Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Story Details Revealed

With the western release of release of Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet just two weeks away publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment have opted to reveal some more details about the games ‘unique’ story that puts the player-created character into the spotlight of the Gun Gale Online (GGO) universe of Sword Art Online.

Synopsis: Invited by a childhood friend Kureha, the protagonist will log in a world of guns through Gun Gale Online game. Unexpectedly he obtains ArFA-Sys, a newly implemented player support AI, and meets Kirito who requests his help to conquer the additional dungeon of the spaceship SBC Flügel. The protagonist has to collect all the key “ArFA-Sys parts” and fulfill the SBC Flügel requirements before heading to the spaceship.

In the middle of the adventure, they meet several characters such as Bazalt Joe a talented player, Zeliska also called the Uncrowned Queen who has the same Typ-X ArFA-Sys and the famous Squadron leader Itsuki who joins the group. Bazalt Joe has an obsession for the protagonist’s ArFA-Sys that he would like to own. To achieve his goal, he challenges the protagonist several time. While dealing with Bazalt Joe, the protagonist continues progressing in the conquest and finally reaches the SBC Flügel gate.

The SBC Flügel challenge becomes available but everyone wants to take it. To decide the winners the group plays rock-paper-scissors. The protagonist, Kirito, Kureha and ArFA-Sys win getting the right to challenge the gate!

In addition to the story details some additional information about the different weapon types available within the game have been revealed. In this case guns like the hand gun, sub machine gun, shotgun, assault rifle and launcher can be equipped on both hands and will double the power. Furthermore each weapon type has special techniques called “Weapon Arts” that can be purchased from Argo; with money earned from revealing key information and completing missions.

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, which is a third-person virtual MMORPG, will be available for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC from the 23rd February 2018 within Europe.