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.hack//Link -The Final Tale of the Player- is a standalone version of the True Ending E: The [E]nd of .hack which was featured in .hack//Link -Final Twilight- Final Edition which bringing conclusion to it's franchise and Akira Kuryuu's story while linked to the spiritual sequel to .hack series, available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 2, Microsoft Windows (Steam), and Microsoft Windows (Epic Game Store).

As the game is standalone, featuring the additional contents from the final version of .hack//Link -Final Twilight- which is medium short games, although this version will featured an additional story elements, new combat ability system, side-quest features, new challenges, and more, including more returning characters which never even make to appear due to the time constraints, as well as fleshing the new character story. According to the directors and producer, the game combats will be different from The Final Tale of the Player while still performing the high and fast-paced action.

There are no DLC development or in production this time, but players can transferring the save clear data from .hack//Link -The Final Twilight- or it's Final Edition in order to get an additional costumes and equipment bonuses.

WARNING: Players are very recommended to watch CODE: 81311 anime series, as this story contains several spoilers from the anime story.

Development
Due to the popular demands from fans to release the cut version which were never even added to the game due to memory size and time constraints length of the game which unable to finish his vision. The decision to releases a standalone version would help to bringing his vision alive, while also adding a new certain elements to extend the richness of the story and gameplay, to focus on concluding Akira's story and the connection with 81311 anime series so far.

It's also allows to bring those elements which breaking the rules of boundaries and extinctual crisis which what .hack was stands for, but also bringing true existence themes about meanings to being a Player of their own story to tell and what answers that lies in order to conclude their story, as a Player.

While realizing the director's cut, he also wanted to added a new boundaries in it's story development that states to break rules, and also bringing to connection what comes so far to the players who had played the game and long-lasting following the series so far, they also want to focus on bringing lights the connection of CODE 81311 anime series which soon be brought to light of their story. In highlights information that AIKA's story will getting expansion in order to fully realize her conclusion story which is way in order to given a proper send off toward her story, while for Akira's character and story will be fully getting a fleshed out, as well as determined send off.

Synopsis
''In the unknowing time, in unknowing days, in unknowing months, in unknowing years, or even century, no man alone knows how many times it did passed. The man has lost his purpose without someone who he willing to protect and without someone he willing to kill, all that's left for him is filled with the emptiness and void in his heart, he feel nothing and nothing at all, nothing could find what he lived for, nothing he could find what to care anymore, only he can do is move forward to survive.''

''In the winter snow, the following the apocalypse, he was lying alone in this cruel world without someone as his part of his goal, he only fight through endless life with sin and punishment. The life he thought was come to an end has brought back to him, leaving him in nothing to achieve anymore, except one thing, The Promise.''

Akira's Side

 * Akira Kuryuu
 * Toki-Runty
 * Akiroda Matsunaiga
 * Black CODE/Miyuki Kuryuu -Akashic Ver-
 * Layla "Miller" Frost
 * JIKANET
 * Jingweon
 * Final Piros - Hiroshi Matsuyama

AIKA's Side

 * AIKA
 * Nioh
 * Taro
 * Licht
 * Yata
 * Nami Tomohiko
 * Missy-White

The Administration World of Network Record/Project .hack

 * Forger Amber (The Founder of the Project .hack)
 * The Creator of World Network Records (Original Saika Amagi)
 * Administrator World of Network (The Twin of Vannese)
 * Diener
 * Davis
 * Han Shi
 * Astria "Miki" Estoria - Miki-Seven
 * Phyllo - Junpei Takaguchi
 * Relena Northstein
 * Reiko Saeki

Players/Remnants of the Past (Enemy)

 * All things that includes the characters previous .hack titles. One most notable appearance are Kite, Haseo, Tsukasa, Sora Yuuki, Sakuya and all characters from Chrono Guild which was dead from the previous one and now leaving as a empty husk to serves as an recycled players by Administration World of Network Records. Same as the Twilight Knights which they were made from the Aura's memories, but this was made in different ways, which was created by the records of the memories which was recorded, and being controlled by them as accordance to the creator.
 * Aura
 * Yggdrasil
 * AI Harald

Other

 * Saika Amagi
 * Tokio Kuryuu
 * Geist - Alexander Christopher
 * Saki Kuryuu
 * Harald Hoerwick
 * Dominique de Mirabeau
 * Emma Wieland
 * Ayaka Amagi
 * Jyotaro Amagi
 * Jun Bansyoya
 * Octa Asgrodia
 * Veronica Bain
 * Junji Matsunaiga
 * Waltz - Noriyuki Matsunaiga
 * Zefie
 * Sophia

Changes
The standalone version, .hack//Link -The Final Tale of the Player- will be a version upgrades from the additional scenario version from Final Edition, it considered to be satisfying better for players to experience, also along with a new director's cut content and as well as a brand-new story elements.


 * Updated visuals for Unreal Engine 5 along with improvements from previous version in Final Twilight: Final Edition.
 * Newly soundtracks composed by Chikayo Fukuda and MONACA.
 * Sub-Stories features added to the game, and it's very unique boundaries from the previous game.
 * Equipment Upgrades added to the game.
 * ATLIMIT Smartphone options added to the game, which players now can read E-mails, news, forums, and enjoy the gallery. also a music.
 * The elements combats system from The Final Tale of the Player has returned and added to the game, excluding Black Cursed Hand, Black Words, Stealth, Social Stealth and Assassination. It replaces with a new one which focused on high fast-paced combat.
 * Music BGM Custom added to the game, which allows player to choose any soundtracks you want to added from previous titles and even from your music library, to creating an immersive experience to create their own story music based.
 * Players are able to transferring all save clear data from previous games of all, starting with IMOQ Re: Login, which unlocks something unexpected additional story cutscenes.
 * Improved Features of Photo Mode added to the game.
 * The story of Ending E: The [E]nd of .hack is getting an director's cut content which never even make it toward a final product, featuring:
 * Additional Story cutscenes, which includes upgrades cutscenes from the original that has more deeper emotional story, while also adds a new point-of-view perspective for Diener.
 * Expand and Increased the story plots which never even answered in the original version.
 * Increased the richness of the story within character developments and story developments, which exclusively for Akira Kuryuu, adds Horror elements.
 * Extra Episode: Father and Child which focused on Akira Kuryuu who spent time hiding in conflicted and lived with their children, and later with his granddaughter, Saki Kuryuu.
 * New bosses and enemies.
 * Han Shi, Reiko Saeki, JIKANET, Black CODE, and Relena Northstein will make return.
 * Final story arc added to the game, replacing the climax story of True Ending E with a new one as Akira and AIKA finally reached to the top and encountered with the rulers of administrators of network records, The Creator, but it's appearance similiar to certain characters that's very precious to Akira as a whole.
 * A new ending added to the game.
 * The total approximately gameplay hours with Director's cut content added to the game, which can be finished within 7-8 hours of gameplay.
 * .hack//Link -The Final Tale of the Player- as a standalone version will getting a new elements content and new changes, such as:
 * Additional story cutscenes added to the game which closely connected with CODE: 81311 anime series, also reworked some scenes which perfectly fit for the director's cut story content.
 * AIKA's story POV has been expanded, which learns more about her story, as well as her past between Final Twilight and this game event, along with new bosses and enemies, along with her new combat abilities, as her involvement in a new main story scenario.
 * Recycle World Network Record added to the game as a new challenges dungeons.
 * A new story scenarios added to the game, which is an written story arc added to the main story, such as:
 * Memories of Program
 * Ghost of the Past
 * Akashic Line
 * Brothers
 * Servant
 * The Epitaph of Twilight
 * Memories of Amagi
 * Unknown Shred of the Past
 * More returning characters added to the game.
 * The Final arc stories has gradually expand into two parts, as the second part of the final arc is a surprising twist one.
 * More new areas and places in Nexus World Network Record also for the outside towers, with Yunari Island areas is getting expanded from the original.
 * Several Lost Grounds are returned, including Mac Anu.
 * New secret boss added to the game.
 * New surprising elements added to the game.
 * A new multiple endings added to the game, and the outcomes is very none other what previous series could do, that people never expecting this. It might also breaking a fourth wall as well, in such dramatic and shocking way.
 * New Secret endings added to the game.
 * Combining with Director's Cut story Content with a new story elements exclusively for Standalone version which approximately can be finish within 25-30 hours of gameplay.

Gameplay
The elements combats system from The Final Tale of the Player has returned and added to the game, excluding Black Cursed Hand, Black Words, Stealth, Social Stealth and Assassination. It replaces with a new one which focused on high fast-paced combat also focusing on improving the combat system from .hack//Link -The Final Twilight-, such as:

Benefitted Data Transfer
.hack//IMOQ Re:Login


 * The history and news from R:1 era added to the game, which presented about Pluto Kiss, Pluto Again, Golden Age and more.
 * All characters from SIGN, AI Buster, Epitaph of Twilight, Legend of the Twilight, and ZERO will be presents as Player - Remnants of the Past.
 * Project .hack #1 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #1 - The Epitaph of the Twilight added as a bonus video.
 * New items and equipment bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Weapons: Amateur Blades & Empty Skies
 * Costumes: Kite's outfit.
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Blue Flame of Purge.

.hack//G.U. Last Recode


 * The history and news from R:2 era added to the game, which presented about Fire at CC Corp, AIDA Outbreak, Third Network Crisis, and Ovan
 * All characters from ROOTS, Cell, Alcor, and G.U. will be presents as Player - Remnants of the Past.
 * Project .hack #2 - #3 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #2 - The Existential of Emotions added as a bonus video.
 * New items and equipment bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Weapons: Gate of Ouroboros
 * Costumes: All-fives Haseo's Outfit
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: The Bringer of the Death.

.hack//Link -Chrono Gear-


 * Additional new cutscenes which has direct connection with Chrono Gear along with adds dialogues and easter eggs from those games.
 * The history and news from R:X era -first part- added to the game, which presented about Real Digitalization, Akashic Records, Immortal Dusk, and Aura -The Queen of Demise-
 * All characters from Link and Link -The Twilight Knights- will be presents as Player - Remnants of the Past.
 * Project .hack #4 - #5 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #3 - The Memories of Recorder added as a bonus video.
 * New items and equipment bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Weapons: Edge Gear Blade
 * Costumes: Tokio Xth Uniform
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Double-time

.hack//Link -RIVES- Re: CONNECT


 * Additional new cutscenes which has direct connection with RIVES along with adds dialogues and easter eggs from those games.
 * The history and news from R:X era -Akashic World- added to the game, which presented about Massacre of the Player, Memory Virus, Quantum Mind Break, R:X Shut down, and Heavy Distortion Network.
 * All characters from RIVES will be presents as Player - Remnants of the Past.
 * Project .hack #6-#7 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #4 - The Anti-Virus added as a bonus video.
 * New items and costumes bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Costumes: Tokio R:X PC outfits
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Vapor Slash

.hack//Link -Chrono Link-


 * Additional new cutscenes which has direct connection with Chrono Link along with adds dialogues and easter eggs from those games.
 * The history and news from R:X era -Akashic World- added to the game, which presented about Re: Immortal Dusk, Chrono Core, The Original Doubleware, and Chrono Link Core.
 * All characters from Chrono Link will be presents as Player - Remnants of the Past.
 * Project .hack #8-#9 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #5 - The Initial Reboot Program added as a bonus video.
 * New items and costumes bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Costumes: Stealth Outfit
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Absorption Data

.hack//Link -RISING GEAR- Ultimate "Chrono" Edition


 * Additional new cutscenes which has direct connection with RISING GEAR along with adds dialogues and easter eggs from those games.
 * The history and news from R:X era -Akashic World- added to the game, which presented about Re: Immortal Dusk, Chaos in Tokyo, Unstabilize Akashic World Program, The Original Doubleware, Network Rampages Crisis, and The Collapse of Akashic World.
 * All characters from RISING GEAR will be presents as Player - Remnants of the Past.
 * Project .hack #10-#11 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #5 - The Rise of the Original Doubleware added as a bonus video.
 * New items and Equipment's bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Weapon: The God of Chrono Blades
 * Costumes: Tokio -Ultimate Form- Outfits
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Time Control Manipulation

.hack//Re:CODE -Beyond the World-


 * The history and news from FORCE ERA era added to the game, which presented about The Second of Immortal Dusk, Data Bug, Fifth Network Crisis, ReCODE System, Conspirators Organization and Sophia.
 * The history and news from R:X Era -2nd Part- added to the game, which presented about The Quantum Computers, Hermit, and Cat PC.
 * All characters from ReCODE -Beyond the World- & Quantum will be presents as Player - Remnants of the Past.
 * Project .hack #12-#14 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #6- The Quantum Program added as a bonus video.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #7- The Analysis of the Origin added as a bonus video.
 * New items and Equipment's bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Weapon: The Neo Blades
 * Costumes: Kite (Sora) Outfits
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Level UP!

.hack//Re:CODE -Guilty Dragon-


 * The history and news from FORCE ERA era added to the game, which presented about The Guilty Dragon, Creator Admin System, Agent of MAMA, and The Eye of the Sin Dragon.
 * All characters from ReCODE -Guilty Dragon- will be presents as Player - Remnants of the Past.
 * Project .hack #15 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #8 - The Eyes of the Network System added as a bonus video.
 * New items and Equipment's bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Weapon: The Lucky Blades
 * Costumes: Sakuya Outfits
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Lucky Strikes

.hack//Versus


 * The history and news from FORCE ERA added to the game, which presented about The Secondary RA Plan, VS The World, Humans RD Experiments, Beta Test, The Missing of David Steinberg, The Death of Dominique de Mirabeau, and Resistance Virtual Spaces
 * Additional cutscenes which has connection with .hack//Versus.
 * Project .hack #16-17 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #9 - Testing Human Experiment for Evolution added as a bonus video.
 * New items and Equipment's bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Weapon: Gear Knuckles
 * Costumes: Tokio's 9 Outfits
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Time Hermes

.hack//Link 2


 * Additional new cutscenes which has direct connection with .hack//Link 2 along with adds dialogues and easter eggs from those games.
 * The history and news from FORCE ERA added to the game, which presented about The Chrono Link Access, AIDA, Propagation Reboot, Legitimate System, AIKA, AI-Product, and Real Digitalization.
 * All characters from .hack//Link 2 will be presents as Player - Remnants of the Past.
 * Project .hack #18 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #10 - The Implementation Observance of AI added as a bonus video.
 * New items and Equipment's bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Weapon: Spear of Anti-Life & Spear of Holy Words
 * Costumes: Panzer Saika Outfits and Valkryie Panzer Saika Outfits (Exclusively for AIKA).
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Judgement of the Sky.

.hack//Link -ChaosWort-


 * The history and news added to the game, which presented about The death of Noriyuki Matsunaiga, The Assassination of Octa Asgrodia, The Fall of the New Order, and Creator Berserk System.
 * Additional new cutscenes which has direct connection with ChaosWort along with adds dialogues and easter eggs from those games.
 * New emails from anonymous along with special senders emails from Helos-Pierce with an haunted and cryptic words message.
 * Extra Episode: Helos-Pierce a new scenario added to the game.
 * New items and Equipment's bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Weapon: Anti-Life Blades
 * Costumes: Schwarz Outfits
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Dark Slayer Style

.hack//Link -ChaosWort- The Sorrow of Fate


 * Additional new cutscenes which has direct connection with ChaosWort -The Sorrow of Fate- along with adds dialogues and easter eggs from those games.
 * New emails from anonymous.
 * Project .hack #18 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #11 - The Failure toward the System added as a bonus video.
 * New items and Equipment's bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Costumes: Schwarz -The Sorrow of Fate- Outfits
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Replicates Hands Slayer

.hack//Re:CODE: The Infinity World of the God


 * Additional new cutscenes which has direct connection with The War of the Twilight along with adds dialogues and easter eggs from those games.
 * The history and news from FORCE ERA added to the game, which presented about The Hunt for the Origin, The Final Network Crisis, The Third Party Affiliation, War of the Gods, The World Maintains Error System, and The End of The WORLD.
 * Project .hack #19-#21 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #12 - The Replication of the God System and The Administration Error added as a bonus video.
 * New items and Equipment's bonuses:
 * Items: Health Drink 5x, Soul Drop 3x, and Revival Potion 2x
 * Weapon: Excali Dual Blades
 * Costumes: Kite (Sora) MAX LEVEL Outfits
 * Toki-Runty Drone Insert Abilities: Level Phase System

.hack//Link -The War of the Twilight-


 * Additional new cutscenes which has direct connection with The War of the Twilight along with adds dialogues and easter eggs from those games.
 * The history and news added to the game, which presented about The Massacre in CC2 Expo, The War against Watch Dogs, The New Era of the Twilight, Birth of the New Gods, and Creation of the Twilight Cult
 * Project .hack #22-24 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #13 - The First step toward Project Succession added as a bonus video.

.hack//Link -The Final Twilight- or .hack//Link -The Final Twilight- FINAL EDITION


 * Additional new cutscenes which has direct connection with The Final Twilight along with adds dialogues and easter eggs from those games.
 * Extra Episode: The Past of What's Determined, a new story scenario added to the game.
 * Optional emails from Anonymous and several emails from several character's perspective message, most notable messages are, AIKA, Geist, Yusuke, Akiroda Matsunaiga, Black CODE, and more...
 * Project .hack #25 Report added to the game.
 * Administrators Network Archive Report Videos #15 (Final) - The Successful of the Project .hack and continues toward a final stages... added as a bonus video.
 * Bonus Items and Equipment's for bonuses features, such as:
 * Restore Health Drink 10x, Emperor Soul 10x, Resurrection Soul 4x, Smoke Screen 3x, and Fairy Orb.
 * Additional Equipments and costume pack.
 * Key Items: The Stairway at the End of Time
 * Bonus video footage, such as:
 * 3 Bonus Videos of .hack//4Koma -Final-
 * 2 Bonus Videos of .hack//Link -Parody Mode-
 * 1 Bonus Video Footage of Tokio's Last Video Message.
 * Optional Bonus Footage regarding .hack//Link -Final Twilight- & -Final Tale of the Player- behind the scene, including Insider developers comment regarding future plans after the development of the saga.

Blu-Ray Edition

 * Contents
 * .hack//Link -The Final Tale of the Player- (Base Game)
 * Premium Edition Bonus
 * Premium Disc Set (3-Disc)
 * Music CD "The Final Tale of the Player: Original Soundtrack (Disc 1-3)
 * Premium Booklet
 * .hack//Link -The Final Tale of the Player x CODE: 81311- Ultimania Archive Book
 * Character information, Character Data, design proposal, weapon design, and color variation.
 * World view setting, Terminology, and Illustration by different illustrators.
 * 100 Glossary and Story views interview
 * Interview with Staff and VAs of The Final Tale of the Player and CODE: 81311.
 * Message Letter from Team Staff, including Hiroshi Matsuyama, Kazunari Ito, Seiichiro Hasokawa, and previous team staff who producing .hack//Link -The Final Tale of the Player-.
 * Including a message letters from Seiyuu voice acting, including a special thanks to all fans who had following the franchise for decades.
 * .hack//Artist -Ultimate Illustration Book Archive-
 * Featuring all collection archive illustration of .hack characters from Staff Artist, Developer Artist, Popular Artist, and Fan-Artist.
 * It's created from fans to fans who had following the game ever since the first day of release in 2002.
 * Most notable artist are Seiichiro Hasokawa, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Kikuya Megane, Yuzuka Morita, and more staff artist from CyberConnect Corporation.
 * Thanks .hack art illustration will had artist from developers of different game, most notable are Tetsuya Nomura, Shigenori Soejima, Kazuma Koda, Akiko Yoshida, and many more artist drawing their favorite characters. Fan artist illustration is also presents to draw their favorite characters in .hack games and showing thanks, love, and support to all developers who worked hard to make the series come true.
 * Final Illustration will be special one for all fans around the world, along with one new illustration that linked to the spiritual sequel to .hack.
 * Adds a new special mini-information of their art, which tells the reason why they drawing the characters they draw.
 * .hack//4KOMA -The Final- Manga
 * 4KOMA -The Final- will have 20 chapters.
 * Which includes every major characters in .hack and also a new breaking fourth wall story brings it's last laugh with .hack characters.
 * Akira Kuryuu is the focus of the story, and Tokio, Kite, Haseo, Tsukasa, Sora, and Sakuya will be appear as well. Black Rose and other characters will be appear as well to delivering their last humor.
 * This manga is also set as the special thanks to all fans, also featuring memorable and also humor story in 4th breaking walls.
 * The Final Chapter will be most important of what happen to Akira in the afterlife as he finally reunited with Saika once more, it will be a heartwarming, tearjerker, and satisfying ending. this final chapter will had a 52 pages.
 * Bonus Illustration
 * Poster Key Visual Illustration bonuses of .hack//Link -The Final Tale of the Player- & CODE: 81311 along with alternative Key Visual illustration drawn by Takaya Nakano and Seiichiro Hosokawa.
 * Akira Kuryuu and all main protagonist of .hack series Key Illustration Postcard by Takaya Nakano.

Trivia

 * The Final Tale of the Player is a very fitting for conclusion that depiction to conclusion of the players in the online game, or so it would for Akira Kuryuu as the players, it represents the reality of what means to be as a player.
 * It was revealed this story is set in the future at 2073 A.D. which is where all humans begins to it's resets due to the successful of Project .hack and entire human's evolution will reached to the new ages of the advance, and the exitinction of old humans.
 * The Older Middle-Aged of Akira Kuryuu is an inspiration from Father NieR, but it's due to his biologically being aged 47 years old, although his chronologically was revealed to be 66 years old. However, his fighting skills and agility still same as before, or even more powerful like a Powerful God than his young age, thanks to his cells of his DNA following his transformed as a god, but just little rusty than he was at his old age.
 * Even it was due to the Original Doubleware impacting his body for slower aging, but true reasons is due to Administrators Network Records and The Creator preventing him to dies or even aging by hijacking his Ultimate PC in order for him to have same strength as his young age, but they cannot prevent the cells getting aging due to issues problem.
 * He was officially as a God instead a human, even thought Tokio had already free him from his power of Creator System and his Anti-Life power.