Introduction
Based on the CyberConnect2 HIT GAME, now will be released in a CG Movie!
The Movie will be placed in the storyline of each .hack//G.U. games trilogy. The story follows Haseo, a player in the online MMORPG called The World:R2 at first depicted as a PKK (Player Killer Killer) known as the "Terror of Death", a former member of the disbanded Twilight Brigade guild. Haseo encounters Azure Kite (believing him to be Tri-Edge and blaming him for what happened to Shino) but is hopelessly outmatched. Azure Kite easily defeats Haseo and Data Drains him, reducing his level from 133 to 1 and leaving him without any items, weapons, or member addresses. He is left with a mystery on his hands as to the nature of the Data Drain and why Azure Kite is in possession of such a skill.
Eventually Haseo gains the "Avatar" of Skeith. Acquiring the ability to call Skeith and wield his abilities, such as Data Drain. With Skeith as his strength, Haseo begins the quest for a way to save Shino.
He is seen seeking out a PK (Player Killer) known as Tri-Edge, whose victims supposedly are unable to return to The World after he PKs them. Haseo's friend, Shino, was attacked six months prior to the events of the game by Tri-Edge, and the player herself, Shino Nanao, was left in a coma.
(Source: AniDB)
Audience reviews
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bergars
It's one thing to try and adapt a game into a movie. It's got challenges, things to cut, and you really sacrifice a lot in the transition. We have a different beast here, trying to adapt 3 ENTIRE GAMES INTO A SINGLE 90-MINUTE MOVIE.
I played the games back in the day, and I have the plot fresh in my mind. You can easily make a movie out of each game, honestly. The problem with the material is the illogical emotions displayed. The game asks from the player suspension of disbelief to a high degree, and it isn't that big of a problem since you do get to slowly enjoy the characters and world. I could get invested after two hours, but this is a movie that expects you to believe everything thrown at you in less than that with 3 games of plot.
It doesn't work, it's impossible for it to work. Pu…
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Please, don't watch this, especially if you have never played the games. The games' plot is amazing, but this movie proceeds to ruin it in every way possible. Do yourself a favor and play the game.
There are scenes in a different and weird order, and others were brutally skipped or ruined. There are some cute additions, but they aren't enough to justify watching it.
It also randomly forgets to explain important plot points, while instead trying to create a love story between Atoli and Haseo, which ultimately means nothing to the viewer because they never showed their friendship moments in the first movie.
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First things first. My "reviews" system is explained on a blog entry. Which can be found through my profile.
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✦Story
Hard to comment this anime without spoiling. As it's apparently the compressed version of 3 games. So I will only say a simple thing that wouldn't equal negativity with cause of compressed game into animation.
So we get a bit story of .hack//roots and from there we get to see all sorts of cool battles, powers and some new plot points. I did enjoy for the most part. Consider it kinda special bonus for .hack// franchise fans/players.
✦Art & Sound
It's like watching video game cutscenes in a row. Meaning that for the most part it was good, but not that impressive.
With music & ost I had a bit of an issue. Meaning that whenever it was the version of movie I watched, en…
Read at the sourceKillerZombi
While I love the .hack games, I've never been able to play the .hack//G.U. games for PS2 (they are pretty expensive games these days). I feel that the movie rushed through the three games without really explaining a lot. I felt a little confused as to what was going on, but if I played the games I probably would have understood.
The CGI animation in the movie was great and I found it fitting to the story. The characters were animated beautifully and it did make me think of the PS2 era. The appearance of a certain boss creature from the original .hack made me pretty happy.
I liked the voice acting and I preferred these characters over the ones from the original .hack video game series. These characters make me really want to get to the source material for the movie.
Overall, I enjoyed…
Read at the sourceElectroPopDoctor
no Endrance
missed a lot of heart wrecking scenes that were in the video games.
now because everyone sees this instead of playing the G.U. games gonna think G.U is shit ( which is not I loved the story line in the video games to death)
should of just made 3 movies instead of jamming everything into 1 movie
soo many key points were missed and needed scenes
im still pissed that Endrance (aka Elk) was not in the movie I give it a 6/10 at best
Read at the sourceAnomalia
This review may contain spoilers. Please do NOT read it if you are going to watch this movie.
Well, first of all, I didn't play the .hack games, but since I got interested in the story I read the GU+ manga. Therefore I will be comparing the movie and the manga. So let's see what the movie offers us.
Story:
The story presented in G.U. Trilogy is incomplete and full of leaks. There is a strong focus on the relationship between Atoli and Haseo which becomes annoying pretty fast. In contrast to this it is hardly explained what Epitaph Users are and who have got the Morgana Factors. Also the movie is missing the Net Crisis and the reason of Ovan killing other player (collecting the 8 Morgana Factors for Aura's rebirth).
Art:
Well, this is of course amazing. But sometimes some really strange…
Read at the sourceVivisection
The .hack animated series is certainly something that is difficult to understand if you haven't played the games. Even after watching all the .hack anime series, I still sit there, and go:
what.
.hack//G.U. Trilogy is one of the more confusing ones. Watching this reminded me of watching Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children; never in my life have I played a Final Fantasy game, and I can say that actually with some shame.
STORY: The typical story line of the .hack series; something within The World is causing players to go into a coma. I can't really remember much from Roots, since I watched that in 2008, but I'm thinking Trilogy goes into further detail about this 'AIDA' infection that's spreading in The World. This is something that probably shouldn't be watched if you haven't watching R…
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I had high hopes for GU trilogy. The games were loads of fun and the game story line was one of the best since SIGN and the first quartet. I was a tad skeptical that they would be able to capture the dynamic of the GU story in a one 90 minute film and boy was my skepticism right. In short .hack//GU Trilogy is made for those who have played the games and not for those who haven't. If you watched Roots but haven't played GU I would suggest not watching this movie.
The story is of course based on the GU trilogy of games for the PS2, the immediate sequel to .hack//Roots. And this film is supposed to be a film adaption, or so I thought. In reality GU trilogy is an expensive and choppy recap and abridgment of the GU Story, made entirely for those who have played the games. Unlike most, I under…
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First of all, I´m a german and this is my first english written preview, so please bear with me if I made some spelling-/grammar-mistakes^^
Just to have said it in advance, I finished all three .hack//G.U. games, so it´s not like I´m not familiar with the story itself. I had high expectations, but I sadly got dissappointed.
Story:
They tried to put the story of each game in 30 minute-parts. Since the games itself had a play-volume of 12-18 hours per game (don´t remember exactly and can´t check it because my PS2 is broken), you can guess how extremly it got cutted...
The arena battles that were essential in the games are only shown as flashbacks for around a minute. The story itself strays from the game after the last scene that belongs to "G.U. Rebirth". F…
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