Sword Art Online: Lost Song is now out on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Europe and North America, and to entice fans who haven’t got the game yet Bandai Namco has released a new trailer. This new video showcases new gameplay footage, demonstrating the new vertical combat and playable characters. 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 available in all regions for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.
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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