.hack//G.U. Last Recode

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 72 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 8 out of 72
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  1. Prognastat
    Dec 7, 2017
    9
    A great combination of the amazing original trilogy of games and it even comes with a brand new 4th closing chapter that really fleshes out the ending.
  2. Ambimunch
    Nov 29, 2019
    9
    This remaster brings back the .hack//G.U. trilogy of games from the ps2 era in one collection to the PS4. The .hack franchise was the pioneer of the genre about people's souls getting stuck in online games, raising the risks of death in the game to deaths in real life. The game tells a very emotional and personal story of one player growing from being an angry inconsiderate teenager to aThis remaster brings back the .hack//G.U. trilogy of games from the ps2 era in one collection to the PS4. The .hack franchise was the pioneer of the genre about people's souls getting stuck in online games, raising the risks of death in the game to deaths in real life. The game tells a very emotional and personal story of one player growing from being an angry inconsiderate teenager to a kind and responsible person through his journey of trying to save a friend who fell into a coma while her mind is trapped in the game. While graphically dated in some areas, the beautiful colours and imaginative settings bring this world to life. The gameplay is varied with a multitude of weapons to use, many allies to command in battle, riding a bike, and browsing the surprisingly convincing imitation of online forums throughout the course of these games. And while the visuals and gameplay may not compare to modern RPGs, the story should keep you entertained during the course of this 80h+ journey! 9/10… Expand
  3. Okevin212
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Heck yeah. I loved the .hack/roots this is the game for it. When you play through it again you see how the game gets better then the last. I had all the upgrades was super fun to play couldn't play from the first game after playing this one it's on another level.
  4. Evangelion37
    Dec 26, 2017
    10
    Recién acabo de completar el volumen 1 y he de decir que estoy muy encantado con esta remasterización. Hace cosa de un año o dos, pude jugar a su versión original de Ps2 y he de decir, que los apartados técnicos los han mejorado notablemente. Y ya ni mencionar que encima CC2 nos brinda con un episodio extra de esta magnífica saga.

    En resumen, si te gustaron los 3 volúmenes de Ps2, ya    Recién acabo de completar el volumen 1 y he de decir que estoy muy encantado con esta remasterización. Hace cosa de un año o dos, pude jugar a su versión original de Ps2 y he de decir, que los apartados técnicos los han mejorado notablemente. Y ya ni mencionar que encima CC2 nos brinda con un episodio extra de esta magnífica saga.

    En resumen, si te gustaron los 3 volúmenes de Ps2, ya estás tardando en comprar este remaster.

    Y para aquellos que no hayan jugado aún a esta saga, daré razones para hacerlo:

    PROS

    -Una historia y ambientación impecables
    -Unos personajes muy humanizados, repletos de carisma y con los que rápidamente lograremos empatizar.
    -La sensación "ficticia" de estar viviendo en un MMO, intercambiando armas e items con NPCs y demás, consultando foros, intercambiando emails con nuestros compañeros fuera de "The World" se hace una experiencia agradable y como pocas.
    -Su banda sonora, espectacular.
    -Las voces originales en japonés son sublimes.

    CONTRAS

    -Aunque ha sido mejorado, su sistema de combate sigue siendo muy limitado y algo soso
    -La escasa variedad y pobre diseño de mazmorras, a la larga, se hace repetitivo y puede llegar a cansar.    … Expand
  5. Belial2Spooku
    Nov 3, 2017
    9
    The best way to play the ps2 classic in this days, to make it perfect they add the 4th chapter.
    The same addictive gameplay, the hacker mode to play if you only want to ply for the story and jump to the 4th chapter in ease. Not forgetting the work in the HD is beyond good, i can´t play again my ps2.
    This is the real .hack GU collection. Really I was missing this franchise but play it    The best way to play the ps2 classic in this days, to make it perfect they add the 4th chapter.
    The same addictive gameplay, the hacker mode to play if you only want to ply for the story and jump to the 4th chapter in ease. Not forgetting the work in the HD is beyond good, i can´t play again my ps2.
    This is the real .hack GU collection.
    Really I was missing this franchise but play it again in this graphics and generations make me happy.    … Expand
  6. OnizukaRiv
    May 3, 2018
    10
    Un título bastante completo, con una historia única. El juego está cargado de detalles, prácticamente uno recuerda la época dorada de Playstation 2 con este título. Aunque en algunas ocasiones pueda que resulte algo repetitivo los combates, vale mucho la pena darle un vistazo al juego
  7. tomvs123
    Oct 25, 2019
    3
    If you can't get enough simulated MMORPG grinding within a borderline nonsensical world, then this just the game for you!

    There seems to be a JRPG addiction where people feel the need to want to hit things until numbers pop out of them (damage) so that they can make their own numbers (player level/stats) larger. This is the primary focus of the game, going through it's near endless    If you can't get enough simulated MMORPG grinding within a borderline nonsensical world, then this just the game for you!

    There seems to be a JRPG addiction where people feel the need to want to hit things until numbers pop out of them (damage) so that they can make their own numbers (player level/stats) larger. This is the primary focus of the game, going through it's near endless monotonous corridor dungeons. The story is built around that. Want to talk to someone who's right in front of you to progress the story? No, can't do that, you need to go to the bottom of a dungeon first. Need to find an item or get information? To the bottom of a dungeon you go. Want to kill a boss, do some PVP, save the world/etc? Yep, you need to go through a dungeon first.

    Gameplay isn't very good. It's basically a slower and simplified Tales combat system. It's okay for the first 10 hours or so, but you'll need to play about 60+ hours to get through the game, and most of that is spent in dungeons fighting.

    Grinding in the game primarily consists of getting through the story dungeons. I only twice had to go into an optional dungeon to get a few more levels for a boss fight. There's a lot of required story dungeons, and doing just those will get you most of the experience/levels you need. It's just that there's so many that the whole game feels like a grind.

    The story, well. I see a review right to the right of me saying that it has an engaging story with electric characters. Ha! First of all, the world is completely unbelievable. It's not for anyone who's familiar with the actual workings of networking, the internet, computers, or coding. I can only imagine what the programmers were thinking when they were coding this game. Maybe they were okay with it since it's a game for kids and of course kids think the insides of computers and the internet are made of magic.

    The characters are simply generic. They're not bad, but you've seen all of them before if you've played more than 5 JRPGs. Although they do quite stupid things when the plot demands it of them - though I'll blame that on the plot.

    The main plot isn't very good when put in context of the world it's written in. Basically, you're trying to save a girl who went into a coma from playing the game. And what does everyone correctly assume you have to do to get the girl out of a coma? Kill the thing that put her in a coma. Yeah, It's like killing the car who put my sister in a coma is going to bring her back. It's typical kid story nonsense (with plenty of magic sprinkled on top). And all of this is taking place in the real world with the game having adverse affects on everything computerized (because of magic, of course) I frequently wondered why the government just didn't just down the stupid game since it was causing so much havoc. But if anyone intelligent enough was around to do that, then we wouldn't have been able to go on our juvenile power spree within the game (and save the world! Yay!).

    Well, the above sounds pretty bad, but I was at least able to tolerate the game due to it not having any large plot holes (as long as you assume that the internet and the game are made of magic and that most people in power are idiots), which is more than I can say for some other popular JRPGs.

    I also had a bit of fun with the game's automated card game. I felt like I was back in FF12 choosing optimal settings so that I could just sit back and watch. It's too bad the card game didn't last that long.

    Oh, and one last thing, I haven't seen a game within a game done well yet, and this is no exception. Believably would have been much better if they would have simply removed the idea that you were playing as people who were playing in a MMORPG. Although if they did that, it probably would have been hard to justify the monotonous grinding.    … Expand
  8. Ffrenchie
    Nov 5, 2017
    9
    .Hack//GU Last Recode is a great remaster and I can see why they say it's note for everyone. Personally i had mixed reviews going in but as I played more I got the gist of it all. Playing from the point of view of a person playing an mmorpg is interesting; also the idea of checking emails and forums was a nice touch. Difficulty was the issue at first but now I see in some cases it can be.Hack//GU Last Recode is a great remaster and I can see why they say it's note for everyone. Personally i had mixed reviews going in but as I played more I got the gist of it all. Playing from the point of view of a person playing an mmorpg is interesting; also the idea of checking emails and forums was a nice touch. Difficulty was the issue at first but now I see in some cases it can be upped from the chaos gate. Overall I think it's a great game with a great story could be better if the scenes where lips moved while each person talk and their expressions weren't on and off.… Expand
  9. VHS-Player
    Jan 15, 2018
    8
    This remake is much much better than the others. I rather play this version of hacksign the best compared to the first and second version of this series.
  10. Azureal
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    Absolutely kino.
    The remaster comes with a huge variety of quality of life improvements aside from a more seamless integration of the episodic format and with a whole new epilogue volume. It's almost the definitive way to play the games unless you want a harder challenge, it did nerf the difficulty a notable amount.
  11. VendonJura
    May 8, 2020
    10
    This is one of the best RPG games you really need to get. I have played it in 2019 and I totally loved it. It has allot of Anime feeling in it and the gameplay is kinda amazing. If you love RPG games and you love watching .hack anime then this game is a totally must have / play in your collection.
  12. Brianf
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    I love this game but I have to give it only a seven mostly because the quests can be just as boring as the grinding. The story telling is really good especially the computer videos and seeing what’s going on in the real world. I just really wish the dungeons weren’t boring to go into but overall it’s fun.
  13. jeffreysmiles
    Nov 2, 2019
    10
    A classic (niche) ps2 game brought to the ps4. I thought I would never play this game again and here it is as a full remaster. The trilogy is a work of art and the fact that the story is still relevant to current events of today just shows how much of a classic it will continue to become. Keep in mind this is a ps2 game, so graphics and gameplay are gonna be from a standard of a decadeA classic (niche) ps2 game brought to the ps4. I thought I would never play this game again and here it is as a full remaster. The trilogy is a work of art and the fact that the story is still relevant to current events of today just shows how much of a classic it will continue to become. Keep in mind this is a ps2 game, so graphics and gameplay are gonna be from a standard of a decade ago. If you have an open mind for good story telling, you will love this series.… Expand
  14. 8CHO
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    Great Game, remeber my first hack Game in pase, now can revive that beautiful memories again
  15. leoroura
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    This was a nice gesture to the fans, wish the actual creators gave more love to the franchise, we need a new trilogy.
  16. Ghiraldelo
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    .Hack//G.U que jogo ! Nostalgia pura !
    Joguei no Ps2 e rejoguei no Ps4. História boa, personagens cativantes, sistema te batalha legal, classes bem definidas...
    O jogo simula um computador onde é possivel ler e-mails, ouvir musica, jogar jogos (tanto o jogo em si The World como mini jogos), mudar plano de fundo, entre tantas outras coisas... A imersão é gigantesca e torço muito para    .Hack//G.U que jogo ! Nostalgia pura !
    Joguei no Ps2 e rejoguei no Ps4. História boa, personagens cativantes, sistema te batalha legal, classes bem definidas...
    O jogo simula um computador onde é possivel ler e-mails, ouvir musica, jogar jogos (tanto o jogo em si The World como mini jogos), mudar plano de fundo, entre tantas outras coisas...
    A imersão é gigantesca e torço muito para que um dia haja um remaster do jogo para que eu possa joga-lo novamente.
    Vale muitissimo a pena conhecer !!!    … Expand
  17. Dulera
    Jan 5, 2021
    10
    As a long time fan of the series I found this remaster of the original G.U. games and the addition of the 4th chapter a masterpiece. The story is one of the originals in the genre and lots of fun even in 2020/2021. Highly Recommended to any fan of the series.
  18. GodRatiy
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    I had the original copies on PS2 and with I.M.O.Q. sadly the first series is not on pc would love to replay that game too, the added Vol in ReCoded was okay not CC best but it is okay story wise.

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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Video Chums
    Jan 4, 2018
    70
    .hack//G.U. Last Recode shines in its engaging story, eclectic cast of characters, and unique ability to handle the concept of a game within a game. In the end, I would recommend it to JRPG fans who are looking for a unique universe to explore as long as they're prepared for generic dungeon crawling and a less than stellar combat system.
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  2. RPG Fan
    Dec 14, 2017
    79
    You're getting a lot of game for your buck, and a great story to boot, but be prepared for some repetition.
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  3. Areajugones
    Dec 4, 2017
    75
    These remastered games include a new chapter that is amazing for those who love the JRPG genre.
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