"The Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale" is set to be an Augmented Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (ARMMORPG) that differs from Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPGS). The upcoming movie will be set as an Augmented Reality wherein the players wear the "Augma" which can transmit visual, audio and tactual sensation data to players while they are awake. The anime film will be released on February 18, 2017.
"The Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale" is set in 2022. In that year, the world of virtual reality was revolutionized by the arrival of a new invention from a genius programmer, Akihiko Kayaba. The new invention is called the NerveGear, which was the first full-dive system and with it, came endless possibilities to VRMMORPGs.
"The Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale" moves forward in 2026. At this year, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. A next-gen wearable device, the Augma doesn't have a full-dive function like its predecessors.
In the "The Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale," the Augma uses Augmented Reality (AR) to get players into the game. It is safe, user-friendly and lets users play while they are awake, thus enabling the users to enjoy fitness and health management like a game, making it an instant hit on the market. The most popular game on the system is "Ordinal Scale" (aka: OS), an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma.
"The Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale" gang have already been playing OS for a while, by the time Kirito decides to join them. The gang are about to find out that the Ordinal Scale isn't all fun and games.
The cast members of "The Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale" include Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kirito, Kôichi Yamadera as Akihiko, Haruka Tomatsu as Asuna, Miyuki Sawashiro as Sinon and Hiroaki Hirata as Klein. Other notable cast members are Ayana Taketatsu as Leafa, Kanae Itô as Yui, Hiroki Yasumoto as Agil, Ayahi Takagaki as Lisbeth and Rina Hidaka as Silica.
Trailer 1 of the Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale.
Trailer 2 of the Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale.