The technical issues with the game don’t end there. The skill and ability are there but either budget or time constraints prevented developer Aquria from delivering. It's like giving us a Michelin star-worthy appetiser and then quickly replacing it with a fast-food main it's serviceable but didn’t live up to our expectations, leaving us frustrated. It feels like something that you would see two console generations ago and stands in stark contrast to the high bar the opening sets. Most subsequent cutscenes and animation are stilted and plain, with villains not even given mouth flaps when they speak. Unfortunately, the game seldom looks that good again.

The developers did an amazing job of recreating the anime's epic feeling. The opening cutscene is stunningly beautiful, with fluid motion and gorgeous animation that looked like it could have come from the best bits of the anime.

It sure makes a good first impression, though. Most of the inhabitants that Kirito encounters are flat and lifeless, adding to the shallow feeling that we got from the rest of the game. His quest to contact the outside world is hampered by the fact that none of the other people he meets seem to know they’re in a video game. In this iteration, Kirito finds himself in a strange virtual place called Underworld with no memory of how he got there. The story of Sword Art Online has always lent itself toward video game adaptation, allowing characters to reference things like hit points, experience, and levels without breaking the fourth wall. The results, unfortunately, are mixed at best. Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is the latest game to follow Kirito’s misadventures and the first to attempt to directly adapt the events of the light novels. The light novels and the sprawling media empire that they spawned follow the exploits of Kirito as he stumbles from being trapped in one online video game to another. This medieval strategy MMO will transport you back to an age when power was everything and only the strongest survived.Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked)Īnime fans around the world will be familiar with Sword Art Online.

Join forces with your friends and other players to stand against your enemies and conquer new lands together! Support each other by sending resources or troops, or help each other to rebuild after an attack. More land means more subjects - and more gold for you! Produce resources and trade with other players to expand your empire in multiple kingdoms. Build your fortress from the bottom up so that it becomes the greatest in the land. Win rewards by achieving honor and glory in battle, and go from rags to riches by managing your kingdom wisely. Recruit an army of valiant knights, equip your merciless troops with deadly weapons, and send them into battle to fight under your banner! Of course every great empire also needs a strong defense - choose the right strategy to send your enemy’s army fleeing in terror! As king and lord, you have been called upon to build a mighty fortress and control the fate of your kingdom in this award-winning medieval MMO strategy game! Build a powerful empire and fight epic battles against millions of players!Ĭonquer new lands in four exciting kingdoms

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