Several years after being released on the PlayStation 4 and PC, .hack//G.U. Last Recode, a remaster of the original PlayStation 2 trilogy, is now available to purchase on the Nintendo Switch. Similar to the PS4 release, players can fill the in-game shoes of player-killer-killer Haseo, as he continues to be drawn into the mysteries of The World R:2. In addition to the original three games – Rebirth, Reminisce and Redemption – the shorter prologue chapter, Reconnection, is also available on-disc to play immediately or after replaying the first three games.
Players log back into the virtual reality MMORPG “The World” as Haseo, on his path to gain strength and hunt the Player Killer known as Tri-Edge who attacked his friend Shino, putting her into a coma in real life.
First released in 2002, the .hack//G.U. series is part of the wider .hack// media franchise, brought to life by Ito Kazunori (Mobile Police PATLABOR) and Sadamoto Yoshiyuki (Neon Genesis Evangelion). This remaster offers an entire timeline and story to discover or re-discover a classic series of the JRPG genre. Unfortunately, the original quartet of games (.hack//Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, Quarantine) and future games such as .hack//Link and .hack//Versus have received no current-gen remasters. Come on Bandai Namco, please give these underappreciated gems of PS2-era RPGs new life!
.hack//G.U. Last Recode is now available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC.
