Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

40 to 100 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Underappreciated"

.Hack//G.U. vol 3//Redemption is the third, and concluding chapter of a 3-part series that is, in my opinion, quite superior to the original IMOQ series.

Vol 3 continues hot on the heels of what happened in Vol 2, as Haseo, Atoli, Kuhn, Pi, Yata, Sakubo, and Endrance, come closer to discovering the true intentions of Ovan, and the truth behind his actions in the fictional nline game, The World.

Much of the gameplay hasn't changed from the previous volumes, so it may feel like more of the same. But, if you've played the first two do far, you'll likely want to find out how the series ends anyway.

One key change is that the Divine Awakening from Vol 2 has been changed to Avatar Awakening, which allows you to inflict huge damage on enemy parites once your morale gauge is full.

Also, later on in the game, Haseo is upgraded with an "illegal" job extension, giving him the ability to wield a new type of weapon known as Dual Guns. Besides being the fastest weapon in the game, it also allows you to use the Double Trigger skill right after performing another attack skill.

In addition, even after the game is "over", you can take part in a special event known as "The Forest of Pain", one of the most difficult events ever seen in The World.

I strongly suggest you give it a try, especially if you already completed Vol 1 and 2!