This anime is pretty great and I really loved this concept, Being "trapped" in a Virtual Reality MMO, this is the ultimate dream for a gamer. Now, focusing on the story and such, the pacing seemed to vary at times. Some events seemed to last awhile, while, at the same time, end abruptly - same with the ending. Personally, as great as the battles were, I preferred the "down-time" when they were just living their lives in SAO. The artwork and music made the anime more awesome with its storyline, it is one of the best of 2012 in my opinion.
I didn't want it to end, but, at least this way, it left while the series was still fresh in my mind.
