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Yeah, I really have to go with K.K.C. on this one. T man, you forget that Bear has found Tsukasa's user. If anything had happened to Tsukasa's user, don't you think Bear would have said anything, acted different, or [I]something[/I]? He had an entire episode to check on him, and I think that's probably the first thing he did after that Castle episode (at least I would have). It really just looked like a moment of shock, you know? Probably the body was feeling the same thing Tsukasa is in the game. Ouch, feeling death and coming back from it... Man, he was in so much pain when he restarted, of course his user's body is going to react! [quote]Or so we think now he is just a wandering AI.[/quote] Haha, this isn't the video game. Besides, Tsukasa's character isn't even hacked. :p

Yeah, I think everyone wonders about the markings. I don't know if they are just for looks, though, because in one of the interview extras of MUTATION (in the LIMINALITY DVD), the head of the video game development was complaining (jokingly) about how the person who does the character design was obsessed about everything being flawless. He gives an example, telling about how the guy kept checking on Kite's sash. I think the best way to figure out if the markings are significant is to look for two characters who have the same one, or ones that are similar. Then we just see what relation those characters have, if any at all. Oh, and does anyone wonder about those characters in the background in the opening of .hack//SIGN? You know, the five wavemasters in the background when each character walks by. They are getting markings put on them and stuff. I wonder what's up with them. You never see them beyond that, and I don't recall any mention of them anywhere. Haha, maybe I'm just obsessed. :twitch:

I've got only one name for the voice: Morganna. If it's not her, then they haven't identified her. Who is Morganna? I have no clue, but at the opening (and ending) of MUTATION, you hear these words from one of Harald's notes: [quote]I must speak with Morganna. To go where she is, the living flesh poses a hinderance. But I must go, for our Aura... Emma, please give me a little more courage.[/quote] Morganna matches the ominous voice's location. What I mean is that living fresh thing, and then the fact that Harald has to go for "our" Aura. And that might explain why we find the "broken man" (aka Harald) in such a weird place and condition. He had to do that in order to save Aura. The crazed mother idea works, though (Tsukasa says its his mother soon after he finds that place, so no spoiler tags :p). It did say "Emma" on Tsukasa's mother's grave in that flashback (if it was Tsukasa's mother). Maybe Emma wants her child to be happy forever with her...

I gave the entire episode an 8, but +1 for B.T. getting Player Killed. Yeah, that's right: every episode that has B.T. killed gets an extra point on its score. ;) I hope that's enough incentive for players to go out and kill B.T.! :D And K.K.C., I wanna join! [quote]Why did Aura just stop floating? Why did Aura say Depth?Why did Aura open her eyes and look very scary? Earlier in the series we were allowed a shot of Aura with her eyes open in a dream of Tsukasa's she was the little girl Aura which you see in the opening of the show.[/quote] I don't know if it's of any relevance, but this is the first time Tsukasa has touched Aura. I've always noticed that he refused to touch her. I don't know what's going on with Aura, but that was some freaky stuff! And I doubt Tsukasa was just seeing those Maha-like eyes (they looked like Maha's eyes, but black). Whoa, that freaked me out! :wigout: Oh, and when Tsukasa "reloads" (I don't know what its called), was Aura smiling at his pain?! If that's the case, then that dream with Aura awake and playing may have been more than a dream... Man, this episode earns its title: Depth. Truly deep stuff! [quote]Iv completly changed my theorie about the key of the twilight. I think that Aura is what will open the key of the twilight. I dont think she is the key of the twilight, but im positive that she has some kind of power to open it. And that freeky sound must do something too.[/quote] Hmm... A [I]key[/I] to open the [I]key[/I] of the twilight... Oh, I think you do believe Aura's the key of the twilight. However, you just don't believe she is whatever this great twilight is. Haha, I shouldn't be telling you what you think, but I just thought you phrased yourself wrong. Everything is pointing to Aura being [I]the key to open the door to twilight[/I]... Isn't that phrase in one of the songs (the italicized parts)? [quote]But we still didnt see if Crim and Sora finished their fight Which they probably didnt and you only saw Crim once in the whole episode T_T I did like the part when BT died though. That made my day. Rate: 8.8/10[/quote] Face it, they aren't finishing that fight. Besides, Crim's already out of that place, and the area is no longer accessible. Yeah, B.T. dying is truly one of the best parts of the series. :D Alright, in the last scenes, where they were talking about Tsukasa's memories and what-not, I'm a little confused. Were they saying: That he, as a character in the game, resets back to where he last saved, just like any other character? However, since his memories and thoughts are also bound to his character data in the game, those memories and thoughts also reset when the character resets? For example, in the show, since he died in that dungeon ("Castle" episode), he doesn't remember anything that happened in the dungeon because he saved some time before entering it. -Or- That he loses his memory from being Data Drained (while others just lose consciousness)? Afterall, he did seem to lose a little more than just the events of Bitter Fantasy Mirrorworld. That was an awesome scene where he was questioning his existence, and then the scene with Subaru's answer. It was a clever answer, although I'm not sure how to paraphrase it right now. Or maybe it was a mix of both? I guess we'll have to wait until Tsukasa is killed again (if he does). I mean, until Subaru's answer, I could easily see Tsukasa try to kill himself to test his limits.

Man, you know... :( Haha, this would have went better in my Epitaph of Twilight thread. I was (eventually) going to post about how Macha is just another translated version of Maha. We've seen the sixth phase, but Maha's currently [I]not[/I] Maha, if my guess is right ( :hint: Mia :hint: )...

Well, finally I've had to time sit down and write-up this sucker. Yeah, some of you are wondering, "What's the Epitaph of Twilight?" Well, you don't need to worry, as all Epitaph stuff will be handled here. :D The Epitaph of Twilight is a huge part of the mystery of .hack (all of it: SIGN, the games, and LIMINALITY). We don't know what exactly the Epitaph is, but it tells a story, and, according to one character, a story of creation. Basically, I'm going to present and analyze what pieces of the Epitaph we have thus far. Since this thread is more story-driven than game, this IS the right forum for it. Anyway, the way the spoiler tags will be used: they will cover anything pertaining to MUTATION and its LIMINALITY DVD. Anything pertaining to INFECTION and its LIMINALITY DVD will be left untagged. Its that simple. I've set things so that you can read the non-spoiler parts seemlessly, so don't worry. Here goes... [quote][I]Piece from Emma Wieland (beginning of infection):[/I] Yet to return, the shadowed one who quests for the Twilight Dragon. Rumbles the Dark Hearth, And Helba, Queen of the Dark, has raised finally her army. Aperiron, the King of Light, beckons... At the base of the rainbow they meet. Against the abominable "Wave," together they fight. Alba's lake boils Light's great tree doth fall. Power-all now to droplets turned in the temple of Arche Koeln. Returns to nothing, this world of Shadowless ones. Never to return, the shadowed one who quests for the Twilight Dragon.[/quote] Alright, I have no clue as to who shadowed one is. What is the Twilight Dragon? I think these two questions are still unanswerable. Now, we all know who Helba is, and now we also know she's referred to as the Queen of Dark. [spoiler]Why would a legendary hacker be present or spoken of in something that may speak of the creation of "The World?"[/spoiler] And she's raised an army. Is that Kite and friends? Possibly. [spoiler]However, "army" hints at numerically large force, and therefore, I believe that Helba's NPCs and hacked character refugees at Net Slum may be a more acceptable comparison to "army."[/spoiler] Now we've got Aperiron, the King of Light. Haha, if you payed attention, Aperiron is the guy who gives you that Book of Law (well, one of the books. You know, the one Mistral wanted). There's something special about that Heavy Axeman? Well, he did seem to have interesting items... [spoiler]Yeah, obviously, that's the system administrator Lios. Lios, the system administrator, and Helba, the one who hacks the system, work together against something bigger than both of them, at least that's what this piece of the Epitaph says.[/spoiler] So, light and dark meet, with all powers in between (that's what I think the rainbow reference is about), to face something that's greater than both of them. Pretty poetic, but this Wave is intimidating, don't ya think? And when you read the rest of the poem, keeping in mind that Alba means white in Latin, it sounds like Alperiron, our friendly Axeman, falls. [spoiler]I would be happy if Lios fails, but man, does that mean "The World" fails, since he's the system administrator, and his "tree" and "lake" could be "The World?"[/spoiler] So, after "Light" falls, it seems that "The Wave" succeeds. We still don't know what Arche Koeln's temple is... However, the next line seems to refer to the fall of the Dark side, or Helba's side. The trick here is to remember that "shadowless" ones refers to people who don't cast shadows. The only way not to cast a shadow is if there's no light and only dark. [spoiler]At the end of MUTATION, Net Slum is crumbling. I wonder if it was destroyed...[/spoiler] Whatever this shadowed was, it won't do it again. But is this in the past with Pluto's kiss, or a fortune-telling? More epitaph pieces and analyses to come. Comments, questions, and anything are welcomed. Oh, and one more thing. If you want to present and analyze a piece of the Epitaph yourself, feel free to do so on this thread. :) Also, if you challenge anything I said or guessed, I welcome discussion!

I'm just here to comment on the thread name. I have to disagree with it. In my opinion, the Final Fantasy series peaked at part 3 (or 6, whichever's the one with Terra). I used to play RPGs, but then I got sick of them. All FF's are the same: if you've played one, you've played them all... I was about to lose all hope on RPGs until Suikoden II stepped in (never played the first one). Haha, that was a wonderfully fresh game! So, thanks to Suikoden II, I don't think RPGs in general suck, but I don't merit FF7 as great a game as its predecessor. Again, I'm not an RPG gamer. I play the occassional RPG that sparks my interest enough, but that's it. You shouldn't say FF7 a game every person should play-instead, you should say its a game that RPG fanatics should experience.

Hey, I'm an Outlaw Star fan! Yeah, the opening song is really well-done. The lyrics are nice too! However, I'm not going to pick an anime for best soundtrack just for one song... :p Anyway, I guess this choice is just because I'm biased, as .hack//SIGN is currently my favorite anime. Yeah, you guessed it: I choose .hack for best music. And yeah, Yuki Kajiura did the music for both .hack and Noir (I haven't heard Noir's soundtrack, though). Now, for video games... I don't know. I can't pick FF7 because it only has "One-Winged Angel" and "Still More Fighting." Those were the only ones I liked (or can remember, haha). Castevania: SotN had wonderful music (I still listen to "Lost Painting"), and then there's Virtual On (the first one). Last, there's anything SNK ever made :D ... Man, SNK's music rocks, IMO. Anyway, in the hopes to shock you all... I choose Blaster Master! Yeah, that NES game. Just listen to the boss music, the music for the Ice stage (I think that's stage 6), and the last leader music, and you'll be hooked. All of the stage tunes were really nice. Haha, that frog stage was hilarious with the frog croak cutting into the music. BM has great music and beats, no joke.

Hey, I never noticed that, K.K.C.! Good job! I always thought the cat scene only related back to the grunty episode and built on Tsukasa's character, but I never thought about Maha. The fact that Maha is a cat may be the reason why Tsukasa leans towards that secluded place, and also why he went with that cat at the beginning of .hack//SIGN (you know, before episode 1, before he wakes up in "The World").

[quote]well, in the last episode of hacll sign (THIS IS NOT A SPOILER) after the credits it says something like: "Hack sign is completed and than to be continued to..." and thats it... do you think thers another season?[/quote] Haha, yeah. One time, I saw a really well-done "Tsukasa's sister" pic with that same text. It wasn't the same art style, so it was a dead giveaway. Anyway, I think it is just referring to the games. I haven't heard anything about another season (although that would SO rock!), but I've heard about three additional episodes. 27 is intermezzo, and 28 and 29 are in simultaneous production as we speak. That's not much of another season, though... Anyway, it says "Hack [B][I]sign[/I][/B] is completed and then to be continued to..." It makes it sound like SIGN is finished, but the story continues to INFECTION.

[quote]azure before you throw any thing at me, first read the post in the "castle" thread about dark aura being the voice, and now i quate from episode 25: Sora "obachan, who are you?" voice (dark aura by my pov) "I AM the world". you can either believe me or not, but know that i aint pulling anyones leg, cause i hate lying and lyers, i actually find i offending that you consider that im lying...[/quote] I'm sorry if I offended you, but your "Aura theory" is so unaligned with the video game story that I thought you were doing it on purpose. I'd rather not read anything beyond "quote from chapter 24," as that's too far of a spoiler (ah!!! My eyes! Spoilers overwhelming!) :) ... Anyway, this text proves my point perfectly. So, you believe there are two different Aura's. Even that doesn't work. At the end of .hack//MUTATION, Aura's still in fragments (yeah, the name of the prototype for "The World" was "Fragment" ;) ). Here you are, with the System Administrator, [B]Helba[/B], and Balmung: the big movers and shakers of "The World." And, while a new part of "The Wave" appears, Helba simply says, "It seems that she doesn't care for us anymore more." Kite asks, "Her?" Helba's reply, "The World." Personally, it would have been a bigger cliffhanger if she said "Aura," don't you think? Especially with the fact that Kite questions his own actions at the end. Lastly, a good and bad Aura: don't you think they should have similar abilities? Or else you can't call them both Aura. Your "Evil Aura" is simply some powerful entity in "The World," or a significant constiuent of it. [quote]POSSIBLE SPOILERS If you notice when you open a Ryu Book in the games it says Key to the Twilight.The Key to the Twilight is most likely Kite's bracelet or A.K.A Bracelet of The Twilight. It goes against all the rules of the game Data Drain and Gate Hacking.Also it may not be the Bracelet it might be the book Which Aura gave to Orca and then ?Inserted? into Kite.STUPID GAMES!!! Leave you hanging all the time the 3rd game better give alot more info! Do the Moderators do thosse Blackout things wheere they cover up spoilers?[/quote] I still think Aura's the Key of the Twilight. Why would Skeith still be chasing her if you are the one with the Bracelet? I personally think she's the solution or vaccine to whatever has infected "The World," or that ominous voice thanks to Solid's spoilers, haha. That's what I believe the Key of the Twilight is, even if it isn't Aura. It'll probably open-up Harald Hyuek's true vision for "The World," or "Twilight." It is the key to open Twilight, afterall. Wonder what Twilight is, though... Anyway, that's just my guess. Oh, and all you have to do to cover-up spoilers is [ spoiler ] SPOILER IN HERE [ /spoiler ], just without the spaces. [quote]I've watched the case of Yuki Aihara and haave found no proof that he has died. Or has no children. Unless you can read Japanese. Can someone tell me where it says he's dead and has no children? Has anyone noticed aanything strange about the girl that helps Yukichin.The first two times she sees here you hear another strange sound. Like the 2nd gate noise thing in the castle episode! Also she knows about Yuki's cellphone.[/quote] Well, I'm sorry that I said Harald has no daughter. I should have said it was STRONGLY implied that Harald has no remaining family. Even Emma Wieland has no familial relation with Harald (besides, if they were husband and wife, they would have the same last name, haha). Anyway, near the beginning, just before everything goes awry, Mia just found a bio file on Harald Hyuek. She's reading it, and leaves after reading the words, "The Epitaph of Twilight." At the end, when that dude who wears a pink shirt (what's up with that?) finally reaches Yuki, the communication of all parties involved occurs. It's been an entire day, and Mia wasn't just sitting around waiting. She's been researching, as per pink shirt guy's request. The only thing Mia found in Harald's bio that was worth following was "The Epitaph of Twilight," which really didn't help since the LIMINALITY characters don't know anything about that. Obviously, when pink guy thinks outloud, "The Epitaph of Twilight? What is that?" It sparks Yuki's attention, and she asks Kyo. Anyway, that's the only lead they got from Harald's bio, and thanks to Yuki and Kyo, that may be everything they need... Anyway, the point is, don't you think that Harald having any family ties (such as a daughter) would be a really good lead? Mia and pink guy don't even know what The Epitaph is! And don't worry, the creators have said that OUTBREAK (part 3) is the climax of not only the .hack games, but of Project .hack! [quote]I think I have an idea as to who the lady was who helped yuki, but it's only a guess. I think that her personality and voice seem very similar to Helba's. PLus, if she is Helba's player, that would explain why she knows about the stuff like Pluto's Kiss and Yuki's problems in the world.[/quote] Haha, that's what I thought too! However, after watching all of the .hack game movies again, I'm of the opinion that Helba's user is a man. That would be the hacker thing to do: disguise as another gender to throw people off. That would be brilliant, haha! Yeah, Helba and that lady have the same voice actor, but I don't think they are the same person. Besides, didn't the lady say she doesn't use the computer that much? I don't know what's up with the enigmatic lady, but I don't think her secret is that she's Helba.... Hmm... She's smart (also technology smart) and resourceful, and she doesn't use the computer that often. Is there anyone we know who matches that description? :confused: Again, all of my conclusions are just my best guess. I could be completely wrong, haha!

Haha, you read right. While recaps may seem like a bad thing, I usually welcome them. They really let you look at the other things that you weren't looking at when you first watch the episodes. Plus, they filter it all into one episode, so you know which scenes to pay special attention to. For me, I noticed how beautiful this anime actually is. I've heard people comment on its quality before, but I never really noticed (or maybe it was just the Sony Trinitron I was watching it on ;) ). Also, that remix of fake wings was [I]really[/I] nice. Anyway, since I'm currently having an argument with Solid about his/her "spoilers," this episode was especially helpful in supporting my point. Now, I've got everything need! :D And can someone check the episode that memory of Tsukasa's mother's funeral was in originally? I wanna see if I was just imagining things. I think it said "Emma" on the grave! Unfortunately, my double-take was too slow and the text was gone before I could check. :( That scene everyone is talking about (Subaru and her tears): there's a lot more symbolism than that. The scene showed the complete immersion of reality and fantasy. We saw in episode 14 that Bear and Mimiru were experiencing the same thing (when Bear is holding Mimiru after she fell), but thanks to Bear's wisdom and solid intellect, their two worlds remained segregated. Being able to drop a tear in a fantasy world: I immediately noticed that, and I was shocked. Haha, it was crazy. Not only that, but the fact that she has a connection to feel Tsukasa in "The World." People, the characters are beginning to become the characters they play! I never noticed, but this merger has been happening since the first episode. Man, I feel like an idiot not noticing. :o They all keep talking about comparing "The World" and the real world. Haha, all those talks Crim had about keeping the real world and fantasy world separate are more important than I thought! It was a very slow development, starting with the care and concern for Tsukasa, and then the state of "The World." However, the slow progress leaped with Tsukasa's death, and here we are...

I think you need to have played the original to understand where Charles is coming from. I too was disappointed by the gameplay and story. I know people were complaining about the difficulty of the original DMC, but I welcomed it: it was nice to play a 3-D game that gave me the challenge of old school games. Anyway, I could understand that people were complaining about the difficulty, but Capcom didn't have to rub it in our faces with the easiest game ever concocted (probably the easiest)! Oh man, the story was a hoot. I think it was supposed to be a comedy. You start out knowing nothing, then there's a special stone. THEN there's a ritual! THEN, to top it all off, the badguys need to finish that ritual before the full moon (or something)! What the hell was that?! I guess Dante inherited psychic powers. Unfortunately, us gamers didn't, so please clue us in, Capcom. The only cool thing about DMC2 was the Trish coin (that was nice). Unfortunately, and I think this is because of our lack of psychic abilities, they still didn't explain what happened to Trish! btw, anyone else notice parallels with DMC and Blade?

Actually, now that I read what you've said here, Solid, I think you've just got things confused, and that's why your spoiler on the other thread appears to be untrue. Aura doesn't give anything to Tsukasa (at least not yet?): it was that ominous voice. haha, you had me so confused with your "spoilers." Yeah, so you must have thought the voice and Aura were the same. Aura just can't be evil. I guess that ominous voice being evil explains a lot of things though... Actually, I don't really get that either. That voice seems like it wants to help Tsukasa. I don't know what's up with that cat right now, but maybe the ominous voice and Maha are one in the same, since they want to help Tsukasa, but just mess up...

Yo, Solid, your spoilers are bogus! I know you watched all of the .hack//SIGN episodes (or so you say :therock: ), but what you said doesn't match-up at all with the .hack video games. So, what's up? Are you just pulling everyone's leg?

[quote]well, i finsihed downloading the episode but it just doesnt work, ill try again.[/quote] By not working, do you mean that you only hear the sound and don't see any picture? If so, the problem should be that you don't have the proper codec. Search for and download the XVID codec and everything should be fine (its a free codec). Of course, don't forget to install it too!

What the? Koala Su! You posted right after the post I answered that question (in that [I]episode 13 thoughts and ratings[/I] thread)! :therock: Anyway, this is the part the sums my best bet: [quote]The answer to that question is obvious (can't believe I didn't see it before): it's not a memory, and it doesn't contradict the style of presentation. What I didn't realize before is that you can fall unconscious, but that doesn't mean the medics and police will be there at the same time. Tsukasa falls unconscious at the beginning of episode 1, but no one finds him until the end. As I said before, Silver Knight acts a little too stubborn and tight- to be a girl. Tsukasa, on the other, has a much more passable character for a girl. Booya! Well, only time will tell if we're right or wrong, haha. [/quote] Well, if you want the full post to make sense of what I'm saying, here: [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24536[/url] It's the next to the last post (right before Koala Su's) :rolleyes:

[quote]1)What was with Maha and the Guardian 2)What's with the creepy guy in the chair 3)Does that guy have something to do with Tsukasa 4)Why was Maha all creepy [/quote] 1.) I have no friggin' idea, but Maha looked happy. That either means Maha has no clue what's going on (or what the guardian was going to do), or that cat is pure evil. :devil: Maha, you were so cool! Please don't be evil! :bawl: 2.) Well, that's a spoiler. I think I've got everything figured about him, but I'll see when I finish checking some things out. 3.) What do you mean by that? Do you mean directly or indirectly? This question's a little vague. 4.) Maha wasn't creepy in Castle. However, our currently evil friend was pissed in another episode (I think it was [I]Entanglement[/I]). In this one, Maha just seemed ignorant and/or happy. [quote]that is Aura's dad and if you saw the 1st games DVD it shows aura's dad in the real world.i think aura died in the real world but still lives in "the world" but he thinks he fail so he wants Tsukasa to take care of her or something[/quote] What the? :confused: Umm... [spoiler]Harald Hyuek didn't have a daughter. We know this because of LIMINALITY #2.[/spoiler] The guy was a broken record, so how could he want any person in particular to take care of her? Either that was his last conversation with someone (which I doubt right now), or that was his last request before he lost his mind.

Geez, dude, you should be a little bit more considerate! Well, you did warn about spoilers, but you should have double-spaced after the warning or something. Anyway, [quote]When I was listening to the broken man talk, it sounded like he was referring to Aura as his child.[/quote] That's exactly what he was saying, but not the way you are thinking. [quote]Well, I was rewatching the second Liminality Dvd, and it actually is Harold. How he got into the world and upside down all crazy like I don't know, but I gaurantee you that guy is Harold.[/quote] haha, yeah, it's really obvious if you've played the games. That was a shocker. However, I kind of disagree with what you are saying here. I'll elaborate later. [quote]Liminality takes place during the games and Sign takes place before the games.[/quote] Common misconception. Be sure to note that the Liminality OAV takes place [I]around the same time[/I] as the game occurs. In other words, it doesn't have to be at the same time, as we see with MUTATION and LIMINALITY: In the Case of Yuki Aikhara (sp?). For INFECTION, LIMINALITY occurs after you meet Mia and Elk. For MUTATION, LIMINALITY occurs immediately after the end of the game. [quote]The Broken Man said "I want them to know you once lived".While he was rambling on about Aura. Was Aura a girl who died in real life but Harold created a daughter for The World which would have been a replacement for his daughter.[/quote] Minor clarification: Harald Hyuek didn't have a daughter (we know this because of LIMINALITY). His mention of Aura being his daughter is similar to a person creating something magnificent and calling it his child. I'm going to put in my two cents, but not until I put up my analysis on the Epitaph of Twilight. Haha, I'm getting around to it...

Well, first of all, check out this thread for the release info of .hack//SIGN in the US: [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24289[/url] Secondly, I believe that the DVDs are being released 2 months from each other. So far, only the first 2 DVDs have been released, the next one will be released in the middle of July. So, you should be able to find eps 1-5, and then eps. 6-10. I hear that the third DVD will only contain 11-14, although I'm not sure why. :(

I would just like to suggest that you turn that [I]Rate My Deck![/I] thread into a sub-folder. Geez, its daunting seeing all those decks in one thread! I would love to help rate decks, but it just seems rude not replying to all people who post a deck in one thread. Don't you think there are enough decks and posts to merit a sub-forum? Thanks.

[quote]Well I will say nice job homing in on one part of my post and totally ignoring the part where I say not everyone is like this. [/quote] Uh... thank you? :confused: Well, I would love to continue discussing this topic, but instead of delaying this clarification until I get around to making an "on-topic" post, I would like to say I'm sorry. I wasn't targetting you. In fact, I was just looking for a general statement among the crowd of sentences that summed-up what everyone was agreeing and saying. I even started off by saying that: [quote]Alright, everyone seems to agree with this idea.[/quote] In fact, if you look at my post, I make comments about things you didn't say. I was just too lazy to quote each and every time. Again, sorry about that. :o

No, it's not "[Player Name] Ring," just a really cool coincidence. Male wavemasters seem depressed? [spoiler]What about Wiseman? He looks-uh-not depressed.[/spoiler] Who do I usually bring? Well, my favorite team is Blackrose and Mistral (haha, they are hilarious!). I usually bring my people in groups: Blackrose and Mistral, Mia and Elk, Sanjuro and Gardenia, etc etc... If one person in the group isn't on, I usually don't bother bringing the other. Obviously, there are exceptions, haha [spoiler](Was it just me, or was Mia MIA throughout all of MUTATION?)[/spoiler], but that's usually only among the people I like less. [spoiler]Nuke's weird, but ok in my book. Rachel, on the other hand... ugh, that voice...[/spoiler] As for your EDIT question, no, sorry. [spoiler]At the end of MUTATION, you should have a total of 42 movies, no more, no less. Yeah, watch the anime, it helps a lot, haha.[/spoiler]

[quote]What other reasons can you think of for the story to be that short in one game?[/quote] Bah, thinking... It's the summer. If I had to figure a reason why the games were short, I would just say a game this great would kill you in a dose any larger. :blowingup Seriously though, that's from an interview from the video game producer. That was his answer to the question, "Why did [forgot story-writer's name] decide to split the game into four parts?" That question's paraphrased, but you get the idea. Yeah, its the same guy on the .hack website interviews (in video game trailer section): Daisuke Uchiyama. He's funny in his interviews, haha. He's cool, and he seems to be honored to have been given the .hack project.

Holy :eek:! Man oh man! That was so awesome. Easily one of the best episodes yet. [quote]BUT I THINK THEY WILL SHOW WHAT HAPPENS ON NEXT WEEKS EPISODE, YOU KNOW HOW THEY ARE, THEY LEEVE YA HANGING IN ONE EPISODE AND SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT. IT WILL MOST LIKELY SHOW HOW THEY ESCAPED AND WHO WON THE FIGHT. I HOPE THEY DO.[/quote] Well, I would hope they would show what happens [I]next[/I] on the [I]next[/I] episode. haha, I know: too psyched after that episode to think straight. You even spelled "leave" wrong! :) It's cool. Anyway, I don't think Crim and Sora finish the fight. They did stop when stuff was falling down, and as good as both of them are, I think they are smarter than staying in a strange place and then possibly getting killed. What happens if you die there? Who knows? And I don't think Crim and Sora would stick around to find out. [quote]I THOUGHT THIS HAD A TON OF GOOD INFO, BUT I WISH THEY HAD MORE INFO ON THE "BROKEN MAN" THAT WAS A BIT CONFUSSING, BUT I THINK I UNDERSTOOD IT.[/quote] Yeah, that was crazy info. I had my jaw dropped whenever anyone said something! haha, I know exactly who the "broken man" is, but also I know how to keep my mouth shut and not spoil it. ;) When you all figure out, we can talk about him. I'm sorry if it sounds like bragging, but I was SO amazed when I saw him. [quote] I STILL REALLY HATE BT. SHE IS STEELING MY GUY!!! *GLOMPS CRIM* BUT SHE WAS REALLY CREEPY WHEN SHE MET UP WITH BEAR AND THEM, IT WAS CONFUSSING.[/quote] Join the club. Yeah, we should really make a "I hate BT" club. Everyone would join. She's got issues. I hope everyone gets their fair turn to PK her since she is so easy to, haha. However, I don't think Crim was falling for her: just because he said he trusts her doesn't mean he likes her. Crim's simply a gentleman. Immature Sora was just trash talking. As for BT's reaction with Bear: [quote]Well, I think the broken man gave Tsukasa the key...it never said it has to be an actual physical object so what that broken man said Tsukasa must have understood and it has to be Tsukasa for it to be the key of the twilight b/c if it was anyone else they wouldn't understand....as you see with Mimiru and Bear. So technically they key exists but only makes sense to Tsukasa and him only.[/quote] Although I disagree with this theory, I would have to say that the one difference between BT's meeting and Bear and company's meeting was Tsukasa. Personally, I don't think that's relevant, especially since Bear said the guy was just saying the same thing over and over. What could have spooked BT so much? Could it just have been the appearance the nonsensical babble of the "broken man?" You have to admit, in a video game, seeing an upside-down man in such a strange place would be freaky, especially with that out-of-place sound resonating here and there. You know something was up, haha. I think BT was just spooked by it all. As I said before, I disagree with the key of the twilight idea. Tsukasa just said he figured it out, probably referring to the babbling of the "broken man" since he's the only (normal) person who knows of or has seen Aura. I don't think the key would be a riddle because that's not much of a key, haha. Besides, I think the Key of the twilight would be-I don't know-more twilight-ish. I don't know how to explain it. [quote]What the man told him was to take care of his Daughter which is Aura, which Tsukasa only sees. I am for sure that in the coming episodes it will show what he meant by protect her, but that is my opinion so far![/quote] Yeah, take care of Aura. She is their only hope, whatever that means, haha. I wonder what he meant by that (the whole protect and hope bit). Lastly, I would like to say the games blend-in amazingly well! [spoiler]Bitter Fantasy Mirrorworld? Dude, you go there! I did a double-take when I heard that, and then when I saw it, haha. That tuning fork sound: holy fudge![/spoiler] This episode gave a lot more information than you think if you've played the games. One thing I've realized: while Kite can hack gates, Tsukasa can only bypass them. Thought I'd put that out.