If you want something that has the same premise as SAO, but actually did it well instead of completely ruining it, then I'd suggest;
- Log Horizon - Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions
They both follow the same premise that death actually matters, and unlike SAO, they don't just shove a super overpowered main character that all the girls cling to simply because he is the main character of a horribly written harem.