Echoes of Aincrad

The game is fun in the combat area, and the graphics are nice. The story of the game is only starting, so I'm waiting for more to come. The characters in the story are nice to interact with to some extent; I will be looking forward to how they expand in the future. Overall I'm enjoying the gameplay so far, but I believe the game will go further in the future. If you are ready for a long haul and the possibility of the game only adding so much get the game. Your not sure about the game wait until they add more changes or get the game on sale. Overall the game right now is more mixed feelings for me, and hopefully they will add more to expand this game.

SMALL SUMMERY: This game is not perfect, but I like what I am playing. WHAT I LIKE: This game is very fun. I like the loop of, go to a mission, fight your way though an unlit map, find the safe area, loop back to grab all the goodies, then repeat 'til you find the big monster and punch it, it's a simple task that has enough pushback to be stimulating, but isn't too complicated as to make my stress go too high. Another thing I like is how if you sweep an area of all the items, you can unlock full on systems of progression for your fully custom character, it feels rewarding to get the ability to level skills because I grabbed all the (?) in the area, as well as grabbed more outfits to play dress up. I also like how it is fully MY story in an anime world. I've always hated how it's NEVER my story, it's always Kirito's, or Goku's, or whatever chosen one that just NEEDS to tell HIS story for the 30th time. Even Xenoverse 2 was like this, and it made me not want to play it anymore. WHAT I DON'T LIKE: A lot of enemies can stun lock you. Yes, technically, it's because I am usually streaming or recording, so I'm not paying full attention to the fight, and I could do better if I wasn't, but I know there are people who won't be as capable as someone who has been playing games for almost 30 years who will get caught by a stray body slam, and get some un-consensual mounting from BEARS! BEARS ARE MY MORTAL ENEMY IN ALL GAMES!!! WITH GOOD REASON!!!!! So I thought I should warn you about stun locks. I also don't like how the game doesn't have a character reroll item. I tried to make a gender swapped version of me, and accidentally made her too dark. Now, rather than looking like a half philipina, she looks like a full blooded philipina, and has also been mistaken for being black on occasion, and I want to change her. Last thing I don't like, a lot of the bosses are simply just big elites, I want there to be more cinematic finishes for bosses, as well as more second or even third health bars. A bonus one that is purely a me issue: I want a dress like outfit, or a more revealing one, because I like being a little dress up traveler in games, and I would buy a DLC just to look cute... because I'm stupid like that :p For my conclusion, I'll say this: the game is not perfect, far from it. However, it is very fun, and I like fun, because it is why I play videogames. So even if your favorite creator says to hate this game, just play it for yourself before you bend your knee to your internet deities. There is a demo for the game, and if you really don't like it, that is fine, at least you thought for yourself, and gave a valid try of something on your own.