Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Reviews
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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is an absolutely thrilling game, providing a hefty amount of challenge and the tools needed to grow and overcome any threats. Take up this call from Handler Walter - he’s got a new job for you.
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I've been enjoying ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON a great deal so it's time that I share my thoughts about this epic mech game.
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Armored Core VI revives an old series and takes it to brand new heights, creating an addictive gameplay loop that will keep me playing to NG++ and beyond.
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Over the past ten years, no game developer has impressed me more than FromSoftware. Dark Souls was released in 2011, and whilst it was a masterpiece, it did have some issues. Namely, around the technical and polishing side, whilst excelling at tough, well-designed gameplay. Ever since then, their games have significantly improved, with Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne, and Sekiro all being incredibly strong games, that pushed the genre to its limits. This all lead up to the release of Elden Ring, whi...
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The long-awaited return of FromSoftware's mech-filled series, Armored Core 6 delivers on a lot of what fans will have been hoping and dreaming of. Building and customising mechs is engaging, missions are action-packed and it looks gorgeous, but it's undercut by swings in difficulty for boss fights and an all-too-familiar story.
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“Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon will impress fans of the mecha genre, but demanding controls and frustrating design quirks make for a tough sell for newcomers.”
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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is a unique experience all about learning to accept failure in order to find solutions to new challenges. Accepting the fact that some runs need to end in defeat in order to learn more about how to tackle the encounter can take a while, but once you settle into the groove it feels so rewarding.
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Armored Core 6 serves up the series' signature mech action and deep customisation gameplay in the slickest and most exciting entry in this long-running franchise thus far. This is easily the best mech shooter we've played, an immediately engaging, complex and highly replayable game that gives you all the tools required to build the machines you'll need to overcome some fantastically challenging boss encounters. Yes, there are one or two niggles with the camera and some flaky lock-on here and there, but the core action here, alongside a surprisingly engaging narrative and multiple endings to experience, make for a game...
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If you grew up in Australia the 90s then, thanks to Cheez TV, chances are high that you fell into one of two main cartoon viewing camps: the superhero adjacent martial artists of Dragon Ball or the magical girls of Sailor Moon. While I was more of a mahou shoujo fan myself, there was a third option tucked away, later at night on SBS: Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.
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Armored Core IV's story largely plays out in audio logs and desperate communications, painting a grim world with a harsh view of the methods corporations take to eke out power over one another at the expense of their expendable soldiers and workers. It's an interesting way to highlight the game's focus on the dehumanizing aspects of non-stop combat, but it ends up playing second fiddle to the game's primary focus of blowing stuff up. Overall, Armored Core IV: Fires of Rubicon is a great addit...
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Returning to a beloved franchise that had its last mainline entry back in 2012, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is FromSoftware’s attempt to recalibrate the series. Without completely recircuiting the formula that makes this mech-fighting action game, what we’re offered is a fusion of quality and control from the studio’s most recent Souls-like successes. Armored Core VI is text-book precision in configuring gripping combat gameplay, not without a few imperfections.
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A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development. PC version reviewed.
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White-knuckle brilliant Soulslike action, coupled with a movement style not seen in this genre for an entire generation, resurrects a blast from the past in a whole new way. If you are a fan of the genre, this game is pure punishing fun with all that implies. If not, it’s unlikely to convert you. In either case, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is a brilliant title that breaks the mold on the genre in a whole new way.
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It’s pretty easy to get down on modern gaming. Nowadays, it feels like they’re always cut to fit certain templates. You’re either an open world game, an FPS, et cetera. As someone who’s job it is to play all these games, these titles just feel like randomized sliders of the same parameters.
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Armored Core 6 is rocket power — high-octane action, adrenaline-pumping propulsion, riveting ramifications all retrofitted to a world and a story that set the stage for greed and humanity to fight to the brink of total annihilation... and see what lies beyond. It's a fast-paced thrill ride that has a few bumps when it comes to consistent boss difficulty, viable builds, and clear storytelling, but when you're blazing at breakneck speed, you hover right over the divots.
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FromSoftware has once again delivered and fulfilled my silent dreams. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is a brilliant game – and that's that.
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FromSoftware delivers a superlative action game that builds on its Soulslike pedigree while staying lean and laser-focused.
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For those that don’t mind that its story is passable, and that its difficulty wildly varies from mission to mission, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is likely to be a bit of a treat. It looks great, the action is lighting fast and always remains smooth, and there’s genuine joy to be had in amassing a wide range of parts and then using them to create builds that allow you to much more effectively complete missions. This is a far cry from FromSoftware’s popular output in recent years, but can be just as engrossing – providing you have an...
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Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is an epic mech shooter that shines on the Steam Deck, even with the compromises it needs for stability.
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Fires of Rubicon offers a new frontier for the Armored Core series, demonstrating developer FromSoftware's ability to weave its recent success and confidence back into familiar territory, while at the same time demonstrating that you can indeed teach an old hound new tricks.
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Swapping swords and spells for mechs and missiles probably wasn't the first thing a FromSoftware accountant suggested following the absurd success of Elden Ring, but then the Japanese developer doesn't do things by the books. Having sold more than 20 million copies of the open world masterpiece, the studio has returned to a series it made primarily before Demon's Souls put its name on the map: Armored Core. A continuation rather than a reboot, an army of new fans is sure to make Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon the most popular entry in the mech franchise to date. What...
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Some occasional gameplay and story mishaps, and complicated controls, don't hold back Armored Core VI from being both an absolute blast to play and an extremely welcome return from this long-dormant franchise.
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Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon truly feels like a surprise treat this year. I’ve played a lot of good mech games, but few have ever given me the sheer depth of customization in both cosmetics and functionality that we have here. It’s like a dream come true. Certainly, it’s not the easiest game to beat and there are bosses that turn that dream into a temporary nightmare. However, when the answer is always just build a cooler, stronger mech, there’s little I can complain about beyond replaying missions to get there. It took a long time for Armored Core...
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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is 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.
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Before it produced punishingly hard fantasy RPGs that regularly rank highly in best video games lists (ours included), FromSoftware was best known for mech combat series Armored Core. It’s been over a decade since the last instalment, but the studio’s unparalleled recent reputation has given it carte blanche to do whatever it wants. And what it wants is to head back to its roots.
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