Story: 8
Story is definitely decent, with good storyline and decent plot. The way the story progresses is also fine although it would be better if the side stories were slightly longer although i guess they don't have enough episodes to do it. There's enough excitement and action and although in very small amounts, a certain degree of mystery and suspense. While I would like it if the fights weren't too short, it's still fine.
Art: 7
Well not really much to say here. Background isn't bad and the way they portrayed the scenery and landscape was pretty good. Character designs were also decent. My complaint here would be that why does Kirito always look like some crazed maniac/lunatic everytime he fights seriously? Well i understand that in a real fight people would make similar expressions but still....
Sound: 9
Nothing to complain here. The BGM suits each situation appropriately and the OP and ED are really great. Although the ED doesn't really fit the anime but well its still nice to listen to.
Characters: 9
The characters here are pretty great although i would prefer if there were more guys(I'm not saying the characters here are bad i just meant that there should be a few more guys or it just doesn't seem realistic). I especially like the main male and female protagonists as the male protagonist doesn't start out as some useless guy who suddenly becomes invincible in a short period of time and is actually quite capable on his own while at the same time not being completely overpowered. As for the main female protagonist, she is actually helpful and actually does help out the other characters alot unlike some female characters we see in some anime here and there that just comes into a fight and becomes a complete burden.
Enjoyment: 9
Ok I admit. I gave this 2 extra points as I am quite the hardcore gamer (although I'm not really into MMORPGS) and being able to play a game in a completely virtual environment (excluding the part where you die for real if you get killed in the game) is something that I would like to do. Also, while the fight scenes could be alot better, they aren't actually bad.
Overall: 8
Hmm this anime is actually quite overrated and it really gets alot more credit than it actually deserves. However, just because it's overrated doesn't mean it's bad. Although i say it isn't spectacular, it's definitely good and worth watching.
