Story Over Action in .hack//SIGN

thedudewhosadude · Post by **thedudewhosadude** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 8:14 pm

this discussion is compelling me to make a step-file from Digital Monsters...erg....

Rue Waltz · Post by **Rue Waltz** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 9:24 pm

Artwork is a big thing with me in anime, so I'd have to say that was the first thing that attracted me to .hack. I loved Sadamoto's character designs. //SIGN was also the first character driven/dialogue heavy anime that really got me into that sort of storytelling, having watched action oriented fantasy and comedy series beforehand (Lodoss War and Slayers, for example).

I enjoy the type of stories that let you take the time to immerse yourself in the world and the characters inside it. That way, you can sympathize with the characters problems and actually care when something happens to them. At least, I did.

If anything, SIGN proves that you don't need a ton of action to move a story along.

Kama · Post by **Kama** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:53 pm

to me, if there was no Sora, I really couldn't care less about it. :3

Tsunami the Silver Dragon · Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:30 pm

At first, I only watched because I found that Tsukasa's personality and my personality almost match perfectly. However, as time moved on I grew curious about the feline type player character known as Maha. Then later the game came out for the Playstation II and I began to become ensnared in the ultimate storyline and of course the feline type player character Mia. This is when I started working on a book of mine that is known as The Tides of Destiny. So, I guess you could say that the storyline of the .hack game series and .hack//SIGN kind of inspired me to write. But, as of now, I still watch it only to see Maha.

Elk · Post by **Elk** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 8:44 pm

Tsunami the Silver Dragon wrote:At first, I only watched because I found that Tsukasa's personality and my personality almost match perfectly.

Every Teen feels like that at some point. -_-

TheUltimateTwinBlade · Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:18 am

yeah tsukasa is basically the ideal seventh grader even though she isn't in seventh grade every seventh grader feels like that at some time i know i did when i was in seventh grade

Duskino · Post by **Duskino** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:32 am

Um... Tsukasa a little older than a seventh grader... Elk is the seventh grader. And he's not all depressed :p

thedudewhosadude · Post by **thedudewhosadude** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 3:22 am

...you know i need my *WHACK* stick now...anyway, jumping back on the original topic, i perferred the lack of action, as i wouldn't like to be watching 25 min. of two people x number of yards away from each other, staring and making a low growl. The lack of action in .hack is what made it very drama-like, which is a genre of anime that i like a lot.

Duskino · Post by **Duskino** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 3:51 am

Aaah, yes... I can see it now...

Sora: Grr! I will defeat you! *angrily stares*

Crim: Hah! Foolish one, for it is I who will defeat you! *angrily stares back*

Sora: (thinking) My, for he is not a foe to be underestimated. I must not attack at the wrong moment.

Crim: So, are you going to fight, ya monkey?!

Sora: Hah! I am no monkey! It is YOU who is the monkey!

Crim: [ insert lame insult here]

Sora: [ insert another lame insult]

Crim: HIYA!

[ insert 4568348972389 minute-long battle]

Sora: *jumps back* Huff, huff! I must not fail!

I'll end it there ;P

Emerick Belasco · Post by **Emerick Belasco** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 8:29 am

"you know i need my *WHACK* stick now"

And here I thought an apology would be enough. Ever hear of the philosophy that once someone admits their wrong they're immediately forgiven of that wrongdoing? Now I've gone too far, back to the topic. Drama anime seems to be a genre that is largely overlooked. Most anime shown on television is either comedy or action, more often action. I'm hoping that the arrival of WHR in February on CN's Adult Swim will signal a change in this.

Tsukasa · Post by **Tsukasa** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 6:22 pm

*pulls out a broom and sweeps out offtopic posts* Don't mind me. Carry on...

Note, please do NOT go off topic on this board. This is the one board we stress that on and do not give an leniecy (bah. can't spell when I'm half asleep) to it on, because you're supposed to be discussing spoilers here.

I've said it in announcements. Please make sure you know this. Thanks. ._.

(Note, replies to this will be considered offtopic and deleted as well. Carry on with the conversation.)

Kogun791 · Post by **Kogun791** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 6:51 pm

Even though I love anime such as Rurouni Kenshin and InuYasha which have plenty of action, I enjoyed .hack a LOT more. (BTW, Limits could be considered as Rock music, I guess)) Anyway, back on Topic, I think had there been extreme action in .hack, everything else would've been less than what it actually is now: one of the BEST animes of all time. Hmm..maybe not, looking at Geneshaft, but still. After DBZ, I'm glad that .hack//SIGN DOES NOT have a lot of action. Maybe it's because I've seen nearly every single episode about 10 times. And there are 300 of those! I don't get tired of .hack's storyline everytime I see it, so maybe my mind is getting too full of stuff and I get all confused.....
Imagine Tsukasa being all bulky and fighting all the time. That is very scary. Maybe because I've seen all the episodes and he doesn't seem to want to fight...

Cyral · Post by **Cyral** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 8:40 pm

From what I've seen from both the game and the series...

There are not alot of fighting at all.. well.. in some cases, yes, but, they don't seem to want to show the fighting... it's looks more like a online mystery novel.....rahter than a game... and the series goes for the same thing.

When I watch the game's scenes, I don't seem to get sick and tired of watching them.. rather wanting to see them even more to try to find out what the hell is going on....

jsears · Post by **jsears** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 3:36 pm

I really enjoyed .hack//sign because of its lack of fighting. I enjoy anime without a "we gotta kill to save the earth" plot. .hack is very complicated, and it leaves me wanting to know more.

CRtwenty · Post by **CRtwenty** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:09 pm

Duskino wrote:Elk is the seventh grader. And he's not all depressed :p

Yea... the two or three times that he ISN'T depressed sure do make a difference... really, what is with that character model that makes people depressed? Tsukasa is angsty, Elk is sad, and Hotaru has more crying then almost any of the other .hack characters!

.hack//INFO

Story Over Action in .hack//SIGN

::nod::