In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online-a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other-opens its virtual doors, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in the game world by manipulating their brain waves to create a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as ...
This was my least favorite SAO novel I've read, which is disappointing and surprising, bc I've absolutely loved Unital Ring arc up until this point.
My first problem was that literally the entire first half is spent on the battle with the new antagonists who showed up. While there are some interesting moments, the antagonists are imo the least interesting antagonists in all of SAO (they're just a bunch of spoiled brats really), and the battle just really drags on. The only redeeming quality is