SAO: Fractured Daydream - First Impressions & Gameplay (Full Game)

[@HavianCritDmg]

New videos live on Gameplay channel. First video is showcasing Eiji (Nautilus), more to come soon! ► kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIOkZ6SZqLBsjNE

[@kylerlewark]

It’s wild that I found this channel back in the Hollow Fragment days and then got out of SAO games for a long time after Fatal Bullet. And now I’m back here again with Fractured Daydream 😂

[@raionbomber75]

Same!

[@fhd241]

Same man

[@saylesma]

Hallow fragment is one of my favorite games, played it on vita during a vacation and was just so good at the time.

[@darkflamemaster3636]

SAME❤

[@zack7k]

same

[@Robert-ortega714]

Can you test to see if it is playable in offline mode ?

[@neonhaze3725]

As far as I am aware you can play the story mode offline

[@hectornieves537]

It's a very interesting take on the SAO franchise. I like many aspects and dislike some aspects. My main gripe is honestly the lobby. They could've had so much potential to make it something more than just a lobby, like the Aincrad city in SAO S1 and make it into an MMO server.

[@skylerfreeman1173]

Even just a hub area would suffice for players. As is it's just menu simulator which... isn't 60$ worth. Wait for sale 😂

[@xXJohnCrowXx]

Can you do free mode with friends in a group?

[@HavianCritDmg]

Yeah, you should be able to invite them and queue as a group of 4 before you enter.

[@SirZubo]

I was a bit unsure at first, but after seeing your gameplay, I'm seriously thinking about picking it up and giving it a try! 😏 Free roam seems like a vibe

[@Chezzzzy]

I was waiting to see the free roam and this looks a bit disappointing but I might still buy but idk. Was hoping for a traditional mmo style lvl up system in the free roam.

[@darkfluoresce1915]

Thank you for the coverage, Havian. I can safely say I'll be skipping this one. Just looks painfully dull... I hope everyone else enjoys though.

[@kitramika5137]

now that i've seen the full system, really excited to pick it up. probably only gonna go for the base version first and see how it goes before considering any dlc

[@SirStrikeFreedom]

Always do this.

[@tiamat7208]

for a sao game its cool, but not $50 cool prob gonna pick it up after it got big discount

[@jeffcarrier9808]

It's not $70? Bonus!

[@tiamat7208]

@@jeffcarrier9808 it can vary from different regions, mine is around $50

[@kichonacho800]

​@@jeffcarrier9808only if you want early access!

[@AthenaAutocross]

@@jeffcarrier9808 If you want to play it today it's $85+tax (USD)

[@ChuongDang185]

I assume Last Recollection is considered too new which is why that game isn't part of the history yet.

[@benlee8225]

hopefully they add the town hubs as freeroam maps or somthing

[@skylerfreeman1173]

Something akin to pso2 would be nice.. :(

[@darkblood7614]

I'm so hyped for the game. Thanks for the update

[@FoXelinaa]

"So now bed scenes actually makes you stronger" .. That's peak game plan here

[@yuichirouka6722]

the nostalgia aspect of it makes it pretty good

[@RyuHazuki82]

Just like they make in real world, or so i have heard.

[@sirrealgaming6913]

Livire outfit heavily implies that she's not really planned for DLC that makes me kinda sad I'd have loved to see how she interacted with Gabriel in the future

[@ordysseus]

Crafting before you hit max level looks useless as a common item at level 15 is better than a legendary at level 8, so until you get to max level where the items you craft are the highest, its just temporary gear that will be useless really quickly for a decent amount of Col that is also required for upgrading equipment, that gets really expensive.

[@FoXelinaa]

Yup, exactly what I thought of the crafting system. I wish there was a way to upgrade rank level though (as legend items will be useless if gotten before high level).

[@boebie5052]

​@@FoXelinaathere is. He just did not show it off

[@FoXelinaa]

@@boebie5052 Ow, then my legends rank9 would not be wasted ahaha, thanks for the heads up

[@boebie5052]

@@FoXelinaa yeah go to upgrade option in crafting or when u lookin at characters profile in the weapon tab press touch pad? And it will ask u upgrade or dismantle. U need materials and Col to upgrade

[@DerSchlachtherr]

thank you for showing the full verson of the game. now i can save my bucks. i guess i will pick it up later for 20 bucks

[@NongIng]

God darn it I do miss fatal bullet High hopes since the same guys made this game I know it's not going to be same mechanics but praying that the "feel" is the same

[@Shi-shou]

In 1 thing its a Simple Loot shooter with Sword and magic on a Hub system. I played the Demo and it was Ok but not worthy 60 in my opinion.

[@VerlixStone]

I really wanted to like this SAO game, but I can't get over how horrible the combat feels. The animations for the skills look great, and have nice impact, but the movement and stiffness just feels so bad. The camera in raids is also a huge problem as there is no FOV slider and the clutter of skills from 20 players plus the boss is just too much. I was also hoping for a more structured raid experience and it is not that at all, this is just pure chaos and attack at will until it dies. I like their entire idea behind the online modes it just wasn't executed in the way I imagined. I'm sure for the fans who like the series and are use to this kind of combat are going to have a blast so that's really all that matters. You can tell the team put in a lot of work here to make something that will have a long multiplayer lifespan so I wish them nothing but the best.

[@sprigganeito6222]

You can turn off the skill animations from other players

[@superbuneary8819]

Yeah, the whole pausing thing and being unable to move while attacking especially when the enemies just avoid easily from moving a lot around is annoying, there's no fluidity at all. And you can't animation cancel to really feel the flow.

[@fosbjorn]

Multiplayer focused? Sadly skip

[@jrtime228]

They better add Philia as DLC! GIMME MY TREASURE HUNTER GIRL!

[@FoXelinaa]

As they're going to add Strea i don't see why they won't add the other girls, so high chances she'll be DLC 3 or more (as we already know who's on DLC 2)

[@SirStrikeFreedom]

Probably DLC

[@jacobwalters6641]

Looks pretty decent I’ll pick it up I hope it has longevity

[@blumoshi166]

I’m thinking about buying it too I just hope it has years of content

[@nicooxxdnunez7789]

Its getting longevity for sure, skins and customization in games keeps them alive for 1-2 years minimum, counting how a community is in every sao game, this will last for years

[@NostalgicRemedy]

it has crossplay, theres no reason for this game to die out any time soon

[@DozenMarks]

Downloaded and just waiting for Tuesday. Looking forward to it! Haven't really enjoyed a SAO game since the Accel World crossover thing or whatever it was.

[@linneyus343]

So we can't play until tonight with the pre-order access or later today?

[@DozenMarks]

@@linneyus343 I suppose it depends on your platform. For me I can't play for another 16 hours. Which means tomorrow because I don't stay up late.

[@jayden6469]

Wait how to download the game? I got the bundle 😢

[@DozenMarks]

@@jayden6469 Which one and what platform? I only know how it works on PlayStation.

[@jayden6469]

@@DozenMarks PC

[@Skydron]

There’s access to the full version? I thought preorders only got 3 days early access.

[@FoXelinaa]

The Asia's version is already out (on PSN) so he could play (show it, he said he was going to buy it on Steam when it releases)

[@Tomegaro]

I'm loving the game aspects right now, but what I'm fearful is people dropping $80 on this game, then the population dies in a few months and you're left playing with bots. Also from the beta it seems just better to be an attacker, and that the roles dont really matter yet? Another issue with Free Roam is that you're lv 20 and even though you have a lot of you the bosses and mobs are waaaay to easy. That and you cant see player name or interactions? That's a big big letdown for a MMORPG

[@TheNatos]

wow.......... really disappointed in the co-op quest offering. just a couple that get scaled up for higher tiers? where the hell is the content?

[@thatasianwaiter4559]

How does one have access? ITS STILL 20 HOURS LEFT 😂

[@TrueAce2146]

Early access for preorders

[@thatasianwaiter4559]

@@TrueAce2146 yea, thats the thing, preorders isnt released til 17 more hours from now, ive ultimate edition xD

[@Sayon1337]

@@TrueAce2146 Steam is still locked until 16 hours, only console got access rn

[@mrblackscreen5558]

@@TrueAce2146 extra early access is for Japan players & anyone who secured a CD version from Japan

[@Toutong_]

Content creator exclusive access

[@KairuFreestar91]

looking forward to seeing more SAO:FD gameplay! Cant wait to get into it myself for early access tmrw, been waiting for this game for awhile now! it's too bad about the story mode being like that, FB was a more complete game i think. hopefully this is just a bridge game where they are reviving the gameverse and get to make fatal bullet 2 later! I think a full complete game like fatal bullet with this games multiplayer system would be top tier!

[@MiniNinjaBot]

I’ll pass

[@Ribbonzarkuraspear]

PILLOW TALK SCENES!!!!!

[@Mycrosys]

Thank you for the coverage. Really Appreciate you getting into new JRPGs. Because you covered this game I played the Network test and was pretty underwhelmed because the combat feeled pretty bad (huge input delayx, bad hit feedback, unbalanced Roles). There are a lot better games out there you can play for free, like Genshin and have a much better combat that's more responsive. Still, I understand the focus is 20 Player coop in this game, but for that and the lack of Story like you mentioned in your video, 60$+DLC+Battle Pass+MTX seems to be too much to appeal to the more general consumers of this franchise. I understand that it might be more for die hard fans, but overall, I am pretty disappointed in the overall quality and price. In the end, I decided to skip this game. It's really a pity, because I enjoyed Alicization Lycoris quite a bit because of its fill of content.

[@user-vr8mc7ic2g]

Nobody care

[@Iord]

This would have been perfect for character creator

[@pekenocrisu3129]

WTF how u can play It the full game? if i need to wait until october first to play It .-.

[@ordysseus]

He got an early copy by buying a premium edition for 3 days early access I believe.

[@s.sclorax]

@@ordysseus even people with early access dont have it rn

[@celphalonred1999]

​@ordysseus no EA starts in over 19 hours

[@pekenocrisu3129]

@@ordysseus i have the premium version too and i cant play It thats why i ask

[@kujiko88]

How? Early access is tomorrow. I was hoping I'd get to play it this weekend but I didn't get to.

[@i3eautifulmonster74]

It’s out in Japan

[@kujiko88]

So it's a region setting in steam probably then? Darn.

[@YorkshireDaveUK]

@@kujiko88 Steam is a global release. They probably bought it from the Japanese store on PSN or Region changing on Xbox.

[@HavianCritDmg]

I just picked up the Asia English version on PSN to show people what it's like. I'll be playing the Steam version when it releases though.

[@kujiko88]

Oh, OK. Changing regions on steam requires time, effort, and more money than I have right now. I'll just wait till tomorrow after work. Hope to see you in game sometime!

[@dhel5508]

game should be free..

[@DumboyMikey]

Been waiting for SAO games to finally get good for a long time this is it right here!

[@leatherwolf7481]

So I've been curious. If I get the physical copy, can I still get dlc, such as the Joker dress? I want the premium edition but I want to get the physical copy of the game instead of digital, mainly because I got the digital copy of accel world vs sao before I knew there was a physical copy of that game, so I rather have physical copies of these games over digital. I really want the dlc, but I don't want to be held back from it if I get the physical copy. Great channel, by the way. I've been watching for years due to the sao game coverage on you're channel, and I've been playing the games since hollow fragment on ps4, but the last 2 games I didn't bother with that much since, well, I don't think we need that explanation. Can't wait to play this new game in the series tho, looks really fun.

[@shadowslicer3845]

What transfers from beta does character lvl?

[@rinnnnnnnnnnrin]

Only weapons and accessories

[@neonhaze3725]

@@rinnnnnnnnnnrinso player rank and character rank will be back to 1? Even if you had characters at rank 30?

[@simz3192]

@@neonhaze3725yes correct.

[@justapotato9276]

bed scenes buff :) nice

[@lanteanboy]

yeah... this game is just Sword Art Online: Warriors, gonna be skipping.... even if I weren't, I still have to go and finally clear HF, HR and FB....

[@johnnyzuu6533]

Deluxe Version ✌️

[@lucaskaneofficial2010]

My all time most important questions: solo player friendly or not (like wow, where u cant do top endgame things like mythic raid?) Paywall? (P2w, p2p) And ofc, lifetime...will be lot of players ? to play lot of time or need to wait hours to do any party activities?

[@All_Might_Dada]

This looks leagues better than the beta which says a ton because the beta was a ton of fun. Reminds me very of Castlevania Harmony of Despair which is amazing. I can't wait! Thanks for the great video, Havian!

[@AokiEndou]

I’m glad you dropped the video early, as always Havian Best SAO fan Game see on the next video 🫡😎

[@PhreshxPrinze]

Wonderful video, I wish they gave us custom characters… especially since we’d be doing raids & free roams. I’ll be playing fatal bullet I guess

[@PercyNPC]

Is there only 1 free roam map right now? I'm gonna give this game a try. I want to play RPG. Free roam mechanic look like og F2P MMORPG when I was kid. Too bad you can't create you character and choose the weapons. I really like to create character. I'm not a SAO fan. Never watch any of it. Only buy SAO games for my little brother. SAO HR is really fun for me. Never play Fatal Bullet but my brother said it's fun. Never touch other games.

[@darklugubre]

I remember at the beginning of the beta, you had to select the server: NA or Asia. I think picking Asia might guarantee more Multiplayer players. It's an opinion.

[@Banana-cc5rx]

i cant tell if this is actually fun or not.. It's like I am kinda half sold by the whole idea of it being a "mmo", but at the same time it's their implementation feels like it gets real boring in a couple of days Also, it seems to be compared to Fatal bullet alot with the character selection. I dont think the devs truly understand players prefer to play as themselves stuck in a MMO with Kirito & gang rather than the main characters themselves

[@FlameHazeVT]

Idea to finally focus more on the multiplayer is nice. Execution like every other SAO is lackluster and imo not worth 60 bucks. Game felt like a f2p.

[@EnzerPyro]

Free Roam is something that they should've had more frequent footage of in trailers and showcases. The size of the map is astounding and something that people who played the games would have liked in general. Do wish they consider something PSO2-like as a social hub outside of the menu lobby, there's a lot of potential that's being underutilised here. I'm excited to waste a week on this.

[@RellikYT]

I honestly thought this game was going to be strictly co-op, with a short 4 hour story, but the game actually looks a lot better than I expected

[@dinocharlie1]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="460">7:40</a> I noticed when crafting weapons you made 11 total and 6 were for Kirito who's set to be your favorite. You have 4 characters so far and have seen 6. Even with using the worse number for my math, you either got a 54% drop rate (small sample size) or about 2x increased odds. (it would effect the other characters differently, I don't want to do all that math though.) Hopefully this means that your favorite character is actually set to drop items more often, which I noticed in missions, your active character dropped more often, so hopefully those things are true. That would be a massive QoL thing.

[@TakaCode]

Pretty much all Gameverse characters are going to be DLC at this. I hope they will bring Dorothy, Philla, Itsuki, Kureha and Zeliska in the near future

[@Saffreuge]

I feel very conflicted towards these types of games. On one hand, this appears to look and play very, very good--it appears to be some sort of extremely replayable instanced online game. On the other, making live service integral to the gameplay loop means it's fated to die in a matter of years.

[@acefrosc910]

I gotta know how the offline content is. I don't have internet so depending on how it is it could be a deal breaker for me. The fact weapon crafting checks a server makes me very nervous. I know it's multiplayer focused, but I was going to get it to play at my best friend's house where he does have internet. I can't justify getting it if I can't even craft and do basic things at home for when we play next. Even if it's something simple like being able to do content with bots. If it's literally just the story and nothing else, he's paying for half for my copy, and I'm not even sure I could justify $30. Not trying to be negative, as I was very excited for this game, but if anyone could clarify the offline content it would be appreciated.

[@raynaldoandhika6836]

I already picked it up, and i hope Fractured Daydream would be the best SAO game ever made beside Fatal Bullet, since i'm pretty dissapointed with how they managed Alicization games :(

[@boebie5052]

Hey havian idk if u noticed but when u entered the free roam lv 80 to 90 area ur damage was scaled up. In the lower lv area ur her doing hundreds to many a thousand damage and then in the higher lv area ur now doing around 5000 to 8000.

[@Alpha.Phenix]

Looks at ''History of SAO Games'' tab. Sad Accel World noises

[@maffapog]

Don't think I could justify £50 for another SAO game their pricing is wild although this seems like one of the better ones

[@thecoldhail]

I’m gonna love this game so much! The beta was so much fun and I’m soo ready for the release 🔥

[@f.b.l.9813]

Accel World Vs SAO was my favorite SAO game though, it's probably not canon to the gameverse since it does a lot of weird crossover things, time travel and stuff.

[@Subject117m]

I really do like the presentation here compared to previous games, especially Last Recollection. MP focus is a bit of a turn off though for me.

[@xorphz]

It looks incredibly bare bones. I guess we are still decades away from an actual interpretation of the SAO world without it having to be based around the characters and just a retelling of the anime story.

[@Hellstorm901]

I really hoped the next SAO game was going to be a single player game returning to the Hollow Fragment/Realisation roots or even a Fatal Bullet 2 but instead we got this, a multiplayer game with a focus on what seems to be pre set classes with an in-game store which is actually selling CG's from the previous games and advertising popular characters from past games as DLC characters/classes for gods sake I'm not going to lie. This game looks bad, for the first time ever with an SAO release I'm probably not going to buy it and I honestly think if it wasn't for the file size and graphics preventing them they would have released this as an IOS game with even more microtransactions

[@e1ectrino]

Last SAO i played was Fatal Bullet. This one looks decent enough to hop into as well.

[@wacktastic1]

I was conflicted on getting this game but your video solidified that I will now 100% buy this. It looks fun.

[@ipponsky]

Did they change the part where you need to physically pick up cosmetic items at boss raids? I really hated that in the beta and it kinda put me off from buying the game...

[@abearivt]

Can always count on Havian to have videos up so soon with such thorough information and opinions! Can't wait for this to release in NA already so I can play! Until then I'll live through your playthroughs for now.

[@rail7646]

"bed scenes make you actually stronger, peak SAO" lol made my day

[@claudiegarnier4560]

I dont plan of playing multiplayer do you think i should get the game day 01?

[@TheBlkshadow123]

i was on the fence due to dragon ball coming out but this is a must buy. it made you come back to the franchise and as a long time fan i cannot pass this up. thanks for the quality videos

[@Eagle7isback]

Watch this Video was not a good idea :D now i want even more to play :D but still need to wait 14h :D

[@Yukiloop]

Is character customization still the same? Can you change outfit colors or anything

[@demetriusfairley9274]

Am not gonna buy this games it all digital & plus there seasons passes like a roadmap .. sadly I can’t support that at the same-time I was hype for it until I seen season pass I can’t give namco Bandai 99 dollars..

[@TrentMkw]

Will be giving this game a go since it's similar to Granblue Fantasy Relink in which I poured over 1k hours into. Relink's content cycle was very short lived so I'm hoping this game will stick around for longer.

[@KaelRhain]

this game feels like it was made 2012, everything is stiff

[@boebie5052]

So there is a reason to be cultured other than....being cultured lmao

[@chalo3427]

game looks so smooth I hope there's a lot of content to keep people in the game for a long time xD

[@SO7SFRain.n]

Ty for sharing this and I can just hope Rain comes in game! ❤

[@TheVocalTune]

You actually made this game look really fun! Thanks for showing us how it is and more information on it!

[@whatareyoudoingstepbro732]

I was excited until i learned its online only outside of story mode.

[@MasterNochi]

I just found out this game existed. Time to catch up

[@_Gorrek_]

Have to wait til 5pm est to play today... why is Japan the way they are?

[@gus051]

Does story mode still have an excessive amount of cutscenes?

[@damionwolfe1178]

It's so fluent it's amazing honestly better than fatal bullet

[@RickRate]

wow there is actually more content than i thought, game looks good

[@CYPH3RsD0M41N]

I kinda wish they'd make an offline mode.

[@LightOfSkyFalling]

So they took the relink formula but in a worse way

[@KronoKatastrophy]

Seeing Havian cover SAO again is a W

[@thegaminggeo1035]

Man wish i can get earlier access like this man 😭

[@ZeSaylent]

wait wait why you can play to the game rn 😭😭

[@ruchi__]

Lobby is mobile game worthy. Characters don't have any gameplay customization (no, swapping numbers via gear is not it). No animation cancels make the movesets feel clunky. Honestly GBF:Relink set the bar high enough for this kind of games, thisdoesn't cut it anymore. Free Roam is cool, but that's about it.

[@HavianCritDmg]

Legendary equipment has skill modifiers that change how they work. The gameplay does feel more clunky than similar games, but you actually can animation cancel out of normal combos, just not skills.

[@EnterTheXen]

Nah bro I was just watching the bed scene for the % HP trust me bro PLEASE I'm being serious 💀💀💀

[@WolfshotPlayz]

What?

[@loganvillalobos7016]

What chapter is death fun unlocked at

[@coreymarcotte1240]

$10 says once you right outta the daily crafting limit, it's okay to ask you to fork out real $$$ to craft more, and or the effect Spheres are most likely going to be Microtransactions.

[@FoXelinaa]

Nah, I don't think so. There's no interest to pay for it anyway, as you can literally drop them while playing. Also, Havian said to have seen spheres somewhere, i believe, so that's also a no. If they were going to add microtransactions, they would have done first and foremost for the trials (Battle Pass). And, I believe they said that the only "paid" part was going to be for Skin Bundle, but that's to be confirmed.

[@zeppelin292]

Biggest problem is loot. First to pick it up gets it. Should be separate drops for each person

[@HavianCritDmg]

It's already separate drops for each person, each member gets a drop when picked up in a party. The only exception are cosmetic items. Those are unique to each person, so only you can see it when it drops. If you don't pick it up, you lose it until next time.

[@kakeru8683]

Can we play the full game now?

[@Ribbonzarkuraspear]

I’m scared to ask but do characters only have 3 skills or can you switch them out for others?

[@HavianCritDmg]

Just 3, but you can modify skills with legendary equipment and change how they work.

[@mikecarlson6647]

How are you playing it already? I bought the premium edition and it's still telling me I can't install it yet.

[@neonhaze3725]

It’s already out in Japan on PSN so he got the Asia English version of the game