very light spoilers below
story 4/10 - an 8 year old could write something on the same level but at least it was coherent
characters 4/10 - extremely generic & less depth than the kiddy pool. their backstories and motivations were barely explained and range from "MY FRIENDS WERE ALL KILLED AND I WENT ON A QUEST FOR REVENGE" to "MY DAD DIED AND I WANT TO BE AN ADVENTURER BECAUSE"
sound 6/10 - it was okay, not close to Hiroyuki Sawano level
art 7/10 - i enjoyed the art style even if it was generic, had a nice fantasy and warm feel to it
animation 7.5/10 - surprisingly better than most until they got cheap and starting throwing in CGI midway through
enjoyment 6/10 - i couldnt tell if this show was on full parody mode or if they were really trying to make a decent anime. there were semblances of actual character development and a plot, but they never did anything with them. if this show was trying to be self aware it failed, and if it was trying to be serious it failed even harder.
overall 5.5/10
the 'ending' was a huge letdown and this show is both sequel baiting harder than NGNL and a blatant advertisement urging you to just buy the source material just to not have such an incomplete product
felt like i was watching lackluster satire
you will probably like this if you:
* consider SAO a good anime
* don't care for deep plot or characters
* enjoy fanservice
* like random RPG elements thrown in for no reason
watch if you have nothing better on your plate and set your expectations low
ps: just becuase you like something doesn't make it good
