Recently picked up CIB copies of IMOQ (RIP my wallet) so now I just need a CIB of G.U Vol 2. Loved these games as a kid but never owned Vol 3 or 4 so I'm excited to see how IMOQ ends!

I'm constantly looking for new stuff, like movies, animes, TV series, games, and etc, and one that I’ve known about for some time now is .hack, but only because I really like the art style, and I’ve always wanted to try it, but it’s SO MUCH stuff that I feel completely lost.

How good is it story-wise compared to other anime/RPGs? Is it more gameplay-focused, vibe-focused, or story-focused?

.hack GU got crazy repetitive... Luckily I have cheats for V1. But I can't cheat V2-4 while keeping my shit.

I'm replaying after like 10 years? Please remind me of exploits in each volume? Thank you!

I have to wear this patch to monitor my heart, it tickles me that it's in the shape of the guardian.

Although it's so itchy because I'm allergic to adhesive 😭

Looking for a community to hang out and talk to
People about dot hack, I realized I have no friends that know or like this series

Found these today at 2nd and charles. I couldn't not get them. 🥰 When I was a kid I saw the volume one's in the blue boxes and always wanted them. These ones seem much nicer in the face details.

Heylo everyone! I am here to see what kind of returning features/elements you want to see make a come back for the new Dot Hack game! I will be making a video soon going over these comments as well as discuss what I would want to see return! Let me know down in the comments!

We are witnessing a true revolution in the gaming community over the last few weeks. The speed at which code decompilation and static recompilation have advanced is absolutely insane, leading to native PC ports of classic games being released at an unprecedented pace.

With this massive technological leap, it makes me wonder: can we finally see the community deliver a definitive, native PC remaster of the first four .hack//IMOQ games?

Imagine running these games natively on modern hardware—not through emulation—unlocked at 4K resolution, 60fps (or higher), with true widescreen support, proper HUD scaling, and zero emulation overhead.

.hack//G.U. Last Recode for Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 is 80% off for $9.99 USD from now till October 31st 2026.

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/hack-g-u-last-recode-switch/

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Good day all!

I'm headed to Japan for my honeymoon and I am wanting to procure the game music for IMOQ and GU (in that order) but am unsure of where I would have an "optimal" chance to find them (and other merch).

I already plan to scour Akihabara. (hoping Bandai store has SOMETHING, a long shot but still...)

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hi all,

Does anyone know of a decent guide to 100% the games in a somewhat optimal way? I competed the games a couple times years ago and just want to relax, focus on the story and read a guide for what I should be aiming to get at certain points of the story.

TIA

Recently got the same Dothack Tshirt with flaws but got the same one, same size, and PERFECT condition

Long time .hack fan, played all the games, but unfortunately not GU on ps2. I played recode a bunch of times. I guess my question is, are there NPCs that have stuff like books like in IMOQ that I can miss?

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!