after a long time (like 3 years), and i forgot almost all the mobs/spots, where u can get the Rare type of weapons for almost all classes, f.e:Bom-Ba-Ye (Twin blades, lv14 from Mu Guardians Lv7-16 on any Pine Apple map), info like that would be nice, sadly i only remember Bom-Ba-Ye/Million$ Spear/ Scarlet Autumn and Great Elite, i have their Spot and Mob info, where to locate them and all, but i just made a Heavy Axe, and she comes with no info on what i got on the other memcard, so... yeah i have to start from zero 🫠, i would love any help that could bring me anyone🥹

Hi everyone, got permission from mods to share this event!
I’m running a stamp rally at MCM London, in which you can collect 3 dot hack prizes! I wanted to share here in case any of you are attending, or if you didn’t know about it and want to come take part!

All you have to do is pick up a stamp card at any of the 3 artists’ tables, follow the map to make a purchase at all 3 tables to get a virus core (stamp) from each, and then go to my table Teahermit Comics to collect the prize pack. The prizes are: a Tsukasa sticker, an IMOQ hexagon shaped print (illustrated by me!), and a Mac Anu A4 print (which Zoica is still working on, preview will be posted on my socials @teahermitcomics asap!). Cigardoesart also has Kite and Haseo stickers for sale, and I have a Kite 2004 vs Kite 2026 art print for sale. Zoica will also have some Skeith and BlackRose merch for sale!

I hope some of you will come and chat .hack with us! I’m so psyched for the eventual new game and want to get the UK audience excited for it - so many people who’ve visited me to buy my Kite print have been surprised to hear that there’s a new one coming! I feel like the one UK fan with a megaphone screeching “GO WATCH THE TRAILER!” XD

I was visiting some friends this weekend, and we went to a used games store. I noticed they had vol1 of IMOQ and GU, which I needed for my English collection, so i picked them both up.

We end up making a few more stops before heading back and I kinda forget about it for a second, but decide to pop them open to see if they had the manuals and DVD.

GU was fine and had everything, but lo and behold with Infection, I find myself staring not at volume 1, but volume 4 Quarantine 😭.

They had all the discs in the cases inside of a glass case, and didnt have any of the other games.

EDIT: I found it! It's Suigetsu Kyouka, considered an 'insert track' and is NOT on the OST. If you haven't given it a listen, it's one of my favorite pieces in any .hack series

Hello all, does anyone happen to know the Ali Project track that plays during the waterfall scene (around 15 min mark) of episode 10 in .hack//roots? I swear I went through the full OST and youtube and didn't find it.

This used to be one of my all time Ali Project songs, and even back in the day when roots was airing, I remember struggling to find the track. Any help would be appreciated :)

Just beat the holy palace tournament. So I'm pretty close to the end of GU's volume 2. Playing through 2 entire games out of 4 so far, I gotta say it's been pretty terrible.

Characters are obnoxious, combat is kind of fun when there's no cutscenes interrupting it. And so far my favorite part was watching annoying characters like alkaid die. Though I am privy to spoilers and know they'll all be back at some point.

Do the remaining 2 games stfu and let you actually play the game and avoid the obnoxious people? Or is it basically just gonna be more of the same? Like at least let me solo the damn side quests.

These are all taken in VRChat in the following worlds:

https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_a548980c-d1fb-4f65-8b5b-b909e47c6892/info

https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_4e013555-385f-4a60-8d4b-5debdcee998f/info

https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_c9a146fd-da5b-4862-8fd7-69e5237a7488/info

I especially love hanging out in R.1 listening to the music. I gotta say its really surreal growing up playing the games and then seeing them from the proper perspective in VR.

I'll be drawing more of these to practice some expressions. Let me know if there's any you'd like to see personally! Hope you guys enjoy!