.hack//LINK -Chrono Link- (Remake)

I do not own .hack//franshice, all copyrighted and it's owned by Cyber Connect 2 and Bandai Namco Entertainment..hack//LINK -Chrono Link- is a fully remake and soft rebooted version to original PlayStation Portable game, .hack//LINK which is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Scarlet, and Switch. The story will be remade in a different direction while expanding its element which never seen in the original version and it is also served as true canon to .hack//franchise. while dismissing the title is the final game to .hack//franchise, but instead to be 'the first chapter of Rebooted Third Season. '

The remake version will be an episodic in full-game which will have three episodes regarding how it expands is not just expands the story, but also rebooting the gameplay in new ways of its experience.

Idea
.hack//LINK -Chrono Link- is a remake version of the original PSP game which released back in 2010. but due to the many controversies and major negative response to the japan and international.

The reason is due to the Field Area being too much repetitive and not consistent, with lack major MMO materials which how to make dot hack series interesting, and the story being decent with lack of story progression and major turning point toward the story, but it was already proper of continuation, however...

But a big major problem is a gameplay feature is very short, very repetitive and left a very negative response from Japanese & international players and .hack//fans who had played the game since .hack//IMOQ and .hack//G.U.

Ever since that many players never take interest in the gameplay and few stories due to how lack of MMO RPG become so much amazing, with more important as how to lack the mystery and brand original elements which become a main theme to the .hack//franchise.

The remake version idea was created in order for preparation to celebrate the 10th anniversary of .hack//LINK being released later in 2020, so there's a massive new content toward the remake version while re-imagining the .hack//LINK story in a different direction and deeper, focus on new mystery and elements which been received.

The gameplay mechanics elements will heavily remake and softly reboot with the game will be Action fast-pace RPG based on Real-Time and MMO which making the game experience even faster, strategic and more effective.

The idea is how making idea gameplay features will not being repetitive like the previous one which brought new elements and new type areas which never seen before, and bring backs mystery elements which how making .hack//IMOQ become a positive response around the world.

Although there's still an idea I have to write, maybe if there's anyone who has an idea of how to make a change you are well welcome to add your idea.

There's still a long way to go, so there's still more need to added to this article.

P.S: The Remake of .hack//LINK will take directions closely to the game stories and set directly after .hack//G.U. Vol.4 Reconnection and seems .hack//RIVES will be a prequel to .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- as it will take a new fresh and narratives to the series as it also considered as Calm Before the Storm.

Episode Title

 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 1 -Revision-
 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 2 -Terror-
 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 3 -Countdown-
 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 4 -Severe-

Story
In the year 2020 A.D, the most well-known as Cyber Connect Corp (CC Corp) has released The WORLD R:3 as its successor of the second revision, over 10 Millions users log-on into The WORLD just a week with many new elements and features that never been bound from the previous revision and become a most-grossing MMORPG around the world.

....but that was several months ago.

Suddenly The WORLD R:3 been shut down temporarily due to the strange circumstances and several unknown major issues become a big reason for how it started as stated by Cyber Connect Corp.

The 14-year old middle school boy, Tokio Kuryuu living in the boring activities after temporarily shut down of the online game, with had no clue about what comes after for him with his dull activities, until the transfer student, Ayaka Koshizumi ask request and using black disc copy, transporting Tokio into an online game.

Arrive in the World R:3 which currently shut down temporarily from CCcorp, suddenly becomes a major dark atmosphere, and encountered with mysterious man known as Flugel tried to attacking Tokio, but been saved by the Legendary Azure Blue Flame, Kite, however, failed to stop Flugel, instead asking favor to Tokio to save the twilight knights, The World and Find mastermind behind disturbance of The World system.

And thus Tokio's Journey begins...

Characters
Main Characters Chrono Time Team/Grand Whale Member. Schicksal/Destiny CC Corp Terminal Hacker Twilight Knights
 * Tokio Kuryuu
 * Ayaka Koshizumi/Saika Amagi
 * Akira Yoshinori
 * Niizato (Ninjato as PC Players)
 * No.99 (Hiyori Izumi)
 * Alibaba (Mio Shigemura)
 * Helos Pierce
 * Nishijima81
 * Miki-Seven
 * Sol
 * Seventy-Seven
 * Kruger.
 * AIKA
 * Flugel
 * Metronom
 * Cello
 * Klarinette
 * Orgel
 * Posaune
 * Trommel
 * Geist
 * Genius
 * Shinji Sanada
 * Dr.0
 * No.9
 * Jyotaro Amagi

Changes from PSP Version of .hack//LINK

 * The difference from the PSP Version is how the game was titled. The original version of .hack//LINK was titled as a final game to the dothack series, while the remake version is the beginning chapter of the rebooted of Third Season.
 * Remake version will be powered by Unreal Engine 4 as it's base games, seeing how it becomes a massive major change from the original version and its base graphics.
 * Manga-style visual changes into cinematic HD-visual based on Real-time experience with an actual cutscene and dialogue elements on HD environment powered by UE4.
 * While cinematic real-time cutscene that powered by Unreal Engine 4, there's also added animation cutscenes produced by A-1 Pictures for several parts cutscene and few important things, in order to make more resemblance to P5 elements.
 * Prologue (Real-life Sequence) from original version .hack//LINK might get expanded, but there's even very prologue story which set before the shut down of The World R:3 and it looks the first glimpse on Tokio's PC as TKO reaching level 80 for half years after their first log-in to The World R:3 with his best friends Akira Yoshinori's PC "Kuro-E". There are a major surprise and twist that never presented from the original game before.
 * Prologue (Real-Life Sequence -Tokio's First Meeting with Saika-) set a month after The World R:3 been shut down temporarily.
 * A lot bigger, and bigger optional gameplay elements and it's experienced as its been heavily remake and softly reboot from Original PSP Game .hack//LINK elements, which introduce more different and brand new gameplay elements.
 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- will be a fully-episodic game which keeping traditional episode themes concept from previous .hack//Games, but the hours of the gameplay will be based on the full games, resemblance to FFXIII, which approximately main story in general for 25-30 hours of gameplay, which contained three episodes, Revision, Terror, and Countdown.
 * Over 120 original soundtracks composed by Chikayo Fukuda and split for 3 Episodes of .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-. and the music theme songs from previous games as the battle boss theme will be replaced with a new soundtrack which categorized for Field, Battle, Event and more.
 * .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- will tak a different direction from the original games, while re-imagine the old story been reworked into new narratives with an unrepetitive story.
 * The remake version will delve even deeper towards characterization for Tokio, Saika, AIKA and other Shicksal, which never been explored in the original version, including new version motivation of Geist and explore his backstory to understand his intent to the main story.
 * The remake version will be shown, Tokio's involvement in the past will cause major different events to occur to the past time due to its interference. While keeping the same ways from the same events from previous ones, although there are a few occur events that had been changed.
 * Remake version will don't revealed her name as Saika Amagi earlier as she did in the original version, which she still going on her cover names as Ayaka Koshizumi, but her true name will be revealed in the third episode. Tokio in remakes knows about Saika's name, but unaware her last name.
 * The real-world situation will be depicted and delve more than it was presented in original games, including you can play Tokio in real-life during prologue story, even though it will be linear.

New Key-Element

 * Difficulty mode added to the game, which you can select the difficulty before you start the game, which is also bringing the depends to their gaming level, skills, and experience.
 * Over 20 all-new party members, that including, AIKA, Panzer Saika, Akira, Sol, No.99, Alibaba, Nishijima81, Miki-Seven, Helos-Pierce, Ninjato, Kruger, and more.
 * Over 200 new wallpaper themes for .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- which can be displayed for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Scarlett, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
 * There’s an illustration, and Visual Art which been illustrated by a different illustrator, including Kikuya Megane, Seichiro Hasokawa, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, and more.


 * Parody Mode added to the game, there are many intense, funniest moment, and bloopers which never presented before and Fluegel with Akira along with Ninjato will also making their jokes into 4th Wall Breaking in this Parody.
 * You can also enjoy more parody scenes for each episode. Each main story scene has been altered with a parody version, and also added a new scene in order to fill laughter and gags to the series.


 * BBS, Rumour, News, and Apakallu return with bigger new elements and new types of a rumor that connecting from past into the future.
 * Over 120 soundtracks total from all-three episodes of .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- composed by Chikayo Fukuda, and Yuki Kajiura.
 * Over 30 brand-new original LINK characters, which bringing all-brand new originality to the LINK story. It is considered as Chrono Link to be developed much look like Ultimate version to PSP version, which is fans can enjoy the more original story which doesn’t even present in the original version and bringing a new look.
 * Grand Whale will have even more features and more elements that never seen before, which also featuring upgrade the design of Grand Whale.
 * You can also design the place and pick the color which fits with your vision, and also as now have a way to strengthen the ship during combat.
 * Grand Whale Combat Mode which is content that only exclusive in the third episode, which allows the grand-whale to be using in combat mode, and you can upgrade the parts and battle fuel system to upgrading the ship.


 * The third episode of Chrono Link, Countdown will remake the LINK story climax from scratch, with all-brand expanding story as it still follow the direction from PSP version story, but it actually expanded more with Chrono Link story direction, along with Brand-new story Second Half of the story which shows a never seen before story and bringing the most shocking story ever.
 * Chrono Link version will bring a massive and bigger new content and all-new experience with new freedom and unlimitation content which has more potential than what it receives from the PSP version.
 * The gameplay system has been heavily remake and soft reboot, which is now being more Action RPG based on real-time and MMORPG elements. Few parts element from PSP version will be reworked and fit to the new system elements bringing back core more openly.
 * Akashic Records gimmick has been expanding more and bigger new elements, with added Akashic Unrecord as the free-explore dungeon, but it is not a filler dungeon it is surely bringing up more mystery that ties up to LINK and future story, also connected to the unravel past which was ultimately unexplained.
 * There’s still soundtrack music that didn’t add in PSP version original soundtracks until Chrono Links version reworked the music soundtrack and released in a pack of the original soundtrack, which is shown confirmation that unreleased music soundtrack of PSP version can now be released.
 * Tactical Command Mode added to the game, in which players can freely choose skills from other party members and performing strike towards enemies.
 * LINK abilities is a new system which never been optimized in other MMORPG, including The World as it said to be a system that can only be used by Doubleware user which has skills to improve their Actual Body PC which is something that never supposed to exist in the game aspect. It gives entirely new abilities, new skills, new growth, and also Linked abilities to bringing and optionalized the experience to the game.
 * RTC orbs, is also anew grinding point system which will be a key to free Twilight Knights and Lost PC from Moonstone curse that been inflicted by the mastermind, and as you already free them, you will be rewarded a rare or rarest items which are as part of their thanks, as for Twilight Knights, they will join your party.
 * Tokio will gain a new form in the second episode of Chrono Link, known as Chrono Form which is a new form combination between his PC with an amounts of data from Black Copy Disc of The World R:3, that given him a new power to control three elements such as, Magus Form, Sword Form, and Chain Form.
 * Tokio’s Xth form will be reworked and renamed as The Rechain Gear Time Form which is now been officially naming in order to avoid the rehashed from G.U series. It also includes brand-new skills that were never seen before.
 * Historical of .hack//series added to the Chrono Link -Revision- which you will need to learn more regarding the events that will tie to this event. It will be also added in Chrono Link -Windows Edition-.
 * Several references mentioned and Ninjato’s characters from .hack//LINK -Twilight Knight- Manga, has been added to the game.
 * The Expansion DLC for two episodes, such as Revision episode will be getting a DLC to expand content known as ReStart, and Terror episode will getting DLC expands content known as Paradox.
 * Each of DLC content will have different improvements towards the system, new game content, and additional story content.
 * The Third Episode of Chrono Link Countdown will be getting a Season Pass DLC for full-one year, which including all-new episodes, new patches, contents, improvements, new challenges, newly expanded area, costumes, and more.
 * Jyotaro’s Diary Video will be added to the game explaining the research regarding about R.A. Plan, and connection to the Terminal Disc, also explaining the secret that could never be told regarding about CC Corp, and connection to MAMA organization, and it can only be found once players defeat the boss in each level floor of Akashic Unrecords.
 * The Music Box added which can be obtained when you finished the certain side-quest job from Toki-Runty, which it includes all-soundtracks of Chrono Links, including the theme songs from previous dothack titles. You can obtain the music soundtracks as you buy the CD music from Toki-Runty, or Progressing the game.
 * The Post-Content of each episode of Chrono Links will have much bigger elements bringing a new and hardest challenge that comes to light, including New Quest, Challenges, Dungeon, Post-story elements, and more.
 * Starting a New Game+ and choosing the hardest difficulty mode, is a new experience in which veterans can overcome new challenges and balancing with strategic and tactics to kill your opponent.


 * The players can transfer their Save Clear Data from .hack//LINK -Remastered-, .hack//G.U. Last Recode and .hack//IMOQ Re: Log-on which contains several items, video, weapons, costume, and more.

The all-brand new additional story element
See Story Elements of .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-

Prequel
.hack//RIVES is a prequel series to .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- and TV Anime series being produced by A-1 Pictures which bringing a fresh new start to The World online game and bringing back the core which what makes .hack//IMOQ became so interesting while bringing the main plot to have a tie-up with its sequel, .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-

PC version
.hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Windows Edition is a PC Port version which includes all first to four Episode of the remake version and all downloadable content expansion with Season Pass DLC from the third episode which featured NVIDIA Gameworks support and new elements which didn't add in Original ports.