@ KingRanger and Kaji: Well, I had a big problem with the 1st game and that is the lack of the "parry" button but thankfully they added it on the second game series if I remember correctly.
Well, this was certainly a mixed bag. On one hand, I cannot stand a single character in this. Not one. Hell, I almost deleted it the moment Sakuya opened her mouth. On the other hand, the plot seems like it'll be interesting, if a little par for .hack. I'm not sure if I'll stick around for the second episode.