Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Details Blacksmith and Town of Beginning

Bandai Namco Entertainment has unveiled today new features for upcoming Action-RPG Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization. Along with a brand-new trailer revealing a little bit more about Premiere and her true purpose in the game, players can also discover new info about the weapon improvement system as well as new places from the Town of the Beginning.

Watch the Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization ‘The encounter’ Trailer:

Through the Blacksmith, craftsmen with various skills and abilities spread across in Ainground, players will be able to improve their weapons. Each Blacksmith has different forge skills and will help players to strengthen their particular kind of equipment, but to do so, players will have to provide materials and a fee. Different levels of improvement are also available: with the higher the level, the harder the improvement will be to perform.

New places from the Town of the Beginning have also been revealed. Players can walk across the Transition Gate Square, where all adventures are available through gates, buy items in the Shopping Arcade, take in a wonderful view of the town in the Observation Platform, visit the Park by the Lake which is full of cafés and stores, and finally head to the Room of Kirito, where players can customize their avatars and discuss plans with their team mates.

Here’s Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization image gallery. Click on any of these image thumbnails to see the full-size screens:


Additionally, the Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Season Pass has also been revealed and will include 3 DLC packs with different costumes as bonuses: the Navy Blue Swimwear, the White Swimwear and the Wedding Dress. Furthermore, for VIP members, an exclusive Maid Costume will be available for free on November 8th on the VIP Corner.

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is due out for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita on November 8 in North America and Europe. In North America, the PS Vita release will be digital-only.