

But in GGO, you do not play alone, but as a pair. Upon entering the game world armed with your weapons and skills of choice (more on this later), you are greeted with some lovely landscapes and a plethora of creatures to destroy.

The combat portion of the game is fairly solid and enjoyable. And although at times you get to choose from a couple of dialogue options, these options are generally the same, with different wording – giving the sense that there is no consequence to how you answer them. Personally, I simply wanted to get on with completing the main and side quests and keep moving on through the story, but was again forced to wade through the dreary conversations. And this affects the pacing of the combat side of the game. Unfortunately, between quests, it is time for another gab-fest, and as mentioned earlier, the chat among the 'gamers' within the VR environment is dull. Upon death (or completion of a main quest), your character is transported back to ‘real-life’. Collecting various weapons and being able to upgrade or enhance them is quite enjoyable. The game has a similar feel to Borderlands (albeit, in an anime setting), though it is not as user-friendly. And it starts off quite well, setting you inside a valley in a rocky landscape where you (and your couple of companions) use your skills and firepower to kill anything that moves. Once I waded through the initial meeting with these ‘important’ characters, I eventually worked my way to the game itself. You do have the opportunity to skip over these conversations, which I did on a number of occasions, but I fear that I may have skipped something important about the gameplay. After the initial tutorial, you are forced to chat with these other characters as they talk about the game, but unfortunately the bulk of these characters are rather dull and the dialogue is uninspiring. Confused? Well, yeah, I was too at first, but as the game progressed, it sort of made sense.Įarly on, after a basic tutorial in which you secure a valuable prize, much to the chagrin of the other characters within the game, you begin to explore the local area and meet up with a number other GGO gamers. although to the eyes of those playing Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, this appears as a standard online shooter. well, it’s a VR environment in the world of GGO. This game is a VR game that puts your character within a series of locations in what is supposed to be a VR environment.

When you begin Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, you find that the protagonist a newbie in an online MMO known as Gun Gale Online (or GGO, for short).
