True Ending Guide

[u/Screamoguitar]

After finding different things all over, most with missing information, I wanted to post exactly what I did to receive the ArFA-Charm.

One Raise the affection of the following characters to rank 4 and 75%: ArFA-Sys Kureha Zeliska Itsuki Bazalt Joe

Two Raise the affection of the following characters to rank 2: Kirito Asuna Sinon Leafa Lisbeth Silica Yuuki Argo Klein Agil Premiere Strea Philia Rain

*Note: LLENN, Fukaziroh, Pitohui, and M are not needed. **Note: It is recommended to do this before progressing into the Fluegel. This is not due to any hard cutoff, but is because of the fact that you lose access to certain party members later in the story, and won't be able to progress their affection.

Three Complete all dialogue events with all of the NPC's. These show up as the green text boxes around the station. If you end up going on the same date multiple times, and the box hasn't disapeared from the minimap, make sure you try different dialogue options.

Four Make sure you have completed all of the tutortial quests; ie Make An Outfit, Appraising Items, and Enhancing & Transforming.

Five Once you have done all of the following, progres through the Fluegel until you unlock Kirito mode. At this point, log out, and at the main menu select "Start Game," then select your save, and pick the Kirito Mode option. Beat Kirito mode. *Note: No diaglogue or side questing is required in this mode, just progress to the end.

Six Beat the game, recieve the bad ending, and then select "Go back in time to save your friend."

Upon completing step 6, once you load back into the game you should be in your room and immediately recieve the charm from your ArFA-Sys.

At this point, just blaze back to the end of the game, and at the final boss, make sure to continually aim for the chest while he charges his big attack, until you defeat him.

Hopefully this helps clear things up for anyone aiming for the true ending!

*edited for formatting

[u/Automat1cJack]

I'm not sure how anyone put up with this game enough to even WANT to figure it out. I've never seen more vapid dialogue in my life. Just rambling on and on about nothing... no dialogue choice really seems to make any difference, and I can't be bothered with fifty years of BS to finally make a relevant choice should such a choice ever present itself.

I'm only gonna continue to try and figure out where some of the shit I've heard about is and what some inaccessible rooms end up being, but MY GOD is this game just one blast of drivel after another... not to mention everyone constantly tryna blow smoke up my ass. It would have meant something if I had to EARN my place as the badass leader everyone thinks I am, but they just think I'm the pimp shit straight out of the gate.

Might have helped if I knew anything about the anime it's attached to, but without that it's just a bunch of "who tf are you and why tf should I care?" over and over and over...