{"id":120679,"date":"2022-09-20T12:41:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T04:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/?p=120679"},"modified":"2022-09-20T12:56:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T04:56:30","slug":"sword-art-online-variant-showdownop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/120679\/sword-art-online-variant-showdownop","title":{"rendered":"Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Celebrates 10 Years of SAO With Full Opening Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you know it&#8217;s been 10 years since Sword Art Online&#8217;s anime first debuted? <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.qoo-app.com\/en\/app\/20190\"><strong>Sword Art Online Variant Showdown<\/strong><\/a> is remembered, when it released the full version of the game&#8217;s opening, to commemorate the occasion! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening resembles something you&#8217;d see if SAOVS was an actual anime, with the song &#8220;ANSWER&#8221; by Eir Aoi, featuring the main SAO characters you know and love!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sword Art Online Variant Showdown is available for<a href=\"https:\/\/vs.sao-game.jp\/en\/pre-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> pre-registration on the game&#8217;s website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Opening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BSv-7L0ezY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Worldview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sword Art Online Variant Showdown takes place somewhere between Sword Art Online Alicization, where Kirito and his friends investigate a rumor about a game that erases your memories if you come across a certain enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirito jumps into the VRMMMO, a world created by a junior high school student, and meets a mysterious girl who seems to know everything about the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What follows is an original story featuring familiar characters, new enemies, and a story that&#8217;s sure to engage fans of the SAO series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Sword-Art-Online-Variant-Showdown-CBT-Review_story.jpg?resize=900%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sword Art Online Variant Showdown CBT Review story\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Sword-Art-Online-Variant-Showdown-Story-edited.jpg?resize=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Story edited\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Gameplay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is a twin-stick real-time action game where players control one of three characters at a time, being able to switch between party members on the fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Characters have a basic attack and two special skills, unleashing combos on the fly and building up a combo meter. The longer your combo, the more damage you can deal, especially since you can wrack up a higher combo count by switching characters to continue the mayhem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Sword-Art-Online-Variant-Showdown-Gameplay-4.jpg?resize=900%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Gameplay 4\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Sword-Art-Online-Variant-Showdown-Gameplay-2.jpg?resize=900%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Gameplay 2\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game also incorporates RPG mechanics, being able to upgrade and collect ability cards to strengthen your characters, with unique animations even being shown on the cards!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Sword-Art-Online-Variant-Showdown-CBT-Review_IMG_3074-edited.jpeg?resize=900%2C505&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sword Art Online Variant Showdown CBT Review IMG 3074 edited\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Read More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/107107\/sword-art-online-variant-showdown-2\"><strong>Sword Art Online Variant Showdown CBT Review \u2013 Get Ready for An Exhilarating Action RPG<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fNbwrNBOPq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/107107\/sword-art-online-variant-showdown-2\">Sword Art Online Variant Showdown CBT Review &#8211; 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