- Chapter One -
I spent the entire next day setting up the NerveGear. Of course there were little mini games it used to calibrate your 5 senses but before you even got the chance to dive into it, they made you touch almost every inch of your body. After that, the headset scanned your face and asked you say a ridiculously long phrase before telling you to lay down in a comfortable position. "Now we're getting somewhere." I thought, laying down on my king size memory foam mattress.
The next day I brought it and my copy of SAO over to Eddie's house. I couldn't jump in and play it yet, but I could spectate on his final day of playing before the release. We downed a few redbulls and hopped in.
A few hours later, I had a decent idea of not only how to play but what I wanted to play as.
Eddie, being the 5' 6" Mexican ninja he is, chose to stay moderately close to his own size in the game and play as an assassin. Me, being 6' 2" tall, you'd think I'd go for playing as a tank. You'd also be wrong. I'm going to be a beast tamer! Not only that, but they have bows in this game! How fucking cool is that?
I also get to choose from one of five beast choices. Some sort of sabre cat, which had the fastest speed but mediocre defense and attack; A direwolf which had an attack boost during night time; A monster of a turtle with maxed out defense; A dragon that dealt extra fire damage; And my personal favorite, the gryphon. It had very decent skills, but its aerial attacks gave an extra 20% damage if it landed a critical hit. Oh yeah. This bird was mine.
I headed home after a couple more hours of watching Eddie and got ready. He was going to come over to my place around noon, eat some lunch then we're both going to dive in for 1 p.m. when the release hits.