With the new Sword Art
Online game from Bandai artfully named Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet finally nearing its released date this February I think its about I made a short article about it now. Ive heard this game last year from a friend and its slowly shaping into a solid rpg third person shooter. The game
is based out of the Gun Gale Online game seen in the anime series Sword Art
Online. Featuring versatile landscapes and environments with unique and
realistic designs resembling a sci-fi movie and also features numerous other
weapons and fighting styles to choose from.
Sword Art
Online the Fatal Bullet is a Third Person Shooter with Role-Playing Elements, it
is scheduled to be released on February 8, 2018on the PlayStation 4, XBox One,
as well as Personal Computers (PCs) via Steam. The game is developed by Dimps, using
the Unreal Engine 4, and will be set in Gun Gale Online. It will be the first Sword Art
Online TPSRPG (Third Person Shooter Role Playing Game) and the first Sword Art
Online game on the XBox One platform.
Gun Gale
Online in the latest game of the SAO franchise in Sword Art Online: Fatal
Bullet. Aside from the shooting elements players can also Interact with
characters from the Sword Art Online original novels, anime and previous games
mostly in in NPC form like Lisbeth who is that female Blacksmith from Sword Art
Online who is now...also a blacksmith of sort, How about Asuna who is an expert
swords woman is now...making costumes. Sigh.
I still
dont get the idea why Asuna or even Lisbeth is even in this game even as NPC
when they never once played GGO in the anime. I dont even know where this game
fits into the SAO timeline or in the light novel. But hey thats just me being
picky. Truth be told it be nice to see Asuna in a GGO outfit even for an NPC.
This game
clearly plays a lot like a colorful anime shooter with the dodging elements of
Gunz Online. It even has that Rocket-slide move made famous by the game
Vanquish. The game has a wide variety of weapons from hand guns, to lightsabers
to snipers and even BB Guns. There is an option for duel wield or a lightsaber
and gun combo like kirito. You can even use a grappling hook to get to hard to
reach places or get a tactical advantage of the high ground against your
enemies.
The game
single player story mode seems to happens simultaneously with the events that
happened with the anime as well but I read somewhere it will have some little
variation with the plot and ending with the anime itself.
Graphics
wise this has the feel of Gun Gale Online right to the core, from the sci fi
desert environment to the crowded city. Theres even certain areas taken right
from the anime itself that Im sure fans of SAO and GGO would have nostalgia
seeing in all its grandeur. The character moves smooth but very little clipping
issues that can easily be addressed before the game release. The NPC and
character designs are all pure eye candy and really adds the feel that you are
really in the anime itself. You even got a character companion robot AI that
you can also customize.
The
character design and customization reminds me so much of Phantasy Online. Sadly
with only one slot allotted for costumes as of present, but I think that slot
differs from avatar customization. It is somewhat limited compared to other
existing shooters out there in the market today. Each outfit is nicely done
though and the ability to change color of the outfit, hair and eye color is a
welcome plus. I still hope this will be much like Sword Art Online Hallow
Realization or better. But we will have to see once the game is officially
released.
Overall the
game looks to be a great game for fans of SAO and the GGO arc who wants to
immerse themselves in its sci fi western world. Controls are easy enough for
casual gamers with a nice mixture of a third person shooter and an RPG in one.
Fans of SAO and GGO will surely enjoy playing this game and fans of Online
shooters and Online RPG should at least give this game a try.
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