.hack//Link Soundtrack - Stairs of Time (Opening Song)

[@capitalchirp2418]

Project X Zone is the reason I found out about Sakura Wars, Darkstalkers, .hack, End of Eternity, Shining Force, Super Robot Wars, Valkryia Chronicles, Xenosaga and God Eater. That's a whole damn lot, if you ask me. This is just one of the many things that shaped my video game tastes.

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

Same! I hope we get a part 3 and get to know even more games! The soundtracks are top tier!

[@SolidSnacks_18]

Project X Zone 3.. that would be nice to play on the switch

[@The_Twero]

That's the best thing about crossover games: they introduce us to many classic series.

[@fakejezus9186]

i played Tales of Vesperia because of Project X Zone and fell madly in love with yuri and flynn duo on the sequel!

[@fakejezus9186]

@@SolidSnacks_18 amen brother

[@clemm84]

If it wasn't for Project X Zone I never would have found out about this absolutely amazing song. Thank you Namco-Bandai, Sega or Capcom (whoever it was) for bringing it over.

[@Xenofan6471]

If i didn't say mistakes the creator of .Hack//link is Namco

[@joaopires1761]

Namco! They're behind both .hack and the PXZ series.

[@koruoshouji9960]

@@joaopires1761 actually is Monolith Soft the one in charge of the X series. Namco, Capcom, Sega and now Nintendo lend their characters. X series since there are 3 games.. Namco X Capcom, Project X Zone and Project X Zone 2.

[@MetalSonicMkIV]

"I have to release the power of the Bracelet! NOW! DATA DRAIN!"

[@AlexThat200]

I see what you did there

[@metalkl1622]

AlexThat200 ikr

[@clemm84]

So beautiful. I come here every now and then to cheer myself up. This song takes me places...

[@miwastudio8180]

(LYRICS) "Stairs of Time" Toki no kaidan noboritsumeru to Kimi to deaeru sonna ki ga shite ~ Tsumugu jikan no ito wa toki ni wa karamari Toki ni ha hazurete omoidoori ni wa ikanai ~ Sunao ni narenai kimochi to onaji Kimi ni musubitsuiteiru nara ~ Toki no kane ga narihibiku Shizuka na yoake ni Kimi ni todoke kono uta ga Sora no kanata tooku ~ Kasumu kioku no naka ni miageta yokogao Yasashii komorebi kimi wo terashiteita ~ Otona ni naranai naritakunai to Sukoshi sunete kimi wo komaraseta ~ Toki no kane ga nariwataru Owari wo tsugeru yo Tsunagu kono te eien ni Kimi to egaku mirai ~ Toki no kaidan furirareta nara Ano hi ni modotte kimi ni aitai ~ Toki no kane ga narihibiku Shizuka na yoake ni Kimi ni todoke kono uta ga Sora no kanata tooku (THE END)

[@Peregar14223]

Wash away the anger Here I stand beneath the warm and soothing rain The droplets falling gently down on the terrain Wash away the sorrow, all the stains of time But there’s no memory, it’s only dry inside In the mud and sinking deeper Into a peaceful life And it will come Like a flood of pain Pouring down on me And it will not let up until the end is here And it will come Through the darkest day In my final hour And it will never rest until the clouds are clear Until it finds my dreams have disappeared My dreams disappear

[@ClassicGameFanNo1]

I kinda feel bad because I know this song from project x zone, but it help me discover this wonderful song.

[@F0xdash]

same here...

[@KyuubiDragon4]

To be fair, it's the only way most people outside of Japan would learn of it because .hack//LINK never got released outside of Japan.

[@smuglord8629]

Same

[@cartoonvideos5]

Same

[@josecadenas4526]

I met the series thanks to pxz lol

[@eliantalboe-5418]

White playing project x zone, You can feel the power on the song, ¡¡¡NOW DATA DRAIN!!!

[@jaxxh6529]

yes, this track is hurd in project x zone 1 and 2 so? time to go for the actual game then. and nope, the language barrier? i don't care. readed some reviews of this game, - no puzzles, or hard things. but yes. this song is great

[@thejayblue13]

THANK YOU PROJECT X ZONE

[@SpikeRose]

Seeing this franchise shift in terms of combat systems really makes me wonder how Kite would fare if he was playable outside the original 4 titles. We really need an HD collection/remake with updated mechanics, I paid over $200 for an unopened copy of Quarantine for crying out loud.

[@Phyllion-]

.Hack//versus says hello :p

[@SpikeRose]

Phyllion It actually says "こんにちは" because Namco gave up localizing the series. A darn shame, really.

[@Phyllion-]

Well, there hasnt been a single .Hack localized since G.U so it was to be expected :/

[@keiyousu7454]

I come from the future. .hack//G.U. Last Recode coming for PS4 and PC is on its way, if you're interested.

[@SpikeRose]

I'm buying both PC and PS4 copies as soon as they come out, in fact. I accept it as a birthday present from CC2 as my birthday's 9 days after the US release.

[@javi8905]

Everytime i listen to this song it makes me sad the series endes. This song has a sense of finality to it. Which was epic in the last fight but also feels sad

[@DRKJarv]

I CANT BELIEVE IT!!! CHIKAYO FUKUDA IS THE COMPOSER OF THIS AHHHH IM CRYING SHES MY FAV COMPOSER ❤😭

[@darthjacob74]

i had watched lets plays of both the original quadrilogy and GU, as well as watched roots, however i never actually played any of the games. when i saw a trailer for project x zone, i was interested but didnt think i would buy it. it wasnt until i saw kite an blackrose were in the game that i decided i would get the game. the fact that it introduced me to this song only makes me happier that i got it.

[@pluubooruu]

I miss the .hack series :(

[@XX-sp3tt]

I miss it had a more optimistic tone and Aura was treated as someone to be loved and not "some goddess" to prove to her she could sit on her butt and didn't need to interact with anyone.

[@AzureAlufei]

I love this song so much!

[@soujiseta7116]

I'm right here Skeith!!!

[@AhanReyang-hi8zz]

CORBENIKK

[@owens8636]

This song gives me the feels each time

[@dingliedangliedoodle9261]

I love this singer's(Mitani Tomoyo) voice, she has such a melancholic feel to it.

[@jamesspicer4870]

Damn. I need to play Project X Zone now!

[@SaborTheChaos]

***** Same here man. There were a lot of faces that got me interested into more obscure games, .hack was one of them. Shame that it wasn't English dub, because I totally wanted to hear Troy Baker play Yuri Lowell again! :)

[@SaborTheChaos]

ConkerSQ I've seen some of its gameplay from other people and one thing I can certainly tell you is expect some very tedious combat. :P

[@ventuswill2847]

I used to have this game called robot taisen frontier. it was like project x zone (but with only 7 characters, and 3 robot things), the characters from that game are also in project x zone characters: haken, kaguya or somethin idk

[@ShintaTakama]

Are you implying Yuri in Japanese dub wasn't a hot piece of Wolf Ass, good sir?

[@ShintaTakama]

+PlayerNumbah2

[@sephiroth900000]

Beautiful song.

[@RikuSama99]

Cet OST est l'une des meilleurs OST TOUT JEUX CONFONDUE

[@recordkeepertype0662]

June 20th, .hack//'s anniversary. This year, 20th.

[@NeoSigma18]

This song was also used for certain boss battles, mostly against the members of Schicksal, and for the first phase of the final boss iirc.

[@uprmt]

One of the best Anime OST's I've heard, after Bleach OSTs!

[@kenjishiratsuki463]

I wish there was a pure piano cover of this. I think that would be beautiful to listen to.

[@prinnygod1073]

any kite or haseo will destroy kirito anyday

[@AMAZIAH]

Yep Tokio is overkill to the highest degree

[@LeonValCh]

Not even Kirito's plot armour can save him from a good data drain.

[@AMAZIAH]

X Form is kinda universal Kirito cant fight that no plot armor will save him.

[@Tachyon10007]

of course!!!

[@Forlorn36]

I agree completely

[@RushValentine]

DATA DORAINMU!! *Bling!

[@ShinyScarfy]

.hack feels like a modern day epic, like the epic of Hercules or the Odyssey, and it works way too well. This series NEEDS to come back

[@roleemack1535]

I agree whole heartily when they sale gu series again on ps store buying in a heartbeat

[@loadedbentobox]

Love this song I dedicated it too my princess Tia Turner I love you more than anything

[@crystalqueen9711]

So would it be correct to assume that .hack is SAO but with likable characters?

[@FerrickAnima]

the two are too different to even compare, the only thing similar between the two is that their story setting is within an MMO, and in terms of characters, .hack characters have more depth than the one dimensional characters of SAO

[@LeonValCh]

+Zero Ace Yeah. Actually, it'd be more accurate to say .hack is SAO done right.

[@Emmaline91]

.hack came before.

[@crisscrosszx]

Similarities between SAO and .hack//G.U.: Black themed characters (wore white once) 2 swords Preffer to play solo (one for no reason. The other because people get hurt whenever he's with them) Trapped inside the game Potential risk of death Unique weapon class (dual blade for kirito, dual gunner and 8 phases for haseo) A strange egg-like seed with great powers (in G.U. there are virus monsters,wich can be compressed in some sort of dangerous egg-like seed, Used to increase a player's strenght. In SAO, kirito gets an egg-like seed wich contained all of SAO and ALO assets)

[@HarunoMaxwell6115]

Zero Ace And no FANSERVICE! .hack// may have a little, but nit replacing actual relationships.

[@ranchdressing]

The single good thing about .hack//Link.

[@exholonsphantoms3617]

Cross rengeki, loved this game 🥰

[@aliastheabnormal]

I gotta admit i didn't want to play hack/LINK due to the gameplay, but due to how insane the plot is. Its pretty much hack/Decade.

[@broden4838]

Kite for Smash...?

[@shamanz3943]

😭

[@TheTj334]

I love the series :). Kite is my fav character :)

[@CommanderFlake]

Was never released for US. For reasons I have no Idea. There has been a group of people trying to make a English sub with what was left to work with in the ISO. Installing the sub is a complicated process. Since for some reason no one has uploaded a ISO with the Sub Package in it.....

[@ChromaLuke]

DEETA DOREIN!!!

[@josecadenas4526]

1:56 Best part

[@limyongsteffen890]

"It's Data Drain or nothing!"

[@silvarknite7]

psp are region free. its like 25 to import it as long as you can get around the language barrier you can still play it!

[@eligreene9246]

I like this song.

[@istaka1416]

I really miss .hack (sob). With now SAO have abrideged series, I don't think .hack would come back with remake or something like that.

[@HighPriestFuneral]

I felt the same... but it's coming back! There's a G.U. remaster in the works from CC2 and the copyright has just been made in Europe so it's almost definitely coming to the West.

[@fmaman98]

HighPriestFuneral Confirmed for the US today.

[@XX-sp3tt]

What lays beyond .hack// Angsty Teenager phase when it murdered Mia and so many other beloved characters and our main character became the bratty PKer from the first anime.

[@kitsukage9]

@Robant100 I KNOW!!! DX And it's especially bad when you tell them to heal you when you're almost dead, and instead you die in such a horrifically stupid way, they might as well have killed you themselves! So i don't even bother with that anymore, I just load up my player char with healing items and spells, and i forget about almost anything else until those and my armor are maxed out. ^_^

[@Tr0llShaman]

Freaking sad. This is the stuff I grew up on. :(

[@Yokito121]

YES! YES! YES! ALL MY YES!

[@Mai_Shiranui123]

Kite, Haseo, Blackrose.

[@kitsunade]

fucking love 0:54 when you do a cross rengeki and the its tokio and kite and they both charge up and do that massive explosion attack its so epic

[@skeith804]

@ConcededIndividual Someone did a youtube video translating the major points of the story of //Link if you're interested. I played through the game myself but it's useful anyways. XD

[@azo5177]

Better than S.A.O

[@AhanReyang-hi8zz]

What SAO?

[@minato1048]

@@AhanReyang-hi8zz yes

[@Komikmaker]

This song screams epic.

[@deluxe1886]

2017 anyone?

[@fmaman98]

Dylan007 And announced for US release

[@zehern22]

Truly this year is a happy year for us .Hack fans.

[@livingnight9754]

2018

[@Drewtendo]

2020

[@deluxe1886]

@@Drewtendo damnnn

[@ConcededIndividual]

I am astounded, this game came out at around 2009 and I'm JUST finding out about it? and the fact that it might not be localized? NOOOOOOO!!!!

[@kanagii]

lol awesome ost :D

[@aliastheabnormal]

Romero already got his comeuppance long ago. It was called Daikatana.

[@dejamartin2768]

Who's singing this?Because it's beautiful

[@dannyboy8403]

Tomoyo Mitani

[@Yokito121]

We're a dying breed...

[@dragonloli7938]

I only see Pi and Silver Knight in those silhouettes.

[@i_m_ipin8125]

Watched the Anime played there Games and i was like.... WOW what A journey i have 😂

[@WarcatD21]

any chance we can get a download link???

[@aliastheabnormal]

Actually its because the series never caught on in the states. Mainly because of its one story over four games gimmick. Remember that this was before XBox live and all four of the original games and later G.U games cost $50 each. I basically bought them in resale at least five years later. The gimmick was panned by everyone in the media due to it. If the series itself came out nowadays it would do better thanks to Xbox live and the PSN.

[@Hellostube]

To be entirely fair that is a bit of an assumption - that could be attributed to a number of games that never sold well, despite being amazing. But one that isn't without merit - Link wasn't viewed highly upon by the core in Japan so it likely wasn't worth sending over-seas.

[@Umbra580]

Anyone else thinks Haseo, and Tsukasa would have made a good team, or is it just me?

[@Wolvenworks]

true. and so is my kind of Common Sense....how ironis would this be, remembering that our forefathers break the common sense barrier, only for someone in this era to screw up and create one helluva mess

[@PA_Sword]

Where's the live version of this?

[@vermilliondervish2172]

they need to remake the ps2 games,this game and the other one that was made these games would fit the switch perfectly

[@LEVOGREL]

.hack// por siempre. Esa vil copia de SAO jamás le llegará a los talones a .hack//

[@LeonidasArg2021]

Tokio y Kite se papean a Kirito y Asuna juntos xddddddd

[@davidmarley131]

Best music from project x zone

[@bigbrojz66]

maybe we will rise up again with the release of the final fantasies on the ps4? or maybe atlus will revive some with SMT4 that just came out....we can also count on KH3 to make way for full revival....

[@ZDMeredith]

I played this game in Japanese on my modded PSP. Honestly, the gameplay is different from regular .hack games and is seemingly basic. However, I still played through all of it to unlock all of the characters.

[@HarunoMaxwell6115]

IIIIITTTTT CCCCAAAANNNNNN!

[@kurisu3000]

Damn, am I the only one that actually watched the opening for this back in 2008?

[@pantoine12]

@vgmusic4lyf i have a question is there an instrumental song of this?

[@ximipeepimix2890]

Look up the Project X Zone version.

[@pantoine12]

ximipe epimix what is the project x zone?

[@PokeminMaster]

+pantoine12 It's a Namco, SEGA, and Capcom crossover game featuring characters from numerous games, and the sequel (out in Japan, but not yet internationally) has a select couple of Nintendo characters

[@pantoine12]

Photon Crusader i see but how would a song i'm trying to search for be in something like that?

[@PokeminMaster]

+pantoine12 When it comes to Kite & Blackrose's turn, an instrumental version of this track plays; it might not be exactly what you're looking for, however, because it is a remix (same melody, different instruments)

[@XD4Lifeington]

Count on a changing tide.

[@kitsukage9]

@Robant100 actually, i should've been more specific: In almost any given game, everyone relies solely on the character you play as, and the NPCs are usually extremely (if not completely) unreliable... Am I the only one who gets pissed off by that...?

[@Wilfriback]

Is there any lyric of this song?

[@yugozetsugaia8599]

when is this coming to U.S. or where can i find it!!!

[@unasimplebatata]

Wash away the anger Here I stand beneath The warm and soothing rain The droplets falling Gently down on the terrain Wash away the sorrow All the stains of time But there’s no memory It’s only dry inside In the mud and sinking deeper Into a peaceful life And it will come Like a flood of pain Pouring down on me And it will not let up Until the end is here And it will come Through the darkest day In my final hour And it will never rest Until the clouds are clear Until it finds my dreams have disappeared My dreams disappear

[@LeonidasArg2021]

bro really read "Stains of time" ☠☠☠ no problem I did the same lmao

[@LeonidasArg2021]

Tokio be like: YOU ARE DEAD! BULLSEYE! (proceed to do Unison combo attack x100)

[@pantoine12]

can someone tell me the name of the artist singing this song?

[@IsabelCarlota]

+pantoine12 Stairs of Time (Toki no Kaidan). Composed and arranged by: Naofumi Tsuruyama, Takuya Hanaoka and Kayoko Matsushima. Tomoyo Mitani is the singer.

[@pantoine12]

Chiwi Bel i see thank you for telling me this i appreciate it.

[@pantoine12]

+Chiwi Bel hello again thanks for responding to me on this video i have a question if you heard the ost song carl's theme from .hack link can you tell me if that's a vocal song with an artist singing?

[@aliastheabnormal]

I'm just saying that because i played Metroid Prime. Although honestly i would much rather have a third person view when dealing with platform heavy levels. So i suppose there is a vital difference.

[@blackmagereject2094]

Am I only one feeling Naruto ultimate ninja storm vibes from the instrumentals

[@dragonmasterxyz3544]

+ChocoWill nope i felt that too.

[@neokeno3911]

CC2 are the developers of the games so I couldn't see why there wouldn't be similarities.

[@blackmagereject2094]

Oh yeah? nice.

[@LeonValCh]

Same developer, and also same composer.

[@The_Twero]

The composer is the same: the great Chikayo Fukuda. Make a search of her musics! You won't regret!

[@XGrandireX]

Is it me or is the background zooming out a little? XD I should just be enjoying this awesome track instead

[@Doopest-f9y]

we are :/

[@Niconess1306]

Where

[@juanmanueljuarez7355]

Stairs Of Time: Project X Zone 1.2 SEGA X Bandai Namco Multiple Dimension Worlds Mixed Worlds Corrupted

[@NaybOrkana]

at least Hack//Versus is a bonus for the movie and not an actual stand alone game xD

[@OneFluffyBun]

i know how it feels. thats exactly what happened to me

[@Allelujah19]

I find it better then the other games, I did everything and Link is by far the better .hack Games maybe not better then the original but FUCK it had a great story too it.

[@punisherspirit1288]

Has kite ever been a part of any .hack anime series? Just curious. I know .hack sign had a series, but I assume .hack link is entirely videogame based?

[@raikohzx4323]

Kite shows up at the very, very end of SIGN since the story concludes at the same time the original four games began. He also shows up as a full voiced role in the extra SIGN episode, which is pretty much wacky funtime celebrations after said games. Shugo unwittingly gets a semi-clone of his character in Legend of the Twilight, and Sakuya of Quantum and Sora of the movie both are based off of Kite's design, but none of them are actually Kite himself. In fact, while G.U. has a copy of him appear in that trilogy of games, Kite really doesn't show up as himself for most of the rest of the series until Link - which means western audiences never really got to see Kite again, besides in importing Versus.

[@jasonwest8873]

I believe, if I remember correctly, Shugo also met the original Kite once at the end when Balmung invited him to come back. Idk if manga or anime.

[@aliastheabnormal]

.hack/LINK was never released in the US because it was a PSP exclusive and while in Japan the PSP has found a niche in japanesecentric games like this the PSP has never had the same success internationally. Also the franchise never caught on in the US mainly because of the four disk gimmick. And CC2 has never had a hit in the US so the franchise is basically dead and buried.

[@williamsmario54]

@BlueSlyster They did that on purpose cause they wanted a new look for the game have you not been reading about .hack link

[@Windclaw]

Our time is passing, friend. Soon, I fear, the FPS will consume all. It's taken Resident Evil and Dead Space from us. I fear that Bathesda will be next with the new Wolfenstein.

[@goraseneldarko19thewolfbea97]

Resident evil has recovered in the other hand dead space...

[@aliastheabnormal]

Also LINK was a PSP exclusive and the PSP was pretty much dead in the west in 2009 with all eyes on the Vita. The PSP does much better in Japan because it basically has widget titles, gory widget titles, and widget titles with porn on them. And mainly from franchises that the American mainstream wouldn't give the time of day. And because EVERYONE does better in Japan than the Vita. Even the WiiU.

[@gyppygirl2021]

Don't even begin to compare the manga and the game. The game is so, so, SO much better. XD

[@enderrydel9009]

Rather disappointing Link never got localized. Guess G.U.'s the last .Hack// game America's gonna see. :(

[@heardofrvb]

Am I the only one thinking of Solatorobo?

[@faidou9954]

+heardofrvb Nope

[@AmokZuta]

+heardofrvb same people made the game and music, they also kinda follow the same type.

[@kevinvallejokawaii]

I miss solatorobo

[@Freashplayer]

Good game. Needs a sequel.

[@amarolidris4324]

Are these the composer of the Naruto Storm series?

[@noshstradamus]

Amarol Idris I’ve been looking for someone to comment about this bc I just listened to this for the first time today on SoundCloud and without the singing I swear it was bass fight music in Storm 2

[@InbournAnkleBiter]

@@noshstradamus Sorry if you guys already looked into it but CyberConnect created the .hack series and is responsible for developing the Ninja Storm games as well. So it probably is the same composer.

[@noshstradamus]

Inbourn actually, i had no idea lol. that’s really cool thanks man!

[@InbournAnkleBiter]

@@noshstradamus Also, if I recall correctly, Kite's height, physical build and affinity for orange were all inspired by Naruto.

[@aliastheabnormal]

Is there a real difference between the genres?

[@xLightningNova]

Did the Naruto Ninja Storm franchise use the same composer from this game? The bgm sounds VERY similar.

[@xLightningNova]

Confirmed it myself. It's the same composer Chikayo Fukuda.

[@KaitoKenny]

Good ear~

[@xLightningNova]

It was the instruments that sounded exactly the same. Also the style was oddly familiar lol.

[@igorvasconcelos1499]

Muito bonita ! *0*

[@hbkjose1]

Namco X Capcom brought me here ❤️