Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is a Third Person Shooter Role-Playing Game (TPSRPG), scheduled to be released on February 8, 2018 on the PlayStation 4, XBox One, as well as Personal Computers (PCs) via Steam. The game is being developed by Dimps, based on Unreal Engine 4, and will be set in Gun Gale Online. It will be the first Sword Art Online TPSRPG and the first Sword Art Online game on the XBox One platform.
What it feels like
Sword Art Online anime adaptation grounds character and narrative beats in sincere, heartfelt emotional stakes despite action-game framing.
What it's about
Gun Gale Online is an explicit sci-fi virtual reality setting with futuristic technology and firearms. Gun Gale Online as a virtual reality construct suggests a near-future setting with contemporary technology layered with digital worlds.
How it plays
Aiming and firing ranged weapons with tactical feedback is central to moment-to-moment gameplay as a third-person shooter RPG. Creating and customizing your avatar with gear and stats is a major progression system woven into the RPG framework. Randomized item drops and gear progression are typical of action RPGs and reward exploration in this genre.
How it looks and sounds
Third-person shooting is the foundational camera perspective and core interaction mode defining the entire experience. The Sword Art Online anime license brings character design and visual language rooted in Japanese animation aesthetics.
How it's structured
Single-player campaign with an original story where you are the protagonist is explicitly highlighted as the main narrative experience. Exploring devastated lands suggests a non-linear, explorable world structure beyond linear level progression. Exploring devastated lands while progressing an original story suggests non-linear mission and area access rather than strict linearity.
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