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| Asuna is pretty o_o. Kirito bad ass walk out of the room, and had the nice cloak he got from the boss. |
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| Another amazing episode. I fucking love this. Seeing Asuna for the first time in her cloak hiding her face was great. And out of the group, she's the only female? Kirito and Asuna working together was awesome. Really reminding me of Final Fantasy. xD And that combo finisher, omfg <3 Asuna looks so cute without her cloak. Egil seems like a pretty cool character. Loved the scenes with Asuna and Kirito, too good. Diabel being selfish and wanting the Coat of Midnight bonus item. Sad that he died though. Kirito acting as if he's the 'bad guy' of the group and wearing the coat of midnight, making him actually look bad (although he seemed more badass) was a good change for the story. Kirito's now a lone wolf. I'm really curious what's gonna happen next. :DD |
LucarioDudeJul 15, 2012 1:48 AM
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| As a LN reader I'm a little sad for the parts left out...but everything that was animated was epic and they were the main points Esp the fight and Kirito pretending to be a bad guy...followed by him leaving in that coat like a boss |
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| Yo prolly get flame for this, but didn't like this episode, at least compared to the first one which i gave a 10. thought this episode had a lot of "dumb" elements in it ranging from the crazy dude blaming beta testers for random stuff, a beta tester dying by doing the last attack himself for what it sounded like to me to get the bonus item, and that random black guy coming in to cover the main character in his time of need. Also i may be misinterpreting it but when the main character kid was saying, I"M A BEATER BWAHAHAHAHA evil laugh fail, seemed like it was one of the situations where you take the hate of another (beta testers) and make yourself the scapegoat (corny). Another thing (this may not have anything to do with anime), but are the first dungeon bosses in Japanese MMOs really so hard that a someone would die, not from being stupid but the boss using master yi alpha strike on him just to get a OHKO. I understand that ppl claim they like this anime because people die, but that death really just doesn't make an sense to me from an I play MMOs veiwpoint. Final comment, enjoyed the idea of our new female heroin being someone who could be good at a video game until the end whens shes exclaims SO THATS HOW YOU KNOW THEIR NAME, god I hope she was joking because when i saw that i just facepalmed so hard |
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hotdamnbatman said: gamerguy50 said: Yo prolly get flame for this, but didn't like this episode, at least compared to the first one which i gave a 10. thought this episode had a lot of "dumb" elements in it ranging from the crazy dude blaming beta testers for random stuff, a beta tester dying by doing the last attack himself for what it sounded like to me to get the bonus item, and that random black guy coming in to cover the main character in his time of need. Also i may be misinterpreting it but when the main character kid was saying, I"M A BEATER BWAHAHAHAHA evil laugh fail, seemed like it was one of the situations where you take the hate of another (beta testers) and make yourself the scapegoat (corny). Another thing (this may not have anything to do with anime), but are the first dungeon bosses in Japanese MMOs really so hard that a someone would die, not from being stupid but the boss using master yi alpha strike on him just to get a OHKO. I understand that ppl claim they like this anime because people die, but that death really just doesn't make an sense to me from an I play MMOs veiwpoint. Final comment, enjoyed the idea of our new female heroin being someone who could be good at a video game until the end whens shes exclaims SO THATS HOW YOU KNOW THEIR NAME, god I hope she was joking because when i saw that i just facepalmed so hard I was gonna give this an actual response but seeing as you were not sure that Kirito was making himself a scapegoat, you're an idiot. Did anyone elses face change when they noticed the next episode title? Red Nosed Reindeer... Sachi... I gotta get my hanky ready... Anybody got some extra tissues for the snot?... |
gamerguy50 said: Yo prolly get flame for this, but didn't like this episode, at least compared to the first one which i gave a 10. thought this episode had a lot of "dumb" elements in it ranging from the crazy dude blaming beta testers for random stuff, a beta tester dying by doing the last attack himself for what it sounded like to me to get the bonus item, and that random black guy coming in to cover the main character in his time of need. Also i may be misinterpreting it but when the main character kid was saying, I"M A BEATER BWAHAHAHAHA evil laugh fail, seemed like it was one of the situations where you take the hate of another (beta testers) and make yourself the scapegoat (corny). Another thing (this may not have anything to do with anime), but are the first dungeon bosses in Japanese MMOs really so hard that a someone would die, not from being stupid but the boss using master yi alpha strike on him just to get a OHKO. I understand that ppl claim they like this anime because people die, but that death really just doesn't make an sense to me from an I play MMOs veiwpoint. Final comment, enjoyed the idea of our new female heroin being someone who could be good at a video game until the end whens shes exclaims SO THATS HOW YOU KNOW THEIR NAME, god I hope she was joking because when i saw that i just facepalmed so hard I wanna explain why you're so wrong, but your brain might not be able to comprehend it due to the awesomeness of my explanation, and well, your lacking brain. |
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| Coming from an anime-only viewer, this episode is PERFECT. The fight scene is simply epic, I love how they portray the raid, it's exactly similar to how raids works in MMOs. I don't care if they change/skip things from the LN, because in my opinion, this episode has provided enough information for new SAO viewers to understand the SAO world better. Enough to keep us interested, without adding further complications to the story. After all, people watch animes mainly for the visuals, an anime adaptation can never match its original material in terms of story or depth because of both time and money constraints. LN readers will NEVER be perfectly satisfied with any anime adaptation if they keep expecting the anime to cover the whole original material. Changes happens. Deal with it. |
 ~ IA- Aria on the Planetes ~ Vocaloid V3 voiced by LiA (Clannad Afterstory, Angel Beats! theme song singer) |
| Kirito and Asuna make a good team. |
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| That one thing in every MMORPG, beggars. I thought it would be a bunch of 5 year olds that do it, I guess I was wrong. |
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AshtonClaude said: what I dislike from this series is the fact that there are many teenager player maybe around 14++ years old, but they all play like noobs, oh come on in 2022 most teenagers dont know how to play online game ? so weird it's still 1st floor and many players dead already, ( I mean die in game,.not die coz of the helmet being removed ) and the reason Kirito left asuna is non sense, is he gay ? how come when you already be a partner with a cute girl and you just left her ? the only reason is coz he is gay, cant think of another reason Try to play it yourself then lol I don't remember Kirito said anything or reason why he left Asuna ":( |
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gamerguy50 said: Yo prolly get flame for this, but didn't like this episode, at least compared to the first one which i gave a 10. thought this episode had a lot of "dumb" elements in it ranging from the crazy dude blaming beta testers for random stuff, a beta tester dying by doing the last attack himself for what it sounded like to me to get the bonus item, and that random black guy coming in to cover the main character in his time of need. Also i may be misinterpreting it but when the main character kid was saying, I"M A BEATER BWAHAHAHAHA evil laugh fail, seemed like it was one of the situations where you take the hate of another (beta testers) and make yourself the scapegoat (corny). Another thing (this may not have anything to do with anime), but are the first dungeon bosses in Japanese MMOs really so hard that a someone would die, not from being stupid but the boss using master yi alpha strike on him just to get a OHKO. I understand that ppl claim they like this anime because people die, but that death really just doesn't make an sense to me from an I play MMOs veiwpoint. Final comment, enjoyed the idea of our new female heroin being someone who could be good at a video game until the end whens shes exclaims SO THATS HOW YOU KNOW THEIR NAME, god I hope she was joking because when i saw that i just facepalmed so hard This post is so wrong that I'm not sure how to respond. "crazy dude blaming beta testers for random stuff" So you're playing a game where dying means you're literally dead. There's no way to get out of the game except by beating the 100th floor boss. So people tried to challenge the bosses, but they died because they are newbies to the game. They don't know any tricks to the game, they don't have any information about the bosses, and when they died then that's the end of their real life. But some people who have played the game before and already have experience with the game, doesn't want to share their information to the newbies. So real humans keep dying in the real world, 2000 humans died. Because the beta testers doesn't want to share their informations. TLDR version: It's similar to this. A pandemic is going on in the world, killing countless people. But some people who's got the medicine, doesn't want to share the secrets of the medicine to the world. So people keep dying because of those people. "random black guy" That random black guy you're talking about is one of the beta testers who cleared misconceptions about beta testers earlier in the square. They actually have been giving informations through the guidebook. Re-watch the episode again. "I"M A BEATER BWAHAHAHAHA evil laugh fail, seemed like it was one of the situations where you take the hate of another (beta testers) and make yourself the scapegoat (corny)" Kirito has two purposes, one is to clear public discrimination toward beta testers by directing their hatred to himself, the other is to keep Diabel as a hero and not revealing his true intention to the raid team. "are the first dungeon bosses in Japanese MMOs really so hard that a someone would die, not from being stupid but the boss using master yi alpha strike on him just to get a OHKO" In the beta phase, people could revive all they want without fearing death. They gradually keeps getting better and better the more they died trying. Kirito himself has reached floor 8 in the beta phase. So its not that the boss is hard, its just that newbies cannot try again if they fail. About the "alpha strike", it is normal in an MMO for a raid boss to go berserk when reaching certain HP. Most high-tier MMORPG bosses could wipe off an entire raid team with his killing blow if not evaded with protection spells or evasion maneuvers. Few examples of this is Atlantica Online's shadow dungeon bosses which could wipe 9 units in a blow, Fiesta Online's first lv15 raid boss which needs 15+ people to clear with level 10-20, Dragon Nest's lv24 Minotaur Nest which could reap off 50%ish HP in one Hit, and many more. "enjoyed the idea of our new female heroin being someone who could be good at a video game until the end whens shes exclaims SO THATS HOW YOU KNOW THEIR NAME" As I'm not a LN reader, I can't say this for sure, but for now she doesn't look like someone who is already good at video games (experienced), she is only TALENTED. |
Reim_SeranthJul 15, 2012 4:59 AM
~ IA- Aria on the Planetes ~ Vocaloid V3 voiced by LiA (Clannad Afterstory, Angel Beats! theme song singer) |
| Damn good episode with first boss fight <3 Hmm.. Diabel died :'( Kirito met girl and invited her to team, but in end of episode disbanded team :( Also that Coat of Midnight looks cool on Kirito <3 5/5 |
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wishbook said: Fiesta Online's first lv15 raid boss which needs 15+ people to clear with level 10-20 It has been quite a time since I've played Fiesta online, but is this one of those kingdom quests? The first one was with those slimes if I remember correctly. on topic: no matter how many people say it was rushed, it was a great episode. I do get the feeling that people will be disappointed when the next episode isn't sad enough, because their expectations seem rather high with the mention of tear-jerker, higher than usual. |
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| If were talking about mmos I just started playing mabinogi the other ._. |
| I think the way this episode was structured made it so it was hard for people who haven't read the light novel to understand Kirito's intentions at the end of the episode o_O - Diabel's character wasn't explored much - Didn't stress the importance of last hitting - no Argo - ^Kinda Killed the whole mystery aspect of Aria (Reason why Diabel allowed Kiabou to make his speech despite being a beta tester etc.) - And I didn't think Asuna's views on SAO were mentioned enough I'm not raging over it though... I liked it anyway and gave it 4/5, I believe including all of Aria would have lead to some serious pacing issues :/ |
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| Meh. Why couldn't everyone together make a plan & defeat the enemy all together, without that meaningless death? Either way, all of them are non-development characters; We are not given the reason of why they could not cooperate. Trust issues? In such situations, you have no other choice but to cooperate. And first of all, we weren't told if those people were in bad terms or whatever. Just that guy had a problem with the Beta Testers but later the other guy put him off. |
| I remember listening to this while reading book 2. It's so nostalgic it brings tears to me eyes. |
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| This is so EPIC!! |
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| this episode was trash. I didn't even read the novel. There was so much clitche+cheesy dialogue it just pissed me off. You are in a game doesn't mean you have to act like its been like that your whole life. I know its permadeath but still. They were acting like beta testers were some high class nobles or some shit. Idk the episode seemed trash to me cause of the clitche moments like when the guy was dying. It felt like some of the characters were trying to act cool or something. The first episode was much better. If they don't get rid of these clitches + cheesy stuff and stop rushing it then I will drop. |
rupok93 said: this episode was trash. I didn't even read the novel. There was so much clitche+cheesy dialogue it just pissed me off. You are in a game doesn't mean you have to act like its been like that your whole life. I know its permadeath but still. They were acting like beta testers were some high class nobles or some shit. Idk the episode seemed trash to me cause of the clitche moments like when the guy was dying. It felt like some of the characters were trying to act cool or something. The first episode was much better. If they don't get rid of these clitches + cheesy stuff and stop rushing it then I will drop. Same here pal |
| That was AWESOME for me:D |
lindsayzzz said: Another amazing episode. I fucking love this. Seeing Asuna for the first time in her cloak hiding her face was great. And out of the group, she's the only female? Kirito and Asuna working together was awesome. Really reminding me of Final Fantasy. xD And that combo finisher, omfg <3 Asuna looks so cute without her cloak. Egil seems like a pretty cool character. Loved the scenes with Asuna and Kirito, too good. Diabel being selfish and wanting the Coat of Midnight bonus item. Sad that he died though. Kirito acting as if he's the 'bad guy' of the group and wearing the coat of midnight, making him actually look bad (although he seemed more badass) was a good change for the story. Kirito's now a lone wolf. I'm really curious what's gonna happen next. :DD what does Coat of Midnight do anyways and was kirito the only one who got it? |
the0fox said: lindsayzzz said: Another amazing episode. I fucking love this. Seeing Asuna for the first time in her cloak hiding her face was great. And out of the group, she's the only female? Kirito and Asuna working together was awesome. Really reminding me of Final Fantasy. xD And that combo finisher, omfg <3 Asuna looks so cute without her cloak. Egil seems like a pretty cool character. Loved the scenes with Asuna and Kirito, too good. Diabel being selfish and wanting the Coat of Midnight bonus item. Sad that he died though. Kirito acting as if he's the 'bad guy' of the group and wearing the coat of midnight, making him actually look bad (although he seemed more badass) was a good change for the story. Kirito's now a lone wolf. I'm really curious what's gonna happen next. :DD what does Coat of Midnight do anyways and was kirito the only one who got it? I don't remember them mentioning in specifics but, in the LN they said kirito's jacket ( Coat of Midnight ) boosts his stealth and, sneak making him harder to find that or it was the BlackWyrm Coat that did that I cant remember xD |
| Maybe it's because I prefer faster paced anime but I really didn't feel like this was rushed. I actually loved this episode. Not as much as the first one but my only real problem was that I felt like Asuna's fighting skills were only... what Kirito said. I mean, we didn't really see her do much yet Kirito praised her as if she beat the monster on her own. I'd rather hear nothing from him and see her do equally or closely as much as Kirito does. Otherwise, I really love the characters and that they keep it moreor less realistic but like it was said irl those bullies would be bigger douches but I assume it had something to do with the shock of the guy dying and the fact that if there is PvP in SAO, Kirito would kick their ass so no point in pissing him off. |
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the0fox said: lindsayzzz said: Another amazing episode. I fucking love this. Seeing Asuna for the first time in her cloak hiding her face was great. And out of the group, she's the only female? Kirito and Asuna working together was awesome. Really reminding me of Final Fantasy. xD And that combo finisher, omfg <3 Asuna looks so cute without her cloak. Egil seems like a pretty cool character. Loved the scenes with Asuna and Kirito, too good. Diabel being selfish and wanting the Coat of Midnight bonus item. Sad that he died though. Kirito acting as if he's the 'bad guy' of the group and wearing the coat of midnight, making him actually look bad (although he seemed more badass) was a good change for the story. Kirito's now a lone wolf. I'm really curious what's gonna happen next. :DD what does Coat of Midnight do anyways and was kirito the only one who got it? Nothing special. Yes, Kirito is the only one to own it. Boss last hit special bonus. Provides him with a cute moment with Asuna <3. By the way, just found an inconsistency! EDIT: HikaruIzumi said: Maybe it's because I prefer faster paced anime but I really didn't feel like this was rushed. I actually loved this episode. Not as much as the first one but my only real problem was that I felt like Asuna's fighting skills were only... what Kirito said. I mean, we didn't really see her do much yet Kirito praised her as if she beat the monster on her own. I'd rather hear nothing from him and see her do equally or closely as much as Kirito does. Otherwise, I really love the characters and that they keep it moreor less realistic but like it was said irl those bullies would be bigger douches but I assume it had something to do with the shock of the guy dying and the fact that if there is PvP in SAO, Kirito would kick their ass so no point in pissing him off. Because she showed promising skills. Reaction time is one of the biggest factors to how good you are at a <<Full Dive>> game, just like in Accel World. And, there is in fact PvP in SAO. |
YanofliesJul 15, 2012 7:08 AM
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| Not as epic as first episode.... But still very good.... Boss fight was awesome and nicely animated.... But anyway, If Kirito was a beta tester and was able to go up to level 8 why didn't he know where was the last boss in the first level? (may be game levels are different from beta levels). Also I don't think anyone will give up an offering of HP potion, more so if they die for real. 4/5 |
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| I still like this series. :D I wonder where Kirito will run into Cline tho.. I liked Cline. |
Yanoflies said: the0fox said: lindsayzzz said: Another amazing episode. I fucking love this. Seeing Asuna for the first time in her cloak hiding her face was great. And out of the group, she's the only female? Kirito and Asuna working together was awesome. Really reminding me of Final Fantasy. xD And that combo finisher, omfg <3 Asuna looks so cute without her cloak. Egil seems like a pretty cool character. Loved the scenes with Asuna and Kirito, too good. Diabel being selfish and wanting the Coat of Midnight bonus item. Sad that he died though. Kirito acting as if he's the 'bad guy' of the group and wearing the coat of midnight, making him actually look bad (although he seemed more badass) was a good change for the story. Kirito's now a lone wolf. I'm really curious what's gonna happen next. :DD what does Coat of Midnight do anyways and was kirito the only one who got it? Nothing special. Yes, Kirito is the only one to own it. Boss last hit special bonus. Provides him with a cute moment with Asuna <3. By the way, just found an inconsistency! EDIT: HikaruIzumi said: Maybe it's because I prefer faster paced anime but I really didn't feel like this was rushed. I actually loved this episode. Not as much as the first one but my only real problem was that I felt like Asuna's fighting skills were only... what Kirito said. I mean, we didn't really see her do much yet Kirito praised her as if she beat the monster on her own. I'd rather hear nothing from him and see her do equally or closely as much as Kirito does. Otherwise, I really love the characters and that they keep it moreor less realistic but like it was said irl those bullies would be bigger douches but I assume it had something to do with the shock of the guy dying and the fact that if there is PvP in SAO, Kirito would kick their ass so no point in pissing him off. Because she showed promising skills. Reaction time is one of the biggest factors to how good you are at a <<Full Dive>> game, just like in Accel World. And, there is in fact PvP in SAO. About the part on the spoiler |
twonline said: Not as epic as first episode.... But still very good.... Boss fight was awesome and nicely animated.... But anyway, If Kirito was a beta tester and was able to go up to level 8 why didn't he know where was the last boss in the first level? (may be game levels are different from beta levels). Also I don't think anyone will give up an offering of HP potion, more so if they die for real. 4/5 He gave up on the HP potion cause its not gonna help, he is gonna die anyway. The hp potion isnt gonna work otherwise u can forever heal urself again and again lol |
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| Absolutely epic episode. I was completely absorbed in it. Asuna is cute and badass. Can't wait for more! |
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| The first episode made a rly good impression on me but this one was average at best for me. The whole thing with the dying dude seemed so fast and forced and then you had that dramatic bg music and I felt so out of it. I hope they progress more normal and they don't just force you to feel sad over a chara you barely saw. His death wasn't rly as sad as they made it to be. Especially since a minute before he seemed like a jerk who tried to be the one to get the last atk so he'd get the bonus and then he just dies slowly saying it's for everyone... And Kirito takes it upon himself to be hated and feared/admired so he can help them all... Mehhh~ |
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MidnightPride said: Yanoflies said: the0fox said: lindsayzzz said: Another amazing episode. I fucking love this. Seeing Asuna for the first time in her cloak hiding her face was great. And out of the group, she's the only female? Kirito and Asuna working together was awesome. Really reminding me of Final Fantasy. xD And that combo finisher, omfg <3 Asuna looks so cute without her cloak. Egil seems like a pretty cool character. Loved the scenes with Asuna and Kirito, too good. Diabel being selfish and wanting the Coat of Midnight bonus item. Sad that he died though. Kirito acting as if he's the 'bad guy' of the group and wearing the coat of midnight, making him actually look bad (although he seemed more badass) was a good change for the story. Kirito's now a lone wolf. I'm really curious what's gonna happen next. :DD what does Coat of Midnight do anyways and was kirito the only one who got it? Nothing special. Yes, Kirito is the only one to own it. Boss last hit special bonus. Provides him with a cute moment with Asuna <3. By the way, just found an inconsistency! EDIT: HikaruIzumi said: Maybe it's because I prefer faster paced anime but I really didn't feel like this was rushed. I actually loved this episode. Not as much as the first one but my only real problem was that I felt like Asuna's fighting skills were only... what Kirito said. I mean, we didn't really see her do much yet Kirito praised her as if she beat the monster on her own. I'd rather hear nothing from him and see her do equally or closely as much as Kirito does. Otherwise, I really love the characters and that they keep it moreor less realistic but like it was said irl those bullies would be bigger douches but I assume it had something to do with the shock of the guy dying and the fact that if there is PvP in SAO, Kirito would kick their ass so no point in pissing him off. Because she showed promising skills. Reaction time is one of the biggest factors to how good you are at a <<Full Dive>> game, just like in Accel World. And, there is in fact PvP in SAO. About the part on the spoiler Exactly. |
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Yanoflies said: MidnightPride said: Yanoflies said: the0fox said: lindsayzzz said: Another amazing episode. I fucking love this. Seeing Asuna for the first time in her cloak hiding her face was great. And out of the group, she's the only female? Kirito and Asuna working together was awesome. Really reminding me of Final Fantasy. xD And that combo finisher, omfg <3 Asuna looks so cute without her cloak. Egil seems like a pretty cool character. Loved the scenes with Asuna and Kirito, too good. Diabel being selfish and wanting the Coat of Midnight bonus item. Sad that he died though. Kirito acting as if he's the 'bad guy' of the group and wearing the coat of midnight, making him actually look bad (although he seemed more badass) was a good change for the story. Kirito's now a lone wolf. I'm really curious what's gonna happen next. :DD what does Coat of Midnight do anyways and was kirito the only one who got it? Nothing special. Yes, Kirito is the only one to own it. Boss last hit special bonus. Provides him with a cute moment with Asuna <3. By the way, just found an inconsistency! EDIT: HikaruIzumi said: Maybe it's because I prefer faster paced anime but I really didn't feel like this was rushed. I actually loved this episode. Not as much as the first one but my only real problem was that I felt like Asuna's fighting skills were only... what Kirito said. I mean, we didn't really see her do much yet Kirito praised her as if she beat the monster on her own. I'd rather hear nothing from him and see her do equally or closely as much as Kirito does. Otherwise, I really love the characters and that they keep it moreor less realistic but like it was said irl those bullies would be bigger douches but I assume it had something to do with the shock of the guy dying and the fact that if there is PvP in SAO, Kirito would kick their ass so no point in pissing him off. Because she showed promising skills. Reaction time is one of the biggest factors to how good you are at a <<Full Dive>> game, just like in Accel World. And, there is in fact PvP in SAO. About the part on the spoiler Exactly. The truth is that: Still, I like how the episode plays out. The emotion, the animation works, and the struggle facing the first boss really draws me in like I'm playing with them. 4/5 |
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AshtonClaude said: have you not watched episode 1? i also haven't read the LN but the complaints you have are pretty much explained by the anime already.. you just weren't paying attention too much.. what i'm interested at is your last question.. what's the cloak for, LN readers?I hope the skill and movement will get better, coz somehow when I see this first boss battle, it looks like an old mmo game, when I see real mmorpg game now, many has nice visual effect and rich movements to SAO, the female character designs really bad ass, especially Asuna artwork BUT male character designs are dissapointed, only main hero is good looking, the rest really looks like peasent LOL, but in OP it seems Klein will be baddass, cant wait to see him again :D and yeah it's still confusing me, is in LN all the players dont intimidate girls ? or the reason Asuna wore a cloak is to cover herself not to be targeted by pervert players ? please LN reader tell me anyway, i think i like this "rushed" episode more for the overall pacing of the story.. the episode may have adapted a lengthy side story but if they're going out of their way to making their storytelling in this order, they needed this kind of rushing or rather, straight-to-the-point events for the hook.. heck, it may just turn us new viewers off if this girl character you refer to as Argo is introduced and paint the show with a light atmosphere with a shower scene or more Asuna conversations, which goes contrary to last episode's revelation and building of an epic atmosphere, to which this episode successfully did.. the show has done its purpose to get me reading the source LN in the future.. however, seeing as they're following a different order, i may just read it when the show finishes.. or i can read each thing part by part.. |
Oto_Inuke said: Yanoflies said: MidnightPride said: Yanoflies said: the0fox said: lindsayzzz said: Another amazing episode. I fucking love this. Seeing Asuna for the first time in her cloak hiding her face was great. And out of the group, she's the only female? Kirito and Asuna working together was awesome. Really reminding me of Final Fantasy. xD And that combo finisher, omfg <3 Asuna looks so cute without her cloak. Egil seems like a pretty cool character. Loved the scenes with Asuna and Kirito, too good. Diabel being selfish and wanting the Coat of Midnight bonus item. Sad that he died though. Kirito acting as if he's the 'bad guy' of the group and wearing the coat of midnight, making him actually look bad (although he seemed more badass) was a good change for the story. Kirito's now a lone wolf. I'm really curious what's gonna happen next. :DD what does Coat of Midnight do anyways and was kirito the only one who got it? Nothing special. Yes, Kirito is the only one to own it. Boss last hit special bonus. Provides him with a cute moment with Asuna <3. By the way, just found an inconsistency! EDIT: HikaruIzumi said: Maybe it's because I prefer faster paced anime but I really didn't feel like this was rushed. I actually loved this episode. Not as much as the first one but my only real problem was that I felt like Asuna's fighting skills were only... what Kirito said. I mean, we didn't really see her do much yet Kirito praised her as if she beat the monster on her own. I'd rather hear nothing from him and see her do equally or closely as much as Kirito does. Otherwise, I really love the characters and that they keep it moreor less realistic but like it was said irl those bullies would be bigger douches but I assume it had something to do with the shock of the guy dying and the fact that if there is PvP in SAO, Kirito would kick their ass so no point in pissing him off. Because she showed promising skills. Reaction time is one of the biggest factors to how good you are at a <<Full Dive>> game, just like in Accel World. And, there is in fact PvP in SAO. About the part on the spoiler Exactly. The truth is that: Still, I like how the episode plays out. The emotion, the animation works, and the struggle facing the first boss really draws me in like I'm playing with them. 4/5 My bad. |
YanofliesJul 15, 2012 8:25 AM
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