Sword Art Online Hollow Realization Event Fragment on Multiplayer

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Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (ソードアート・オンライン－ホロウ・フラグメント－ , Sōdoāto Onrain -Horō Furagumento- ^? ) is a Office-Playing Game (RPG) developed by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) as the second game adaption on console for the series. It is fix in an alternative Sword Art Online storyline, only similar Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment.

The game was released on April 24, 2022 in Japan.^[4] An English version of the game was released in North America on August 19, 2014^[5] and to Europe and Australia on August xx, 2014^[6], exclusively on the PlayStation Store for PS Vita ^{[† two]} .

The game is rated "C" based on the CERO rating in Nippon, ^{[† 3]} ^[7]. Its rating in Europe, nevertheless, is PEGI-12 ^{[† 4]} ^[eight].

The game has sold approximately 450,000 copies worldwide^[ix], including lxx,000 downloads in North America, making it the number one Vita download in that region for 2014^[ten]. It retained this position on the North American Vita PSN sales chart for 2015^[eleven]. It was the tenth-best-selling Vita download on the EU PlayStation Store for 2014^[12], and the 5th-best-selling Vita download in that same region for 2015^[13].

A port of the game, Re: Hollow Fragment , was released for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) on July 28, 2022 in North America^[ii], on August 4, 2022 in Europe^[3], and on Nov 19, 2022 in Japan^[fourteen]. The game is also playable on Playstation 5 through backwards compatibility, only does not characteristic a PS5 optimization patch.

1 Story Introduction
2 Characters
iii Setting
- iii.1 Aincrad
- 3.two Hollow Area
4 System
- iv.i Gameplay
- 4.2 Bosses
- four.3 Original Sword Skill
  - 4.three.i Unlock Requirement
- four.4 Content Inheritance
  - 4.four.1 Infinity Moment
- iv.v Update
5 Plot
- five.i Side Stories
  - v.ane.1 Meeting Sachi
- 5.2 Ending
  - 5.ii.1 Philia's catastrophe
  - 5.2.2 Strea'southward ending
6 Bays List
- half dozen.1 Gallery
7 Media
- 7.one Soundtrack
- 7.2 Preview
8 Adaption Notes
ix Errors
ten Notes
eleven External links
12 References
13 Navigation

Story Introduction [ ]

Hollow Fragment is divided into two parts. The first is the "floor immigration" chapter, which is basically a remastered version of the previous game, Infinity Moment. The second is a new "Hollow Area" chapter that allows multiplayer and adds new items, mobs, and story content, including scenes and quests, which involve the «Laughing Coffin» guild and a new orange player character, Philia.

The Floor Immigration role'due south story would mostly be same as the story of the previous game, with the exception of Sinon, Leafa and Strea appearing in the game early during the process of the immigration of the 76^th Flooring, the appearance of Yuuki later on clearing this part of story for the get-go time, and some new scenes for characters that are only in this game, but non the prior 1.

Characters [ ]

Kirito (Kirigaya Kazuto)
Asuna (Yuuki Asuna)
Yui - In-Game Girl of Kirito and Asuna (MHCP-001)
Silica (Ayano Keiko)
Leafa (Kirigaya Suguha)
Lisbeth (Shinozaki Rika)
Sinon (Asada Shino)
Strea - Mental Wellness Counseling Programme Trial Production 002 (MHCP-002)
Philia (Takemiya Kotone) - New grapheme. Pivot character of the Hollow Area arc.
PoH - Laughing Coffin leader
Klein (Tsuboi Ryoutarou) - Leader of the WWFM lodge
Agil (Andrew Gilbert Mills) - Has a shop on the 76^th Floor'south main settlement, Arc Sophia
Alberich (Sugou Nobuyuki)
Heathcliff (Kayaba Akihiko)
Sachi - Cannot exist brought exterior of the Hollow Area due to her Hollow Data identity. Unlock requirements detailed further below.
Argo
Kibaou - Unlocked after completing his optional event line, which starts upon interacting with him in a specific garden in the Bay Area. Cannot be brought outside of the Hollow Surface area due to his Hollow Data identity.
Yuuki (Konno Yuuki) - Will just appear after winning in the optional result fight directly after defeating Heathcliff at Floor 100. The prompt triggering the event fight is unlocked by defeating Hollow Kirito. The event fight is a Half-Loss duel, meaning that the outcome is decided upon either side losing over fifty% of their Hit Points.
More 100 other characters that tin can exist interacted with.^[fifteen]

Setting [ ]

Aincrad [ ]

Master article: Aincrad

The Aincrad portion of the game is imported from the game's prequel, Infinity Moment, with several Hollow Fragment-specific changes. It encompasses the gameverse-original versions of Floors 76-100 of the floating castle, which had not been reached by the players in the master Sword Art Online universe. Each Floor contains a main town and a Labyrinth.

Hollow Area [ ]

Main commodity: Hollow Area

The Hollow Surface area is a Hollow Fragment-original location. It had been used past Sword Art Online developers and the Cardinal Organisation to run tests on new elements, such equally enemies and items, before introducing them to the game proper. The Hollow Surface area contains six master regions.

System [ ]

Gameplay [ ]

For diverse Sword Skills in the game, meet Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment/Sword Skills

Hollow Fragment'due south gameplay organization is similar to the Infinity Moment's gameplay system. However, a burst gauge, which allows continuous attacks every bit long as the thespian has enough burst energy left, was added to its battle system. There is also a run a risk meter side by side to it, which increases whenever enemies target or set on the player, or whenever the player attacks them. The higher the risk, the longer information technology volition take for the player'due south flare-up gauge to be replenished. Hazard tin can be lowered by pressing the outburst assault push button at the right moment, dodging at the correct moment or switching. Also, the system allows each player to create their own non-player character to battle alongside with, as well every bit linking upwardly with a maximum of 4 other players who are playing the game on the PlayStation Vita to play the game simultaneously, assuasive players to course their own raid teams. An added region called the «Hollow Area» was designated for such multiplayer gameplay.

Equally for the game'southward battle organisation, while it is defaulted to the automatic attack organization in previous game, players tin can also switch to a manual assail system upon their desire.^{[citation needed]}

Bosses [ ]

Hollow Surface area Bosses

Introduction : Hollow Tiresome Reaper
i^st Area - Sea of Trees Area : The Shadow Phantasm
2^nd Area - Floating Rock Area : Zordiath the Blade Dragon
3^rd Area - Bay Expanse : Detonator the Kobold Lord
iv^thursday Area - Void Area (Interim boss) : PoH
4^thursday Area - Void Area : The Hollowreaper
5^th Area - Outer World Area : Amedister The Queen
Final Area - Control Area : Occuldion the Eclipse
Final Boss : «Hollow» Kirito

Others

All Infinity Moment Bosses

Original Sword Skill [ ]

An Original Sword Skill System is included in this game, but it completely differs from the Original Sword Skill organisation that appeared in ALfheim Online in the original series. The arrangement in Hollow Fragment is more similar to Kirito'south Outside Arrangement Skill, «Skill Connect». After unlocking the system, all Sword Skills the actor uses will brandish a special regal low-cal flash on Kirito's avatar that marks the time during which Skill Connect is possible. If whatsoever additional Sword Skills are inputted outside of the Skill Connect timing, any connect windows that take withal to occur will exist cancelled and no more purple flashes will appear for the duration of the Sword Skill'south animation.

Unlock Requirement [ ]

Players need to first complete a job, called «Implementation of OSS that links multiple Sword Skills» (ソードスキル多重連携OSS仕様の実装 , Sōdo Sukiru Tajū Renkei OSS Shiyō no Jissō ^? ), in the "Implement Element" system that researches the possibility of implementing multiple attacks with Sword Skills. The mission can be completed by using Sword Skills i,000 times during Hollow Missions, in club to let players to create and tape their own Sword Skills in the Administrative region. There are also sub-tasks that could exist completed to increase the maximum number of consecutive Sword Skills possible from two to twelve, or reduce the SP cost of each linked Sword Skill by up to 30%.^[16]

Content Inheritance [ ]

Infinity Moment [ ]

The player'south skill proficiency and skill points: a sure value of proficiency points can be carried over. The proficiency portion of skill points can exist inherited.
The actor's character's skill combination (learn/palette): will be reset, but some skill points would be given.
The player's character's equipment and property: only those equipped will be transferred.
Other players' AI info: inherited straight
Heroines' AI info: inherited directly
Gallery: inherited straight
Remains Heart: the possessed portion will be inherited (max. nine)
Bonus obtained from clearance of the previous game: if a user transfers from a cleared game save, an accessory called Infinity Moment will be given.^[17]

Update [ ]

Afterwards the game was launched, updates have been released every week in terms of free DLCs that provide extra costumes/weapons and like items, with details listed on the official site in Japanese.

A free major update, named as Shining Successor (皇輝の継承者 , Shining Successor ^? ) (v. 1.05), has been released past July 10, 2022 for the Japanese version. The update includes the introduction of the Grand Quest and Esoteric Skills that information technology unlocks, the ability to partner with Argo and date with Sachi, the introduction of new volcano and snowy mount areas, likewise equally the garden surface area and harder bosses, the availability of legendary weapons, and a level cap raise to level 250. The update will as well include usability and game residual adjustments, increment of treasure, hollow missions, and the payback of doing missions. Furthermore, more than 120 new pieces of equipment will be released, more data will be provided past Argo, some areas will exist expanded, the OSS arrangement volition be improved, the ability to testify the difference of daytime/nighttime will be available, the addition of CG scenes, the improver of warp indicate for some floors in the Hidden Expanse of the Hollow Surface area, and and then on. These would add together ~30 hours playtime to the game. The update would exist available for the Asian version by July or August, and the Western version equally a costless DLC starting September 23^[xviii].

Plot [ ]

The game opened with Kirito coming together Philia in the Hollow Area and engaging her in boxing. The battle was interrupted past the appearance of the Hollow Boring Reaper. The two players decided to halt their disharmonize in society to defeat the boss together.

Side Stories [ ]

This section includes side stories that are new to the game and non found in the previous game, Infinity Moment. See the story for Infinity Moment for the plot that is common between the two games.

Meeting Sachi [ ]

In the Hollow Area, Kirito encountered a hollow clone of Sachi. After Kirito met her at the location several times, Sachi told Kirito that she must fight and thus Kirito and Sachi grouped up. Then, according to Sachi'south instruction, they went to a location inside the Great Void which looked very similar to the place where Sachi died. Despite feeling very agape, as Kirito held her hand to calm her down, Sachi still decided to conduct on. If the player clears the designated monsters, Sachi will ask Kirito if she had fought well and claim that she was no longer agape. She then shared her gratitude, which the real Sachi was unable to share with Kirito when she was live, and hope that Kirito could live on without existence hindered by the trauma. Subsequently these events, the player can partner with Sachi at that place inside Hollow Surface area.

Ending [ ]

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Just similar its predecessor Infinity Moment, Hollow Fragment features multiple endings for the floor-clearing part. In improver to the original endings from Infinity Moment, the game also features an actress ending for Philia if her side story is completed. Additionally, when the player finishes the floor-clearing story in Hollow Fragment for the first time, they are able to appoint in a duel against Yuuki afterwards the 100^th Floor Dominate fight on subsequent playthroughs. The game likewise adds an ending for Strea in the Re:Hollow Fragment port, provided the player has completed a special quest in the Hollow Area.

Philia's ending [ ]

After Heathcliff's defeat, Kirito and Philia discussed the challenges they might run across by returning to the real world, somewhen arriving to the decision that they could handle any of them after everything they had experienced in Sword Art Online. Upon being thanked by Kirito for her contributions to clearing the game, Philia in turn expressed her gratitude to him for didactics her to trust others, equally well every bit for giving her the strength and backbone to stand up by his side. Before beingness logged out, the two of them shared their existent life names, promising to find each other in the existent earth.

Subsequently their return to reality, Kazuto visited Kotone in her abode. While drinking tea, Kotone reminisced almost the tree they had raised together in SAO, which she considered a symbol of the forgiveness Kazuto had shown her, as well as a symbol of her ain feelings for him. Subsequently thanking him again for saving her, she kissed him on the cheek as a sign of her gratitude and their closeness to each other.

Strea'south ending [ ]

After Heathcliff's defeat, Strea approached Kirito and Yui to bid them good day, since she could not back-trail them to the real world. Equally the iii of them began crying over the prospect of leaving her behind, Strea'due south body suddenly started glowing, which prompted her to check her status window. To her surprise, she discovered a new choice to convert herself into an object like Yui. Overjoyed at the possibility of being reunited with her friends again someday, she urged Kirito to accept her with him out of the game.

Sometime later their return to reality, Strea joined Kirito, Asuna, and Yui in playing ALfheim Online. Having dispatched some monsters, she engaged in a good-natured squabble with Yui over beingness reckless in battle. After apologizing to each other, the pair continued their adventure with Kirito and Asuna in Alfheim.

Trophy List [ ]

Main article: Sword Fine art Online: Hollow Fragment/Trophy List

Gallery [ ]

Run across: Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment/Epitome Gallery

Media [ ]

Soundtrack [ ]

A Sword Art Online -Hollow Fragment- Soundtrack is bundled with the game's limited edition.

Preview [ ]

Adaption Notes [ ]

Compared to Infinity Moment:

In Infinity Moment, Leafa and Sinon appeared after the clearance of the 76^thursday Floor boss, and Strea appeared after the 79^thursday Flooring was reached, in this game Leafa, Sinon and Strea appeared presently later the immigration group reached the 76^th Flooring, before there was whatsoever progress on farther clearing. Their appearance have also been simplified.
Strea'southward changes happened subsequently Hollow Fragment compared to original Infinity Moment.
The floor clearing part also include some new CG and/or plot for Philia, Sachi, Argo, PoH and Yuuki (after the finish of start clearance and for re-clearance subsequently) that is not constitute in Infinity Moment
Addition of the Hollow Area region.
Addition of Philia's ending.

Compared to the original SAO series:

The duel between Heathcliff and Kirito, after the 75^th Flooring boss fight, was contradistinct.
Hollow Fragment began in Dec 2024, while, in original series, the game was cleared in early November 2024.
Kayaba Akihiko committed suicide roughly at the time when the 75th Flooring was cleared, instead of when the whole game was cleared.
The ALfheim Online incident did non accept place in this game and thus the game did pb to negative consequences on the VRMMO game industry.
In the game, Asuna returned to the existent world at the aforementioned time as the others and thus at that place was no one calendar month agreement made by Keiko (Silica) and Rika (Lisbeth).
The management of RECT, likewise every bit RECT Progress, were not changed, aside from those who supported Sugou Nobuyuki being dismissed from the company.
No publication of The Seed was observed and thus Gun Gale Online and Projection Alicization might not have the base to beginning on.
In Yui's ending, Kirito and Asuna were invited by Heathcliff to join ALfheim Online, with their SAO human-expect avatars and their items from SAO conserved. Additionally, Yui was also restored in the form of a fairy in the game.
Pina was transferred into Silica's NerveGear storage in Silica'southward ending.
Kirito knew Yuuki if the player successfully beat Yuuki.
The party held after SAO game was cleared also included Shino and Kotone (Philia) (when the Hollow Area part is cleared) in it.
While it was not conspicuously stated, Shino's further schooling would well-nigh probable be affected.

Errors [ ]

In the North American release, the game'due south events starting time on December 2021, as opposed to 2024 when «The Skull Reaper» was actually defeated.
The Northward American/European release, as well every bit the English subtitled version of Asian release, of the game features numerous spelling and grammar bug that while the North American edition corrected some of them, there are still considerable corporeality of these issue exists in the North American/European edition.

Notes [ ]

External links [ ]

Japanese Official site
English (European union) Official site
Weekly News update (Sword Fine art Today) (Non the SAO: IM version) (Japanese)

References [ ]

↑ , "Sword Art Online: Lost Song is developed by Artdink - Gematsu", Gematsu
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 United states of america PlayStation Store^{[Clarification needed]}
↑ ^3.0 ^3.one EU PlayStation Store^{[Clarification needed]}
↑ Hollow Fragment's official homepage
↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2014/07/02/tales-hearts-r-sword-fine art-online-hollow-fragment-dated-america/^{[Clarification needed]}
↑ Bandai Namco EU announcing the release of Hollow Fragment
↑ http://off-white.bngames.net/2014gogoshop/elevation.html
↑ http://swordartonline-game.com
↑ Dengeki Online interview with Kawai Yasukazu, via Gematsu
↑ http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/01/16/playstation-store-the-top-sellers-of-2014/
↑ http://weblog.us.playstation.com/2016/01/20/playstation-stores-top-downloads-of-2015/
↑ http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2015/01/16/games-downloaded-playstation-store-2014/
↑ http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2016/01/20/playstation-store-charts-for-dec-and-full-year-2015/
↑ JP PlayStation Store^{[Clarification needed]}
↑ http://sao-hf.bngames.net/chara/others.php
↑ A Japanese SAO HF wiki that describes the implement element
↑ 【ソードアート・トゥデイ】前作『インフィニティ・モーメント』からのデータ引き継ぎ内容が判明＆キリトを取り巻くキャラクターを紹介
↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2014/08/12/sword-art-online-hollow-fragment-go-dlc-costumes-launch/

Navigation [ ]

Console Games Navigation Bar

Games	Infinity Moment - Hollow Fragment - Lost Song - Hollow Realization - Millennium Twilight - Fatal Bullet - Alicization Lycoris
Original Characters	Strea - Philia - Rain - Seven - Sumeragi - Premiere - Genesis - Tia - Persona Vabel - Protagonist (Fatal Bullet) - Afasys - Kureha - Zeliska - Daisy - Itsuki - Bazalt Joe - ceba
Music	Infinity Moment	Soundtrack
	Hollow Fragment	Soundtrack
	Lost Vocal	Soundtrack - Cynthia no Hikari - Yoru no Niji wo Koete
	Hollow Realization	Soundtrack - Windia - Two of usa
	Millennium Twilight	Soundtrack - S×W -soul world-
Publications	Sword Fine art Online Art Book and Guide Book Main Page
Manga	Hollow Realization manga - Aincrad Night of Kirito

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