I finally got recommended this, and I'm so glad to have watched it! It was pleasant watching it while listening to your voice! ^_^

Just wrapped this up and it's the final one I've watched that you've posted. Really really enjoyed these. I got recommended the Gen 4 games one and I finally got around to watching it last night and watched all these today. Really loved these, can't wait for the Gen 5 games. I really love the music in the Gen 5 games so I look forward to what tracks you choose to highlight there.

Great video man, 4 gen really has the best worldbuilding of the series for me it's really interesting to see how corporations are the big focus instead of AI, and I really hope FROM explores this in different ways in future games of the franchise it helps to give a different flavor to the lore of the game. Now about the narrative of the games I think this leaves a lot to be desired for both 4 and 4A, many of the criticisms you made about 4 in the video regarding the story fit perfectly with 4A in my opinion (even though 4A did have a significant improvement). Regarding your video, I have a few thoughts on your interpretations of the endings of 4A, for me the two endings “League” and “ORCA” have more nuances than simply being the good ending and the bad ending, during the League ending the dilemma that Wynne poses is not about maintaining the status quo and the power of corporations but about saving lives of people who are here in the present, this for me is the great contrast with the ORCA ending, no matter how noble ORCA ideals are, their execution has a very high price to pay, if the Closed Plan is realized millions of lives will be sacrificed, but of course it will be to guarantee a better future but in the end you are still killing millions of innocent lives, and this is what Wynne questions Otsdarva when he says “These cowardly ideals. .. they will cause the downfall of humanity!” and she replies: ”Humanity? I don't see humanity anywhere, Otsdarva.” How do you want to save humanity if you're killing it in the process? Where's the humanity in that? People in the future should have the right to have a life, but shouldn't people who are living in the present also have that right? I'm not saying that the League ending is a better path, no matter how noble Wynne's intentions are, she will maintain a system that is insufficient and that in the end will condemn the very future of humanity. For me, the contrast of choices and their consequences are unfortunately quite tragic. Now leaving this moral dilemma behind there is another very complicated factor about these endings, during the video you comment that the League ending is the “corporate ending” since in the end no matter how noble Wynne's actions are she ends up leaving those who caused all this trouble still in power, but isn't the ORCA ending the same at the end of the day? The ones who will benefit most from the Closed Plan are Omer Science, there is evidence that they have been using ORCA from the beginning by making them do all the dirty work for them to carry out the Closed Plan, since the blame for killing millions of people to carry out the plan falls entirely on ORCA, Of course, in the end we can say that the ideas of saving humanity are still there, but just as in the League ending with the Wynne actions, the ORCA ending will end up benefiting the corporations since Omer just wanted someone to pull the trigger and open the door to a new frontier for them. For me, the ORCA ending is still the best way forward, but it's very clear for me that regardless of the two endings, we're just being used by corporations to fulfill their ambitions...

don't think I've ever heard someone point out the self insert value of the neutral 'Raven' in the first game, that's a great observation

Since you didn't mention it in the video, here's a super cool detail that you might not know about: for the longest time I thought the Assault Cells were just a plot device mentioned in the narrative, which was fine and all, until I read that they are actually in the game and you can even see them! In all three missions on the Cradles (Take Back Cradle 21, and Defend/Destroy Cradle 03), if you start flying high up into the sky, eventually you'll start seeing the Assault Cells and they'll even begin firing, illuminating the sky with their lasers while Sumika comments on it! It's such a beautiful detail that pretty much everyone will just miss, but it's so amazing that it's actually in the game. Oh, and another thing - yesterday the RPCS3 emulator was updated with full compatibility with their emulated version of the PSN, and both AC4 and For Answer are fully playable online through that! Yesterday I went in a co-op mission in 4A with a friend of mine and it worked flawlessly, it's incredible what people managed to achieve on that emulator! :D

An interesting fact: the left analog stick for movement was actually added not in Another Age, but in the European version of Armored Core 2! That's not the only major difference this gen has between regions - for example, you can load you AC2 file into Another Age in the NA version, but not in the EU version. Some strange decisions here and there, for sure.

4v4? I was all about that 7v1. Sonic Boom and I became unstoppable until I lost internet access for a while due to living situations changing. I miss those days, and I cant help but feel like I never got to finish what I started. But... I will never forget that feeling. The feeling of falling into grace

PEAK IS BACK, also grats on the new handle and stuff!

Hello, I am a 3rd gen Raven who started from AC3, cleared Silent Line and got in Last Raven a month ago (still play it, at 87% completion) Just wanted to point out a small thing at 37:22 that you can use save files from AC3 and/or AC:SL too, not just Nexus and/or Nine-Breaker. Atleast, thats what I did on my emulator. Other than that, good work on this vid.

you are right about early 00s, has excellent games

AC6 is the most accessible and watered-down entry in the Armored Core franchise, and yet people STILL complain about its difficulty lmao. Imagine if FromSoft made it have the same depth as the older games.

Last Raven was my first AC game, since ir was the only one I could find for cheap and it definitely kicked my ass, but after a while I became a little bit more capable.

I recently got the US PS3 versions of both games for a decent price, so I'll be playing those since I've got no other way to do so.

Just use dark hold weapon without dying...

xhey are here to ruin my favorite game franchise with xheir shitty essays... It's fvcking over

this video is so engaged I genuinely really love it and am gonna continue through the whole series!!! I really genuinely enjoy that when you're showing off the music you actually take time to show a track and dedicate even more so to multiple tracks. all around really lovely i'm glad I got this recommended to me!!

So glad you're still making content! Love your stuff

The quality and effort is DRIPPING from this video. Having binged all of your AC videos, Im impressed to see your increase in video editing skill. Good luck to your future projects, and GODSPEED!

19:25 I'M A THINKER I CAN BREAK IT DOWN, I'M A SHOOTER DRASTIC BABY

2:31 - It doesn't matter if it's retro. Get a US PS TV (you didn't mention that that AC1 it's available in Europe) and you can use a PS4 controller.

Loved every second of this man ! The quality of the video and your analysis of the games are awesome man. You deserve a lot more exposure

For Answer is genuinely one of my favorite games of all time and I’m so happy you were able to do it and 4 justice. Every single person ever should watch this video.

WE'RE MAKING IT OUT OF ANATOLIA WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣 4th gen is an era of armored core that I rlly want to return to (though Im too busy with Portable 3). I never really messed with hard mode outside of a few missions in each but playing an entire campaign in that difficulty comes off as being more rewarding than I thought. Especially since I always loved the worldbuilding in 4 particularly. It also took a while playing through both games to like how it felt to control compared to old gen and didnt mess around with builds till late game 4A sadly. Though for now I think PvP has helped remedy that mistake

Richcrisps my beloved

set the sunset is one of the hardest tracks ive ever heard in media when it comes to emotion. its beutiful

greatest 2 hour video for new ravens

I've gotta say something in defense for the first ending. We didn't serve the corporations, we opposed them and after the battle us alongside Wynne D were executed by them, whatever future the stars might have hold I won't pave the way with the blood of innocents and thus I choose to die fighting for mankind, It might have been selfish but it is my answer.

Can’t wait for the most underrated gen NEXT time (I’m so so sorry for that pun)

I genuinely don’t know why siding with Old King is a choice so many people hate. With the way humanity is going in the game, and to an extent irl, we’re just gonna repeat the cycle of destruction. Why not give it a jumpstart? My answer is clear. And if y’all really think about it deep within yourselves, you’ll see yours matches mine.

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As always, you always deliver with your commentary. I love seeing your interpretation and this generation is no stranger as it's one of my favorites. I really appreciate the dedication you put into these videos and it really shows how passionate you are about this series! I also appreciate the summation you gave for the story as sometimes I got caught up in all the action. There's so much nuance and intrigue in this game and I'm glad you made those connections. Love the comedic beats like pointing out the pizza guy 😂 keep up the amazing work and I look forward to your next video, Brooke.

Posted this video RIGHT on my current 4th gen wave I’ve been on. Just picked myself up an Ambient model kit, I couldn’t be more ready to sit down for a two hour essay as I get to building 🫡

we just skipping AC ninebreaker?

Great video. Looking forward to the one for 5th Gen !

More views! Get this man MORE VIEEEWS!!

amen amen amen amen amen amen gospel amen

Only partway through so far, but really good video. Glad I found this channel, planning on watching the rest of your vids sequentially once I finish this one. Out of curiosity, what did you use to play the games? Emulation? If so, what did you use for each game? I'm looking to play older AC games but am unfortunately not very tech savvy so I'm trying to find the best avenues to do so with.

A two hour analysis on my favorite game of all time, and not even a minute in and I hear, the mf ost to Enchanted Arms- this is gon be lit af 😤

I personally love how ac4a took everything ac4 did and turn it up to 11. speed? crank that up and let the player FEEL the acceleration. Arena? make it more linear and make it slowly ramp up in difficulty instead of whatever ac4's arena was. gotta be my favorite ac game gameplay wise (FoR comes close though)

Huh, I totally missed the mission to start the Orca path. I guess Ill have to go through it again.

man I wanna play these 2 games so bad, sad that they're so rare. yeah I know there are, ahem, "other" ways of getting access to them, but with these 2 games it's a bit harder than with everything from AC 1 thru Last Raven

I got into armored core quite recently, after I found out about armored core 6. I've always wanted a good mecha game, especially after watching a few gundam series but I could never seem to find any. Well, that is until now. I really like FA, I went into it just for the gundamesk mecha power fantasy but ended up getting more invested than I thought, the same with Armored core 6 As well. Its nice seeing so many people making content about armored core 4, it's kinda weird cause the videos never seem to get that many views, but that's not the purpose. This is clearly a passion project. I get the feeling you could make videos on more popular topics and get way more views, your voice sounds pretty well fitted for this kind of content. Really hate that white glint boss fight tho, I still can't beat it on hard, I guess Ill have to change my build, but idk.

I cannot wait for the VD video! nothing will ever ever ever scare the shit out of me more than the mechanised memories mission

keep up the amazing work! you deserve way more for these videos!

I love your videos! You put so much effort into them