Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is rated 'Mighty' after being reviewed by 59 critics, with an overall average score of 85. It's ranked in the top 5% of games and recommended by 91% of critics.
They are mission based and very fast paced. AC games are generally pretty challenging and designed to be replayed a lot for mastery and for trying out different mech loadouts as you unlock parts and weapons over time.
Difficulty and weirdness in the story wise? Very similar.
How the game actually feels to play? Totally different. AC is more of a hardcore arcade action game. One part MechWarrior, one part bullet hell shooter. I’m surprised to see it hasn’t really changed much from AC2, the last AC I ever played.
Some of the levels are fucking epic as hell. One of the missions I’ve done so far, you have to take down this massive building sized tank on legs, and it’s like the size of a level in and of itself. You’re already in a giant mech that dwarfs a human, and this structure made me feel like just a regular dude fighting a skyscraper.
@TheChancePants they don’t compare at all to the souls games. Armored Core existed alongside King’s Field and they were nothing alike. You could relate that to the comparison of the latest Armored Core and Elden Ring. They are by the same developer but completely separate. --edit typo
holy shit i know how you feel mate. Fucking went from having nothing to be excited about personally to all of a sudden getting like 5 games dropped on me in less than 2 months. My wallet and free time aint ready for this.
Yeah as much as I’d like to take credit, donate a few bucks to Open Critic if you enjoy this. They offer a readymade format for this, and they’re a fantastic service in comparison to Metacritic anyways.
When it comes to Armored Core 8/10 is actually 1-2 points higher than the series usually gets.
The game is no Dark souls or Elder ring but not bad for previously rather niche franchaise.
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How do these games compare to the Souls games? I know nothing about AC, but have gotten way into Souls since Elden Ring came out
They are mission based and very fast paced. AC games are generally pretty challenging and designed to be replayed a lot for mastery and for trying out different mech loadouts as you unlock parts and weapons over time.
Difficulty and weirdness in the story wise? Very similar.
How the game actually feels to play? Totally different. AC is more of a hardcore arcade action game. One part MechWarrior, one part bullet hell shooter. I’m surprised to see it hasn’t really changed much from AC2, the last AC I ever played.
Some of the levels are fucking epic as hell. One of the missions I’ve done so far, you have to take down this massive building sized tank on legs, and it’s like the size of a level in and of itself. You’re already in a giant mech that dwarfs a human, and this structure made me feel like just a regular dude fighting a skyscraper.
@TheChancePants they don’t compare at all to the souls games. Armored Core existed alongside King’s Field and they were nothing alike. You could relate that to the comparison of the latest Armored Core and Elden Ring. They are by the same developer but completely separate. --edit typo
They are both third person games where you kill stuff! But about as similar as Mario and Kirby, also both made by the same developer :)
Amazon actually going to have release day delivery on this one. That’s not normal for them these days.
So excited to play it, I just wish it didn’t come out at the same time as everything else
Between BG3, this, and Starfield, I need a 3 month sabbatical and a small bonus.
holy shit i know how you feel mate. Fucking went from having nothing to be excited about personally to all of a sudden getting like 5 games dropped on me in less than 2 months. My wallet and free time aint ready for this.
Thanks for the aggregation, OP!
Yeah as much as I’d like to take credit, donate a few bucks to Open Critic if you enjoy this. They offer a readymade format for this, and they’re a fantastic service in comparison to Metacritic anyways.
Def, great job on those numbers.
The numbers are just exported from open critic
ACG uploaded a short to YouTube covering the bare bones of their review. Their rating for this is a “buy”.
In my expert opinion as Some Random Dude who’s Only Seen the Commercial, it looks like a pretty cool game.
Edit: now I’ve seen the trailer, too, which makes me a PhD. I would like to double down on my initial evaluation.
I never thought I’d ever see a new Armored Core game after the success of the Souls games. So hyped for this.
About what I expected from critics. I’m absolutely pumped to play it.
When it comes to Armored Core 8/10 is actually 1-2 points higher than the series usually gets.
The game is no Dark souls or Elder ring but not bad for previously rather niche franchaise.
I find it funny how many reviewers complained about the story, it’s a From game. It is the equivalent of complaining about dialogue in porn.
I don’t see why a specific studio gets a pass for story criticisms just because they are notorious for being lacking.