.hack//Link -Chrono Gear-

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear- is a brand-new version and remake version from the original PSP version of .hack//Link originally considered as the final entry to the franchise back in 2010 until a new entry and new titles commencing to continue expanding the series for 3rd Season and Final Season of .hack available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Switch, Microsoft Windows (Steam) and Microsoft Windows (Epic Game Store).

The Chrono Gear was announced to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of .hack//Link releases and a new version contains a massive expand, new changes, and improvements over the original version with a brand-new engine, including brand-new elements feature are added to the game, along with new access of story scenario and more. A new version of .hack//Link will be envisioned, re-established, and expand it's story narratives more in order to clearly connected to the titles project of 3rd Season .hack and CHRONO RiSING Trilogy, while the post-game story is a sequel from RISING GEAR events, also new established entry of the titles such as .hack//Link 2.

The downloadable contents is now can be accessed exclusively for Chrono Gear with a new costumes, new weapons, new challenges, and more bonuses can be purchased or free, along with transferring clear data save from .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- which includes brand-new bonuses for the game which exclusive for patch version 1.3.5.

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear-
The story follows the same narratives as the original game set in Post-Summer Vacation 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 transferring Tokio into The World R:X.

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

Thus his adventure to become a Hero begins!!

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear- 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...

General

 * Trophy and Achievement support for PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows (Steam), and Microsoft Windows (Epic Games Store) has made an implementation to the game for Chrono Gear.
 * Link Play Mode has no longer accessible and playable, however the contents, dungeon and boss fight has been implemented to the game.
 * Convert Data has been implemented to the game, allowing player to converting the data from .hack//IMOQ Re: Login, .hack//G.U. Last Recode, and .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- in order to unlocked a new bonuses, new weapons, new emails, new wallpaper illustration and more.
 * The new and old opening of .hack//Link can be now presented in the title screen if you wait it for 2 minutes.
 * Shorter loading times for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, including for PC if you had an SSD Memory.
 * The game takes advantage of the PlayStation 5 system capabilities to minimize loading times and add DualSense controller support for haptic feedback.

Visual

 * Chrono Gear version will be using a brand-new engine which implemented it's visual with combining game and anime altogether for new gameplay experience, including Comic Style cutscene implementation as an optional system to change for cutscenes as according to players desires through settings menu.
 * Which means the graphical has been completely overhaul from the original PSP version with the implementation of the new engine exclusively for Chrono Gear.
 * Full-HD, QHD and 4K Resolution support for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.
 * For Nintendo Switch can now be supported for 720p (Handled Mode) and 1080p (Docked Mode).
 * Anti-Aliasing support added to the game.
 * HBAO, Depth in-Field, FOV, Reflections, and more has been implemented to the graphical visual.
 * All characters model has been remade from scratch with a new engine, implement a lot of new expression, animation movements toward interact characters, playstyle, and more, also adds a new feelings and charm through combination of visual between anime and game graphics.
 * Massive new animation character models which been adjusted for exploration, combat, cutscenes, and more to improves the characters more alive, along with extending the quality of the animation process to make it more dynamic and totally new for new engine which is how it much three-times more changed and very new than the original version did.
 * The new animation has been made for characters which would be more fluids and smoother than before, including how it is very unique and catch more fitting charms to the anime style and also the comic style in the same time to trying to incorporated a new and old ways for players to enjoy as they play the game in a new version of .hack//Link which is brand new experience from the original.
 * AI Character animation is overall underwent improvements with implemented a new one to adds more smooth and fluids which made it different from the original.
 * The boss fight characters been remade from the original, adding new depth depending surrounding the boss fight character, including new design for specific boss fight which also made a change from the original as well.
 * UI Design and texture has been completely redrawn to adds new layer, depth-details, and higher quality from the original, along with font UI menu design is also received a brand new design which changed from the original, with new fonts adds to fit the changing immersive quality depth and higher-resolution exclusively for Chrono Gear version.
 * The combat UI is also been remade from scratch to incorporated the third party members which there will be including more than just two party from the original, along new implementation system added from the new features added.
 * Kikuya Megane will be in-charged to redrawn the character sprite dialogues and portraits for each characters to match in higher-quality texture, including a massive new face expression, outfits, and more has made an implementation to the game.
 * Localization English for Chrono Gear will be translated in more modern ways, starting with spells, effects, logo, words, and more in order to match it's Japanese cultures more accurately and really new which is now been incorporated in English version in order to catch new audience interest, as well as the old one to enjoy.

Cutscenes

 * New Animation Opening which would sung by new singer, produced by IG Production exclusively for Chrono Gear version which presented the major characters appear in this game, including Geist, Fluegel, AIKA, and Saika Amagi with a lot new surprises and deep hidden connection with CHRONO RiSING Trilogy game.
 * The story cutscenes which originally used the Comic Style Cutscenes now been replaced with using Anime Cutscenes and In-Game Cutscenes which due to the new engine implemented to the game, which intentionally to give the characters more alive, including new camera angle works, special effects, expression, movements and more will also been made implemented to those cutscenes as well in immersive new ways than the original did.
 * However, players can choose the between Chrono Gear Cutscenes or Original Cutscenes which allows you to retains Comic Style Cutscenes once more with new implemented elements along with animation parts and new story cutscenes added and adapted to the comic cutscenes.
 * Implementation a dialogues and moments outside of the cutscenes has been made for the game in order to given a new feelings conversation, and more as game story progressed much more in real-time.

Audio

 * The sound quality enhancement and improvements with using the 8.1 HD Dolby Surround Support and Nihimic Sound support.
 * Fully-Voice Over has been made for all categories, including anime cutscenes, in-game cutscenes, events, dialogues, dialogues moments outside cutscenes for exploration and combat and much more in order to make the experience even more immersive and real-time than the original which is ever evolving thanks to the power of current and next-gen consoles along with new power of engine.
 * Re-Recorded the existing dialogues which allowed the voice actors to have more nuance in their deliveries toward main story and sub-story as mutual complexity, expression, character development, and more which now they able fleshed out their skills and performance as the Voice Actors.
 * Old English Voice Actors are returned to voicing their own .hack characters in Chrono Gear and also along with their improvation from their last acting voicing .hack characters, including a brand-new voice acting cast for Tokio Kuryuu, Saika Amagi, AIKA, Fluegel, and more now would be presented and heard in .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.
 * 3D Audio Support has made implemented to the game, exclusive for PlayStation 5.
 * New special sound effect has been made for UI, field, backgrounds, server town, Grand Whale and more which replacing the old ones from PSP Version which due to similarity from .hack//G.U. which is now is very new for it's own series game.

Music

 * Chikayo Fukuda will be in charge on arranged all the soundtracks exclusively for Chrono Gear version and the returning songs has been remade for non-vocal also arranged which will have composition that differs from the original with implementing the Remix, Orchestra, Acapella, and few more elements.
 * All unreleased soundtracks from the original .hack//Link has been revived and re-established which also received the arrangement and new version from the original by Chikayo Fukuda and now can be confirmed to be released for the official .hack//Link -Chrono Gear- original soundtrack + Character Songs CD.
 * The chorus been revised from the original and song length been increased into much longer with add a new chorus one along with new elements which also been implemented to the existing soundtrack of the music. Most notable music soundtrack from the original which received a fully new increased of music length with new chorus are AIKA, Saika, and Geist.
 * Over 45 brand-new soundtracks composed by Chikayo Fukuda and Yuki Kajiura which been implemented to the game exclusive for new elements and new scenarios exclusively for .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.
 * Brand-new ending songs has been implemented for a brand-new scenario, Re: ENTER which is exclusive for .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.
 * Stairway of Time will be re-sung by LieN and composed by Chikayo Fukuda for commemorating the 10th anniversary of .hack//Link.

General

 * Affection Unison which can be used during field and combat which is now has been increased more along with implementation of three-party members in order to unlocked the sub-scenario, .hack//X'Over easily.
 * Character outfit design for Unison and Tokio has made an improvement from the original.

Controls

 * Basic controls and enhancement to fit it's support playability access for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows (Steam), and Microsoft Windows (Epic Games Store).
 * Camera angles had made an reworked from the original in order for player to easily controlling the camera works along with the angle which also supported for the current and next-gen platforms.
 * Save data slot been increased from 3 to 99 slots with implementing a brand-new UI design in order to fit it's new update for Save Data Slots which has been made for this version, along with character face portraits which was redesigned by Kikuya Megane is now featured on the Save Data Slots as well along with implementation to the Save Data UI design.

Menu

 * Empty equipment slots are easier to understand.
 * The maximum number of Virus Cores the player can possess has increased from 99 to 999.

Player Allies

 * Tokio now had a 2 party members instead one, which now they can help you during exploration and combat along with an unique features implemented to the game.
 * Decreased the probability of allies selling the items the player give them.

Root Town

 * A brand-new engine has been made an implementation to allow players to walk free-roam in the Root Town.

Shop

 * Players can now be able to buy a new items which can be used during combat.
 * Players can now be able to buy a new equipments, additionally allows them to upgrading the weapons to unlocked a new style abilities which can be useful during the combat.

Field

 * Adds a sprint feature which triggers after jogging for a few seconds, complete with visual cues for exploration field and combat.
 * Area Warp has been improvised with ability to customize it's color which can be optimized in the game settings.
 * A brand-new engine has made an area design from the original being remade, expanded and reworked from the original, including adds a new details, exploration-depth, easter eggs, some mini-games, discovery, and new scenery made an implementation to the game to immersive a new game experience, including new playability to adds new charms for the area exploration has been implemented to the game.
 * A possibility for planned area design from .hack//ARCHIVE 04 -.hack//Link- is also been implemented to the game as well.

Combat

 * Attack power has been increased and hit stops during attacks has been reduced in order to increased the speed battle tempo for the combat.
 * Enhance the combat balance and game pacing to provide more dynamic and optimize experience in a fast-pace action and tactical combat which can be experienced for new and old players to enjoy.
 * Link Judge has made more improvements which now depending on the situation during combat or exploration, something agreements or positivity might could increased the affection to your partner and even party members.
 * Juggle Attack has been removed from the game.
 * Cross Rengeki performance and quick time button has made an improvement including with a few additional parts through quick time event button which allows to delivering the critical damages toward the enemies in a higher opportunity.
 * The animated movement characters through Cross Rengeki is also been made an improvement and extended with a brand-new sequence.
 * If Tokio has fallen in the battle, the player can choose to restart the battle from the beginning, although he can still revived by other party members.

Enemies AI

 * The enemies AI has been reworked and rebalanced from the original which depends how level progression had made which can be either challenging or easier to defeat which as long players can level up enough to get there, but it was optimized to battle more balanced from the original and not too much easier.
 * New stances and animation fights has been implemented to the game which can be faster or slow as long players has tactics to defeat the boss.
 * New modification had made toward their action skills during combat has made an updated animation to make it more look difference on it's stances from original PSP version, also has given more powerful impact and dynamic with massive power and new engine for this game.
 * Schicksal AI Boss Battle will received a brand-new stances, animations, fighting skills, rebalanced, and challenging difficulty which players might need a tactics in order to defeat against them along with their special abilities and berserk mode.

Grand Whale

 * Bridge Emails can no longer rotate on portraits like PSP version did, but now can stay-up into landscape screen and now been supported in higher quality and resolution for Chrono Gear version.
 * Sort Partner Deployment has been adjusted according to how they were related to their previous appearance .hack titles and something new attachment happens between them in current timeline, which can also allow to increased their affection each other.
 * Several characters added to the friends list.
 * Few unlisted pieces of the music is now been added to the Gallery BGM which also includes arrangement existing soundtrack and brand-new ones, it can also be used to change the background music for Grand Whale which allows you to enjoy it while walk around and explore inside submarine ship.
 * Custom Soundtracks has been implemented to the game, which allows player to inserting the music from your computer.
 * Upgrade Base is now easier to be bought in order to upgrade the maintenance of Grand Whale without using any requirements to get.
 * All wallpapers now been displayed in higher resolution along with brand new ones drawn by Megane Kikuya, Seiichiro Hosokawa and other illustrator who join to drawn their illustration for the wallpapers.
 * Browse Illustration has been added, now allow players to view all illustration, character design, comic cinematic gallery, early concept and more which are came from .hack//ARCHIVE 04 -.hack//Link- including exclusivity for Chrono Gear version.
 * Serpent of Lore system for convert job rank and virus core items now received a several adjustment and modification in order to make it's requirement easier than the original, also in order for Unison characters to reached the Xth Form.
 * Items Trade Menu UI is now received a few modification and some changes has made to the game which allows you to make it easier to use.

Akashic Records Monument Event System

 * Players now be able to replay the event records in Akashic Records Monument Event System with implementation of Difficulty Mode, such as:
 * Easy
 * Normal
 * Hard
 * Critical
 * Chapter Description is now been implemented to all scenarios in Akashic Monument system which now you be able to read an important things happens through event scenario.
 * Level Requirements in Akashic Monument System has been modified, adjusted and rebalanced from the original to fit Tokio's progression character level as the game story progressing more or through game development progress.

[More Changes Soon!!!]

Features
[More Coming Soon!!!]

General

 * The story narratives, developments and quality has been reworked, re-established, improved, and adds-more depth toward it's progression toward story and characters along with improvised the character developments for Tokio, Saika, AIKA and other Schicksal characters which were never even deeply explored in PlayStation Portable version which is narratives is even complex, convoluted and depth which deeply impacted to it's storyline.
 * Plot continuities, connected lores, and more has been re-established and reworked in order to clearly connected to the 3rd Season .hack titles and CHRONO RiSING Trilogy in a most clearly unexpected and even mysterious one which has hidden meaning and foreshadowing to the main plots of the game along with characters.
 * Characters point-of views cutscenes is also been added to the game, which expands more depth and fleshed out their characters from their perspective to the story through cutscenes to allow players to get more cherished with them more in this game version, including a new moments is also presented in the game as well.
 * An Easter Eggs from .hack//Link -Twilight Knights- has been added to the main story and sub-scenarios through dialogues, cutscenes, exploration, hidden meanings, reference and more.

Main Scenario

 * A brand new scenario, RE: ENTER has been added to the game which are placed in a title screen for those which can be unlocked after beating the game, but players need to understand the story of X'Over and Integration before diving into it, since a new scenario contains major spoilers from the post-chapter of the game.
 * .hack//G.U. Vol.4 Reconnection alternate timeline has been added to the main scenario, although the story is actually different from the original timeline which featured a main new plots in .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.

Sub-Scenario

 * The sub-scenario story narratives and dialogues has made an extended from the original, including additional new cutscenes been added to the game which also fleshed out their characters a little deeper and lot of new moments added to the sub-scenario as well also lot new fleshed out that reflected to Tokio is also made implementation to the game scenario as well.
 * Brand-new sub-scenario which was never even added in the original, such as:
 * .hack//Schicksal - "5-Chapters" [Post-Game Contents]
 * .hack//X'Over - "Additional 5-Sub Scenario chapter" [Post-Game Contents]
 * .hack//Bullet - "3-Chapters" [Post-Game Contents]
 * .hack//Link -Twilight Knights- "5-Chapters" [Post-Game Contents]
 * .hack//Quantum "4-Chapters" [Post-Game Content]
 * .hack//Beyond the World "4-Chapters" [Post-Game Content]
 * .hack//Versus "3-Chapters" [Secret Chapter Content]
 * UNKNOWN "3-Chapters" [Secret Chapter Content]
 * AKASHIC WORLD "5-Chapters" [Available by Converting the Save Clear Data from RISING GEAR and unlocked it after clearing RE: ENTER]
 * .hack//T(&)(^(%)(&&$ "4-Chapters" [Available by Converting the Save Clear Data from RISING GEAR -The Ultimate "Chrono" Edition- and unlocked it after clearing RE: ENTER]

Remake Ending of .hack//Link
The ending from the original version has been retconned, rewritten, reworked and also expanded through cutscenes, characters expression, and dialogues between Tokio and Saika which basically an "evolve version and warmth ending from the original" while left some big major cliffhanger that surround in this ending with implementation of Timeskip elements.


 * The setting of ending been reworked which took place in a year following IMMORTAL DUSK incident which allows a new set of cliffhanger and adds a new plot holes of the story as this version will truly open continuities and connection toward 3rd Season of .hack and CHRONO RiSING Trilogy which been implemented as a hidden meaning and connection to the game as a set a major cliffhanger toward the ending.
 * Although the remake ending will stay faithful toward the original but evolved from the original to create a new emotional and powerful ending which surpassing the original ending through accuracy time chronological, re-fit continuities and reworked, with implementing a major cliffhanger added to the game.
 * It's set in the same day where Tokio been called by Saika to the rooftop that leads her to use Black Disc Copy toward him and transporting him into The World R:X.
 * A brand-new character design outfit for Tokio and Saika which exclusively presented for the remake ending of the game, along with Ryuji Sogabe, Mrs. Kuryuu, Miyuki Kuryuu, Gemomaki and Kyon will presented in the game.
 * The scene post-final battle against Aura, the Queen of Demise and AIKA's sacrificial which conversation between Tokio and Fluegel, along with Tokio POV what happens afterwards before ending has been remade and reworked from scratch, there are following the changes to this prior ending, such as:
 * Following the final battle and incident, Tokio has been in coma for few months due to exhaustion of psychological emotion through trauma and harsh battle against Trauma, and Fluegel is the one who took Tokio back into the real world and brought onto the hospital.
 * After Tokio awoke in the hospital and met with Flugel's player, Ryuji Sogabe for the first time and after learning that he been in coma for few months also due to the effects of Doubleware which he's not allowed to go into The World R:X even without PC due to him will be ultimately perform a monthly checked up of his Real Digitalization and make sure he didn't suffered a secondary effect even he has a doubleware ability.
 * He also learned that what happen to AIKA while also learning that Saika been moved away to another town and given her message to him about her apology toward Tokio, but it seems that there are no news or replies from her ever since the event and he being fall into a coma which causing how much he very worried about her and especially what happened to AIKA and Jyotaro back there has put much stressed and depression she had been through.
 * Although, Ryuji revealed through calling Lilie that he didn't told Tokio that Saika Amagi has gone missing since a month following the events, police couldn't even found her wheredoubt as it has been few month that she never ever been found and his intentionally didn't want to tell him due to he made promise to Tokio's mother to not getting involved with these matters, especially the condition Tokio is now been through got worsened and including CC Corp has kept an eye watch toward him in order to not login to The World R:X until the issues has been dealt with since the incident that brought by Aura.
 * Which leads continue directly toward Tokio's POV as he now been released from Hospital and his parents worried about her except her younger sister and return to his school life, although he never even heard Saika ever since she was transferred to another school and he ultimately performed a check-up to make sure Syndrome didn't happen on him and he cannot login to The World because his parent took his P-COM although he still can go to arcade as usual with his friend, while also explained that CC Corp treated IMMORTAL DUSK events as another Network Crisis distortion, and thus directly set on several months following that or a year after the incident in the same post-summer vacation that he had started his journey in The World R:X.
 * Tokio got call from Ryuji that he had found Saika's location and which thus lead-up to the remake ending.
 * More information about Immortal Dusk events has been added in the cutscenes through news, media and more which can be shown through Tokio's point-of views dialogues or even during that which due to has been a year ever since the incident, while also building up the world states, opinions, pros & cons, and more which delving a deeper context of society that actually been affected by the event of network distortion phenomenon which caused by The World online game.
 * The ending will powerfully establish more about Saika's grief, sorrow, and guilt of her action that caused incident happens and dragging Tokio into her problems that caused what happen to him, along with AIKA as well, asking him to kept AIKA's memories alive while begging Tokio to forgetting her.
 * It shows emotionally and physically hurt of her guilt that he hurts someone for her own desires which only given her more pain of the truth that she couldn't handle thus her expression been fully fleshed out very deeply.
 * Tokio's dialogue speech will be more impactful and dramatically improvement from the original which given how important he was to not forgetting the adventures that truly define who he really is, if were not for Kite, Haseo, Tsukasa, Fluegel, AIKA, and even Saika. Gear has been perfectly described about time cannot be able to change and regret maybe is only inevitable, but some gear move forwards and can't do alone without others, and us can keep forward hoping for what best of us to do and what comes next.
 * He asked Saika not to shed his tears and sorrow alone, not too shunned herself and keep her expression hidden from her and also asked her to not ever forget about him, which causing her lifted her eyes as she remembered something important that brought her tears.
 * Her lifted eyes also has a hidden meaning and hidden connection through of her gestures which seems that it gives out something that she ever forgotten or the words that she remembered, which left players and fans for major cliffhanger.
 * Saika smiles is more warmth and heartwarming in a fully animated cutscenes for the ending which truly let it out of her expression in beautiful ways significantly how she begin to understand why AIKA really thought Tokio as a Knight Hero given a powerful satisfying ending to the game in which for Tokio and Saika.
 * A new roll credit design which are still holds the original spirit from the original, including a brand-new credit roll ending which follows after the ending song theme of .hack//Link -Chrono Gear-.

Mid-Credit Ending
A new mid-credit scene ending is a shocking twist and giving us a major cliffhanger, features a news events regarding of a year anniversary following the IMMORTAL DUSK Events which caused by the phenomenon of the network as according to the CyberConnect Corporation, however none of them had ignore those event that transporting people to the real world has resulted over 10.000 people had been declared death in the same time following the end of the events after returned to the real world due to the secondary effects, it become one of the written history of all.

However, the arrival with a news that become the most major importance in the history, as it's been several months ever since the biggest tragedy of all occurred in all over the world which was known as The Total Network Disaster which over 25% Population around the world been massively massacred due to external problems of traffic, airplanes crash, electricity, hijack system, and more which origin of the caused are totally unknown and caused a lot massive debts and loss due to this incident, the Journalist had been asking toward CC Corp studio company for several times, but deny to answer regarding the possibility that it came from us and the Government under CC Corps permission to consider those event as another normal tragedy by group of hackers instead unnatural caused of tragedy that caused unknown probability of network distortion.

However the society concern about the possibility for another Network Crisis or even a Second Coming of IMMORTAL DUSK which has yet to be over along with CC Corps handle toward this situation and media press is still worth questioning even now, no answer that were given by them, but one biggest question from News Anchor "Just where all this caused of this disaster even came from to begin with?".


 * The Mid-Credit scene is set to be a major cliffhanger that gives us a turning point that takes a new direction in dothack series and also take up a lead direction toward a new entry, given a dark themes is also been implemented through realism and gray situation that gives us new exploration behind the dark side of the universe in .hack franchise which now been revolving with this tease and foreshadowing through this cutscene.
 * Total Network Disaster is a major new main connected lores to the game which straight forward connected for a future entries of 3rd Season .hack and Final Season of .hack series.
 * It is spoiler revealed that the caused of the tragedy was came from Yunari Island, in Akashic World during the events of .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- where another Tokio Kuryuu or his brother Akira went berserk along with the "True" Origins power that caused a virus and total out of control toward all system which is the origin of the caused, due to his anger and vengeance toward Saika for the death of Seventy-Seven that caused his power overflowing like a virus, outbreak, and spread through network around the world and caused network control system became out of control and thus lead to the Total Network Disaster events.
 * In other words, the very tragic incident is very had connection with the event of .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- which given a new opening for the story to connect with CHRONO RiSING Trilogy for new entries of 3rd Season .hack series.

Post-Credit Ending
The post-credit ending cutscenes presenting the setting in the unknown island on the beach where the boy standing in between sand and ocean, staring toward a blue sky and thinking what lies beyond the sea and although his appearance shown, but his eyes didn't shown on his face, but only mouth and nose which how it left us so many question that happens and connected through altogether which left us wanting to know more.


 * It will be same as the post-credit ending in .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- which left us for a major cliffhanger and fans wanted to question more about this scene, but directors and producer cannot given much answer and hoping could explain this in the future.
 * [SPOILER ALERT!!] It is revealed in .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ultimate "Chrono" Edition the man who stand in the beach was Akira Kuryuu himself who play as Tokio Kuryuu which set in the summer 2021 following their woke up from Ultimate VR, Akashic Records which was now purposely to finally direct connected to the canon universe while also those ending of post-credit scene been expanded from scratch which in order to fully add layers toward endings that now make sense.

General

 * Trading system are returned to the game features.

.hack//Link -RISING GEAR-
*You can be able to transferring the save clear data of .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- updating patch version 1.3.5


 * 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.
 * 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-.
 * A brand-new original video animation, .hack//Link -RISING- which focus on Saika Amagi set a month after the IMMORTAL DUSK, and it is a prologue story to .hack//Link -RIVES-.

.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 with refresh rate up to 240Hz support.
 * Higher-framerate Support with Widescreen support up to 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.
 * 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 transferring 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)
 * Storage: 55 GB

Recommended

 * OS: Windows 10
 * CPU: Intel Core i7-4790
 * GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
 * VRAM: 6GB
 * RAM: 8 GB (Dual-Channel Setup)
 * Storage: 55 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.
 * Although it is not confirmed, however .hack//Link is a direct-prequel to the .hack//Link -RIVES- which is teased from the secret ending RISING.
 * 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.