Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization

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  • Summary: An action RPG written under the supervision of Sword Art Online creator Reki Kawahara! Kirito receives a single mysterious message — a cryptic “I’m back to Aincrad” — and is drawn once again into a familiar world in which he was once trapped.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. XGN
    Nov 23, 2016
    85
    Sword Art Online Hollow Realization is an almost perfect imitation of an MMO. The game feels like one, but is more JRPG than MMO. There is tons of stuff to do in a massive world. And it is lots of fun for fans, but also for newcomers to the franchise.
  2. IGN Italia
    Oct 23, 2017
    79
    Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is a good JRPG. It's made with diligence, dedicated to anime fans from which it's drawn, but also suitable for simple lovers of the genre.
  3. PlaySense
    Nov 29, 2016
    75
    An MMO without social obligations is a nice concept in and of itself. The story's decent and the gameplay amusing. Mediocre graphics put a bit of a damper on things though.
  4. Twinfinite
    Nov 14, 2016
    70
    It’s great to see how far the games have come in terms of managing all those damn menus, presenting an experience that is true to the source material, and figuring out how to take the combat system and make it fun and fluid. But in the end, it feels a bit too safe.
  5. SpazioGames
    Nov 22, 2016
    70
    Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization does not depart from the fluctuating quality of its predecessors, with a pleasant story, though designed specifically for fans of the original work, accompanied by a complex and layered gameplay, which, however, has unclear mechanics to challenge even the most experienced of players.
  6. IGN
    Nov 16, 2016
    67
    A lot of effort was clearly put into Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, because almost every aspect of its gameplay has an underlying set of properties and nuances to come to grips with. While I usually love that kind of complexity, here it rarely felt meaningful or even coherent. Paired with a story that lacks the stakes and urgency of the source material, it leaves Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization feeling pretty tepid aside from its enjoyable combat.
  7. GamingTrend
    Nov 28, 2016
    50
    Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is a game that places too much of its emphasis on its dating sim mechanics rather than a polished RPG experience. Dodgy armor designs mar the progression that the weapons add to the game, and a rather stale storyline does not give enough motivation to want to progress through the game.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 7 out of 24
  1. AramisHS
    Nov 10, 2016
    10
    I love this game! I'm a weeb but that shouldn't taking away this game being great the characters and waifus are amazing you'll get addicted toI love this game! I'm a weeb but that shouldn't taking away this game being great the characters and waifus are amazing you'll get addicted to the skill system… Expand
  2. asccffvfe
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    This game is really awesome! Haven't played it yet but i'm already enjoing it!!
  4. Jamesshen
    Nov 16, 2016
    10
    Well, its SAO time. I dont understand all these hate for SAO but im presonally a SAO fan. Well SAO might not be a suitable game for every oneWell, its SAO time. I dont understand all these hate for SAO but im presonally a SAO fan. Well SAO might not be a suitable game for every one but to me its one of the few japanese RPG that had interesting gameplay and stories. Its a 10 for me… Expand
  5. cheburagen
    Jul 13, 2020
    8
    Это аля ядро Айнкрада где и происходят действия. Они на сколько смогли вернули боевку, пусть и убравдобавив что-то.
    Подвезли историю на    Это аля ядро Айнкрада где и происходят действия. Они на сколько смогли вернули боевку, пусть и убравдобавив что-то.
    Подвезли историю на пойдет.
    Локаций приемлимо.
    Вообщем попытались повтори самую первую и на мой взгляд удачную игру.
    Поэтому и получилось лучше чем в трех других.    … Expand
  6. NexusTsunami
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    Als Fan des SOA Anime und eingefleischter JRPG´ler war es nur eine Frage der Zeit bis ich mir ein SAO Spiel zulegen würde. Nun nach ca. 50Als Fan des SOA Anime und eingefleischter JRPG´ler war es nur eine Frage der Zeit bis ich mir ein SAO Spiel zulegen würde. Nun nach ca. 50 Stunden Spielzeit habe ich die Credits gesehen und muss sagen ist ganz gut geworden.

    Das Spiel bedient sich wie der Anime dem (noch) fiktiven VRMMORPG. Somit ahmt das Spiel ein MMO Umfeld nach ist aber im Kern ein Singleplayerspiel.#

    Auch das Kampfsystem ist gespickt mit MMO Anleihen. Es braucht einiges an Angewöhnungszeit, ist aber definitiv sehr gut gelungen. Es macht Spaß mit aktiven Swordskills und passiven Buffs den Gegner ins VR Zeitliche zu schicken. Des Weiteren gibt es mehrere Waffengattungen aus denen man frei wählen kann (und je nach Spielstil oder Situation ändern kann) die wiederrum ihre eigenen Skills (Aktiv als auch Passiv) mitbringen. Die Swordskills sehen effektgeladen aus und das Feedback ist durchaus gut nur hätte ich mir flüssigere Animationen gewünscht.

    Die Story kommt schleppend in Fahrt nimmt aber gegen Mitte ordentlich an Tempo zu. Allerdings bleiben Überraschungen aus. Aber durchaus solide.

    Die Grafik ist im Animelook gehalten (was sonst :-)) und wirkt zeitlos wenn auch etwas detailarm. Die CG´s der Charaktere sind animiert und sehen sehr gut aus.

    Der OST ist mit einigen Ausnahmen leider durchschnitt. Nerven tut es aber zu keiner Zeit.

    Die Nebenquests sind, wie in alten MMO´s üblich, auf Sammle 10x hiervon und töte 5x hiervon beschränkt. Die Charaktersidequests sind aber durchaus spaßig (aber bestehen nur aus Text!).

    Die Charaktere selbst sind dem Anime Universum (mit einigen Ausnahmen) entnommen und deren Persönlichkeit diesem angepasst. Wer also die Charaktere aus SAO mag wird hier nicht enttäuscht werden.

    Alles im allem ein solides und spaßiges JRPG    … Expand
  7. Pnx725
    Jan 7, 2018
    7
    What i like of this game is its soul, how characters interact with each other, how they talk but other than that Bandai Namco really needsWhat i like of this game is its soul, how characters interact with each other, how they talk but other than that Bandai Namco really needs to improve how they make their games. This way of storytelling is the same I see on Saint Seiya Soldiers soul and it is not that great, you can do better, maybe you think it is fine because this game is also for portable but believe me, it is not. Because of my love for the franchise I give this a 7 but in reality this game can be a 4.… Expand
  8. JWSpeed
    Nov 21, 2016
    1
    Really boring games, fell asleep several times, the only thing good about it is the fighting, even with lots of lag trying to jump! SureReally boring games, fell asleep several times, the only thing good about it is the fighting, even with lots of lag trying to jump! Sure glad I didn't pay full price.… Expand

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