Do you think. . .?

[Shikuza_Ame]

I was pretty amazed by the fact that a new .Hack series has been developed. (.Hack//Link) I also read most of what I could find about the manga, details, info, characters and such.

Afterwards I began to wonder: I think everyone noticed the fact that most of the characters in the manga are a bit "degraded" I guess. Most of the characters have either very few details in their design or, just look like some comicbook villan dude like Fluegel. :3 For a moment I thought this might have been the artist's style for the manga, but then I realized something else--having to do with the fact that R:X is a handheld version of the game. . .?

Do you think the reason most of the characters in the manga that are somewhat less detailed than before could very well be because the story takes place in a handheld version of the game? Being a handheld extension of [The World] I would assume not alot of the game's details can be fully seen in the game; thus the characters are forced to look plain and simple.

Sorry if I'm suddenly not making any sense, but to those of you who understand what I am saying--what are your opinions on my realization?

((I also understand that many might have already thought about this at one time or another.)) :#

[Jakal Of Twilight]

I can see what you're talking about, in R:1, they were ok with the details, and in R:2, WOW! So im guessing since it is the year 2020, the graphics would look really good, yet in the pictures we've seen, the kinda dont look all that...detailed...

[nobodyknows]

i think the detail has to do with the fact that their characters have lost all their special abilities, because haseo looks the same as he did in vol. 1 =/...

[Shikuza_Ame]

i think the detail has to do with the fact that their characters have lost all their special abilities, because haseo looks the same as he did in vol. 1 =/...

Well theres that too. But I still think I'm a little correct in my observation.

[nobodyknows]

i never said you were wrong.. i'm just making a point of information =/...

edit: i'm wrong about one thing. kite does have his bracelet. it's proved in //LINK chapter 3...

[Shikuza_Ame]

Sorry, If I seemed a little too direct in my last post. And I know that I can be wrong about my observations as well.

[Nash]

Maybe it's the mangaka style to focus less on details and more on plot presentation as a whole?

As long as the lead character (in this case, Tokio, NOT Kite, Tsukasa or Haseo) doesn't look like he could pass for an unimportant NPC, I'm good.

[.hack//BICTIOUS]

One thing you have to keep is mind is IMOQ and G.U. were GAMES. LINK is just a manga, which is mostly hand-drawn. You can't really compare the two graphics-wise.

[nobodyknows]

i can see where that's coming from =/...

[Shikuza_Ame]

One thing you have to keep is mind is IMOQ and G.U. were GAMES. LINK is just a manga, which is mostly hand-drawn. You can't really compare the two graphics-wise.

I had taken that fact into consideration earlier, and I still am. I guess everything in pointing towards the idea that the "degraded" character designs is just the result of the artist's drawing style.

Not that I mind much about the whole thing, I just expected a little more detail on the characters than what was seen.

[TheSorrow]

Regarding a little about looks and all....Does Tokio actually has a character class when he entered into R:X? Or else this means that eventually he might get a class with new looks?

[Jakal Of Twilight]

Regarding a little about looks and all....Does Tokio actually has a character class when he entered into R:X? Or else this means that eventually he might get a class with new looks?

Well from a picture, he might be a twin blade, and I think it s a thing with main characters (with the exception of Tsukasa) to be Twin Blades.
Kite, Shugo, and Haseo

[nobodyknows]

from the pictures i've seen i think he's actually gonna be a blademaster =]...

[Jakal Of Twilight]

Could be

[Azalan]

Yeah, I have to agree there with you. Twinblades are cool, but....I just hope that the main character is SOMETHING besides a twinblade.

[nobodyknows]

both kite AND haseo used twinblades.. so i think that clarifies thyat tokio may be a new kind of blademaster class =/?

[TheSorrow]

What if he ends up using any kind of weapon? Sorta like Haseo but being an unique ability of him rather than a class that lets him use certain different weapons :/ He's looked at more like a blademaster because of his "hero dreams"...but once again, i don't think he actually got a 'true' class when he entered into R:X...he simply entered, and that's it XP

[nobodyknows]

look at this pictre from .hack//wiki



the sword in the center of the logo is a blademaster's weapon =/...

[Jakal Of Twilight]

look at this pictre from .hack//wiki



the sword in the center of the logo is a blademaster's weapon =/...

Doesn't necessarily mean it's his.

[Shikuza_Ame]

look at this pictre from .hack//wiki



the sword in the center of the logo is a blademaster's weapon =/...

Doesn't necessarily mean it's his.

I sorta thought the sword in the title symbolized the trio's fight against the evil organization. (Trio: Tsukasa, Kite, and Haseo) and also Tokio. Furthermore I also considered the fact that the sword itself might be an actual weapon with some importance.