New details for "Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization" will feature western release date, a new gameplay trailer and a crossover with ".hack" anime.
Bandai Namco streamed a new gameplay trailer for "Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization" during the Dengeki Game Festival last week. The new trailer revealed the full plot details for the new "SAO" video game title along with a demonstration of several new gameplay features.
The story of "Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization" takes place in the year 2066, three years after the "SAO" incident were in Kirito and his friends embarks on a new journey as another new MMORPG video game has come to surface called "Sword Art: Origin". The new MMORPG is a mixture of ALfheim Online and Sword Art Online video games due to its texture and creation.
Players assume the role of Kirito again as he explores the world of "Sword Art: Origin" along with his friends Asuna, Leafa, Sinon, Lisbeth and Silica. The party will be exploring a new setting called Ainground as they battle several monsters within "Sword Art Online: Hollo Realization".
New gameplay details for "SAO: Hollow Realization" will include a new battle system where in players can have a four person team and fight monsters using sword skills just like the original Sword Art Online game. Players will direct and receive guidance from party members to perform collaborative strategies and attacks.
Players can perform chain attacks with party members using "Switch" for extra damage against more powerful monsters. "Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization" will feature a new character in the series, Premiere is a mysterious NPC in who Kirito meets in the teaser trailer "Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization". Her role in "Sword Art: Origin" is still unknown, nor is she an ally or foe for Kirito and his friends, Hardcore Gamer reported.
In other news, a collaboration project between "Sword Art Online: Code Register" and ".hack" inspired video game "New World: Vol. 1 Ginrui no Otome" will feature characters from both MMORPG animes crossingover each other this month, AnimeNewsNetwork reported.
Gamers who have log into "New World: Vol. 1 Ginrui no Otome" from March 14 to 28 will receive a Fairy Yui accessory, as well as bonus Kiseki every day, while users of "Sword Art Online: Code Register" who have log in from March 13 to 28 will receive a present to upgrade to Black Rose, as well as Registone, Gold, Scout points, or another present every day.
Players that complete the event in "New World: Vol. 1 Ginrui no Otome" will receive Kirito and Asuna's "SAO" outfits, while users of "Sword Art Online: Code Register" will receive costumes and gears from Haseo for Kirito and Black Rose for Asuna.
"Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is stated to launch sometime in 2016 in North America while the Japanese version will be release in the Fall for the PS4 and PSVita consoles.