Warning this review may contain spoilers.

First impressions, so let's get back into my favorite train wreck anime
And see what's that hook this time.
What mystery and guns hmm this sounds interesting.

Also quick side note this review was made with the help of a few ideas that a Skype friend named zeph brought up.

Story, 4/10

Side note I am going to brake the story parts into arcs so i am going to talk about the story in detail arc by arc.

first arc which I call the
(The death gun menace)
So one year after the kirito Escaped and freed the people
from the death game of Aincrad and the defeat of darth rape fairy.
Kirito and his girlfriend Asuna Decide in Taking some much needed
down time after There PTSD
inducing adventure.
But while that is happening
a new evil is starting to take root that
threatens the balance of his
Harem and video gaming life.

So Kirito is then called into action By the high gaming council.
Who order for him
To investigate a string Of mysterious deaths
On a new game
Knowing as gun gale online.
That seems to be
Cause by a mysterious
Player named death gun
Who has the power to kill you in real life.
So while investigating the incidents
He comes across a lone
sniper named simon
Who decides to help him On
His quest to bring down death gun or darth gun.
And solve the mystery behind these deaths.

So the first arc pretty much try's to play out like some sort of video game
murder mystery with psychological
elements with kirito getting the temptation to join the dark side with the whole Laughing Coffin incident
which gets quickly rec-con and Simon back story where she killed a bank
robber which was played in probably the most hammy way possible.

One thing Which was kind of interesting in some way
Was the whole mystery of is it possible to kill some one in a game without a real gun and is better writing wise because there was no Random time skips.
And it was this arc that had the most going for it.
In turn of something of interest.
Like with kirito being in a game where they use a different game mechanic with guns and not just fantasy swords and magic .
Which would have lead him to learn a new style of fighting or exploreing a new game mechanic,
wouldn't it be more interesting to see kirito as a rookie learning how to use guns.
Then why the fuck is he using A lightsaber in a game thats all about gun fights.
I thought this game was called gun gale online,
And the mystery element of the show pretty much solved it's self because kirito has actually meet death gun before and the only reason that he didn't solved the mystery quicker is that he forgot death game actual name.
So after defeating death gun.
simon is then welcomed into kirito harem club and the arc ends.

Second arc
( attack of the really bad filler)

So a few months after the events of Gun gale online

Kirito finds out the location of a powerful Sword,
He then gatherers a small team in order to get
Back a powerful sword known as Excalibur.
After batting powerful monsters they then retrieve the Excalibur.

And I am thinking to myself why those this arc exist exactly.
I mean why dose kirito need Excalibur.
He doesn't need to get any stronger
he will win any way.
It doesn't Matter what sword he using.
So what's the point exactly of
This arc.

Third arc
(Revenge of the sick-th)
So while the winter break is going down
Very one is chilling together in game and doing home work
Together because way the fuck not.
And while that going down Asuna
Is having problems with her home life
With her "not one dimensional" rich mother

Who doesn't want her to marry into
poor aka kirito even though he is smart and saved your child from the gay fairy rapist Because that's not good
Enough.
(free will and love what the fuck is
That if worse comes to
Worse we could always
Marry her to someone while
She in a coma like we did with that
First guy that seemed to work)
And is basically forcing Asuna
To meet all these quote on quote
Of course not rapists.
So while this shit is going down Asuna comes across a powerful player
Who is that leader of a group of Players that want To be the first To clear a boss room.
So I am like thinking to
Myself.
Well this is quite nice. It better the evil Mother crap We getting.
Of course the show then
Decided to take a turn for the
Worse. So after they finish the boss.
And the group sadly brakes up.
We find out that the leader of the
Group Has AIDS and is close to
Death and that the rest of her group
Are also in the similar boat.

So basically this entire arc is this show
Poor excuse to try and milk emotions
Out of you.
Now I know that some found this pretty
Sad and heart braking.
But I personally couldn't find a reason to care
About any of these characters.
And before you people in the comments say oh your so
Heartless biogundam why don't you care.
well let me just say that for one
Have been in a similar situation
That these characters have been in.
And if they presented it properly then
Maybe I could have cared a little
About what was happening.
But what really bothers me about how
They did it. Is that is seems like that this was just Added in because they couldn't think up any more interesting storylines
At the time and so they just wrote it up this mallow
Dramatic bullshit
And hoped that most people would bye into it.
So after the AIDS girl dies things go back to normal
And that Asuna mother is now fine with her
Dating kirito.

Characters, 4/10

So the mian character kirito
Is pretty generic
he is basically Jesus-kun.
But one thing which they tried
With his character which was kind of interesting

Was for him to Get PTSD
which he should have got last season.
But never mind he got in now.
And what do they do with it.
Nothing
basically what happened is that he gets over his PTSD in about one episode.
And then he back to kicking ass again.
Wait what shouldn't it take more than one episode to
Get over PTSD. Well I am sorry but this is sword art online
Where one thing is bought up to be ended by the next episode.

The side characters are pretty basic.
Yet again.
With the old cast coming back
And the only ones who seems to stand out was

The new characters
Simon and the ADIS girl.

That where I wouldn't say better but I would say
More interesting.
And they could have been even more interesting
If they where presented properly.
And the quote on quote bad guy death gun was probably The most dispontment I have felt in my life when it comes to anime. Because they build him up as some sort of bad ass and then it turns out he is a rapist.

Art, 7/10
Animation looks pretty nice.
The animation has a lot of polish it.
Now there are a few inconsistencies
Here and there.

There also some very good use of color scheme.

The art style is generic it's pretty much standard light novel fare.
The character designs are also pretty generic.
I think that only thing that stood out was probably the
Designs because it was like a mix of post apocalyptic mixed with Japanese RPGs

Sound, 7/10

The first op song and ending song where quite good and nice to
Listen to at least for me.
I thought the second op and ending wasn't as good as the first op and ending
It just that the second op and ending didn't really click with me personally.
But I do think it worth a listen.
The ost was quite nice as well to listen to as well.

Enjoyment, 6/10

So what I enjoyed about this show is pretty much what I liked about it in season one
So basically I enjoy the fight scenes even though it would have been nice to see more gun action instead of kirito using a lightsaber, but in retrospect it was pretty cool to watch
Him flip around and do cool shit.
I also enjoyed the ost.
So pretty much What I enjoyed about this show are all for superficial reasons.

Overall, 4/10

So if your looking for an anime and you just want entertainment them sword art online is for you. It is nothing more nothing less.

But if your looking for more than just entertainment then probably look for something else then.