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welcome to the thread for Armored Core VI hype and series chat Released Date: August 25 2023 - PS5/PS4/X|S/Xbone/Steam Launch Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KS88JstVnU Karl Urban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEQTFXMQU7I Reviews are in! -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- A R M O R E D _ C O R E _ S I X _ F I R E S _ O F _ R U B I C O N MEDIA Reveal Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpRIt6o7waE Gameplay Reveal Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khP047JyVXM Full Gameplay Preview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwymxKLId4c Story Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs2piSWfofQ Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iwDkLHVhEc Overview Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVDe1P3Z9Rk - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SYNOPSIS FROM SOFTWARE posted:A mysterious new substance was discovered on the remote planet, Rubicon 3. As an energy source, this substance was expected to dramatically advance humanity’s technological and communications capabilities. Instead, this substance caused a catastrophe that engulfed the planet and the surrounding stars in flames and storms, forming a Burning Star System. Game details: quote:Engage in high-speed mech combat -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- "Yo goon, what is this?" Orbital-dropped from the blue upon the Game Awards 2022 crowd with a marvelously bleak fakeout trailer, I'm sure a good number of the newer FROM fans (Masochistic Psychogamers all) expecting Elden Ring DLC simply muttered , but I have a feeling a whole bunch of people around these parts know what the gently caress is up. Armored Core is one of the true granddaddies of action/shooter mecha gaming (alongside MechWarrior/BattleTech in the late '80s and early '90s) as well as FROM SOFTWARE's prototypical 3rd person action game series. A long-running bread&butter franchise that was put on the backburner for quite some time as the developer/publisher went off to redefine itself, the dark fantasy genre, and pretty much the entire gaming landscape in the meantime. The original game was published in the US by SCEA and released mid way through the original PlayStation's lifespan to become an unlikely slow-burn hit due to demo-discs and word of mouth, this at a time when jrpgs and platformers were the prime system sellers. The PSX game eventually received two expansions, Project Phantasma and Master of Arena, that could accept save imports from the original title, and more than a dozen sequels/expansions over 2 subsequent console generations. Though, due to its rather obscure nature, complex sim like elements, and dated controls the series would become more and more of a niche item throughout the 2000's, changing publishers half a dozen times while focusing more and more on pleasing a small but devoted fanbase. The game series to-date has primarily centered around accepting contract missions from private partners and large, unscrupulous interstellar corporations, outfitting yourself with whatever parts/stats that will balance out and get you by, and completing the missions to the letter in order to satisfy sponsors who are bidding for your skills. Tonally, the series wears its cynicism about the future on its sleeve and maintains a larger than life, brutalist, hard sci-fi aesthetic that is meant to feel cold and alienating in scope. You are a mercenary who's main goal is to hit the big time, slow and steady, use clout and money to further upgrade and customize your huge, modular mech or 'A.C.' , while navigating the increasingly thorny corporate intrigues of a future dominated by galactic colonial interests, urban warfare, terran environmental collapse, free-market cloning/exploitation, and industrial AI. Along the way you'll face off with intimidating opponents, both reputable and notorious, who are also looking out for their own interests, and perhaps even engage in a little arena combat for sport. FROM's flagship mech series already featured a number of familiar design elements that would later come to define their award-winning fantasy games throughout the 2010s after the arrival and stewardship of director/president Hidetaka Miyazaki: a shattered social fabric, unconventional narrative delivery, nameless player characters, rpg-inspired customization, new game+, [emergency edit]Patches![/], PvP, The Moonlight Blade , and a perpetually ambiguous sense of purpose amid a huge landscape of pragmatic war-makers, profiteers, space pirates, and violent thrill-seekers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2l-YezVI28 Armored Core VI, the first entry in literally a decade, and likely the first in the series to be graced with a decent development budget (thanks Elden Ring!), also carries a certain expectation that the once indie developer now industry powerhouse might have learned a few lessons in game development while working on universally acclaimed action/rpg titles like Sekiro, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and recently Elden Ring. That is to say that despite being a numbered entry in a storied series there are rumors that the scope of this new game will be much larger than before, the environments more open-ended, the tone more in line with the apocalyptica of their fantasy titles, and...yeah, I'd say the trailer bears that out.[edit; confirmed! AC VI is mission based! ] It looks amazing, fresh, a blast from the past with new ideas to garnish. I'm ready to get hype! so let's nuke this loving place! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojtl4UdCDYM -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ETC. New to the series? Curious about its history, lore, possible entry-points? Drop into the Appreciation Station and look around. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3901774&pagenumber=1&perpage=40 here's a thoughtful chart from reddit regarding series entry points -- LPS Notably, a few Let's Plays have been posted in the retro thread over time: ArclightBorealis posted:A new sub forum for retro game opens up, and shortly afterward an AC appreciation thread is made. It's like the best birthday gift I could ask for. nine-gear crow posted:ACES CURE PLANES also did LPs of Armored Core 2 and Another Age. A couple of randos also did LPs of 4 and 5, but they're buried in the LP forum now, so good luck finding them. Flair posted:I have found the Armored Core 4 LP to add to the OP: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3819022 Flair posted:I have completed the mission set forth by nine-gear crow all those years ago: I have found the LP for Armored Core V: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3674831 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxnSp_GQH64 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBPHnZCY9bU -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Q/A Q/ How do I S-Rank _____ level? A/ https://thefifthmatt.com/ac6-rank-calculator (forthcoming) BeanpolePeckerwood fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Sep 22, 2023 |
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armored floor (where my jaw is)
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Wonder how the poison swamps in this game will work
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 02:26 |
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you KNOW he's gonna
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Chillgamesh posted:Wonder how the poison swamps in this game will work Didn't armored core games have levels where there was high levels of radiation in parts of the stage that would just drain your health in seconds if you went in? Might be thinking of a different game
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 02:31 |
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Finally
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 02:39 |
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Brb im going into debt so i can be human plus
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incorporeal posted:Didn't armored core games have levels where there was high levels of radiation in parts of the stage that would just drain your health in seconds if you went in? Might be thinking of a different game armored core 1 had a level flooded with corrosive gas that drained your health slowly over time, the concept of poison swamps are just from software tradition at this point
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 03:47 |
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Love that "Burning Star System" is a proper noun
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 03:48 |
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Give me the core I want to see the core
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 03:52 |
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Miyazaki said in the middle of the year, a few months after ER came out, that the studios next game was “basically finished.” Given that they waited this long to announce it and it still doesn’t have a release date, I wonder if ER profits haven’t been put into building this game out more. I hope the delay between pre-rendered trailer and actual gameplay reveals isn’t as long as normal for the studio. Very curious to learn more about how this one will play.
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 04:13 |
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Miyazaki a fool for this one!!
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 04:14 |
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ShadowMar posted:armored core 1 had a level flooded with corrosive gas that drained your health slowly over time, the concept of poison swamps are just from software tradition at this point Xbox FromSoftware game Otogi gave the player a constantly draining magic meter that killed you if it emptied, it's like the whole game is a poison swamp! Also where the gently caress is my Otogi sequel/remaster From, do that next
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 04:27 |
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My only experience with the Armored Core series: -Playing AC 4 once or twice at my-friend-who-owned-a-PS3's house, sticking swords on a robit and zoom-slashing people do death -Building a model kit and feeling kinda disappointed with its lack of colour separation and articulation. It would later shatter into a million pieces and I threw it in the trash Suffice to say, I am very much looking forward to this game.
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 04:36 |
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Looking forward to Patch the Good Luck kicking me into a pit of Nineballs
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 04:56 |
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THE ARMORED CORE IS REAL!
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Plot-twist: this is the elden ring dlc.
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 05:59 |
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Oh yess... YESSSSSS HA HA YESSS
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PsychoInternetHawk posted:Xbox FromSoftware game Otogi gave the player a constantly draining magic meter that killed you if it emptied, it's like the whole game is a poison swamp! fwiw if you've got an xbox they're backwards compatible and available digitally. replayed the first one just recently, still fun!
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A while back the writers of The Expanse books said they worked with FromSoft to craft the story of an unannounced sci-fi game. Wonder if it’s this or if From has something else sci-fi up their sleeve.
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Plot-twist: this is the elden ring dlc. You enter the Elden Ring boss arena. Schizo piano music starts to play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoGMJHbV4Wk
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looks sick
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MonsieurChoc posted:You enter the Elden Ring boss arena. Schizo piano music starts to play. Makes me wonder how the soundtrack for this game is gonna be like
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Big Scary Owl posted:Makes me wonder how the soundtrack for this game is gonna be like The trailer music was EXTREMELY Vangelis.
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 07:47 |
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I'm already drawing unreasonable conclusions from the trailer regarding the setting and continuity.
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 09:49 |
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The mysterious substance that caused the star system to burst into flames was called Melange in an earlier leaked draft, so OBVIOUSLY this is Miyazaki’s Dune inspired sci-fi epic. What else could it be?
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PsychoInternetHawk posted:Xbox FromSoftware game Otogi gave the player a constantly draining magic meter that killed you if it emptied, it's like the whole game is a poison swamp! Otogi was such a great game and looked fantastic, definitely deserves a remaster Also holy poo poo im so loving pumped for armored core. I wonder if it will still have the sadistic ammo/ repair cost mechanics that always made me finish missions in debt in the old games Lol ofc it will
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 11:06 |
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this series completely passed me by. where do i start
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 11:35 |
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Titbit from the Steam page:quote:Development Team So maybe no poison swamps and maybe more Sekirobo.
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Hey Sekiro had a poison swamp! A small one but it was there.EightFlyingCars posted:this series completely passed me by. where do i start Probably with this game. The PS1 and PS2 games were well loved but aged poorly. The PS3 games aren’t regarded as well, though some people say kind things about For Answer.
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 12:00 |
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What was everyone's favorite leg type on the old games? I always loved the light reverse jointed ones, both aesthetically and for their jumping ability
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Bugblatter posted:Hey Sekiro had a poison swamp! A small one but it was there. i'm pretty jank-resistant, a little while ago i decided to try out king's field and i actually liked it
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 12:03 |
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For Answer is probably the template for all the modern AC games going forward and even 6 has the tagline High Speed Robot Action which is what FA was known for.
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 12:21 |
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Ty BP - time to get unhealthy hyped over this. Never even played any armoured core and the shame of fromsoft neglect will only grow
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EightFlyingCars posted:i'm pretty jank-resistant, a little while ago i decided to try out king's field and i actually liked it Oh, wow. Well just hop into one of the early titles then.
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EightFlyingCars posted:this series completely passed me by. where do i start Hard to say, maybe 4? The older games are quite ancient but they were excellent for their day. You could probably grab PSX AC1 on PS3 and spend a few days with it. Simpler times. The PSX titles -> AC2/Another Age was probably the biggest jump in graphical quality between games. I myself skipped a number of them in the 00's. It's a series that became known for treading water for a long time, kind of got hammered critically. By the time Bandai became the publisher in the 2010s and put out V ...FROM was well into focusing most of their resources on other things. Miyazaki directed 4 and 4A, but that was when he first got into the games industry prior to DeS even, I think, and even then FROM's development culture just wasn't the same machine that it is now. So we're really looking at an interesting situation here because there are now millions of new FROM fans that have never even heard of or played their stuff before the PS360. And with the momentum of this and Sekiro my bet is that Miyazaki is probably planning King's Field V in some form as well. SIGSEGV posted:I'm already drawing unreasonable conclusions from the trailer regarding the setting and continuity. Draw away. I'd personally like to hear wild speculation.
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I am ready.
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# ? Dec 10, 2022 12:56 |
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this is etched onto my brain like a caryll rune. hundreds of hours in the menu to this 1 minute loop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCLzxoPI0zo
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free hubcaps posted:What was everyone's favorite leg type on the old games? I always loved the light reverse jointed ones, both aesthetically and for their jumping ability Heavy regular joint legs, I just like the aesthetics and that's the sole reason I use them.
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I haven't palyed an AC since 2 and remember it being almost unfairly difficult* (I know, FromSoft m i rite) were the 360-era games any better in that regard? * It's been 20 years but I seem to remember it controlling very stiffly and the enemies being way faster and better aim than you Basticle fucked around with this message at 14:33 on Dec 10, 2022 |
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