Was it worth it? Sword Art Online Hollow Realization
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- Опубликовано: 5 янв 2018
- Note: I'm judging the game by what i expect from a 50€ fullprice Rpg game.(Which is what they sell it for on steam). Not by the average quality of SAO games in general. Hence the name: "Was it worth it?"
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Love this game, only downside for me is the 3 hours of dialogue for every 5 minutes of gameplay, I believe a game should be a game, if I want to spend hours reading I would pick up a book.
in alicization lycoris it gets worse🤮
Accurate
Still the second best sao game, only second to fatal bullet
You know you can hold L2 to skip them all?
@@crimsonplays9619 people are dumb af
Some good points....you can turn off the Kirito voiceover in the options, though.
The reasons why today’s Anime games don’t have English voices because Bandai dropped out the R1 anime distribution industry years ago, which is where they pulled in most of their voices for the video games division. Nowadays they only dub the games that are expected to pull in a large amount of profit like anything from the Tales franchise.
This is a VERY well done review. The writing is solid and the editing is well done as well. I thought that your accent would have been a hurdle to get over but, man, you nailed everything in this review. I hope to see more. You have a lot of great points and you are hilarious in the way you present them. I was literally laughing out loud. Good stuff and I hope to see more from you.
Thank you for the clarification. Character creator isn't really creating a character. First I heard of this. Thanks.
It's great if you like MMOS but hate the whole playing with other people thing.
Nailed the head on the nail, great review I now know everything I need to know. I'm gonna buy it since it's 13$ on ps4 right now and need something to do :p I'm just glad to know what to expect. I played through Hollow Fragment and Fatal Bullet and I'm waiting for the new one to go down in price and get an update to fix some nasty bugs I heard about.
Right lol I just purchased the deluxe edition that was $84 for $13 lol couldn’t pass it up
@@berrynade2276 same...that deal happen to come by, and it’s pretty hard to pass it up
5 bucks on ps4 this week
i am glad you did the dlc stuff as i agree it did fix the basegame up alot with fixing the bland combat and movement stuff as atleast on pc you get all the dlc for the base game price.
Does it have a difficulty setting? Maybe playing on hard if they have it would be more fun?
It seems like they got a lot of the basics right, but failed to flesh them out.
There is no difficulty setting but im sure they have it on normal which is actually pretty dang hard.
there actually is
i dont think ppl realize how legendary this review video is
I have no problem in the gameplay only on characters it always (kirito) just like you said nice review btw
nice vid man. keep up the good work
Lol nice review, subbed :), i got it a couple of days ago, i was thinking basically the same things you mentioned on the video, cringed when i saw the "dating sim" tutorial, dialogue and character interactions suck (even worse than in the anime xD)... but i am enjoying it anyway (weird...), I have to admit i like grindy games though
i realize it's kinda randomly asking but do anyone know a good website to watch newly released tv shows online?
@Conor Christopher Ehh atm I've been using flixportal. just google for it =) -emery
@Emery Arturo Thanks, I signed up and it seems like a nice service :D I appreciate it!
@Conor Christopher no problem :D
Overly critical, Game was and is awesome. I still play it to this day. I own all of the SAO games except for infinity moment and enjoyed all of them. Lost Song being the least. As for the “Dating Sim” as you call it there are good reasons to level up your intimacy between everyone mainly to have the ability to give your party mates better weapons and gear. I know a bunch of people that enjoyed and enjoy this game that don’t even watch the anime. If you do watch and enjoy the anime you’ll more than likely enjoy this game if not love it.
7:46 the only reason why I play this game xd
This was a good video
Keep up the good work
me i hated the fact there’s too much dialogue i felt like i was spamming circle or x for 5-30mins 99% of the time that’s incane there’s a moment when too much story becomes a problem they went overboard on story and barely gave you enough time to have gameplay you fight for like 20mins then get 1-2hours worth of story like dear god
I was playing last night and couldn't agree more. This is really bad at the start of the game where not only is it trying to explain the story but also the thousands of systems in the game. I felt like I was watching way more then playing , very annoying.
you did good. thx for the info. keep it up
Really liked your Review!! Overall it told me several things other Reviewer´s did not point out.
Lately im really into SAO and looking for same game to start with.
so. which you choose?
Just choose this or fatal bullet
dont choose lost souls its so boring
@@pauljohnbuena3242 Lost souls or lost song?
@@thebrainless1 lost song i meant hahaha
You should have also mentioned the shoddy shop system: You can preview what an item's effect are on the main character (Kirito) but there's no way to do the same for other characters (if you want to buy equipment for them). I have the PS4 version and I'm glad I only spent 15 bucks on it in the current PSN sale. SAO: Hollow Fragment seems to be so much better from what I've seen so far (only got past the first mission), I guess I'll play that one, even though Hollow Realization has better graphics. I also have SAO: Lost Song but I haven't played it much yet (the flight mechanics seemed cool though, AFAIR). If you like the SAO theme, also have a look at the .hack series, which brought up this idea much earlier. I have .hack//G.U. on the PS4 and played a good deal through it, and even though the MMORPG's locations are often terribly boring (using the same kind of level design over and over), the game is more interesting in that when you log out, you get to some kind of computer desktop where you can send e-mail, watch news, and so on, so you have an offline existence there too. :)
I also prefer HF to this or even the other SAO games. Just got this in the sale and it's alright but HF does it better for me. OST and vibez included.
This is awesome, thank you! Will you review Fatal Bullet at some point?
honestly it was really fun at first, then i got bored of it real quick
grinding for dual wield right now, then i'll decide if i'll drop it or not
Damn, welcome back. Didn't expect this, but i enjoyed it. The editing was very well made and i liked the humour.
BUT you made one unforgivable mistake... Every one knows "wincest waifu Laefa/Suguha" is best girl...
fcking weeb
AriRawwwrrOfficial I personally don't like Leafa.. ;P
The reason why they “cut corners” for the visual is because they also made this game for the much less powerful PS Vita. Multiplayform games released on Vita tend to not look great even on PS4 and PC (not counting mods)
I have Gal*Gun Double peace on both PS4 and Vita, and while the PS4 version runs way better, it still look disgurting for a PS4 game.
It looks like a early PS3 title
The water looks like a PS2 game.
This game is basically sao integral factor with extra steps
But without p2w
Yeah you can get op equip but it take long like enigma orders taking a quest for paragon weapon.
At least in integral factor you’re the mc
darren hassan They should’ve made it into something where you’re your own mc and your story ties into kirito’s
How about fatal bullet?
Only partial controller? That killed it for me, thx a lot for the review.
Oh, Question. How did you get that sweet cape on 7:45
I transmoged my outfit to Kizmels outfit.(This changes the look of your entire set, you can't transmog the cape only).
It's also only avaible for female units.
Aww darn, Oh well, There goes my chance for a cape for my male character.
@@300kyuubi you can unlock eugeo his Outfit has a cape( if you have the dlcs)
@@thefourarchangelssariel2882 Oh, thank you very much
sword art online was my first isekai so due to that i like it with a passion its sad
Maybe in the future they can make a mmorpg that has to do with sao that's actually good (lol imagine If something like the nervgear or that type of vr gaming was actually invented without the deaths it would be huge)
Its a bit of a trash fire but its our first trash fire
It's on sale for $5 right now is it worth $5 lol
I got 1 thing to say: the first floor boss is waaay tooooo easy i got him within an minute and i was only level 9 atm
Wow the first boss in the game is easy who would have thought
Good review, but overlooks how the pc port has really bad mouse and keyboard controls, which is weird because hollow fragment controls fine.
Dude you totally glossed over the main antagonist. A good chunk of the story revolved around Genesis and everyone's view of him. And he's one of the most interesting antagonists in SAO to date. That alone is worth bumping up the story grade up to at least 3 stars.
Not that I know the anime, or anything but I think a likeable characters are based on your own opinions, meaning if you liked the character yourself I could say he is boring :) not to start a war. But your likeable character doesnt mean I or anyone else will like him :)
@@budlikycz2445 Nečekal jsem že zrovna tady narázím na čecha :D
For $18 On the 80% deluxe edition? I'd say yeah
Right now its 7.99 for the deluxe edition
Now it's only $ 7,49 US on steam
87% off on the deluxe edition let‘s goo
Its on sale again.
I'm debating on getting a refund for this game. On one hand I bought it during the sale so it was only 20 dollars instead of 50 dollars, and I am looking for a more or less mindless smack 'em up (plus I can use a greatsword). I got this game in hopes to tide over my MMO itch because, while I can afford 15 bucks a month for FFXIV, I'm not sure I actually have time for an mmo atm due to my job not exactly having consistent scheduling. I heard good things about this game, but one thing I wasn't expecting, which was one of the first things you mentioned, is the fact that you might be your own original character in terms of making the actual character.. but in terms of plot, Kirito has consumed your soul and will forever be the mc in your heart, whether you like it or not, which is a massive turn off for me because it's horribly immersion breaking. I would have honestly preferred it if I was on my own adventure and then suddenly Kirito happened to steal the limelight. It bugs me because this is so close to what I wanted that it physically hurts me. I am wondering how prevalent you being Kirito and not your own character is. I did turn off kirito's voice actor, so that's step one covered at least. Just need to know how... relevant it is that you are indeed Kirito and not some random person, especially in the later dlc stuff.
Edit: I refunded the game. Was also wrong about the sizes. The height difference isn't that different one to one. It's probably around 1 inch or less per slide over, so if you're small you still won't actually be that short. Same with tall.
That's a fair point actually. I just kept the default settings because I feared that what you mentioned about the main plot might be the case, so I was able to overlook this flaw. But it makes you wonder why they even build in a character creator, if they don't utilize it they might as well just leave it out and not raise false expectations. Thankfully Fatal bullet has fixed the issue.
@@trashaimgamer7822 I feel like it might have been applied because of Multiplayer? But even then. Fatal Bullet was closer to what I thought this was going to be: Kirito swoops in to be the MC in your story rather than straight up just deciding to be your character without telling you.
Have you played fatal bullet its got a great character creator (in comparison) and the game is actually fun and challenging i actually really enjoy it. I think its because its literally another game that they rebranded with the SAO tag
FF 14🤣
You should get the good FFs
What would have been better, is if they made Kirito a separate character and your custom character, a silent person that joins up with Kirito. Kirito takes the backseat in this story as your character takes point. Or even, Kirito takes point, but constantly asks for advice from you, creating sort of a leader-tactician relationship.
So basically fatal bullet
Would have been better to just remove him entirely and just made the game based off the aspect of Aincrad.
THank you! I did not want to waste US $ on something that would be a major letdown.
Yessssss. Sirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Great video
Im totally agreeing with you
This is the typical type of a game which you really love it or you really hate it. theres no such thing like between those two things
The grind is fun the rng isn't
I’m in between. I think the combat is fun but the NPC interaction and story are just bad.
Really flawed game, but i still enjoyed it. It does some things right that click with me.
The gameplay is solid
It's everything else that's meh..
im watching this after having stopped it for a while but i cant believe the most watched part is the dating part
Thank you. Saved me some money
hm, I actually like it lol. :D Picked it for 20$
@@RabbitConfirmed Codex is your friend for games like this
@@RabbitConfirmed I with you but are you a SAO FAN OR NOT
what does DSC stand for !
This is that one game that is always on my wish list always on sale and never in my game list hmmm I donno if I should change that !
Im a sucker for these style of graphics... idk what it is about them
You saved me money thanks
I have it on the switch but there arent any dlc's, what now? .-.
Jammin wow good thing i looked up reviews before buying it on switch this game sounds like trash
Promise IllBeNice oh good news, It arrived yesterday and I cant stop playing it! It actually has ALL the dlc's included if you buy it thats so sick! So many quests and options I really enjoy it!
@Jammin So the gameplay is it like he says (main story) or is it improved like in the dlc? I don’t know if it has to do with the dlc but for what he said I understood the gameplay was a little different for the dlc, I’m considering buying since it is on sale for switch but not sure yet
dude why did you expect a story with no plot holes THIS IS SAO its own anime is a story with a ton of plot holes
But sao isnt just a anime its based on the ln where some of the plot holes arent there. The ln actually tries where as the anime just sees kirito beating the shit outta everything
huminus is Hollow Realization a prequel or sequel?
Do I have to play any of the games?
The manga of hollow is a sequel havent started to read tho. Maybe this will help
Note the games start with Hollow Fragment which is a story where the characters have to play through the last 25 floors of aincrad. This is to say the games aren't a sequel to the anime, but rather their own story.
The sao games in order of story go Hollow Fragment, then Lost Song, then Hollow Realization, then Fatal Bullet. Another game is coming out in May titled Alicization Lycoris and it appears to also be in the game timeline.
There are 2 other games but, Infinity Moments' story is told in Hollow Fragment and Accel World vs Sword Art Online isn't cannon. So for story purposes you don't need to play them, I hope this answers your question.
Love the anime and was going to buy this, but not anymore
Thoughts on Fatal Bullet?
it's a good game worth playing
It's worth it I am a SAO fan
This Game is cold luv it
If we beat the game, can we still play is there a feature like ng+
After you finish the main story you can keep playing, also there is still the 3 former dlc chapters as post game content. After you finish those there is also an infinite dungeon in witch you can just keep grinding away.
However as far as I can tell there is nothing resembling a NG+ , so starting a new file is kinda pointless.
Hmm so we cant date other girls?
Well, Even though it has it's flaws. I don't mind the grind, Since I'm used to it. Good review. I got this game for $20 bucks, Also, Leafa is best girl.
You now have a new subscriber.
Detective carnage just got it for 10 bucks today. It will be my first SOA game
DarkJew *shrugs* thanks
Corsye Nice
Silica > Leafa, but not by much.
At least Leafa’s english VA is one of my favourite female VA
ViaRail CanadaFan ^_^
i didnt like this version. why? because you had to pay if you wanted to go abouve level 70...
Hahah thanks dude. You just saved me 50$ thanks
Thanks for this. You saved me from waisting 60 bucks
Even though it's not a good game I'm still buying it on my switch next year anyways, good review!(also buying fatal bullet)
When FB has the same issue as HR with absolute SHIT story line but amazing Game play lol every SAO game I have come to love the fact that the story is shit lol its a charm of the games !
Hmm i don't care so much about the story because i will always have sao anime in mind i guess. Still have not figured out whether to get this or not.. loved the anime and i like the mmo'ish features.
Thanks for helpin me save my money 💰 lol this is definitely nowhere near what I’d want or even imagine what a actual SAO game would be
It's the best SAO game made lol
you can buy this game on g2a around 10 bucks now, lol, if you don't want to pay 50 bucks.
I wanted to play some mmo but I guess this is not the one. LMAO I stopped when I knew that you're always kirito.
in sword art online fatal bullet you don't have to be kirito
it's your opinion, noone can take it. But there are many who love SAO games even with their errors ;)
I like this game, sao hr is the best sao series games. If you are not SAO fan I know u are not interested in this game. If you play 3-4hrs this game iknow u are getting bored but if you focus in this game u realize this game is awesome. Check the other RUclipsr about the gameplay of sao hr
yes its worth it
Jay Hara been plying it for 1years straight .yes it is worth it...i been following this sries sinve the hollow fragment then lost song next hollow realization now fatal bullet
You can turn off player voice in dialogue.
I honestly disagree with this review. It just felt so bare bones. Not much details on switches, ssc chaining, skill tree, multiple different weapons, buffs, gear, level design, enemy variety, so on. The game does have online coop you can roam the map with friends, collect boxes, kill all the enemies, and still face off bosses/ mini bosses. Dlc provides pvp online. This is not just a singleplayer game. You can play the solo, take or take 3 ai companions with you( thr main cast and random npc) Actual issues the game has: sometimes they won't indicate where you need to go next, online guide, dlc has a huge difficulty spike, online has some people using modded weapons. You defeat monsters for materials. Upgrade weapons and clothes. If you like sao this game for you. If you're into games like: Monster hunter, Toukiden, God eater, freedom wars, dauntless, ect this game plays very similar combat wise. RUclipsr that will actually show you what this game has to offer is KuykeyKoy.
"about as much depth as a fetch quest in wow" loool
Went barely 2 minutes into this review and I've already deduced that I have zero interest in this game.
haha right, I stopped when I've seen that you'll always be a kirito
hi dude i like ur video and i will start playing the game tmr hope i can find u ur name in it
Do u need PS plus to play this game? please answer to me
Im.not sure but if you buy the game you can play campaign , but the multiplayer you need plus
@@Zhuo.Leonhardt thank you so much for telling me
The multiplayer has like a private mode, there you can change difficulty of the game, and do solo all the time, no need of ps plus
@@pudincila.bbusto6804 thanks m8
the stupid NPCs are so annoying, after i died the mob despawned and the NPCs waited arround 4 minutes after they safed me from dead
what did you expect? its the AI!
Lost song was better and I hope it comes to the switch
Ive bought the deluxe edition for 10 or 15 bucks.? Don´t know its long ago ^^ played it for 83 hours and im between "Thats a great game and i loved it" and "what the heck is this thing?" ^^
Yeah not gonna get that Switch copy. Besides I have Xenoblade Chronicles 1 & 2 for a MMO-esque experience...
4:00 c'mon dude. My ears are dying
lesson learned: *DON'T BUY THIS GAME IF YOU'RE NOT A FAN. not worth of your $40-60 spend it somewhere else....*
How about if it's on sale
@@henrytownshend6441 well if its on Steam or game store *"30-40% discount"* lets say *$15.99 - $20.99* more or less (go ahead). but as a wise consumer advise no.
Henry Townsend it’s currently 21$ on psn idk if I should buy it or not, I mean if the multiplayer is good then I’ll buy it
@@edgardcruz9295 I bought cause it was on sale
Henry Townsend is it any good?are you enjoying it so far?
This review was poor. You gain levels and gears for pvp system and to fight world bosses and do raid dungeons to gain higher rewards. 😂😂😂
That content in the DLC or you talking about the deluxe version?
60% The game freezes the pc must be reset why no one fixed it and other SAO games do it too! 2021 D
Nice review
should i still buy this game?
Considering that in about 2 weeks a new SAO game (based on alicization) releases, maybe you shouldn't. Though I have of course no idea how good or bad that new game might be. Hollow realization wasn't that great of a game, but it was the best SAO game out there when I made my review.If that is no longer the case with the new one then it has nothing really going for it.
@@Balthiar alright thank you :)
The only competition is the lack of equipment drop guides probably for duel purposes. Greedy duelist.
the fairy game was the best game. not gonna lie
I HATE how they always treat their base games like an empty shell to make you buy dlcs! It's not like they give these games away for free, and if you only have the main game it feels like an empty piece of shit. Take SAO Fatal Bullet for example...
I think the worst thing of all the anime is probably Kirito. Is too op, too good with all and too intelligent. The perfect human in one single Japanese teen ager
That's like every shonen anime protagonist. And even if they're not "perfect" they're just boring. If you want good characters, you need to look for the seinen demographic
I felt ripped off tbh
Gods, you killed the game thoroughly for me. Thank you. And playing even one hour to reach a dlc is too much wasted time.
Oh, and the game doesn’t work on above 16 cores CPUs.
I liked your review and video, but at the 6 minute mark... I'd seen enough.
on ps4
ali wong
LOL
great review, will not be buying this game
Well, I can see the problems you have with this game, but I just will say this, who the heck plays/watches Sao cuz of story? Sure it got better recently cuz of alicization, but in all honesty, this is a game about people playing a game, so, the story should be about that, and while boring, that is what it is. And as for gameplay, bosses are really only hp sponges of you don't understand the really in depth battle mechanics, you can be lvl 50 against a level 45, and it could take longer than a lvl 10 against a lvl 60 that knows how it all works, this game is great because of the ability to skip levels when skill is high enough, heck, my first playthrough, I could not beat the boss on normal difficulty, at lvl 20, multiplayer ups difficulty, I am guessing base is easy, but I just beat a lvl 100 something version of it on nightmare mode in like 10 minutes, yes that is long, but that is faster than I beat it normally the first time. Oh boy I wrote a lot, I guess it comes down to, I love the battle mechanics, and that is what let's me ignore everything else, the game is fun without the useless story, hence why I skip all dialogue scenes, well, that and I have read them already...
Edit: Forgot to put in I was lvl 13 when I fought it, and if that means you think the game is bad, then you have never experienced how awesome it is to fell things you technically shouldn't be able to
i watch and play it because of the story. im a really big fan. could careless about graphics. as long as storyline and gameplay is good, graphics dont concern me.
Well, thinking about it, the story isn't the worst, but in this market, it can be seen as bland at times, Also I agree with graphics, as long as it is fun, don't care how it looks
@@rulercamelot3687 tbh, i wasnt trying to mean or start an argument... i respect your opnion... so... i hooe you didnt take this seriously... 😊
I don't see where I seems like I was angry? A month is a long time, so, I do not fully agree with my previous statement, all opinions respected :)
I agree with you 👍
SAOIF is better than this just saying and it’s a free mobile game
So rushed and so not worth $89
This is lol horrible. Please watch multiple reviews, not just this one. Wow
Stopped review in 3 mins. Seems overtly critical from get go. Pretty poor
The game was a bullshit cash grab. They put barely any effort into the voice acting, story or adding basic visual tracking. How the fck do you play when you have to move your hand to reangle the camera
So because she's an AI, she is even younger? That's just stupid. Also ironically games like WoW do have super lame boring ass fetch quests no sane person should be interested in. Yet... still people play. Oh and WoW couldn't be more casual in terms of difficulty. It's a lame experience. The 'most fun' you'll get out of WoW is the playing with friends, literally nothing else.
just tried this game and is it just me that think the one who ported this over for pc is insane??
keyboard n mouse and to use all the keys+mouse at the same time is crazy.
example at start w gigant bull.
o+w+a+s+d+n+u+x+5 and ontop of this use the mouse at the same time!
Have i missed some setting or what(was told this was a good game for keyboard n mouse n i cant see how anybody really thinks this after the 1st few minutes of the game???