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Be prepared for a new Generatin of RPGs

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

An extremly clever game that simulates an online game. You receive e-mails from your party,you can write questions on a board and get them answered and you can check the news of that world. it's amazing:

1. Story line: great, you even get to know wht is happening in the outside world by watching a 45 minute anime DVD! how cool is that? you can't get bored with this game as it is always on the move.

2. Graphics: Graphics are very good but not in FFX style nor in Grandia's [disappointing] graphics. it is colorful, detailed and near animation like except it's in 3D you can check screen shots on the net like I did (and i'm extremly careful when it comes to graphics).

3. Music: It has great classic RPG type of music, great enough to put you in the area's mood. If it is happy, dull ya know.

overall, this game is worth and to make it more interesting buy the anime series, it's great.

Talk about being pulled in!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Let me start off by saying that unless you're into Rpgs, anime, and at least a little into .hack this game is not for you. For me I first say the cartoon then found the games. With that being said, onto the reveiw.

I have played a lot of rpg's and the only game that pulled me in this much was FF7 and .hack has one up on ff7 in that instead of feeling like you're playing someone else this game makes you feel like you ARE someone else. I kinda wish that they had a little LESS character development on Kite simply because because they tell you he's in 8th grade. That right there kinda pulls you out of the story a bit but I still find myself not wanting to shut it off because I want to know what happens next. And just like real life I find I like gameing with certain characters more than others. I even get angry at the other characters.

Simply put if you want a game you can throw yourself in and not look back this is it. I wouldn't rate it as high as FF games but it comes darn close. Give it a shot, it's the best 30 bucks I've spent in a long time.

a very good game but gets kind of Repetitive

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game is one of the best rpgs i have ever play with the the plot so Impressive but, here it comes you have to go to dungons over and over agin its sad. the battle sysem is real time so thats great and you get difrent looking wepons but so far where i am in the game no matter what difrent types of armor you put on your out look doesn't change but this is an Excellent game one of the best rpg i've ever seen.

Tiny bit repetitive, but overall excellent

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is really well done, except for the repetive parts. I know that it is just the part that sets up the upcoming games, but it is a bit short. The graphics are excellent, one of the better ones I have played. I would recommend this game for any person who is familiar with the Manga/ other parts of .Hack, because this game sort of jumps directly into the plot, and it can be confusing it you have no history with .hack.

Graphics: 5
Plot/ Gameplay: 4
Difficulty:4
Funness: 4
Overall: 4.5

When you purchase this, you might as well buy all four parts becuse you can transfer your save game to the next part. Also, the plot gets better from part to part.

A totally unique RPG experience

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game does things in an action RPG that have never been done before, while maintaining the core. The character development is great, the soundtrack is great, the value is unprecedented because of the inclusion of a DVD movie. You should absolutely add this game to your collection.

Weeellll.....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: July 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

In late May, I set it upon myself to get this game. I had seen the show, and although i was confused i liked the idea. So, i started to look around at reviews.
Big mistake
For one, almost every person had a completely different idea of what the game was. Some hated it, some loved it, and some were in between.
In the end, If you are a fan of .hack//sign or interested in a NEW RPG , buy the game if you are none of the above head to blockbuster.
If you are looking for a place to dive into .hack, the game is a LOT less confusing then the show, on more then once a week, and able to be played anytime other than late night.
The opening menus are nice, if you know that it is a computer screen. The good thing is you can unlock wallpapers and music for your "desktop" A very nice touch.
graphics: (4outof5) rather well done. They could have used some facial expressions, but the designers did a good job keeping an anime feel without resorting to cel shading( which i HATE!). other than that, great stuff. The attention to the monster's is fantastic, even though there are rather few of them, but they all look noticably different. unlike FFX, the designers did not just swithch the skins on set creatures.
Story: (4of5) people rave about how the story is bad, but the fact that must be kept in mind is that this game is a BEGINNING to a much larger series. in this aspect it does a good job, telling enough to keep a person playing, but not enough to detract from future episodes. there is enough intruige to confuse the writers of "Days of our Lives," and the ending is a real cliffhanger, and makes you wonder what happens next.
Charectors: (5of5) the charectors are good on the most part. They each are noticably different from the other, so you won't get them confused. BlackRose is the greatest charector i have ever met, and the scene where she yells at Kite is rather funny. Mia is also a cool charector, but then what anime/manga would be complete without a catgirl?
Music: (3of5) While the music is varied, and appropriate, it doesn't really catch the ear, and the piros theme is just stupid. The cathedral theme is neat, so it all cancels out.
Control: (5of5) the controls are simple, yet effictive, and are the shining point of the game. you can run, walk, attack, and access the menues very easily. its all very easy to grasp. Bes of all, accesing a menu will FREEZE the game, so the situation won't change while you try to pick the appropriate skill. Combat is a simple matter of running headlong into a mass of monsters, pressing X like crazy, telling your party members what to do, and killing things. The only problem I encountered was when you access the skills menu instead of the party menu, since they are accessed by square and triangle. the camera is vey good, though don't pay attention to the tutorial, and simply use the right analog for all your camera needs. You can even go first person. Overall, think Darkclould and you got the camera.
You can't acturally control your party members, but this is fine, since the AI is acturally SMART for a change!
Overall: (40f5) i will admit, the worst fault this game has is that it is very short. if you work slowly, and like to take your time, the game will be done in about 29 hrs. (Unlike FFX, in which i got almost 90 hrs, and then data corrupted *sob*)
the online thing is done well, as long as you know that the gameis a computer game(within a game). All in all this game is worth the money if you are a fan of the series and plan to buy the other three voloumes. Otherwise, you should go to the nearest blockbuster and save yourself 44 bucks.

A great concept and nice graphics, but repititive and short.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: December 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I remember seeing and hearing about this game before it came out and how it was going to revolutionize the RPG as we know it with it's new concepts and innovative game play. Primarily, .Hack: Infection was supposed to provide us with the feeling of playing an online game without being online, and I admit that while I'm not the biggest fan of online games, the game within a game concept sound like a really great idea and I was really looking forward to getting home so I could play this on the big screen. Howerver, after getting home and playing through the first few hours, I quickly realized that this game did not live up to the hype. At it's core, once you trim away the one innovation they added with the game within a game, the game is nothing more than your generic dungeon hack with a very weak story between the dungeons. While the graphics are decent, the fighting is mindless and the dungeons you fight through start to feel the same after a while. The game is also very short for an RPG, clocking in at a maximum of 20 hours to beat. This may be a blessing in disguise given the repetitive nature of the dungeon fighting. The scenery of the dungeon does change, but after the first half-dozen they all feel essentially the same.

Most console RPG's are closed ended stories, though some of the newer ones have added features that allow the latter part of the game to change based on the way you played in an earlier part of the game. This one is no exception, but unlike the other games in this genre, it does a bad job of hiding the fact that you're essentially watching a scripted game. There is nothing to break up the monotony like interesting mini-games or side quests. That's not to say it doesn't have a mini-game, because it does. You feed and raise pig-like characters called grunties, but it's not much fun. The game does allow you to explore the many non-required levels by using the area password mechanism, but these levels start to feel the same after a while. Basically it follows this progression:

Teleport to area.
Run around area killing monsters and collecting food for the grunties.
Find dungeon entrance.
Run through dungeon, fighting monsters and collecting more food for the grunties.
Find and beat dungeon boss.
Leave dungeon/area.

When it's all said and done, this game is like riding a stationary bike or treadmill without any of the benefits of physical activity. You've worked and worked but you never got anywhere. The game finishes with no more information than when you started; Interesting characters are introduced and the conspiracy plot is presented, but you learn nothing about these new characters and the plot goes nowhere. While this is the first in a series of four games and it's understandable that the story will be told over all four volumes, you'd expect that a certain amount of plot and character development would come from 15-20 hours of game play. You can skip this first game entirely and go directely to the second game in the series. .Hack: Mutation will even summarize the first game for you if you haven't played it. And at $50 when it came out or $25 now, you're looking at $100-200 for 60-80 hours of game content over all four chapters, which seems like a ripoff to me.

In the end I just felt like I'd wasted my hard earned cash and several hours of my life in an activity that ultimately left me unfulfilled. If you've never experienced some of the better console RPG games out there, then add two stars to this review. If you have, then this game will be a huge disappointment. The one area where this series really shines is in the ability to import character data from your previous games into the progression games if you choose. Other than that one feature, the game is ultimately unsatisfying if you're looking for an overall experience.

Pros:
Decent graphics
The ability to export your Hack: Infection saved character to the next game in the series.

Cons:

No plot development
No character development
Repetitive hacking and slashing through dungeons.

The best RPG for the Ps 2 along with FFX-2 & Xenosaga

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: March 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well let's get started. the anime dvd was awesome. the game has very developed graphics and gameplay. i would recommend this to anyone who likes a good RPG. The game unfortuantly is short but you can expect 3 more titles this year alone!! .Hack infection #2 Mutation, due out 5/6/03. .Hack infection #3 Outbreak, due out 8/5/03. .Hack infection #4 Quarantine, due out 11/4/03, according to ebgames.com!!! Now back to the game. It's very good. I think anyone who wants a good rpg buy this. but get crackin only a couple more months for #2!!!! If this helped please click yes so i know i helped. Have fun and thanks.!!!

mixed feelings.....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a pretty good game that could have been an incredible one. The concept is interesting, but the game simply is not deep enough. I was really let down when I finished it in about 16 hours, and I wasn't making any effort to hurry through the game. The main storyline is very short and could have been developed into something more involving. In a sense, you could probably play this game for months without finishing all the possible levels, but they are essentially pretty repetitive after the main story is finished. I think this is a very mediocre execution of a great concept.

Simulates online game play without the online

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game simulates an online RPG without the online. If you have ever played everquest for a length of time then you know how frustrating it is when you run across the rude player, or when you spend more than an hour looking for a group. I like RPGs and the simulation of an Role Playing Game on this Sony game is enjoyable. The game pretty much pulls you in with it's story line. The number of areas to fight in do seem endless, but many of them will look the same. And there is always a npc(non-player character) to group with and go fight. There is also a simulated city area where you can trade items you collected during battle with other non-player Character that are there at diffrent times.

Playing time, it took quite a while to finish the first level. I pretty much had to stop playing because I had to go do other things, so I haven't finished the game, or have I? I don't think I have since it seemed like the npc's were still indicating we needed to go somewhere.

I found this game to be most enjoyable and if I ever find the time to finish playing this one I hope to get the next two.

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