■ Skills Overview
◆ Skill Settings
Skills can be acquired by using SP (Skill Points). There are also request statuses for acquiring skills. Skills can be set for each weapon. There are skills that can be used across weapon types, as well as unique skills that are exclusive to certain weapon types.
◆ Attack-Type Skills
This section is an introduction to some skills that can deal big damage to the enemy, including rapid-fire skills, ram attack skills, and sword skills.
Quick Shot
Supported Weapon: Hand Gun
Continuously fires bullets at a nearby enemy.
Gun Sting
Supported Weapons: Shotgun / Assault Rifle
Performs a high-speed rush towards the target, and adds on a shooting attack if it hits.
Horizontal Square
Supported Weapons: Sword / Gun & Sword
After unleashing four consecutive sword attacks at the target, mows down a wide range with a square shockwave.
◆ Buff-Style Skills
This section is an introduction to some skills that can provide buffs, such as strengthening your own defense and attack power, or healing your comrades.
Shield Matrix
Supported Weapons: All Weapon Types
You cannot move while using this, but you will not receive damage. The amount of time it lasts can be extended by long-pressing the button.
Healing Area Bullet
Supported Weapons: All Weapons Except Swords
Generates a recovery area at the site of impact, and allies who touch the area will recover HP.
◆ Debuff-Style Skills
This section is an introduction to some skills that can inflict status ailments on the enemy, including blaze, stun, and poison.
Blaze Bullet
Supported Weapons: Hand Gun / Shotgun / Sub Machine Gun / Assault Rifle / Gatling Gun / Gun & Sword
Fires a special bullet that generates a fire area after an explosion occurs at the impact site, and inflicts an abnormal blaze state accumulation effect.
Poison Gas Bomb
Supported Weapons: Hand Gun / Shotgun / Sub Machine Gun / Assault Rifle / Gatling Gun / Gun & Sword
Fires a special bullet that generates a poison area at the impact site, and inflicts an abnormal poison state accumulation effect on the enemies it touched.
Gravity Field Generator Bullet
Supported Weapons: Gatling Gun / Launcher
Fires a special bullet that generates a gravity field that [粗俗词语过滤-#0003]s in enemies at the impact site.
■ Gadgets Overview
◆ What are gadgets?
There are palettes to use gadgets on the screen, and up to four can be set to take into battle. Gadgets are not just limited to grenades and land mines—they cover all grounds, including throwing knives and recovery kits. More powerful gadgets require higher stat values for DEX and such.
Frag Grenade
Throws “a grenade that explodes in about three seconds after throwing” in a parabolic orbit. It is extremely effective against humanoid enemies and enemy players, and is also a good countermeasure against the harder parts of monsters.
Smoke Grenade
Throws “a smoke grenade that generates a smoke field that obstructs the field of vision three seconds after throwing” in a parabolic orbit. While it does not have power to deal damage, it is useful in many circumstances, such as to evade enemy attacks, to distract the enemy, or to send a signal.
Emergency Care Kit
Increases HP recovery power for a fixed period of time. Unlike skill recovery bullets, it does not recover HP all at once, but rather gradually within the effect period.
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on February 8 in Japan, and February 23 in the Americas and Europe.