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A genius programmer named Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya enters a virtual-reality, massively multiplayer online (MMO) world called Sword Art Online. There is no escape from this world unless the player clears the game, but "game over" means the death of the player.

(Source: ANN)


"A genius programmer" good work ANN.

Haha~

Someone should fix it. =P

This can't possibly be a typo; I wonder what they meant to say.

Wait... when could you clear... MMO's?

Exactly what I was thinking... What the hell? Hows this possible...

They probably meant to refer to the guy who made SAO, forgot his name atm.

Cross Shield User.

haha... a right reaction to real mmos...

but here they are given a singular clear goal and that is by clearing all 100 floors of the tower... basically beating the boss of a floor to open another 'till the end... well... you get the idea...

Its Heathcliff

I LOL'ed. :D

Actually, isn't it implied in novels that Kirito posseses at least above-average knowledge about computers, programming and related stuff?

Well...technically they have to "clear" the game. Beat all 100 floors to get out alive.

They shouldn't have explicitly stated that he's a genius programmer, kinda sounds stupid. But he's supposed to be somewhat skilled in programming.

Wait a Sec
"A genius programmer" Plays a game where "There is no escape from this world unless the player clears the game, but "game over" means the death of the player."

He must not be much of a genius if he does that XD LOL

It seems he does become an important VR game testers after the end of the first arc...

Also, how many genius programmers are blade masters at the same time? :D

I don't know about you guys but this synopsis really annoys me lol. I just think that it might be misleading to the people who did not read the light novels. My friend told me maybe they changed Kirito's background in the anime (which is possible) but why the heck would they do that? -.- I mean there's already a genius programmer which is the antagonist Kayaba Akihiko (who is responsible for the SAO incident). To me they don't need two genius programmer. >.>

I've changed the synopsis. See whether this will get an approval from the mods.

Well,Kirito is a talented programmer same like his mother and also a guy who never give up easily just like her little sister.
Kirito did show his amazing computer skill when he trying to save that loli girl(forgot her name).So I don't really mind they refer him as genius programmer(or maybe hacker). Maybe i am wrong about this because it has been long time since I read this.

He was never explicitly referred to as a programmer though, let alone a genius one. Sure he showed some knowledge of computers, as demonstrated by the Yui scene, but that's a given since he's meant to be a hardcore 'gamer'.

And game testing =/= game programmer :P.

Btw we're going a bit spoilerish so I'll add that to title.

This. They are two separate things that do not include or exclude each other.

Hardcore gamer can hack into game console...

strange, I am a hardcore gamer myself and I don't think I can hack into anything...The best I can do is searching for the web for cheat code to make the game easier to play but cracking the game for cheat code require some skill(programing).

Yes but some hard core gamers get used to inserting certain codes (mostly finding them by themselves), looking for bugs, use exploit etc.
As they get more into the game, most hard core gamers can look at the game inside out.That is when people say it is "hacking" into the game but in reality it isn't.


Also Kirito didn't hack the protocol... he manuplated GM-Only computer that had access to the system itself. He found the controls very fast, fast enough to convert Yui into the necklace.
If you are a hardcore gamer you would memorize most game commands. And for Kirito he had amazing speed (speed down his view of time like martial art master) so it was easy to access it in that limited time.

At the age of six, he can make his own home made computer/machine...
At the age of ten, he can search into the Basic Resident Registers Network for his own identity..
only a GM can manipulate/access into the system. And how can Kirito access into the system?