an amusing look at the perceived culture of early MMO's, run by a company so morally bankrupt they make EA look like saints. You get a good performance by JYB and a fantastically flamouyant Liam O'Brien to balance out all the Yuri Lowenthal screaming. There's a pretty alright game, but as far as .Hack stories go, it's a little too "POWER OF FRIENDSHIP" as opposed to "What the **** is going on with this video game" (though the latter is still present). If you want to see some of the Origin of SAO, check it out, but unless you're already a fan of .Hack, I'd give it a pass.

I still love it, so I'm giving it a recommendation

an amusing look at the perceived culture of early MMO's, run by a company so morally bankrupt they make EA look like saints. You get a good performance by JYB and a fantastically flamouyant Liam O'Brien to balance out all the Yuri Lowenthal screaming. There's a pretty alright game, but as far as .Hack stories go, it's a little too "POWER OF FRIENDSHIP" as opposed to "What the **** is going on with this video game" (though the latter is still present). If you want to see some of the Origin of SAO, check it out, but unless you're already a fan of .Hack, I'd give it a pass. I still love it, so I'm giving it a recommendation