.hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208.....

[BEWARE THIS PAGE IS ALSO CONTAINS A MAJOR SPOILERS!!!]

For the original version of this game, see .hack//Link -RISING GEAR-

.hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208..... is an enhanced and expanded version of the original base game and the re-released complete edition and enhanced version, .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Countdown and considered as the True Intended Version as according to the director which offered a different and brand new gameplay experience which never even seen before would bring a new changes from previous re-released as a completely True Version of the game and complete edition available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Microsoft Windows (Steam), and Microsoft Windows (Epic Games Store).

It would be followed by .hack//Link 3: INTERMission Code: Truth is a direct continuation from RISING GEAR which intentionally to preparation for players before jumping to the upcoming anime series, .hack//Link -The War of the Twilight- and brand-new game continuation, .hack//Link -ChaosWort-,

Story Chapters

 * Main Story -RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208.....-
 * Prologue -Re: Boundaries-
 * Chapter 1: Return to the World
 * Chapter 2: The True Akashic Records
 * Chapter 3: Genius
 * Chapter 4: Responsibility for Who Remains
 * Chapter 5: The Underworld of the Data
 * Chapter 6: Memories
 * Chapter 7: Grand Whale's Secret
 * Chapter 8: War in the Imperial City
 * Chapter 9: Return of Legendary Heroes
 * Chapter 10: The Total Disaster
 * Chapter 11: Choice
 * Chapter 12: One Rise Beneath All
 * Chapter 13: Original Doubleware
 * Chapter 14: One Step to Recover
 * Chapter 15: Conspiracy
 * Chapter 16: Answers
 * Chapter 17: AIKA
 * Chapter 18: Brother
 * Chapter 19: Twisted of Love
 * Ending A: To the Shining With You [A]ll
 * Ending B: [B]urden to Share With You
 * Final Chapter: Two Destiny, Two Path, and One Desires
 * Ending C: The [C]rossing Path of Wishes
 * Ending D: The Path Shines Within the [D]oor
 * Secret Episode -0809200x-

Information
RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208..... is a massively expanded from the original, considered by director as superior version and a true intended vision of game experience which intentionally to exceed the expectation for the fans who had played the previous game and this game is life changing also the ultimate plot twist of itself which is truly what vision being intended to the game. It will features a new spec enhancement visual improvements, controller console support, 8K resolution support, HDR support. and boost higher-frame rates per-second, it also features a brand-new story elements, including improves life-story experience quality, new areas, new challenges, new system and more.

It is also featured a highest anticipated true version of the final chapters which considered by directors as the Biggest Major Plot Twist of All Times, brings the ultimate question why certain characters from the trilogies appeared in the canon-titles, including the strange direction emails which spotted in Old Message #3 in .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- Special Edition along with Saika's last message which has a lot intended question behind of it.

A new bonuses original video animation which was titled as .hack//Link -Subject No.0001- which can be unlockable after players made an 100% completion of it's content to unlocked the secret OVA story which is very ultimately classified for the players and directly connected to .hack//Link -The War of the Twilight- anime series and several new entries of .hack titles, including hidden teased direct-leads to the .hack//Link -RISING- and .hack//Link -ChaosWort-.

Development
The developers is planning to re-released the two definitive edition for RIVES RE: CONNECT and Chrono Link in half year following the released of .hack//ReCODE: The Infinity World of the God as intentionally for players to re-experience the trilogy while a new anime project, The War of the Twilight is still on the development.

.hack//Link -RISING GEAR- would be received a massively special treatments due to a major popular demands along with positive response from fans, since this game is a AAA-Level of the game, contains with darker atmosphere, bigger plot twist, ambitious crossover, game changer, turning points, and connected to all lores of the franchise that which makes this game even more important which teased something and left us with a bigger major cliffhanger that leads to the next entries, for conclusion RISING GEAR is a different, completely new direction and experience from RIVES and Chrono Link.

This also where this game is the truly main importance for their development of new entries of anime and brand-new title game which RISING GEAR is the key how the main plots of dothack will move forward through all titles been recently released, due to how the RISING GEAR is a massive important to the plots and connected to the canon-universe through it's plot twist at the final arc which left them more opening toward what comes next to the next entry, and since the trilogy saga story has slowly been build to open through from .hack//Link 2 to .hack//ReCODE: The Infinity World of the God which how developers wanting to re-released this masterpiece for what had come for us so far as the key that leads to the War of the Twilight and Final Twilight

RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208..... purposely to surpassing the base game qualities and exceed many fans expectation, while also as a different and new experience, with bringing more impactful stories, quality-life of story increased & improvements, re-attachment of the cut-story content, ever-expanding the storyline, and even wider-aspect improvements toward gameplay through exploration and combat which increased the quality of life fast-paced and tactical combat in smartest way. While director also stated that this version will also exceeded fans expectation toward darker & gray stories in a new approachment, more plot-twist, and bringing a smartest decision toward darker side of the light of world bringing a smartest decision how this game is a gray one.

The game will surpassing and evolved the faithful lores of the franchise identities with out of boundaries and 4th Breaking Wall lines implementation to add some realistic approach toward the world and gamers itself which means connecting through the world between many things in categorize, including as a gamers.

General

 * The trophies and achievement support has been reworked along with brand-new ones which exclusively for .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208..... on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Microsoft Windows (Steam), and Microsoft Windows (Epic Games Store).
 * All downloadable season pass content which includes the story scenario, episodes, equipments, accessories, costumes & outfits, seasonal pack, challenges, and more can now be able to accessed in default.
 * The playable characters for Saika, Fluegel, Kite, Haseo and few more from downloadable content season pass dlc and RISING GEAR -Countdown- can now be able to accessed in default.
 * Including a several sets of Free-DLC equipments and items is also can be accessed in default as well.
 * Epilogue Episode and Secret Episode can be accessed separately on the title screen which each of them can start a new game and choose a difficulty mode to start the game.
 * Epilogue Episode and Secret Episode doesn't contains a difficulty modes to start the game which can only start directly since the game has a unique difficulty which doesn't need for modes to setting up the challenge against the enemies that were affected by difficulty you choose.
 * Two episodes is placed on Classified Episode on title screen which players needs to beat the game in order to unlocked the two episode, but there's also a different requirements for each two episodes which can be unlocked.
 * For .hack//Link 3: INTERMission Code: Truth has an unique requirements which allows you to start a new game once again by pressing D-pad down ten times to enter a brand-new title screen and standalone title screen menu exclusively for expansion story mode, which can only be unlocked after viewing Ending D: The Path Shines Within the [D]oor. But you need to converting your save clear data from main game before start a new game.
 * New benefitted transfer data access for .hack//Link -RISING GEAR-, .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- Special Edition, .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- RE: ENTER, .hack//ReCODE -Beyond the World-, .hack//ReCODE -The Dragon Sin and Eight Curses-, .hack//Versus -Integrity Code-, .hack//Link 2, and .hack//ReCODE -The Infinity World of the God which allows you to earned more new bonuses, including new cutscenes, new emails, new items, new video bonuses, and few more can be obtainable in the main game.
 * UI Texture has been redone into more higher-quality, detailed and clearer than the original one, which allows players to understand better.
 * Quick Save features has been added to the game.
 * Minimize loading support for the game consoles and PC.
 * Photo Mode features has been upgraded from the original, can be used to improved a new scenery, shadowing, FOV, blurs and more. It also features a new elements, options, style modes, customization and more to allow expanding your beautiful memories with the photos you had taken in the best quality experience which could be everlasting for players to keep those memories alive.

Visual

 * Higher quality textures, lighting, volumetric fog and background details, supported in both of the images high-quality, 8K Resolution, boost-higher frame-rates per seconds display up to 185 FPS, and refresh rates improvements up to 240Hz been optimized for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Microsoft Windows (Steam), and Microsoft Windows (Epic Games Store).
 * Unreal Engine 5 graphical visual overwent improvements with most of textures has been redone toward character models, environment, background and more.
 * Updated visual density, FOV, HBAO, SRGB, Anti-Aliasing, and more, including updated Ray-Tracing 3.0 support.
 * 8K-HDR graphical support has been added to the game.
 * User-Interface textures has made a few overhaul and adjustment from the original.
 * Basic Controller improvements which makes it easier for players to play the game with compatible controls supported to use.

Audio

 * The sound quality enhancement and improvements with using the 9.1 HD Dolby Surround Support and Nihimic Sound support.
 * Voice acting cast will reprised their role for re-recorded all the cutscenes in the game, including, a new cutscenes, dialogue lines, un-voiced lines, new endings, and cut-content cutscenes which never presented in the original, including a brand-new episodes and other dialogue lines moments for the additional contents.
 * Some major voice acting cast received re-recording their character roles in purposely to improvise their lines from previous version in accordance to the story within their characters, themes, and more, while also bringing more representation toward their characters intention through their expression and gestures that brings their true potential toward their acting performance in their best quality than how they previously had been.
 * 3D Audio and 3D Spatial Audio will be supported for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
 * Several new sound effects has been implemented to the game, including updated sound in best quality which adds some new various improvements.

Music

 * Few song tracks has been remastered from the original, including over 42 additional song track which been composed by Chikayo Fukuda and Hiroyuki Sawano along with returning soundtrack composer, Yuki Kajiura to participating as well for some of his new song tracks.
 * 8 song tracks which been composed by Chikayo Fukuda and Yuki Kajiura will goes to .hack//Link 3: INTERMission Code: Truth
 * 7 song tracks which been composed by Chikayo Fukuda and Hiroyuki Sawano will goes to Epilogue Episode and other 3 song tracks for Secret Episode.
 * While for the rest of the soundtracks will goes to for additional cutscenes, cut-content scenes, new dialogue lines, and more contents which is exclusively for .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208......
 * Several soundtracks from previous .hack titles has been re-arrange by Chikayo Fukuda and Hiroyuki Sawano is also would be added to the game.
 * New themes songs for opening, ending and insert has been made implementation to the game.
 * Mini 8-Bit soundtracks could also been presented in the game as well, while several soundtrack from all trilogies has been rearranged into 8-Bit which available as a bonus.

Storyline
See Storyline features in .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208.....

Exploration

 * Climbing features has been added to the game.
 * Parkour and free-roam rooftop has been added to the game, allows player to explore the rooftop accessed to witnessed a new scenery of server town, but it can only uses in Mac Anu and Field Are Exploration.
 * New roams areas for Jikanet Shop as now he can be available in any areas and any situation that happens, but depends how situation and condition which goes meet requirements for him to appeared for shopping.
 * Brand-new Lucky Animals and Mecha Grunty Knuckles are now added to the game.

Combat

 * A brand-new combat system, Hyper Rengeki which can be activated through a situation uses or during the enemies or bosses being staggered that could be uses for opportunity to strike against them, as much how it is also the improvement performance from Skill Triggers with an high-level damages delivery along with speed flows of the combat allows to boosting the damages against the enemies or as a finisher which could delivered an instant blow.

Equipment

 * Additional new weapons and armor available for all characters, including the party members as they received a new abilities attachment which can be used during the exploration and combat.
 * Over 30 weapons, armor, and accessories has made an implementation to the game which has a different status buff and more.
 * Including a brand-new ultimate weapons which exclusive for Geist, AIKA, Fluegel, Kite, Haseo, and more playable characters and party members which has a new attachment abilities which can be use during the battle and it's requirements is a very challenging which you need to finish objective by defeating enemies or even obtaining a new items materials to combine it to create a ultimate weapon.
 * New variants costumes has been made available in the new version of RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208..... has a new unique designs which available to use for each exclusive characters who can wear it, be it man, woman, for one exclusive characters to wear.
 * Tokio's God of Chrono Gear form weapons, God of the Chronos Blade has received a brand-new upgraded and combination materials weapon with the Chronic Breaker Spear Blade allows Tokio to unlocked the ultimate weapons which also allows to use all Saika's skills as ENTIES which combine into a new one as The Infinity God of Chrono Gear Blade which can be accessible during the climax story in the true version of The Final Sea of Memories Arc.

Areas

 * Returning server town, The Legion Imperial City a massive popular main server town which was originally completely linear explorable for Chrono Link and RISING GEAR compared to it's fully explorable in RE: CONNECT as now later return to be fully explorable in RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208..... exclusively for a brand-new story arc known as The War in Imperial City Arc along with additional sub-story mission, free-roams exploration and more unseen areas which never even presented in the RE: CONNECT given how immersive of a new areas given new expression, exploration, new PCs, new shops and more.
 * A brand-new lost ground areas, Hidden Forbidden Labyrinth Creators which is an undiscovered places by any players of The WORLD, including NAB themselves. The place that located between the Virtual Network Web Stream and The World R:X, considered to be completely new lost ground in .hack series which exclusive for new story arc, The Akashic World, includes a brand-new story cutscene and indirectly twist connection with .hack//Link -CHRONO GEAR-.
 * This areas has something to do that connected to the canon-universe of .hack which has something to do later to be a main important in the true version of the final arc, The Final Sea of Memories.
 * Several areas, root town server, and lost grounds from .hack//Link -RIVES- and .hack//Link -RIVES- RE: CONNECT can now be revisit in the RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208..... allow player to refreshing their memories while remembering the events during their experience in The World R:X as the ordinary players which includes additional cutscenes with implementation of Flashback Mania allows player to experience a nostalgia of it's iconic story that took place in this places while also can be enjoying with Photo Mode as well.
 * If you invite Saika Amagi to the revisit places, at the start might be rough to go back due to those place brings a painful memories, although it has to in order to face her past and overcome it while she too has new moments of nostalgia of how beautiful and also tragic about the place they've been revisit. There's also a new dialogues line about Saika explaining her assassination mission which took in a place they've been revisit also answered certain question that left cliffhangers in the RIVES Story, while there's also few biggest mystery that's too impossible to answer those which can be left those question to be answered in the future or remain in dark (until .hack//Link -Final Game- Ver. 3.3.100735821919111....).
 * Brought AIKA is also even good choice as well, as how she could visit the places for the first time and enjoying the moments in the areas that Tokio, Akira and Saika had been revisit, while AIKA was amused, but three of them had been in gloom due to how this brings them a bad memories due to event of Massacre of the Players Tragedy in RIVES and RIVES -RE:CONNECT-.

LINK Ability

 * Over 20 additional abilities which had been implemented to the LINK Ability which offers a combat and exploration quality improvements from the original, while also adds a new combo attacks and abilities for Tokio as well.
 * Another adds abilities which also used to improved the performance of the quality-of life for the playable characters and party members with a different and new style of the game experience from the base game bringing more elements challenges for both elements, while also offering different experience and set attachment abilities for the game experience would be different from the base game.
 * Hyper Rengeki abilities is also been implemented into the LINK Ability as well, along with new enhancement skills, buff, and new skill elements which allows to evolved and improved the performance of the ability without missed chance accuracy.
 * Exploration now has its own brand-new abilities to give a feel different gameplay experience of exploration, discovery, and more uniques elements that can be implemented to the game, including new tech skills to allows players to easily helping them during their exploration and grinding activities.
 * Combat system now been made in a different experience as well with the implementation of the new LINK Ability, allows to offers a different paces, feels and fast-pace combat that could also been incorporated with tactical elements to perform the combat much easier than the original also adds elements where attacks and skill triggers can do simultaneously against the enemies without worrying about entering sequence to perform strikes.

Grand Whale

 * A brand-new upgradable system for weaponize, battleships, design, interiors and more that would brings more freedom to choose how to evolving and designing the submarine ship as they see fit without a limitation.
 * Grand-Whale combat system has made a major improvements from the original, allows player to accessed more weapons, choices, and even more position for players during invasion against Grand Whale in combat, while other playable characters can also took in charge to strike against the enemies in few parts which allows them to enter the combat mode without relying Grand Whale, but they still can help them during a fight.
 * VR-Training has made a new adjustment and reworked from the original which is gonna be wider than the original while adds more challenges, designing monster and difficulty levels, selecting difficulty modes, and brand-new tutorial that allows player to learn more about their technique during a combat session, along with new simulation which allows players to experience training for the exploration toward field areas and dungeon in a first basic training way, while also helping you to accommodate your skills improvement during a combat mode.
 * Grand-Whale can now be used as a Chaos Gate that allows players to select areas that want to explored or event selecting the root town and lost ground they want to visit.

Challenges

 * A brand-new challenges of God of Arena Palace Tournament in Lumina Cloth City, Mythical God & Demonic Beast Hunter as the participant would be tasked to defeat all Mythical Gods and Demonic Beast which are based from the history of The World in a different version, considered as the strongest opponents of all times which only the true potential challenger and the strongest one could be able to hunt down the Myth Gods and Demon Beast which is the most powerful superbosses that players will able to face them.
 * There are over 7 Mythical Gods and the 13 Demonic Beast which total will be 20 strongest bosses as players will challenging the most hardest difficulty monsters that Tokio and his friends will ever face, and they need a competent fitting levels and perfect equipments requirements in order to defeat them.
 * Each of those Myth Gods and Demon Beast has their own different abilities, status, skills, attacks, deliver damages and more, including an unique skills that players will be challenging to uncover their weakness in any kinds of attack skills or magic, or just look another way to find their weakness in order to weaken their data, or can also using Data Drain in order to absorbing their data.
 * Defeating them will allows you being rewarded with a new legendary equipments, legendary items, legendary costumes, and more as ultimate price for those who overcome the challenges.
 * The True Akashic Records dungeons challenges experience has been redone and adjusted, bringing a different experience for players who had already exploring the dungeons in the original game, but this version of dungeon has a numerous changes and new unique challenges with a wider-adjustment that brought a full-potential, using an unique features known as Adjust Time Data in order to change structures areas to open a hidden areas and more to it's binding.
 * Brand-new bosses, enemies, puzzles, discoveries and more brought new exploration and experience in the True Akashic Records become more wider than the original while also incorporated with abilities which allows to unlocked a new possibility for new treasures or even a hidden areas which exist in there.

Sub-Story Mission

 * Over additional 30-45 sub-story missions which expand more other side of the players in the online game and experience a new things which can only do in the sub-story mission, but this has a new varieties, uniques set, and difference from the original base game.
 * The sub-story mission has more new PCs in their silliness activities, new consistent learned about their problems, unique mystery delves in their problems, and new driven-sub-plot to the sub story which makes you feel can learn the other side of the world which might had a same thing to do as same fate as characters from the previous titles in .hack which how they were had a issues even in online game and real-life.
 * It is a very new imaginative ideas, originally fresh experience from the original, unique directions, and keeping sense of silliness in humors in heat also very steady than before also adds a lot new mind-blows toward the sub-story mission bringing unexpected things happen between characters, other players and even for the Twilight Knights, Chrono Guild and Schicksal, while explored and fleshed out more things that fans from old series didn't even know the fact from previous titles of the game.
 * But the additional sub-story mission also uncover a brand-new heartwarming story telling and interaction between characters to characters, also learning something that what they learned during in sub-story mission events, while also brings some new fresh development to the characters as well.
 * While this can also expand a new roams for the interaction between Twilight Knights, Chrono Guild, Legion Unity and Schicksal to strengthened their bonds and new explore interaction between characters to characters which has different moments that brings a new experience for the players to enjoy.
 * This can be enjoy for players who wants something fresh in a different ways before returning to the main story that which can be said freshening yourself before returning to the cruelty of life in the main story.
 * A brand-new sub-story mission will earn you a better rewards for items, money, equipments, and other items which can be collected through your inventory or can be used for the exploration and in the combat mode which those are very useful for Tokio and his friends during the battle.

Smartphone

 * Custom Soundtrack is now can be supported for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X with Spotify Access which players can choose the music using access of Spotify apps in Tokio's smartphone that allows you to enjoy listening music from the streaming music. Players can also access it through using your smartphone to access the music with bluetooth, allows you to playing music through uses of your phone.
 * New postcard sticker exclusive for maximize Unison Bonds like Best Buddies for Life, Marriage of Love and The Tales of the Twilight Knights which are for new features added for Unison Bonds.
 * Share features is added to the game.

Guild Mission

 * Additional brand-new achievement and guild missions as due to the exclusive features in RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208.....

Unison Bonds

 * The Unison Bonds has a brand-new features a new sequence, such as Best Buddies for Life, Marriage of Love, and The Tales of the Twilight Knights which can be accessed after Tokio maxed out all Unison Bonds characters which can offers a turn in a different outcomes for the completion progression of Unison Bonds as you send the postcard and set the events toward emails, while Tales of the Twilight Knights is in a special case as an important sub-story mission, such as:
 * Best Buddies for Life which can be accessed if Tokio's relationship with party members already maxed out the Unison Bonds, allowing you to choose who is you the person that you call best friend the most, you can choose each male or even female characters that you want to choose which could be for one from everyone like Schicksal, Chrono Guild and Schicksal, it all depends on your choice while each of those characters has a different special moments in it's fully inspiring one, hilarious one, or something even more badass which all depends on the characters you choose with.
 * While for the female, it's also even possible you choose to be friend with along with it's special different moments depends on their characters as well, it same goes for Saika and AIKA as their moments is really unique with their friendship, but inside somehow they kinda disappointed, however kinda acceptable or whether it's not their time, it has a beautiful ending even during in Best Buddies for Life which is very interesting to fleshed out something that woman can also be their man's best buddy for life.
 * Now this highlight spot for Akira, Seventy-Seven, and Fluegel which those has an interesting moments and each of them shared something special between their friendship and how it's going through their blessing journey together, each of those characters has a special unique ending moments that never even forgettable, for Fluegel is something that makes player even hilarious with Best Buddies for Life moments, while for Akira/Geist is more like a brotherhood as how they remain supporting each other also doing such stupidity, something funny, but also really heartwarming to see their return of their both friendship.
 * While for Seventy-Seven is same, but bit foreshadowing something through dialogues which he has a different moments from other characters, showing their friendship between teacher and student or so more like Uncle and Cousins, their bonds is even stronger and unleashed the powerful moments of Best Buddies of Life in a different ways to tell it's meaning, with how Tokio respecting him as his uncle and also a teacher, and a man that he so looked up to.
 * The ending is very powerful and respectable, but left the final dialogue lines to be so much cliffhanger and speculation the meaning words he meant for.
 * Marriage of Love which can be accessed if Tokio's relationship with party members already maxed out the Unison Bonds and allows you married Unison PCs which already maxed out, each of those characters has an happy love married moments and happy ending that brought a colorful love expression and warmth feelings for two of them stare each other and together in love as they married toward each other.
 * You can accessed the sequence by sending the post card and events to the emails for characters you've already maxed out, but keep that in mind, there's also a several characters that you can't sent.
 * Tokio can married with girls from Chrono Guild and Schicksal such as Neil, Miki-Seven, Alibaba, Mereleona, Klarinette and Cello, each of their happiest moments will be different as fit according to their characters and personality, but also each of them can show new happiness toward each other and as Tokio maxed the Unison Bonds allow their affection leads to the Marriage of Love, and players has freedom to choose who Tokio gonna married depends on maxed bonds of Unison they had progressing through.
 * Saika and AIKA has a different unique outcomes for their Marriage of Love sequence, features a very unique expression happy life moments through the difference of their personality and moments that accordance toward their characters in which the sequence can be difference toward each other as Tokio choose between both of them as they Bond of Unison already maxed out.
 * For AIKA, the marriages of love sequence will be even more heartwarming, beautiful and filled with the promise toward each others, to become lived in the castle and lived together forever for the rest of his life, but these also reference from the real Tokio desires to live together and spent life in the real world and so AIKA want to promise toward Tokio wanting to learn to become a mature while keep who she is and have a confident to become woman that Tokio wanted as her wife forever.
 * Marriage of Love in AIKA version is beautiful, lovely and very happily ever after something inspired from Knight married a princess to become a king and queen of their kingdom, but this is also goes on different direction. And this possibility has reference and indirectly connection with .hack//Link -CHRONO GEAR-.
 * For Saika Amagi has a very different sequence and yet so much weight of emotional, drama, and truly unique heartwarming feelings that could emotionally made her cry in happiness, the sequence of Marriage is more beautiful than others and most heartwarming happy ending of all time while given these scenes is the most powerful happy marriage ending of all time between Tokio and Saika.
 * As the starter, Saika feels said sad, glooms and depressed, questioning why Tokio choosing someone who always trying making problem against anyone and even tries to Kill Tokio, but he still choosing her, she asking her to cancel the marriage of love events and choose another woman who he can married instead her, although there's a big arguments and emotional between them, however, Tokio still not back down for what he choose and he wants to confess his true feeling toward her even thoughts she still rejecting it, and helping Saika to find a way to bring her back to the light, as he become the small lights who could protect Saika even in the darkness, and always wanting to be together to embrace the burdens together saying that he loves her very much. This make Saika cries in happiness didn't realize all this time, Tokio didn't even abandoned her and promise to stay with her side forever, in results that she begin to accept his marriage and two of them getting married together.
 * Tokio marrying with the boys is also became possible, which the only boys you can married are, Haseo, Kite, Tsukasa, Akira (Geist), and Kruger which has a lot new hilarious and also has a deep new heartwarming between characters to characters in their happy life, while Kite and Akira (Geist) is a most highlight characters that Tokio can married during in Marriage of Love sequence as part of player's choice after maxed out the characters, Azure Kite can also possibly become your wife as well.
 * The Tales of the Twilight Knights is a new special maximize Unison Bonds exclusively for the Twilight Knight Party which is different from Marriage of Love and even for Best Buddies for Life, each of them has their own closures of the stories and desires they want to see as their story reached conclusion while reaching the deep understanding about themselves and characters their represents, while also includes either be sub or main story which is very unique features to fleshed out their characters story-driven and some plots that can be foreshadow to it, while this can be also a part of the evolution from .hack//X'Over which certain characters from Chrono Guild, Twilight Knights, and/or Schicksal can appeared as well.
 * Tsukasa, Haseo, Kite, BlackRose, and more characters from Twilight Knights had their own personal issues or their parties issues which has some impacted characters and brings a new development toward their characters along with the moments as well, while it's also given them some closures what it didn't even fulfilled in the previous .hack which how it has significant important to their characters and what defines who they are since their first appearance in the past of the titles series.
 * Since it's also a major evolution from .hack//X'Over, which it's possible that they will interact with a different characters and has role in the story which been presented while also given a brand-new areas, dungeon, root towns, and lost ground which are main focus to their tales as well.
 * For example Haseo and Atoli meet with Carl from .hack//ZERO and Mimiru, Bear, and Crim from .hack//SIGN is even possible with their interaction and callbacks from SIGN which is not just about their player characters, but also who they was in the real life as well, while another possibility that Haseo remembered his past life as Sora from SIGN thanks to the main story.
 * While some characters might had certain new foreshadowing for what it brings connection to the futures or even explored unexplained lores or introduced lores as the tale will be told as well in the unique circumstances and right timing which it's really need an requirement.

Premium Adventures

 * Additional brand-new cutscenes exclusively for Maximize Unison Bonds events like Marriage of Love, Best Buddies for Live and The Tales of the Twilight Knights.

Others

 * RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208..... would addressed a several issues through fans and players feedback in order for developers to received a major improvements and fixing the issues toward the element contents from the base game and also optimizing the quality of life along with the performance of the game which keep evolving to make players is in easier to experience the immersive game of the new version of RISING GEAR with all issues had been fixed and addressed.

.hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Countdown

 * Receiving new emails from Daisuke Uchiyama as part of thanks for playing .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- and also transferring the save clear data to .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208....., and explained to players that "Everything you've had played will be completely different the original RISING GEAR and player will re-experience the storyline and gameplay in a brand-new experience, but prepared for what's coming next at the final chapter".
 * Bonus Items and equipments available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Restore Drink 10x, Emperor Soul 10x, Resurrection Soul 5x, Smoke Screen 3x, and Fairy Orb 3x.
 * Bonus Weapons: Hyde Knuckle SS+ and Dragon Fist Knuckle
 * Bonus Costumes: Jacket with Gear symbol on the back.
 * Bonus Key Items: The Rising Warrior of Gear and Restart Once Again.
 * Bonus video footage available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * 3 Bonus Video Footage - Experimentation of the Child subject.
 * 1 Bonus Video Footage - Jyotaro and the Unknown Boy's name.

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear- Special Edition

 * Davis Meetings "Part 1" a brand-new story cutscene focuses on their meetings with fellows of Legion Unity Branches Guild and commencing discussion about Immortal Dusk, Jyotaro Amagi, Saika Amagi, Aura, Real-Digitalization, Doubleware, Schicksal PC, Akashic Records, R.A. Plan, P-COM, and The Connection to those involvement with MAMA organization.
 * At the beginning of the cutscene told that Davis had witnessing the real Tokio Kuryuu with the hacker group Schicksal and the AI Aura's creation from log memories data, Twilight Knights fighting against Aura -The Queen of the Demise- and along with AIKA's Sacrificial to save Aura which seems has brought his attention and interest as according to his logic.
 * Receiving new emails from Daisuke Uchiyama as part of thanks for playing .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- Special Edition and also transferring the save clear data to .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208...... Including a new emails came from the unknown sender which seems was supposedly delivered to Saika Amagi.
 * The person ask Saika how is she been doing today and it's been almost a year ever since that day, but he seems very worried about her ever since what happened to her and hoping her to reply his message soon because how much he indeed missed her annoying voice, but hoping he could find a way to cheer her up and become friend once more.
 * It is speculated that judging toward that message it was sent by the Real Tokio Kuryuu which took place following the Chrono Gear and seems he had been worried with Saika following her transfer to another school and another town and hasn't been talked since almost year, without aware that Saika was disappeared.
 * Although Tokio didn't know if the person might had an acquaintance with her, but he can suggest judging his way of writing, he can feel that it reminds how he sees her during their search for Chrono Core in Chrono Link, but he felt something that doesn't seems feel right with that person and how he had Saika address.
 * Bonus Items and equipments available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Restore Drink 6x, Emperor Soul 4x, Resurrection Soul 5x, Smoke Screen 3x, and Fairy Orb 2x.
 * Bonus Equipment and Costumes
 * Bonus Key Items: Non-Existent of Memories
 * Bonus video footage available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * 3 Bonus Video Footage - AKASHIC LINE
 * Now featured in a video gameplay footage and story which happens in the closed beta game, Akashic Line which based origin from .hack//Link (PSP) and .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.

.hack//ReCODE -Beyond the World-

 * Davis Meetings "Part 2" the second part of cutscene reports meeting, focuses on their meetings with fellows of Legion Unity Branches Guild and commencing discussion about The Origin which is the power that came from Aura which Dominique de Mirabeau, the founder of MAMA organization is always interested to use for their upcoming another Real Digitalization, while also discussed about, Quantum Computers, Cat PC and also the conflict that would happen between two side of MAMA organization for a different methods with same goal.
 * While discussing how Emilia de Mirabeau is always relatively connected with Dominique de Mirabeau the founder of MAMA asides their conflicts between goals and family issues.
 * Receiving new emails from Daisuke Uchiyama as part of thanks for playing .hack//ReCODE -Beyond the World and also transferring the save clear data to .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208......
 * Bonus Items and equipments available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Restore Drink 6x, Emperor Soul 4x, Resurrection Soul 5x, Smoke Screen 3x, and Fairy Orb 2x.
 * Bonus Equipment and Costumes
 * Bonus Key Items: The Origin of the World's Hope.
 * Bonus video footage available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * 2 Bonus Video Footage - News Report about The Second Coming of IMMORTAL DUSK.

.hack//ReCODE -The Dragon Sins and The Eight Curses-

 * Davis Meetings "Part 3" the third part of cutscene reports meeting, focuses on their meetings with fellows of Legion Unity Branches Guild and commencing discussion about MAMA's New Operation Plan, Veronica's Plan, The Commencing Search of the Origin, The Creator System, The Secret of Dragon Sins and Eight Curses and The World's Ender Core while teased about his prediction regarding about the fall of MAMA's Organization.
 * Receiving new emails from Daisuke Uchiyama as part of thanks for playing .hack//ReCODE -The Dragon Sins and The Eight Curses- and also transferring the save clear data to .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208......
 * Bonus Items and equipments available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Restore Drink 6x, Emperor Soul 4x, Resurrection Soul 5x, Smoke Screen 3x, and Fairy Orb 2x.
 * Bonus Equipment and Costumes
 * Bonus Key Items: The Key of Dragon Sins Curse
 * Bonus video footage available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * 2 Bonus Video Footage - Secret video conversation.

.hack//Versus -Integrity Code-

 * Davis Meetings "Part 4" the fourth part of cutscene reports meeting, focuses on their meetings with fellows of Legion Unity Branches Guild and commencing discussion about MAMA's Experiment for Real Digitalization Trials, Anti-Doubleware, VS The World, Integrity Code, and Second Coming of Subject of Doubleware.
 * Receiving new emails from Daisuke Uchiyama as part of thanks for playing .hack//Versus -Integrity Code- and also transferring the save clear data to .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208......
 * Bonus Items and equipments available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Restore Drink 6x, Emperor Soul 4x, Resurrection Soul 5x, Smoke Screen 3x, and Fairy Orb 2x.
 * Bonus Equipment and Costumes
 * Bonus Key Items: Two Challenge, One Fight, and One Win.
 * Bonus video footage available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * 2 Bonus Video Footage - Secret Video Conversation between Eleanor and Mereleona.
 * The ending of the second video footage leads to the Thanatos Report stories during chasing mission on David Steinberg for holding the Origin, which leads to both of their downfall.

.hack//Link 2

 * Davis Meetings "Part 5" the fifth part of cutscene reports meeting, focuses on their meetings with fellows of Legion Unity Branches Guild and commencing discussion about The Chamber of Outside Network, The AIDA Core Unit, Disaster RISING, Original Doubleware, The Second Coming of ENTIES, and Kite.
 * Receiving new emails from Daisuke Uchiyama as part of thanks for playing .hack//Link 2 and also transferring the save clear data to .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208......
 * Bonus Items and equipments available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Restore Drink 6x, Emperor Soul 4x, Resurrection Soul 5x, Smoke Screen 3x, and Fairy Orb 2x.
 * Bonus Equipment and Costumes
 * Bonus Key Items: To Reclaim our Promise.
 * Bonus video footage available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * 2 Bonus Video Footage - Secret Video Recording Reports: Eleanor.
 * 1 Bonus Video Footage - The Ghost Approach in the Shadow.
 * 1 Bonus Video Footage - Unknown Recorded Glitches.

.hack//ReCODE -The Infinity World of the God-

 * Davis Meetings "Part 6" the sixth and final part of cutscene reports meeting, focuses on their meetings with fellows of Legion Unity Branches Guild and commencing discussion about The God of the World, Infinity System, Origin Mess Outbreaks, Words of the Twilight, Infinity World of the God, Matsunaiga Family, God of Destroyer, Aura, and The God of all God Yggdrasil. also explaining the upcoming of the The War of the Twilight.
 * Receiving new emails from Daisuke Uchiyama as part of thanks for playing .hack//ReCODE -The Infinity World of the God- and also transferring the save clear data to .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208......
 * Bonus Items and equipments available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Restore Drink 6x, Emperor Soul 4x, Resurrection Soul 5x, Smoke Screen 3x, and Fairy Orb 2x.
 * Bonus Equipment and Costumes
 * Bonus Key Items: To Reclaim our Promise.
 * Bonus video footage available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * 3 Bonus Video Footage - Massacre of the United World Government Meetings
 * 1 Bonus Video Footage - 08092028

.hack//Link -ChaosWort-

 * Over 10 additional cutscenes which features a characters appearance and mentioned from .hack//Link -ChaosWort- for inclusion is Waltz Matsunaiga which appeared in small portion of the cutscene while teased his later appearance in ChaosWort.
 * Brand-new secret cutscenes featuring the conversation between Davis and Sophora.
 * Receiving new emails from Daisuke Uchiyama as part of thanks for playing .hack//Link -ChaosWort- and also transferring the save clear data to .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208......
 * Bonus Items and equipments available as you converting the save clear data, which earn a bonuses, such as:
 * Bonus Items: Restore Drink 6x, Emperor Soul 4x, Resurrection Soul 5x, Smoke Screen 3x, and Fairy Orb 2x.
 * Bonus Equipment: The Devil Destroyer Blade and Judgement Blade
 * Bonus Costumes: The Dark Phantom robe + Skull Mask outfits.
 * Bonus Key Items: Recalling Ghost from the Death and Ghost of Vengeance.

.hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208..... Ultimate "CHRONO" Edition BLACK BOX

 * Contents
 * .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208..... (Base Game)
 * Ultimate Edition Bonus
 * Music CD "RISING GEAR Complete Collection Original Soundtrack (Disc 1-4 RISING GEAR & Countdown + Disc 5 RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208.....+ Disc 6-7 .hack//Link 3: INTERMission Code: Truth) + Best Opening & Ending Songs collection of CHRONO RISING Trilogy saga) + 8-Bit version Original Soundtrack".
 * Drama CD "Subject Doubleware Important Report: Subject No.0001 and Saika Amagi" and "Subject Doubleware Secret Report: The Original Doubleware"
 * Anime OAD ".hack//Link -Reapers Shadow Datamined Report-" and "The After Years of the Final Network Crisis"
 * Ultimate Booklet
 * .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208..... Archive Files
 * Character files information, design proposal, weapon design, and the world-view settings for RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208....., and RISING GEAR -Hollow Fate-.
 * There will be a brand-new information regarding about a new connected lores, terminology and more, while contains a lot new secrets, twist and easter eggs that brought fans attention and the imminent surprise.
 * Mechanics design proposal, terminology, illustration, and RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208..... Special Files: ULTIMATE SECRET REPORTS -Project Code: 03042010-
 * The Ultimate Secret Reports -Project Code: 03042010- is secret document reports files which contains all information that has greatly ties at the behind scene of CHRONO RiSING Trilogy Saga story, feature Akashic World Project, Subject No.0001, S-Type Virus, Origin, Original Doubleware, and the connection with the events of The Network Disaster Tragedy.
 * While it also contains the origin history of Akashic World project, Immortal Dusk, MAMA contribution, SS-RANK of Doubleware Subject, Saika Amagi, AI Creation, Jyotaro Amagi and lastly about the Real Digitalization phase project.
 * Original story novelization written by Masayuki Sano and illustrated by Kikuya Megane which titled as Unbreakable Promise even After Years.
 * Message letters from developers staff from CyberConnect 2, Epic Studio Production, and Bandai Namco Entertainment, along with notable main developers are Hiroshi Matsuyama, Hiroto Niizoto, Kikuya Megane, Kazunari Ito, Takuya Nakano, and more, along with composers like Chikayo Fukuda, Hiroyuki Sawano, and Yuki Kajiura.
 * Including a new interviews and thoughts from VAs Seiyuu characters toward characters they are voicing in RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208......
 * Art Bonuses
 * 3 brand-new illustration poster key-visual and alternate key-visual of .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ver. 2.01821208..... drawn by Seiichiro Hosokawa and Takuya Nakano.
 * Three key illustration postcard by Megane Kikuya, Seiichiro Hosokawa, and Takuya Nakano.

Sequel
See .hack//Link -ChaosWort-

Trivia

 * RISING GEAR Ver. 2.01821208..... is pronounced through code 20-18-21-12-08 as it means as "Truth" which how a new version of RISING GEAR is considered not just a massively expanded and superior that could exceed the base game because this version is very considered as the True Version to the original which means depicting the game and storyline in the version of truth which guarantee a different experience through storyline and gameplay.
 * While the storyline is much evolving and superior from the original, also true to the intended vision from directors what they really want to adds and true version a bigger deal to the series that could change the direction of the franchise which how the game is also became a preparation for not just .hack//Link -The War of the Twilight- anime series and even .hack//Link -The Final Twilight-, this game is also leads to the brand-new titles and new entries also a continuation from RISING GEAR which titled, .hack//Link -ChaosWort-.
 * According to the producer and directors that the completely new version of RISING GEAR will be different and brand-new experience from the original, also it is part of the evolution life-changing development and superior features and gameplay that could exceed fans expectation with more surprises come along as the game progresses.
 * The game will be released in six month prior to the broadcast of .hack//Link -The War of the Twilight- on the NETFLIX along with several months prior to the broadcast of .hack//BLACK CODE which also licensed on NETFLIX as well.
 * Founding Saga Episode will be the first .hack series titles for the episodes to be continue after several years left unanswered and cliffhanger, but according to the directors, the plot progression could be a biggest spoilers for all the later entries which includes .hack//Link 2 and .hack//ReCODE -The Infinity World of the God- in order to understand behind the context to continue.
 * While the game episodes will not just connected altogether that could lead up to the upcoming titles of The War of the Twilight anime series and new main game titles, The Final Twilight, but it is also open up another possibility behind the scene of the story events.
 * This might open straight connection with CODE: 81311 and the possibility for .hack//Link -The Final Game-.

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