Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - Complete Edition

 Switch
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Nintenderos
    Aug 23, 2019
    78
    This hybrid title between role-playing and third-person shooting loaded with fanservice lands on Nintendo Switch with all its additional content but with many of the same problems present in the previous game.
  2. Vandal
    Aug 19, 2019
    75
    Fatal Bullet isn’t the best entry in this franchise, but it is a very enjoyable game. On top of that, we get a couple of interesting new features for the Switch, which makes it a good addition for Nintendo’s hybrid console.

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 4 out of 20
  1. LobsterSurgeon
    Feb 18, 2020
    8
    Looking at this as a standalone set apart from the SAO IP we have a solid 3rd person shooter that rewards a little patience and exploration.Looking at this as a standalone set apart from the SAO IP we have a solid 3rd person shooter that rewards a little patience and exploration. The game feels like some of my favorite PS2 JRPGs. Pacing of the game is fair, combat is satisfying once you understand the controls and this is a great port of a good game. Factoring in the source material it's a competent enough story and very true to the feel of most SAO stories. The big wins here are customization, replay value, and the relatively open world with a hub. Highly recommend even to fans unfamiliar with the series.… Full Review »
  2. levipon
    Aug 5, 2022
    9
    I love this game. I put the most hours in this game. It's an interesting plot and the characters are great as usual. I love the level ofI love this game. I put the most hours in this game. It's an interesting plot and the characters are great as usual. I love the level of customization here. The grind to get powerful equipment can be a bit annoying sometimes but online playing with friends or even strangers is really fun. To get the optimal equipment you do have to use ur brain and grind a lot. Even tho the stages to grind are mostly the same boss it's never getting boring.I've met some good friends thanks to this game! It's one of my favorites… Full Review »
  3. Cameel
    Jan 28, 2021
    6
    I recently bought it on Switch during a 75% off sale, and this is what I got for my money:

    -A very enjoyable, gameplay-wise fluid, quite    I recently bought it on Switch during a 75% off sale, and this is what I got for my money:

    -A very enjoyable, gameplay-wise fluid, quite unique mix of third person shooter (with gyro aiming with a decent amount of options) and action rpg. Decent,nice, but still limited character customisation for two of the many characters that can join your party, and lots of looting and weapon customisation.

    -A lot of trying to be interested in the "story", but even if I had prior knowledge of the characters and lore, I doubt that the way it's presented and the lack of depth and abundance of slow-paced melodramatic yet very static conversations between loads of characters standing around, each having their pointless lines,.. would have ever managed to hold my attention. Luckily most of that can be skipped. But even then, it may take a while (and a lot of loading screens and "skip, yes" confirmations to actually get to the next gameplay part.

    So basically, as an action rpg third person looter shooter, it's a great experience, really. Everything else had me bored or frustrated (when for example, you die immediately after skipping countless conversations, sitting through countless loading screens, only to see you're back in town and have to wait-skip-wait-skip-wait-skip-wait all over again, only to maybe fail again. The part I'm specifically referring to is optional though, yet arguably the most "interesting" part of the "plot").
    Short version: great gameplay, terrible piece of media, overall depends on what you're looking for. I wanted a tps arpg, and the demo and sale convinced me to buy this one on Switch, and I'm enjoying it as just that, nothing more. Had they left out everything "more", it would have been a better game for it, in my personal opinion. But I can't speak for anyone else, let alone a fan of the series.

    Technically, it works. No more, no less. It doesn't look good, nor does it look really bad, and I had no other issues. The times the game "rebooted" by itself, were actually part of its "story", as it is about a VR MMORPG environment, in which things happen (that I won't spoil) that get "the server" corrupted and every player -you included- kicked out, so while it was weird when skipping most of the dialog, it was actually a nice touch. Just "log in" again, and the story picks right up where it was, with the players discussing what may have gone wrong.    … Full Review »
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