Sword Art Online: Lost Song Review

Repetitive combat, recycled enemies, and a boring story prevent this action RPG from taking off.

[@Alain7896]

Why can't they just give us Sword Art Online rpg where we can make our own character and explore Aincrad? You know, like in the actual anime? Why do they insist on giving us what we don't want.

[@personhi1011]

+Alain7896 Or maybe we can get a new Phoenix Wright game XD

[@vell1745]

+Person Hi um eww

[@maxcoupal5245]

+Alain7896 if i remember correctly there is a game exactly like that on the PSP... (if my meory is correct) it allowed you to start from floor 1 ofaincrad, choose your teammates and allowed you to pretty much explore the whole thing up to floor 100 (with a new game+) in the game there's even the ''last hit bonus'' during boss fights so this allows you pretty much to make a perfect kirito in your game and get cloak and midnight and all the rest. the name of the game is sword art online:infinity moment. there is also another one for PS vita called sword art online Hollow fragment.

[@MushaGundamMKIII]

+Max Coupal infinity moment on the PSP only lets you play floors 76-100. Hollow Fragment is a PS Vita upgraded version of Infinity Moment, containing everything from the PSP game and a ton more content.

[@johanaanvik6733]

+Max Coupal wow never knew it was so many Sao games

[@Tony14Stark]

It'll only get good when they decide to make a game based in the first arc ONLINE with your own character. They need to stop this madness

[@masterbustero2968]

They have it is on ps vita and ps4 it is called sword art online hollow fragment and sword art online re hollow fragment it is sorta set in the first arc it is if they had to continue after floor 75

[@Tony14Stark]

I have Hallow fragment. You're still technically Kirito. Doesn't count to me

[@UltraPrimeHunter]

+Tony14Stark you're asking for the game to be real pretty much...which would be cool, but unlikely as mmos usually require a lot of resources...maybe something on the lines of db xenoverse.

[@KidArkx]

+sasuke270 13 What are you talking about? Meghan Sullivan enjoys jrpgs, she plays and enjoys tons !

[@kiraelric2685]

+sasuke270 13 reviews for all games are needed now since alot of games like this one seem cool and fun but tend tk be a quick cash grab because of its popularity to be honest if it wasn't for people already playing it and telling me their honest opinion about it I would have bought it I liked Sao until it's second arc and I hated it's second season this game is fan service and they need to put a better customization options to make your own characters that's what would make their games better so no I'm glad they did make a review and they should keep doing them They may not be the most fair in their ratings at times but you are able to judge easier if it's for you or not

[@amp52]

If they ever make an actual mmorpg based on SAO, I'll be the first to reserve BallsDeep69 for my username.

[@vell1745]

^this guy is awsome.

[@xthewhitemagex]

+travis kerns now i have to stop him and get it first!

[@chosone2]

+travis kerns SAO Abridged? :P

[@Footbalizkool]

I call dibs on tiffany

[@shuzutoogaya9839]

Chocolate Thunder is gonna be mine

[@Scoonga_Doonga]

0/10 Not enough Incestuous relationships

[@King-qy8pu]

lol 😂

[@CaptainCJ97]

haha

[@95neoncolors]

all the incest lol ;)

[@Jamushu]

It's either incestuous skinship with your Cousin, or 2 Years worth of glop. Take your pick. :^]

[@frostlegend3982]

What incest there not actually brother and sister -: a

[@nicholasshows8873]

"Flight limitations.." *deep breath* That follows the anime's rules.

[@ThroughFallenEyes]

clearly not a SAO fan. she called it "elfham"

[@jasonmontinola3677]

Right?! They should've made someone who actually likes the anime do the review instead of some random. So we can get a good review from someone who knows their stuff

[@UniquEnegma]

+ThroughFallenEyes >implying fans of anything get the pronunciation of words in fantasy/sifi right 100% of the time get off your high horse

[@mitter352]

+Boogaloo unfortunately

[@SinonSniperSinon]

+ThroughFallenEyes yep she doesnt diserve a say so on how good this game is

[@mitter352]

+~Sxn~ implying that watching that shitty show, makes the game any better

[@blodia-]

Boring story, just like the anime.

[@Dmoney6278]

hey I have u know, watching sao is like watching grass grow. so take back what u said about it

[@Ikcatcher]

So so true

[@Dmoney6278]

+Hyper Cola hey u don't know that. it's as fun as drinking water so u don't say that

[@qwerty6699]

+Ciryatan Some of it is really good though, the first half of the first season was intense and filled with action that has *an actual weight* unlike other animes. and the final half of the second season was heartwarming

[@qwerty6699]

+Ciryatan Some of it is really good though, the first half of the first season was intense and filled with action that has *an actual weight* unlike other animes. and the final half of the second season was heartwarming

[@Falcovsleon21]

Like I'm going to listen to you people when it comes to SAO.

[@DoggyP00]

What i got out of this is that the way flight works here is surprisingly excellent. And the ally system also seems really effective. If an actual developer picked up this concept it could turn out realy well.

[@sakusakusakuranyo]

IGN never gives games based on anime a good score.

[@blackmesaboy]

+sakusakusakura nyo They tend to follow the "Games based on movies" trend of being mediocre cash-ins. Nothing really worth your time. At least this one seems technically competent and the network isn't all buggy.

[@jakdee1295]

They're never worth a good score

[@blackmesaboy]

OfficialNinjaSkillz I thought she had valid points during her review. You can't judge all their reviews on one or two. It's really dependant on who does the review and maybe they're just not personally a big fan of the game but you might be.

[@OfficialNinjaSkillz]

StarScout27 I agree with her points but if you despise the game series you shouldn't review it.

[@blackmesaboy]

OfficialNinjaSkillz She didn't say she despised it. But yes, for example, if you hate sports games you shouldn't be reviewing sports games. I was mainly referring to someone who just doesn't find enjoyment in a game but you might think it's awesome.

[@Yamartim]

They`ll only make a good SAO game when we have oculus rift

[@maxcoupal5245]

+Yamazake Whitesky totally agree with you. that would be badass.... i would buy no matter the damn price

[@BallKnower089]

Too bad you have to spend 300 billion dollars for all of the peripherals

[@automata.]

+AlphaXOmega the oculus with all thats needed is like, $350 (usd). Which is practically a steal considering how new the tech is. I remember plasma HDTVs costing 2k when they were still a thing

[@LennyTheHopeless]

Xenoblade):

[@tobiasneal9284]

Ong bro when tf they releasing it

[@multichromatica9174]

IGN have someone who has actually seen the anime review this...

[@endermaniac2462]

yeah

[@chrisfox8939]

Ikr, it sound quite true to the series, they were always talking about having grinding stuff, do and monsters all day long on multiple occasions. And she mentions how there's not much in the way of antagonists, it's probably because they set the game at the end of the series, where they are like the top players more or less.

[@RokuRG]

you shouldnt have to see the anime to enjoy the game.

[@v-giny5507]

@@RokuRG why play an anime based game without watching the anime? i understand your point yes the game should explain itself but at the same time it really should be able to include most of the animes plot. i want to play the game because i believe even though I watched kirito go through his struggle I want to feel the strughle myself, I would like a game that closely fits the anime but still has some unique elements for me to enjoy on my own

[@cosmomcclain2790]

It would be cool if they did a sword art online liked based off of skyrims play style

[@paulyg5992]

should've went the DragonBall z xenoverse route let us play from Sao to alfheim and even the gun game as our own created characters but our own story that have run in with the original characters here and there but the stories is about you and polish the graphics you could make a awesome rpg but just fix the camera dbz xv has that issue with me

[@Fluffysunshine1325]

+Paul Griffin Thier was a inyuasha RPG game a while back that did like ps1 or ps2 orginal story you could even romance one of the main characters it was actually pretty good. The studio that makes these games said if they make a third is will be an original character not focused on kirito or the others

[@MrBlah11211]

That seems so fun

[@AndyRicy]

+Paul Griffin That, that honestly sounds like a hell of a lot of fun.

[@DannyzReviews]

ya a game themed around that would be so much more fun. I could see that working really well for a naruto or bleach game.

[@aodhan5345]

+Paul Griffin i like that you gave ideas and alternatives rather than slating the game like everyone else good job

[@zolr3904]

Wtf I actually like this game

[@lightboxpho]

Ikr? I thought I was the only one

[@zaidkiwan5168]

why did a hater review this game?!

[@KamisamanoOtaku]

+Zaid Kewan There is a place between "hater" or "anti-fan" and "fanboy/fangirl". Haven't played the game but I've watched all of SAO that I know is available and it is a series that relies heavily on good visuals and people not taking an often predictable story too seriously... or perhaps does rely on them taking it so seriously that one isn't allowed to question it. ;)

[@TheTroubleshooter]

+Kami-sama no Otaku Well hollow fragment has its own story and I found it to be pretty enjoyable, starting off at 75 finishing the death game and the hollow area with phillia's storyline. Not too bad with Lost song but expected more. So storywise I would not rate a sao game with the anime's background

[@Nyeril]

+Zaid Kewan "a hater" Im sorry, but the game is just bad. Really really bad. As they said the story is god awful and the enemies are so recycled all of the green corporations would be praising it for gods sake.

[@TheTroubleshooter]

luckymouse1988 Well that's why it was called hollow fragment and remained the main component of the game. Aincrad was more so of a tutorial place

[@luckymouse1988]

The Troubleshooter A rather long tutorial, with every one of the 25 floors taking 30 to 60 minutes at minimum to fully complete.

[@sammy8768594]

Why tf don't they make an MMO of the first arc with 100 dif floors... much like xenoblade but as an MMO with an offline feature too... Literally they have the potential to make the greatest rpg ever and they give us this crap

[@mondragonmsaul308]

They have made games like sword art online infinity moment ,sao hollow fragment but they are coming out with a new one called sao hollow realization they are all set in aincrad

[@WineRedEchos]

wow there's a lot of SAO hate in the comments... I like the show, I'll probably pick this game up after the price drops down and for the most part I'll probably enjoy it.

[@elmz808]

me as well probably more so for the hell of it.

[@Origin_Reach]

Agreed

[@matthatter56]

+CptZSLight $30.00 On the PSN Store right now. Till Feb 9th I think. US PSN store that is.

[@Origin_Reach]

Oi

[@yolyrodz33]

If you're gonna buy it, it's $17.99 right now in PS4

[@sirmcdust5572]

I actually understand the review but as a extreme fan boy I still love it... xD

[@runchranda9430]

Dustin Helmke i still play the game

[@KingYusuke11]

I'm still watching the anime, and I like the game

[@runchranda9430]

KingYusuke11 rewatched it millions of times

[@KingYusuke11]

Itachi #TR Really?

[@runchranda9430]

KingYusuke11 no yuske

[@lukebarker547]

Elf ham online? Jesus Christ I already know this review is going to be irrelevant.

[@whyudodis2738]

They're IGN. Even though their anime knowledge is irrelevant in the review,there are still a lot more credible reviewers out there.

[@FattyMcLangy]

@@whyudodis2738 This really didn't age well

[@TheWanderer_99]

@@FattyMcLangy lmaoo

[@aidan2848]

What were they thinking, the original sao series was so much better. I loved the idea of unlimited skills, interactive npcs, custom swords and sword skills, if they could make that a game it would be amazing

[@AustinJEller]

I've been playing it all morning, I personally am really really enjoying the game. Definitely a huge improvement over Hollow Fragment.

[@ElsePerson]

Has your opinion changed 6 years later?

[@iiisupa3891]

0:20 a game based off of an MMORPG with repetitive combat?! You don't say?!

[@ronnoc841]

Its a good game. People only give it bad score because they give up too easily

[@ElsePerson]

Has your opinion changed 6 years later?

[@MPHswayze]

1:10 "disorientated" couldn't believe this is a real way to say 'disoriented'

[@Dayadvance3]

people need to stop hating this game is good and fans love it.

[@cheat_modz-x2660]

For everyone saying they need to make the first arc of SAO into a game, that's how the new game looks, just altered slightly. But the camera on this game isn't difficult to handle either, but from the looks of the gameplay, it must be soooo complex for some players. You don't really need to overdo the camera movement, not moving it while fighting is the best use of the camera to reduce disorientation. You were fair to the game, but the story without side events isn't so bad despite being non canon. It just needed to be done more like the original series to keep the Sao game LIKE the series. Lastly, I can understand that there is no reason for constant flirting. Kirito, your married to a attractive girl. All that needs to be said. Well done Lost Song too with the Yuuki part, I love that part of the series 2.

[@mynameischicken8392]

the same repetetive enemys? remind me, how many enemy types exist in Zelda Breath Of The Wild?

[@drakke125Channel]

1) use the damn targeting feature on winged creatues 2) learn to stop in mid flight or even take off the wings and use the L to reset camera angle to face the front of chara even if he/she's facing backwards towards the enemy while ur looking the other way. Flying is fun but only if you make the most out of it. 2.5) Nothing but offensive skills on the hotkey settings? Put something else to balance the character. Cuz it's obvious if you look in the options, kirito isn't meant to do much with those basic elemental offensive skills. Just do the de/buff skills. Grinding skills also got way easier but there's less reward and satisfaction out of it compared to unlocking skills in Hollow Fragment. 3) pretty much spot on about the gameplay in general. There's nothing much of value but just dialogue from characters. Very small fanservice (and i dont mean erotic) compared to Hollow Fragment. Hollow Fragment despite that its auto attack system, was far more enjoyable and difficult. Some other complaints 4) The sprites and expressions are quite limited compared to Hollow Fragment and the talking animation literally takes 2 frames when you see their cutouts in dialogues. 5) mostly the multiplayer/adhoc stuff. Needs more improvement. Just make it a damn MMO already and let us make our own chara and start from lv 1. It'd have far more replay value.

[@naromngin]

As I handed that cup of coffee off to the lad I realized... my god, I'm an NPC

[@randallmart92]

Honestly this generation of games as a whole has been disappointing. We hardly heard any complaints about Final fantasy 10, kingdom hearts, or any of the games we had back in the day. Few rare occasions where ppl trashed a game. Nowadays everyone seems to be bitching about every game that comes out.

[@rarebarney5681]

Apparently you didn't watch the anime. lol

[@Amber_xo_133]

The reasons why today’s Anime games don’t have English voices now 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. Today they only dub the games that are expected to pull in a large amount of profit like anything from the Tales franchise.

[@sadbro01]

best videogame based in a anime is the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm saga for me it is simply the best.

[@eejdmrj3hw]

Gundam Vs extreme full boost is the best anime based game I know of

[@eejdmrj3hw]

Gundam Vs extreme full boost is the best anime based game I know of

[@SuperBearPoo]

+sadbro01 I'm not interested in shallow trope-filled anime that's aimed at kids.

[@sadbro01]

Mayo Rice Even if you don´t like the anime it is a great fighting game. And this is not something I just say many people think this.

[@christianschulz3447]

i wish there were an soa game that starts at floor 1 and ended with floor 100, that would be great

[@ethanbloodworth619]

Christian Schulz id love it but storage would be maddd

[@VanpyroGaming0]

Hey, I liked the Aincrad arc. Probably the only one but still.

[@JesseThePotatoHunter]

In the lost song they did include infinity moment right because you know I can't play the psp one because Japanese I do not speak it XD

[@Latooni11]

I honestly don't understand why so many people hate on the alfhiem arc. I actually found it almost as enjoyable as the Aincrad arc, for different reasons. Aincrad has tons of tension, as death is real and final. Alfhiem however, was tense for different reasons. I personally really fell for Kirito x Asuna (Though Shinon is best girl) and the dilemma Kirito faced was just as tense. Sure, death was not final, but had Kirito lost Asuna, he wouldn't really have wanted to go on living anyway. The only weak point the entire show has had so far in my opinion, was the Excalibur arc. That was next to pointless. The Sleeping Knights arc however after that, was just as great as anything else: Again for different reasons. Maybe I'm just a sucker for sappy/predictable stories, but I really enjoy SAO. Now Lost Song is indeed a bad game, but I quite enjoy hollow fragments.

[@cahan7033]

Sword Art Online hating Hipsters incoming

[@ratedrkohbk]

+Shaydew Teh Hegdhug You don't have to be a lame hipster to realize that SAO is trash.

[@MartyAraragi]

Everyone out playing Lost Song, and I'm here, making a Japanese PSN account and getting Senran Kagura Estival Versus cuz I can't wait for an import or for the US release.

[@sirencall11]

does it actually let you buy the game? because I tried a few years back but it wouldn't let me buy games with my credit card :/

[@MartyAraragi]

Remy Dolce I had to buy a PSN Yen card from Play-Asia. I bought a 10,000¥ for $90 bucks and its a Digital Code. Make an account first, and then purchase it so you don't have trouble with all the signing up.

[@MartyAraragi]

Dominique Smith well, when i tried looking for the physical copy it was arouns $75 everywhere I looked. The digital copy was basically 6,800¥ = $55

[@darthxanus4902]

+Marty Arararagi I guess the digital price is lower now because it was much higher when it released

[@MartyAraragi]

+Dominique Smith ahh okay. Still, I would have liked that big box with the chibi figures. But I couldn't drop that much at the time for it.

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

The second apart was my favorite part of the series. I don't understand why people didn't like it other than the internet and their dumb running gags.

[@killboydxb]

The reviewer should be an ASMR specialist or a story teller

[@MyBebopBlues]

6/10 Needs more Harem

[@giokise6010]

More harem for more garbage!

[@madmulk9]

This is why the game should have been an MMORPG. Any SAO fan would want one.

[@paulrox177]

why can't they just make a SAO game a mmorpg like final fantasy 14 ARR. Then make is it VR compatible.

[@subzero5439]

Kirito is great fighter,and he have really cool outfit,if he is the lone wolf probably he will be better than Sasuke.

[@yeaman992]

If this came out 25 years ago it might have done well.

[@iainmcphail6774]

Tiny fairies, boring/pointless story? Clearly she has not watched the anime.....

[@TwinBladeFury]

I never understood why game developers and the overall media flock to Alfheim online like it's the standard SAO experience. It was easily the worst arc of both seasons. Give us the original Sword Art Online game (Had higher stakes and looked far more fun than Alfheim) or give us GGO. All this Alfheim nonsense is begging for failure.

[@NSFSponsor]

Alfheim is just a neater idea though. What is it like 5 clans/groups or something(havent watched that in a few months so I don't remember) competing for control of the world. Oh yeah and flying. Of course though it has the worst writing of the show(not saying much it's not written that well in general). GGO would just be a shooter and Sword Art Online would be a standard bogged down RPG.

[@Falcovsleon21]

Damion Dixon It was 9 races of fairies: Spriggan, Undine, Sylph, Gnome, Leprechaun, Cait Sith, Salamander, Imp and Pucca. All with their unique set of advantages.

[@Falcovsleon21]

Miles Johnson Do not compare SAO to garbage like Akame ga Kill for one. Two, yes they do. Subverting and playing around with tropes is what leads to good stories that stand out. Three, shut up. Four, saying that SAO only appeals to audience due a relativity factor is pretentious hipster bullshit. And five, just because the reviewer is dumb enough to spam the same attack over and over again in the footage means jack when it could easily be their fault, not necessarily the game's.

[@MH_Zard]

+Damion Dixon (Deezyfesheezy) eh it depends. I can see potential for both games. I would personally prefer a SAO just because i tend to prefer ground battles. Since there is no flying, there would be a lot more platforming and maybe jumping around granted there would be restrictions in boss rooms. Also since it has a better story to work with they can potentially take advantage with a player made char being forced to make morally ambiguous choices in the game, kinda like in the telltale walking dead stuff like kill a person or not. also while alfheim has the magic system implemented, they can pave way for more sword skills in sao so i can definitely see them making the aincrad arc work.

[@Falcovsleon21]

FakkuElite Yes I do. And I can tell you right now Akame Ga Kill is garbage! It is nothing but senseless gore, pointless shock death of characters and one-dimensional villains with no depth. It's trash.

[@Kinggoken]

Wow, was not expecting such a low score lol. I'll admit the little bit of the story that I played so far has been kind of bland but I was kind of expecting things to pick up the further I got. Such a shame.

[@Laytonlink]

This sounds exactly like the anime though, so perfect adaptation?

[@ZinSinger]

Seriously to all the people hating and trashing on SAO, why are you here? We all have opinions, and we are all entitled to it, but do you seriously have nothing better to do than watch a video of a game of a series you already hate just to bash on it? Don't even know if the grammar on that is right but you get the point....

[@roberthpilesund384]

Is it just me or is IGN getting better at giving scores to games and not falling to the hype anymore ? This is the people that gave 9.5 of 10 to games like Gone Home, FTL and Minecraft. Good games sure... but 9.5 ?

[@e1iteyoshi998]

+Roberth Pilesund Don't forget they just recently gave Call of Duty Black Ops 3 a 9.2/10 and they didn't even include any cons.

[@smitvaidya6614]

And they gave fallout 4 a 9.5 when it deserved a 9 or maybe an 8.8.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

Smit Vaidya I think that might have been due to the amount of bugs they found in the game. But at least they weren't game-breaking... until now.

[@smitvaidya6614]

The only reason it is getting a break is because it is Bethesda

[@denickart]

+Roberth Pilesund Did you miss the Black Ops 3 review?

[@scolibeb2772]

Okay for those of you that keep complaining there should be a part where you create your own character there is. there's even videos where people make their own character. So the graphics aren't up to par with today's video games but need I remind you of where final Fantasy started? At least this game starts off somewhere better than that. The game format is similar to kingdom Hearts in the sense that you have to beat a boss (to complete a mission) in order to be able to unlock and explore a new Island. I will admit it's more for those who really love SAO though because they appreciate even the small details in the game. I'm really not looking to argue but I actually like the game and I think it deserves a chance ;-;

[@remixV4]

6? That's generous. Its awful combat makes it really hard to enjoy the game.

[@Melissa-yg6xy]

Alfim online? Campaign? You have obviously never seen the anime and are a Call of Duty fangirl.

[@rikorisu11]

so, according to IGN, this is crap and OliOli is great. aha..

[@shuzutoogaya9839]

The truth about this game and whether you should buy it is put simply like this. If you are a die hard fan of SAO, buy it! but if you are just a fan, don't because you will get bored. I personally love it despite its flaws but that is because I'm obsessed with this anime.

[@InitialDAmine]

This review was so biased before it was made it makes it idiotic, the reviewer had an opinion about the arc (Anime, and probably didn't watch the whole episodes or series) and projected that on this review, but that's the usual IGN.. Not like I'm saying the game is great, but if you have an opinion from start then why make the damn review in the first place, we all know that the first arc is better story wise than the elf one but review game as it is and leave the anime review for another opportunity

[@KamisamanoOtaku]

+InitialDAmine Psst... people are biased. Anything we make is biased because *we* are biased. It is a natural consequence of being able to learn from experience. You are upset because the reviewer's bias didn't match your own. Haven't played the game but her thoughts on SAO itself seem pretty typical; originally it was overhyped to the point the anti-fandom was dominant and now? If you don't like SAO, that is fine. If you do like it, that is fine. For me, SAO and SAO II are a guilty pleasure as I try to remind myself not to stress too much about the elements I don't like and enjoy what I do.

[@Mr_Martz_Mc]

+Kami-sama no Otaku they still could of put some effort into the review, what I am saying is let's all just punch that time card and run for the door is what I got from it

[@KamisamanoOtaku]

+jason martz Did you switch accounts? If not, then you were not the person to whom I was responding. That person was +InitialDAmine. As you wish to chime in, though I'll answer you: 1) This is their job. 2) It is up to the *game* to impress the reviewer. If it does *not* then yeah, it is going to be a pretty generic review... unless the game is so bad it makes an impression is the opposite manner.

[@Mr_Martz_Mc]

Are we so lazy that a 5 min review is ok. Sad when I value angry Joe's reviews more then a major outlet to do a decent job

[@williancruz9657]

+InitialDAmine I like S"O but you gotta understand. It's sucky. Most fun anime out there. But the plot is dumb.

[@KaoruSugimura]

Should have guessed they would give it a bad rating :P Honestly, this game is actually pretty damn good, especially when compared to most releases these days. I've been playing it non-stop for the past 3 days, so it is pretty damn good. I'm by no means a "SAO fan" but this game does a lot right in the game. I enjoy the gameplay and even half-assing it have had no issues with the targeting/camera in the game. All i have to say is:"Finally, some AI that know how to res and when you die it isn't Game Over!". It never made sense to me in a game if you died or got KO'd that it had to be game over, even if your allies are still fighting and are capable of bringing your character back. As for the campaign it took me roughly 9hrs to burn through on Hard mode, which is long when you think about how most games only take about 4-6 on their hardest difficulty. So to call the story paper thin is a joke to say the least. :P Overall this game more than deserves a 7 for non-fans and an 8 if you are one.

[@Tremont24]

Her pronunciation of alheim online proves she has never watched the anime lol

[@foresight341]

So much potential, they should give it to a AAA company and make it a mmo.

[@RoboJean1994]

Sword art online is a insult to Entertainment.

[@biggiecheese4591]

+Falcovsleon21 >mom jokes in 2015

[@vanthursday]

+Falcovsleon21 Watch out people.. 12 year old jokes coming through.. Butthurt much

[@TheIDcard123]

Nice Fubuki avatar.

[@RoboJean1994]

+Hope Ocean thanks! :D

[@hiddenbruh]

there are some indie guys trying to make an SAO like game, but as an mmo were you can make your own character, and it's coming along pretty well for the small team

[@guynumber20]

Better lost than found, you are a savage, I hope you get fired ;)

[@Aezelll]

Disorientated? Did the find people who couldn't pass 5th grade to review this? It's "Disoriented" honey.

[@yoh_moriyama]

God and to think that they already announced next SAO game, why, why it won't die finally?!

[@lopoptop]

+Crimson-Tone What do you mean ? Is there another and what is it called?

[@frostlegend3982]

YES AND ITS GONNA BE CALLED HOLLOW RELIZATION !! ITS GONNA BE AWSome idk why people complaining hollow fragment. Was good I had everything in the game have AHAH and I have lost song is fun to 10/10 for me it's my opinion but hollow relization gonna be awsome

[@kurayamihikaru367]

+Crimson-Tone Why you ask? Isn't it obvious? It sells, that's why. Whether you like the game or not, there's always a dedicated fanbase to buy it.

[@Nyeril]

+Crimson-Tone As the person above me said, it sells like hot cakes to sao-tards.

[@Pi-Face]

+Crimson-Tone As long as it prints money and baits weebs on buying it, then it won't die

[@DoctorYammy]

I'm just going to say this on behalf of SAO fans: this game only tailors to SAo fans lol I love SAO, and animes of its nature (Log Horizon and Overlord, for example) and I was super excited to have a game with great graphics, awesome animations, and my favorite characters. I didn't ask for a detailed 100-floors of Aincrad or something ridiculous. I will keep those hopes up, but I am fine with this. It keeps me entertained and it suits me well as a SAO fan. So, 9/10 for me.

[@cerberouse1]

Log Horizon is better in every single way ,_,

[@mondragonmsaul308]

Its not the one getting the game is it.

[@Falcovsleon21]

+Sir Gawain No it isn't! If it's so much better, why did I drop it after 4 episodes? Why are the characters obnoxious manchildren? Why are the fights so lame? I've had it with you Log Horizon fuckers preaching that show is better. It's not!

[@cerberouse1]

Falcovsleon21 Except it's significantly better in every single way possible compared to the absolute dribble that is Sword Art Online. The show has literally no redeeming features, not even the art direction.

[@cerberouse1]

***** Sword Art Online has character development? When? Never? OH right. Never.

[@cerberouse1]

***** Where is all the political intrigue in No Game No Life? ,_,

[@vinnylt2408]

They should have just made an SAO MMO RPG like in the anime, instead of basing the game around the cartoon and making it a jrpg..

[@thatradgamer1023]

This specific anime is the definition of weeabo trash.

[@Shadow43412]

so are you ash Ketchum einstein

[@GottEddy]

weabo only swagers and fucktards use this word grow up kid

[@thatradgamer1023]

+GottEddy "swagers " and "fucktards" are typical words used by people who can't think for themselves

[@beastoftheeast8676]

+GottEddy weeaboo

[@Linkfan0001]

+GottEddy Salty weeaboo detected!

[@Mr1991bbk]

so, the complaints are essentially the same things that are in 95% of any rpg then

[@teamKiAs123]

Imagine if she reviewed hollow fragment

[@23452345234523452345]

>Plays an anime game that is based on being in an MMORPG >Complains about it being repetitive and grindy just like an MMORPG

[@applejinx5683]

If you think this is bad wait til you watch the actual show

[@kroposman2302]

They should change the title to be "Sword Art Online: Lost Hope" Welp, seems legit.

[@gamrage]

I don't think the developers realize that what we hate about the series is Kirito and his crew of Harem girls..

[@tiaamdunord7817]

They really need to make an MMO reboot of this game

[@GiulerPowerGamer]

1:24 well... you know this is an simulation of an mmorpg right? And gues what you do in them?!

[@insanodeathguy2160]

GiulerPowerGamer lol nice one

[@nautilniemy8374]

The youtubers recording crapy games for rewievs will be in heaven.

[@VEZOK54]

Should have taken place in the gun world level instead of this fantasy setting we already played through before.

[@orbitaldragon]

SAO totally reminds me Dot Hack Sign... which for years now I have always wanted a full fledged mmo based on Dot Hack Sign. I want to create my own character, choose my own skills based upon the character class I choose, and lastly of course having the seemingly endless Gate Worlds. With No Man Sky claiming to have an infinite amount of worlds.. I dont see why Dot Hack Online couldnt pull it off.

[@azzyazu]

The story doesn't recon anything. The game Universe is a completely different universe with its own story.

[@bluenitethewarrior9332]

I think lost song works better but hollow fragment had a lot more variety in fighting style and more planing out your attacks in most battles

[@blackgamer8036]

It's said this is a boring story and enemies and combats are repetitive .. I am a fan of the anime series.. so beside off all the negative comments on this game.. I would like to try this for my self

[@mh0Ang95]

+riel ochoa, I just started playing around the past 2 weeks. My brother had the game for awhile but I was so busy with school to make time for it. Let me tell you first that I do agree with how there are reused monster designed just changed w/color and different elemental affinities. But I disagree about repetitive. Its an RPG, of course grinding to level up skills and such will feel like a chore at times. That's how RPGs are. The game is very enjoyable however. The storyline carries you through the team trying to beat the new ALO updated game, which feels very peaceful. Honestly its a great, fun game. Cool skills, lots of characters, easy to farm items, intuitive controls as IGN stated. I would honestly give it 8 to even 8.5/10..

[@soraceant]

riel ochoa nah this is a solid 3/10. another tales of wannabe

[@blackgamer8036]

thank u mr. Matt Ha ... ill be sure to try this one as fan of the anime series.. im also fan of JRPG games like this.. better not miss this one

[@coltonjolley]

I'm not a fan of fan service for men but it seems fun to play with my friends so I'll try it thanks for the review

[@ThePokeShapeshifter]

now if the sword art online series would allow for a custom character and multiple styles of combat to choose from, while actually making it an open world, that would be much better

[@calvinmatthews1527]

Foreshadowing things to come for SAO.

[@Tjoeb123]

Am I the only one who noticed that she didn't lock on to a single enemy during the whole review?

[@TheDeathNote2]

if they had it for xbox one I'd buy it even if it was bad. I'll just never get used to Playstations controller sticks they're way to close!

[@ChronisOfTheTwilight]

I support my fandoms. SAO was good. I have Fractured on my PS4. Getting this one as well. Though, I think I would have preferred a SteamPunk Gun Gale Online. It seemed more intense than SAO in my opinion and FAR superior to Elfheim. From what I've seen about this game so far, it looks like it could have used Random events in the world. Random as in, these random events don't happen at a particular time like in Destiny. Random as in, Whenever the game decided to do it kinda random. Either way, still getting it. Not buying into the hype at all. I'm an SAO fan. So therefore I will support my fandom. Call me dumb, but I like what I like.

[@captainzen1883]

still looks better than most of these anime games nowadays .

[@kazutokirigaya3837]

I don't get why on the trailer SAO: lost song is also for PlayStation 3 but here in Europe it's only for PlayStation 4 or PlayStation vita.Does it just take longer or is the PlayStation 3 version only for Asai and America?

[@assassinninjateen]

i say IGN gave sword art online lost song a good rating, ok so i didn`t play the game but i believe in IGN because it`s IGN who helped me find and play one of the best games that are good for me and i will buy lost song because i love sword art online and i don`t mind fighting the same monsters over and over again lol. love you IGN and keep up the good work!

[@muckymoe5619]

Get someone who's watched the show to review the game please. Also, people need to stop hating on SAO, it's not for everyone so keep your malicious comments to yourself

[@Sam-sn8oy]

This is my opinion. If you like SAO, visual novels and RPG's, like I do, get this game. If you don't, then don't bother.

[@decusq]

i kinda figured this would happen. When it comes to SAO the first season was good so it had loads of potential for story content. However i knew going in there wouldn't be much of a story to this one unless they dredged up another murder online type. but they didn't even go that route in this one. this game is for the serious die hard fans of SAO and no one else.

[@pottokmkzi8132]

I just want to answer one problem that the reviewer had that I semi disagree with but in no way got mad at them for except for the prononciation of Alfheim but here is the answer the problem they had. The repetitiveness is because it's based off the anime in which they're in an mmo which are normally repetitive and once again with the money and expensiveness of the weapons is because you're supposed to farm to earn those weapons

[@EnzerPyro]

Well this game is more of them relaxing and having fun from the events of Hollow Fragment, so it is to be expected that the story wouldn't be good. Wait for Hollow Realization might and will have a more serious tone

[@SadalDay]

Repetitive combat and boring story doesnt prevent Dynasty Warriors selling well every release.

[@digitalph33r96]

I love how they criticize games like this really honestly but will give call of duty, halo, and even battlefront a good score....

[@joebot5120]

Even if it got a pretty average review, I may still get this purely because of the fact that I enjoyed the anime (even if the story was a bit stupid). Here's hoping that they'll actually make a proper mmo in the future. (preferably not based around the fairy arc)