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[Arsic]

i do comfy couching on pc with a 55 oled gaming tv and all wireless lightspeed setup up. so good.

My wiring set up really doesn’t favor it.

Unable to run a HDMI effectively to the TV without it being very long and in the way, plus it only has one slot for the gaming channel options to enable the 120hz , HDR, etc. I’d constantly be taking out the ps5 or PC cord for the slot.

I just pick and choose. Like Spider-Man 2 is a no brainer for ps5 on TV, and something like sea of stars plus blasphemous 2 on the couch .

 

[bender]

for any1 that didnt get it from my 1st post i want to have sexual intercourse with these robots

 

[Shtef]

Xbox version is trash apparently. Poor chaps can't catch a break

Trash in what way?

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Got my D1 edition pre-ordered, fooking Amazon, they're gonna deliver it next Tuesday...

Xbox version is trash apparently. Poor chaps can't catch a break

Wait, what ? how is it possible? Bad optimization?

 

[Punished Miku]

Got my D1 edition pre-ordered, fooking Amazon, they're gonna deliver it next Tuesday...



Wait, what ? how is it possible? Bad optimization?

I think they're joking. One Xbox site gave it a harsher review.

 

[zeldaring]

Good.
Sekiro was perfect length.
Previous souls were good length.
Elden Ring is too big

Sekrio was like 33 hours though lol, plus it had like 4 endings.

 

[Ronin_7]

Buying this

 

[balls of snow]

Yep punting this to black friday.

Few reviews now saying only 10 hours of story mode, exclusing re-plays. Any other hours are multiplayer, or dicking around the garage well-beyond necessity.

Shame. Im a FromSoft fanboy, but dissapointed considering this is from the Sekiro team?

Hey, at least From got it out of their system. Now its Elden Ring 2, new ip and Sekiro 2 until next gen comes.

 

[Klosshufvud]

Supposedly the game has a lot of replay value going off what reviews are saying. Really nice to play a game that's worth replaying for once.

 

[rofif]

Sekrio was like 33 hours though lol, plus it had like 4 endings.

This is probably the same

 

[tmlDan]

Gene is a Fromsoft fanboy, I don't take his opinions on these games seriously.

This seems tedious to me, I should be able to play whatever build i find fun:

 

[zeldaring]

This is probably the same

Most reviews saying 15 hours.

 

[TexMex]

If people expecting Armored Core Freaking 6 to play like Souls game and be disappointed it doesn't, they have no one but themselves to blame.

FROM made it pretty damn clear that this is Armoured Core game and so its gonna play like one.

Didn’t blame From software once yes you are correct can the From defense team please stand down. From fans are worse than Kojima ones. Get rock hard the second they sniff anything that could even resemble criticism. Deep breaths, they’re gonna be okay.

 

[Bry0]

Gene is a Fromsoft fanboy, I don't take his opinions on these games seriously.

This seems tedious to me, I should be able to play whatever build i find fun:

Part of the loop of the game is adjusting the parts to overcome the challenges in a given mission. Been that way since the 90s. Otherwise what’s the point of offering a bunch of parts of the game never puts you in a position to experiment with them?

 

[tmlDan]

Part of the loop of the game is adjusting the parts to overcome the challenges in a given mission. Been that way since the 90s. Otherwise what’s the point of offering a bunch of parts of the game never puts you in a position to experiment with them?

Thats like saying you are forced to use a weapon in Elden Ring, if i have to use a certain subset of weaponry to beat a boss thats just not fun - you can disagree all you like but acting like saying "in the 90's" means anything at all is silly.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

XboxEra - Jesse Norris - 6.5 / 10

An odd return to what has been a mostly mediocre series. It fixes multiple issues, mainly control-wise from the past titles, without adding much else. It isn’t great to look at, and while it can be fun to play its poor balance as you progress kills any joy to be found after not too long.

 

[Danjin44]

Thats like saying you are forced to use a weapon in Elden Ring, if i have to use a certain subset of weaponry to beat a boss thats just not fun - you can disagree all you like but acting like saying "in the 90's" means anything at all is silly.

Armored Core is not Elden Ring or any other Souls game, it mecha game, you build and customize your mech in order overcome the challenges, that basically what AC is all about.

 

[gaming_again]

Short games that are endlessly replayable are overdue a renaissance.

 

[Bry0]

Thats like saying you are forced to use a weapon in Elden Ring, if i have to use a certain subset of weaponry to beat a boss thats just not fun - you can disagree all you like but acting like saying "in the 90's" means anything at all is silly.

It means that’s what fans of the franchise expect. They are sticking with what fans like about the franchise for decades. You don’t HAVE to switch up your build, but if you want to bash your head against a wall using tank treads and snipers against a really fast aggressive close range AC you can. You’re just making it harder on yourself.

 

[Punished Miku]

Short games that are endlessly replayable are overdue a renaissance.

I beat Wanted: Dead like 7x in a row this year. Once you know the game it can be like 5-6 hours.

 

[tmlDan]

It means that’s what fans of the franchise expect. They are sticking with what fans like about the franchise for decades. You don’t HAVE to switch up your build, but if you want to bash your head against a wall using tank treads and snipers against a really fast aggressive close range AC you can. You’re just making it harder on yourself.

Armored Core is not Elden Ring or any other Souls game, it mecha game, you build and customize your mech in order overcome the challenges, that basically what AC is all about.

That's cool guys, I said its not fun you don't have to explain something I already know.

Increasing difficulty curves after I prefer melee in AC and the game destroys me just seems like bad game design to me.

 

[Danjin44]

Increasing difficulty curves after I prefer melee in AC and the game destroys me just seems like bad game design to me.

Not really, you just expecting this game to play like Souls game and thats not really the game's fault.

 

[Bry0]

That's cool guys, I said its not fun you don't have to explain something I already know.

Increasing difficulty curves after I prefer melee in AC and the game destroys me just seems like bad game design to me.

I think it’s fun. You should try playing an AC and take it for what it is. You might end up realizing it works well for how the game is designed. If not then that’s ok too.

 

[GymWolf]

10-15 hours campaign sounds a bit low, not gonna lie.

But they are probably gonna be doubled if the game is very hard.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Ok FromSoft.... I'm REALLY glad that AC is back in action. I remember vividly playing the first one on a PS1 Demo Disc I had at the time and really became interested, even if passively, in the genre. Even more so when they previewed AC2 for the PS2. I was blown away by those tiny little screenshots in my PSM magazine.

Not surprised in the slightest this is doing well and I hope it brings more people to the genre(s). I don't have the cash to pick this up now, but I will in the future. FromSoft has aged like a fine wine and I have been so happy to have been along for the ride.


That said......FromSoft....It's time to revive an ol' forgotten relic......

 

[Kenneth Haight]

II’m down for the lower length and the price is set accordingly.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

That said......FromSoft....It's time to revive an ol' forgotten relic......

You can still get this on the PS3 store for $9.99.

Just an FYI for the 6 of you who are still using that store.

 

[YukiOnna]

That's cool guys, I said its not fun you don't have to explain something I already know.

Increasing difficulty curves after I prefer melee in AC and the game destroys me just seems like bad game design to me.

Why not give it a shot with an open-mind though? If you still don't like it, then you don't.

It's like those ugly weenies who can't judge Sekiro on its own merits because it wasn't Souls or BB.

 

[Aion002]

Increasing difficulty curves after I prefer melee in AC and the game destroys me just seems like bad game design to me.

It's not a bad design if the game main focus is about adapting, changing your play style and customizing your "robot" accordingly to the challenges.

The melee combat is just one of the many tools that the player has on the AC series, playing only melee is counterintuitive to say the least.

It's like playing pokemon using only fire pokemons and then complain about the game design during fights against water pokemons.

 

[SidViscous]

Any mention of how difficulty works in this? sounds like it doesn't have a difficulty setting at all, I'm hoping it's not some level scaling bullshit and I can just grind past any difficulty bumps.

 

[Bry0]

Any mention of how difficulty works in this? sounds like it doesn't have a difficulty setting at all, I'm hoping it's not some level scaling bullshit and I can just grind past any difficulty bumps.

It’s not an rpg. No level scaling because there is no leveling. You can buy better mech parts as you get more money though but they all tend to have trade offs. No difficulty levels either.

Your best bet with difficulty bumps is seeing if someone has a cheesy build to share to beat a certain boss. That’s gotten me through some tough fights like the final sp boss in ac5 verdict day.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

I wanna see ACGs review

 

[EviLore]

Sounds great:

 

[FoxMcChief]

Sounds great:

Nice

 

[Fabieter]

For someone who played every souls game and sekiro, how lost am I if I never played the series.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Nice

Yup, that impression sounds amazing. Deffo picking this up on PC. Might grab it this weekend.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Xbox version is trash apparently. Poor chaps can't catch a break

I think you’re confused. The Xbox version reviewing lower doesn’t mean the Xbox version is worse. Each console has its own exclusive reviewers. It seems like some of the exclusive xbox reviewers like it less is all.

 

[Danjin44]

For someone who played every souls game and sekiro, how lost am I if I never played the series.

play it with open mind and dont expect to play it like Souls, thats all.

 

[Fabieter]

play it with open mind and dont expect to play it like Souls, thats all.

I played zone of enders back in the day. Can I go in expecting something like that. Game is preordered but I think i might be supried one way or another.

 

[Romulus]

It sounds like From finally put some money toward optimization. Thank God.

Are the negative points in reviews pointing toward bad performance on console? I've read the opposite. Ps5 is rock solid 60fps no?

 

[Bry0]

I played zone of enders back in the day. Can I go in expecting something like that. Game is preordered but I think i might be supried one way or another.

it’s not really like ZOE either, though I’d say it’s a little closer to that then souls.

 

[Danjin44]

I played zone of enders back in the day. Can I go in expecting something like that. Game is preordered but I think i might be supried one way or another.

Expect much more customization of your mech, unlike Souls series don't expect sticking one build and try beat entire game with it, you expected to adapt and build mech to overcome challenge for each mission.

 

[Fabieter]

it’s not really like ZOE either, though I’d say it’s a little closer to that then souls.

Oh well I might just have to go in open minded like Danjin44 mentioned.

 

[Romulus]

That is literally translated as "I sucked at the game." Dude couldn't spell it out any clearer.

 

[Big Baller]

Breh how is the Xbox version 10 points lower

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Breh how is the Xbox version 10 points lower

Jealousy at a superior controller

 

[Bry0]

Breh how is the Xbox version 10 points lower

Cuz that one 6.5 guy sucks at the game, lmao.

 

[Lupin25]

Looks like it’s right where I predicted it to be. (88) At least on console.

Not sure what’s going on with the S/X version.

 

[Gudji]

I only care about the Stevivor review.

 

[Fabieter]

Expect much more customization of your mech, unlike Souls series don't expect sticking one build and try beat entire game with it, you expected to adapt and build mech to overcome challenge for each mission.

So you can't look for something that works super well for you. Sounds kinda thanks.