Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Reviews
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Sword Art Online (SAO) is a popular anime that has seen many games being developed from the IP to provide players the experience Kirito had. However, despite the number of SAO games that was released, none of them actually satisfies players due to the fact that it follows closely towards the story in the anime which means – it’s predictable. As an RPG where players are immersed into a VRMMORPG – the creator, Dimps, has put in their effort which allows us to feel natural and play as anot...
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Fatal Bullet sets itself up for excellence, only to fall short in almost every area. Fans of the Sword Art Online universe might enjoy the ability to play alongside characters from the series, but Fatal Bullet struggles to keep itself afloat, even with its relatively short runtime.
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The music of Fatal Bullet is alright, with some catchy tunes in each world. While a lot of the music is more atmospheric than memorable, it serves its purpose and blends in with each environment nicely. The voice acting is decent as well, though a lot of the characters sound somewhat disinterested in what’s going on around them. On the other hand, more peppy characters will repeatedly say the same lines with unbridled enthusiasm, which can be a bit much.
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SAO: Fatal Bullet shakes things up with new locations and mechanics but fails to grab the attention of anyone but fans.
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A half-decent shooter bogged down with a boring story, a lukewarm audio/visual presentation, and a mediocre PC port.
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Over the last few years Sword Art Online (SAO for short) has blazed its own path through the anime world; with a story premise that video games can transport you literally into a fully immersive VR world, who wouldn’t love it? You can’t help but fawn over main protagonist Kirito and his ever increasing harem of platonic female friends as they fight their way through a slew of dungeon bosses. As a gaming series, it just lends itself to the RPG genre so well. Sword Art Online: Fatal Bul...
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You better have to choose if it’s worth spending your spare cash, because it might not be the game for you and it might be for others.
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Fatal Bullet isn’t a bad game, but it didn’t hold my interest for very long. It’s fun to be surrounded by familiar faces from the anime series, and I could see glimmers of depth in Fatal Bullet’s combat and upgrade systems. However, the poor story pacing and the repetitive nature of exploration dragged it down. While it’s a good change of pace for games based on SAO, it still lacks the polish needed to really stand out.
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Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet could have been an exceptional title in the franchise, with a little more work on its story and skills system, Its combat, exploration, and great boss battles, on the other hand, make Fatal Bullet the best Sword Art Online title to date.
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Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet may have its problems, but it is a rather fun and unique JRPG shooter in its own right.
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For fans of the anime, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is a great use of the license that brings some welcome changes to the series. There are still the recurring issues of pacing and a number of technical flaws that diminish the rest of the game’s achievements, but this hopefully sets a new benchmark for the franchise going forward.
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It's still one for the fans, but this may be the best adaptation of the license yet.
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Vastly improved graphics and the ability to play as a customer character make Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet an attractive game. Even though you swap swords, fantasy and magic for guns and an apocalyptic dystopian world, the combat system leaves a lot to be desired on console. It feels like it was made for PC and the assist mode just makes combat feel more cheap than engaging. Still a solid improvement over previous games, though and still worth a play!
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Despite the rough edges, Dimps’ work is easy to like if you’re a Sword Art Online fan hungry for something new to advance the franchise with. Though ultimately held back by the jank, it’s definitely worth checking out, if for nothing else than a welcome change of pace and setting.
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The focus may be on you and your avatar but sadly Sword Art Online Fatal Bullet relies too heavily on it's source material and won't let you leave the shadow of the series protagonist. Repetitive gameplay, undeveloped systems and a story that is forgettable leave this entry in the series rather disappointing.
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