Personally, SAO has a great story plot and I dig the whole virtual reality gaming thing (as I am an avid gamer myself) The thing is the main story.....
Is all about this guy Kirito as we first know who is trapped in the game world and pitted into a death game. Well alot of people has been ranting on and on about the story not following the plotline and stuff. And that the santa claus boss and Silica with a tamagochi is very childish. But take Maple Story or Dragonica (2 examples of rpg games) for example they are kinda childish too. But the main thing is the gameplay, storyline and whatnot.
Ok, I rated a 9 for sound as LiSA is just amazing and have never failed me once when she made a song. The art on the other hand is great too. The character background is ok well not as good. Ive heard many sayings that Kirito is just a mysterious guy and all we know about is he has a sister (well regarding the anime) and that Asuna is just too good to be true. As we the rpg gamers have never met a pretty and nearly perfect girl like Asuna.
But still I recmmend this anime to all the rpg gamers out there. I have rated this anime a 10 for overall enjoyment.
