Armored Core VI Review Thread (85/100)
Armored Core VI Review Thread (85/100)
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.
Game Information
Game Title: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Platforms:
- PC (Aug 24, 2023)
- PlayStation 5 (Aug 25, 2023)
- Xbox Series X/S (Aug 25, 2023)
- Xbox One (Aug 25, 2023)
Trailers:
- ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON — Gameplay Trailer
- ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON — Reveal Trailer
Developer: FromSoftware Inc.
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Review Aggregator:
OpenCritic - 85 average - 91% recommended - 59 reviews
Critic Reviews
Atomix - Alberto Desfassiaux - Spanish - 97 / 100
Attack of the Fanboy - J.R. Waugh - 4 / 5
CGMagazine - Khari Taylor - 8 / 10
COGconnected - Mark Steighner - 95 / 100
Cerealkillerz - Gabriel Bogdan - German - 9 / 10
Checkpoint Gaming - Omi Koulas - 8.5 / 10
Destructoid - Chris Carter - 9 / 10
Digital Trends - Giovanni Colantonio - 3 / 5
Eurogamer - Caelyn Ellis - 5 / 5
Forbes - Ollie Barder - 8 / 10
GAMES.CH - Benjamin Braun - German - 80%
Game Informer - Connor Trinske - 8.3 / 10
GamePro - Dennis Michel - German - 86 / 100
GameSpot - Richard Wakeling - 8 / 10
Gameblog - KiKiToes - French - 6 / 10
Gamefa - mohammad hossein karimi - Persian - 9 / 10
Gamepressure - Krzysiek Kalwasiński - 9 / 10
GamesBeat - Mike Minotti - 4.5 / 5
GamesHub - Edmond Tran - 5 / 5
GamesRadar+ - Austin Wood - 4.5 / 5
GamingBolt - Shunal Doke - 9 / 10
GamingTrend - Ron Burke - 90 / 100
Geek Culture - Jake Su - 9.3 / 10
Generación Xbox - David Fernandez - Spanish - 97 / 100
God is a Geek - Chris White - 9 / 10
Hobby Consolas - Bruno Sol - Spanish - 90 / 100
IGN - Mitchell Saltzman - 8 / 10
IGN Italy - Alessandra Borgonovo - Italian - 8.2 / 10
IGN Spain - Guillermo Proupín - Spanish - 9 / 10
INVEN - Kwangseok Park - Korean - 8.8 / 10
Kotaku - Ethan Gach - Unscored
LevelUp - Víctor Rosas - Spanish - 9 / 10
Metro GameCentral - GameCentral - 9 / 10
PC Gamer - Wes Fenlon - 87 / 100
PCGamesN - Andrew Farrell - 8 / 10
PSX Brasil - Luis Guilherme Machado Camargo - Portuguese - 80 / 100
PlayStation Universe - Adam Byrne - 8.5 / 10
Polygon - Michael McWhertor - Unscored
PowerUp! - Adam Mathew - 7.5 / 10
Press Start - James Mitchell - 9 / 10
Push Square - Liam Croft - 7 / 10
Rock, Paper, Shotgun - Jon Bailes - Unscored
Saudi Gamer - Arabic - 7 / 10
Screen Rant - Christopher Teuton - 4.5 / 5
Shacknews - TJ Denzer - 9 / 10
Siliconera - Kazuma Hashimoto - 10 / 10
SomHráč.sk - Karel Šír - Slovak - 80%
Spaziogames - Marcello Paolillo - Italian - 8 / 10
Stevivor - Hamish Lindsay - 8.5 / 10
TechRaptor - Samuel Guglielmo - 8.5 / 10
Unboxholics - Στράτος Χατζηνικολάου - Greek - Worth your time
VG247 - Josh Broadwell - 3 / 5
Wccftech - Kai Tatsumoto - 8.5 / 10
We Got This Covered - David Morgan - 4.5 / 5
WellPlayed - James Wood - 9.5 / 10
Worth Playing - Chris "Atom" DeAngelus - 9 / 10
XboxEra - Jesse Norris - 6.5 / 10
Thanks for the aggregation, OP!
Def, great job on those numbers.
The numbers are just exported from open critic
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.
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.
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.
Because at this point it is their stylistic choice, same as Ace Combat or like asking Kojima not to make a convoluted vomit of a narrative. You kind of know what you are getting into. And with how much long cutscenes and exposition takes you out if the game (I’m looking at you FFXVI) I like this approach to pure action games.
It's a completely valid criticism.
From games have tried to branch out into a different genre and didn't quite pull it off. If a racing car game dev made an RPG and it was just a game where you raced cars would you also say it doesn't matter? Makes no sense.
It shows they're not quite as versatile as their fanboys make them out to be.
Elden Ring is their best attempt at story telling imo. I could follow most of the NPC storylines without much effort in the first playthrough. It wasn't really obtuse like their previous titles. There is a bit of hope they can improve.
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.
I know, like the whole year has sucked for games (at least on PC, unoptimized crap after unoptimized crap)
And then at least 2 great games drop all at once (hopefully 3 with star field)
I know, like the whole year has sucked for games (at least on PC, unoptimized crap after unoptimized crap)
And then at least 2 great games drop all at once (hopefully 3 with star field)
About what I expected from critics. I'm absolutely pumped to play it.
ACG uploaded a short to YouTube covering the bare bones of their review. Their rating for this is a "buy".
Amazon actually going to have release day delivery on this one. That’s not normal for them these days.
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
@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 :)
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.
Never played the series before but it looks great! Kinda pumped
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.