New Video (1 of 2 because I forgot lol)! A Personal, In-Depth Review of Armored Core 6 (ad-free!) (Patreon)

Hey everyone!

Got a couple of posts coming in quick succession because I forgot to post the Patreon version of this video when it went live a few days ago (August has been a very, very busy month). 

First up, my review of Armored Core 6! 

When I decided on a whim to play through the Armored Core games earlier this year, I had no idea just how invested in it I would become, with the AC series not only quickly becoming an all-time favourite, but Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon shooting all the way up to my most anticipated game of the year.   After finally playing the full release to "completion" (rolling credits and falling deep into new game plus at the time of writing this review, but I can now say there's even more to see than I thought), I can safely say that anticipation was warranted. As a recent convert to the AC series, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is everything I could have wanted out of a sequel to this long dormant franchise and then some.  So join me as I discuss how the thrilling combat, the dizzying customisation options, the surprisingly gripping narrative and worldbuilding, and the tough battles come together to create a sequel that longtime fans will hopefully love—and whose quirks might make it a little difficult still for newcomers to get into this famously abstruse series (mentioning Elden Ring fans here for the algorithm, but don't worry—this is a review of Armored Core 6, not Soulsborne).  So yeah, sit back, relax and enjoy this review/analysis of Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon!

It's been SO good to finally be able to talk about this game in full, and see people bang their heads against so many of these bosses like I did, haha. I'm almost through NG++ and all I want to do is keep playing this game. It's so good.

Glad to see people liked the review too—it's probably the last time I'll talk about the AC series on the main channel for a while because I don't want to get pigeonholed too much as An Armored Core Guy anymore than the algorithm already has done. That said, a) I have a video on Metal Wolf Chaos that has been in the works for a while that I might make a Patreon exclusive and b) it's been really heartening to see people resonate with my videos on the series. When I went into this, I was in no way expecting anywhere near the positivity those videos have received. If you contributed to that, thanks a bunch.

Also thanks so much for your continued support. I've been working a bunch this month in order to try and get things ready before heading to weddings, playing gigs, going to Gamescom etc. (on which there will almost certainly be a video on in the next week or so), and there's no way I would have been able to dedicate the time necessary to make these videos were it not for your generous pledges. You are all the best. 

Thank you once again and I'll see you in the post about the next video, I guess!

Hamish

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