There are industrial cityscapes and cavernous wilds, and FromSoft says the maps and how you traverse them couldn’t be done with a human character and that this level of exploration is “only possible in a mech game”.īut this is 2023 FromSoftware, the developer who has wowed fans for years with Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Dark Souls, and Ogura explains that you will still need to observe, experiment, and repeat encounters to overcome the challenges. The maps do look absolutely huge, from desert biomes to icy landscapes, it’s a mix of natural terrain mixing with man-made buildings. You see, customising your mech changes via the arsenal is not just for fashion-Souls purposes, but more importantly to change how your mech controls, and indeed your play-style overall. The mission I got to see was interesting, and there were elements of the action that changed depending on how you build your mech. First up, the “massive and 3D level” design, then the “tactical combat system further expanded by parts and assembly”, and finally, the challenge that modern FromSoft is known for, which is probably why Ogura described this new Armored Core as “combining the fun of the AC series with the action of the current FromSoft games”.Īrmored Core 6 looks smooth, with fast moving mechs, responsive controls that are reactive to inputs, and speedy combat. This is “an action game where you fight with your own personal mech”, explains Ogura, before showing off the three pillars the team consider core to Armored Core 6. On the back of Elden Ring, and success after success, the question I kept musing upon is “why now?”, but after a hands off presentation from Yasunori Ogura (lead producer) and Astuo Yoshimura (producer), it seems pretty clear that FromSoftware wants to modernise while revolutionising, and get the Armored Core series the love it clearly craves. And while some of us long for From to revisit 3D Dot Game Heroes, Armored Core is an interesting series to reboot, as those early games in the light of day are impenetrable, confusing, and more than a bit niche. Most people either aren’t old enough, or don’t care about being cool enough to pretend they were there and into the games back then. For a lot of people, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon will be their first foray into the series that, in many ways, FromSoftware was best known for.
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