Phantasy Star Online 2 vs Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
Phantasy Star Online 2 is an action-RPG JRPG game from SEGA (2020) while Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is an FPS JRPG game from Dimps Corporation (2018).
What each one is
Steam files Phantasy Star Online 2 under Action-RPG and JRPG. In contrast, it files Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet under FPS and JRPG.
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis is a free-to-play action MMO. Join players around the world to explore the planet Halpha and fight in epic battles as ARKS Defenders! Unleash your imagination with our ultimate character creation experience and creative spaces to create your own phantasy.
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At a glance
| Phantasy Star Online 2 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.3/10 | 6.7/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (69%, 24,656) | Mostly Positive (79%, 19,501) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 61/100 |
| Price | Free | $19.99 |
| Install size | 103 GB | 30 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2020 | 2018 |
| Developer | SEGA | Dimps Corporation |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Phantasy Star Online 2 vs Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Phantasy Star Online 2Action-RPG JRPG gameSword Art Online: Fatal BulletFPS JRPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Phantasy Star Online 2Free to Play, Character Customization, AnimeSword Art Online: Fatal BulletAnime, RPG, Character CustomizationThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Phantasy Star Online 2Score 6.3 · 69% on SteamSword Art Online: Fatal Bullet ✓Score 6.7 · 79% on Steam · 61 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Phantasy Star Online 224,656 reviews · 14 add-ons · 103 GBSword Art Online: Fatal Bullet19,501 reviews · 2 add-ons · 30 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Phantasy Star Online 2 ✓FreeSword Art Online: Fatal Bullet$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Phantasy Star Online 2UnsupportedSword Art Online: Fatal Bullet ✓PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole cataloguePhantasy Star Online 2 and Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (GamingPickz Score 6.7)
- The cheaper right now: Phantasy Star Online 2 (Free)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (playable)
- Lighter on storage: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (30 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Character CustomizationAnimeMMORPGMultiplayerRPGActionOnline Co-OpJRPG
Where they differ
Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerSci-fiAction RPGMechsCute
Third-Person ShooterShooterThird PersonSingleplayerVisual NovelFPS
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Phantasy Star Online 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Phantasy Star Online 2 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 2 GB |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40 GHz / AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core Processor 3.6GHz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Install size | 103 GB | 30 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Phantasy Star Online 2 · Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Phantasy Star Online 2 and 1 for Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Phantasy Star Online 2 and Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet in scope?
Phantasy Star Online 2 has drawn 24,656 Steam reviews, ships 14 add-ons and installs in 103 GB. Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet has drawn 19,501 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 30 GB.
Is Phantasy Star Online 2 or Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet rates higher (6.7 to 6.3). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Phantasy Star Online 2 or Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet?
Phantasy Star Online 2 is cheaper right now at Free, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.