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Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Action, Fantasy
OpenCritic68IGDB69
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is a Japanese role-playing game and the fourth game based on the Sword Art Online light novel franchise.
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Unpretentious, epic, richly built and clear.
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Hardcore GamerJason BohnNov 20164/5It’s possible to argue that the release of Sword Art Online -Hollow Realization- is a bit much.
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God is a GeekChris WhiteNov 20168/10With it being the first SAO game set outside the anime, it does a good job of creating a new story, even if it takes some time to get going.
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DualShockersKenneth RichardsonNov 20168/10I came in expecting another bad anime game but was instead blown away by Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization’s enormous game world, addictive combat and different gameplay systems. Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization has a charming cast of lovable characters, plenty of dialogue, countless missions, skills, equipment and areas to uncover, relationships with the girls, a level cap of 100 — I could go on. The abysmal story pacing, technical blemishes, online shortcomings and inadequate tutorials are considerable shortcomings, but not enough to keep this from being a standout action RPG.
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GameSpotJanine HawkinsDec 20165/10Sword Art Online is built on high-stakes drama and a compelling premise--Hollow Realization delivers on neither.
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RPGamerAlex FullerFeb 20172/5Hollow Realization shows no progress for a series that appears to be relying solely on its base franchise for sales.
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IGDB rating 6.5/10 from 21 ratings.
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