.hack//LINK -Chrono Link- The Fall of the Twilight Knights

"For the first chapter of Chrono Link, see .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 1 Revision".hack//LINK -Chrono Link- The Fall of the Twilight Knights is a brand-new DLC story scenario to the first episode of Chrono Link also side-quel between RIVES and Chrono Link which focusing on returning protagonist, Kite who was requested by Aura after The World R:3 been shut down, making his return for action to fight against a new threat.

Players had the chance to play not just Kite, but Haseo as well and new playable characters, Tsukasa also makes a join which is a sign for multiple playable characters added to the DLC Scenario with returning gameplay elements from previous main title bringing three playable characters has its own set abilities.

Chrono Link -The Fall of the Twilight Knights- can be unlocked by pre-ordering .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 1 Revision or unlocked three chapters during the main story, but you need to purchase the paid DLC first.

Available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Epic Game Store.

Prologue -Another Side of the Beginning-
Kazumi Ito, the former players behind Kite who become the most legendary hackers from 10 years ago in the incident of Second Network Crisis, Pluto Again, and now he continues pursuing his study in Foreign culture and pursues his work for Foreign work, but suddenly receiving email from his long-time friend, Aura.

Regarding the dangerous enemies start approaching and asked Kazumi to save her, resulting in his decision to return and login to The World R:3 after long-10 years after his retirement, with his new PC designed by Aura.

During his login, he encountered the bigger distortion toward the connection of network making the connection being cut, drag and trap him into Anonymous Area, with the sudden fate that he met with the former legendary PKK, Haseo and former NAB investigator, Ovan who suddenly encountered against ENTIES.

Meanwhile, Tsukasa suddenly traps again into The World R:3 for a week ago, just like eleven years ago, he can’t log out and been trapped, but feels different than she had issued before, and encounter against Geist who suddenly appears in front of her.

Chapter I -The Ungrateful Side-
After successfully finally escaped together from the anonymous area with Helba and Lios's help, both of them explained to Kite, Haseo, Tsukasa, and Ovan that The World online game has facing a new crisis which is very different from the one that Kite and Haseo had face before, as for Tsukasa as she also been told Aura's in danger. They will face the mysterious group of hackers the same as Kite known as Schicksal.

However, there's different opinions and side that needs to discuss before they begin for cooperation, including their personal issues within their own and their arguments have made it hard for things to happen only until the leader of Schicksal, Fluegel came to them in a surprising way.

They need to put away their personal issues for a while and find a way to make sure they can accomplish their goals together.

Chapter II -Momento-
After they made the decision for cooperation, Kite seems to understand regarding about Tsukasa and Haseo's issue which hoping for something they will find something they looking for, in exchange for cooperation, however, they become friends than just collaborators and working together to find a way to defeat Schicksal members which are very stronger than Kite has thinking.

However, Cello making traps for Kite and his friend which testing their patience and limits, thus her trick made the opponent cannot escape from her trick, with four of her beast trying to prevent them from escaping. Thus there's no way out against Cello, Haseo offers some tricks, which only Kite and Tsukasa can do it?

Tactical Combat mode started between Kite & co against Cello...

Chapter III -The Trump Card-
After their fight against Cello as she managed to escape, however, Kite and Co encountered a mysterious half-mask boy, Geist who also confirmed to be part of Schicksal members, although he's not here to fight, but rather offer to prevent the surprise attack from Schicksal, in exchange for invitation for War between Twilight Knights against Schicksal and those who win will able to change the fate of the World and Aura's fate will be determined by the winners.

Thus with the agreement between Kite and Geist, because he knew that more members of Schicksal would come and try to hunt Kite, Tsukasa, and Haseo, which he made the decision for war against them if it means to protect Aura.

However, all players hero who was involved in many events cannot be contacted with an unknown reason or they're where doubt was confirmed to be unknown as they still busy with their real-life problem, including Kite doesn't want to make BlackRose, Balmung, and Orca to be involved in that war. Helba offers a solution in the choice to use the AIs PCs from the previous year with borrowing some power from Aura and Akashic Records to do that.

Meanwhile, Geist will play his own trump card to make the last surprise attack before the war began, but instead hunting Kite, he has another goal he needs to make.

Chapter IV -Twilight Knight vs Schicksal-
Finally, the war between Twilight Knight against Schicksal has finally begun with lots of armies that were created from log PCs data which was borrowed from Akashic Records abilities. Right now the higher-stakes battle between them as began in extreme measure ways and due to how Schicksal is more powerful, and there's a chance they sometimes they will be lost, however, with the trust of Haseo, Tsukasa, along with Helba, Lios, Yata, and Pi they can win the war and save The World from Schicksal.

With eight Schicksal members, including Fluegel as a leader, the battle they will against will be much harder from his last time he fought against Morgana and Cursed Wave, in order to decide the fate of The World and protect Aura, The war will begin. Meanwhile, Geist has making preparation for how Schicksal can win the war, and his plan has came prepared than Kite had expected...

Final Chapter -The Last Player to Stand-
The following plantation of Akashic Records came into fruition, the virus moonstone begins infecting all Twilight Knights' Memory Log Data, including Haseo and Blackrose also been infected. Because of this will be impacting the memories of PC in the real world, thus beginning of the  Alteration Memories of Syndrome  which they’re memories been modified with a new one, due to their original memories had been seal in the moonstone virus.

The Kite was the only survivor from infection thanks to his new power from Azure Eternal Flame Kite, but resulting in Aura’s been captured and imprisoned in Akashic Record. Because of this, all he has one thing to do is to survive Fluegel’s attack and rethink a strategy to defeat him.

He left in confused why Schicksal can contain a hacked PC which is not normally from The World System Spec, given suspicious and doubt regarding CC Corp’s connection with hacked PC as well. The enormous shadow living in the depth shadow of Schicksal, the final battle between Kite vs Fluegel soon drawing into climax.

Characters

 * Kite/Kazumi Ito
 * Haseo/Ryou Misaki
 * Ovan/Masato Indou
 * Tsukasa/AnShoji
 * Helba
 * Lios
 * Carl
 * Akira Hayami (BlackRose)
 * Yata (Takumi Hino)
 * Pi (Reiko Saeki)
 * Junya Murakami
 * Balmung
 * Mariko Misono
 * Tomonori Kazumi
 * Mimiru Ayanami
 * Silabus
 * Gaspard
 * Shino Nanao
 * Junichiro Takaoka
 * Genius Fiida Sharma
 * Jyotaro Amagi (mentioned)
 * Salvador Aihara (mentioned)
 * Chika Kuramoto (mentioned)
 * Aina Indou
 * Fluegel
 * Cello
 * Metronom
 * Klarinette
 * Orgel
 * Trommel
 * Posaune
 * Geist
 * ENTIES
 * Tokio Kuryuu (Only appeared in the final chapter)
 * Davis (mentioned)

Gameplay
The gameplay will be the same as Chrono Link, which its element will follow its mechanics from The World R:3 and each of three playable characters had a different move-set, mechanics, abilities, and combat.

Dual Blade
As the times changed, the dual blade has gained improvement from first to the third version of The World and thus gained a different style, move-set, skill trigger, and many more abilities which will be based on its R:3. Kite's combat style will be hybrid implementation between R:1 and R:3, also bringing natural combat improvements from R:2, but his attack combat will be faster than before also using two-weapons bringing his different style, including how he can now use a system from R:2 and R:3 as he using the Blue Flame Skies (as the weapon that Opposed to Empty Skies).

Kite can now use a Skill Trigger from R:2 and R:3, but as the gameplay elements will be based on Chrono Link game elements, his attack will be doubled faster than before and different move-set as the story progress. Not just that, elemental weapon attack will also be presented with different motives, how he will using magic and skill through his weapon which delivering damages toward the enemies. It is also possible to deliver counter-attacks during guard as now he has his different guard counter-attack to allows striking back against the enemies.

Data Drain
Data Drain that Kite will use is different from how he used to have Data Drain through bracelet, as Aura implementing its ability through his right-hand which no longer rely on Bracelet or worrying if the bracelet to be destroyed, as now he can freely use it without risk on his PCs, but needs to charging its DD Gauge to activate it.

DD Gauge is a new system which able to charging during combat against the enemies, as you continue to do that until it's full you will able to execute command using Tactical Command by  Pressing R2, L2  and  Triangle Button  to perform Data Drain sequence, but that sequence will be in real-time rather than have its sequence.

Data Drain use can be upgraded with Virus Core which able improved its performance, usage, damages, elemental attributes damage, and decreasing damages that were delivered from the enemies. It also allows you to obtained new abilities when you data draining its enemies, gaining knowledge, and more through enemies' log data.

Ghost Flash Combat
Which you can able use it when Heat Gauge reaches to a second level which can able to perform Ghost Flash, it will be faster than the player originally does which attacking the enemies and able to dodging faster, although you can't guard for a moment. The counterattack, however, will be much faster than before allowing you to look for enemies' weak points and strike to the ground.

Several combos can be used at the same time and can be continuous with Skill Trigger which will be more effective during combat which utilizes its speed movement and opportunity to strike against the enemies, although there are limits for its use.

Azure Flame Purge
When Azure Gauge reaches its third and Max level which able to perform the Azure Flame Mode, with using the Blue Fire Elements which can strike continuously same as Ghost Flash, but in additionally the combo attack, elemental attacks, and even Magic will be delivered faster than before also able to contain a different abilities bringing much move-set to improve more than just base original.

Ultimate Skills which can be performed when the enemies reach a weak point which players can now be able to use Azure Purge Slash which using his weapon, as it a similar ultimate attack from Data Drain, however it does deliver even much more damages and it possibly can deliver an instant Kill toward enemies.

Adept Rogue Freestyle Combat
It's much unlike how it works in The World R:2 (G.U. Games) where you can changing your weapons during choosing a different Skill Trigger, in Chrono Link, you be able to change your weapons more freely during exploration or even in the battle by pressing different D-Pad to choose four weapons that you want to use, and given a freedom how you use each of Haseo's weapon during combat.

This also allows you to change your weapons during attacking enemies, for example by doing combo style attack from Scythe Shouxiao in half of it and when you change your weapon into Broad Legged you can continue you attack from before, and so it continuously without end as it gives you to change your weapon much freedom as it does without any sequence, but in real-time.

Double Skill Trigger
Every three characters have a  Skill Trigger, but Haseo has different set movements and mechanics from two of them, and  Double Trigger  will be something to described allowing players to make a second phase for attack with its skill.

It might be the same preset as how G.U. games did, but Chrono Link has utilized it to make it more dynamics to make it tactical, but also bringing endless action combat that will deliver more damages toward enemies.

By  pressing R1  for Skill Trigger, although as it wouldn't rely on a special sequence like G.U. did, but did in the real-time, but a new feature as to how it allows you to continue attack even after using the skill trigger.

Dual Gunner
Haseo might in his  5th Form, however, he might not be able to use  Gate of Ouborous  freely due to Helba has optimizing Haseo's PC and four weapons will be his regular equipment, especially for Dual Guns which can still be used, and  Judgement  will be added for Double Skill Trigger. You shot the enemies using guns or attacking enemies using guns blade.

New features, as it now allows to staggering your enemies instantly when you striking down the enemies' weak point which allows you to put the enemies in paralyze which bringing an opportunity to defeat your enemies. Another new feature allows you to shoot enemies on the blind spot, or you can shot their head for some  headshot, but headshot attacks won't work on enemy bosses.

Gate of Ouroboros Awakening
Haseo has sealed away his weapon, The Gate of Ouroboros due to seal his epitaph, but doesn't mean that he can't unlock it freely. Gate Ouroboros Blade Guage added as part to unlocked its weapon when it reaches its maximum charge, its powerful weapon includes all skills of the eight epitaph that Haseo regularly uses during Vol.4 Reconnection which as part of Skill Trigger.

Although the duration limit of its use might get short, if you upgrading Haseo's ability which reducing the limit of Gate of Ouroboros blade awakening, and more and more you upgrading to its next level, the time limits will be much longer than usual in level 1.

Avatar Battle System
Avatar Combat System return since .hack//G.U. games and .hack//G.U. Vol.4 Reconnection it necessary that it might have similar taste as to how the previous main title did, but Chrono Link remade to made look the same as combat system work in Chrono Link, bringing new challenges to utilize that system as part of big major improvement.

Instead Shooting the enemies to stunning them and attacking them, even also Data Draining them at the end, The Chrono Link had made major changes which increase its challenges, with addition of  Avatar Skill Trigger  allow Skeith to using his skills and Scythe have a special unique traits skills allows you to use it as Skill Trigger goes.

Rengeki Avatar System  allows you to use when enemies reached  staggered, it can also allow the party to use support skills to your epitaph in a different set, which is depending on a party member you choose to join. QTE  will also be added to brings its avatar battle in real-time.

Upgrading Skeith Abilities
Haseo's Avatar Skeith abilities can now be upgraded, allowing to efficiently use for Avatar Combat which features  Skills ,  Agilities ,  increasing attributes, and  Rengeki system  which allows players to improved Skeith's performance during combat and also allows you to make better controlling Skeith.

It needs a virus core for the cost of upgrading the avatar and more virus core can be obtained as you doing Avatar Combat. It's not just improving Skeith's performance, but also adding a new features ability allow you to use it during the battle, which including  Stun Barrage ,  Seven Sword Slash ,  Dazzling Death, and  More  can be obtained as the story progress through

Light Magic Attack
Tsukasa can perform light magic attack as using particle which delivers normal damage toward enemies, another new ability as to how it can use three magic like Fire, Ice, and Thunder which use normally and regularly as part of the light magic attack, in somehow it also can be used in wide-ranged or far ranged.

While it also can use a different set of magic in a different Moveset and style which how types of magic have its damage to deliver, but it depends how much magic damage can be used.

Heavy Magic Attack
The Heavy Magic is something that Tsukasa can form the heavy object or heavy magic to deliver against the enemies by pressing triangle button and with different magic, like Earth, Tornado, and Holy attack combos can bring each of those magic to deliver more damages toward the enemies, while it works on wide-ranged and far ranged, it also worked in blind-ranged which targeting the enemies weakness.

While it also can use a different set of heavy magic in a different Moveset and style which how types of magic have its damage to deliver bringing its style and damages made harder but also had the opportunity to strike the enemies in very powerful damages.

Tactical Magic/Trap Magic
Tsukasa can practically use trap magic which baiting the enemies to come over her and delivering trap damages toward enemies, but it does need strategy and tactical with right and timing for how he can make trapping them. There are different set magic trap can be used in a different place, wide-range, far-ranged, or use it directly.

It brings the opportunity for players to attack the enemies during being trapped by Tsukasa's magic, but it does have different duration and limits when its trap magic was off. but by upgrading Tsukasa's ability to Trap Magic which was able to reduce its trap magic limits and allow him to use it for much longer.

Summoning Guardian
Guardian can be summoned if Rings Gauge has reached maximum charged, which it freely attacking the enemies in many ways, with joining Tsukasa which using a Skill Trigger to control the Guardian attack and balance magic, while also bringing surprisingly attack against the enemies.

You can also control Guardian in a freeway, however, The Guardian has its manner between been control or do with its own will, but it's still connected between both.

Magic Combo Upgrade
A new system will allow you to upgrade and learn a new combo attack for Tsukasa even though as a Wavemaster it doesn't use for an attack like twin blade or blade brander did, but it has its own unique with creating magic Moveset and create its own to make truer as Master Wavemaster.

Same for Haseo and Kite, it needs a virus core to upgrade, not just magic combo, but also upgrading Guardian's performance which allows him to made more smoother action during combat. It also has own degree different from swordsman, Magic Combo wouldn't cost SP as it used.