they definitely should have talked about game-to-game differences more in this whole series, especially after they did such a beautiful job visualizing game mechanics in Aincrad. I do think they gave a very short explanation or at least you can kind of grasp it, in terms of ALO dual-wielding: it is not true dual wielding, Kirito is literally just holding 2 swords but can't really use them in combination. You can see it somewhat okay here, he finishes his ice-attack with 1 sword all the way through before he does anything with the other sword. And he has to do his 4-hit combo all with the same sword. I'm sure there's other ALO scenes where everything falls apart, rules be damned. But this one is actually kinda nice.
@@Gamefreak175 I haven't watched S3 of SAO, but I feel like there should've been some way to dual wield in ALO. I know there isn't I just wish there was bc it felt short lived, like Kayaba's echo fixed a bug. I don't like it.
I'm pretty sure the 'Skill Connect' system here works like it does in Alicization Lycoris. While there is no "true" dual-wielding, there exists a window between Sword Skill uses where another Skill can be used to ignore the lag time that occurs when you use the initial Skill. Think of it like a chain. Usually you can only chain basic attacks because skills are more powerful and therefore can't be used consecutively. Skill Connect allows you to chain a limited number of Sword Skills. In Alicization Lycoris, there's a superior version called Skill Connect Ex, which activates when you connect Sword Skills in an ascending fashion. That mean using lower tiered skills to higher tiered ones, where each skill recieves a damage multiplier the further you can rise in tiers while linking skills.
Let's all acknowledge that some of these movements are the same from when he used starburst stream for the first time and also how klein is literally in the exact same position when he saw kirito use it aswell
The other name for a skill connect is SSC also known as Sword Skill Chain. The higher the chain the higher the dmg output is This is hard to do (if sao is real in our life)
yep true but In SAO gameverse the SSC system of the game makes even more difficult for everyone since the time frames keeps getting smaller when chain longer
I mean, he can still equip 2 swords, he just can't use Sword Skill from the Dual Wield Skill, since that skill doesn't exist, but he doesn't need to have to skill to equip 2 swords (at least in ALO, were Sword Skills didn't exist initially). That being said, he did re-create some of his Dual Wielding Sword Skills as Original Sword Skills, but he's still unable to re-create Starburst Stream in ALO.
@@insecure8926 The Dual Wielding Sword Skill from SAO also gives him 1.8x boost to his attack speed This one doesn't And no. He did not manage to recreate a single Dual Wielding skill as an OSS. Not even Double Circular
its not that, he used an in-game system called skill connect. it lets a player use sword skills repeatedly without the delay from just using one individually. Kirito himself said he can use it 3 to 4 times without lagging if hes lucky.
Yea the thing is tho it’s kinda hard for him to not die while using it as you said he try not to get a delayed swing because if he did then he would be dead
The novels explain it as kirito starting a second skill just as the first one ends and chains the skills together, but the lag time afterwards do stack so if he doesn't kill his opponents by the end of his chain, then he's a sitting duck.
I don't know how true this is and I've just seen what I can fro youtube videos but apparently scientists are like half way there with developing something similar to nervegear. again I don't know how true this is but it's what I've seen from youtube videos
Vorpal strike, the skill that broke the dark repulser sword after the eclipse sword skill, the skill he last used againts gleam eye's during the starburst stream
This scene is awesome because of SSC. For who dont know about sword skill chain (or connect), in the sao games you can chain your sword skills (but you cant use different weapon's skills like this scene) Firstly Kirito using one hand sword skill with the right sword after that he using another one hand sword skill with the left sword. This makes SSC2. Then he using his dual sword skill Horizontal Square for SSC3 then finally he using Vorpal Strike which one hand sword skill and the result is SSC4. (Every SSC increase damage: Damage x SSC Bonus)
one thing, horizontal square is still a 1-handed sword skill as kirito uses the black sword for all 4 hits, ALO has no dual-blade skills as dual wielding does not exist in alo
And that is how it works I the video games of SAO but in the show and the books after you use a sword skill you get imoble for a few seconds the stronger the skills the longer cooldown but Kirito basically wile he is using 1 skill with his right hand is moving his left hand to start the second skill at just the right time less then a split second is enough to ruin it
@@argusrogue69420 Sadly, no. Sure some might have liked her and were sad, but that isn’t it. It’s because the story and how it plays out isn’t very good at times. I think it’s primarily characters like Suguha in Season 1, Part 2, where she falls for Kirito (Although my counter argument is that she only fell for him BEFORE she knew he was Kazuto).
Suguha falling inlove with Kirito ain't really something special Ppl hated on SAO cuz they wanted the adventures on each and every floor Now we're gnna get Progressive which I'm hyped for
I hope true Dualwielding gets a comeback. Skill Connect is cool, but the original Dualwielding skill is by far better and more epic. It also has no drawbacks, has more dps, better combos, gives more combo possibilities and is flawless/smooth. Skill connect looks clunky compared to Dualwielding skill. Skill connect switches the use of a weapon/sword, Dualwield uses both weapons/swords simultaneously.
The original Dual Wielding skill also gives an auto 1.8x increase to Kirito's general attack speed It is much more powerful than Skill Connect By the end of Alicization, Kirito could use both OG Dual Wielding & Skill Connect Dual Wielding thanks to his Incarnation there
Everyone fights to their heart's content, but Asuna... She did nothing the entire fight, but then she appears from nowhere causing like, 10 damage (her sword didn't even penetrated the monster, it just touched him xD), and stealing the kill bonus
@@MixedSnowFoxPlays Her race "Undine" is specialized in healing and support magic. Members of this race can be identified by their blue hair and high mobility in aquatic environments.
She was the healer. Everyone was stunned and she was the only one that can move. Besides, who the hell cares about the kill bonus. They’re on a time limit to get the strongest sword in the game. There’s no time for bitching about stolen kills.
I just need to point out a gripe I have with this arc. Kirito claims dual wielding doesn't exist and he was just chaining sword skills, but in the fairy dance arc he clearly used dual wielding against Eugene so can he or can he not?
IMO. They were playing the first ALO at that time which was just a copy paste of SAO using the similar items and skills in game.(which he has dual wielding because he's using his SAO acc) But then after the Rapey dude got defeated, he deleted his account, the original ALO got shut down. And created new servers that are user managed. Cuz of the shut down of the original game. A lot of skills were lost and probably have no data on dual wielding as it is a unique Skill like Divine Blade.
There was no unique skill dual wielding , meaning he cant use any skill related to dual wielding (e.g. starburst stream, eclipse, final revolution) . But with the new ALO system , there is this system called skill connect where in they are able to chain skills by casting it within a specific timeframe before the previous skill animation ended up to x number of times. What he did her was chain on handed sword skills usinf his left and right hand via skill connect
@@shiori2182 I'm not talking about this fight, I watched this episode and they explain like you just said dual wielding isn't a thing and that in order to fake replicate it you need to chain sword skills from your left and right hands. however, in his fight against Eugene in the fairy dance arc, we see him pick up a second sword and start dual wielding without skills (indicated by the fact that their swords glow when using skills).
What he meant by no dual wielding is there was no extra skill dual wielding meaning he cant use any skills relates to dual wielding. But he can use 2 1H sword at once just like he did on fairy arc fight and here. And what he meant by replicating is the usage of skills
@@christianha3092 thing is, there are actually two different version of ALO that we see directly, the first is when Kirito first logs in, and it has NO Sword Skills at all just magic, everything is based on actual player skill. the second is this version, which added SAO style Sword Skills at some point prior to this. how doers this apply you may ask. in the fight with Eugene, or how ever you spell it, it is during the first version of ALO prior to Sword Skills being introduced, and so Kirito is able to pick up a second sword and use it that way, because in theory you could do so IRL which is how the sword fighting worked in that version. but after the update, like this fight, they have Sword Skills now, which once triggered are basically the game taking control for the action allowing any one to do everything the skill entails, but the downside is that the skill has to EXIST to allow them to use it. in summary, the fight with Eugene was in a different version that may as well have been a different game with different mechanics.
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1:27 Asuna Just casually swoops in to get the last attack bonus.
Kirito must be feeling proud.
😂
Lol
Beserk healer in action
Daily life of Kirito shrimping
Illfang probably cursing Kirito to this day.
SAO: Dual-Wielding Kirito
SAO 2: Kirito Connect
SAO 3: Kirito Recollection
system call, remove core protection
SAO 4: Level 1 Kirito
@Walker Ali and it took me less of a second to know that it's a scam😂
SAO 3 pt 2: kirito afk
@@Aan-kun Sao 3 part 3: Kirito comes back after afk.
Pina didn’t use “bubble breath,” they used “bubble beam.” Pokémon fans understand
🤣
😭
The beam of the bubble yes
Squirtle: I'm sewing you for copyrights
XD
I know whats that mean
ALO: *doesn't include two sword style skills*
Kirito: Yes?
Oh the countless benefits of being the main protagonist
they definitely should have talked about game-to-game differences more in this whole series, especially after they did such a beautiful job visualizing game mechanics in Aincrad.
I do think they gave a very short explanation or at least you can kind of grasp it, in terms of ALO dual-wielding: it is not true dual wielding, Kirito is literally just holding 2 swords but can't really use them in combination.
You can see it somewhat okay here, he finishes his ice-attack with 1 sword all the way through before he does anything with the other sword. And he has to do his 4-hit combo all with the same sword.
I'm sure there's other ALO scenes where everything falls apart, rules be damned. But this one is actually kinda nice.
@@Gamefreak175 no the novels explains it well, A1 was like explanation be damned and ignored it all
@@Gamefreak175 I haven't watched S3 of SAO, but I feel like there should've been some way to dual wield in ALO. I know there isn't I just wish there was bc it felt short lived, like Kayaba's echo fixed a bug. I don't like it.
I'm pretty sure the 'Skill Connect' system here works like it does in Alicization Lycoris. While there is no "true" dual-wielding, there exists a window between Sword Skill uses where another Skill can be used to ignore the lag time that occurs when you use the initial Skill. Think of it like a chain. Usually you can only chain basic attacks because skills are more powerful and therefore can't be used consecutively. Skill Connect allows you to chain a limited number of Sword Skills. In Alicization Lycoris, there's a superior version called Skill Connect Ex, which activates when you connect Sword Skills in an ascending fashion. That mean using lower tiered skills to higher tiered ones, where each skill recieves a damage multiplier the further you can rise in tiers while linking skills.
That quick pan-up at 1:06 to show the rest of Kirito's party charging in as he's charging his skill up was so cool
1:08 Klein skipped a few frames putting his sword back
RIP Klein's frames
r/TIHI
That's Iai sword technique
Welp lags hahaha
You made my day better so I became your 69th like
And this is why the sword art online series is my all-time favorite anime. Great music and wonderful animation!
Nobody:
The sound quality of the attacks: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
is that good or bad ? 😄🤔
WOW are you being sarcastic or what?
😊🤫
@@animeboy5878 it's a little too much B A S S
Let's all acknowledge that some of these movements are the same from when he used starburst stream for the first time and also how klein is literally in the exact same position when he saw kirito use it aswell
1:05 This is what a team combo in genshin feels like with a four player co op lmao.
EXACTLY
Indeed and the same amount of flashiness
Yeah and that minotaur be like the ones in bounties that are immune to physical damage so you spam elemental skills
ikrrrrrr
@@uchiha5950 sadly cant relate :(
One thing about season two I dont see mentioned is how much more fleshed out the games are like I could actually see myself playing them
0:59 damn insane movement speed
it's really amazing how he swing his body too much instead of sword
The other name for a skill connect is SSC also known as Sword Skill Chain. The higher the chain the higher the dmg output is
This is hard to do (if sao is real in our life)
Actually some mmo can have skill chain if you are fast enough.
yep true but In SAO gameverse the SSC system of the game makes even more difficult for everyone since the time frames keeps getting smaller when chain longer
@@luminechan9066 and u must be good at using ur brain.
I mean people can kinda do this is several different games and, like kirito said, it is lag based xD
Edit: chain attacks in xenoblade chronicles exist
I only know SSC from sao memory defrag
Alo: *doesnt has dual wield function*
Kirito: just use 1 sword in each hand indepently
I mean, he can still equip 2 swords, he just can't use Sword Skill from the Dual Wield Skill, since that skill doesn't exist, but he doesn't need to have to skill to equip 2 swords (at least in ALO, were Sword Skills didn't exist initially). That being said, he did re-create some of his Dual Wielding Sword Skills as Original Sword Skills, but he's still unable to re-create Starburst Stream in ALO.
@@insecure8926 The Dual Wielding Sword Skill from SAO also gives him 1.8x boost to his attack speed
This one doesn't
And no. He did not manage to recreate a single Dual Wielding skill as an OSS. Not even Double Circular
How team comp supposed to work
But in reality every one dies
So the thing with this is that he used his swords' at different magic lengths to balanced it out since he cant use the dual welding skill
its not that, he used an in-game system called skill connect. it lets a player use sword skills repeatedly without the delay from just using one individually. Kirito himself said he can use it 3 to 4 times without lagging if hes lucky.
Yea the thing is tho it’s kinda hard for him to not die while using it as you said he try not to get a delayed swing because if he did then he would be dead
The novels explain it as kirito starting a second skill just as the first one ends and chains the skills together, but the lag time afterwards do stack so if he doesn't kill his opponents by the end of his chain, then he's a sitting duck.
still amazing that Kirito can actually hold and use 2 swords at the same time 😲😯
1:06 こういう見せ方好き
I want an Alfheim Online MMORPG so bad man...
*STAR BURST STREAM!!!!*
😲
Ver-2
STARRA BURSTA STOREAMMMM!!!!
He should've done a 1 hit combo chain but super quick. Then he could've said "mana chain stream" for his Skill Connect.
Asuna: "FINALLY! AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! The Last Attack bonus is MINE!"
audio on this is top notch amazing
Thats why i love this anime :3
ALO "We better leave out duel wielding, it's OP"
Kirito "Yes and? I still have two swords and two hands"
ALOはエフェクトが派手だなぁ
それは大丈夫ですか？
既存のSSに属性が付与されてるからかな
属性毎にエフェクトが存在するだろうからまぁ派手よねw 見た目の時点で派手なんだけど()
ufotableには負けるが
@@edenassos
制作会社の話はしてないと思うぞ
Asuna KS-ing 😤
Ikr
I hope I still alive when we can play vr game like this, this is so freaking awesome
Yess dude itz freking awesome 🔥
I don't know how true this is and I've just seen what I can fro youtube videos but apparently scientists are like half way there with developing something similar to nervegear. again I don't know how true this is but it's what I've seen from youtube videos
Game: dual weild not allowed
Kirito : hold my weapon change
And Asuna for the kill steal😂😂😂
No one:
Kirito: Here's my chance
Imagine if they had a lag spike
1:04 kirito's signature move
Horizontal Square
I'm pretty sure his official signature move is "Vorpal Strike", the rushing Sword Skill he used against Death Gun.
Vorpal strike, the skill that broke the dark repulser sword after the eclipse sword skill, the skill he last used againts gleam eye's during the starburst stream
@@EdgySword what? when? where?how?
I mean, the last part of star burst stream and eclipse
World's greatest anime 🙏
Great video and God bless 🙏
The cuts made the video shorter but the music is positively shredded.
good point👍
ah yes, the boss that just stands there and takes a beating. That how video games work...
This scene is awesome because of SSC. For who dont know about sword skill chain (or connect), in the sao games you can chain your sword skills (but you cant use different weapon's skills like this scene) Firstly Kirito using one hand sword skill with the right sword after that he using another one hand sword skill with the left sword. This makes SSC2. Then he using his dual sword skill Horizontal Square for SSC3 then finally he using Vorpal Strike which one hand sword skill and the result is SSC4. (Every SSC increase damage: Damage x SSC Bonus)
Oh! thanks for explaining 😁
God damn this guy knows a lot
one thing, horizontal square is still a 1-handed sword skill as kirito uses the black sword for all 4 hits, ALO has no dual-blade skills as dual wielding does not exist in alo
And that is how it works I the video games of SAO but in the show and the books after you use a sword skill you get imoble for a few seconds the stronger the skills the longer cooldown but Kirito basically wile he is using 1 skill with his right hand is moving his left hand to start the second skill at just the right time less then a split second is enough to ruin it
@@shivuuki7 Yeah, which is precisely why Kirito develop Skill Connect to make up for the lack of Dual Wielding Skill in ALO.
Vertical square with element was nice
Kirito is the avatar. He uses all 4 elements
I would say this is esay facts teamwork makes the dream work xd and I’ve watched this amine a lot
This is werid when the first moose dead the other cries and just one shot ko happends
いきなり出てきて美味しいとこ持ってくるアスナ草
ALOでのキリトの戦闘もっと見たいよなぁ。
you can offer any episodes, whitch you want to see😄
@@animeboy5878 OK、I see.
戦闘能力セーブされちゃうからなぁ……
It being bass boosted is what the cat girls hear every fight..
This is basically WoW boss battle. Everyone just fukin nukes.
kirito cheesing a turn based combat system
キリトくん相変わらず
卑怯w
卑怯ではないけども卑怯
this team are the animators of sds from s1 and 2
"If you don´t give me my dual wield i´ll make it myself!"
Welp, basically, cooldown animation cancelling , done alot of times, to mimic a dual weilding skill
The last skill Asuna did made my ears bleed. had volume on like 100%
Rest In Peace ears
Wonder why Sinon didn’t snipe the face off both them fools. Also I love how Kirito avoided major lag by using the old Switch tactic
0:26
I wasn't expecting for an ear rape
😆😆 Surprise
@@animeboy5878 A----
Yeah me too
*Vaporize*
*Swirl*
*Superconduct*
*Melt*
*Vaporize*
*Swirl*
*Superconduct*
*Melt*
これなぁ…頭の中で右と左の動き、同時に考えないといけないんだよな
ソードスキルの打ち終わりちょうどのタイミングに姿勢と思考を切り替えてるなんてな…
すげぇよキリト…！
加えて逆側の手をソードスキルが発動する構えになる位置に持っていかなきゃいけないんだが
これを乱暴にやるとスキルが途中で止まることになるから
凄いそーっとやらなきゃいけないってのがな
0:46 all I can see is a bunch if surprised pikachus
esto es otro nivel esto es la ostia
what is ostia ?
They did not let that monster breathe
Why is the audio killing me that bass 🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭
The action is so gorgeously animated. Why do people hate Sao?
It’s not the animation that is hated, it’s more that the story is a mess sometimes. Just go watch one of those infinite “sAo BaD” videos to learn why.
@@Linksays I bet most people low-key hate Sao because of Sachi's death
@@argusrogue69420 Sadly, no. Sure some might have liked her and were sad, but that isn’t it. It’s because the story and how it plays out isn’t very good at times. I think it’s primarily characters like Suguha in Season 1, Part 2, where she falls for Kirito (Although my counter argument is that she only fell for him BEFORE she knew he was Kazuto).
@@Linksays which weeb doesn't want to see some onii chan (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞
Suguha falling inlove with Kirito ain't really something special
Ppl hated on SAO cuz they wanted the adventures on each and every floor
Now we're gnna get Progressive which I'm hyped for
1:27
If support mains didn't only heal like in bronze elo
Yall got earrape but I got low volume. I still love the *BVVVVVVVVVVVVVV* tho.
こうなってくるとイジメに見えるw
それだけ強いって証拠だよ
Its so bass boosted i love it XD
first person who love bass boosted sound 😂🤣
When kirintod using his zing-zing-zing skill be like:
0:35 Yea kirito-san! my boi broke his arm to get that hit. I wish I could rip my beyblades like that when I was a kid. 🤣🤣
asuna is just the annoying guys who stole the kill when never did anything
お、音割れが…………
低音音割れバイアスで草
Switch→切り替える→切り、かえる
And here i am still lack to use single skill perfectly
knew version of dual weilding!
Far better described in ranobe
In anime you just can’t understand how mad is this thing
Awesome
SAOⅡぐらいのエフェクト好き
Kirito : killing enemy in group
Levi : killing a group of enemy
Customized vertical square...
Bota fé nesse homem que esse homem é de ajudar vc pode gritar por seu nome toda vez que precisar sarava seu Zé pilintra
rec room god moves be like
Swwwooorrrdd arrrttt onnlinneee
Asuna = batman
I hope true Dualwielding gets a comeback. Skill Connect is cool, but the original Dualwielding skill is by far better and more epic. It also has no drawbacks, has more dps, better combos, gives more combo possibilities and is flawless/smooth. Skill connect looks clunky compared to Dualwielding skill. Skill connect switches the use of a weapon/sword, Dualwield uses both weapons/swords simultaneously.
This is why Dual Wielding Skills weren't implemented in ALO🤣 they knew how busted it would be if they gave 1 of a Kind Sword Skills to the man.
hes asspulling something the game didn't intend to be possible to do. of course it looks scuffed
@@dragonkrieg4444bro is technically abusing an exploit. I pray for the GM that tries to ban the man that hosts the world seed
The original Dual Wielding skill also gives an auto 1.8x increase to Kirito's general attack speed
It is much more powerful than Skill Connect
By the end of Alicization, Kirito could use both OG Dual Wielding & Skill Connect Dual Wielding thanks to his Incarnation there
i wish a game like this will exist 😢
What season of Sao is this?
ピナ「きゅがあああああっ！」
きゅろろろろあっ！
Hey, that's kill stealing Asuna!!
She was the only one who could attack
ピナ「きゅろろろろろあっ！」
this is avengers but in anime version
😲oouu
ピナ「きゅるるるらららっ」
ピナ「きゅるるるぁおおおおおっ！」
ピナ「きゅるるるろろろろをあっ！」
みんな普通に強くて草。クラインさんも強いのねｗ。
jfc bass boosted all the way
ピナ「きゅるるをろろわららららあ」
Sound warning💀
they pulverized him ;-; O.o
WHY SKIP SCENE???????????????????
There's a second one.
ゲームクラッシャーキリト
Everyone fights to their heart's content, but Asuna...
She did nothing the entire fight, but then she appears from nowhere causing like, 10 damage (her sword didn't even penetrated the monster, it just touched him xD), and stealing the kill bonus
Lmao ikr
She was the healer of the group, which is a role no one wants to do. But she goes and fights when she needs to, hence "berserk healer".
@@mlo009 oooh, i've watcher basically all of SAO content and never noticed Asuna was a healer lmao, i had always thought she was a pure dex build
@@MixedSnowFoxPlays Her race "Undine" is specialized in healing and support magic. Members of this race can be identified by their blue hair and high mobility in aquatic environments.
She was the healer. Everyone was stunned and she was the only one that can move. Besides, who the hell cares about the kill bonus. They’re on a time limit to get the strongest sword in the game. There’s no time for bitching about stolen kills.
So much bass 😂
😆
I just need to point out a gripe I have with this arc. Kirito claims dual wielding doesn't exist and he was just chaining sword skills, but in the fairy dance arc he clearly used dual wielding against Eugene so can he or can he not?
IMO. They were playing the first ALO at that time which was just a copy paste of SAO using the similar items and skills in game.(which he has dual wielding because he's using his SAO acc) But then after the Rapey dude got defeated, he deleted his account, the original ALO got shut down. And created new servers that are user managed. Cuz of the shut down of the original game. A lot of skills were lost and probably have no data on dual wielding as it is a unique Skill like Divine Blade.
There was no unique skill dual wielding , meaning he cant use any skill related to dual wielding (e.g. starburst stream, eclipse, final revolution) . But with the new ALO system , there is this system called skill connect where in they are able to chain skills by casting it within a specific timeframe before the previous skill animation ended up to x number of times.
What he did her was chain on handed sword skills usinf his left and right hand via skill connect
@@shiori2182 I'm not talking about this fight, I watched this episode and they explain like you just said dual wielding isn't a thing and that in order to fake replicate it you need to chain sword skills from your left and right hands. however, in his fight against Eugene in the fairy dance arc, we see him pick up a second sword and start dual wielding without skills (indicated by the fact that their swords glow when using skills).
What he meant by no dual wielding is there was no extra skill dual wielding meaning he cant use any skills relates to dual wielding. But he can use 2 1H sword at once just like he did on fairy arc fight and here.
And what he meant by replicating is the usage of skills
@@christianha3092 thing is, there are actually two different version of ALO that we see directly, the first is when Kirito first logs in, and it has NO Sword Skills at all just magic, everything is based on actual player skill. the second is this version, which added SAO style Sword Skills at some point prior to this.
how doers this apply you may ask.
in the fight with Eugene, or how ever you spell it, it is during the first version of ALO prior to Sword Skills being introduced, and so Kirito is able to pick up a second sword and use it that way, because in theory you could do so IRL which is how the sword fighting worked in that version. but after the update, like this fight, they have Sword Skills now, which once triggered are basically the game taking control for the action allowing any one to do everything the skill entails, but the downside is that the skill has to EXIST to allow them to use it.
in summary, the fight with Eugene was in a different version that may as well have been a different game with different mechanics.