In 2015, the building of the the CC Corporation burnt down, and with it almost all data that belonged to the most successful online game ever, “The World”, got destroyed. Reopening in a new office, the coders set out to re-create what they did, and were able to do so – and released “The World R:2″ in 2016.
In my article for .hack//SIGN, I wrote:
The show I’m talking about is called .hack//SIGN (I think pronounced ‘dot hack slash sign’), and actually is the second series in the franchise of the .hack project. The first show is .hack//ROOTS.
This is incorrect. .hack//SIGN is the first show, and the one I am talking about here today, is the successor of it. It’s .hack//ROOTS.
The core cast of the show: Haseo (center), Shino (right), Ovan (left), Tabby (top-left), Sakisaka (top-right)
With an all-new system in place, new features came. PvP (Player vs. Player) is re-defined in an all-new mechanic, allowing for new ways of fighting people. The game is in full swing and probably takes place around 2018.
The show follows the story of Haseo, a black ‘Adept Rogue’ (a class that can use multiple weapons) and member of the Twilight Brigade guild.
Starting eight months before .hack//G.U. and finishing during the events of the first .hack//G.U. game, Rebirth, Haseo logs into The World R:2 for the first time and falls victim to the PKers (player killers) that reside within. He is saved by Ovan, which prompts him to join the Twilight Brigade.
A wise man with a mission: Phillo
The Twilight Brigade members are on a mission to find the Key of the Twilight, however, the TAN guild opposes this because they want Ovan’s character data due to the device in his left arm and will stop at nothing to keep the Twilight Brigade from their goal.
Their current mission is to find the 6 virus cores before TAN does. Haseo has the green virus core and the purple core, Shino has the red, Sakisaka the Yellow, Ovan the grey, and Gord has the blue one. There is a Lost Ground with 5 towers, where the Brigade used the supposedly-unusable virus cores. When the five are used it transports them to the tower above the 5 small towers to where they can find the last virus core.
Hyperactive, squeaky, but always helpful, cheerful and positive: Tabby
This mission, unfortunately, was just a trap made by the members of TAN in order to investigate Ovan’s strange character data. With Ovan gone, and no sign of the Key of the Twilight, the Twilight Brigade quickly breaks apart. B-set and Gord quit the game entirely, and Sakisaka and Tabby quit the guild, even though Tabby is still hopeful things will pick up. However, even this is quickly shattered, as Shino is soon after killed within the game. What’s even more alarming is that Haseo can’t contact her in real life.
You see The Key Of The Twilight has become sort of an urban legend as this is supposedly the ultimate item, the holy grail per se. What is it really? What purpose does it serve? Well… you have to find that out for yourself.
Again, for Mac and PC. This time you can also play with cheaper graphic cards as there is a Basic Client
With Bee Train and Victor Entertainment once again in control, you can be sure this is a follow-up to the video game anime show that’s not to be missed. It will make you laugh, it will make you go ‘whoa!’, and it will make you cry. Another great story, and it all worked well together. With Yuki Kajiura scoring The World once more, you can be sure this is not only something for your eyes. The score is (of course) brilliantly performed and fits the show and the characters really well.
Lost ground: This cathedral plays quite an important role
I finished watching the show some hours ago by completing it with the last four episodes. I honestly believe that Bee Train and the people who work there have a truly great talent for telling fantastic stories and letting the pieces fall into place, at the right moment, with the right pace. I can assure you there are a few moments you’ll never forget especially the very last scene and line. I was simply amazed about how it ended, and if you like(d) the .hack shows, I’m sure you were or will not be disappointed.
If you have seen the show, you might have a tear in your eye, cause you know who was at this place
.hack//ROOTS
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Science fiction
Director: Koichi Mashimo
Writer: Miu Kawasaki
Studio: Bee Train
Original run: April 5, 2006 – September 27, 2006
Episodes: 26
Copyright (c) 2006 Bee Train, Victor Entertainment
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