Sword Art Online Game Review: Integral Factor and Beginner's Guide
For anime lovers, of course, you are familiar with the Sword Art Online anime. The anime that tells the story of Kirito’s struggles, who is trapped and can’t log out in the world of the Sword Art Online game, is available in the game version, namely Sword Art Online: Integral Factor.
Sword Art Online: Integral Factor or SAO IF is an Android and iOS platform MMORPG game that has been introduced since September 23, 2021. This game presents battles against monsters and bosses in every event and on every floor with a party or team system.
In addition, this android anime game has an interesting storyline and very good graphics. You can feel how trapped in the world of online sword art games and can be the next Kirito to conquer Aincrad.
Sword Art Online Game Flow: Integral Factor
The storyline in the game Sword Art Online: Integral Factor is based on the anime story Sword Art Online season 1 with a background in Aincrad. At first, you will start this game by first creating a character, both male and female characters.
Next, you will be met with heroin characters or the main female character (AI) in this game. However, it wasn’t Asuna who became the heroin in this game, but Koharu. This heroin character named Koharu will accompany you while playing the game Sword Art Online: Integral Factor.
The storyline in this game is the same as in the anime season 1, which is to conquer every floor up to the 100th floor, only the floors in the Sword Art Online: Integral Factor game are still limited. However, this SAO IF game always has updates in its floor levels and interesting events. In this game there are also several stories that deviate from the anime.
Like the elven (AI) characters in this game, these elf characters should be in Alfheim Online (the second arc in season 1 after the Sword Art Online arc).
Gameplay in Sword Art Online: Integral Factor
When playing this game, you will see a switch button on the right of the screen. This switch serves to perform attack skills alternately with your party in order to produce large damage.
This game also presents interesting events to help get items that can be exchanged for other items. In addition, this game is presented with unique skills based on the weapons you use.
So, you can do deadly combo attacks plus a system switch to increase attack damage.
The display in this game really looks like in the anime, especially the menu display. It’s as if those of you who are playing this game for the first time will feel trapped in the world of the Sword Art Online game. Luckily you can still log out of the game.?
Guide Game Sword Art Online: Integral Factor For Beginners
The following are tips or instructions from me in playing the game Sword Art Online: Integral Factor:
1. Choose the type of weapon to be used from the start
The first tip is to choose the type of weapon to be used. There are 8 types of weapons that you can use, namely 1H Sword, 1H Rapier, 1H Club, 1H Dagger, 2H Axe, 2H Spear, Bow, Shield. You can use all of these weapons if you have all the weapons.
However, I recommend only focusing on one type of weapon. Why only focus on one type of weapon when we can use all weapons? By only focusing on one type of weapon, it will make it easier for you to upgrade items and determine skills.
In addition, by focusing on one type of weapon, it will make it easier for you to raise your weapon enhancement level and learn your weapon proficiency as well as increase your skill level.
Skills are obtained through the gacha system by using arcana gems as payment for gacha or it can be free gacha (if there is a free gacha skill shop event). In addition, skills can be obtained through quests carried out both main quests and subquests.
Skills in this game are divided into two, namely Active Sword Skills for weapons and Passive Skills for armor. Active Sword Skill to activate skills and use in battle, while Passive Skill to increase abilities and increase your character’s stats.
For myself, I used 1H Sword without using a shield. As for the skills that I use, you can see in the image below.
2. Using Armor and Weapons with a High Level
In the game Sword Art Online: Integral Factor there are various forms of weapons and armor. However, be careful in choosing weapons and armor. Don’t just look at weapons and armor of different shapes, but also pay attention to the equipment level and statistics of the armor and weapons you want to buy.
You can buy weapons and armor with high levels and stats after you defeat the floor boss and move on to the next floor. After you have armor and weapons with a high level, you should use and upgrade your weapons and armor until they reach the maximum.
In addition, you can transform weapons and armor that have reached the maximum level so that they can increase your character’s stats. However, when upgrading your weapons and armor, also pay attention to the items needed for upgrades and the transformation of your weapons and armor whether or not they are sufficient to maximize the weapons and armor you use.
3. Pay attention in determining the skills to be used
Skills also need to be considered when determining the skills on the weapons you use, both from Active Sword Skills and Passive Skills. It’s better to use a skill that has a higher star level. Skills that have a higher star level will affect the damage and stat changes to your character.
The star level of the skill is from 1-5 star level. To be able to reach a 5-star skill level, you must have a 4-star skill to be able to transform to a 5 star. Also, pay attention to the information on each skill. Each skill, both Active Sword Skill and Passive Skill, has different abilities.
In determining Active Sword Skills, I look more at skills with damage and effects, for example I have Active Sword Skill Ronye where the damage skill is quite large and Active Sword Skill Eldrie which is able to have a toxic effect on the opponent. To determine Passive Skill, I am more inclined towards skills that can affect attack and defense, but critical is also needed (unfortunately I still don’t have skills that affect critical).
In addition, the elements in the Active Sword Skill also affect the weakness of the monster. If the monster has a weakness against the slash attack element, use a sword skill that has the slash element skill.
4. Leveling Tips
For leveling tips, it can be done by hunting monsters. However, if you want to be fast, you can do leveling through quests that get greater experience rewards and boss events. In addition, you can use daily dungeons to get crystal exp (gives additional character exp).
You can only use the daily dungeon once a day. In addition, from trade items you can get crystal exp. Partying with other players is also highly recommended because through partying with other players, leveling or hunting monsters will be more efficient.
5. Don’t Forget to Upgrade Koharu
Similar to Asuna in the anime, Koharu acts as a heroin who accompanies the main character. The main character here is you as a player. Koharu can only be seen by us who play it. To upgrade Koharu, you should give a weapon that is stronger and has different elements from your character.
If you use a slash from 1H Sword, then give Koharu a weapon of type 2H Ax, 2H Spear, 1H Rapier so that the damage given can be more effective to monsters that have element weaknesses that are opposite to the element skills on your character. In addition, you can beautify Koharu by using an avatar. You can get avatars through gacha, trade items, or from workshops.
Then, how to get dual wielding like Kirito? You may want to use dual wielding like Kirito, but not in this game. This game does not provide dual wielding. We can use two weapons at the same time, but the second weapon that can be used is only a shield. We can only hope from the developer of SAO IF to be given an update with additional types of dual sword weapons.
For the language in this game, unfortunately Indonesian is not yet available in this game. However, English is already available in this game. At least it’s easy enough for us to understand how to play this game compared to the Japanese language. Currently, the SAO IF game is available on the Playstore and you can directly download and install it on your smartphone here. Goodluck and enjoy your adventure in this game!
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