SWORD ART ONLINE Last Recollection

Item: SWORD ART ONLINE Last Recollection
Rating: 27
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-07

Summary

Significant game improvement over previous titles
Compelling story and character development
Engaging combat with diverse playstyles
Limited content and high price point
Tedious combat with HP sponge enemies
Franchise regression, missing key features

SWORD ART ONLINE Last Recollection header

Emotions

Disappointment32%Frustration27%Satisfaction13%Anger10%Boredom2%

Reviews (sample size): 170
Helpful reviews: 73%
Unhelpful reviews: 27%
Protest reviews: 0%

27%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
73%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 151
Negative points: 673
Gameplay points: 207
Perf. points: 32
Rec. points: 118
Misc points: 137

Point	Description	Importance
Significant Game Improvement Description The game is widely considered a substantial improvement over its predecessor, Alicization Lycoris, addressing many previous flaws in performance, loading times, and overall gameplay experience. Importance 49%	The game is widely considered a substantial improvement over its predecessor, Alicization Lycoris, addressing many previous flaws in performance, loading times, and overall gameplay experience.	49%
Compelling Story & Characters Description The game's story is praised for being well-woven, interesting, and entertaining, complemented by well-developed and lively characters. Importance 14%	The game's story is praised for being well-woven, interesting, and entertaining, complemented by well-developed and lively characters.	14%
Extensive Character Roster Description Players appreciate the large number of playable characters drawn from the anime, movies, and previous games, allowing for diverse party formations. Importance 12%	Players appreciate the large number of playable characters drawn from the anime, movies, and previous games, allowing for diverse party formations.	12%
Engaging Combat System Description The combat system is described as smooth, fast, and enjoyable, providing a gratifying and addictive experience for players. Importance 11%	The combat system is described as smooth, fast, and enjoyable, providing a gratifying and addictive experience for players.	11%
Decent Graphics & Visuals Description Reviewers note that the game features good graphics, beautiful visuals, and well-animated cutscenes, contributing to a pleasant aesthetic impression. Importance 9%	Reviewers note that the game features good graphics, beautiful visuals, and well-animated cutscenes, contributing to a pleasant aesthetic impression.	9%
Integrated New & Old Characters Description The game successfully integrates both new and old characters into a different timeline of the War of the Underworld, with new characters and backstories being well-received. Importance 8%	The game successfully integrates both new and old characters into a different timeline of the War of the Underworld, with new characters and backstories being well-received.	8%
Quick Loading Times Description A significant improvement over the previous game, loading times are notably short, often non-existent or only a few seconds, enhancing the gameplay flow. Importance 6%	A significant improvement over the previous game, loading times are notably short, often non-existent or only a few seconds, enhancing the gameplay flow.	6%
Enhanced Event Presentation Description The game improves event presentation by consistently using 3D models, eliminating jarring switches between 2D and 3D within single events. Importance 5%	The game improves event presentation by consistently using 3D models, eliminating jarring switches between 2D and 3D within single events.	5%
Emotional Ending Credits Description The game's credits are praised for being well-done and emotional, providing a nice touch by showing character epilogues after the story concludes. Importance 5%	The game's credits are praised for being well-done and emotional, providing a nice touch by showing character epilogues after the story concludes.	5%
Minimal Grinding Required Description Players appreciate that grinding is not necessary to progress through the main story, allowing for a smoother and more focused narrative experience. Importance 5%	Players appreciate that grinding is not necessary to progress through the main story, allowing for a smoother and more focused narrative experience.	5%
Diverse Weapon Playstyles Description The game offers a large selection of over 10 weapon types, each with unique playstyles and attack chaining, enhancing replayability. Importance 5%	The game offers a large selection of over 10 weapon types, each with unique playstyles and attack chaining, enhancing replayability.	5%
Balanced Difficulty Scaling Description Difficulty scaling has improved, leading to fairer fights even on Hard difficulty and allowing players to effectively engage higher-leveled enemies. Importance 5%	Difficulty scaling has improved, leading to fairer fights even on Hard difficulty and allowing players to effectively engage higher-leveled enemies.	5%
Conclusive Series Ending Description The game provides a satisfying conclusion to the Gameverse series, effectively wrapping up the storyline and leaving no loose ends. Importance 5%	The game provides a satisfying conclusion to the Gameverse series, effectively wrapping up the storyline and leaving no loose ends.	5%
Quality Audio Design Description The game features good audio quality and sound design, contributing positively to the overall immersive experience. Importance 4%	The game features good audio quality and sound design, contributing positively to the overall immersive experience.	4%