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[GymWolf]

Hold strafe and mash shoulder buttons for 25 hours. Gotcha.

Made a gif.

mi

 

[R6Rider]

Since we are on it people should keep an eye on Monomyth, as well:

Oh nice, it has a demo.

 

[Buggy Loop]

So i pre-ordered so far

BG3 - Armored Core 6 - Starfield

How the fuck am i going to find the time

 

[GermanZepp]

Those synths f*king awesome

 

[DeepEnigma]

Where on earth is anybody getting bad graphics from?!?

We went through this with Elden Ring and it's one of the most gorgeous games ever made. Timeless for decades to come. This looks right up there with atmosphere and art design. And the gameplay vids are a schmupgasm!

 

[DeepEnigma]

Made a gif.

 

[Rentahamster]

look at those textures, LOD, art direction may be ok, graphics are bad

You,...think this looks good? LOL

Eh, it looks good enough. As long as the gameplay loop is engaging, the controls are tight, and the framerates are consistent enough, it should be fine. I'd rather development resources get spent on those key components rather than have the graphics look better.

 

[Fbh]

Iron Pineapple has a good preview from the perspective of someone with a lot of Souls experience but who has never played AC

 

[F0rneus]

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

New Armored Core VI preview details:


• Game will be 50-60 hours long
• Environments are much larger and more vertical
• Enemies get more aggressive as their health drops
• PC has native 120 FPS support (first ever FromSoft game)
• Ray tracing can be enabled for the "Garage"
• Permanent upgrades can be earned in Arena mode
• OS Upgrades allow you to customize the feel of your mech
• Huge variety of weapons; Armory Stations allow you to change loadout mid-mission

50-60 holy fuck. Mind blown

 

[Buggy Loop]

New Armored Core VI preview details:


• Game will be 50-60 hours long
• Environments are much larger and more vertical
• Enemies get more aggressive as their health drops
• PC has native 120 FPS support (first ever FromSoft game)
• Ray tracing can be enabled for the "Garage"
• Permanent upgrades can be earned in Arena mode
• OS Upgrades allow you to customize the feel of your mech
• Huge variety of weapons; Armory Stations allow you to change loadout mid-mission

Please From... native ultrawide support please.

 

[nikos]

Looks pretty good but very claustrophobic. Also not sure how I feel about being locked on to enemies.

No chance of it supporting ultrawide with Bandai Namco on board, so hopefully it's not too difficult for the community to mod.

 

[GermanZepp]

Gameplay, replayability, animations, Systems complexity, art direction, music, lore, story characters > graphics

And so on.

 

[Diseased Yak]

20-39 year old me would love that. 40 year old me is not so sure about that time commitment for this type of game.

Almost 49 year old me is totally buying this game... and playing it someday this year (probably). Still working on FFXVI, have Baldur's Gate 3 pre-bought on Steam, and, fucking hell, I have a week scheduled off work for the release of Starfield.

My back, neck, and hands will be killing me and/or completely numb by Christmas.

 

[R6Rider]

So i pre-ordered so far

BG3 - Ace Combat 6 - Starfield

How the fuck am i going to find the time

 

[Drake]

yep, looks like Armored Core. I just know there's gonna be a ton of people complaining on launch day that its not Mecha-Souls

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

So i pre-ordered so far

BG3 - Ace Combat 6 - Starfield

How the fuck am i going to find the time

Diablo IV, Xenoblade 3 Future Redeemed, FF XVI, BG3, Starfield, Armored Core VI, Cyberpunk Expansion….

2023 is officially the year of long-ass games I wish I had the time to play.

 

[Draugoth]

I hate pre order bonus but im pre ordering this.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Fucking hell, brain fart there. NOT that AC

 

[Rentahamster]

Iron Pineapple has a good preview from the perspective of someone with a lot of Souls experience

Great video. Very informative with no bullshit.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

That 12 minute preview got me like...

If you told me that was a remaster/remake of Armored Core 2, I wouldn't think twice. It looks very old in terms of design.

Still, with tears in my eyes I'll find myself going "I want to upgrade my secondary gun with a bigger payload" as snot dribbles out my nose.

Wide variety of reactions to this is fun to read.

 

[skit_data]

It looks pretty damn fun. In some ways it reminds me of Metroid Prime, despite being 3rd person. I can sort of see aspects in the game influenced by their recent games but I think it will be very important to approach this as something else entirely.

Edit: That gif also gives some heavy Returnal vibes, looks awesome.

 

[Malachai]

Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon preview - the Dark Souls of mech games

GameCentral goes hands-on with the follow-up to Elden Ring but just how similar are the two games?

metro.co.uk

They reckon its extremely difficult even for a From game.

 

[Raven117]

There is just too much awesome stuff coming out. I can't keep up.

Im still finishing up FFXVI and Zelda hopefully before Starfield. Once that is done, to BG3, then probably this. My first non-day 1 purchase of a FromSoftware game since Demon Souls.

 

[Danjin44]

My god this absolutely fucking HYPE!

 

[Danjin44]

Where on earth is anybody getting bad graphics from?!?

Because people are fucking blind.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

yep, looks like Armored Core. I just know there's gonna be a ton of people complaining on launch day that its not Mecha-Souls

And I hope to god its not. I dont need "souls" formula in every new game thats made.

 

[Bartski]

so they basically gave out the full game to a bunch of youtubers a month before release.

Spoiler

 

[Heaven Angel]

Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon preview - the Dark Souls of mech games

GameCentral goes hands-on with the follow-up to Elden Ring but just how similar are the two games?

metro.co.uk

They reckon its extremely difficult even for a From game.

I hope it's true. I'm totally in for a challenge.

 

[GymWolf]

Do you people have a link for the presentation in 4k? i can only find full hd...

 

[CGNoire]

Auto-Aim Everything.
Even the Melee looks to trigger an autothrust and attack when implemented. The only gameplay I saw in that trailer was dodging.

 

[CGNoire]

Looks pretty good but very claustrophobic. Also not sure how I feel about being locked on to enemies.

No chance of it supporting ultrawide with Bandai Namco on board, so hopefully it's not too difficult for the community to mod.

It looks like even the melee attack was automated. What are we supposed to do just dodge the whole time while spamming lock-On missiles.?

 

[geary]

 

[CGNoire]

For veteran fans: An OS upgrade that might pique your attention is manual targeting, which restores the classic style of aiming without the help of auto-targeting from earlier entries. Be sure to equip it if you want a particularly old-school challenge.

Good to hear.
Will be interesting to see if its faithful to the way it worked before since I think they removed the Tracking-chip upgrades in assembly.

 

[abstract alien]

Wow, the gameplay is actually Armored Core. What a time to be alive.

 

[rodrigolfp]

It looks like even the melee attack was automated. What are we supposed to do just dodge the whole time while spamming lock-On missiles.?

Hopefully is optional like Souls games.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Looks pretty good IMO.

 

[F0rneus]

Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon preview - the Dark Souls of mech games

GameCentral goes hands-on with the follow-up to Elden Ring but just how similar are the two games?

metro.co.uk

They reckon its extremely difficult even for a From game.

 

[rofif]

Made a gif.

Dude even my saturday morning sex is not that good.
holy shit I need to get in shape for this game

 

[newtypepilot]

 

[SlimySnake]

We went through this with Elden Ring and it's one of the most gorgeous games ever made. Timeless for decades to come.

 

[Heaven Angel]

Auto-Aim Everything.
Even the Melee looks to trigger an autothrust and attack when implemented. The only gameplay I saw in that trailer was dodging.

Sounds easy right, lets see you beat the game without getting hit.

 

[Killer8]

Game looks insanely fun. I can see what people are saying about dated visuals but the scale of the levels and the art direction on display here more than makes the game hold its own.

 

[SlimySnake]

Made a gif.

This is giving me returnal vibes.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Yes, the art direction in the world is ... world class. The atmosphere, lighting choices, colors, architecture, etc..

10 years from now, it will still hold up. Most of the technical check box games, will not.

This is giving me returnal vibes.

And that gameplay particle machine was glorious!

 

[VeganElduderino]

looks good ! but it is like a ugly child the more you look at it , the cuter it gets.

 

[skit_data]

This is giving me returnal vibes.

That was exactly my first thought as well.
I heard in Iron Pineapples that there are no i-frames when dodging though. Once you figured out the whole jump-dash/dash through particles in Returnal it got a lot less hard. This doesn't seem to give you that kind of leeway.

 

[Bartski]

https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/25/armored-core-6-preview-the-dark-souls-of-mech-games-19189063/

Everyone agreed the game was very good, and they enjoyed the combat and movement system, but the overriding topic of conversation was how impossibly difficult it was. That might seem obvious considering it’s by the same people behind Dark Souls and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice but while last year’s smash hit Elden Ring was a little more approachable than the FromSoftware norm, that same sense of leniency has not been extended to Armored Core 6.

As much as we love From, and giant robots, we have to admit that we were so thoroughly confounded by the first boss in Armored Core 6 that we had to get the developer to beat it for us. We would feel ashamed at that admission, as it’s not something that’s ever happened before, but to our considerable relief we found out that many others at the preview had to do the same thing.

 

[SlimySnake]

Yes, the art direction in the world is ... world class. The atmosphere, lighting choices, colors, architecture, etc..

10 years from now, it will still hold up. Most of the technical check box games, will not.


And that gameplay particle machine was glorious!

We shall see. I thought the art direction was not on par with DS3 and BB. Sekiro is their best looking game because of the beautiful setting that is held up by the incredible art direction. ER's lighting choices just felt drab and dull compared to their other games. I get that its meant to be oppressive but BB and DS3 pulled it off without looking all UE3 dull brownish. I bet when the BB 4k remaster comes out, it ends up looking better because the better art direction will shine through.

P.S I think FF16 features a lot of very similar looking castle areas that are roughly on par with ER's visual fidelity in terms of textures and models, but the lighting and architecture just feel so much more pleasant to look at in FF16. Thats one game I think that will age well because of its art design because it already looks great despite having dated assets compared to Sony first party games. Lets bump this post in ten years. ;p

 

[DeepEnigma]

We shall see. I thought the art direction was not on par with DS3 and BB. Sekiro is their best looking game because of the beautiful setting that is held up by the incredible art direction. ER's lighting choices just felt drab and dull compared to their other games. I get that its meant to be oppressive but BB and DS3 pulled it off without looking all UE3 dull brownish. I bet when the BB 4k remaster comes out, it ends up looking better because the better art direction will shine through.

P.S I think FF16 features a lot of very similar looking castle areas that are roughly on par with ER's visual fidelity in terms of textures and models, but the lighting and architecture just feel so much more pleasant to look at in FF16. Thats one game I think that will age well because of its art design because it already looks great despite having dated assets compared to Sony first party games.

I feel ER is more cohesive in it's art direction than FF16. There are also areas that screamed BB in ER as well as their other games. That's what I love about their worlds, they all feel interconnected in some way.

Lets bump this post in ten years. ;p