.hack//Roots The Complete Series
SCORE: 56
I received .hack//Roots The Complete Series on DVD as a birthday present this summer. I remembered the first four .hack games fondly. I also remember the .hack//Sign anime series. There are definite problems with the .hack franchise. Still I have been interested in some of the social commentary on VR, online games, and losing ourselves inside a fake and fantasy world. .hack tries to promote our souls going into a game.
There is a plethora of bad content in .hack//Roots The Complete Series. There is enticement to lust, lack of attire, violence, blood, false gods, Eastern religious teachings, and a promotion of seeking revenge. There are also odd Japanese songs with strange lyrics that pop up on the screen. The music sounds interesting, but once you read what they are singing about you will most likely scratch your head. I sure did. Disconnected does not even begin to describe it.
.hack//Roots The Complete Series starts so slow. It is boring beyond belief in the beginning. Why exactly are people playing an online MMORPG standing around looking at stuff inside a game? Like watching a water fall. Talk about wasting your time. Especially when people have to pay money for each month to play these games. Leveling up and doing quests makes much more sense.
Characters in .hack//Roots The Complete Series grow. Some down a path to being good, and others down a path to being evil. There are some twists and turns in .hack//Roots The Complete Series. Not everything in .hack//Roots The Complete Series is explained. There are also threads left open. I wonder if the show was canceled before it could be finished. It certainly felt that way near the end.
.hack//Sign was interesting and built upon a story that was deep and engaging. The concept of the video game that was offline and pretended to be online was fantastic. .hack//Roots The Complete Series is not up to the level of .hack//Sign in terms of story telling. Too much of .hack//Roots The Complete Series makes no sense. This show tarnishes the image of the original show. Which already had some image problems if you know what I mean.
- Paul
Graphics: 50%
Sound: 60%
Replay: 60%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: DVD
Publisher: Funimation
Developer: Bandai Visual
Rating: ‘TV-14’ FOURTEEN and OLDER ONLY
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