Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet

 PC
Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 22, 2018
    80
    Fans of Sword Art Online will really appreciate this little gem, while people not familiar with it should watch the anime first.
  2. 3DJuegos
    Mar 6, 2018
    70
    SAO Fatal Bullet disrupts the familiar VRMMORPG game dynamics found in the past entries of the series and embraces a new third person shooter premise. A bit repetitive and maybe forgettable experience, but a fun one nonetheless.
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 30, 2018
    65
    This world favors guns and blasters (and rather rare laser swords), so the combat system is quite unusual for the genre: it plays more like anime-styled Destiny or The Division than traditional JRPG. Which is good, because fights make for the most of gameplay in Fatal Bullet. [Issue#228, p.58]
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  5. Digital Chumps
    Mar 5, 2018
    65
    Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is a game that is great for fans of the series. Unfortunately, I do not see this game doing well outside of that. The introduction is so painfully long and uninteresting I can see many players stop playing because of it. Also while the game is well rounded, there doesn’t seem to be anything in this game that offers anything unique compared to other franchises. The main proponent is that this is a realistic game based off the anime.
  6. IGN
    Mar 2, 2018
    59
    Fatal Bullet isn’t a bad game, but it didn’t hold my interest for very long. It’s fun to be surrounded by familiar faces from the anime series, and I could see glimmers of depth in Fatal Bullet’s combat and upgrade systems. However, the poor story pacing and the repetitive nature of exploration dragged it down. While it’s a good change of pace for games based on SAO, it still lacks the polish needed to really stand out.
  7. Hooked Gamers
    Mar 14, 2018
    55
    Although Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is lovely to look at, and the core game mechanics work well, it is the repetition and the stale dialogue that quickly diminished any fun I was having with the game.
  8. DarkStation
    Mar 20, 2018
    40
    At the very least, Gun Gale Online could have been a world worth exploring. But no, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet offers nothing to keep you but freely gives more than enough to make you wish you had the time you spent playing it back.

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User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 70 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 70
  3. Negative: 15 out of 70
  1. Sninjago
    May 1, 2018
    9
    I’m not going to lie, I really enjoyed this game, except for some aspects I’m going to mention.
    -The graphics: I really don’t think this used    I’m not going to lie, I really enjoyed this game, except for some aspects I’m going to mention.
    -The graphics: I really don’t think this used all the potential of UE4, since the game is optimized for “old” devices and I have a new graphic card, I don’t like the way some characters are displayed in low-render resolution.
    -the load screens: the game is FULL whit load screens, or at least that’s what you’ll think at the beginning. When you advance more in the game, there won’t be that much. This is because the same reason the other problem, but this one can’t be fixed, it’s “easy” to add 2K/4K-optimized graphics, but reducing the amount of screens for one device to another is impossible, basically because the entire game would change.

    That problems apart, I really enjoyed this game and the new DLC, but it REALLY has a lot of story and text, what I think is maybe the best thing of the game, but if you’re not so fan of reading that much (there’s really A LOT of text) you won’t probably like it the way I did.

    -graphics: 9
    -quality of the graphics: 6
    -gameplay: 8
    -durability: 10
    -secondary missions: 10
    -story: 7-9 (depends on what you like)
    -optimization: 7
    -quality-price: 7
    -specs requirements: Low
    -Variety: 9
    -Tutorial: 6 (to long, some parts were difficult to understand what you needed to do)
    -Multiplayer: 7 (it’s a pain to search for a match)

    —extra aspects—

    Excellent character customization
    Lots of variety (weapons, gameplay, etc. The aesthetic is always FPS)
    Freedom
    Special events
    HUGE store and weapon types
    Big map

    –what to change in face to the future
    -optimization
    -loading screens
    -matchmaking & rooms
    -tutorial

    Thanks for reading, Sergio.    … Full Review »
  2. buzz3791
    Apr 7, 2018
    8
    Fun game. A bit different from the previous SAO in that it's primarily gun-based fighting. Inventory management could be a bit better. AlsoFun game. A bit different from the previous SAO in that it's primarily gun-based fighting. Inventory management could be a bit better. Also upgrading your stats to meet the requirements for new skills and weapons a little awkward. I play primarily with an Xbox controller and the controls take a little getting used to. I've played the game about 10 hours so far.… Full Review »
  3. Xelluse
    Apr 2, 2018
    0
    Will say it shortly, cos this soap does not even deserve more: Take PSO2, cut everything, divide what's left into small parts, add this partsWill say it shortly, cos this soap does not even deserve more: Take PSO2, cut everything, divide what's left into small parts, add this parts as DLCs, do not optimise, do not work with game engine at all, make things boring and you will have $67.99 "worth" game named Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet...
    Tbh, just look at this image and then look at system requirements, that are enough to play ARK:SE on Ultra, game with fully interactable world and Photorealistic graphics... And this outdated soap really requires such machine.... ... ...
    It's not about graphics or about PC specs as such, it's just a regular Math. and Physics, as example: you will not purchase 80th VW Golf for 2013 BelAZ 75710 price, especially when that VW Golf consumes the same amount of fuel as Belaz, especially when that VW does not even have doors and have bald tires ? No ? Same here... But if Yes, then I advise you to turn to a psychologist...
    ...
    If someone like or even agree with scam like this, then enjoy, but such crap should not even exist on PC... But remember that by encouraging such projects as SWORD ART ONLINE: FATAL BULLET, you are ruining the game industry and Fair Play in digital marketing, so do not be surprised if in near future there will be more games like MEA and NMS, and if more developers will try to do same what Activision and EA tried to do...

    This is not even F2P level game and not even Student dev. quality... 10 low quality Ports from 10    … Full Review »
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