Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-26003589-20150826114248/@comment-6697950-20150826154103

An altenative timeline, yes. The plot of the games diverges at the 75th Floor battle in SAO. Any events (and characters introduced) afterwards are non-canon.

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