Bandai Namco Asia has released the second English subtitled promotional video for their upcoming PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita video game, Sword Art Online: Lost Song, the third handheld game based on Reki Kawahara’s Sword Art Online light novel and anime series. This lengthy video gives a nice overview on the new gameplay mechanics and playable characters.
Kadokawa’s Dengeki PlayStation magazine also confirmed last month during November that Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment‘s Philia (voiced by Yui Ishikawa) will appear in the game. Philia first appeared in the Hollow Area of the earlier Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment game that shipped earlier this year.
Bandai Namco Games is localizing the game in English and Chinese for Asian markets. Bandai Namco Games’ Yosuke Futami stated that Sword Art Online: Lost Song‘s English translation will be better than Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment.
The first commercial was released early November:
The second commercial that released two weeks ago:
The first promotional video was released in October and previews the flying and combat system:
Bandai Namco also revealed a limited edition for the PS Vita version of the game. For 9,980 yen ($92), it will include a special box, special Blu-ray disc, soundtrack CD, special booklet, and 12 clear posters. The standard edition of the game will cost 7,120 yen ($58.5) on PlayStation 3 and 6,170 yen ($50.7) on PS Vita.
