|
View Poll Results: Sword Art Online - Episode 1 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 101 | 43.35% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 62 | 26.61% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 43 | 18.45% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 17 | 7.30% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 4 | 1.72% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 3 | 1.29% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 3 | 1.29% | |
Voters: 233. You may not vote on this poll |
|
Thread Tools |
2012-07-08, 07:11 | Link #262 | |
Cross Game - I need more
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: I've moved around the American West. I've lived in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Oklahoma
Age: 44
|
Quote:
I did it Diablo I, and that was with crazy hackers running around with Town Nukes. Before that I did it with Wizardy. You just have to be very, very careful- always plan an escape route. I often surprised how many players don't do this. See you have to identify a "safe" area. Then you methodically clear things so that you have a path back to your safe zone. You also have to be aware of your instincts. If something seems off about an area, back off, heal up, and then then come back with an extra cautious approach. Bosses require a scouting mission where you load up on shielding and healing and just figure out what he can do and then run away. Sometimes you need multiple scouting missions. It's just most people nowadays just charge in, die, and then figure out what to improve on because running away all the time takes so much time. Games today are so light on the penalties from dying that I think a lot of gamers are spoiled. It used to be that you never wanted to die, and if you did it was a disaster. Now does that mean I think I'd clear such a hardcore game easy with no problem? Of course not. Death is still more likely. But it's not impossible. If I had unlimited time, personally I'd give myself... 1 chance in 5. That's assuming they don't have any one shot you die shenanigans, but I'm assuming not since there is no magic in the game.
__________________
|
|
2012-07-08, 07:15 | Link #263 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
|
Quote:
Personally, I think Kirito could have afforded to wait one hour for Kline to rally his guild- not many would have moved out before the first night ended, before moving on with them. Why didn't he do that? I guess we'll have to wait and find out, because to me, your best bet is to attach yourself to an experienced Guild, hopefully with a Guild Master you know. With the PM system though, Kirito should have dropped a message with Klein suggesting a rendezvous spot.He didn't. So is it a plot hole, or deliberate ? We'll have to wait and see, again. Maybe it's nothing, and the issue won't crop up again. |
|
2012-07-08, 07:20 | Link #266 |
I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
|
He said why. He could ensure the safety of one other guy (Klein). Two would be pushing it, and he didn't think he could do it with three. If he took them along, not all of them would make it, and he didn't want that on his shoulders.
|
2012-07-08, 07:23 | Link #267 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
|
Quote:
Still, if you are NOT Kirito or a Beta Tester, I'd imagine rallying your guild may be the best move of all. If anything then, I applaud Klein for having the balls to rally his guild even after this mess. |
|
2012-07-08, 07:29 | Link #268 | |
~Night of Gales~
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
|
Quote:
After all, Kirito's action plan, while tactically sound, is that of a raiding solo-player's more so than anything. His decision to bring Klein along at first, was clearly driven by their short friendship more than anything else. If not for their short encounter beforehand, he (most likely) would had just ran off asap without attempting to band with others. Most people would probably either do what Klein did, and ensure a communal security and peace-of-mind first before anything else. One can probably imagine the riots and mental breakdown that could had occured at that place.
__________________
|
|
2012-07-08, 07:30 | Link #269 |
Me, An Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Age: 33
|
Wow, first few seconds in and I thought I was watching Fate Zero.
Fantastic first episode, nonetheless. It's a real shame we probably aren't going to see events happing in the real world and how this is being dealt with from the outside, though.
__________________
Last edited by Haak; 2012-07-08 at 08:01. |
2012-07-08, 08:25 | Link #275 | |||
Senior Member
Author
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
And as for the "Real World" being properly addressed, well, there's still some practical questions I have. For example, how are people not dying from simple thirst and hunger (with their real world bodies)? ... And I see that Xacual addressed that. Since that's apparently a spoiler I'll wait until it's made official in the anime itself before I share my thoughts on it.
__________________
|
|||
2012-07-08, 08:34 | Link #276 | ||
Garnet
Join Date: Dec 2011
Age: 29
|
Quote:
These two games came to mind whilst I was reading the light novels, and having remembered my own fear of having to lose something by dying (while also ironically gaining something), I found it fairly easy to empathize with the 10,000 players stuck in SAO. I'd be lying if I said if I managed to beat either without dying, but I did managed to beat the latter of the two games with as little as 8 deaths. Experience (gotten by playing the first game and many other Action-orientated RPGs), patience, tactics, and a little bit of skill are what helped me survive. I'm pretty sure nobody managed to complete the game without dying once on their first playthrough, which just goes to show how difficult is it to clear something like SAO, where one's life is at stake. So, I imagine the majority of 10,000 (now 8,000) players wouldn't be capable for clearing floors; only the more experienced, veterans (the beta players, essentially), and the fearless and talented (also known as the somewhat, if not completely, crazy) would be the only ones capable for it. Quote:
Spoiler for just in case:
|
||
2012-07-08, 08:34 | Link #277 | |
I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
|
Quote:
I don't think it'd be all that interesting to see government minions interrogating old colleagues of Kayaba, only to see them all deny knowing anything. |
|
Tags |
sci-fi, shonen |
Thread Tools | |
|
|