Sword Art Online: Lost Song

Sword Art Online: Lost Song is an action RPG based on the popular Japanese multimedia franchise, which combines elements of fantasy and science fiction. The production was developed by Artdink studio, the most famous from the A-Train series, but also boasting extensive experience in adapting manga and anime games like Accel World vs. Sword Art Online, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z or Gundam Seed Battle Destiny.

Plot

The game is based on the Sword Art Online franchise, started by a series of Japanese novels written by Reki Kawahara, and then adapted, among others, into a TV series, animated films and comic books. Sword Art Online: Lost Song is, along with several other productions (including Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment and Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization), a part of an alternative story line, where the events took place a bit differently than they did in the books. Thanks to this, we meet well-known characters and places, but the authors were not limited only to reproducing the plot of the original.

Sword Art Online: Lost Song takes place entirely within the virtual reality of the Alfheim Online MMORPG, maintained in the atmosphere of magical fantasy. The plot revolves around Nanairo "Seven" Arshavin, a Russian woman who has the status of an idol in the VR community and uses this position to conduct controversial experiments investigating the impact of this technology on users' emotions.

Mechanics

Sword Art Online: Lost Song is an action RPG where the gameplay focuses on exploring the world, developing characters, completing quests and, above all, fighting with enemies by using an arcade combat system. The player can play as Kirito, the protagonist of the whole franchise, or choose one of several other playable characters. There is also an option to create your own hero.

The player can recruit up to two other characters controlled by artificial intelligence. An additional attraction is that all heroes can fly (everywhere except dungeons). It is useful not only in exploration - some fights take place both on the ground and in the air.

Each hero can use up to three weapons. The development system is closely linked to armaments and happens by unlocking new skills assigned to each type of weapon.

Game modes

The main mode of the game is a single-player campaign. However, Sword Art Online: Lost Song also offers extensive multiplayer options. Players can compete against each other in PvP battles of two four-person teams. There is also an option of co-operative missions, in which four groups, four players each, perform tasks with a correspondingly increased level of difficulty.

Technical aspects

Sword Art Online: Lost Song offers a 3D graphics that resemble the style of the anime adaptations.

Last updated on 25 September 2018