Armored Core V - Stain | Reacting To Video Game Music!

[@Nine-Ball]

A surprise to be sure but a welcome one.

[@valwill5247]

*Looks at profile pic* Im sure it was...😏

[@Zippyd00da132]

@@valwill5247 It is

[@95onimusha]

hi nineball

[@Nine-Ball]

@@95onimusha hi Raven

[@osakanone]

@@Nine-Ball Good to see you again.

[@bunnytails]

Looks like I'll be learning about AC music with you to prep for AC6. And whaaaaat was this??? I did NOT expect that at all! But that was awesome.

[@Charmieluc]

The composer is Kota Hoshino and he is a freaking legend, Armored core has an amazing soundtrack. The first gen soundtrack was a lot more synth and electronic sounds, while second gen was a bit more rock and orchestra oriented with hints of classic armored core hear and there, third gen was what you just listend to and I can hardly describe it. All the songs tell a story, to the extent that "remember" and "Mechanized Memories" are almost the same song vocals wise. You should absolutely listen to more songs from this series, especially the boss soundtrack. I loved this video as an Armored Core fan and would LOVE to see more. Thanks for the awesome video

[@OFJehutyV2]

So there’s actually 15 games, not including mobile games or ports to portable consoles. Lol The Armored Core series is published by this little company called FromSoftware. That’s right, your favorite Dark souls and Elden Ring publisher is also responsible for a fast-paced(speed varies by installment), third person, robot shooter game. This isn’t a normal shooter though and is actually has alot of elements similar to the Souls series. Your armored core(robot) build, which gives you your stats, and weapon choices are extremely important to movement and countering enemy armored core builds. You actually have to think and be tactical and not charge in or you’ll ‘you died’ very quickly. Fromsoft hasn’t published one of these games since 2013, but there are leaks stating that there finally working on the next one now that elden ring is out.

[@water1374]

ITS A MECH NOT A ROBOT AAAHAAHAHAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *Dies in a comically stupid fashion*

[@ethanspaziani1070]

Real armored core fan right there

[@Phyllion-]

Just to point out, FS is the developer, not the publisher as that would be Bandai. (AC has been jumping between publishers but FS has been consistently working under Bandai's banner since 2012 so it's safe to assume AC will follow that trend when it resumes) But yes, give us AC6, From, we need it.

[@ethanspaziani1070]

@@Phyllion- I'm a raven no more no less

[@_Xerota_]

God I hope they make another, I have fond memories of my dad and I playing them on the PS2

[@phantomzack9842]

I wasn't expecting this, I'm always happy to see people talking about Armored Core.

[@aaron4832]

Armoured Core OST's across the board all sound very unique tbh. For better or for worse there really isn't anything else that sounds like them.

[@KMoonshield]

Darn, was hoping I'd have been the first to request from this series lol. Don't worry, you've got three armored core songs coming from me at least! You're right about it being its own thing though. To me, the holy trinity of vgm is Final Fantasy, Castlevania and Armored Core if that tells you anything!

[@YukitoOnline]

Hope one of em is *"Nine Ball's theme"*

[@Malacite]

Did not expect to see Armored Core on this channel. It is one of my most beloved franchises, and I am SO HAPPY that FROM has at last decided to revive it after nothing but Souls games. I have very high expectations for AC6 and am looking forward to hours and hours of tedious Mecha customization and high octane battling.

[@tebbtebberton1007]

As a big fan of this seemingly-forgotten-in-the-shadow-of-the-Souls-series franchise, the opening of this song is SO "classic Armored Core" that I'm glad it was done that way. Also, your evaluation of the type of game is practically spot on. The franchise is 50% designing, building, decorating mechs, and 50% taking them out to battle, usually each other. (Big emphasis on multiplayer vs). Oh and 25% plot, if you care to follow it. It's there though. I never favored the balancing changes made in AC3 and it's expansions, (although Last Raven rebalanced things back in a way that I really enjoyed that entry), and AC4 is almost an entirely different game, with AC5 being more of a blend of everything that came before, good and bad. Tangent aside, it would do you well to take a trip into the classic AC era and check out songs like the Raven's Nest, intro movie sequence, and vs 9 Ball themes from the first game and it's expansion-sequels (Whatever the titles are on the official sound track.) A lot of songs get reused and remixed through the franchise too, be it for recurring "characters" or just a little nostalgia tickling.

[@thingofportals]

Jesse thank you for bringing a well needed light to the AC series and it’s amazing soundscape. I’d super recommend listening to more of the songs because, just as others have already stated, they are such a unique sound and super specific to the series itself. AC has a long history of OSTs with a personalities that just ooze style. FromSoft made 15+ of these for a good reason, and every single one has at least one banger. If you want to see just how far this rabbit hole goes, try giving the older titles some listens. Songs like Artificial Sky I (AC3), Someone is Always Moving on the Surface (AC For Answer), Shining (AC Nexus), Dooryard (AC1), The Motherwill Comes Again (AC Verdict Day), to name a few. (A personal fave just for how fucking creepy the undertones are is “Below his Eyes, from Armored Core 3. AC has a lot of very creepy levels featuring bio weapons and creepy shadow corporations so I’d be excited to see your reaction)

[@darkiway]

Armored Core For Answer has my favorite ost in the series, or at least what I've played of it. It's a shame we haven't had a game since V. Man, I miss Armored Core.

[@MaxinRudy]

I'm hoping after Elden Ring they release a new AC

[@VB2P360]

There's been credible leaks (as well as screenshot leaks) of an AC6.

[@darkiway]

@@VB2P360 Yeah, I'm well aware. Hoping it turns out to be real.

[@garethlamb6923]

Agreed. AC4A is my favourite game in the series and has the best music. Motherwill Comes Again is pretty great though.

[@bryanbeckett869]

welcome back to more Armored Core.

[@BlueAsterismSolstice]

I am genuinely an addict for Armored Core music. It's very much its own thing and perfect for its futuristic settings. This specific song takes place in a more civil war setting with a betrayal moment, resulting in an ugly encounter and our extraction carrier damaged.

[@SonbladeX]

A few songs worth checking out Armored Core wise because the music for the series is phenomenal: 9 Mechanized Memories Autobahn Red Butterfly Apex in Circle Cosmos Also the remix album "The Answer" on OCRemix is an absolute must, every song on it is brilliant!

[@Nine-Ball]

you honor me Raven

[@fusioncell7669]

I think "Fall" from AC4 and "5 Point Five" from AC Last Raven, as well as its remix from the Verdict Day DLC would also be really good choices.

[@russianreaper7716]

Act Zero Driver from 2 another age is in my top favorites

[@julbot1]

Armored Core's OSTs are super heavy on synth and rock, with some other flavors sprinkled in too. There's a lot of bangers, but here's some of the real good ones to watch out for. This may seem like a lot, but there's way more that I haven't listed. Remember Mechanized Memories (a sort of sequel to or remix of Remember) Nine/Nineball (boss theme for an infamous recurring boss in the series, Nineball Seraph) Sunrise Life in Ash Fall -Into the Grace- Vendetta Remain Flood of a Life Cosmos

[@russianreaper7716]

Intro to 2 another age was a straight banger

[@VB2P360]

Oh shit, Armored Core YEAH!!! Please more from both Armored Core 5 and Armored Core: For Answer!

[@FoxB117]

"In a Day" is another awesome track in ACV. I can only describe it as pure chaos.

[@vergiltheartofpower6616]

[Mechanized Memories] is one of my fav. OST in ACVD. Might be surprising this is the same people who created the souls genre that favors very classic song instead of techno

[@vergiltheartofpower6616]

Not even the majority of the souls community know about Armored Core till the recent leaks about Armored Core 6 or a reboot of Armored Core.

[@Zippyd00da132]

Oh now we're rocking!

[@ferrisgt]

COSMOS is my fav Armored Core song.. Get over the pain fly away in the Cosmos

[@Blitzkava]

Love seeing people get introduced to Armored Core, especially the music! I hope they make a new one! Edit: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@daxiatothemaxia4225]

THE ARMORED CORE 6! THE ARMORED CORE 6 IS REAL!

[@defenestrationismyfavoriteword]

ayyy now this is unexpected, an analysis of the music of an AC game

[@OFJehutyV2]

So here are the lyrics: Wall, Stain, Flick, Teardrop Drive, Bleed, Yellow, Throw a die No feeding by hand Bleeding my hand to closer No way to know that way to drive　 I'm nothing in the world Hey boy No way

[@roswell3875]

One thing about Armored Core V that it's OST it's just complex Mayhem most of time and I loved it for it. The old games also really good they got that Nostalgia feeling some of them Embrace 90s synth Electronics also more rock mix with electronic and some more so more cyberpunk. Side note most of vocals in the series is at best Japanese engrish. Also i want to add Armored Core is usually a post-apocalyptic dystopian world ruled by usually three or more companies Raven or mer of thengames cenary taking up jobs for said corporations. This is a very cut crash course of 15 games and are pretty fun knes at that if your interest crazy customization.

[@ethanspaziani1070]

I would just like to point out that each game has its own unique sound and soundtrack to it each game sort of has its own feel that makes it different and distinct if that sort of makes sense

[@TurnArklight]

Same composer as Evergrace :)))))

[@Sekainoowaride]

I'm happy they kept their VERY original style.

[@TurnArklight]

@@Sekainoowaride the style of "not knowing how to read music so just winging it in the purest way"

[@Phyllion-]

@@TurnArklight Hilariously enough, "fake it till you make it" rarely works but when it does, it always produces crazy unique styles. Hoshino did end up learning how to properly construct melodies that flow smoothly (despite not learning music theory nor how to read music sheets even after all these years) but he always kept that unique disjointed flair. I'm really looking forward to him stepping back to composing rather than staying as sound director as he's been doing since DS.

[@CoffeePotato]

Oh, how about some Limitation from Tactics Ogre? Oh, and there's like 15 Armored Cores. It's Dark Souls, the same folks too, but you can swap your parts out for more stuff. Also there's at least 3 canon pilots who made their mechs out of wood and powered them with a hamster wheel.

[@hakunai7227]

Thank you to that patreon dude

[@darkhellspartan975]

This video was quite a surprise, not many Armored Core related videos around in the past couple of years. Its cool how the image and song were able to convey the game so well to him, and that he was able to get it so close as well. The entire soundtrack is dirty, since after all its a pretty bleak and post post post post apocalyptic hellscape. I started with Armored Core 5 and then went back to play 4 and 4 Answer. Was pleasantly surprised when in Verdict Day it was shown all 4 games are connected.

[@REAPER55667798]

You should check out some of gen 3's music. Specifically scrambling film, milk, morning lemontea, dry mirage, etc.

[@YukitoOnline]

Try reacting to Armored Core's *"NINE BALL"* theme. You'd trigger the classic Pilots PTSD.

[@BattleCattleSA]

Love armored core's beats. Big favorites are Monkey Likes Daddy and Prankish Jelly.

[@Jessica-fd5lc]

Yesssss! More Armored Core love! It's my favorite game series and more people should know about it. Hopefully AC6 is a big hit. Oh yeah! Check out Panther from AC4. That's my favorite song.

[@tuscanlegate2303]

You HAVE to listen to Remember from Armored Core: For Answer!

[@finito6818]

Some mecha fans it seems, hopefully we can get some Front Mission or Gundam react too.

[@kululuchang5694]

Pls reaction more Armored Core OST! A lot of fans made Armored Core MAD are very awesome! You can also react to those MADs! I highly recommend you these three MAD! "The Perfect Rose [ACREMIX] by USUDA" "AC REMIX [Do You Remember? Take 2] by USUDA" "【AC4】thinkerの新訳（改良版）"

[@whiskeycorridor90]

I really like the music FreQuency did for the series. If you can, you should listen to their version of Cosmos, Fallout, and Day After Day.

[@matt200717]

Armored core has very unconventional, almost discordant music. I think I heard somewhere that the composer didn't have any formal training as a musician for the first game, and whether or not thats true they definitely bring something interesting to the table.

[@Azure9577]

Kota hoshino was self taught and can't read sheet music, so he composed by ear only instead

[@ArcZeroRed]

Pretty sure the vocals in that game they're from Asian people so it's probably Japanese some kind of K-pop type of vocals to guitar and Rock remember the people that make armored Core from Japan

[@Azure9577]

Its actually english

[@hijous]

they're singing in Engrish

[@proudlarry8225]

Armored Core V and its expansion-sequel Verdict Day are by far the... dirtiest sound for Armored Core OSTs but that decision was very intentional to fit the themes of the game compared to the other games in the series.

[@muttiilpomodoro4354]

Yeah, Kota Hoshino music is just fucking nuts, another close sono to this one, whit many layers, crazy mixed and instruments, evergrace music is the way to got

[@wc999]

lovely game series...definitely try 4fa! hope they make 6 soon

[@JohnSmith-ip6kc]

“There’s at least five of these” 😏 yeah if you were reviewing the games we’d be here a while

[@JessesAuditorium]

More ACV in a couple days!

[@JohnSmith-ip6kc]

@@JessesAuditorium Not sure is you have yet, but if I could throw out a suggestion, check out some of the tracks from some of the older games as well. A lot of the oldest ones are dated a bit, but the PS2 tracks are great. Nexus, Nine Breaker, Silent Line and Last Raven are probably the mixes I play when I’m doing projects or working on a model kit. Definitely worth checking out

[@ebookjapan8054]

Armored Core V/Verdict Day weren't...great game-wise but the soundtrack is some of the best of the series. The PS2 games are more trance and EDM inspired.

[@ericvash9960]

Might as well listen to all Armored Core V/erdict Day ost

[@ArcZeroRed]

Look up the soundtrack to armored core 4

[@ethanspaziani1070]

Ayyy! Armored core!

[@asatru6072]

This man did not know what he was in for. Lol As a huge fan of FromSoft, I love the Souls games for it's own reasons, the Armored Core series still eclipses it to this day musically. Even if we haven't gotten an Armored Core game in forever.

[@passingrando6457]

From commencing hostilities with Nine Ball to carrying out a one pilot blitzkrieg on The Spirit of Motherwill, Armored Core is truly something special.

[@stryker5055]

Great vid lol

[@thesleepingocean6902]

You should listen to milk and bravado from armored core 3

[@rike404animations4]

Please react to more Armored core ost

[@ArcZeroRed]

Armored core 4 and the expansion game after it are pretty much the best armored core game out there five was kind of a dud wasn't a huge fan of the mechanics especially with missiles and gun arms ultimate weapons was okay but I didn't like all that stuff on the screen when activating ultimate weapon