Echoes of Aincrad

Le jeu fait rêver mais n'est pas assez travaillé le mal et la cause est surement Bandai qui se dit c'est un jeu SAO les fans achèteront et raison par la preuve moi XD. Plus sérieusement le le jeu est un couloir je le ressens comme ça tu vois le monde autour de toi sans possibilité d'explorer "vous sortez de la zone de quête" déjà qu'il y a que 2 étages LAISSE MOI EXPLORER. Le système de combat est sympa. Je ne regrette pas mon achat je voudrais que d'autres développeurs fassent des jeux SAO.

素材がいいだけにもったいないゲーム。デスゲームモードだけは評価する。

2 floors (what about the 100)

あまりにも雑な仕様で酷かったです。

Really enjoying the game, They are looking for feedback to improve the game. But honestly ive been glued to deathmode since release maybe Im an adrenaline junkie but its fun give it a shot. dont listen to the haters at least try the demo.

Pros: -Combat/Skills -Costumes/Gear choices -Visuals (most of the time) -Story Cons: -Ally AI -Bouncy and repetitive mobs -Game crashes -Instand death My rating 5/10. If they polish it and add additional floors and stuff, could me a great game.

The game is so repetitive, the same maps and monsters with different skins. It does have some fun combat at points but overall is not worth the time or the price currently.

Went in blind, expected a 6-7/10 and got exactly that. I really do like this game. It's pretty much what my dream game's been for around six years. That being said, there are some problems with how it is handled. Characters: Character customization is lacking. The lighting in the creator is god awful--if I pick purple in it, it shouldn't show up as red in the game. There's also the fact that you cannot customize your character once you've finished creating it. This would be fine, even acceptable, under normal circumstances, but the fact that the creator is so bad makes it incredibly annoying. I'm thankful I started with the demo and didn't have to replay the prologue, but many others likely didn't get the chance or decided not to transfer progress and had to wait 2-6 hours before getting access to the character creator again. Not only is the character creator lacking, but the MC is a mess. If you've played other games from Bandai Namco such as Fatal Bullet or God Eater, you're probably familiar with the concept of a silent protagonist being steered in a direction, regardless of dialogue choices. Keep that image in your mind, and make it 100x worse. The MC has NO dialogue options (excluding the one-off here and there), impactful or not. You get four, sometimes rotating, options: "Nod", "Shake head", "Tilt head", "Look down at ground". I criticized Fatal Bullet's dialogue choices not having any weight, but they would have been better than this. Your character, by default, is essentially a doormat with no emotions--or perhaps someone who struggles to understand emotions, as they might smile at tragedies. Speaking of your character being a doormat, I don't even think I can consider them to be the main character at this point--in truth, Iori is. She gets to narrate, to explain what's happening, and forgets your existence throughout the game. Oh, remember how you did this quest with her and another character in the prologue? Yeah, she doesn't remember you being there and will act as if you weren't at all. Oh, someone you knew before meeting her died? Yeah, she'll act like you've never met them, and tell you how to spell their name when looking them up. It's truly incredible how you are sidelined for so many pivotal points that should absolutely matter for your character. The developers claimed to have wanted to focus on the emotional aspects of Aincrad's first two floors, but it's hard to see that when there are things like this that completely take away from the story. World Design and Character Management: I love the choices made. The environment is gorgeous compared to Fatal Bullet, and there is an ever so subtle weather system and day-night cycle. That being said, it's quite empty. This sentiment is only worsened by the way character management is handled. Town hubs have it the worst. The first two have almost no life to them with the exception of general NPCs walking around. I followed a couple in the Town of Beginnings, thinking maybe they'd stop at a market stall, but no. They walk in circles or straight lines and don't interact with the environment. I wouldn't expect this from a lot of games, but when there's only four things to do in hubs, I'd expect a little more life put into what are essentially walking set-pieces. If the game is supposed to cover the grief and outrage and whatnot from being trapped in a game, I think seeing a couple of player-NPCs sitting down on a bench or near a terminal with their heads in their hands can add to that just enough. The character management mechanic is fine on its own. If you've dabbled in Monster Hunter, Dragon's Dogma, or Cult of the Lamb, you might understand the "go out on quest and return to upgrade your skills or weapons, and prepare for the next one" concept. I'm not usually a fan of this, but it can be done right and Echoes of Aincrad... struggles with it. While it acts as a way to encourage you to return to town, it limits what you can do while on quests: there is no weapon or armor changing, or crafting resources while in the field. You can't even do anything at the bonfires--sorry, terminals--other than return to town, rest, or teleport. This could be fixed by adding NPCs near checkpoints, or even a small village you pass through that has a forge and an item shop, but those aren't in the game as of writing this. In fact, the quest fields--which aren't open world and instead are limited areas of the map--have only so much to do. You can: fight enemies, fight enemies to unlock a puzzle, look for lore flags, and open chests--which usually just have a fire stone or a rock or something, not anything useful. This creates a repetitive gameplay loop that has no change. If there was one thing I could add, it'd be surprise encounters during quests: a player calling out for help against other players or monsters. Overall, as said in the beginning, I like this game. But, unless you are a fan of roguelikes/roguelites and are an even bigger fan of the SAO universe, I wouldn't recommend it, especially when priced at $70. Even if you do fall into the categories I mentioned, play the demo first. This is something I'd grab on sale.