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Well I hate SAO to, soooooooo.
Lynch Sheik, Vigilante me? Wait, no, let's not do that....
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Sounds like a plan to me.
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Do we have an exe
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No, I'm just doing my job by lynching scum :^)
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I think I should elaborate on my earlier post. I will talk about exactly why I said "sao sucks" in a review of the first arc of Sword Art Online.
Sword Art Online is a very popular anime, although it has received polarizing reviews.
SAO follows the story of the teenage boy, Kirito, after he is trapped inside a virtual reality MMO along with ten thousand other innocent people. If you die in the game, you die in real life. Your only hope for freedom is to beat the game... but chances are, you are going to die, as reaching the end of the game is a frighteningly difficult challenge. However, even though all hope seems to be lost, new hope is found within the world of the game - A working society grows within the game, players fall in love, and other players are killed in the process of trying to beat the game. There are happy moments, sad moments, downright tragic moments, moments that will leave you on the edge of your seat, and more. Though the show does receive much criticism for many reasons, most people would agree that its premise is great, the world it creates is captivating, and its visuals and soundtrack are quite good.
So why the criticism?
Well, the first thing that comes to mind is pacing. There are many time skips, and while time skips are not necessarily a bad thing at all... It fails at properly transitioning through the time skips. For example, let's take a look at the character Asuna, who is the second main protagonist of the series. In the second episode, she is shy and withdrawn, obviously not able to cope with being trapped inside the game. However, only two or three episodes later, she's a stern leader of a group of people set on beating the game - obviously not withdrawn anymore. Now, I understand that several weeks passed between the events of the two episodes, and obviously she would have changed in that time period. But the viewer did not see it happen. In one episode, she is this, and two episodes later, she is that. Very little transition here. And you might not guess it, but this exact same thing happens again just a few episodes after that, where she transforms from a stern leader to a cutesy, semi-typical anime girl after falling in love with Kirito (not to say her character in full is a cutesy, semi-typical anime girl, but still). And again, there's little to no transition.
Overall, my main criticism is that the entire first half of the arc feels disjointed with fast pacing that even itself is unable to keep up with.
Other issues I have include the majority of the side characters being uninteresting and forgettable (especially that Silica girl, who even likes her?), an ending that comes out of practically nowhere, and other things that I feel are slightly too nit-picky to put here.
In the end, though, the first arc of Sword Art Online is... good. It has decent writing, amazing presentation, great fight scenes, good romance... but a plethora of flaws that prevent it from being truly great.
So when I said "sao sucks", it was honestly more of an exaggeration than anything. The first arc of the series is quite decent, as I covered in my review. Most of my feelings of "sao sucks" are more directed at the second arc of the show, Alfheim Online. Alfheim Online sucks dick. Gun Gale Online is pretty great, though. I could write about those two arcs if you guys want me to. :^)
Sword Art Online is a very popular anime, although it has received polarizing reviews.
SAO follows the story of the teenage boy, Kirito, after he is trapped inside a virtual reality MMO along with ten thousand other innocent people. If you die in the game, you die in real life. Your only hope for freedom is to beat the game... but chances are, you are going to die, as reaching the end of the game is a frighteningly difficult challenge. However, even though all hope seems to be lost, new hope is found within the world of the game - A working society grows within the game, players fall in love, and other players are killed in the process of trying to beat the game. There are happy moments, sad moments, downright tragic moments, moments that will leave you on the edge of your seat, and more. Though the show does receive much criticism for many reasons, most people would agree that its premise is great, the world it creates is captivating, and its visuals and soundtrack are quite good.
So why the criticism?
Well, the first thing that comes to mind is pacing. There are many time skips, and while time skips are not necessarily a bad thing at all... It fails at properly transitioning through the time skips. For example, let's take a look at the character Asuna, who is the second main protagonist of the series. In the second episode, she is shy and withdrawn, obviously not able to cope with being trapped inside the game. However, only two or three episodes later, she's a stern leader of a group of people set on beating the game - obviously not withdrawn anymore. Now, I understand that several weeks passed between the events of the two episodes, and obviously she would have changed in that time period. But the viewer did not see it happen. In one episode, she is this, and two episodes later, she is that. Very little transition here. And you might not guess it, but this exact same thing happens again just a few episodes after that, where she transforms from a stern leader to a cutesy, semi-typical anime girl after falling in love with Kirito (not to say her character in full is a cutesy, semi-typical anime girl, but still). And again, there's little to no transition.
Overall, my main criticism is that the entire first half of the arc feels disjointed with fast pacing that even itself is unable to keep up with.
Other issues I have include the majority of the side characters being uninteresting and forgettable (especially that Silica girl, who even likes her?), an ending that comes out of practically nowhere, and other things that I feel are slightly too nit-picky to put here.
In the end, though, the first arc of Sword Art Online is... good. It has decent writing, amazing presentation, great fight scenes, good romance... but a plethora of flaws that prevent it from being truly great.
So when I said "sao sucks", it was honestly more of an exaggeration than anything. The first arc of the series is quite decent, as I covered in my review. Most of my feelings of "sao sucks" are more directed at the second arc of the show, Alfheim Online. Alfheim Online sucks dick. Gun Gale Online is pretty great, though. I could write about those two arcs if you guys want me to. :^)
DekuNut
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Well, if you're not just being a troll...
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I understand where you're coming from. The pacing just isn't something I care about as much.
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I understand where you're coming from. The pacing just isn't something I care about as much.
CynicalSquid
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My opinion on SAO in a nutshell
First arch: Poor transitioning
Second Arch: Felt rushed (Even though I liked the story and the side stories it felt really rushed)
Third arch: The story was good but it ended with no real resolution
Side archs: Fillers but surprisingly good Mother Rosario was way better than Excalibur
Fourth arch: Idk yet
I do like the series a lot, but I do understand why people think it's average now that I started watching other anime. The main redeeming factor of the anime, for me, is the characters. Even though the best one is underdeveloped
c). I feel like all the characters are amazing and their stories and emotions made me love the anime. I don't know how to explain it/ Just, all the characters feel special to me.
First arch: Poor transitioning
Second Arch: Felt rushed (Even though I liked the story and the side stories it felt really rushed)
Third arch: The story was good but it ended with no real resolution
Side archs: Fillers but surprisingly good Mother Rosario was way better than Excalibur
Fourth arch: Idk yet
I do like the series a lot, but I do understand why people think it's average now that I started watching other anime. The main redeeming factor of the anime, for me, is the characters. Even though the best one is underdeveloped
c). I feel like all the characters are amazing and their stories and emotions made me love the anime. I don't know how to explain it/ Just, all the characters feel special to me.
Mido
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Interesting.....in short, I think both of you make great points, Mr. Lygon and Mathias. In short, I would say that SAO's idea is great, but the execution is inconsistent to say the least. The culprit? Screen Time. Come and see my full review at CCC NewsWeek. We have a mafia game to play!
Libk
Spaceballs: The Mafia Player
Read the light novel and it is a lot different. The light novel explained how they got there, then like, the last two floors, then they had another one with the side stories. Most of SAO was filler at it's finest in the first arc because well, most of the light novel was filler too. Unless you just wanted then to skip right to the end.
that said, I too prefer GGO and the mother Rosario part best, though SAO had it's moments.
that said, I too prefer GGO and the mother Rosario part best, though SAO had it's moments.
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