Itīs worth watching for animation and music alone. First couple of episodes are fantastic. Then you get a feeling of "this is somewhat rushed". And the the show goes full-Asuna, meaning the story becomes utter crap. Still, itīs an audio-visually pleasing anime, top-notch production values. And if youīre somewhat interested in the setting (virtual world) then definitely go for it.Originally Posted by Penner
"She's the only non-loli girl in the show, your honor!" will be my defense in court
The first half of the first arc is great. Before the relationship and the unsatisfying arc climax ruins it.
Sword Art Online 2 - Episode 01:
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Why would anybody NOT choose to be a sniper in that game? lol
Nothing too surprising, itīs SAO. But I already hate that, judging from the ending, Kirito will enter the game as a female avatar. Thatīs just dumb.
"She's the only non-loli girl in the show, your honor!" will be my defense in court
Gun Gale Online Episode 1 - HS
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The episode could have used a bit... no, make that a lot less Asuna. I know I don't really have the right attitude to start to watch this show since I expect it to turn disappointing like SAO, but whatever. I guess the usual SAO stupidness will start with Kirito using a sword in a game about guns. Or perhaps it all started to go wrong already with making Sinon's introduction so bad by having her shoot some newbies instead of participating in a real fight. I have a feeling her intro was supposed to make her look deadly. But who knows.
It's pretty funny the ministry turns to some high schooler to investigate the case, but on the other hand why not? He's expendable, right? Kikuoka would just lose his job if Kirito was found dead shortly after.
I hope the next ep will already have action to make this worth watching. Nothing else will.
Could have used more Asuna and less of Kikouka hiring kirito. :P
Boring start to what I hope is an excellent season.
How is that stupid? The Jedi bitch in the ED seemed to be doing it just fine, and Kirito is already an expert swordfighter. Given the limited time-span, if it was feasible to realistically compete with a sword, he should take that route.
Awww, is your boner all confused?
You mean the character that's obviously Kirito's GGO avatar?
Given previous arcs, it's also possible, since Gun Gale is also based on The Seed, that just like in Alfheim, Yui will be able to hack the system and transfer a bunch of his stuff from the previous games over to him.
And since his skills were all sword-based, it would make sense if that's what he had.
Slow start, almost felt like a non plot based OVA...
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Asuna's more or less the timeless wife type now. Boring? Arguably.. Still prolly the best one for a long term relationship though.
As for asking a "highschooler", well they're asking the guy who broke through the biggest death game in their industry. I don't see any discrepancy there. He's good enough to become their mole and is also skilled enough to detect a cheat/exploit when he sees one (remember Kayaba's impossibly fast moves?). Anybody who's watched this show till now shouldn't be surprised nor be perplexed as to why Kirito was called upon, especially anybody who's ever called him a Mary Sue.
I hope SAO really ends up being the prequel to Accel World and not just some related universe with a similar idea. Kuroyuki needs to be Kirito's daughter.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Are both anime from the same author, or is it just non-sensical wishing? :>
"She's the only non-loli girl in the show, your honor!" will be my defense in court
Yes, the light novels were written by the same person. SAO was written starting in 2002 under the pen name Kunori Fumio. Accel World started publishing in 2009, under the author's real name Reki Kawahara. He also has a 3rd series that just started (though it appears to be more about extraterrestrials) last month. (Hooray for wikipedia!)
It's true that Kirito is the best option when you remember he was able to beat a game admin/wizard with only a player's access...
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Although that death gun is ridiculus op. I read before that the villain would have a gun that can kill people for real. But as weīve seen in ep 1, he doesnīt even need to shoot people with it ... he can just watch them over the ingame-tv. wtf. Thatīs basically a Death Note. Unless Kirito gains some ridiculous shielding ability, I donīt see how heīll be able to defend against this.
"She's the only non-loli girl in the show, your honor!" will be my defense in court
If it's a game about guns, there should be no reason to make it so unrealistic a swordsman would have a chance there. There's a reason why you see soldiers carrying swords only in parades and official ceremonies these days, you know. But since this is SAO stupid, obviously Kirito will find some loophole and become a successful swordsman (or maybe a woman based on the looks) in the game.
Go watch the Indiana Jones movie if you want to see a realistic demonstration about a swordmaster fighting against a decent guy with a pistol. A decent guy with an assault rifle would be an even worse opponent.
Kirito is already at Neo's level. We'll get bullet time again.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
You sure he isn't just using a male character with long hair? That seems more plausible then him suddenly switching to female.
Well, choosing a female avatar is the only way to ensure not being raped by all his fan girls. And since male anime characters are all gay, thereīs no danger this way.
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"She's the only non-loli girl in the show, your honor!" will be my defense in court
please...If it's a game about guns, there should be no reason to make it so unrealistic a swordsman would have a chance there.
its a game, you have stats, skills and superhuman-abilities. its not ARMA and most of all - It's an MMORPG
that aside, it was perfectly fine to run with melee perks and a knife+pistol in cock of doodies (FPShooter) too
and guess what Kirito is doing in the ED.
so how about you minimize that bullshitting unless something acutally worth shitting on happens, which will most likely happen sooner or later, so hold on until then
because of the problems she encounters in the ED.. that movement speed rivals a bullet trainWhy would anybody NOT choose to be a sniper in that game? lol
Its a very decent start for a second series, I've seen much worse. We havn't seen much of the game and its PvE and PvP elements so far, the setting is cool though. Let's just hope that the action and pacing is done right in this show
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Appearing as a girl allows him to be undercover while still being recognisable to the audience as Kirito.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Honestly? I think it is pretty funny that he's batting away bullets with a sword and playing Knife CS.
Games aside, once you close on a rifle or pistol wielding opponent, it becomes dramatically more difficult for them to hit you, and easier and easier for them to get killed with a knife. It's 21 feet (6.5 meters). It's something everyone in the military gets taught. CQC is a very valuable skill.
Considering Kuroyuki's family relationship hinted at in the series...there's pretty much no way. The author would never take his Gary Sue and especially his Saintly Maternal Yamato Nadesico and have it work out that way. It makes sense, but it also very much doesn't.
All the exposition in this episode made it a very strong possibility that Kirito is the developer of the Neuro Linkers and maybe Brain Burst itself.
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