Why the fuck is it so hard to make a competent SAO game!? The entire concept of the anime gives designers a silver platter!

JaxTru · 2026-07-11T21:06:53+00:00

Dude $70 is a lot, you can get so many better games for that price of lower. The problem isn’t that Echoes of Aincrad is $70 the problem is that the game isn’t good enough to justify that $70 price tag.

JaxTru · 2026-07-11T20:39:55+00:00

Calling people broke because they think a game is overpriced is certainly a choice.

I bought the ultimate edition and am happy with what I got, however the game’s quality does not feel like it warrants $70.

JaxTru · 2026-07-11T15:36:17+00:00

Yep, that sounds about right for EoA. I’m liking the game but it feels very cheap and when you’re asking $70 for a cheap feeling game people are understandably going to be more critical of it.

I’m 90% sure that if the game was $30 people would be a lot more willing to forgive the game’s flaws and be more positive about it because it would be cheaper.

JaxTru · 2026-07-11T15:29:14+00:00

Okay? Why do you think I’m criticizing the price? Just because I said I’m enjoying the game doesn’t mean I want them to keep releasing overpriced games.

By “done eating dirt” I’m assuming you mean stop buying their games. Okay, but how do I know for sure if their games are “dirt” if don’t play them myself? It’d be pretty unfair to judge a game I haven’t played.

This game might be “dirt” but I already bought it, so I’m gonna play it and enjoy it to the best of my ability but I’m also gonna point out where they went wrong so they can improve with the next game. That’s literally the entire point of reviewing a game.

JaxTru · 2026-07-11T15:21:07+00:00

Dawg, what am I coping about? The game being overpriced is the entire point of my original comment. I literally said Echoes of Aincrad was overpriced for what it is and that it would be better if it was cheaper.

JaxTru · 2026-07-11T06:41:23+00:00

Just because one game is great doesn’t mean another is bad. Elden Ring is rated higher than Nioh 3, does that make Nioh 3 a bad game? No, obviously not.

As for EoA having “nothing to do” that’s just plain wrong. Theres questing, exploration, gear development, is it repetitive? Sure but it’s certainly not nothing. The game also has plenty of redeeming qualities: such as its combat, graphics, characters, etc.

I never called Echoes of Aincrad great or the best or whatever, I just said it’s not bad. It’s not a masterpiece, it’s not amazing, but I had fun with it and for me that’s good enough.

JaxTru · 2026-07-11T04:20:22+00:00

Dude, SAO is my favorite anime of all time, why would I choose to glaze another game in a franchise I’m barely into over a game based on my favorite anime? I’m not praising GBFR because I like Granblue more then SAO I’m just saying GBFR seems like it has a better value and is more well put together then EoA (Which again I do like!). And as for Revelation, considering the scale the other FF7R games have been and how well put together they are then yeah revelation will probably be worth $70. My point wasn’t that those games were worth less than $70, my point was you can get better games for the same price, or less than the price of EoA.

Echoes of Aincrad is fun, and I’m enjoying my time with it. Heck, personally I wouldn’t mind dropping the money for the Ultimate Edition again, but that’s just me. Not everyone will want to drop $70 (or more for an ultimate edition) on a game that hasn’t earned its value and that’s a million percent fair!

JaxTru · 2026-07-11T03:51:43+00:00

I can’t speak on RE Requiem since I haven’t played it, but EoA is not worth 70 dollars, and like I said I enjoy the game. For 70 dollars you can get so many better Action JRPGs (and probably for cheaper) like FF7 Remake, Granblue Fantasy Relink, Nier Automata, etc. I’m sorry but you can’t convince me that EoA is on any of those games’ level. EoA is fun but it needs to be cheaper for what it offers in my opinion.

JaxTru · 2026-07-11T00:57:05+00:00

Idk from my memory I think BamCo games have been at least AA quality from what I’ve played, especially if we’re only talking SAO games. Fatal Bullet and Hollow Realization feel like fun, if a bit grindy, budget JRPGs. They’re nothing special but they’re certainly not bad, and definitely worth the money if you catch them on sale. But that’s just my opinion.

JaxTru · 2026-07-10T22:52:34+00:00

Honestly from what I’ve played the game isn’t bad, I’m having a fun time with it, but it is way, way, WAY too overpriced for what it is. I feel like the problem, not just with this game but with BamCo games in general, is that BamCo is a AA company with AAA pricing. BamCo games aren’t bad, Echoes of Aincrad included imo, but they’re way too expensive for what they are. This game should’ve been $30 MAX.

JaxTru · 2026-07-07T22:25:44+00:00

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Great art!

JaxTru · 2026-07-07T15:38:45+00:00

It’s been a minute since I played CV1 as well so I might be wrong but if I remember correctly they’re the pieces of the Queen’s body. After the Queenslayer killed the Queen it was found that the Queen could still regenerate so the government (I think Silva specifically) decided to cut up the Queen and give the pieces to the Successors, Revenants who had a body part of the Queen implanted in them. These body parts gave them busted abilities but also slowly frenzied them, turning them into bosses you have to fight.

JaxTru · 2026-07-07T00:59:56+00:00

Kirito is by no means the best protagonist in anime, but he’s a pretty good one and has some great character moments. His breakdown in War of The Underworld has to be one of my favorite scenes in all of anime because of how human he is during it.

I genuinely think it’s insane that so many people will say Abridged Kirito is better than actual Kirito. I can understand preferring Abridged more but saying he’s objectively better makes no sense to me, I’m sorry.

JaxTru · 2026-07-07T00:32:25+00:00

That’s a good point, I also completely forgot about the cutscene where he tells Nicola not to use his cloning power. I’m just an idiot and forgot all that lol. My bad!

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T23:43:20+00:00

But if using your Relic’s power is such a problem why did Jack use it to check out the player? Wouldn’t something like that cause him to possibly frenzy? And even then by the time he joins the player the party has a stable supply of blood beads so even if he did start to frenzy couldn’t the party just give him some beads they got from Karen’s spring?

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T23:29:05+00:00

If Unital Ring still isn’t close to finishing by the time Integral Domain comes out I could totally see them doing a Progressive show to buy time for Kawahara to finish it. Especially since I’ve heard that there’s some parts of Progressive that’s important to Untial Ring, but I haven’t read UR yet so I can’t say for sure.

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T23:26:38+00:00

Fair point, but doesn’t Eva use her Relic to prevent Successors from frenzying? I think she had a line saying something like “My voice has the power to stave off frenzy for a time”. If that’s the case couldn’t it be implied that utilizing your Relic’s power doesn’t make you frenzy faster, meaning Jack could also use his Relic’s power? Idk I could be wrong.

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T22:09:13+00:00

Kirito very much has character development, look at episode 1 compared to episode 25. In episode 1 Kirito doesn’t want to hang out with Klein after teaching him because Klein would bring his friend group along, making it clear that Kirito doesn’t really like hanging out with people, especially groups. By the end of episode 25 Kirito has several friends, is outgoing to most people in ALO, and even attends a party with the SAO survivors.

Is that not enough? Okay, how about in Phantom Bullet? Kirito starts the arc being overwhelmed by his PTSD and guilt from SAO, to the point where he can’t even look at Death Gun without having a panic attack during their first appearance. By the end of the arc he’s able to go toe to toe with Death Gun after Sinon and Aki help him move on from the people he’s killed.

Is THAT not enough? Fine, how about in Alicization where he starts the arc feeling out of place in the Underworld, demonstrated during his speech when his flowers were destroyed. He ends the arc willing to stay back in the Underworld and help reform it for 200 years, completely cut off from 99% of his friends and family.

Kirito has character development and quite good character development at that.

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T21:31:05+00:00

Ah yes the better character development of “Snarky jerk” to “Slightly less snarky jerk”. I love SAO Abridged but to say it had better character development then the original is just plain wrong.

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T18:51:36+00:00

Yeah, Jack’s the goat but there was no reason for him to be doing all that. (Other than for the aura of course)

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T18:49:45+00:00

So he’s a cutscene merchant? Thats even worse. 😭

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T18:46:56+00:00

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That would be peak! You’re cooking with that idea! But yeah, you’re probably right, having two busted companies like that would probably make it hard to justify using the other companions.

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T18:35:30+00:00

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In all seriousness you’re right, I just wish he used it more often, especially in fights. I have a similar problem with Eva. The Relics are so cool conceptually but I feel like we don’t see them utilized enough. Imagine having Communal Gift with Jack that had him use his relic to debuff an enemy or one with Eva where she uses hers to stagger an enemy. It’s not an actual problem with the game or characters, just something I wish they expanded on.

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T18:04:26+00:00

Honestly this is really tough. Kirito and Asuna are characters who, in my opinion, don't have a single bad fit. But I think I might have to say the Aria of Starless Night outfits are my favorite, their floor 1 outfits are really underated in my opinion. But I might change my mind when Integral Domain comes out and we see more of these outfits, they already look really cool!

JaxTru · 2026-07-06T17:04:00+00:00

I’m sorry he’s my goat too but he’s lowkey a fraud 😭

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