.hack//RE: Vol.2 -Culmination-

.hack//Link -The Final Twilight- Final Edition is the re-release version of the game which available on PlayStation 6, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 2, and Microsoft Windows (Steam), which it is different from being called as Definitive Edition but it's more combination between Definitive and Special Edition, but the Final Edition is a different types of re-release which offers a brand-new experience for players, including massively improves from the base and DLC games which improves to make it more unique and new to the players in different ways.

As the game will offers an unique experience with a brand-new gameplays, story, challenges, and more, it's also includes a brand-new story arcs, new scenarios with a brand-new ending with additional new DLC Episodes which expand the main stories with major improvements along with characters development which is also received a lot major improvements from the base game.

The Final Edition is much completely unique names for the re-release which combines Definitive Edition and Special Edition, but lots more that it combines the two of those features to maximize a new performance and features to the game, which is also considered as a Complete Edition to the .hack//Link -The Final Twilight-.

General

 * Includes all-downloadable contents from ReCODE DLC Expansion -Legend- from the base games and several improvements along with fixed issues for the downloadable contents playability.

Visual

 * Improves the graphical engine for Unreal Engine 5, along with new Ray-Tracing elements for next-gen with improves the texture, lightings, DLSS, Far-Wide looks, HBAO, and more in real-time.
 * Higher-Quality texture, lighting, psych, and new-level intensity of background detail.
 * An higher-frame rate boost support with refresh rates up to 320 Hz which could made opporturnity uses for Beginner and Pro-Players who wants to experience this massive major improvements toward the graphics.
 * NVIDIA DLSS Ray-Tracing Graphical support.
 * Wider-Anti Aliasing support.
 * Wider-Field Area support.

Music/Audio

 * Several brand-new soundtracks from Chikayo Fukuda and Keiichi Okabe along with re-orchestrated the old music soundtrack of .hack//Link, .hack//Link -RIVES-, .hack//Link -Chrono Link, and .hack//Link -RISING GEAR- which will be added to the game as well, along with a new-choir and longer version with new elements that fits the themes in The Final Twilight.
 * Some re-recorded the voice lines for the updated cutscenes, along with new voice lines for additional new story elements.
 * Improves the sound effects and also supported for Nahimic Sound for the game.
 * New .hack//Link -The Final Twilight- Final Edition theme songs for Opening and Ending.

Game System

 * Improved the traditional controller uses to fit uses of PlayStation 6 and Nintendo Switch 2 Pro.
 * Controller adjustment for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Microsoft Windows (Steam).
 * Ultimate Legend Mode added to the game, which brings players skills to the maximum levels and at maximum difficulties.
 * Improved Dual-Sense functions for PlayStation 5.
 * Newly improved display mode, for Performance Mode and Graphics Mode along with brand-new display mode known as Ultimate Mode which combine the two modes which can performed a higher-frame rate boost and 4K resolution.
 * PlayStation trophies and achievement for PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, and Steam.
 * Loading times removed exclusively for PlayStation 6.
 * Quick Save added to the game.

Story

 * The main story qualities in .hack//Link -The Final Twilight- along with DLC Scenarios: Re:CoDE + Episode has been majorly improves with numerous issues toward characters, direction, animation movements, and more, along with new animation character models with improve the smoother the animation for cutscenes, along with deleted scenes been reworked in order to fit the timeline consistency.
 * Additional story cutscenes which seems to fufilled the fan-feedback regarding the issues toward character's fate, unanswered plot question and more which will addressed it on. Along with new perspective point of view focused on The Cult of Twilight and Akira "Tokio" Kuryuu/ENTIES, in order to learn more from their perspective and how it has complex character development for few of the characters, ENTIES is a complex characters in this game.
 * Increasing the quality of R-Rated story of Final Twilight bringing new bloods and violence which could be happens in the existing cutscenes in order to increased the dramatic and emotional story.
 * Several new changes for the main story which bringing a depth-experience to the players who wants to re-experience the game and it's story, including the original cut which were never even made it into the final product which had been reworked and updated to make it look better from the prototype version.
 * Certains of Cutscenes from previous titles of .hack titles will be added to the game, to brings a feelings that could brought fidelity to finish the characters arc and bringing the conclusion to the game.
 * The Final Arc will had an additional new story cutscenes, dialogues, events, and many more elements, such as:
 * The story started before the final battle begin, which somehow you might received a same direction story from the base game, same goes for the multiple ending, however, at one point of the sequence it will greatly diverged from the base game climax story as the Final Arc will expanded and extended into something uniques for fans who had follow the journey of .hack series since 2002.
 * The Final Battle sequence has greatly expanded, showing the different character's perspective which gives amount new developments for them.
 * You be able to gained opportunity to play as Haseo, Kite, Tsukasa, Sakuya, and Kite (Sora) for a one last time, which their perspective of the final battle story will be expanded even further.
 * It also allows to expand AIKA POV of the her playable story and brings a new sequence and story which you be able to play as him once more before the final bosses.
 * The [E]ND of the Twilight will received a new version, including several completely reworked toward stories development and the ending which is part of cut content which never even added to the final product, which is came from original vision of the director. With new details explained such as:
 * As the existing cutscenes from the Ending E has been reworked with adds additional ones which seems to perfecting the qualities of Tokio's conclusion story. Also bringing a new montages cutscenes of how he came so far from .hack//Link to this story that brings hopeful journey to the end as it brought a new special hopes that placed within the fans.
 * The cut content of the story cutscenes will be at least over 39 Minutes along with additional new cutscenes in 15 minutes which in total will be 54 Minutes of the footage cutscenes. It fleshed out several things that didn't even added in the base game, also re-written the script which match with the story that directors had envisioned, and it will be a special one than other endings.
 * Director promises that The Ending E will be full of surprise to all .hack fans around the world, the ending although is bittersweet but it's very worth for the conclusion story.
 * The ending scene as according to the director, "Will ultimately make everyone sad and understand with Tokio's decision which how his story and character development so far making him as the best protagonist ever". Additional notes that brotherly endings is more emotional and very deeper than the base game, which it's also very beautiful and sad at the same time.
 * "Our Adventure is About to End" is what the quotes is powerful to put at end the story as a whole, also the Tokio's journey and his adventure come to an end.
 * This ending will bring the message to all players around the world what full meanings of the journey for one person to other, in many different people with different perspective that changes their life in more meaningful ways to see.
 * All your save data will be deleted at the end of the game.
 * There will be no Post-Credit scene for the Ending E.

52369420584202684292/The [E]ND of the .hack
How to unlock: You need start the game from beginning, as you process through the only prologue story, there's a significant changes as it direct you to its continuation of it's prologue, instead Chapter 1.

''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.''


 * The director cannot tell specific when this story is took place because it's classified, you need to play through game in order to find out because there's a twist beyond the setting of this game.
 * Director stated that the direction of this story is really complex than any other story.
 * Akira Kuryuu will return as the playable characters to this ending route.
 * This story focus on Akira in his despair with Saika and Tokio's death had left him with no purpose to life, but he simply can't or didn't die because his body regenerates rapidly, that causing all that left for him into an emptiness and void, only been haunted the vision that he had murdered or slaughtered.
 * AIKA will be a playable character as well in her new perspective story in the True Ending E.
 * Akiroda Matsunaiga will be major character in this game too. There will be surprising development about him.
 * There are only five characters in this Ending E, Akira, AIKA, Akiroda and two characters which will be revealed at the middle of the game, which is deemed to be surprising.
 * The Truth about Project .hack will soon be revealed at the near endgame.
 * The final boss will be surprising shocking, along with the ending will be shockingly linked to the spiritual sequel series to .hack series.
 * The story will concludes Akira and AIKA 's story in whole different presentation, and it's warmth the fans heart of the journey.
 * It is also the best to requotes "Our Adventure is About to End" with given powerful improves message "Our Adventure will End. Ours, not them. Whoever for anyone who'll start their new Adventure, is the players who has it's worth to begin their story as they first walk into this world, The WORLD" sitting the lines for spiritual sequel series to this franchise as whole contrast presentation to how .hack series has ended, but a new series that is legacy to it's title will begin.
 * This game story will approximately can be finish in 5 hours of gameplay.

Trivia

 * Instead re-release as Definitive Edition or Special Edition, it is suggested as the part of combination which it's make sense for The Final Twilight re-release as Final Edition, although it is also more and much considered as Complete Edition.
 * According to Matsuyama, it will had a perfect ending which left sweet and bitter ending, but also brings something to make players cry for the characters.
 * The view worlds and several elements through world-building, characters and few more, inspires from NieR: Automata and Final Arc of Attack on Titan.