Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment

A great RPG experience with a ton of content, a ton of room to grow your fully customizable character, and many different battle styles and areas to explore - you'll be playing this one for a hundred hours before you get bored... easily. My only real qualms with the title were cosmetic, so despite the fact that the game isn't perfect it's still one I'd whole-heartedly recommend.

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment is simply huge and filled with content but it is also very repetitive and dazzling for its own good. The abysmal translation does not help either, but if you are a fan of the anime and/or you are willing to take some time through every menu to understand what's going on, you will find there's quite a lot to enjoy.

A great combat system alongside an abysmal translation make this one very mileage-may-vary.

It's not easy to get into, but it does offer a lot of content. If you are looking for a dungeon-based RPG, this is a great choice.

A plausible transition from the popular manganime franchise to a Vita adventure. JRPG fans will appreciate it for sure.

This is a big, ambitious game, and like any big, ambitious game, there's some stuff that goes wrong, but a lot more that goes right. And with all that right stuff…well, that's what makes the game so worth playing.

A must-have if you are a fan of this literary and manganime universe, Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment has its flaws, and by no means is it perfect, but it is a very competent Japanese Action-RPG with a good battle system. Perfect if you want an excuse just for combat, level up, combat, defeat a Boss and prepare for the next one.

Thanks to its fun to play combat system and the great amount of stuff to do Hollow Fragment is overall a good game, probably not the best RPG on PS Vita, but it’s however fun and engaging, especially if you are a fan of the anime.

What we have here is the first Sword Art Online to arrive to our coasts, and it is a 2x1 including PSP's adventure. A game that fulfills its task, entertaining the player for hours with plenty of main and secondary missions. It will delight those who demand original Japanese dubbing, however, we won't hear it in our language and it arrives only in English.

In short, Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment is a fun disappointment.

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment is an interesting action-jrpg. Its combat system is both deep and entertaining and grants a good amount of fun, despite the lack of variety. The “romantic” part is quite basic, but the overall experience is still good enough for players who loved the anime.

A must for fans of the anime and could very well appeal to any Vita player looking for an Eastern styled action RPG. It's not trying to be much more than a “beat the level, the boss, then advance” game but then that's probably what its fans are looking for.

Cuts to the core of an action JRPG, the combat, and does an admirable job of making something worthwhile out of it.

If you’re a fan of Sword Art Online then this is a must buy, with it’s alternate reality separating it from the series.

It's very close tonally to the anime and really feels like a natural extension of the show inside and out. Just don't expect a whole lot in terms of gameplay variety.

An interesting action rpg that mimic an MMO. This PsVita Edition includes two games: the progression can be a little bit repetitious, but there's a lot of content for the light novel fans.

The combat feels slick, the design mirrors the anime really well and there's enough content to keep you going for weeks. Just know that the experience starts to drag after the exciting opening levels.

Poor translation abounds. [Nov 2014, p.79]

A competent JRPG with some considerable flaws, and one that is best enjoyed by those who are familiar with SAO.

It’s unclear whether or not I would’ve enjoyed this title much more if I were an avid fan of the series, but since I can only speak from my perspective alone, I will say that it was a difficult one to enjoy with a myriad of rough spots that were impossible to ignore.

While there's some good fun to be had from the gameplay, the localisation and narrative issues make Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment a difficult recommendation.

A good example of generous, if not overzealous fan service, that falls short of ideas concerning the game design.

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment does its best to provide a comprehensive experience, featuring online-style combat and dating sim aspects. Unfortunately, while it does a decent job of presenting the Sword Art Online world, the game itself is only good, not great. Sword Art Online fans will probably have fun though.

If you’re not already familiar with the series, though, there are better RPGs on the Vita to consume your time.

I wanted to love Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment for its enjoyable exploration and addictive combat. Unfortunately, the embarrassing romance system, confusing Hollow Missions and wonky translation overshadowed any fun I was having.

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment will only offer the most enjoyment to hardcore fans of the franchise that are willing to slog through the uninspired, tedious gameplay to get to the ample fan service on offer.