RPGamer writes: "The year is 2010. Microsoft has (assumedly) fallen, after a deadly computer virus caused several people to suffer fatal seizures, their Windows operating system replaced by ultra-secure ALTIMIT. Blizzard's World of Warcraft has been toppled by "The World," a massively multiplayer RPG from CC Corporation that has quickly grown to service twenty million customers worldwide, easily shattering the previous record of eleven million. It is within this game that the .hack series takes place. .hack//Infection is the first of four games in the original quadrilogy, accompanying the anime .hack//SIGN and various other pieces across multiple media to tell the story of Kite, "The World," and the events that transpired within its boundaries."
.hack (Dot Hack) is a gaming series that started when technology was still evolving and growing. These games showed us some of the horrors but also the best parts of online gaming. But these games are decades old, and perhaps it's time for a remake, a remaster, or even a game in the series.
the OG games, yes they do.
but.. they are very niche to begin with.
bk then, i only knew one person who played the games, beside me.
You guys might be right. I could be wrong, but you guys definitely might be on to something here. Who knows??? Pretty sure i heard something about that years back, but i could be wrong.
The Xenosaga trilogy also needs a remake or at least a remaster. I never got into .hack when they came out on the PS2 I would try them out. A remake or a remaster would be great I am not paying an arm and a leg for the original games.
The list is as long as it would take you to grind through Dragon Quest VIII. Here are the best JRPGs on the PlayStation 2.
Good list, kudos for adding Shadow Hearts, Covenant is probably the best Jrpg most people have not played and what an improvement over the first one (plus ties with Koudelka which is an awesome game as well).
I own all 3 of those games with 2 copies of Koudelka on PS1 just in case one of the four discs crapped out on me . Same with Legend of Dragoon. That’s one thing I want Sony to get back into , JRPGs , action and turned based
Yep, they should have at least 1 Japanese studio with 2 teams in it specialize in JRPG.
The amount of time I bring up Covenant when referring to amazing RPGs is astounding.
I wish I had played the other Shadow Hearts games, didn't know there was so many until later in the PS3 generation, at that point they hard to get for a reasonable price. I only got to play Covenant sadly, hopefully they'll all get ported to modern systems at some point.
Take a look at the libraries of your favorite consoles. I guarantee you, other than a handful of fighting games better suited on the Dreamcast, PS2 still has the best, biggest, and most varied library. Literally something for everyone. JRPGs on PS1 and PS2 really were special.
Edit: the article basically just lists every single JRPG on PS2 lol
Today Cyberconnect2 released a new video starring President Hiroshi Matsuyama responding to a rather popular question about the .hack series.
They've literally been saying this since 2017, but it's good to know.
I would buy it! I don’t think it’s the greatest game or anything but the story and premise I find novel. I’m getting through .hack GU last recode right now.
