Review of Sword Art Online

Sword Art Online immediately impressed me at first sight. Anyone who have at least once played a MMORPG would definitely love the concept. I mean, who wouldn't? It would be a lie to say that you never wanted to be in a video game before... or at least thought about it. Unfortunately, the impression shattered like a wine glass fell to the floor after episode 3. What a buzzkill that was... To avoid spoilers, I will not go into details. I shall proceed to the review: Story 6/10 Despite having a brilliant premise of being stuck in a virtual world, the story isn't all that great. The Aincrad arcprogressed too fast in my opinion. There's 100 floors dammit! Let us enjoy the surroundings a bit.

The thing that ticked me off the most is the storytelling. For some reason, I felt like the author just threw me around Aincrad and Kirito was just there (somehow...). Then some events unfolded (mostly drama) and awesome BGM tell you what to feel. I honestly didn't like that.

The story got a little bit better during the Alfheim arc, just a bit.

This story lacks goal in my opinion. It just can't compete compared to becoming a Hokage, Pirate King or Shinigami related stuffs... Then again, this is my thoughts on the story.

Art 8/10

The art is good to my eyes. No complaints whatsoever.

Sound 9/10

I think the VA did one hell of a job portraying the characters. Plus, the BGM is awesome as well as the OP/ED songs. But, I am an audiophile...

Characters 5/10

The characters are way too normal except for Asuna and Kirito, which is way too superior compared to everyone else. It felt like reading a Mary Stu/ Gary Stu fanfiction but I just can't flame it... The protagonist didn't undergo much adversity at all!! Kirito is just - fortunately - too awesome because he was a beta player. On the top of my head, I can't recall a single moment when Kirito lost in a fight... he wins all the way.

Asuna was apparently Kirito waifu for some reason... (yeah right!)
Compared to all the other female characters, she's the most beautiful, strongest, fastest, of all.

Enjoyment 6/10

Meh...

Overall 6/10

It's fair enough to count as an anime. Not a good one though...
It's overly-hyped.