.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 the direct continuation to RIVES story and the fully remade version to the original PlayStation Portable game, which is now being available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch.

The story will continue after the ENTIES Crisis and The 4th Network Crisis which leading The World R:3 into Shut down its server, while many incidents, Crisis of Networks, and the disappearance of his friends, Tokio and Akira had chosen to return to The World with unexpected transferred by the mysterious transfer student, Saika Koshizumi.

Chrono Link will have three-episodic full games, first episode  Revision  set to travel to R:1 era, second episode  Terror  set to travel to R:2 Era, and the third episode Countdown  set to bringing a greater climax to the whole episodes in the R:3.

Idea
.hack//LINK is the direct sequel to G.U. stories which once available on PlayStation Portable and released back in 2010 which exclusively only released in Japan. Its story set three years after the third network crisis and setting up for the next version of the online game known as The World R:X focusing Tokio Kuryuu met with the beautiful transfer student, Saika Amagi who transfering him into the online game and set up his adventure begins.

Although it released on PlayStation Portable, it received a quiet poor reception to the japan and even international that even though didn’t get a hand for international release has making response with controversies as how many gameplay features made too repetitive and not consistent, including Area and Dungeon, including enemy and boss being repeated over same time as it is.

Some of the critics praised for its story and it's expanding the lore over the course within first to second season story of dothack, while the most of fans criticize the progression story being too repetitive from the previous works with lack of imagination and turn, including pacing story and few original characters being too bland, except for Fluegel which he is more interesting.

As part honor for 10th anniversary of .hack//LINK release, the fully remade title will be known as  .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-  which presented for new modern approach to bringing an imagination and creative over the story, gameplay, dungeon, content, and more, while presenting much brand-new story that never even seen before, expanding more lore, and recreates its PSP story version to its new creative ways to told, with new reboot setting known as The World R:3.

The fully remade story will have its TV Anime story prequel known as  .hack//RIVES  which set during the golden era of The World R:3 which brings the story that will greatly connect to the Chrono Link story. It is recommended for new and old fans to watch the TV Anime prequel’s first before starting to play the game, which is considered as  The Prologue.

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, Saika 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
See Story Elements of .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-

Story element
See Story Elements of .hack//LINK -Chrono Link-

Features

 * A fully remade version of the original .hack//LINK - .hack//LINK has received a fully remade powered by  Unreal Engine 4  which brings the game in the HD which brings a whole new evolution to the dothack game series which remade its graphics, gameplay elements, characters models, and more which bringing its characters even more alive than before, and also changing cinematic comic style into much more cinematic CGI which brings the story into much more beautiful and greatly expand the experience.


 * The next chapter of LINK Story saga, continuing the story from RIVES - Story saga continued into the next volume and Chrono Link will be a  second volume to the story, continue its story from RIVES as Tokio and Akira will embark another new adventure which this time will be much very real-time with full harness consequences. Several characters from RIVES like Sol, No.99, Kruger, Nishijima81, and Seventy-Seven will return for a brand-new story. As Chrono Link tied up its story with RIVES bringing the flow works to the narratives.
 * A new experience in the trap MMO and meet all new and familiar characters - The Chrono Link will bring an all-new experience in trap MMO which reimagining the story from original, while bringing even more new story content which never even shown before. It brings back familiar characters like Haseo, Kite, Tsukasa, Mimiru, Subaru, Orca, BlackRose, Ovan, and many more, but not just that, they will meet an unseen face in the past time and bringing brand-new direction to the story.
 * Explored the mysterious tower, Akashic Records - Records is a mysterious tower that has abilities to led Tokio and his friend to traveling to the past time and meeting with the heroes from the past, somehow lead up to a new mystery which brings the path to rejoins and reaching to the top, exploring a mysterious beauty transfer student, Saika Koshizumi secret who has connection with Schicksal, Chrono Core, and Akashic Records that will lead up to the unexpected moment.
 * Whole new music composed by Chikayo Fukuda - Music experience by Chikayo Fukuda will once again listen to the nostalgic music soundtrack from the PSP version which has been re-arranged into a new songs, including a never-even hear the music which was very new to the game and expanding the tracks of the soundtrack to make it the background music feels not just natural, but more elements that which left fans ambiguous.
 * Brand-new gaming experience and expand new exploration elements for Dungeon and Field Area - Chrono Link games will not just expand the game element content, but it also brings a brand-new gaming experience, discovery, new puzzles, and new exploration. The Root town will give more open area and freely roam which allows you to have more activities in the online game, including discovering unseen areas, shops, secret dungeons, and more scenery which would like to see. Not just that, the Dungeon and Field Area will also have new exploration features, including more discovery areas, hidden treasures, hidden enemies, puzzle, and more fun things make you can’t wait to try explored a dungeon once more.
 * Fight against an enemy who gets in your ways - New combat system will get remade and newly featured mechanics which allows you to fight the enemies in fully dynamics and more appealing to fans attention, and not just that, the game will also make a new combat tactics and a meaningful fast-paced action-packed games with a lot of new features which brought the game even much more in dynamic to this game. A lot of new environment combat will allow you to freely use something that let you attack against the enemy.
 * Together with your friend, spent time with your friend, and learn more about them to increase Bond of Unison - together, spending time together, and learn more about them can do much with the  Bond of Unison  that allowing you to made a bond with your unison PC and discovered a new past & new side of their characters that never even being explored from the previous work. With how many bonds of Unison you had increased will unlock a specific story which leads hold for a new story that will intact to one and another, while the major characters you had increased in MAX will eventually lead-up to unlock a new route ending that would take.
 * Explored a gigantic crawling dungeon The Dark Time - New Gigantic Crawling Dungeon, the Dark Time which allows you to not just leveling up your characters, fighting the hidden bosses, rare treasure items, strong enemies, and mind-breaking puzzle, but also unveils a discovery and its mystery that leads to connecting between the Dark Time and Akashic Records. Unliked Akashic Records, the dark time will contain a very secret story event that never even explored or be shown that has a lot of new mystery.
 * Experience the Chrono Link story in a three-full episode game - The game in full-three episode,  Revision, Terror, and Countdown  which allows you to not just experiencing the second story of Tokio’s adventure which has greatly expanded from the PSP version, but it also expanding each of three seasons lore that bringing ties to each other and overall brings more opening with opportunity to teased a bigger story that what’s come next.
 * Available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Switch, and PC - .hack//LINK -Chrono Links- will available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Switch, and PC. Each of those platforms had different qualities and graphics, including how much memory size and RAM that could take for your platform, including more price will come up to it. As for Switch will be downgraded, however not so downgrades like the PSP did, more like newly refreshing graphics which fit to Switch version. As for PC will bringing even more ultimate graphics and highest qualities with help from NVIDIA.

Prequel story
.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.