Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is a Japanese third-person shooter action role-playing video game developed by Dimps for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows based on the Sword Art Online light novel series. It is the fifth game in the series and is the successor to the 2016 game Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization. The PlayStation 4 version was released in Japan on February 8, 2018, with a worldwide release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows on February 23. The Nintendo Switch version was released as a Complete Edition, including all DLC, on August 8 in Japan and August 9 worldwide.

Gameplay

Unlike past installments, Fatal Bullet features original character creation and the usage of firearms in battle, A third-person shooter and role-playing game hybrid, players can level up and gain skills as the game progresses. While fighting, players are provided with a wire that can allow them to quickly move around; although the wire is not in the canonical Gun Gale Online, a Bullet Line system – which serves as an assist in defending the user – is included in Fatal Bullet. The game features multiplayer, which allows players to form four-man cooperative parties or fight against one another in four-on-four player versus player (PvP) matches. ==Synopsis==

Synopsis

Fatal Bullet takes place in Gun Gale Online, a VRMMORPG that was introduced in the second season of the anime. In contrast with the light novels and anime, characters like Asuna and Leafa are present in GGO. The final chapter of the main campaign also offers a branching ending based on player choice and provides a third ending, called "True Ending" as the canon ending. Series author Reki Kawahara supervised development of the game's story. As the game progresses, the player can switch to Kirito Mode, which allows them to play a different storyline. ==Development==

Development

Bandai Namco Entertainment trademarked "Fatal Bullet" on July 12, 2017. On August 14, 2017, a teaser called "Project 1514" showed a ruined city in a futuristic base. The game was finally revealed on August 18, 2017. It was developed by Japanese game developer Dimps. A Siliconera writer described the gameplay as bearing some similarity to Freedom Wars, another game produced by the same developer. the latter being downloadable through Steam. ==Reception==

Reception

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Steam Spy estimates that the game sold at least 500,000 digital units on Steam. ==References==

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