SAO: Fractured Daydream PREVIEW - Best Game Since Fatal Bullet?

[@Zumaiii]

Open beta is this weekend! I look forward to playing it!

[@Shurpy]

Is it going to be on Steam?

[@jevoncallis7217]

Do you know how you can play it

[@Whazup4341]

@@Shurpy Yes it will be on steam, both the game & open beta this weekend.

[@AtlantaHoodHistorian]

⁠@@Whazup4341no console??

[@Whazup4341]

@@AtlantaHoodHistorianbeta & release will be on console as well, yeah. Just said steam in regards to the comment asking.

[@matthewmorton6462]

I found your chanel back when you covered the early SAO games and feel the same about the sao games. This latest entry has caught my attention though so im hoping it will be good

[@Metal_Sign-Friday_Patchouli]

Same. For a new game, this vid feels like a total throwback, and I just can't wipe the smile off my face ☆

[@altina2366]

万代的游戏基本不用期待，他们新出的网游1年不到就关服了，这公司就是个老古董公司，一直在使用日本的资历制度，除了卖胶，游戏已经没救了，我之前跟他们合作过，商务会议桌上，只有部长让属下说话的时候，属下才能说话，我们这边我和我LD轮流提问我们感兴趣的话题，那边就部长一个人说，只有演示的时候让属下讲一下PPT。

[@ramoncastro4737]

Agreed. That's how I found havian's channel too lol

[@_CrimsonBlade]

God the framerate look awful can’t these guys make one game with good framerate and why is it on the switch?😂 oh god

[@Metal_Sign-Friday_Patchouli]

@@_CrimsonBlade I suspect the two questions are not unrelated

[@Zodiac862]

as you have mentioned freedom wars, we are getting a remaster of it to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the game's release. It will be also out on PC on 10th january next year

[@HavianCritDmg]

Yeah! Looking forward to that, I loved playing it.

[@JelloFluoride]

That's sick! Freedom Wars was barely known and very unique

[@Zodiac862]

@@JelloFluoride now i'm wondering when are we getting soul sacrifice delta

[@Metal_Sign-Friday_Patchouli]

I remember -Swimsuit- Freedom Wars That game had such a cool structure I still have the dlc music tracks on my phone

[@bluuowl3325]

WHAT?????

[@devontetheone]

the combat looks INSANE. i loved playing the SAO games up to this one because of the feeling of being in the same world as Kazuto and them but THIS...from the mechanics alone looks very promising

[@KingRoheir]

imagine if fractured daydream had a guild mechanic introduced at some point of its lifetime

[@GaryTheFsh]

that would fit an sao game so much

[@KingRoheir]

@@GaryTheFsh agreed

[@KyleFreezeAnimation]

Quite wish it had Character customization because how nice they are on previous SAO games and SAOFD has multiplayer contents

[@Pvlsevfx]

i found you from an sao fatal bullet video and was subscribed since then so im glad you are back to the sao series

[@bluuowl3325]

Looks cool, but it's a shame if there is no custom character I think SAO is the perfect setting for a custom character. Also maybe it's only me, but I hate seeing the same character twice in the game, like three Kirito's.

[@satsui2424]

i fucking hate kirito atp man😭 the games made him so fucking obnoxious

[@iorifori91]

why 3? we can have 4!! ayo!!

[@Yukiloop]

I really wish we could create our own characters here like in Fatal Bullet. I'll only be playing as Sinon and a certain leaked dlc character for the Fatal Bullet nostalgia.

[@Metal_Sign-Friday_Patchouli]

Yea, I wanna make a Waals lookalike...

[@SeveNStarSeveN]

who is the leaked character?

[@blisssenseripzyzz4evermiri176]

good luck, the constant change from snipe to normal view with sinon looks exhausting after a while

[@Yukiloop]

@@SeveNStarSeveN leaked character is v v v . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pitohui

[@Yukiloop]

@@blisssenseripzyzz4evermiri176 that is exactly how I played Fatal Bullet lol. Zooming in and out after every shot.

[@StarforceOnAir]

One thing I am absolutely hoping is they give us the option to play as the different avatars that the SAO cast used throughout the games. Didn't like Kirito's duel-wielding playstyle but absolutely enjoyed liked his Sword 'n' Gun combo? Make his GGO avatar playable. Liked duel-wielding but much preferred flying over being grounded? Make his ALO avatar playable too.

[@kingprimeKANG]

The only thing holding back this game for being the most perfect Sao game for me is not having character creation. they don't even need to have full-on character creation it can simply have a character that you can create and then copy the fighting style of already existing character you own and it's character level is the same as your player level and it's passive abilities are dependent based on the characters that you leveled up that way your incentivized to keep leveling up other characters to make the most perfect AC

[@Knight81234]

That Oberon run animation 😂

[@AFarCryAway]

Not having a custom character creator does feel like a massive downgrade for me personally. I do love how the gameplay itself looks though. Might scoop it up on a sale some day.

[@donkatsu18]

Me too. I want my own character lmao

[@narzz7440]

same,. that's why i really love Fatal Bullet

[@ciscorivera202]

Think about it, now all they need is an OC based game like this and they making BANK

[@Sigma993]

At first I was honestly not that interested in the game but the more I saw the better it looked. Will definitely try the beta and might pick it up if I like it. We haven't had a good SAO game in quiet a while.

[@bladex5982]

Glad to have my main sao guy back at it again

[@VerlixStone]

This honestly looks really good. It's giving me Phantasy Star Universe online vibes, which is very rare to find in 2024. This is the type of online content I wish Granblue Re:link had. If this is done right, and updated in a timely manner I could easily see myself playing this for a long while. I have never touched any of the SAO games, and have only watched the original arc and some of the gun arc, but I've always loved the world and characters. This seems like a perfect diving point to start the series. Thanks for the fantastic info and coverage as usual, Havian.

[@Tsukaani]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="186">3:06</a> That doofy run animation is the goat. I hope all his animations are so over the top and ridiculous. Legit made me more interested seeing that clown run.

[@TaqSoto]

Not having a character creator is really killing my interest. Being able to create my own character is a big reason for why I ended up picking up fatal bullet. Im just not that interested in playing with the SAO characters.

[@300kyuubi]

Same here

[@mew1534]

This is exactly why I hated Halo and Wukong couldn't make my own character and had to be a monkey or a spartan vs being a grunt or a bear

[@superbuneary8819]

You guys should just make your own video games then 😂 or play MMOs or something. Having self inserts to play as just ruins narrative purposes, it only makes sense when it has heavy multiplayer elements. In this case though even though it is a multiplayer game the emphasis is to play the character and it's roster like Tekken or something like that. Having character customization defeats that purpose. You're supposed to play as the characters from SAO, also why play a SAO game if you're not interested in the Sao characters? Go play a different game. Don't buy it. Also they let you customize the characters anyway and change their outfit so that's good enough. Also for comment above mine the purpose of wukong is to know about his story and his point of view so it don't make sense you don't play as him.

[@satsui2424]

​​@@mew1534 lmao what? tf kinda character you wanna do in wukong? you wanna cac a fucking monkey? i am completely on y'alls side when it comes to sao having no cac but wtf does halo and wukong have to do with it😭

[@satsui2424]

​@@superbuneary8819dawg you do know SAO is a game about fucking mmo's. making your own character in an sao game is literally 50% of the experience lmfao it's why fatal bullet is the only actual successful sao game💀 but cope harder ig

[@yugi007100]

I discovered your channel through Sword Art Online Hollow Fragment and loved your SAO coverage that you did. Glad to see that you are giving this game a chance as it has a lot of potential to become great. Fatal Bullet is a blast to play, and I liked the closed beta test for Fractured Daydream. And with the Dev notes that they are addressing some of the issues testers had, I can't wait to play open beta and then the full release!

[@hiroko_9779]

Man I've missed you talking about SAO! hell yeah dude

[@Leroyfkingjenkin]

Man I miss my fatal bullet mc shame he was only mentioned in last recollection but atleast that something lol

[@Tihamatt]

this shit came out of no where for me, IVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER, i get to try out the beta and i dont have the pain of waiting too long because i just found out about it now LETS GOOOO

[@NostalgicRemedy]

Same I just found out about it last night and already want to pre order

[@kanosukiLexe]

Found you back when you was covering hollow fragment way back when. This game has been on my radar for a good while. Good to know the folks behind fatal bullet are behind this game as well. Really excited to play thru the single player. Haven't really been into the multiplayer game

[@Zenbu711]

Dayum! Nobody gonna stop me playing Likcy licky Oberon here

[@AyoCoffeeSama]

Looks like an SAO game im going to try out. Last SAO game I played was Lost Song on the PS4/Vita. Man this is going to be interesting.

[@devibezshow]

This looks amazing. I’ve never hopped into SAO game wise but boy I definitely might now

[@XtremeSOB]

Ok this looks like so much fun. Gonna have to try it

[@altina2366]

万代的游戏基本不用期待，他们新出的网游1年不到就关服了，这公司就是个老古董公司，一直在使用日本的资历制度，除了卖胶，游戏已经没救了，我之前跟他们合作过，商务会议桌上，只有部长让属下说话的时候，属下才能说话，我们这边我和我LD轮流提问我们感兴趣的话题，那边就部长一个人说，只有演示的时候让属下讲一下PPT。

[@Lidomega]

Feels crazy watching this video after watching your hollow fragment videos on-release a decade ago. Game looks promising!

[@RiderWithTheScarf]

Man, that's one hell of an announcement; 10 years already. Given the guitars and frantic tune, I guess the first tune in this video is from Fatal Bullet? Sounds like a Dimps ost song after all.

[@HavianCritDmg]

Yeah, it's from the Fatal Bullet OST 👍

[@Kirochii]

I only have 1 single problem with this series: Let me make my own character. I don't wanna play the other characters in the show (lost taste for the show over the years), I do not want to reskin and rename Kirito and play his role on the story, I just want to make my own character and play alongside the other characters. Fatal Bullet is actually a game that allowed for this so if this one actually allows for the same thing then I might look at it.

[@shadoxzz1469]

bro no fucking way, i just remembered your voice, your Intro, I watched you like 10 years ago or something hahahah wtf!!! Crazy consistent man!

[@therowdygeneration]

Thanks for covering this man, it looks like it'll be alot of fun and pull me back into an SAO game after not being into them for awhile.

[@EX_OCELOT]

Dude I haven't heard your voice in 9 years! Used to watch your old PS Vita SAO videos. Nice to see your're doing well!

[@kitramika5137]

game looks really interesting from every video i've seen on it. idk if i'm gonna make a day 1 purchase, but defo picking this up on a sale if i didn't.

[@Did_No_Wrong]

The SAO games were the ones that introduced me my favorite SAO heroine Philia from the Vita release. Solid character through and through.

[@Onslaught73]

finally! i was so waiting for you to make a video about the game! thank you!

[@frubam]

Feels like GBF Relink, trading in Relink's fluidity in animations for variety of different playstyles and more emphasis in multiplayer.

[@つロつ]

I am glad KZbin recommended this video. This game looks fantastic!

[@ChristopherJ371]

wow, the combat system looks so cool

[@f.b.l.9813]

sounds like an SAO skin for Granblue Relink which for me is a good thing, I hope they make the combat smooth and fun like in Granblue Relink and Wuthering Waves because in SAO Lycoris, the combat felt stiff AF! EDIT: - is the story mode centered around Kirito or some new protagonist? - compared to SAO Hollow Realization, SAO vs Accell Word, SAO Lycoris, Grablue Relink, Genshin, Wuthering Waves, which one of those games does the combat compare the most? - is it fully open world like GTA, Genshin, Wuthering Waves? segmented "open world" like Tales of Arise? or stage based like Granblue Relink? - will there be NO gacha mechanics, like RNG stuff that limit the characters you can unlock unless you spend more? - is it a 4 character team game? like 1 player 3 AI like in most RPGs? or only human player characters similar to MMORPGs? - also, are there gonna be fanservice skins, dating modes and bed scenes like in the older SAO games? either way, it's looking like it might like be the best SAO game so far

[@HavianCritDmg]

Based on what’s been said, the story is from multiple viewpoints that eventually converge. So Kirito will still be a focus, but along with other characters. Combat is similar to Relink, but more freeform. The characters in SAOFD have unique mechanics, but their kits feel more situational and reactionary. In Relink attacks were neatly tied to a character's core mechanics, so it felt like each action had more of a deliberate purpose. The SAOFD characters still feel a lot smoother to play than other SAO games though, they’re fun. Still not sure how things are handled in the main story, but will most likely be stage based like Relink. They made a statement to say that there’s nothing like loot boxes in the game. Characters will most likely just unlock as you play, haven’t seen anything stating otherwise yet. The multiplayer mode in this game seems to be only online, not sure if single player mode will have the quest system. In single player you’ll have 3 other AI party members that you can freely switch between (4 total in team), but online it seems like it depends on the quests and matchmaking status. Empty slots get filled by AI in co-op and Raids, but Free Quests seem to be more flexible. You can be solo or in a party of 4 in that mode, with up to 20 players outside of your party just roaming the map. I need to find out if your other party members can be AI in Free Quests though. I haven’t seen any new skins yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there were fanservice skins. This game seems to be following the manga and anime timeline though, so unsure if the usual bed scenes will be there. But the previous game characters seem to be coming as DLC, so it could be possible.

[@f.b.l.9813]

@@HavianCritDmg thank you for the detailed answer!

[@superbuneary8819]

- Kirito is the center and he is the main focus - we don't know that yet dude the game hasnt even came out yet to get a feel of it and properly compare it to similar games. Although it does seem like it's most similar to Granblue Relink. - im pretty sure it's stage based, or tiny maps and dungeons leading to a stage. - no gacha stuff, but definitely rng mechanics when it comes to farming and grinding to make your character stronger, like Relink. - it's a 20 person cross platform PVE death match game. You get separated in 5 parties of 4 people, all of those could be other players or if there's not enough real players some of them will be controlled by NPCs. You fight with the other parties to see who gets best performance during the fight. - its a SAO game, tons of fanservice, costumes, etc. they already even have fanservice outfits for people who preordered.

[@topsnek1375]

This does look good but I gotta say, this game releasing so close to sparking zero is pretty unfortunate for its publicity

[@HavianCritDmg]

Yeah, seems like it's in a rough spot at the moment. Some people that played the previous games didn't even know there was a new game coming. Maybe the new Anime will give it a bit of a boost.

[@randallmart92]

Definitely getting both since im a sucker for both series 😂 ill support it as long as they dont bs it. And leave it hanging later online wise.

[@KairuFreestar91]

started following when you were doing coverage on one of the SAO games, i forget which one..... tbh, it's what got me to buy a whole ass ps4 and lost song back in the day haha and now im full on waiting for SAOFD and cant wait! only about 11 days before early access!

[@darkphoenix2004]

The games looks so awesome to play. Also I hope you can play the online mods "solo" or with just another friend or two. Anyway I hope we can see you cover the game on YT and Twitch, rly looking forward to it!

[@NameIsLuid]

I first stumbled across your channel when you was releasing SAO The Last Song videos as that is when I started the game series. Looking forward to what this new game brings

[@FlorianHeart]

I really want a good SAO game. I hope this game has a fun gameplay loop

[@skullwolff9442]

ty, for letting me know about the open beta. i was thinking of buying this game, but now i can try before i buy. and i love try before you buy these days.

[@ToshiCOE]

Im already hyped!! this game has the potential to be one of my favorite games of all time!

[@darkblood7614]

Watching my goat cover sao brings back memories

[@PEH159-]

SAO was a big part of my life as kid, lets see if this game will have a good multplayer

[@EvilKidboo]

No Character Customization ? PASS, This game ONLY shined when you had your own custom character.

[@mikhaelcool7]

It's going to be Freedom Wars for me. It would be incredible if they ported Soul Sacrifice Delta too. The entire appeal of the past SAO games for me was that they felt like offline MMORPGs that I could also connect with an actual person if I wanted to. This just feels like a mobile game to me. This will also be the first one that won't have a character creator. Freedom Wars hype train for me

[@steelframer]

I hope the campaign has a world to explore with lots of quests

[@RamzaBehoulve]

You mean they FINALLY made a game that actually feels like playing a MMO and ressembling the anime? Sign me up.

[@jayw3688]

Looks very promising. This is a really good year for games just as last year was.

[@dragonleeman1283]

I cant wait got my preorder in

[@ManagerBlackwood]

I'm gonna be honest, as someone who fucking hates SAO, I'm *almost* interested in that game.

[@Zappieroth]

This game and Freedom Wars Remastered man DIMPS is really bringing the heat!

[@basbas192]

Finally A Sword Art ONLINE game that focuses on the ONLINE..

[@silkwind7618]

Infinity Moment: The OG. Hollow Fragment: Expansion + remake of Infinity Moment. Lost Song: A Breath of Fresh Air, where movement is not restricted as an ability. Hollow Realization: A more complicated Hollow Fragment. Accel World x SAO: Basically a DLC of Lost Song. Fatal Bullet: The Best formula of a SAO game where spamming sword swings is optional and you are not Kirito. Alicization Lycolis: An even more complicated Hollow Realization. Last Recollection: Apparently, it wasn't the last. It's basically a simplified Alicization Lycoris Fractured Day Dream: Mixed Bag of previously released games.

[@DozenMarks]

I hope I can enjoy this more than the Accel World crossover game. So far that's still my favorite in the franchise.

[@legacytrails5902]

The fact it doesn't have character customization is major bs

[@coldseid]

this is everything I want in an MMo, give me character customisation

[@PuchimonExtreme]

I felt like SAO should have primarily been a 100% action game from the start. To the extent that I don't know why the other weird shit got released.

[@aooide]

Excited

[@balrogdemorgoth4741]

I still want a Fatal Bullet sequel.

[@VanguardCommanderAC]

If the game offers the same custom character as fatal bullet then I will buy it but if it doesn't I will just wait till Freedom Wars

[@NiWORaven]

The fact that we don't have a proper MMO of SAO is asinine ngl

[@itsLumosASMR]

This game reminds me of the mobile game Sao Memory Defrag. its like they took the mechanics and variety of that game and put it into fetal bullet

[@f.b.l.9813]

i loved that game! was the first gacha game that i liked and stuck with for more than a few days, too bad it got progressively pay to win in like a couple of years though.

[@soulechelon2643]

I was also a fan of Fatal Bullet, and quite literally no other SAO game lol. Fell off of the anime after the first season of Gun Gale(did it have more seasons? I have no idea. That's how out of the loop I am with this anime at this point) so I barely remember nor know half of these characters shown. One of the things that caught my attention with Fatal Bullet was being able to make your own character. While I'm sad to see that's not an option here, I gotta admit everything else looks pretty interesting so far. Dunno if I want yet another online game to take up my time, but I'll give it a shot this weekend. If I find a character I'm really into then I might just go ahead and hop fully on in.

[@konnarlamanna7897]

I notice a lot of people asking this even though I don't know why there is literally a story mode trailer for this game so there is some kind of story mode

[@redhanded22]

all i want is a competent sao game set in aincrad where i play as a custom character ... i know itll never happen

[@josephallen1695]

I mean... Integral factor doesn't count? Granted it's a mobile game, but still

[@theordinarylifeofacat5239]

Wow this actually looks really fun!

[@EnzerPyro]

Looking forward to the ONT. I do hope the game can receive meaningful updates after release, and hopefully there's a roadmap at TGS. It'll be a fun first month though.

[@HavianCritDmg]

Yeah, I'm hoping that they're actually going to support it considering they've already laid this much of a foundation, but still going in with a bit of cautious optimism. Lets hope it gets the Xenoverse treatment, that game keeps coming back from the dead.

[@EnzerPyro]

Somehow. Still, I'll never forget the surprise Expansion and free story that FB got out of nowhere.

[@leatherwolf7481]

I didn't like lycoris that much, but it did get that sequel that had better fps but wasn't much different. That was when I kinda lost interest in the games, but this new game and the ont are looking great, so I'm gonna jump in immediately. Still miss the character creation system, though.

[@predatorking1017]

I feel like games like these should be categorized as a sub genre of MMO and we should call them SSMO games (Small Scale Multiplayer Online)

[@Knights0fBlood]

When will these game devs realize that ALL WE WANT is a Aincrad game, a MMO based on the first arc. give us a MMO, based on all 100 floors but make it HARD, any time you die, you got to restart.

[@kanna2746]

Oh shit cross platform is HUGE Game will be alive for years solely off that

[@egoro8905]

I did the first beta test and they seriously need to improve the AI of your companions. They were straight up useless and at some points actively hindered progress. If the AI continues to be dumb than it will be a major issue if you can't get a full co op party for raids and quests.

[@yass3425]

Isn't those modes are online only content? Which means there at least 2 to 3 real players and considering this being a cross platform game matchmaking will not take alot of time Relink had a really well made Ai but it didn't had cross platfrom support

[@f.b.l.9813]

@@yass3425 yeah, Relink AI is better that most players below Proud rank.

[@Iord]

So you cant make your own avatar?

[@HavianCritDmg]

No character creation in this one. Would be nice if they at least added Arfasys as a DLC character that you could customise.

[@Iord]

@@HavianCritDmg aww man

[@reckless5834]

I really don't want to get my hopes up, but god damn this looks so good

[@JeannieLove]

Woah, this sounds so awesome. It looks great too.

[@edwardg9989]

Season 2 is right around the corner also!!!!

[@yeahyeahyeah688]

Gonna try out the beta this weekend using the portal

[@NickZimo18]

Another Sao game to add to my collection...

[@RanfeaR]

jeez i remember i used to watch sao vids holy

[@zack7k]

flight is back........ they really want me this time.

[@SirePuns]

This honestly looks very interesting. I might actually give it a go.

[@jamesdiaz5975]

I wasn’t really crazy about SAO but man Fatal Bullet was fantastic so I’m glad the same developers behind FB are doing Fractured Daydream and probably the best choice since the other SAO games out are really lackluster in comparison

[@lokihela8966]

only thing abou this game is you dont have a coustom character like fatal bullet witch was cool casue you could make your own style of character

[@Saffreuge]

Oh wow, it's like Dragon Nest dungeon instances but cranked up to 11. I will be watching this game closely.

[@sigil8784]

Really informative video as usual. I starting following you since the SAO days as well! Is there any info on single player stuff / story mode? Or is it going to be more of a mission-based thing now?

[@HavianCritDmg]

They haven't released much about the story yet, but a mission / stage based structure seems likely. It was mentioned that the story will be told from multiple perspectives though.

[@N444DKN]

I loved fatal bullets, i got it when the game was almost dead, i also almost plat the game but couldnt because there was no one playing online😭

[@blankblank3400]

Im so hyped for this

[@glezard212]

Speaking of Freedom Wars guess you didn’t hear it got a remaster huh 😂

[@Daze2772]

This game looks like a lot of fun. Only issues I see is the UI is way too cluttered and no custom character creation. All around I believe this will be a great game to play.

[@nekrovx]

This looks so unreal, an actual SAO game that feels like SAO with a trinity system? This can't be real

[@MacBEASTyo23]

Open beta this weekend? Bet!

[@crowyt99]

Not my type of game but this looks really fun to watch so i hope it will do well!

[@blueberrycatte7304]

I was out as soon as I saw OBERON is a playable character. Miss me with that shit, bruh. There's playable villains, then there's...that. Nah.