It was great I like this show. Don't judge it by the rating.
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
2017 [JAPANESE]
Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
2017 [JAPANESE]
Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Plot summary
In 2026, four years after the infamous Sword Art Online incident, a revolutionary new form of technology has emerged: the Augma, a device that utilizes an Augmented Reality system. Unlike the Virtual Reality of the NerveGear and the Amusphere, it is perfectly safe and allows players to use it while they are conscious, creating an instant hit on the market. The most popular application for the Augma is the game Ordinal Scale, which immerses players in a fantasy role-playing game with player rankings and rewards. Following the new craze, Kirito's friends dive into the game, and despite his reservations about the system, Kirito eventually joins them. While at first it appears to be just fun and games, they soon find out that the game is not all that it seems...
October 04, 2023 at 08:14 PM
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Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale: SAO back on form
The concept behind SAO was genius but they squandered it worse than possibly anything I've seen from a television series before and it's quality dipped. I don't think it ever got bad but it paled in comparison to what it was within around 12 episodes.
This spinoff movie follows season 2 and tells an entirely new story and is considerably better than I expected. Due to the decline I thought this would be mediocre but I was sorely mistaken.
It tells the story of VR gamings popularity taking a dip as an AR device has become all the rage. Within the augmented reality players are able to game and battle foes in the real world but our hero Kirito simply isn't convinced. It doesn't take long before Kirito, Asuna and friends realize that someone is using the hardware for their own nefarious means.
Now the concept of AR is ludicrous, in the real world it isn't practical for anything more than catching pokemon. Anything legitimately strenuous or action packed would be a severe health hazard for the player and everyone around them. For this reason you really have to suspend belief and sadly that's not the only thing.
If you can get past the absurdities however what you'll find it a very enjoyable, well paced and visually fantastic anime movie that really delivers on near every front.
This is the SAO we need back! Good stuff.
The Good:
Not a bad story
Contributes nicely to SAO lore
Great finale
The Bad:
A tremendous amount simply makes no logical sense
The movie is great!
If you have never watched the series, that O.K the movie has a quick summary of 1st season and the animation is so perfect! The story reminds me of season 1 but i think its really good and creative.