Wanna feel old? .hack//GU Vol. 1 came out a decade ago in North America
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Wanna feel old? .hack//GU Vol. 1 came out a decade ago in North America
On October 24th, 2016, in just under a month - it will officially be a decade since the first game of the GU trilogy came out in English. I remember anticipating this game greatly, seeing little ads in Shonen Jump and commercials posted to YouTube (didn't know of this site for a few more months back then).
My prior experience with .hack was with IMOQ, which I played in a non-chronological order and didn't beat two of the four games. I knew I liked the games, and I enjoyed SIGN on TV the prior year, so I was ready to start a new .hack adventure and actually follow the story this time. In retrospect, the wait period for GU Vol. 1 was harsh on me, it seemed like it would never end, which is perhaps why I remember it so well even 10 years later. So to come to a realization that a decade already went by is.. shocking.
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I went ahead and dug up that old SJ with the ad, took me a bit to find it lol. Look at Pi's ass, the marketing guy deserved a promotion because half the sales were thanks to that ass rather than the cheesy dialog they sprinkled throughout.
My prior experience with .hack was with IMOQ, which I played in a non-chronological order and didn't beat two of the four games. I knew I liked the games, and I enjoyed SIGN on TV the prior year, so I was ready to start a new .hack adventure and actually follow the story this time. In retrospect, the wait period for GU Vol. 1 was harsh on me, it seemed like it would never end, which is perhaps why I remember it so well even 10 years later. So to come to a realization that a decade already went by is.. shocking.
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I went ahead and dug up that old SJ with the ad, took me a bit to find it lol. Look at Pi's ass, the marketing guy deserved a promotion because half the sales were thanks to that ass rather than the cheesy dialog they sprinkled throughout.
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Re: Wanna feel old? .hack//GU Vol. 1 came out a decade ago in North America
.-. wow that was so long ago, I recall first seeing the japanese teasers for G.U. and waiting for them to eventually come to the UK...which never happened. Pretty sure that left page was used as a magazine cover so i'm sure Pi got even more people into .hack back then xD
Now would be an awesome time to re-release these games,especially since the price has been high that they would definitely make money especially if they advertised alittle ^.^
Now would be an awesome time to re-release these games,especially since the price has been high that they would definitely make money especially if they advertised alittle ^.^
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The sad part was back then, I didn't have a PS2, so when I saw them in gamestop, I always past on them. That certainly was some time ago.
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For me it feels weird looking at this image. When I see it I think "hey, there is that new .hack game coming out", the same feeling I had as a kid. But then I realize this is now a decade old. It's a conflicting feeling between impulsive impressions and the rational mind. My brain is telling me its 2016, but my heart is telling me "check out this new game". It's weird.
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So old. Gah!
I'm never selling that game. Or any of them!
I'm never selling that game. Or any of them!
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You want to feel even older?
.hack//IMOQ series - Released between 2003 to 2004 in NA.
That was 12 to 13 years ago.
.hack//IMOQ series - Released between 2003 to 2004 in NA.
That was 12 to 13 years ago.
Re: Wanna feel old? .hack//GU Vol. 1 came out a decade ago in North America
The thing with those games is that I played them after they came out, there wasn't anticipation for them on my side. As for GU, I was counting down the minutes practically haha. So in my memory GU is 'that new game that I can't wait to play" - when in reality it's a decade old. (sorry image is not showing, photobucket is currently down)Helbaworshipper wrote:You want to feel even older?
.hack//IMOQ series - Released between 2003 to 2004 in NA.
That was 12 to 13 years ago.
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I actually saved up money from my allowance to buy the IMOQ series when each one was coming out... with the brady games guide that came from it.Vallen wrote:The thing with those games is that I played them after they came out, there wasn't anticipation for them on my side. As for GU, I was counting down the minutes practically haha. So in my memory GU is 'that new game that I can't wait to play" - when in reality it's a decade old. (sorry image is not showing, photobucket is currently down)Helbaworshipper wrote:You want to feel even older?
.hack//IMOQ series - Released between 2003 to 2004 in NA.
That was 12 to 13 years ago.
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If I remember right it was the first game to sell over 500k units before release...(historical significance)
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5 months from JP release to US one was the quickest turn around time any .hack game had. Shame 2 & 3 were so delayed. Always wondered if there was a story behind that or not cause for awhile there it seemed like they weren't coming at all!
Was hype for 1's release myself but once I got my hands on it that faded fast lol.
Was hype for 1's release myself but once I got my hands on it that faded fast lol.