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[Icymanipulator]

I keep seeing stuff for the new game Fractured Daydream, and I’ve seen many other Sword Art games in the PlayStation Store over the years but never given any of them a shot, because ya, some of them look really rough in the screen shots.

Say what you will about the anime (and my tastes lol) but I really enjoyed season 1 and 2 of Sword Art back in the day, it’s been over 10 years! I just remember the series getting so much hate, likely because it was popular but I never cared, enjoyed the hell out of it. Never played any of the games though.

So ya, are any of the game good at all? They go on sale regularly, and the newest one actually looks nice, graphically at least.

 

[Sleepwalker]

I like SAO but the games always felt like shovelware trash.

 

[Icymanipulator]

I like SAO but the games always felt like shovelware trash.

This is what I always assumed lol, I was hoping maybe one or two were decent at least

 

[Sleepwalker]

This is what I always assumed lol, I was hoping maybe one or two were decent at least

I've never played them for what its worth, I looked into it and they didn't look very appealing tho.

 

[March Climber]

If you’re okay with a really fun B game third person shooter with fun builds and customization, Fatal Bullet is the game to grab out of all of them.

Just understand that the story is not the star of this game.

 

[llLeonhart]

Well I played I think the oldest one available on `PS4, and for what its worth, it felt very unique. It had a lot of different systems and other things going on. Might worth a try for cheap.

 

[Celcius]

As others have said I'm a big SAO fan but the games never looked that great to me so I've never tried them.

 

[Punished Miku]

If nothing else, they can't be faulted for false advertising.

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization

 

[mayham2199]

Yea I enjoyed all of the SAO anime except for the last arc in that weird world they built. It was just really boring at that point but the ending was interesting. The games are on PS+ now and I've thought about trying them but like you said they just look rough.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Yea I enjoyed all of the SAO anime except for the last arc in that weird world they built. It was just really boring at that point but the ending was interesting. The games are on PS+ now and I've thought about trying them but like you said they just look rough.

Oh I didn’t know they were available with Plus, maybe that’s the move when I have to resub next time, I’ll get plus and could try them out “risk free” lol

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Punished Miku
Nice lol, good one hahahaahahh

 

[Kumomeme]

honestly i doubt the super popular Sword Art Online MMO featured in the anime is actually good either if it is actually exist IRL

 

[Icymanipulator]

honestly i doubt the super popular Sword Art Online MMO featured in the anime is actually good either if it is actually exist IRL

Imagine they are all actually trapped in mediocre shovelware trash hahaahahahahahaa

 

[Moochi]

Imagine they are all actually trapped in mediocre shovelware trash hahaahahahahahaa

That's basically Shangri-la Frontier

 

[AJUMP23]

I have never seen or heard of this.

 

[MagusMajul]

what is sword art online?

 

[JimboJones]

If you’re okay with a really fun B game third person shooter with fun builds and customization, Fatal Bullet is the game to grab out of all of them.

Just understand that the story is not the star of this game.

This is the only game I have bought in the series and thought it was pretty bad.

 

[Icymanipulator]

what is sword art online?

Oh god, I am OLD

 

[jshackles]

They're all like a worse version of the PS2 .hack games, which were themselves pretty mid

 

[March Climber]

This is the only game I have bought in the series and thought it was pretty bad.

That’s fair. I’ve always told anyone I’ve recommended it to, to either skip the story or at least skip the slice of life moments, as they really bring down the game a ton.

I thought the gameplay was solid though.

 

[Skifi28]

I've tried most of them on ps plus and I didn't last an hour.

 

[cireza]

Licensed trash that Namco Bandai are experts at.

 

[mayham2199]

That's basically Shangri-la Frontier

Not really. That’s a guy who goes from playing trash games to playing one of the top MMOs.

 

[Danjin44]

Not really. That’s a guy who goes from playing trash games to playing one of the top MMOs.

I really like the show, its not Isakai or SAO it just group of friends playing challenging games.

 

[nikos]

Fractured Daydream is supposed to be good. The playtest was definitely fun and the PC port actually seemed good, with ultrawide support. Want to pick it up but there's a lot to play at the moment.

 

[mayham2199]

I really like the show, its not Isakai or SAO it just group of friends playing challenging games.

I wanted to like it but it just didn’t do it for me. I watched them beat the first big boss since that was semi interesting but stopped after that.

 

[Icymanipulator]

I really like the show, its not Isakai or SAO it just group of friends playing challenging games.

I actually want to give this a shot now

 

[Danjin44]

I actually want to give this a shot now

I personally really liked it.

 

[GHound]

Series peaked at Hollow Realization. Fatal Bullet was shallow by comparison and Aquria attempting to streamline Alicization Lycoris because of the people that it brought into the games did not work in its favor, nor did the technical issues. Lost Song (and by extension the Accel World crossover game that's pretty much identical mechanically) would be the weakest of the bunch if not for the fact that Fractured Daydream is a content light, asset reusing, multiplayer focused with microtransactions and day 1 paid DLC (with one of the characters even showing up in in-game menus already just locked) $60 game.

By the way I bought all but one of these games at release.

 

[wipeout364]

I always thought these games were decent but very dependent on being a fan of the anime. I say this as someone who hasn’t played them but reception has always been ok to good.

Looking on open critic they all seem to score in the high 60’s. I would say avoid them unless you are a big fan on Sword art online.

 

[Generic]

If you’re okay with a really fun B game third person shooter with fun builds and customization, Fatal Bullet is the game to grab out of all of them.

Just understand that the story is not the star of this game.

I played some of this and it's really fine.

 

[March Climber]

Series peaked at Hollow Realization. Fatal Bullet was shallow by comparison

Fatal Bullet being more shallow than the others is a big benefit to that game. They focused more on fun than loads of complicated spreadsheet menus like the other.