He definitely should play older games before buying this one just because of muh fromsofrware
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Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon will launch on August 25, 2023. New Trailer released.
Apocryphon
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I suspect the majority of Froms current player base won’t like this. I have played all of the previous games; some good, some awful, most mediocre, and it sounds like the gameplay won’t be changing much. The sense of scale is there and the world looks pretty good, but it isn’t going to play anything like a Souls game. Hopefully they knock it out of the park but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it rake in a bunch of 6/10 reviews. We’ll see. The trailer looks ok, but it wasn’t as good as the announcement trailer, and as usual the dialogue is cheesy as fuck and about as bad as the Ace Combat series 
Sub_Level
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I suspect the majority of Froms current player base won’t like this. I have played all of the previous games; some good, some awful, most mediocre, and it sounds like the gameplay won’t be changing much. The sense of scale is there and the world looks pretty good, but it isn’t going to play anything like a Souls game. Hopefully they knock it out of the park but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it rake in a bunch of 6/10 reviews. We’ll see. The trailer looks ok, but it wasn’t as good as the announcement trailer, and as usual the dialogue is cheesy as fuck and about as bad as the Ace Combat series
Its not the old days where one comes out every 12-18 months, so a new AC is fairly novel in 2023. It will prolly get satisfactory 8/10 reviews and be generally well received as a fun arcadey experience, much like the Ace Combat you mentioned (7 is well regarded). I agree with you that people expecting Souls will be disappointed but we have gameplay to distinguish it now so its kinda their fault if they fall in that trap.
Kvally
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https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/armored-core-vi-fires-of-rubicon/9p2b832npw5r
Edit....you probably mean the premium edition.
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rofif
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rofif
Can’t Git Gud
oh my lord. 3 games. what are we going to do!
hint - look at 2011. This is nothing lol
Anyway. This year I am buying Armored core and Spiderman for sure
I'll wait to see less trailer "gameplay" and more gameplay "gameplay" before deciding to jump on this. I don't know anything about AC, but this was giving me major NIER vibes for some reason (maybe it was the movement of the mechs). I'm guessing you customize your mech in this - and that all those machines are different "builds." I dunno, hard to get excited about this without the context of knowing the franchise history.
FunkMiller
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Not something I'm interested in playing, but From don't miss. I'm sure this will be a great game for those who like mech combat.
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RaZoR No1
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Looks like an early PS4 game.
kvltus lvlzvs
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Franchise was legendary in PS1 and PS2 era and then moved to solid 6/10 territory thereafter with a few good ones in between. It was almost an annual release for a good while.
Danjin44
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Johnny Concrete
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But probably plays like a late PS7 game.
But that art design of barren rocks tho? Out of this world
ClanOfNone
Member
wow, I was thinking early next year, happy to be wrong. Super close to Baldur's Gate 3, which is a bummer, guess we'll see which game sinks the hooks deeper!
Mozzarella
Member
Impressive by Fromsoft to release this game just a year after their biggest game yet, speaks volume about the amount of hardwork and talent in the studio, bravo!
I'm excited to try this one, never played Armored Core game before.
I'm excited to try this one, never played Armored Core game before.
Comandr
Member
Never played an AC game before. Not sure that I'm feeling this one. The narrative voice over sounded like a lot of anime nonsense. Visually I found the game very poor. An extremely muted color palette combined with fairly complicated designs made it just visually muddy to me. It was very hard to get a sense of place or presence from anything. I'll try it when its on PS+ next February.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Looks rad. Hope it controls well. Wonder what the structure is like. World map with missions opening up? Some HQ or hangar after every mission? Just menus? Continuous gameplay from place to place? Lol @ concern trolls, move on if it's not for you, what's the point in trying to convince others it's bad or pretending people will be scammed (by gameplay footage, lol) into buying something they don't like and you're oh so worried about the backlash over that, wtf, there will be plenty details/videos if not a demo for people to decide and they can find it cool/hype/
even if not for them 
even if not for them
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YukiOnna
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Not sure if world map, but doesn't sound like its back to hangar and menus this time, but it says its mission based:
"It's an intricate and multi-layered world, brimming with mega-structures and enormous underground facilities built by its former inhabitants. These structures cover a planetary surface wracked with extreme cold and contamination in the aftermath of the great disaster, and the player will be exploring these various environments as they proceed," says game director Masaru Yamamura.
The expansive environments will deliver an incredible sense of scale, maintaining the quality we've come to expect from FromSoftware's world-design maestros. And with your Armored Core's (AC for short) advanced movement skills, you'll be able to explore these large, open spaces to your heart's content. You'll be encountering lots of different scenery and objectives as you advance through the game's mission-based progression structure (like previous entries).
"There will be missions where you're fighting across sweeping battlefields–very combat-oriented," Yamamura explains. "But you'll sometimes be recovering data logs from wreckage and doing other side objectives too."
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Naked Lunch
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Looks nothing like Dark Souls gameplay at all.
Looks straight up Verdict Day with maybe a touch of For Answer boosting mechanics.
Fuck all those fake Armored Core fans hoping it would be 'souls-like'.
My prayers have been answered. So glad the series is back!
I can only hope we get an acceptable framerate on next gen at least - the environments look too detailed for their own good - and might affect the framerate.
Looks straight up Verdict Day with maybe a touch of For Answer boosting mechanics.
Fuck all those fake Armored Core fans hoping it would be 'souls-like'.
My prayers have been answered. So glad the series is back!
I can only hope we get an acceptable framerate on next gen at least - the environments look too detailed for their own good - and might affect the framerate.
The Infectious Paradox
Gold Member
Boooy this one is polarizing. It's either ultra hype or doom and gloom lol. I'm getting my ticket for the hype train personally.
The older games were pretty mediocre, but if one company can breathe life into something it's Fromsoftware. I guess mech games in general aren't for everyone like knighty, swordy, dragony games though
The older games were pretty mediocre, but if one company can breathe life into something it's Fromsoftware. I guess mech games in general aren't for everyone like knighty, swordy, dragony games though
yet_another_alt
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i don't need the premium edition
i don't need the premium edition
i don't need the premium edition
i don't need the premium edition
i don't need the premium edition
i don't need the premium edition
i don't need the premium edition
i don't need the premium edition
i don't need the premium edition
Omnipunctual Godot
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor just came out. And Tears of the Kingdom, SF 6, Baldur's Gate III, and FFXVI are also coming out soon. These are all huge franchises.
Pimpollo818
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lol FF
Good fucking year for gaming!
Danjin44
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Okay? I personally loved everything I seen from FFXVI so far.
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
I was struggling with the same thing this morning and ultimately ended up getting it. The price isn't going to kill me. If I really regret it down the line, I could sell the statue for more than the whole package itself. People have AC fever right now. The model prices have skyrocketed. But I don't plan to sell it.
gaming_again
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You already know you’re getting it so just do it and move on with your life!
Omnipunctual Godot
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For me, it was knowing how shitty I'd feel if I finally decided to buy one and it had already sold out.
Kittehkraken
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Fake
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Good fucking year for gaming!
You forgot Granblue Fantasy you traitor.
Danjin44
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Is it coming out? Because we still haven’t got solid release date for it yet. I will include it once we get god damn proper date other than 2023.
Fake
Member
This year. BELIEVE.
Fuz
Banned
Yeah, this looks fucking awesome. I hope it won't be super overpriced like many recent CEs.
killatopak
Gold Member
If that figure can pose or has cast iron joints/frame, that CE is worth it not to mention the size of it.
Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
I dont like to blindly put my trust in a developer. I think I rented an Armored Core game back during the ps1 days. Must not have liked it. I have no idea if this is something I'll like but I'll get it day 1 anyway. It'll probably be great. I can't see From making a weak game.
Punished Miku
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I just need to see more of what this game actually is. Two trailers now and I'm interested but most of it still remains a bit of a mystery.
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
That looked very last gen'y, the backgrounds looked incredible and give a sense of scale to the environments but up close it was all very sparse, looked interesting but I was honestly expecting it to look better
Buggy Loop
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Starfield ain't making it
Anyway, oh my god, From is flawless that trailer was amazing.
HYPE OVERLOAD
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