A COMPLETE History of .hack//IMOQ

[@SuperRADLemon]

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[@ThommyofThenn]

I hope patrons derive satisfaction from being recognised here. Thanks to you all

[@lunardum]

Seriously though, thank you for spotlighting a large part of my childhood. My brother isn’t here anymore but my memories of playing this game with him will always be in my heart.

[@ThommyofThenn]

Playing this as a kid sounds so cool. I love early 2000s anime type games and this actually HAS anime in it. Amazing

[@raymondl9320]

​​@@ThommyofThennAh yes the late 90s to early 2000s era... Aka the legendary era of jrpgs. It was back then I first got introduced to the Tales of series through Tales of Eternia. Man the nostalgia is unreal. Edit: And of course, my first FF game too through Final Fantasy 7.

[@Silverman160Zero]

I *just* finished the entire .Hack story. From Sign to Versus. And honestly? I miss IMOQ. So I’ll be taking any excuse to re-tread this familiar ground.

[@awkwardliiwastaken]

Rad... thank you for this. Dot Hack > Sword Art Online FIGHT ME!

[@Runedremora]

Not a fight, but both tell their stories, one darker than the other. As both are in different timelines, could be that sao, and dot hack take place in the same timeline, or be divergent timelines. Never know

[@G4M4YUN13L]

I completely agree. Something about sao just rubs me the wrong way. dothack's plot and games make me happy.

[@TheThomasBarry]

This is the content I'm subbed for. The deep dive into the underrated and not well known games I personally adore.

[@osopeluche5953]

Oh I love IMOQ! My favorite part of the Dot Hack series. It's a game that's just oozing with atmosphere, and honestly it can feel pretty spooky at times too. I've been playing Fragment lately, it's pretty fun if grindy.

[@calebb7012]

Wasn't fragment a ps2, online only game? Exclusive to Japan too?

[@Hedgestone789]

Oh the Nostalgia. I remember after watching .hack Signs and Legends of the Twilight, I registered on Ragnarok Online and played under the username Azure Scythe ( final level Class Assassin Cross). Good times worth remembering ❤

[@Sundel_Marlutte]

I'm playing through the whole series right now, I beat IMOQ and G.U. vol 1 and 2 and am starting vol 3 soon. Honestly, an incredible series that needs to come back

[@Azazantei]

SuperRAD talking about Project .hack let's goooo. Man i really do hope they make another one out of this Franchise, or IMOQ Remake is fine really lol.

[@lloyd011721]

the dot hack lore always felt vast and mysterious to me. like we only get to see a sliver of it. left me wanting more.

[@lloyd011721]

also carmina gada- leeka.

[@ninlos142]

My neighbor lent me these games and a bunch of Naruto and Bleach DVDs when I was in middle school and i didn't appreciate it enough. Wish I hadn't given the games back when he offered to let me keep them. Still got those Box sets though, those will be my reminder of him trying to mentor the young weeb I was.

[@dutchielander2478]

Proud to say i got the complete series, PAL version. Which is very very rare since the EU had a limited number of these games for sale. These games changed my way of playing games a lot. Good video my man!

[@jimmyvbuck1868]

This was an amazing video. I fell in love with .hack after watching sign, and I have watched sign multiple times at this point but never knew much of the game story so this was nice. I would love to see a GU video as well.

[@Turbo_Waitress]

This was fantastic. Thank you. I got really into Sign and IMOQ when they were coming out. The mystery hooked me and I loved the idea of having to track it down across different types of media (though my wallet did not.) I really do miss this series and the sense of wonder it held, even in the slower entires. I would love a port, remaster, or a new entry. Thanks for this fun walk down memory lane.

[@TheDreInDaHouse]

Man this was such a good watch. Brought all 4 games and played them for hours. I brought this to my aunts, my grandmas, everywhere I went. Such a deep lore, the gameplay was eh, but the story is what kept you and the many fan services they presented. Sora , bear and the others are real players btw Yes you have to have the cut scene for Sora to unlock sora.

[@ThommyofThenn]

Never heard of this but wow am I impressed with how much content there is. And the pet grunty things are adorable

[@RedexTwo]

These videos are always so interesting! I’ve never played these games or watched the shows, but it’s very entertaining to kick back and listen to you discuss it.

[@Demonskunk]

I started the game with Mutation then went back to 1. I don’t remember if I got very far, but I could never get ahold of a copy of Quarantine. I remember the game being a slog, but I really loved the concept. Thanks for this retrospective.

[@zerozeru]

Great video thank you! You a .hack GOAT

[@kingbolo9663]

I was obsessed with the .Hack franchise in my childhood. I always wished they had an official Open World MMO online game, it would’ve been perfect😭💯

[@LostInWalrus]

Infection has always been my favorite ps2 game I've never beaten it or honestly even gotten that far but there was something about the atmosphere in the game that truly immersed me in the world

[@RecomeRose]

This was a favorite game when I was a child and it's been so hard to find anything on it thank you so much for doing this video!

[@LeonHaart13]

My favorite series of all time!! Great work!

[@Ptollemios]

Hey superrad. Slight correction. Dot Hack isn't owned by CC2. Its owned by Bandai Namco. A small but important difference that is why we aren't getting more games and such now because bamco isn't interested in the idea of them. CC2 actually really wants to make more. Or at least bring IMOQ to the modern era. Love your work btw

[@SuperRADLemon]

Yeah that's true ty

[@tamerxero]

Trying to inch towards 1000 likes. 996, we're so close... In any case, great video. I'm playing through G.U. remaster right now and it's alright as a blast-from-the-past. Really liked this video for the history lesson/refresher. Keep up the good work, your Monster Hunter stuff is nice, too!

[@SaintZaiya]

I’m a simple girl. Superrad uploads, I binge watch.

[@spearmintt1342]

I'm a simple girl. Superrad uploads, I binge watch.

[@zyrkugilgamesh]

Not a girl, but still simple and binge watching.

[@scottevans8912]

.hack is easily one of the greatest games ever made

[@animefanforlife163]

Just started getting back into the series again

[@minhakos]

thank you for this video!!! I love sign and IMOQ so much 🥺

[@SuperRADLemon]

No problem!!

[@minty9245]

Really hoping you’ll dig into the rest of the games, fantastic video!

[@ZakalweDisenfranchised]

Great upload appreciate the effort put in here

[@escanor6143]

Before isekai and vrmmorpg here legendary Dot Hack 😊😊😊 1:09

[@bestm8340]

I remember watching this as a kid. Glad to see it’s bigger than I thought. Guess I’ll have to dive in myself. Thanks for the video.

[@cannnb]

This is such an interesting series. It'd be sick if it got remastered for newer players

[@j.m.3600]

Awesome series and video

[@SacrificAbominat]

For those going into IMOQ I highly recommend watching SIGN first and then playing the games. SIGN is basically part 1 of the story with IMOQ being part 2 of it. Liminality is supplemental to the games and each episode is meant to be watched after you beat the corresponding game. Also if they do remake these games I think I'd like them to make it play similar to Xenoblade as I always felt these games played like a very early prototype of what Xenoblade eventually did. I really don't want them to dumb down the combat to what G.U. had though as I felt it was a significant downgrade from IMOQ even if it's more flashy and less clunky. I personally have a lot of fun with IMOQ's combat, but then again I've played through them maybe 20+ times since they came out and know the intricacies and BS these games throw at you by heart. Newcomers would definitely not have a good time with these games though as bosses like Skeith, the first and last fights with Cubia, and Macha are some significant difficulty spikes to overcome and some normal encounters will completely wipe your party if you aren't attentive enough during them, mimics with physical tolerance especially are cruel. Oh and definitely look up how many virus cores you need by the end of each games as the last game throws 4 areas that require a ton of cores from lower level areas. I remember running into that brick wall pretty hard on my first playthrough and I'm glad I didn't just give up and finished the games eventually. I completely agree that you shouldn't do the item completion quest as it will easily double if not triple your playthrough of these games if you try and do it. I've actually done it twice in all of my playthroughs and completely regret doing that. If they incorporate this into a remake have it available from the start and not be a post game thing. Heck G.U. has item completion with it's Ryu books, so it's much better done in those games. I don't exactly have high hopes for Bandai Namco giving .hack another chance, but hopefully CC2 can at the very least convince them to greenlight a remake of IMOQ at some point. In the meantime I highly recommend checking out their latest original IP Fuga Melodies of Steel as it's also an amazing series of games as well. Hopefully their endeavors into self publishing will be successful and we can get more great series like .hack and Little Tail Bronx, which Fuga is a part of, from them instead of them just doing anime games all the time. Heck I'd like to see them take another crack at an Asura's Wrath like game since I think that interactive anime approach would appeal to more people nowadays, although they shouldn't have the ending be DLC.

[@BorisMacsimovich]

Excellent work!!

[@CreamoMcDungus]

How is it that you always cover the most niche games that I played when I was young, it's uncanny.

[@SlyBluepaw]

So gald this hit my feed out of nowhere. I still wait for IMOQ to get a re-release or remake like GU did.

[@54032Zepol]

Ive only ever seen one episode of the anim and ive bene hooked evr since

[@misalisa256]

maaaaaan I remember having a notebook full of notes of my gameplay with a list of gate names and what they where like....

[@mariya_tortilla]

This is one of my favorite series of ALL time.

[@lunardum]

.hack longvid LETS GOOOO

[@nolanmattson4313]

Sword art online is cross between Degrassi and dot hack.

[@drachaeldraconian9006]

I start G.U and I wanted to know the story before g.u and thanks to you now I get some contacts about setting things in g.u

[@rickster008]

.hack// sign was the first series I've watched as a kid i liked but i couldn't grasp the concept, .hack// legend of the twilight I've re watched tons of times as a kid and love the opening and ending the .hack// root i watched on cartoon network but it was so inconsistent because it seemed like cartoon network was showing random episodes out of order. it took me years before i was able to finish the series then bought the G.U game was only able to find the first two games . Liminality is what made me dive back into the series . 1:04 blew my mind

[@hammerstix5791]

Oh hey I was thinking about playing these games for the story recently, this saves me the hassle

[@DesolatorMagic]

I named the admin accounts at my last job Aura and Tsukasa :P and since it was roaming profiles in XP, they got corrupted a lot and had to be repaired or reset. Lol.

[@spearmintt1342]

thank you for another transfem-certified banger, mr gardner

[@SuperRADLemon]

Any time

[@spcnym990]

ooooooh dot hack? Nice! Loved the story but the gameplay aged like MILK compared to the GU titles. Glad to see a video from you on them though!

[@CirnoFairy]

At least it has difficulty. I still remember my first time getting to Skeith as a kid. You tried Last Recode? Game is so easy you have to purposefully *try* to lose to ever game over.

[@ThatGreyGentleman]

WE TALKING ABOUT .HACK BABYYY

[@doschmon]

excited to watch this one

[@donteo508]

Sad to say I only ever played Infection as a kid...maybe it's time to give it a real whirl

[@NoctisYvens]

Man, please you have to continue and do the Haseo Trilogy. I'm 27 now and buy it in steam because i used to play some .Hack in my PlayStation 2 but I can't remember which one. Anyway, i love it so much replaying that, whatever i get a chance i spend my time playing.Hack

[@SpacedogD]

I wish this game got a remaster/port to modern consoles and pc as one complete package, like GU.

[@Sondi]

Was waiting on this one let's goo

[@PackOfWolves928]

So the wave of villains was created by Morganna in response to Aura being created? I think I misunderstood the ending. Also when was Sora revealed to be Haseo? That blew my mind. Thank you again for making these videos.

[@SuperRADLemon]

It's after IMOQ that the reveal happens. I assume in GU but don't remember

[@WeaponsRemorse]

I played and beat 1 2 and 3 And then found out that quarantine is like 700 fucking dollars by itself… and so I resorted to emulators literally the best experience of my life recently as well. I love sign I love, roots And all of the manga I love the universe and wish the original series got a remaster like GU I still hold out hope but I doubt that will ever come to pass

[@VictoriousLlama-b5m]

What's the song at 1:07:34?

[@SuperRADLemon]

It's the opening for Quarantine, but I don't know the track name

[@ded2thaworld963]

Haven’t thought about this in a long time

[@ZiplockBob]

IMHO, I think IMOQ doesn't need a remaster. A remaster would only sell to people who already love the game and who would find "alternative" ways to play it if their copies go missing. IMOQ needs a full remake to grow the community.

[@Jarulara]

I’ll take what I can get but I agree

[@SinthetikLED]

Any excuse to watch these videos again lol, still waiting for a remake

[@calebb7012]

Its so weird the originals never got a remaster but GU did.

[@Bareklongboe]

commenting before I fully watch it to pray for the algorithm to pick it up, bc this shit just did not show up on my homepage

[@SuperRADLemon]

The algo hates dot hack but I'll still it anyway

[@TenguXD]

G.U. History when?!?!?!?

[@SuperRADLemon]

When this hits 1million views

[@GX_Pixel]

Can you do Sign ? It's the only one I never got to play.

[@SuperRADLemon]

Sign is an anime

[@murmur6643]

neeeeeed more .hack content

[@escanor6143]

Its not The World its Za Warudo 😊❤ 0:29

[@lee1130fromtwitter]

Why won't they remake or remaster this series???!!!

[@Denneth_D.]

Same can be said about Xenogears

[@lee1130fromtwitter]

@@Denneth_D. xenogears can be played easily. It's on PSN for Vita and PSP I believe back in the day. These 4 games are very large and need to be fixed to allow transfer of data between them. And has no "legal" way to get it

[@DarkBlader88]

they wanted to but the source code for imoq was lost so it was deemed to costly so they went with gu

[@PabloOnThePistol]

Dragon Age/Baldurs Gate? 👀

[@charlescoutts7258]

We all must band together and advocate for Project .Hack//Reb00t Ground up remakes done in unreal 5

[@NOGREATNAME]

Wait so sora is hasseo?

[@SuperRADLemon]

Yeah

[@BlockWaveSociety]

What about G.U?

[@SuperRADLemon]

I dunno if I'll ever have the time tbh, but I'd love to some day

[@MTheoOA]

Basically Mabinogi xD

[@caswellweird]

i would have really appreciated a warning for the GU spoilers in the Mutation section of the video involving Sora.

[@SuperRADLemon]

My bad. As a heads up, I don't believe this is actually explained in GU, so you'd never know if you only played it. I think the book series is what goes over it. Hopefully that helps since it's not spoiling a revelation from GU but from digging through additional media. Moreso just adds context. My bad still tho.

[@caswellweird]

​@@SuperRADLemonThat's fine, If it's not actually spoiling anything for the GU trilogy and is just additional lore that ties it back into IMOQ then I can completely understand your perspective. I appreciate the apology regardless, thanks for the awesome retrospective.

[@ThommyofThenn]

Its kinda like what the internet could be if people tried harder

[@dothacknetwork]

👍

[@DrakeDoe]

I know you're trying to justify.hack as an isekai but trapped in a video game is a different genre. hack maybe is one but that is spoilers for other games and at that it is confusing if it really is one. The easy question to test whether or not it is one or is not one is what happens to the person that's trapped in the game if earth blows up. If Earth is destroyed and they die too then they're not another world. They're just on a computer on earth. A major aspect of the genre is culture shock and alternative alien perspective. When you're just trapped in a video game you already know it's not an unfamiliar world.

[@SuperRADLemon]

I think you're putting your own definition over it. Isekai covers transporation to other worlds, including virtual.

[@tobiasarevalo9929]

I dont get why would they remaster the sequel series first I need the imoq saga remastered in hd

[@FantomMC2]

Trismegistus because rebirth

[@ArtificialVik]

hope there isn't any problematic straightness/breeder inclinations in this game. that would be... yikes, to say the least

[@SuperRADLemon]

what

[@ArtificialVik]

fym "what" wats witchu

[@CirnoFairy]

Real Twitter vibes.

[@jimmythecrow]

Need a remake with combos like gu and shortcuts like fragment

[@dallinjc3]

Underrated comment, that sounds sick

[@Spid3yTCG]

MORE DOT.HACK PLZ!

[@Screwball-D2]

I love your channel! Super excited to watch this, I only ever played through .hack/g.u., curious to see the differences. Are you considering covering g.u. fully as well?

[@SuperRADLemon]

Maybe one day!