Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Review - SAO: HR "Super Serious" Review (Spoiler-Free)
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- My comprehensive, spoiler-free review of the latest Sword Art Online game out now on PS4 and PS Vita - Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization.
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Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization was a much bigger game than I anticipated, this review is the result of nearly 60 hours of gameplay and I still don't know if I'm even close to the end or not.
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SAO: HR is huge, it's also fun, it isn't without it's faults though they are few and far between, and you'll most likely just get lost in the world and in the story. The combat is intense, the story is full of mystery and intrigue, the characters are likable, and the best part is: you don't need to be a Sword Art Online fan to enjoy it.
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Fun fact, the deluxe edition of this game is on sale on Switch this week for like $8, that's why I'm here lol
_Same here bro_ 🤜🏾
Yes
Same $8 seemed like a steal
Same
same
3:17 "kiroto" eek
Good catch, I have no idea why I pronounced Kirito like that, and only once >.<
I blame a combination of my Australian accent & my exhaustion.
Yeah, I'm just picking on ya
@@JRPGGaming no worries that happens. At that moment tho i was thinking hmm ok i believe you now when u said that u did not have time to get into the anime xD
@@JRPGGaming you do it at least twice
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I love how u can ignore all the SAO characters and create your own party in this game.
win comment
yes finaly whole male party with Klein maboi
Kiroto, finally a new character we could play!
lel
Yearrrrs later and now the game is only $10 on the NS. Thank you for the review
Let’s plaaay 🤩
Fun fact this game is on sale every other week for 7.50$ literally 2x a month every month along with fatal bullet
funny thing is that they're priced the same as when they're included in steam's sale
@@HavisVizard it is true the game will have discount every 2 week?(planning to buy it if its true)
@@shin7550 idk the exact date, but it is true that this game often have discount. Just wait for it
@@HavisVizard thankyou so much❤
I will wait until discount then buy it!
This was probably the only review that gave it a good enough score and enough to make me consider getting it.
I had a lot of fun, it's far from perfect, but there is a new title on the horizon so it seems there must be more people out there enjoying them as I do :)
About to go pick up the new SOA; looking forward to your review whenever you post it. Keep up the good work. Blessings and respect.
Great review bud. Struggled to find anyone who didn’t just bash the game for no reason. 👍
The reasons why today’s Anime games don’t have English voices because Bandai dropped out the R1 anime distribution industry years ago, which is where they pulled in most of their voices for the video games division. Nowadays they only dub the games that are expected to pull in a large amount of profit like anything from the Tales franchise.
Great review! I completely agree with just about every point you made. This is easily one of the best SAO games out there.
i think being referred to as a he despite having full range of character customization makes sense because it doesn't matter what ur characters name is or what they look like you as a player are playing as Kazuto Kirigaya aka Kirito.
Ooooohhhh yea.... Huh...
Nice review. I bought the game today in the eShop for 15 bucks on sale. I've always wanted to play it and couldn't pass on that price.
i like this ff9 Zorn and Thorn music in the background^^
Doing my 2nd playthrough (first was on ps4 (onky got through dlc1 before life happened and had to sell the ps4 and now on the Switch)..55hrs in..got every weapon to lv500+ and just need Soaring Slash and Righteous Cross EX skills to unlock..all before starting chapter 2!!! Lol i honestly love this gsme so much
Thank you for vid :) got it during sale. Looking for an anime for switch and this was ok :)
God eater 3 was good for an anime game. I'm downloading this one to play though.
yeah it is kind of insane that they get back to the death game.. but if you read the novel, not just the anime.. you will know thet they are all attached to the game, to world of sao.. their lives revolved around it for 2 years tho.
Out of 10k beta tester... around 4k die in 2 months.. the remaining 6k lives, half of them fight on the frontline to get back.. the other half?.. they enjoy lives there ( well they cant fight, rather than suicide why not enjoy the game.. lots of side mission other than fight the 100th towers).
*Stares at two year old comments* Well I'm a tad late to the party, but figured I'd give my two cents as someone who just got the game on sale and hasn't actually done much with it (also got it on pc). So, for those of you who also got it on Steam or are thinking of getting it during this sale, do yourself a big favor by doing the following.
1) connect a controller and run steam as admin.
2) go into big picture mode.
3) make sure your controller is being read in the settings.
4) go into the game's settings and make sure that it is detecting the controller and make sure that you have the controller selected. Don't configure the game pad at all. You won't be able to properly scroll through menus.
5) run the game, go into options, and click DISABLE KIRITO. It will keep the game from making your character sound like kirito, which was really fucking jarring to me when I first played the game.
I'm debating on playing anymore of the game just because I'm still in that soft spot where I can return the game if need be. The combat was fun and interesting (for the tutorial, as that's all I've done) however I did get stuck in the air at one point and that was just a tad awful. I liked the city layout as it reminded me of an mmo, and clicking on the quest board and seeing a lot of quests to press a to and obtain was just... idk what it is about lists, but damn do I love them. Also as a tip, feel free to make a new game several times to try out different options. There was absolutely no height reference in the creator, so I thought 2 was pretty short, but actually 2 is apparently average female height (asuna is a 2). So, for some semblance of a reference I believe it goes like...
1: Ayano
2: Asuna/Kirito/most of the cast (your average 14(?) year old height)
3: Average 16 year old height (haven't seen enough of the game or series)
4: Klein
5: Agil
To my knowledge, female and male heights are the same. (I've made a lot of new games, please kill me)
Lastly keep in mind that in this game you're Kirito whether you like it or not. I'll probably just pretend and then face the awkward plot, or just assume that my character is a random waifu tailing Kirito and that he's off pretending to be cool or something while I go fight the raid boss. Yay semi customizable rpgs~
Lol well this game just came out for the switch which im in love with. And have been buying alot of its titles. I love SAO anime. Couldve been better but hey ill put up with all the softcore hentai bs . Kiritos a pimp we get it lol. Anyways. Ive been looking at reviews all day cause honestly im on the fence about this one. I had lost song for ps vita and i was so surprised how bored i go. The land was bland and the enemies all too similiar, most were literally just reskins of each other. Didnt care for the aerial aspect either. It was fun but definitely made it jarring sometimes cause of how little info the missions give you lol. I never played hollow fragment cause i know i never wanted to play SAO as an Rpg. Its swords for christ sake and i love swords, so i wanna feel like im somewhat using them. However weird that sounds lol.
This seems real promising though, the reviews are really REALLY mixed, ive seen as low as 5 but then this guy gave it an 8. I wish it was just amazing enough to be a 9 or a consistent 8 cause i wouldve bought it already. Im a low income family and i dont have gobs of cash to throw on games like that. So hmmmmm 50 bucks for a decent game on switch. This review MIGHT have sold me. Someone else mentioned how this was inspired by FF 14 and my ears perked up. Alas, this is fairly different and not as extensive, buuuuuuut still good it seems.
I don't watch a lot of Anime these days but I did love Dragon Ball Z and Pokémon when I was younger.
poor thing..
tbh that was a good review... probably the best review i could ever get. thanks a ton
Did u get it on sale yet??
@@lilkumquat2008 i did get notified on steam it is on sale. But i still haven't made my mind yet. This game needs a controller and it's hard to be played on keyboard.
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AND EVEEEEN A BEAR!
Through good times and bad times it's true love we share!
Now that is a fair rating. 8/10. seems great. ^_^ next game for me to buy.
akame ga kill is my favorite anime
I'm watching it now actually
@@scottydangerzone867 my opinion has changed since then but I still love the show, hope you love it too
Hi Jay RPG, can you please do a review on the switch version? I really enjoy your videos and value your opinions on switch rpgs.
_I brought it on switch this week for like £6 & if you're worried about the graphics don't be. Like character models, backgrounds & textures are super crisp, even in handheld, but the story/dialogue does make cringe hard sometimes_
My favorite anime is Boku no Pico ;3
I like Euphoria :)
itadeki seikei?
I loved the anime.
But im all over the place with sao.
Watched the first part of the anime. Got lost song. Skipped hollow realization. Skipped the second part of the anime. Got fatal bullet. Now getting hollow realization.
Still havent seen part 2 of the anime. And im watching part 3 of the anime. Wtf lol, like every anime i am always backlogged!
if it was possible to really be in sao, heck i would take that chance
as someone who has maxed out many chars and completed endgame in several MMORPGs, i wouldn't want to miss that chance either
@@JackAssSquirrel It's all fun and games until you get murdered by some prick.
Closest thing we have now is the SAOIF mobile game and fatal bullet.
Great review .
I played the original game and i got really board around chapter 6 and just dropped it. This looks more interesting and seems to have a better layout.
I was a bit the same, I only played the first game for a short time. The combat is much better in this one, and the story is much more interesting. It's future as a video game series is looking pretty bright :)
I like your review sir ill buy this game 😊
I really like you as a creator, so I will not say this in a degrading way, but, how come no reviewer of this game, like, at all, uses the LOCK ON?! Am I the only that pushes every button, or checks controls? In order to not miss a crucial thing like that??? Like, is this not something everyone does? Find out what the buttons do? That's probably why you had trouble dodging
And my favorite anime is Guilty Crown
3:17 *chuckle* KiRoTo.
FMA brotherhood
I got it for $10.99 cad this weekend. I'll be playing Drag Kirito. It won't be jarring as long as I think of him as a hetero drag
Dragon quest 9 music😍
I finally played this game for the first time last night. I had never read or seen any reviews for it but I loved the manga. so far it looks and feels fantastic and the music is great too. the only thing that was very strange was the character creation at the beginning of the game. I hate to have to start over as kirito. I hope that there's a way to remake your character at some point. I really don't like being referred to as a completely different character than the character that I created. Other than that I'm very excited for the game it's colorful the music is great the characters are funny and seem well written. The only question I have is whether it would be important or significant to get the the game that came before this one.
was there an option to remake your character later in the game?
@@JeypiKyu you know... I'm sorry but I haven't gotten very far. So not yet anyway. I still like it but I tend to play many games at the same time.
wow i like how he sayd kiritos name :D hahahah kiroto :D 3:16
Favorite animes: most recent Code Geass
Fate Unlimited Blade Works and Stay Night
.hack/sign Moribito
Of all times Samurai X and Tekkamanblade
I just got this on sale 7$ on the switch
So this is not an online game?
ok my favorite animes are gurren lagann, jo jos bizzare adventure and one piece
I would imagine they refer to the main character as a he and you sound like a man because you are playing a man playing a game. You are making Kirito make a female character. So when he is playing the game the party would still refer to him as a man because he is. Just his avatar is a female looking character. It would be the same as you and some buddies playing battlefield and you are a female character and your friends would still call you a he. So it actually makes sense. You gotta remember you even said it in the beginning of the video. You’re playing a guy who is playing a game.
*Sword Art Online II flashbacks*
is that Tales of Symphonia music I hear
10/10 for a phatasy star portable fan as long as you skip all the story and strange dating stuff. Iv put 60hrs and I dont even know the characters names or plot, the gampelay is great and the Skip feature is amazingly fast so it easy to cut off all the nonsense. I wish they make more of these mmo offline sims like phantasy star..only without story/dating I cant stand teen stories.
is it me or does he sound like ryan the temp from the office
I just bought this game for 9$ lmao. On steam at the moment it's still 50$ after 4 years??? LMAO. From all the reviews and clips I've seen i'd say its worth just 9$. Why not? lol.
sword art online had its own UI design (health bar design, menu layouts and etc), yet this game does not share it. Instead it feels cheap. Nitpick maybe but come on. :c
I'll say this as I watched the whole series and no im not buying it. It's just not my run of the mill kind of JRPG most probably because of the cheesy parts and the heavy dialogue I've seen on many play through it is just a hard game for me to get into when you are bombarded with information right in the beginning. While it may be a good game I don't think it is worth the price, well It is on 70% sale at the moment so I guess its about right considering things but I have to admit I am still reluctant of buying it because god the only thing I liked more in every jrpg's is the story direction and as I can see that is not happening, no, not with knowing Kirito on the road to overtaking as much harem as the "Harem God" Keima Katsuragi. Imo fatal bullet maybe a more solid choice so yeah not boarding on with this 1.
Has there been any updates since the game released?
Yep
Yeah right, BEATRIX...certertainly not obvious that its one of the antagonist in FF9 🤣😜
I mean the reviews is kinda biased which is obvious cause it's an anime list tbh I understand cause I love the anime the gàme could be better like instead of aincrad but alo would be better as Alo also have aincrad anyway and that would allow as to fly and stuff and alo only have races with would put less stress on development side cause aincrad have multiple guilds which they didn't implement
just got it for 5 bucks with points and the discount
Is this game still active?
Yes
I was thinking of wanting to get this game since I am a fan of SAO. But I am wondering does the game actually have english voice acting by the actual voice actors?
LordCrump Fan no it's Japanese audio with English subs. All the SAO games are subtitled.
Ok. It may just be me but that is just weird. It is fine and I will get used to it when I play the game some more(since I have it now and have only played a little bit), but I find the english voice acting to be better than the Japanese voice acting. You can disagree it is fine.
LordCrump Fan I don't disagree with you, If I was to watch SAO I'll watch it in English the voice actors are so much better. It's just that the games are Japanese audio, that use to bother me but then I got use to it.
Well that is good to know. I plan on playing it some more over the weekend. Do you have an idea of maybe how long it might take me to get used to the Japanese voices?
LordCrump Fan how long is a piece of string hahaha I don't know maybe a few hours of straight gameplay no breaks
favorite anime? The bastard and Ga-rei zero
I still haven't watched ga-rei zero, it's been on my to-watch list for ages!
I can't say I've heard of The bastard though haha
Ga rei is an acquired taste.
And it is possible you were kinda young when The bastard came out, but is a dnd style lore series.
gai-rei omg, memories
was worth the 11$ imo
....i payed 20
@@kiritosrage4569 I payed $9.95
@@lameloball4020 ....ive been scamed
do you not get to fly in this one?
Bruh.
xD try to play this with a keyboard xD
Dodge is on "N", sword skill is on "U" and attack is on "H", which is like, the stupidiest default keys they could have used. I wonder if they do that to troll PC players hahaha
Your able to change it and your still able to attack with the left mouse button and move your camera with the right mouse button. sry if you don't care about this anymore since it has been 1 year already lol
Still cant find a review that includes online? Is it good?
The servers weren't live prior to release so reviews that came out on launch day wouldn't really have anything to say about it but it's actually pretty good, though I would recommend if multiplayer something you're really interested in it's best to make sure you have a friend or 2 who wants to do it with you.
You can search for random games/people to join in the multiplayer lobby but it's very hit and miss and you might not find someone close enough to you to have a good connection, if you have a friend though you can invite them directly into your game, they can travel around with you in the game world and the main reason you'd want to it is to take down big raid bosses.
Think of it as a kind of MMO-lite, you aren't always online with lots of other players but you can invite players into your world and do just about everything you'd normally do as a group in an MMO.
@@JRPGGaming what i would like to see in these type of games and even other rpg's for that matter is an online auction house where u can buy and sell all kind of items found in-game. I don't understand why this is not a thing i mean if developpers don't want people to be imba from start just put item requirements on gear and make boe items that way there isn't such a high punishment on rng as well. The high rng makes players use exploits as well which makes for less immersion imo. Online auction houses in an offline game could fix this and add more immersion and excitement. I would love to grind some or even trade to other players for a certain item that i needed.
"Spoiler Free" my ass...
your review says nothing about the actual combat. Too superficial.
Boring Game
For you. Go play COD or 2k pleb