Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Delayed Due To COVID-19

<p>Publisher <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;bandainamcoent&period;com&sol;games&sol;sword-art-online-alicization-lycoris" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Bandai Namco<&sol;a> recently confirmed on twitter&comma; that the upcoming game based on the anime of the same name&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;sword-art-online-alicization-lycoris-showcases-more-gameplay-and-details&sol;">Sword Art Online&colon; Alicization Lycoris<&sol;a> has officially been delayed due to &&num;8220&semi;ongoing world events&comma;&&num;8221&semi; &lpar;which means <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;every-major-anime-manga-and-event-delayed-due-to-covid-19-so-far&sol;">due to the effects of COVID-19&period;<&sol;a>&rpar; The game was which was initially slated for release for PlayStation 4&comma; Xbox One&comma; and PC on May 22nd&comma; has now been pushed back to July 10th in the west&comma; and a day earlier on July 9th in Japan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Executive producer for the Sword Art Online games Yosuke Futami made a statement announcing the delay&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;We have been working hard on SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris for our fans who are looking forward to the next SWORD ART ONLINE title&comma; due to the ongoing world events&comma; we have made the difficult decision to move the release date of SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris to July 10th&comma; 2020&period; We believe that this is the best way to ensure that SWORD ART ONLINE fans are delivered the best SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris experience&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The game seems highly promising&comma; and a lot of fans are looking forward to it&period; Sadly&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;ll have to wait a little longer to get our hands on it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"500" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris arrives July 10th&comma; 2020&excl; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Will you dive into The Underworld and unravel its secrets&quest; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;blrh7jh5h4">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;blrh7jh5h4<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;W0fW4D4Qg1">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;W0fW4D4Qg1<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Bandai Namco US &lpar;&commat;BandaiNamcoUS&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;BandaiNamcoUS&sol;status&sol;1253805921634938880&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">April 24&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-157556 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;04&sol;27210957&sol;Sword-Art-Online-Alicization-Lycoris-14&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Sword Art Online&colon; Alicization Lycoris" &sol;><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center">Game Details<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>You can find an overview of the game by Bandai Namco below&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p><strong>About<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Your journey is ready to begin…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For the first time ever&comma; players can experience <em>Sword Art Online<&sol;em>&OpenCurlyQuote;s anime storyline in game format with <em>Sword Art Online&colon; Alicization Lycoris<&sol;em> Play as the protagonist Kirito and immerse yourself in &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Underworld&comma;” a mysterious virtual world set in the anime’s <em>Alicization<&sol;em> arc&period; Featuring intense battle action&comma; stunning JRPG visuals&comma; and an expansive world to explore&semi; your journey through the latest VRMMO <em>Sword Art Online<&sol;em> game is ready to begin&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Key Features<&sol;strong><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<blockquote><p><strong>Lycoris Flower<&sol;strong> – Lycoris is a species of flower found in the South of Japan which symbolizes passion&comma; sad memories&comma; reunion&comma; and self-reliance&period; Experience these themes as you dive into the game’s storyline&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<blockquote><p><strong>Faithful to the Original Work<&sol;strong> – Kirito has awoken in a mysterious yet somehow familiar virtual world where AIs behave like humans&period; In this world&comma; Kirito meets a young man named Eugeo&period; They make a promise where their destinies will soon become entwined&period; To keep that promise and stay together&comma; they must venture onwards&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<blockquote><p><strong>Meet Your Favorite Characters<&sol;strong> – Relive the story of <em>Alicization<&sol;em> with your favorite characters such as Kirito&comma; Eugeo&comma; Alice&comma; Administrator&comma; and many more&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><strong>Are you a fan of Sword Art Online&quest; Are you upset by the delay&quest; Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;