Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon simply received a gameplay trailer, confirming leaks from earlier this week, that it’s certainly releasing on August 25. Marking the primary new launch within the AC franchise since 2012, the brand new footage presents a glimpse on the numerous mech varieties zipping round, their assault patterns, and key story particulars. Despite the naming scheme, producer Yasunori Ogura confirmed in an IGN interview that Armored Core 6 will characteristic a brand-new story that is not immediately linked to earlier titles. Publisher Bandai Namco additionally unveiled pricing particulars and system necessities for its subsequent recreation.
While definitely not a souls-like title, developer FromSoftware has used its years of expertise within the style to revitalise Armored Core VI for a contemporary period. It is about on a devastated dystopian planet, Rubicon 3, which was lowered to flames and ashes after an unstable vitality supply referred to as Coral went uncontrolled. Fifty years after the disaster, the uncommon substance surfaces as soon as once more, inflicting extra-terrestrial company forces to ship out their mechs in an try and invade the planet and purchase Coral. Yes, it is structured fairly like Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic Dune. The forces are at conflict with the natives who resist the advances, and our character, a lone AC pilot is thrust into that conflict.
The Armored Core 6 gameplay trailer is flush with mech-crunching motion, as our AC is seen sliding across the map through thrusters and gunning down enemies whereas airborne. Assault Boost is a brand new button-activated characteristic that immediately switches between long-range to close-range melee combating modes by closing down the gap. After unloading a barrage of missiles to stagger the enemy mech, you’ll be able to swoop in and whip out the heartbeat blade to attain a direct hit. Speaking of stagger, FromSoftware has added a model of Elden Ring’s riposte mechanic, the place if an AC takes too many hits over a brief interval, its guard will fall, leaving them susceptible to an enormous assault. You may argue it is extra much like the deflect mechanic in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, however that is solely offence-oriented quite than counter.
FromSoftware is lauded for its ingenious boss designs and Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon guarantees a whole lot of them “Huge combat helicopters, heavily armoured mobile turrets, and unmanned heavy demolition machinery that’s programmed to indiscriminately crush intruders,” recreation director Masaru Yamamura revealed in a PlayStation weblog submit. “Armored Core VI will offer a number of explosive battle experiences that challenge players to fight against the odds and overcome these ginormous, more abnormal mechs.” The gameplay loop, nonetheless, can be centered on customisation — assembling mechs and swapping out elements to fare higher in battles, nevertheless it is not restricted to break numbers or different perks.
“The leg part, which controls the AC’s movement — you could have tank-type legs that can perform drift, and this changes the very basic behaviour and traversal type of the AC,” producer Ogura defined in an IGN interview. But it is not completely combat-heavy, as Armored Core VI’s important marketing campaign could have you scour round city to recuperate knowledge logs and carry out different aspect actions.
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon PC system necessities
FromSoftware additionally dropped the minimal system necessities for Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, which is barely harsh on the CPU — demanding not less than an Intel Core i5-8600K or an AMD Ryzen 3 3300X. You’d additionally want 65GB of cupboard space, which is considerably low when in comparison with most up-to-date AAA releases.
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon ‘Minimum’ PC necessities
- Operating System: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-8600K or an AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
- Graphics (GPU): Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 (4GB) or AMD Radeon RX 480 (4GB)
- RAM: 12GB
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon value and editions
On PC (Steam), Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is priced at Rs. 2,499 for the Standard Edition. The Deluxe Edition is just barely dearer — Rs. 2,699, and comes with a digital artbook and soundtrack. As for the pre-order bonus, you obtain a ‘TENDERFOOT’ customisation choice, along with early half and emblem unlocks. FromSoftware notes that the latter objects may be unlocked by means of recreation development as nicely.
For PlayStation house owners, AC6 will set you again by Rs. 3,999/ $59.99 for the Standard Edition, and Rs. 4,799/ $69.99 for the Deluxe one. Standard Edition prices on Xbox are the identical, however the Deluxe Edition prices Rs. 4,974, for some odd motive.
Publisher Bandai Namco has additionally listed Collector’s and Premium Collector’s Editions on their official web site, which embody some bodily equipment equivalent to a figurine, a steelbook, a hardcover artbook, stickers, and extra. They are priced at $229.99 (about Rs. 18,812) and $449.99 (about Rs. 36,807), respectively.
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon releases August 25, throughout PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X.
