Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization (ソードアート・オンライン －ホロウ・リアリゼーション－) is an Action Role-Playing Game (ARPG) published by Bandai Namco Games for the PlayStation Vita (PS Vita), PlayStation 4 (PS4), and personal computers (PCs) as the fourth game adaption on console for the series. Unlike the previous games, Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment, Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment, and Sword Art Online: Lost Song, Hollow Realization is set in a game-original Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online (VRMMO) game, called Sword Art: Origin, which is based on the servers for the original Sword Art Online.

Story
In the land known as Ainground, Kirito meets Premiere, a mysterious Non-Player Character (NPC) who has not been coded into the game. Kirito and friends vow to protect Premiere while uncovering the truth about her null coding. However, they must also contend with so-called Blue Cursor players now hunting NPCs whom cannot respawn after death, similar to the victims of Aincrad.

The game takes place after Lost Song in chronological order.

Gameplay
Player will start from level one and work their way up. Parties of up to four characters can be formed.

Characters
The following characters have been confirmed as being included thus far:


 * Kirito (Kirigaya Kazuto)
 * Asuna (Yuuki Asuna)
 * Leafa (Kirigaya Suguha)
 * Lisbeth (Shinozaki Rika)
 * Silica (Ayano Keiko)
 * Sinon (Asada Shino)
 * Philia (Takemiya Kotone)
 * Yui
 * Strea
 * Klein (Tsuboi Ryoutarou)
 * Agil (Andrew Gilbert Mills)
 * Argo
 * Rain (Karatachi Nijika)
 * Seven (Nanairo Arshavin)
 * Kizmel
 * Yuuki (Konno Yuuki)
 * Richter
 * Premiere - a new game-original NPC said to be 14 years old.
 * Genesis
 * Tia - (The Mysterious NPC)
 * Alice
 * Eugeo

There are also other less important characters in the game.

CODE ZERO: Premiere
Artificial Intelligence Girl Raising Project CODE ZERO: PREMIERE (人工知能少女育成プロジェクトCODE ZERO：PREMIERE) is a Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization spinoff game project that is being held from October 17, 2016 to November 30, 2016 on a special website. The players can participate in this game by providing their twitter account. The tweets posted by the account will then be analysed and used to shape the personality of Premiere, one of the characters in Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, creating a personalized version of her. Players can also teach Premiere new words by having conversations with her. A future update to Hollow Realization after the end of the spinoff project will allow players to add their personalized version of Premiere to the game.

Endings/Epilogues
Just like Infinity Moment and Hollow Fragment, Hollow Realization features multiple different endings, depending on which character the player allies with before the final boss fight. Particular character side stories need to be completed to unlock the ability to ally with the relevant characters for the last battle.

Asuna's Ending
Following Kirito to a hill overlooking a vast expanse of land, Asuna remarked on the beauty of the view. Declaring her happiness to be with him and accompany him on his explorations of Ainground, she reminisced on their adventures in Sword Art: Origin, thanking Kirito for making them possible. Asuna then asked Kirito if they really were going to stay together, concerned that his desire to pursue the potential of FullDive and the future thereof could distance him from her. Glad when he affirmed they would always remain at each other's side, she promised to support and follow him wherever he went, which he swore to her in turn, both vowing to be together forever.

Silica's Ending
Following Kirito to a hill overlooking a vast expanse of land, Silica commented on her amazement with the beauty of Ainground. Thanking him for their fun adventures with the others, she reminded Kirito of her earlier wish at the start of the game to become someone he could depend on and promised to become stronger for their future journeys. Silica then timidly requested Kirito to hold her hand, and confessed her feelings to him, both of them swearing to always be together.

Lisbeth's Ending
Following Kirito to a hill overlooking a vast expanse of land, Lisbeth shared his sentiment on the beauty of the view there. At that point, she stated her enjoyment of their experiences in Sword Art: Origin, reminiscing on Ainground's resemblance to Aincrad enhancing the mood of their adventures. Regarding Kirito as the critical component of her activities in the virtual world, Lisbeth vowed to always accompany him on his future travels, both promising to continue making beautiful memories together.

Leafa's Ending
Absently walking to a hill overlooking a vast expanse of land, Leafa noted the serenity and beauty of the area to Kirito when he joined her. Noticing they could now spend some quality time together by themselves, she expressed her joy at the two of them being able to start and complete the same virtual game at the same time. Following Leafa's vow to be at his side whenever he needed help, the two affirmed their affection for one another, pledging to always stay together.

Sinon's Ending
Walking to a hill overlooking a vast expanse of land, Sinon was enjoying the breeze when Kirito joined her, to her surprise. Following her agreement with his admiration of the beauty of the scenery, she revealed how terrified she was of losing their friendship when he and the others learned of her past, and expressed her deepest gratitude for them still accepting her. Feeling closer to them now that they knew what she had suffered, Sinon promised to protect them and bear their burdens with them, as they had done for her ever since they first met in Aincrad. She then hesitantly asked Kirito to hug her, taking the gesture as an oath to herself to return the favor whenever he needed it. After a while, Sinon suggested that they should rejoin their friends, the duo swearing to always be there for each other.

Yui's Ending
Searching for rare pretty flowers, Yui found herself on a hill overlooking a vast expanse of land. Pleasantly surprised when Kirito encountered her, she showed him one such flower she had obtained, before musing on their experiences in Sword Art: Origin, then expressed her happiness to be with him and Asuna. Upon the two pledging to be together forever, Yui timidly confessed her love for him, becoming flustered when he affirmed his own affection for her and commented on her growth. Embarrassed at Kirito's request to her to repeat her statement, she began running away, declaring he would have to catch her first.

Soundtrack


A Sword Art Online -Hollow Realization- Soundtrack is bundled with the game's limited edition on PS4 or PS Vita.

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