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View Poll Results: Sword Art Online - Episode 12 Rating | |||
10 out of 10 : Near Perfect.... | 44 | 29.93% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent... | 31 | 21.09% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good... | 29 | 19.73% | |
7 out of 10 : Good... | 20 | 13.61% | |
6 out of 10 : Average... | 12 | 8.16% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average... | 3 | 2.04% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor... | 3 | 2.04% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad... | 3 | 2.04% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad... | 1 | 0.68% | |
1 out of 10 : Torturous... | 1 | 0.68% | |
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2012-09-22, 01:31 | Link #1 | ||||
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Sword Art Online - Episode 12 Discussion / Poll
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2012-09-22, 13:25 | Link #9 |
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Well, the explanation of Yui's identity should surprise absolutely no one -- I mean the OP pretty much gives it away and most people came up with the correct theory last week. But now that the truth is out, anime-only viewers can at last be introduced to the great debate -- "Is Yui an NPC?"
The inclusion of Kibaou is a nice callback and explains exactly why the Army turned out the way it did, but I really would've liked to see some closure instead of it being dealt with off-screen.. ETA: When did Bright Noa become a guild leader? Last edited by Utsuro no Hako; 2012-09-22 at 14:17. |
2012-09-22, 14:34 | Link #10 |
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Okay, well, let me get out of the way the really obvious thing: it sure was convenient that Kirito was a hacker who could understand the language of The Matrix Cardinal and could convert Yui into an in-game object on his first try on an insane deadline! I mean, not that I'm necessarily doubting that he's a pretty hardcore geek... but how would he even know the commands? I think it would be a bit better if, rather than "hacking" they could have just done something like shown her be converted to an object that was then going to disappear and he grabs out and saves it or something. It conveys the same point without being quite so... lulzy? to anyone who actually knows anything about computers. (This is like what someone who doesn't understand computers thinks about people who are good with computers -- they type at a million words per minute and magic happens that's beyond understanding! )
Anyway... that aside, I enjoyed the episode. There sure are a lot of parents who bought this VR game for their kids! Probably will have more to say in a bit, but will re-watch first... Edit: Having her be converted into "Yui's Heart" is actually a pretty clever call-back to Episode 4 with "Pina's Heart". But I suppose that, because Yui's not a familiar, that same trick won't "revive" her.
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2012-09-22, 14:44 | Link #11 | |
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2012-09-22, 14:47 | Link #12 |
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Given that he was already logged in with a GM account I don't see why he would be required to do anything like hacking in the first place. The visual representation of it was pretty funky though. You'd expect it to look like a normal computer UI, Windows or something.
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2012-09-22, 14:51 | Link #15 | |
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The fact that he used to be a beta tester is also completely 100% irrelevant here and has been for most of the series, so I'm not sure why that thought even came to mind. |
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2012-09-22, 14:56 | Link #16 |
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Yeah, didn't have subs when I watched it the first time so I didn't get that little detail. Still, knowing exactly what to do, and in what little time he had.... well, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem that believable.
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2012-09-22, 15:01 | Link #17 |
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There is, of course, another thing to take into account.
Just what sort of computer geek WAS Kirito before he got involved in VR gaming anyway? Was he a gaming geek or was he more interested in the nuts and bolts of things?
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2012-09-22, 15:02 | Link #19 | |
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So yeah -- I think it's just the way it was presented that's a bit odd. The idea that he could use the GM access to access protected functions, I can buy. Edit: Other than that... I guess this episode sheds a bit more light on the game's apparent development process. Obviously the team programming this game had expected that they would need player monitoring and assistance as part of the normal operation, hence why they build an empathic AI like Yui. But then, with Kayaba's sudden move, all the rules changed, and Yui's purpose was eliminated. So, in case there was any doubt, it clarifies what Kayaba's goal was: it's like a science experiment -- you initiate the situation, and then just watch to see what happens without interfering. Even the whole operation of the world is apparently left in the hands of the AI. Pretty twisted, but we already knew that...
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