Sword Art Online: Lost Song has been released in Europe and to celebrate Bandai Namco Europe has released the launch trailer for the game. The new video introduces the main characters of the game and brief glimpses of gameplay to hype you up. The game itself will be set in the new Alfheim Online after the merge with Sword Art Online, which will feature a new original story. Following the merging of both games, a new mysterious floating continent has appeared, Svart ALfheim. The game will be the first in the series to let you play multiple characters, where previous iterations only let you play as series protagonist Kirito.
Sword Art Online: Lost Song is now out in European regions for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. North American fans will have to wait until the 17th before they can dive into the game.
Sword Art Online: Lost Song will be set in the new Alfheim Online after a merge with Sword Art Online and will feature a new original story. Following the merging of both games, a new mysterious floating continent has appeared, Svart ALfheim. The game will be the first in the series to let you play multiple characters, where previous iterations only letting you play as series protagonist Kirito. One new big feature in the game is the introduction of air combat, which is featured the light novel and anime’s counterpart. The game is split up into two combat modes that can be switched at any time in a seamless motion: the ground combat, which features traditional turn based RPG mechanics from previous games but with the inclusion with jumping, and the air combat, which has a new full action and movement system.
The 5 main playable characters include:
- Kirito, the main character and a Spriggan who equips a one handed sword and can dual wield
- Leafa, a Sylph who uses a one handed sword and has high agility
- Asuna, a female Undine and can equip rapiers and wands
- Silica, a Cait Sith who uses support magic and daggers
- Lisbeth, a Leprechaun blacksmith that can use a mace
And here is a selection of the game’s screenshots:
Here is the main visual for the game:
You can visit the game’s website here: http://sao-lostsong.bngames.net/
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