Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
24 Aug 2023
All releases
25 Aug 2023 - PlayStation 4
25 Aug 2023 - PlayStation 5
25 Aug 2023 - Xbox One
25 Aug 2023 - Xbox Series X|S
24 Aug 2023 - PC (Microsoft Windows)
Tags
Time to beat
Main story
Main story + extras
100% completion
By combining FromSoftware’s longstanding expertise in mech games and their signature robust gameplay, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon will be a new action experience.
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. Almost half a century later, the same substance resurfaced on Rubicon 3, a planet now contaminated and sealed off by the catastrophe. Extra-terrestrial corporations and resistance groups fight over control of the substance. The player infiltrates Rubicon as an independent mercenary and finds themself in a struggle over the substance with the corporations and other factions.
| Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| English (UK) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spanish (Spain) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Spanish (Mexico) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| French | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Italian | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Korean | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Polish | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Russian | ✓ | ✓ | |
| German | ✓ | ✓ |
Cravilie
8
Edwick
4
- control on point
- customization on point
- story good
- boss battle challenging but satisfying
Visuals could have been better but the gameplay is amazing and fun. The aggressive combat style and speed of the mechs makes it an amazing experience. I have not been a big fan of mech games but after this one, I am excited to play more of them.
The boss fights can be challenging but with the right build you should be able to finish the fight. The game is not punishing and even provides checkpoints through the mission to assist you. This does not mean the game is not challenging, the game provides significant challenge and the difficulty scales as you progress through the game.
This game offers a lot of customisable options. You can fight the game with your favourite builds but at the same time each boss might have their own weakness and certain setups can assist you with the boss fight.
Overall, this game is an amazing experience. It’s highly engaging and exciting to play this game because of its addictive combat gameplay and engaging story as well. Visuals are one department which I would like to see improved in the sequel.
Nothing more satisfying spending hours in the garage, tuning your mech's builds and colours and then taking off and seeing it in action. It's a very addictive loop that Fromsoft have nailed down. It's the same satisfaction you'd get from finalising your build in an eldensoulsborne game, but you feel it at the end of every mission.
The gameplay is so smooth, and once you master it, the best way to explain it is that feels like tanks on ice skates. It's so satisfying.
My only complaints here which keep this from a 10 is that the game can get a little too easy once you figure out how the stagger system works in your favour. There are builds you can make that basically trivialise the game. Yes, the same thing can be said for Elden Ring. There are utterly broken builds in that game too but it takes effort to reach those certain builds, also there is still a risk of dying in boss fights. In AC6, once you figure out the ideal builds, you will never die again.
The gameplay is still so much fun though and I'm looking forward to my NG+ playthroughs.
Mr. Moon
2
