devilrules666 said:
So what about the dothack series? I have heard mixed reviews about the shows
.hack//SIGN is very good. It's slow, and that puts many off it, but the story and characters are excellent. And, since the story occurs 6 months before the story of the .hack games and the characters only make cameo appearances in the games, it isn't simply a cheap tie-in - it's more than good enough to stand on its own. If not for the pound currently being so weak, I'd recommend you import the R1 Anime Legends set.
.hack//Roots, however, is poor. If you watched .hack//SIGN and thought it was slow then you're in for a nasty surprise when you watch it. Unlike .hack//SIGN, which offered a totally new prequel story involving different main characters than those who appear in the original 4 .hack games, .hack//Roots focuses on the same cast that feature in the .hack//G.U. games. Nothing ever happens because the 'story' is only allowed to build-up to the start of the first game - it can't reveal the games story or even give details about the mysteries because it's only meant to show what happened just before the start. Prepare for a lack of events and animation if you watch it.
.hack//Trilogy, the CG movie that covers the events of the G.U. games, is pretty good. The CG is a +2 version of the in-game cut-scene graphics and looks amazing even in SD. The story is a little rushed due to it only lasting 80 minutes, with cuts to less important characters, filler stories and plot changes having to be made to fit it all in. These edits/changes hurt it because each .hack game had a HUGE amount of filler that was included in order to make 3 short games last longer, but it was still great to watch. It beats Advent Children in the battle of the CG video game tie-ins...not that that's saying much.
Edit: Here's the best part of the movie...
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The fight stole a lot from Naruto (Kyuubi mode) and Bleach (Ichigo's training)...which makes it even more awesome.