Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment
Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment is a 2013 Japanese video game based on the Sword Art Online light novel series. The game was released in both standard and limited edition box sets in Japan on March 14, 2013, for PlayStation Portable. A 2014 sequel, Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment, includes all of the original game's content.
Gameplay
The gameplay has many similarities to MMORPGs, though it is not an online game, including the ability to buy and upgrade weapons, take on quests, and fight in a group with other characters. The protagonist, Kirito, can equip ten types of weapons, such as swords, daggers, and axes.Combat revolves around attacking automatically solo or with one party member and mainly dealing damage using sword skills that consume "SP" upon activation. Players can modify their skill palette to speed the flow of battle to their liking, allowing for much customizability. Like the original source material, skills are learned by increasing a weapon's proficiency bar and spending skill points obtained. With the player's party member of their choosing, players can dish out damage using "Skill Chains" by unleashing sword skills simultaneously. Depending on the strength and combination of sword skills, Skill Chains can vary in levels, ranging from simple bursts to multi-hit flurries dealing tens to hundred thousands of damage.
Players can instruct their party member to follow various commands, such as switching, using sword skills, or parrying an incoming attack. Kirito can choose the main heroines and cast of the franchise to accompany him, or recruit other NPCs who belong to the made-up guilds of the game after assisting them in either leveling up or procuring a specific item.
Similar to its sequel, the game encourages multiple playthroughs to obtain certain items, unlock more events, and complete side quests that were unfinished or unobtainable the first time around. However, since it doesn't have the extra content its successor has, there's not much to explore.