The Shrine

I am about 5 hours in so far and am having a lot of fun with it. Being able to run a guild and manage guild shops is nice, as well as how it seems to be a much more "played" game. You encounter other players in the fields, and sometimes can even interupt PK battles that are taking place. The storytelling has defidently gone up a notch as well. Sadly I no longer had my memory card data from .hack//QUARENTINE so I wasnt able to convert it over, from what I understand you get a couple of bonus emails for doing so. If you liked the originals, and watched the new anime, you should really check this one out.

I quit halfway thru the 2nd one...it was the same game as the first!

For the original Quartet or the new series that just started

original series

Same gameplay mabye, but it was a continuation of the storyline from the first game.

I thought it to be really boring to be playing a mock MMO. The gameplay was pretty damn boring, and it seemed like you were getting ripped off for buying 3 games for something that could have been one game.