.hack//Link -Chrono Gear-

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear- is the HD Remake of the original PSP game, which originally considered to be a final entry to the .hack//franchise back in 2010 which is now available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch and Microsoft Windows (Steam).

Commemorate the 10th anniversary of .hack//Link release, the HD Remake will contain several changes and major improvements over the original version with several new elements added to the game, while also additionally adds a brand-new scenario called Re: ENTER which set three years after the Immortal Dusk events which featuring Tokio and Saika once again enter to The World R:X.

Story
The story follows the same narratives as the original game set in 2020 A.D. as the most popular worldwide company, CyberConnect Corporation releasing a new version of the online game known as The World R:X.

The young boy, Tokio Kuryuu meeting a mysterious transfer Student Saika Amagi which she was a resemblance to the princess he had met in his own dream, with a sudden invitation from her in the rooftop, Saika using the Black Copy Disc and transfering Tokio into The World R:X.

Meeting with The Leader of Twilight Knights, Kite who was fighting against the formidable leader of Schicksal, Fluegel. But he has failed to defeat him and asking Tokio a favor to save his friend by going to the Akashic Records.

Thus his adventure to become a Hero begins!!

Visuals

 * Full-HD, QHD, and 4K resolution support for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 with ratio screen could reached up to 16:10 Ratio and the Refresh Rate up to 240hz support
 * For Nintendo Switch will can be support for 720p (Handled Mode) and 1080p (Docked Mode).
 * Support in higher frame-rate persecond, which could possibly can be reached much higher than 120 FPS.
 * Anti-Aliasing, HBAO, Depth in-Field, and POV graphical adds support.
 * Shorter Loading Times support for PlayStation 5.
 * PlayStation Trophy Support (PS4 & PS5) and Achievement Support (Switch & PC) along with additional brand-new trophies for .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.
 * Animation opening will be remade which were produced by IG Production with extended scenes which added to the opening.
 * The Story Cutscenes which originally used Comic Cutscenes now had been remade to using anime cutscenes, with extended story animation cutscenes which given much more alive toward characters.
 * However, players can choose the option for cutscenes between Comic and Anime.
 * For the English version of Chrono Gear will still using Japanese Language Voice, but with English Language Text.
 * The reason is due to too many characters to appear and voice casting all characters in English will be too expensive to be paid for the recording.
 * It will also features 6 Language Text exclusive for Chrono Gear.
 * Localization English for Chrono Gear will translating in more modern ways, starting with spells, effects, words, and more to match japanese cultures which incorporated through English Text.
 * All-character models will be remodeled and improved which adds a lot of expression, new animation movement interact characters, playstyle, and more, which now players can walk around and explored server town and Grand-Whale in HD.
 * Character animation during combat and exploration has majorly improved, which extending the quality of character animation to make it more alive and modified it's movement to make it more dynamics than how PSP did.
 * AI animation has also majorly improved with new animation.
 * UI Design had been adjusted, reworked, and improved with few additional elements added, which make it easier, breather, and fresh for current and next-gen platforms.
 * Menu UI has been optimized and makes it easier to use, including a several font UI has been changed to fit for current and next-gen platform system.
 * Character sprites dialogues and portraits has been redrawn in higher-quality.
 * The Combat UI has been changed with brand-new one.

Audio

 * The sound quality improvement and voice quality, including 8.1 HD Dolby Surround Support.
 * Brand-new music soundtracks for .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- and remastered several soundtrack from PSP version.
 * Newly recorded for reprised VA which added for additional scenes, cutscenes, dialogues, sub-scenarios, and a brand-new scenario, Re: ENTER.
 * New sound effects for field, background, dungeons, server town, Grand-Whale, animation and many more which replacing the old sound effects from PSP version (which had similarity sound effect from .hack//G.U.).
 * Brand-new theme songs for Re: ENTER in .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.

Game Evolutions

 * Basic controls and enhancement which fit for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Microsoft Windows (Steam).
 * Camera angles had been reworked to make it much easier to use for current and next-gen platform.
 * Save data slot has been increased from 3 to 99 slots with new UI design which had been designed for current and next-gen platform.
 * Character face art will now be featured on Save Data Slot.
 * Attack power has been increased and hit stops during attacks which had been reduced to speed up the battle tempo.
 * Movement speed on foot has been increased.
 * Enhanced combat balance and game pacing to provide an dynamic and optimal experience for new-gen players.
 * Area Warp has been improvised with ability to change the color.
 * The color areas design has been reworked from the original game to give a new fresh and new experience which the areas now been expand and given new-depth to explore.
 * Link Judge has been improved to fit the situation during combat or exploration.
 * Juggle Attack will not always be used during a battle, since with a new elements gameplay including combats, there are new methods can do during combat battle.
 * Cross Rengeki had increased it's performance which now had few additional parts allowed to delivering the critical damages toward the enemies.
 * The animation movements characters for Cross Rengeki has been improved and extended with new sequences.
 * Affection Unison earn has gradually increased more than in original to allow to unlocked .hack//Xover easier.
 * If Tokio has fallen in battle, the player can choose to restart the battle from the beginning. Tokio can still be revived by the other party members.
 * Link Play Mode has been removed, however, the dungeon and it's bosses is still existed with brand-new dungeon, Hidden Forbidden Lost Tower which where you can fight the stronger opponents and different structures areas from multiplayer mode.
 * Costume design for Unison and Tokio has been improved.
 * Tokio and it's party can now be able to buy new equipments and upgrading the weapons.
 * Enemy AIs including Schicksal boss battle AI has been reworked and rebalanced to make it look more challenging.
 * It includes a brand-new stances and new animation fights.
 * Schicksal AI boss battle will earned a new animation, abilities attack to make it very challenging to battle against them.
 * The enemies AI has been modified with new extended animation to make it more dynamic which has differences stances from PSP version.
 * Grand Whale system features received a several changes, such as:
 * Bridge E-Mail can no longer rotate on portraits as it stay-up into a landscape screen and it supported in higher-resolution.
 * Sort Partner Deployment has been adjusted according how they were relate in the previous .hack titles story, and also how much they uniquely relate in current time.
 * Several characters added to the list friends.
 * Few unlisted pieces of music added to the Gallery BGM, including additional new music soundtracks.
 * All music BGM gallery can now be used to change Grand Whale background music.
 * Upgrade Base will be in easier way to buy its upgrade, instead of using the requirement to get all base to be upgraded.
 * All wallpapers have been displayed resolution in higher resolution, including brand-new wallpapers drawn by Megane Kikuya, Seiichiro Hasokawa, and other illustrators.
 * Serpent of Lore system for convert job rank and virus core items has received a several adjustement and modified it's requirement to make it easy to use.
 * Item Trades menu UI had received a few modifications and some changes to make it easier to use.
 * Browse Illustration added which contains all illustration, character design, comic cinematic gallery, early concept, and more which are from .hack//ARCHIVE 04 -.hack//Link-.
 * Akashic Record Monument Event system had received a several and new changes added toward the elements of Akashic Records, such as:
 * The player now is able to replay the event record with adding a difficulty mode, such as:
 * Easy
 * Normal
 * Hard
 * Critical
 * The chapter information added to all scenarios in Akashic Monument system which you be able to read an important synopsis regarding to it's scenarios.
 * Level requirements in Akashic Monument Scenario has been modified and rebalanced to fit Tokio's progression level character.

Re: ENTER
*It is a standalone story which you don't need to unlock it after finishing all contents in 100% and getting a post-game endings*

Three years following the Immortal Dusk event, Tokio Kuryuu whose now a 17-years old boy making a great achievement to his life ever since, becoming the editor of The World R:X Game Magazine and the first-time champion on National Boxing Tournament, he realizes that he made a different from the last time when he was an fourteen years old. But one day, those dreams always keep haunting him, about AIKA, that somehow she made a different expression than once he used to save her that she always smiles, she sound sad and Tokio feel like somethings happen once again in The World, that always something that he already told Flugel's player, Ryuji Sogabe few months ago, about how he wants to find her once again.

Next few days, he had heard in just few months later that The World R:X is starting to closing it's operation due to Rat Incident causing the failure service network for online game to operate, but still holds it from bugs. And so Tokio decides to spent rest of his time to play The World once more, also he invites Saika ever since she wants to try to learn to expressing the memories and what she had spent with Tokio in online game, since her perception toward him has starting to change slowly ever since that day. He entered to The World with his PC instead his doubleware.

As they spend time playing the online game together, and however, just sudden during their exploring areas together, Geist, the former member of Schicksal, and the one who start Immortal Dusk suddenly appear in front of them, shocked that he supposedly destroyed by Jyotaro.

But, Geist instead fighting against both of them, since they were his enemy back in three years ago. It turns out... he had a request to both of them... Something that were very surpriseful...

The Secret of Doubleware
After the Netslum Party, Tokio finally saying goodbye to all Twilight Knights, including Kite into their time and although Helba has sent E-mails forward to Tokio seems was send by unknown which with no pictures put it in which seems pretty mystery for him. Although the mysterious sender asking him, and Saika to meet at the lowest and final floors of the reverse version Akashic Records, which known as Akashic Unrecords which seems very knew to Tokio, seems in order to meet that person who seems knew the existence of the Doubleware which means to find out.

Entering to the first floor underground, as they walk forward to explore at reach of the floor, he saw a voice which had a same voice of Tokio, but didn't sounds like his mine, however, Saika... seems can feel a nostalgic feelings...

Story

 * The story qualities in .hack//Link will had more improvements and adds-more depth toward progression of the stories and characters, including dialogues which interact between character to character as whole deep elements. There are lot changes and additional in the story within cutscenes, dialogues, and more since PSP Version, such as:
 * The improvements story qualities will also involving toward improvised character development for Tokio, Saika, and AIKA, which never deeply explored in the PSP version.
 * Added a flashback scenes about Tokio's in real life which further developed his backstory of his character which never even presented in the PSP version.
 * Some dialogues direction had reference and easter egg from .hack//Link -Twilight Knight- (Manga).
 * Extended the prologue stories with Tokio making deep impression toward Saika after she transfer into his school, as she had gained much more popular due to her beauty looks, good sports, intellegence, and charismatic on her classmate. Few days before she invite Tokio to the rooftop.
 * Extended sequence battle fight between Kite vs Flugel in new Animated Cutscene, also additional new scene where Tokio try attacking Flugel using Kite's amateur blade.
 * Additional new scene, which revealing how Tokio had obtained the Gear Blade in Akashic Records.
 * All story cutscenes, dialogues, and more has been extended and reworked it's dialogues in order to fit current and next-gen qualities of the stories which adds a new dynamic cutscenes for the main story alternate timeline like SIGN, IMOQ and G.U.
 * Although the G.U. story alternate timeline will explain more how this has difference from the originality, while also reworked and adds some of Haseo's personality, along with 3rd Form design added for Haseo prior for getting data drain by Tri-Edge (Azure Flame Kite) along with it's adds portraits characters to match the accuracy of the timeline.
 * There are several new story cutscenes and dialogues in Akashic Records lots new conversation between Tokio and Saika which never even explored in the original, along with few new sides of Saika's character.
 * Additionally new side development characters for AIKA brings some new light and more chemistry between Tokio and Saika, also additional new story cutscenes, including her new dialogues with new moments which never seen before in the original. (If you all AIKA's fans, you can all guess what you all want for her).
 * Additional new dialogues which Tokio seems jealous with Saika who had brother that she wants to save, for Tokio's perspective, he used to had a twin brother since childhood, but had passed due to the car incident and since after, only he and his little sister's left. Even though it was all past, Tokio seems never forget how painfully he had failed to taking care his twin brother, because of his careless.
 * It is also mentioned within Tokio's conversation with AIKA, her shy, naive, outspoken, or anything really reminds him about his twin brother, and AIKA's personality really reminds him about the day Tokio with his twin brother.
 * New story cutscenes and dialogues during battling against Schicksal members like Trommel, Orgel, Posaune, Klarinette, and Flugel. along new backstories which were never seen before in the original and some twist as it progress.
 * For Klarinette, her backstories of how Tokio recognize her as his rival whom he had lost from fight arena arcade against Klarinette's player, Koharu Nene which somehow those events is inspired from .hack//Link -Twilight Knight- in some of a ways.
 * Geist is mysterious one, with his backstories set post-the incident of fire at CC Corp due to the failures process of R.A. Plan and the disappearance of Jyotaro Amagi which revealed that he was trapped in the data and causing Geist as Jyotaro's AI born.
 * Although Flugel and Cello 's backstories are very indeed mystery, but it does given some hints and easter eggs from .hack//Bullets. Although their backstories will be fully fleshed as you read .hack//Bullet.
 * The third half of the stories will improved the stories qualities and change some un-narratives with replacing with new ones to fit the accuracy to the story consistently to follow, with includes additional new scenarios which focus on Saika Amagi a little bit, but also focusing the major conflict within her. There are more new things to follow, such as:
 * A new story cutscenes which shows Fluegel and Tokio wants to cooperates together.
 * New dialogues and easter eggs directly or indirectly mentioned about MAMA which this incidents has lead to the events of 3rd Season of .hack, including .hack//Bullet and Thanatos Report.
 * Several new cutscenes focus on Saika which never even revolves in the original version.
 * Kite's return will be more epic with new dialogues added to the game.
 * Additional new dialogues prior to the final battle, including conversation between Tokio and Saika along with AIKA.


 * The ending of .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- has been expanded from the original, including reworked it's story cutscenes and dialogues between Tokio and Saika with new ones to fit current and next-gen qualities along adds some dynamics, also how it left some of cliffhanger after this story. There several new adds, such as:
 * As the ending has been reworked it's setting which several months after the IMMORTAL DUSK incidents, which new character designs for Saika and Tokio brings new forms to use for the ending.
 * As it's faithful to the original, it adds a new depth dialogues and new side of Saika's griefs for her responsible toward the events and for Tokio as well.
 * Few scenes were taken for these endings, to reflecting Saika's guilt over her actions.
 * Tokio's dialogues will be extended which somehow something more dynamics improvements from the original one, givens a way how he speak differently from it.
 * The ending cutscenes will be fully animated in colorful and beautiful ways to expressed the emotional qualities and feelings toward fans.
 * Additional new .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- endings for alternate timeline of .hack//Integration which Twilight Knights and Schicksal formed the party, with additional changes, such as:
 * Additional new scenes, where Helba watching through the Netslum and unknown certain person approaching her, seems that she recognize that person. Helba said a words "You?" before the screen black to enter the story of Netslum party.
 * New dialogues and depths for Tokio and Saika during meeting with all Twilight Knights and Schicksal party members, along with new development expression characters within Saika along with her blushing expression and new geniune smile expression.
 * New events in the Netslum Party brings a new elements such as Netslum Boss Hunt which never seen before in the original.
 * Additional new dialogues, shows that Saika seems having dream that she too met them as well seemingly like that she enjoyed the adventure just like Tokio did, also that dream when she began to fall in love with person who had a same face as Tokio, but she couldn't remember very clearly and Tokio seems confused what Saika seems rambling about. It cause Saika feeling embarrased and ask Tokio to forget what she said.
 * A new endings added for this new events, along with new cutscenes ending shows Geist at the end of those endings which he was survived and how this was lead to .hack//Bullet and .hack//Bullet Chapter 43 Versus Magician .
 * Brand-new Sub Scenario exclusively for .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-, such as:
 * .hack//Schicksal - "5-Chapters" [Post-Game Content]
 * .hack//X'Over - "Additional 5-Sub Scenario" [Post-Game Content]
 * .hack//Bullet - "3-Chapters" [Post-Game Content]
 * .hack//G.U. Vol.4 Reconnection - "4-Chapters" [Post-Game Content]
 * .hack//Link -Twilight Knight- "5-Chapters" [Post-Game Content]
 * .hack//Quantum "4-Chapters" [Post-Game Content]
 * .hack//Beyond The World "4-Chapters" [Post-Game Content]
 * .hack//Versus "3-Chapters" [Post-Game Content]
 * Thanatos Report "3-Chapters" [Secret Chapter Content]
 * UNKNOWN "3-Chapters" [Secret Chapter Content]
 * AKASHIC LINE "3-Chapters" [Available by Converting the save clear data from RISING GEAR and unlocked it after clearing RE: ENTER and Future Recorder.]

Contents

 * Additional equipments and costumes added to the game.
 * Additional BGM and Wallpaper added to the game.
 * Additional dungeons and exploration area in bigger depth, such as:
 * Omega Castle Dungeon
 * Snow Forest
 * Wasted Field Land
 * Assembly Garden Field
 * Anonymous Area
 * Purgotary Shadow Depth
 * More...
 * Additional lost ground areas and also be able to explore, such as:
 * Hidden Forbidden Arche Koelen
 * Hidden Forbidden Boulevard
 * Hidden Forbidden Infinity Tower
 * Hidden Forbidden Lost Labyrinth
 * Hidden Forbidden Creator
 * Hidden Forbidden Sky Fortress
 * AKashic UnRecords.
 * Additional party member added, which also has new character animation, cross rengeki performance, and art portraits characters, such as:
 * Panzer "Saika"
 * Orgel
 * Metronnome
 * Trommel
 * Haseo (5th Form)
 * Ovan
 * Sakuya
 * Gondo
 * Balder
 * Ninjato
 * Geist
 * Exa
 * All-new drawn dialogue character portraits by Megane Kikuya for several characters which also includes Tokio, Saika, AIKA, Flugel, and other Schicksal.
 * It includes new drawn character dialogue portraits for additional characters in .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.
 * While the old portraits dialogues had been redrawn in higher quality and improved to fit the characters expression and their personality which can also feel natural and charm toward their presence.
 * It also includes uncut version of portraits dialogue arts for characters.
 * Additional brand-new outfits design for the several characters, including for Saika which were never even presented in the original version.
 * Additional new skill-move set and skill trigger for Tokio's normal form and Xth Form, along with Unison Party Character which also granted a new abilities and AIs improvement.
 * Over 100 additional enemies and bosses which were never presented in the original game added with several new types of monster which were never even appear in the story.
 * Metronome can also be your opponent during the main story regarding about saving Jyotaro Amagi.
 * You now can fight against Geist in his secret base during saving Jyotaro Amagi, along new bosses Jyotaro's ODS mode.
 * The bosses from Link Play Mode will be added.


 * Additional super bosses and secret bosses, such as:
 * Schicksal Data Boss
 * The King of Akashic Records, Chrono
 * Outer Dependency Syndrome
 * Helos-Pierce
 * ENTIES (Tokio)
 * Additional 6 new endings, such as:
 * Beyond Point [Post-Game Ending]
 * Lurking in the Shadow [Post-Credit]
 * To Find You [Ending for Returner]
 * 9 [Secret Ending]
 * Beyond the Shadow [Post-Game Ending For Returner]
 * Awaken [100% Complete content for Secret Ending]
 * 2025 [100% Complete content for Secret Ending which can only be accessible by transferring save clear data from RISING GEAR]

.hack//Link -RISING GEAR-

 * Additional new cutscenes and dialogues which ties indirectly with RISING GEAR, including a brand-new scenarios which known as AKASHIC LINE which allows you to unlocked a new story that ties directly together, but it would not be shown, but rather hinting something beyond of that story.
 * Additional new E-mails from anonymous, including new mails from specific characters like Sol, Kruger, Kyushu, Nishijima81, Mereleona, Alibaba, Neil, Seventy-Seven and more which can be unlocked in the post-game.
 * Also including additional new dialogues, shows Tokio reacting toward those unknowing message which he didn't know if they really mistakenly sent to him or was meant to someone, but it seems that it's pretty confuse him. But one thing that very confused him is the message emails from Saika and AIKA, and it confused as much, since he didn't know where AIKA is, and why she sent him an emails without telling where she is.
 * A new original video animations known as .hack//Link -RISE- which focus on Saika Amagi which set five years after .hack//Link (PSP/Chrono Gear).
 * Accessible unlocked for Secret Boss, which Tokio will fight against ENTIES (Tokio) as it would be super harder to defeating him and required pro-strategy to defeating him. Unlocked this secret boss by completing all 100% contents in .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear- Premium Edition Box

 * Disc Game
 * .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- (Base Game)
 * Premium Bonus
 * Music CD "CHRONO GEAR Original Soundtrack (Disc 1, 2 & Bonus)"
 * Drama CD ".hack//Link -The Boy with Idiots Impression-" & ".hack//Link -9-"
 * Booklet Bonus
 * .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- Archive Files.
 * Character information, Design Proposal, Weapon Design, Terminology, and Illustration.
 * Chrono Gear Special: Leads to 3rd Season .hack project
 * Original Novelization "Tokio and the Princess"
 * Set prior to .hack//Link which during his childhood days playing Akashic Line Beta test online.
 * It brought a first sight fateful meeting between Tokio and AIKA after he defeated the Evil which trapped her inside the castle.
 * As the story covered Tokio's childhood days in Akashic Line, it also gives depth relationship between him and AIKA.
 * Bonus Illustration
 * Poster Key Visual illustration of .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- drawn by Megane Kikuya
 * Two Card Illustration drawn by Megane Kikuya and Seiichiro Hasokawa, one card with Tokio, Saika and AIKA, and the second one with Tokio and Flugel.

Microsoft Windows (Steam)
.hack//Link -Chrono Gear- will also be released on Steam as it brings more new improvements from the base game platform, while getting an expectation levels experience for those who wants low or higher spec performance graphics. Given a stabilize performance will also given you a new chance to experiencing the games in much freedom ways to do without any limitations, while also adding some new improvements which allows old fans and newcomers for PC Gamers to enjoy.


 * Full-HD, QHD, and 4K Resolution support.
 * Higher-framerate Support with Widescreen 16:10.
 * Dolby Atmos Sound Technology support.
 * Greatly enhance the background User-Interface.
 * Nvidia Gameworks Support.
 * Virtual Reality Support.
 * Customize Keyboard & Mouse for Windows Edition.
 * Auto-save featured.
 * Steam and Windows 10 Achievement support.
 * Greatly enhance graphical and numerous new effects surrounding the environment.
 * The graphical visual in PC will have improvements and also been polished than PlayStation do.
 * Additional new details toward the environment, character models, FX, UI, and more.
 * Psychic is also been improved to make look little realistic for the PC version.
 * Graphical Setting added the game.
 * A few scenes have been uncensored.
 * Gallery Mode added, includes an all-music soundtrack of Chrono Gear Music soundtracks.
 * Several wallpapers for .hack//LINK -Chrono Gear- added the gallery mode.
 * It also features a cinematic movie gallery, which you can reply to one of them or all movies as you like.
 * Photo Mode added the game, it includes a sharing system or saves to he local documents, also added a filter to editing pictures as according to player's vision.
 * Supported graphical options with Anti-Aliasing, Anisotropic, Post-Draw Anti-Aliasing, Environmental, Particle Effects, HBAO, and TXAA.
 * Language subtitles will include English, Japanese, Korean, France, Europe, Spanish, Italy, and Indonesia.
 * A new system features Cloud Transfer which able to transfering save clear data exclusively for Steam.

Minimum

 * OS: Windows 10
 * CPU: Intel Core i5-4460
 * GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
 * VRAM: 3 GB
 * RAM: 4 GB (Dual-Channel setup)
 * Stroage: 30 GB

Recommended

 * OS: Windows 10
 * CPU: Intel Core i7-4790
 * GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
 * VRAM: 6GB
 * RAM: 8 GB (Dual-Channel Setup)
 * Stroage: 30 GB

Trivia

 * Chrono Gear titles is referenced for marked symbols on Tokio at his Xth Form which his ability to use power of gear, also has another reference to the story themes in this game.
 * It is much quietly HD Remastered and Remakes at the same times, since this game is not an just ordinary remastered with new elements added to the game in order to re-enjoy game experience in a new ways and bigger than how it got limited from PSP Hardware.
 * A brand-new scenario Re: ENTER is set a few days after Chapter 43 "Versus Magician" in exclusive .hack//Bullet Book version which was already began to released few days ago, you can check the store, here.
 * The Drama CD .hack//Link -The Boy with an Idiots Impression- set on Saika Amagi's first day at Tokio's classroom and the first impression she had on him prior to her calling him to the rooftop on several days later.
 * This game is purposely to celebrate the 10th anniversary of .hack//Link since it's released on PSP at 2010.