'Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization' Update Trailer Released; Critics Says Its Just a Regular VR Game
ByBandao Namco rolled out a new trailer for "Fighters of the Blue Sky," the upcoming updated version of its "Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization." Fans could only hope that it would bring big improvements to the game as some critics aren't particularly happy with the game's "motivation."
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Trailer
The update will have Rain and Seven, who are characters from "Sword Art Online: Lost Song," Gametsu reported. The update will also have the new "PvP' gameplay. It will also feature 20 hours worth of new stories, which adds up to a total of 70 hours with all the side elements. The game is currently available for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4.
The updated version will also have a pillow talk event through Premier. It will also allow players to copy skills from one weapon to another. Other minor updates are new experience, skill adjustments, gallery mode, and more.
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Review
Most critics believe that "Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization" wasn't able to successfully transition from anime to game, RPG Fan reported. The game is the third time that developer Aquira tried to create the perfect formula for a single-player MMORPG.
Sword Art Online revolves around the story of players who got locked into a fictional VR MMORPG. Dying in that world would also mean dying in real life. The only way to get out of the game is to beat the final boss.
This is an exciting premise, but the game simply doesn't deliver as Ainground is just like any other VR game. One of the game's biggest problems is that there is no motivation for the players to continue forward in the narrative. There is no exact purpose for playing the game.
It has all the clichés of a JRPG, but players can't get invested in an NPC game that is set in a game. The plot of "Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization" is hard to take seriously, according to reviews.