Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris

IGN

David Jagneaux

5 / 10.0

Fun combat and decent characters aren't enough to save a convoluted story, terrible pacing, and tons of performance problems.

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TheSixthAxis

Reuben Mount

6 / 10

Ultimately SWORD ART ONLINE: Alicization Lycoris takes too long to get to the point both in its combat and story, leaving the player disinterested before it even really begins. There is a good game here if you do commit to it, with some great character and world design, enjoyable combat, and interesting game systems, but it's just not worth the slog to reach it.

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Shacknews

Donovan Erskine

7 / 10

Not ever did I think the game was downright bad or poorly made, but rarely was I taken or impressed by anything going on from a story or gameplay perspective.

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IGN Italy

Unknown Author

6.7 / 10.0

A lot of problems for an RPG made and enjoyable only for Sword Art Online fans.

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God is a Geek

Lyle Carr

6.5 / 10.0

An enjoyable RPG with some pacing issues, Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is a lot of fun once you get to grips with its combat and leveling systems. The decision to lock multiplayer behind 10 hours of content is baffling, but once you unlock it you'll have a good time exploring the MMO-like world with friends.

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Attack of the Fanboy

Dean James

People have been waiting for years to finally get what could be considered a really good Sword Art Online game, but the fourth time is certainly not the charm for developer Aquria with probably the most disappointing attempt yet due to the overall squandered potential in Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris.

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TheGamer

Abby Espiritu

Truthfully, the only kind of person I can recommend this game to is a diehard Sword Art Online superfan who has never played a JRPG (or honestly, any other video game) in their life and therefore has no basis to compare the trainwreck that is Alicization Lycoris to anything else that has substance. Otherwise, just watch the anime. Or play a different game.

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Windows Central

Asher Madan

3 / 5 stars

Sword Art Online Alicization Lycoris features many compelling ideas, but its technical foundation needs more work.

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