Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization

1. BenNeco

   May 4, 2020

   10

   I wish they made a good game for a good anime, a high budget AAA game.Keşke yüksek bütçeli bir oyun yapsa vr versiyonu olun bir oyun aaaI wish they made a good game for a good anime, a high budget AAA game.Keşke yüksek bütçeli bir oyun yapsa vr versiyonu olun bir oyun aaa kalitede bir sword art oyunu olmalıydı ama hiç olmadı .… Expand

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2. Lardar

   Feb 21, 2018

   10

   Game is very well made and easy to pick up if you have ever played an RPG with depth before. Cut scenes may run a little long at times, butGame is very well made and easy to pick up if you have ever played an RPG with depth before. Cut scenes may run a little long at times, but the world is big and full of things to collect and fight. Just don't expect tons of quests as most are narrative and reward nothing but progression in the story.… Expand

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4. AramisHS

   Nov 10, 2016

   10

   I love this game! I'm a weeb but that shouldn't taking away this game being great the characters and waifus are amazing you'll get addicted toI love this game! I'm a weeb but that shouldn't taking away this game being great the characters and waifus are amazing you'll get addicted to the skill system… Expand

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5. ZeroBorne

   Jan 12, 2017

   8

   I've played every SAO game that I know of to be released here in America. Is this game worth your time? Is it good for veterans? What aboutI've played every SAO game that I know of to be released here in America. Is this game worth your time? Is it good for veterans? What about fans? What about the newcomers? Stay for awhile, I'll be the one to answer those questions best I can.
   
   Keep in mind that these views are that of someone who has played through the good and bad of every game and beaten every last one I can get my hands on, I can handle these games better than most because I am easily entertained, but you are reading my view on the game so keep that in mind please.
   
   Is it for everyone?
   Okay so I know that SAO is a touchy subject and I'm quite convinced a lot of hate will come to it for being SAO because that's people right? This game is most definitely for fans, if you hate the series then you've got no reason to play this. If you have a passing interest I recommend it though.
   
   The Gameplay:
   Okay I'm starting here because this game could piss a few veterans off. This new combat, rocks. It's the best in the series so far, I find myself actually wanting to fight for once rather than run past everyone this time around and it feels like it would be how the real thing would control. This game has a lot of things to do in town and in the battle zones, which is commendable after the lacking quality of Lost Song. The new dating system is better now so you can finally date Yui, you freak. Or Sinon, because Asuna is dumb.
   The new skills system is more entertaining as skills can be fired off repeatedly and are gained at a nice and fair rate, once again far better than Lost Song's skills.
   
   Graphics:
   The new monster models are amazing, hands down they are amazing, the bosses in particular are ginormous and awe inspiring, you want to tear down these beasts. As for the character models, you don't really get to have that massive Warhammer 40K armor but the weapons get insane looking. As for animation quality, it's uh... well better than Lost Song.
   
   Soundtrack:
   Forgettable. It works in-game but I'll be damned if I could hum a single track out of context.
   At least the sword clangs and enemy death noises are satisfying.
   
   Warning section:
   I got the best weapons early game by pure chance, your enjoyment of this game can come down to if you get the Riot Sword and Relfector shield early on or if you get something else. Those two weapons have made the game kind of easy for me, as it is a simple matter of "Oh look, an enemy... DEAD" now. So uh.. if you want to make it hard on yourself, if you get these weapons throw them away like instantaneously.
   
   Keeping a level head during this review, Hollow Realization has a lot to offer fans and potential fans, but if you hate the series you aren't going to be convinced, save your money and buy God Eater 2 Rage Burst, otherwise, have at this game, you may like it.… Expand

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6. Pnx725

   Jan 7, 2018

   7

   What i like of this game is its soul, how characters interact with each other, how they talk but other than that Bandai Namco really needsWhat i like of this game is its soul, how characters interact with each other, how they talk but other than that Bandai Namco really needs to improve how they make their games. This way of storytelling is the same I see on Saint Seiya Soldiers soul and it is not that great, you can do better, maybe you think it is fine because this game is also for portable but believe me, it is not. Because of my love for the franchise I give this a 7 but in reality this game can be a 4.… Expand

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7. tomvs123

   Jul 26, 2019

   4

   First and foremost, this is a grind/filler game made for Sword Art Online fans. So if you don't like generic RPG grinds or filler storyFirst and foremost, this is a grind/filler game made for Sword Art Online fans. So if you don't like generic RPG grinds or filler story content in your shows, then look elsewhere.
   
   The main story is basic and contains roughly 30 minutes worth of content (stretched over 40 hours). It deals with a mysterious NPC, who quickly becomes un-mysterious, and the origins of Sword Art Online. Without spoiling anything, the story starts out relatively interesting, but quickly loses steam and ends with a generic whimper where very little is accomplished or learned. Though some might like that this takes the Persona 5 route for its main plot, meaning that your young protagonists know more and are much more capable than the actual developers of the game or the institutions in place that regulate games.
   
   Note that the entirety of the game takes place within the game world and you don't interact with any of the characters in real life (which is disappointing).
   
   Besides the main story, you get lots of filler content dealing with the Sword Art Online characters. Well, the female characters at least. It becomes quickly apparent that this is a harem game. Even though you have a wife, you spend loads of time with all of the girls, with your wife generally having equal importance.
   
   I'm not opposed to harems, and actually had a bit of fun romancing all of the girls. Though I was disappointed when I reached the limit of the romance system: there's simply not much there. To summarize, you talk to a girl at a date spot and say "yes" or "no" to her statements. If she likes your answers, you can hold her hand, carry her, and take you to your bed, where nothing happens (besides more talking). There's other actions you can take, like "stroke hair" and "kiss," but these don't physically do anything and the girl just has a canned response for each.
   
   The most you get out of the romancing system is the ability to give the girls equipment and a single not-very-risque picture for each girl after you take them to bed.
   
   The rest of the story involves visual-novel events where you go on quests, cook/eat food, or just talk to the girls. These are self-contained and have no affect on the actual gameplay. It was disappointing when the characters talked about going on interesting quests with strange mechanics and rewards, and not actually being able to do that myself in-game.
   
   The contents of these story segments is simply filler. Half of them are about doing random daily things as friends with no intellectual depth (save for one or two, which try to be meaningful, but don't quite nail it). The other half are about putting the girls in precarious situations to give you a reason to ogle/touch their bodies/breasts/panties. And of course, there's bath scenes, swimsuits scenes, wet clothes scenes, and white stuff sprayed all over the girls' faces scenes. They're all visually mild, so you'll need to use your imagination.
   
   The game's playable section consists of one town and about five monster-filled zones. The town is mostly useless. I spent my time there looking for girls I needed to start events with and going to the quest board. There's simply nothing else useful in the town, including the shops, which sell gear that's much worse than what you can find in the zones.
   
   I was quite pleased when I went to the first non-town zone to fight monsters. It was interesting and full of good loot. But I quickly realized that all other zones were identical. Besides the look of the zone and monster types, all zones are set up the same: Monsters, chests, and events(to kill monsters) are spread out evenly. Your only goal is to get to the next teleport stone. There's little sense of this being a real world, and if this were an actual MMO, players would quickly get bored of its monotony.
   
   Quests are junk. These are actual fetch quests with no exposition. There's no guy who needs certain items or certain monsters killed so that he can do some thing (outside of the visual novel sections). You simply need to kill monsters or pick up items and turn them in. This is the closest I've been to a spreadsheet/checklist game. But at least quests aren't required. You can just pick them all up, and if you complete one by chance, then great.
   
   There's a lot of variety in the combat, with loads of different skills and weapon types, but there's no reason to use any of it. I was able to easily get through the game using 1h swords and a single attack skill. Bosses are especially silly since there's a lot of buildup and strategy planning for each, but they can be killed by simply standing in their face and repeating your basic attack.
   
   I liked the Sword Art Online anime, but this video game representation of it is no where near as good. With loads of filler story content that has no impact on the gameplay, meaningless monster grinding, and an incredibly basic world and gameplay mechanics, this is a below-average game at best.… Expand

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8. JWSpeed

   Nov 21, 2016

   1

   Really boring games, fell asleep several times, the only thing good about it is the fighting, even with lots of lag trying to jump! SureReally boring games, fell asleep several times, the only thing good about it is the fighting, even with lots of lag trying to jump! Sure glad I didn't pay full price.… Expand

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