It's also full of forced drama, bad comedy, and the fact that it has to tie in with the main plot, which leads to even more moments of character idiocy and a generic "hero must save the damsel in distress" final climax (that has its own problems not worth delving into here). The other plot is the preparation and execution of the school festival. Then again, part of the reason nothing about PSO2 makes any sense is that we know next to nothing about the game at all, with crucial information being relegated to eye-catcher commercial cards that play before and after a commercial for 3 seconds each! The handling of PSO2 causes a bigger pool of plotholes and questions than the Sword of Akasha from Code Geass R2, the combat systems in Mahouka, AND the combat systems in The Asterisk War! HOW DO YOU EVEN DO THAT?!?! First off, how the hell did developers of PSO2 allow it to be a real world? If it existed beforehand, then that only complicates things so much further that it would be pointless to try (though, I would like to see one of you come up with every single way this theory makes no sense in a blog). Still, what comes next is what truly makes this premise one of the stupidest in anime history:Īpparently, PSO2 isn't a game, but a world. We see this mysterious character named Aika who takes the game way too seriously, as if to foreshadow that there's more to the game than meets the eye. We get a glimpse of this in episode 6, but t only becomes important in episode 7. They don't even bother explaining how this works. The major plot (that really kicks off in the second half of the series) is that Darkers (weird aliens in PSO2) have somehow sprung from the game, through the screens of electronic gaming devices, to the real world. One last though before the next paragraph the first half of the series is riddled with horrendous forced drama moments that also tie in with condescending aesops and retarded character reasonings, so the story quality was horrible even before the main plot drags this all to hell. I'm not even gonna mention they condescending attempts at teaching us about things that their audience already knows (like conventions, trolls, etc) because we need to move on. It gets genuinely confusing how this plays out. The premise is kind of dumb as well: You can be conscious while playing the game IRL and you can actively communicate in the game in real time as if you're speaking normally. Why is the main relationship between our two MC's based around a game of fucking hide and seek? Because we need something to give our hero motivation (so why does this go nowhere?). Why is Itsuki the handyman of clubs when he wasn't even in a club before the student council? I dunno probably just so we can have a discount Shirou Emiya that doesn't even do Shirou Emiya things (but what's the point?). Why is the company behind PSO2 putting the student council in charge of testing out an already widely released and profitably sold video game that has already been released for seemingly a long time? ot (but why not just enlist hardcore gamers and not a bunch of students that have to manage clubs). Why is an average student like Itsuki immediately promoted to Vice-President of the student council right or the bat after joining? Apparently, it's because he has good attendance and his grades are decent (so, what's stopping the rest of these guys from taking up that role?). The logic behind some of these characters' decisions is weak at best. However, they have plenty of their own problems. The first few episodes don't really exhibit much of a major narrative. Now, why is that exactly? Not only that, but should it be declared as one of the worst anime of 2016? Well, let's find out, shall we? As you can see from both the MAL aggregate score and my score at the top right, this anime really didn't do a good job at anything. That brings us to today's target: Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation. With the exception of Visual Novels (they are only visual novels, not multi-genre games with a visual novel storyline), games have been notably hard to adapt right, if the likes of Blazblue Alter Memory are any indication. into the game series for people who probably wouldn't have bothered otherwise. That being said, you need to try to keep the spirit of the game you're promoting, as well as make something that can be a good gateway Hell, the movie industry has had an exceptionally hard time trying to make a movie on these same grounds that actually worked well. Making an anime that is based on a game (whether it be an adaptation, a tie-in, or just something to promote the product in question) is even harder. IT IS NOT WORTH YOUR TIME*Īdvertising a game isn't the easiest thing in the world. *SPOILERS FOR PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 THE ANIMATION.
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