Sword Art Online II Episode 4 Discussion

cabacc2 said:
But with 2 swords he could block the shots out like a pro.

Remember: Kirito is overpowered.

Arkane said:


I don't think GGO allows you to pack a photon saber for a subweapon.

Rothion said:
Thanks for the pictures hehe

cabacc2 said:
damnit. Woud've been too awesome, right?

Did they say that somewhere in the Novel?

fst said:
Although they fucked up and flipped the "M" in "IMI" into a "W"

Botato said:
Ok I am disturbed...

Botato said:
Paied was worse.

antonn said:

Arkane said:


Maybe Paied is the fictional currency in GGO?

...Or it's just a terrible misspelling.

LastChapter said:


Seeing that it happened thrice, I don't know if it's intentional or a mistake

And what does the G stand for?

Arkane said:


I dunno, Good? A sign of approval?

antonn said:

I'd assume Gold, or w/e the currency is actually called.

moonofchaos said:
Isn't it common in games like that for guys to pick female avatars? and it wasn't even a fully female avatar, just a trap.

LastChapter said:
VR doesn't allow you to choose your gender

LastChapter said:
Currency of GGO is called credits. Don't know why it has a G for currency.

VR doesn't allow you to choose your gender

LastChapter said:
This was what I was waiting for, a myriad of Trapito fanart!

Botato said:
Nevermind, Trapito is adorable. I want a pet Trapito.

antonn said:

Takuan_Soho said:
Another perfectly decent show, a little action at the arcade to show off why Kirito can operate in the game and to break up the necessary data dump that this episode required. Clears the way to focus on action the next way.

And we already know what the haters are going to say about the arcade, so lets clear it up now to spare all of us from having to read 150 posts saying the same thing:

Kirito could beat the game because it was a game based on SAO (through the world seed). He also has the help of watching a very good player lose before him, giving him an idea of how the game operated. Having spent every day of 2 years risking his life against such "games", it isn't surprising that he has a far better grasp of them then players who have only been playing six months (not to mention haven't had to risk their lives to play it).

Overall series is holding at a steady 8, nothing that is great, but nothing that detracts. Just nice entertainment.

Anon1409 said:
One of the peeks of this series.
I wonder what Shinon'll do when she finds out that Kirito's a guy :D

Rothion said:
Trapito>Sinon

moonofchaos said:
I don't understand why Kirito had to pretend to be a girl. And why nobody expected him to be a guy. Isn't it common in games like that for guys to pick female avatars? and it wasn't even a fully female avatar, just a trap.

And apparently playing racing games will make it possible for you to control a vehicle in a completely different game.

RejectedTaco said:
So cool, it seems like this show is finally starting to move ^.^

Barrian14 said:

All of this just seems like lazy storytelling to me. They just skip past plot-holes telling you to ignore them so that they can make more room for Kirito to kick ass no matter how much fucking logic he throws into the wind. From only watching the anime thus far, I can only see the plot quickly bullshitting it's way to a stupid nonsensical ending so that fans can wank to Kirito some more. Sorry for all the hate but this episode really annoyed me.

ynat1 said:
K im done, im not even gonna bother continuing this shit pile. I'm fine with Kirito's new getup but when he tries to play the part by tricking Sinon for no real reason, other then the idea that she'd think he was hitting on her is just plain stupid. Then he becomes his Gary Stu self and becomes the first one to beat an "impossible" game while everyone one gapes at the awesome almighty Kirito. And I can already tell Sinon is going to end up falling in love with him somehow. Seriously im so fucking done with this

Botato said:
Except that wasn't a plothole. And you're just being a typical lazy hater ignoring actual explanations that make sense to hate on the show instead of making good and thoughtful criticisms.

Barrian14 said:
Christ I hated this episode. Everybody else seems to love it though. I'm going to save my ranting for YouTube!!!!!

Barrian14 said:

They are tiptoeing around the plot-holes and filling them with custard. Technically speaking they are filled but only so that the fans can continue their blind videogame power fantasy. The explanations are there but are rather flimsy. Normally flimsy plothole filling wouldn't annoy me so much but the sheer quantity is immense. Not to mention how well regarded the series is and how large the fanbase is.

ynat1 said:
K im done, im not even gonna bother continuing this shit pile. I'm fine with Kirito's new getup but when he tries to play the part by tricking Sinon for no real reason, other then the idea that she'd think he was hitting on her is just plain stupid. Then he becomes his Gary Stu self and becomes the first one to beat an "impossible" game while everyone one gapes at the awesome almighty Kirito. And I can already tell Sinon is going to end up falling in love with him somehow. Seriously im so fucking done with this

ynat1 said:
K im done, im not even gonna bother continuing this shit pile. I'm fine with Kirito's new getup but when he tries to play the part by tricking Sinon for no real reason, other then the idea that she'd think he was hitting on her is just plain stupid. Then he becomes his Gary Stu self and becomes the first one to beat an "impossible" game while everyone one gapes at the awesome almighty Kirito. And I can already tell Sinon is going to end up falling in love with him somehow. Seriously im so fucking done with this

Takuan_Soho said:
Another perfectly decent show, a little action at the arcade to show off why Kirito can operate in the game and to break up the necessary data dump that this episode required. Clears the way to focus on action the next way.

And we already know what the haters are going to say about the arcade, so lets clear it up now to spare all of us from having to read 150 posts saying the same thing:

Kirito could beat the game because it was a game based on SAO (through the world seed). He also has the help of watching a very good player lose before him, giving him an idea of how the game operated. Having spent every day of 2 years risking his life against such "games", it isn't surprising that he has a far better grasp of them then players who have only been playing six months (not to mention haven't had to risk their lives to play it).

Overall series is holding at a steady 8, nothing that is great, but nothing that detracts. Just nice entertainment.

Botato said:


We'll probably see you again next week anyway.

Forgetfulness said:
Is there a real explanation for Kirito dodging the bullets though?

Frankly, a sword can only move as fast as a human can and Kirito was definitely cut several times. In SAO and ALO, I believe the only other weapon we've seen is an bow and arrow, which Kirito also got hit by, albeit it was a humongous volley

Bullets, on the other hand, travel about 8.5 times faster than an arrow can (assuming they work like in RL), and I find dismissing this as just "he trained longer" is bullshit.

Forgetfulness said:
Is there a real explanation for Kirito dodging the bullets though?

Frankly, a sword can only move as fast as a human can and Kirito was definitely cut several times. In SAO and ALO, I believe the only other weapon we've seen is an bow and arrow, which Kirito also got hit by, albeit it was a humongous volley

Bullets, on the other hand, travel about 8.5 times faster than an arrow can (assuming they work like in RL), and I find dismissing this as just "he trained longer" is bullshit.

Forgetfulness said:
Is there a real explanation for Kirito dodging the bullets though?

Frankly, a sword can only move as fast as a human can and Kirito was definitely cut several times. In SAO and ALO, I believe the only other weapon we've seen is an bow and arrow, which Kirito also got hit by, albeit it was a humongous volley

Bullets, on the other hand, travel about 8.5 times faster than an arrow can (assuming they work like in RL), and I find dismissing this as just "he trained longer" is bullshit.

LastChapter said:
I'd love to hear what those plot holes specifically were.

Forgetfulness said:
Is there a real explanation for Kirito dodging the bullets though?

Frankly, a sword can only move as fast as a human can and Kirito was definitely cut several times. In SAO and ALO, I believe the only other weapon we've seen is an bow and arrow, which Kirito also got hit by, albeit it was a humongous volley

Bullets, on the other hand, travel about 8.5 times faster than an arrow can (assuming they work like in RL), and I find dismissing this as just "he trained longer" is bullshit.