Can be a great alternative and I like how its single player has a MMO experience without requiring online. Sure, PSO series online experiences are one of a kind, but a lot of fans want more games like PSO that can be played offline, like the DC and GC versions of PSO (and a lot of us liked playing its offline mode). Plus having character creation instead of premade story protagonist which PSU awfully did, though PSU did have unlockable character creation after the story, but it still was an unnecessary double digit hours hurdle having to put up with a premade character, which can't match every player's preference. Character creation is always better.

Xenoblade Chronicles X is my favorite single player game to date, and Sword Art Online Fatal Bullet is looking to be my next game of interest.
Even though it doesn't have mecha to pilot, which is more of a XCX sort of thing, the gunplay and laser swords look great!!
I'm also looking forward to SAO Fatal Bullet's party aspects, and seems like we can create our own a.i. partner as well (that's so much cooler than a MAG!) It's great they are making the game more appealing, customizable and personalized for players.

https://www.pcgamesn.com/sword-art-o...atal-bullet-PC

http://www.siliconera.com/2017/10/25...ruary-23-2018/

http://gematsu.com/2017/10/sword-art...nal-costumes-2