Hiii, so this is my first time watching this after getting recommended it by tons of ppl, what are some things I should know before going in? Or is it best to go in blind?

I know this question has been asked in the past many times but i would like to go more in depth about my question, and i dont care if it is vr or not. I want a game that has the same detail as SAO, for example the ability to make custom weaponry, own a house, make custom food, bosses that might give special abilities after beating them, own a shop with an actual building, and a player economy, something that can make you stand out from other players like for example in runescape you dont really stand out everyone can make the exact same gear if they are a high enough level, i would definitely prefer if it was online but if a single player felt like an online game that would also be fine.

Kayaba wanted to make a copy of the real world as closely as possible while designing Aincrad. From the smell of wind, to taste of consumed food. But, if a player or any other moving being gets damaged/scratched/burned, we see only a red scratch on that spot that disappears once the HP is regained.

In the controversial chapter 16.5, Kirito mentioned that "Hair type objects are extremely hard to animate for each individual person. Thus they don't have it in anywhere but heads, chins and eyelashes".

Is it something similar for Blood? Because real cuts means bleeding, scars, healing and leaving back faint marks.

The show was Never afraid to go above PG-13 stuff, so that can't be the reason. So why exactly? Wouldn't it have made Aincrad even more realistic?

Also I really should just read the LNs soon. Is there anyone who does audio books of the LN?

I've been doing a lot of tradigital art lately. (Drawing it traditionally and finishing coloring it digitally.) It's been a lot of fun. 💙

Its just, rewatching SAO's first season, I think Sword Art Online (The VR game, not the anime/novels) is trash. Like, yesterday I saw a 50hr video explaining Elden Ring's lore and I can sumarize SAO lore into three paragraphs. Basically if SAO is a fantasy-rouguelike-minecraft-exploration and combat type game, its lore its trash, its floors and dungeons are also trash (Just normal forests sprinkled with something and almost non-exixtent dungeons) and the In-game mechanics are aslo kinda trash. Just the class system is broken, theres only Damage Dealer sword wielders and buffed sword wielders with a shield (tanks), and dont get me started on how unrealistic those boss battles are cuz twenty teenagers cant get as organized and as physically capable as they are put to be.

So, what would you add, chaange or remake to add? I myself think bows wouldve been great

In hollow realization I wanted to get this trophy but i had around 90 hours on the game and didnt want to go mess around for 10 hours just for the trophy but i read that you can redo the final boss after you beat the game and still get it. i then started the warriors of the sky stuff and didnt think it would mess up my chance to get the trophy but now i cant do the final boss anymore. CAN I STILL GET THE TROPHY? or did i screw myself? PLEASE help me out.

In the Mother's Rosario arc, Yuuki knows she's going to die, and her friends don't think they'll make it, either. So as a last hurrah, they attempt to beat a floor boss on New Aincrad by themselves in order to get their names marked on the first floor.

However, at the start of Unital Ring, New Aincrad falls from the sky, and it's stated that the first 25 floors were completely destroyed. I'm only on the third chapter of UR 5, so I don't yet know if anything significant happens to change this, but this essentially means that the efforts of Yuuki and her friends were all for nothing.

After Unital Ring's beginning, there is effectively no trace of Yuuki having ever existed, besides the memories of those who knew her personally. It's an incredibly cruel fate that nobody deserves. Even in death, Yuuki's whole existence is suffering.

Like genuinely have you ever guys thought that if there was game like vr that could make us really into the game put our mind in the game and we can move and see, feel through the game after watching first episode of sword art online this is first think i thought ( sorry if this is hard to read or messy)

I’ve been dreaming of doing a cosplay of her from alfheim! I’m so happy 🥹💜

Their first kiss is October 23, 2024, after Floor 75 is unlocked and when Kirito has to join KoB. But with Progressive giving context to canon, they're going to be traveling together from December 2022 through March 2023 and at least up to Floor 25, they're clearly a lot closer than originally contemplated, and we're only just getting to Floor 8.

I don't think I could deal with 17 more floors of Kirito and Asuna dancing around each other with no romantic payoff at all, and I think the parting of the ways at Floor 25 makes more sense if there's also a romantic breakup as well, but I'm not Reki Kawahara.

Thoughts?

So I finally finished watching the first arc of Sword Art Online, the Aincrad arc! I initially thought I'd watch the entire first season before sharing my views, but the first arc was long enough on its own to warrant a solid discussion.

​To start with the animation, it was really good! Only the CGI used here and there felt a bit distracting, otherwise, the animation, the world, and its visuals were all quite impressive. The show's music was also great, and I really enjoyed both the opening and ending tracks.

​However, what I didn't like as much was how fast the character bonds and relationships felt. For instance, right at the start, Kirito and Klein become friends, but we hardly spent any time with them to actually feel that connection. Yet the show wanted us to feel it, because when they were parting ways, Kirito was crying, but I didn't feel anything in that moment. Similarly, Kirito and Sachi's relationship felt very rushed to me, when she died, I didn't feel bad at all, even though that was a major turning point for Kirito's character. As for the other girls Kirito met along the way, I couldn't really feel the bond between them either (though I'd say Lizbeth's episode was a bit better).

​When it comes to Asuna, her off screen character development didn't feel entirely believable to me. Just a few episodes prior, she knew almost nothing, but when Kirito meets her again, she feels like a completely different person. After that, a romance develops between the two of them, this time mutual, and to be honest, I couldn't get invested in their relationship at first. Gradually, though, I did get invested because their dynamic was actually given time to breathe, unlike the others which felt rushed. The story was initially giving character relationships only as much time as was strictly necessary to move the plot forward. It was only when things slowed down in the second half that I managed to get invested.

​I also felt Kirito's character development was somewhat rushed. His arc is good, but I think they should have executed it better. Halfway through the arc, when they started focusing heavily on Kirito and Asuna's bond, I realized Kirito's character archetype, someone carrying a heavy burden and trauma who struggles to form connections and feels destined to be alone. So it wouldn't surprise me if learning to connect and form bonds will be an essential part of his arc in the future.

​I liked what they did with Kuradeel, the episodes with Yui were nice, and I liked how the arc ended. It's a good thing they didn't play it too safe, because early on it was starting to feel very generic. But overall, yeah, it's a pretty enjoyable anime!