Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris

 PC
User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 12 out of 27

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. buzz3791
    Jul 13, 2020
    7
    Lots to do.
    Graphics are decent.
    Way to many cutscenes in the first chapter but most can be skipped. But you kind of expect it in an SAO game.
    You have to teak graphics settings to get the load times reasonable.

    i7 4790 3.6GHz / RTX 2070 8GB / SSD / 16 GB DDR3 PC3-12800 800 MHz, Dell Alienware AW3418DW GSync 3440x1440
  2. AniFrame
    Jul 15, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я, как человек (обзорщик и критик) поведавший всякое дерьмо, скажу что игра неплохая. По началу плевался, но потом втянулся в гринд, а также в рыбалку)
    Ну а если серьёзно, то если не учитывать проблемы с оптимизацией, то игра сама по себе хороша, особенно в сюжете, квестах и и геймплей. Так что 7/10, если учитывать оптимизацию с багами, то 5 из 10. И да, нужно длс с Рейн и Севен, давай русских порядошных девчат идолов!!!))))    … Expand
  3. Poussiere
    Sep 24, 2020
    6
    Gameplay: 7/10.
    It gets pretty fun once you start piling up levels and weapons that suits your playstyle. You'll have to be patient tho, the grind in this game is just insane; especially if you are playing solo. Character creation is nice, but the NPC will still interact with you as Kirito, and your character doesn't show up during the few in game cutscenes.
    Story: 2/10 . If you are    Gameplay: 7/10.
    It gets pretty fun once you start piling up levels and weapons that suits your playstyle. You'll have to be patient tho, the grind in this game is just insane; especially if you are playing solo. Character creation is nice, but the NPC will still interact with you as Kirito, and your character doesn't show up during the few in game cutscenes.

    Story: 2/10 .
    If you are considering to get this game despite its reputation, you probably are a fan. Therefore know the main cast. Nothing new over there, same boring protagonist, characters are flat and the little flavor they get is quickly blown by the predictable plot. You won't play this game for the story anyaway.
    Oh, and the worst thing of this game is it's pacing. GOD it's awful, even for a JRPG veteran like myself, when i discovered I barely made the tutorial after over 10hours of play (and most of it reading dialogues mind you), I almost lost hope. You'll find yourself often reading for 5 to 10 minutes then enjoying the gameplay for barely 3 before getting another JPEG cutscene again.

    Overall: 6/10.
    Now, to be honest, i still kinda like this game. Now, I find most of the characters boring, but the new character is a nice addition to the cast by bringing some grey morality in this very predictable world. Besides, the gameplay becomes pretty fun past the 12 hours mark (provided you stick with it).
    The story is predictable, the grind annoying as heck. But, it can provide enough fun to make it worth it (although barely)    … Expand

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. PC Games
    Aug 3, 2020
    60
    For my taste there is too little gameplay between the many dialogue sequences.
  2. Cultured Vultures
    Jul 23, 2020
    40
    With an expansive main campaign that takes far too long to get started and quite a few underdeveloped mechanics, this Sword Art game is a tough sell for anyone but the most dedicated fans.
    Read full review
  3. IGN
    Jul 20, 2020
    50
    Fun combat and decent characters aren’t enough to save a convoluted story, terrible pacing, and tons of performance problems.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »