Accel World VS Sword Art Online Review

Accel World VS Sword Art Online Review

- Blake Hawthorn

First off, let’s talk about this title’s story as that is arguably the biggest part of any video game. This was tricky for me with this game, as I have not watched any of the anime associated with the game. There are no major cutscenes, and this is good if you are a die hard fan of the series but if however you are like me, a newcomer to the franchise, then you will have no idea who the characters are and what series they are from. Here is the basic concept that I gathered from my time. You play as Asuma, Kirito and Yui. Who are in a online MMO called Alfheim Online and the main antagonist is trying to destroy it.

The story was interesting enough that it made me want to watch the whole of Sword Art Online season one. The main downside that I found to the story was that the whole game’s audio was in Japanese. There are English subtitles but I couldn’t get drawn into the story when I had to read subtitles. This is a personal problem and maybe some people don’t mind subtitles but this was a minor issue for me. The story is enjoyable although it was hard getting into without knowing any of the characters or their backgrounds I still found myself enjoying what’s here.