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Engage in High-Speed Mech Combat<\/b><\/p>\n

Those whose primary experience with FromSoftware comes from games like Bloodborne or Elden Ring might be curious about what to expect from Armored Core VI.<\/p>\n

You play an augmented mercenary piloting a huge, customizable mech. Yet while the pace and structure of mech-piloting action fundamentally differ from other games in the studio\u2019s catalog, players can rest assured that the smooth, responsive controls they\u2019ve come to expect in FromSoftware games is still here\u2013just in a different context. Think giant, heavily equipped robots with the ability to zip around across ground and air, reacting at lightning-fast speeds to attacks and threats while trying to one-up dangerous foes with even more firepower at their disposal.<\/p>\n

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Rubicon, the Ruined Planet<\/b><\/p>\n

Armored Core VI is a new story that takes place on the planet Rubicon, where a powerful energy source called \u201cCoral\u201d has been discovered. But this isn\u2019t stuff that looks pretty in aquariums\u2013Coral is extremely volatile, and it\u2019s already caused a massive disaster that nearly turned all of Rubicon to ash many years prior. But those futuristic megacorps just can\u2019t resist the siren song of Coral and continue to war for it to this day.<\/p>\n

The various areas of Rubicon are filled with contrasts, as the hollowed-out industrial ruins from the aforementioned disaster smolder beneath a shiny shell of state-of-the-art mining constructs encasing the planet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an intricate and multi-layered world, brimming with mega-structures and enormous underground facilities built by its former inhabitants. These structures cover a planetary surface wracked with extreme cold and contamination in the aftermath of the great disaster, and the player will be exploring these various environments as they proceed,\u201d says game director Masaru Yamamura.<\/p>\n

The expansive environments will deliver an incredible sense of scale, maintaining the quality we\u2019ve come to expect from FromSoftware\u2019s world-design maestros. And with your Armored Core\u2019s (AC for short) advanced movement skills, you\u2019ll be able to explore these large, open spaces to your heart\u2019s content. You\u2019ll be encountering lots of different scenery and objectives as you advance through the game\u2019s mission-based progression structure (like previous entries).<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be missions where you\u2019re fighting across sweeping battlefields\u2013very combat-oriented,\u201d Yamamura explains. \u201cBut you\u2019ll sometimes be recovering data logs from wreckage and doing other side objectives too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n