ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON - Story Trailer

[@VaatiVidya]

That moment where they push the gatling gun deeper..I really felt that. Fromsoft are really going to make us cry about robots aren't they

[@Jormyyy]

Gosh dang right! Absolutely brutal!

[@raginlemon9261]

What up Vaati

[@Dualtwelve]

I know this will be a story unconnected to the previous armored cores, but I can't wait for your exposition videos on this story. Hopefully there will he enough for a new arc in the "prepare to cry" series.

[@autruff18]

My body & mind is ready for the moments from this latest title. Thank you! Thank you so much man for ur concised an hour and a half vid on all AC games. It preps & refreshes a lot of my experiences from AC 1, 2, & 5 (gameplay wise, not so much on the story 😅).

[@jj0493]

The view of the giant robots tiny head made it look weirdly vulnerable and cute, like an oversized dog. It'd make sense they're piloted in the same way as the ACs. It plays up the body horror not only of being turned into a shrink wrapped corpse but also forced to act as the brain of something inorganic and malformed.

[@clickingsensorthing]

The weapon impacts dont just make sparks or knock off parts- you can see the ACs get unpeeled by the force of impact. Massive props to the animating team.

[@dasaasaa]

Pñ

[@dasaasaa]

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[@dasaasaa]

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[@ReaveShot]

If only this were a feature for massive burst damage.

[@guillermocarter8468]

Unpeeled? So the armor is being put back on? :o

[@YigitEfe_]

Can't understand why they didn't put this cinematic to start of the game. It would fit perfect and give players a bit something about story

[@Vezzolll]

I just completed the game and I’m wondering the same thing. This adds so much depth to your character, you literally had nothing in life and Walter gave you a reason. Also it’s such a beautiful cinematic that shows how raw armored core fights can be

[@TheMultiColoredMan]

They did that with the Elden Ring trailers too, I guess it's just a FromSoft thing

[@johnathanhuser1852]

My guess is that the body horror may have bumped the rating up

[@TheTrueHolyDarkness]

My guess is because in the long run, you're just going to start skipping the opening cutscene, so you may as well off-shore that to KZbin.

[@carsontodd2443]

I was pretty upset that there was no cool intro cinematic like there has been in the other games. I loved watching them.

[@daddysempaichan]

A tiny detail that I notice and love is how, as soon as -l619l- 620 got their right arm blasted off by that energy shotgun cannon thing, they immediately start shooting with their left arm gun. No freezing or shock of losing their arm, no evasive maneuvers to get out of the sights of that cannon, just right back to attacking the dammed thing, focused only on completing the mission and blasting through what's in front of them. Tells you a lot about how these "Hounds" tends to operate.

[@Wolf10media]

And some dark implications to boot. A brain trained to get the mission completed at the cost of one's life. To ignore pain and push forward. To keep fighting even after your whole unit has been wiped out. Just assess the environment and situation and calculate next objectives. Goodness I can't wait.

[@daddysempaichan]

@@Wolf10media Such is the life of a Raven. Finish the mission, or die trying.

[@Hayson898]

@@Wolf10media I mean we're "Hounds" in this game right? The mercs who went into the Human Plus program because our debt was too high. Sold our flesh and became augmented to climb out of it only to become a product for the very corporations who caused us such debts in the first place. Our armoured core is the only way a hound lives and the only way a hound dies.

[@Wolf10media]

@@daddysempaichan Exactly

[@Wolf10media]

@@Hayson898 yes! As said, very grim material.

[@nopizzawithoutpineapple]

"I'll give you a reason to exist. Let's get to work." Such a dark and disgusting line, I love it. FromSoft has cooked up something special and impactfull yet again, you can feel it 🖤

[@joshyjoshyjosh]

Why does it sound like Keanu Reeves tho???

[@rKhael53]

At least Warhammer 40k dreadnoughts are revered, blessed, fueled by fellowship, and a sacred mission to complete, which is infinitely more important than themselves. Hounds look just like expendable meat, used by heartless greedy capitalists.

[@zchen27]

​@@rKhael53That's basically Armored Core in a nutshell. Elite Ravens and cheap conscripts all alike, just another line on the balance sheet and an expenditure for business.

[@Vespyr_]

Definitely diving headfirst into the darkness I've always loved about this franchise. That's the thing people can't see if they just watch the old gameplay videos, and watch clips. It's the tone. The actual dark scifi that it truly is. From Software is no stranger to this theme in its games, and Armored Core is no different. It's at the heart of From Software. It's in the title.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Welcome to the franchise my fellow Ravens!

[@GubGubGubbins]

Whoever does the sounddesign on this game deserves an award.

[@Camdavis11]

Kota Hoshino. He's been in this game for a loooong time

[@OCTO358]

@@Camdavis11 is it confirmed that he's working on this one? I don't remember any official statements.

[@Camdavis11]

@@OCTO358 he has confirmed that he is at least doing the music on his official tw. Also, if you listen to the track in this trailer, he is literally singing in it LOL. I assume he is also doing sound design since he did on elden ring too.

[@theblobconsumes4859]

FreQuency is awesome. They're both making the music and the sound.

[@mmottekk]

And they probably deserve to work on the next Nolan film - the dialogue is absolutely inaudible! I couldn't make a single word out - even with good headphones on and the volume maxed out.

[@chuckec]

Armored Core has had gritty, cruel transhumanism ever since the first game, but it’s crazy seeing the visceral brutality of Human Plus firsthand. It’s like our character is just a slab of meat with wire transmitters sticking out of him. He can’t even communicate. He’s barely a person.

[@misterringer]

Yeah it's dark as hell. Love it.

[@Revver99]

DIVINE LIGHT SEVERED

[@kinshorin]

Really puts into perspective how hard it was for the Human Plus escapee in AC1 to warn you about human plus as he died. The fact that he could speak even that little bit must've taken all he had at the end.

[@remigusker6024]

I'd advise against referring to the equipment as "human", the administrators will get testy.

[@NYC_Goody]

Sounds like a hot dream. I want wires sticking out of me 🤤

[@conrradotorres4653]

As long as your brain is still functioning, you can still pilot. Your mech is your prison and tomb. Mission must be complete at all costs. Your freedom will be death, and you must earn it.

[@heruiksanudin8942]

Adeptus mechanicus

[@xbox70333]

In ac6 sequel machine is the womb as well

[@conrradotorres4653]

@@xbox70333 more like: I have no mouth, but I must scream."

[@conrradotorres4653]

@@heruiksanudin8942 heresy

[@DrewShotwell]

Get in the robot Shinji.

[@ReifinDFanchon]

The absolute state of Armored Core 6 sound design is just... perfect.

[@muhdbala9528]

That music at the end just hits perfectly

[@Jormyyy]

The music especially 😩

[@InfiniteDarkMass]

@@muhdbala9528 Exactly!

[@thegamersconclave8709]

Imagine playing it with full surround sound and a rumble chair!

[@ZyoAISim]

I like the distorted sound effect of the energy shield.

[@Enterblathnir]

"This one is functional but don't expect much more." An in-lore reason why our character is a silent protag. I love it.

[@MatrixJockey]

The protag isn't silent. They can only speak through the cybernetic link to an armored core

[@TheNapster153]

​@@MatrixJockeymore like this protag IS the armored core. Nineball origin for this timeline? Or perhaps everyone who pilots AC's is a Nineball

[@virtueofabsolution7641]

That’s why he says “I didn’t come to talk” he wasn’t snapping at the tech he was referring to not caring about being to talk to the pilot.

[@hmmdoh7835]

I AM (GUNDAM) ARMORED CORE!!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@SnailHatan]

@@virtueofabsolution7641why are you replying to imaginary comments? No one thought he was “snapping” at anyone.

[@aneetsinghchadha5084]

That "mission complete" at the end was brutal

[@thien0300]

Like damn, the whole squad got wipe but the last dude clutch it.

[@roswell3875]

Mission Complete returning to the nest..😢

[@kell_gg]

Chills.

[@stripey566]

got cod infinite warfare vibes from that casualties: 800 survivors: 4 mission: sucess

[@Paronak]

Imperium of Man after a 50 year war against a Green Horde, 62'000'000'000 deaths, but the planet is now free. "Mission accomplished with minimal losses"

[@darmansbar7900]

The satisfaction I had in killing Cataphract in my playtrough was amazing, you can rest in peace 620, 619, 617, you did good

[@halzion]

imagine how cracked 621 is canonically when 3 AC pilots barely defeated the Cataphract while 621 did it solo. Although tbf 621 has mommy Ayre who tells him the Cataphract's weakness

[@Chernould_]

⁠@@halzionTo be fair, none of the other numbers were rocking reverse jointed legs, dual songbirds, & dual Gatling cannons. They probably would’ve gotten the job done quicker if they did.

[@ALegendthateatslunchatam]

​@@halzion they were running bonestock parts with a few additional weapons

[@MisterCynic18]

​@@halzion to be fair they were also dealing with giant laser cannon artillery

[@zethrenbeltran4071]

​@@halzionlols. Yall act like 621 didnt just die repeatedly from an effing chopper tutorial boss. The only reason 621 got that far is because or mission restarts and checkpoints. If 621 only had 1 life hed be ling forgotten like the rest of these guys.

[@GorgotsBloodHoofEU]

So many little details in this trailer. 620 diving in front of 617 to what looks like confuse the targeting system on the ground tank. 620 looking like hes realised the weapons hes carrying aint gonna cut through that armor and going to switch as he gets hit by the plasma shotgun and taken out the air. 617 619 and 620 seem like a very well oiled unit, who have been fighting together for a long time, covering the weaknesses in each others weapon choices through the flexibility in each others arsenal.

[@clamflex5209]

617 lowers also his weapon to not hit 620 befor he swags from the left.

[@PhoenixO8]

Makes you wonder, what ever happened to 618? If 617, 619, and 620 can work so well together, do you think they lost because their team wasn't at full capacity?

[@narkopolo5629]

Cant wait for sick teams combinations in multiplayer

[@shawnconary6810]

Had to watch in slow mo just to catch all of the points you guys brought up. Great finds, gents

[@cookiecraze1310]

​​@@PhoenixO8aybe got taken out at long range by the stationary gun. 0:29 infact maybe the sparks seen there as the weapon fires are 618.

[@Dollsofgod]

This trailer is a good blend of fantasy and realism and made it's world believable here. The mech that narrowly avoids the first laser blast, you hear the sound of powerful jets screaming away, trying to keep it upright even as it's squatting down from the landing, so it really gives a sense of weight even with the speed they travel at. The second one was in mid fire of it's missile salvo that probably caused it to dodge a second late and rather than the enemy weapons being a joke it absolutely shreds through the armor showing for how powerful the mechs are presented they're like tanks of today and are weapons platforms rather than nearly invincible Gundam. Same with the energy shield right after, even though it's a fantasy element it's shown to only be able to do so much before it fails from enemy fire with the mech losing an arm right after emphasizing the level of danger. The dialog in between help build anticipation for the battle scenes and gives you an inference of just how merciless this world is. You pick up on all these cues intuitively too. No screaming hero, no needless dialog. It's really a good trailer, grim, gritty and suspends your disbelief to make an impact.

[@Azuchilimited]

It's like Gundam, but they're all vulnerable, even the featured "main" mechs, despite there being no real main character because of customization.

[@RAAM855]

You never seen gundam if you think this looks more realistic than any One Year War suit. They moved much slower with much more weight and less durability barring MC plot armor

[@Azuchilimited]

@RAAM855 Based Evidence, but Armored Core is still more realistic than Gundam overall. I look at AC as if... what if Gundam was In its own universe, but under the rules of standard reality, I'd say the older games would definitely fit this rule... Imo, The Monster Monsterverse, Gundam, AC, PR, all take place in the same universe, just alternate timelines 🗿. Hell, even Blaster Master could count somewhere in the background, just like no one talks about how Space Dandy and Cowboy Bebop could technically be in the same universe. I would say though, Gundam and AC are the most compatible having a shared universe, and a crossover title would probably bring the mecha fans to their knees. PR and The Monsterverse imo for the most compatible together but would need heavy timeliness adjustment, and it would make sense for humanoid mecha to be thought of only after the successful production of Mecha Godzilla to separate the humans a bit more from their wartime targets. I could actually see maybe Cowboy Bebop actually fitting well with GITS if you count personal aircraft as not being widespread and affordable yet for the general populace, with hacks and such maybe being attributed to certain individuals....

[@murmenaattori6]

@@Azuchilimited I don't get why you started blabbering about the viability of shared franchise universes? We did not mention anything about it. Should have just left the comment at the first paragraph, rest was some reddit tier stuff.

[@Moody.Smiruai]

​@@murmenaattori6because gundam is based

[@TimeBucks]

So much emotion from giant robots and mechs

[@grcreations1973]

Nice

[@RhysGBiv]

Just like eva

[@nasirazam277]

Nice

[@michaelallen2870]

Been following this game for over 10 years. Damn right the emotion

[@jjs6568]

That's the entire meaning behind armored core really. It's a really interesting take on an AI development that has manifested it's own consciousness. It serves humanity, but it is self aware to the point that it understands it's directive, and is saddened by it. I wouldn't be surprised if this time they have the core have a rogue unit or something.

[@miskaaM7]

This hits different after you've played it.

[@mkzhero]

Why isn't it in the game??

[@weedmaster9314]

@@mkzheroBecause this happens right before your arrival on Rubicon at the begining of the game

[@weedmaster9314]

@@mkzheroI saw another one of your comments, this scene is the death of 619,620 and 617 while fighting the PCA to get Handler Walter onto Rubicon without being shot down by their lasers. 618 Was killed some other time by the independent mercenary Sulla. So your player character , Raven 621 is just the one being woken up in this clip after their deaths, not the one fighting.

[@mkzhero]

@@weedmaster9314 it'd still be nice to have some cinematics, game has none that look like this...

[@mkzhero]

@@weedmaster9314 It'd still be helpful to have it in the game to have SOME cinematics... Also, as i said, they don't really address your state in the game itself at all..? How'd he get into the new AC in chapter 5 being like that? I feel like they've just dropped this idea or something

[@BlueMagicite]

You can't show a chassis crying, but you can at least convey sadness with a light flare. Fun visual design choices all around

[@ZainKaneko]

the red lens flare has been a staple visual cue from most if not all trailers of armored core

[@BlueMagicite]

@@ZainKaneko gotta love a callback but also, fun to see it used for visual storytelling in a different scenario

[@smilkoff]

After 120 hours gametime this trailer is so much more meaningful. The CATAPHRACT, a Liberation Front mission, Walter and his impatience, the 600 plus ACs before us and the "The Man Who Passed The Torch" theme.

[@StonedDragons]

The thing I just noticed rewatching after playing through the game is the line connecting him to his AC which is providing a steady supply of Coral. Since 621 is an older generation augment reliant upon it.

[@nopenoperson9118]

Less so 600 prior combatants and rather the augmentation serial number of the pilot. Player character is C4-621, the other three pilots are likely 4th gen as well so C4-617, C4-619, and C4-620. The earliest I can recall encountering in game is C1-249.

[@Saru-yr3qk]

@@nopenoperson9118 Don't forget 618 who died fighting Sulla. Heck, according to Sulla he killed a bunch of Walter's previous hounds.

[@SaintSkeleton]

"the man who passed the torch" ... is it just me, or does anyone else feel like the torch being passed, is not to 621 ... you are destroying this 70 year old mans life purpose, and you just came from killing his friend, and only other person who can relate to what hes been through I think the song is a metaphor for something else besides the relationship between Walter and 621

[@lorenzobentivoglio3679]

I'd say it's about Overseers. (It's a major spoiler so don't look it up if you havent alr played. Without context you sjould be fine cause without the game explanation it isn't understandable)

[@deminisis]

I'm surprised how much emotion can be conveyed through mechs in a battlefield. The visuals of augmented human pilots is unsettling in a good way and gives a dark and visceral tone to the story.

[@eisader]

Peace Through Power 😏

[@stormlordeternal7663]

After playing the game I finally watched this. Now I wish there was a PVE coop mode for this kinda stuff. Facing an absurd number of enemies and even multiple bosses with others.

[@CQBlitz0]

That is an amazing idea. I wonder if it could be implemented if there’s enough talk and requests for FromSoft to do it

[@4_Ambition]

@@CQBlitz0 maybe the next gen 6 AC game will have it. with AC, they do multiple games withing the gen, rather than DLCs and such

[@CQBlitz0]

@@4_Ambition I like that method.

[@CallanElliott]

They had this in AC5

[@louisfrederick6512]

I very much like the idea, but its funny to think of this like if there r 2 sekiro in shadow die twice, op as heck 😂

[@WingedCrusade]

Can we just talk about how gratifying watching the detail of dozens of spent casings leaving the gatling gun was alone?

[@Mobius-ow7id]

I agree. Almost reminds me of the intro to armored core 2 with how the AC where moving to their objectives while fighting opposition.

[@thegamersconclave8709]

I especially liked how the barrel tips were all melted and deformed. I've seen that happen on a machine gun range in the Army. They shoot so much the barrel turns red hot and starts to liquefy due to the sheer number of rounds and heat generated. I feel like this game is going to have a very gritty sense of realism injected into the Mecha Combat.

[@Mobius-ow7id]

@@thegamersconclave8709 Add to the fact that your character is on the operating table literally being brought back from the brink of death and reconstructed as an augmented human with the corral device most likely acting not only as way to handle the AC more fluidly then others, but as a dead man switch if Walter thinks you outlived your usefulness or try to oppose him early in the story. Who knows, but as a old fan myself I am excited nonetheless.

[@thegamersconclave8709]

@@Mobius-ow7id For some reason, I get major "Evangelion" vibes from the way they are presenting this game.

[@ulforcemegamon3094]

@@thegamersconclave8709 kinda, it seems that the Pilot will be "fused" with the AC in some way

[@TOHOREMIX]

Definitely looks to be the most story driven game in the series to date. Excited. August needs to hurry up.

[@AaronSoul725]

Omg didn't expect to see you here!

[@Geode_Raptor]

1:46 is just absolutely INSANE the sound design, the models, the FX, the animation! Everything is PERFECTION

[@SanOcelotl]

Yes is a verry good cinematic

[@humbleservant7797]

You serious ? Its a trailer showing non in game footage.

[@DHTokyo3915]

@@humbleservant7797 What does it have to do with what he said?

[@keiz5052]

@@humbleservant7797this has nothing to do with gameplay what are you waffling about

[@SanOcelotl]

@@humbleservant7797 he wasn't praising the game, just a well produced cinematic

[@mr.avocadoman1004]

Lets be honest, 617, 619 and 620 died because they did not utilize the dual zimms and songbirds.

[@LordKore]

if they had a piledriver they wouldn't need to stick the gun in the tank

[@gnomechomsky2524]

I found missiles much more useful than songbirds but completely agree on dual zimms lol. used them for literally the entire game

[@bullet95781]

Dual gattling with dual stun needle launchers is an absolute beast of an ac.

[@Onetime-ly9dh]

Or a tank base

[@tamagoh4839]

try it with same loadout then say... Skill issue. :) alright, it took me 2 tries.

[@pretentiousname01]

Ya know what I really love. The gattling gun has little runners on it. There to support it when it gets put down for maintenance or changing weapons. A detail for the non mission times that is often ignored

[@notanonymous6009]

It’s probably also there to shield it when it inevitably skids on the ground during landing/boosting.

[@ulforcemegamon3094]

Same , it reminds me of the fact that the Titanfall mechs (at least the ones of the first game) have a support thing to put the ammo in case they need it , sort of like having a belt of ammo

[@tamnguyen-bl7jf]

ok

[@JD_Volt]

The needles and thin cords make 621s surgical procedures look so fragile. It adds to the horror. Also, it appears that an unknown person is selling literal bodies to Walter as pilots.

[@slowjamsliver7006]

Yup, we finally get to see what Human Plus was all about.

[@bransonries2774]

*cough* *cough* possibly human allmind *cough* *cough* *this is fake news*

[@krystofmichajlovfrancisko8224]

Human plus?

[@ramonbastos283]

At the beginning of the game, Walter tells 621 that he can buy their freedom. It makes sense.

[@CataclysmDM]

Here's the deal Fromsoft. You keep releasing amazing games, without microtransactions, with depth and difficulty and excitement and beauty and misery.... and I'll keep preordering your games, deluxe editions and all. You are the only dev team I'll still do this for on a regular basis. You guys are great, and I appreciate you!

[@kevinxsavagegm]

uh Larian????

[@speaklowww5747]

yeah, i'll still drink that garbage

[@AveSicarius]

​@@kevinxsavagegm. I think Larian should be further up here because EA is a far better model for a preorder system. Unfortunately not everybody likes CRPGs even if BG3 is probably going to be the best game of 2023.

[@slynt_]

@@kevinxsavagegm Larian makes overrated woke americanised crap

[@kempachikaotic]

The only company that you can responsibly preorder a game from

[@roguespartan2854]

I just noticed something, I think 620 jumped in front of 617 to get Cataphract's lock-on away from him because 617 was the only one of the two of them equipped with the EMP.

[@ManWithoutAMark]

Assault Armor

[@PolySoldier]

What a sacrifice 😭😭😭

[@waypoint732]

By equipment i would say, he got in front to get in good range stagger it, so 617 could rush to the cannon or to damage the cataphract or maybe just to cover his companion

[@GooberTroy]

Absolute chills. I love how "desperate" the trailer feels. Giving everything to complete the mission

[@SlayerSeraph]

This makes no sense to me, they are lone wolves Mercenaries, why would they sacrifice themselves individually for a corporation? Unless their families get money and support for this, that's all I can think of. Also why are they referring to a human as "it" ?

[@arturoz6547]

​@@SlayerSeraphthe it thingy maybe is cuz he is refered as dog

[@lryuzaki1895]

@@SlayerSeraphthey're modified humans made specifically for piloting these death machines, and it's not like ravens have risked their lives for corps before, the reason is unknown

[@lucasurquiza554]

@@SlayerSeraph These don’t seem like lone wolf mercenaries. Remember, each AC timeline has its own take on what a Raven is. In the end here, Walter says “I’ll give you a reason to exist” so the motivation is probably there, there might be brainwashing involved. As for the “it” we know from the Gameplay Trailer that these are augmented humans who this Handler Walter guy treats are dogs or “hounds”. We’ll know everything when the game comes out. Be patient.

[@yagutensho4044]

@@SlayerSeraph Because even mercenaries have a human side dude. Its called character growth.

[@StellaAlamarr]

You can feel the desperation when the protagonist is just letting it rip pressing the barrel as deep as possible.

[@1wasavi]

thats not the protagonists thats 617,

[@lovebunny2652]

​​@@1wasavi But is it the protagonist? Because when the last one goes down they say 617 down but our barely human lump of plastic wrapped flesh is 621

[@Mayorofsexytown1303]

@@1wasavi He's the protagonist of this trailer for sure.

[@Nomadic_Gaming]

The fact that he was just like I’ve had enough of this bull crap, and over boosted straight into that tank so hard stop it from moving when it has so much more mass in force than that core And then he just unloads the entire chain gun point blank and rams the super heated barrel into what I’m assuming is the control core or cockpit of that thing like a super heated drill. It’s just absolutely ridiculous imagery. If the game were more realistic, in terms of how it was played and operated, that would be a thing you could do like that is some absolutely ridiculous stuff reminds me of the armored core four trailer were the primary AC, and that was just zipping around MTs and the last one he just absolutely guts with his rifle using it as a giant spear white oil drips down from it, and splashes onto its optics Let it be known that when fromsoft does CGI and trailers, they do not play around

[@detectivecolonel874]

@@Nomadic_Gaming That AC in the AC4 intro was Supplice, piloted by Berlioz :) It was so iconic, it solidified my love of 4th gen the first time I ever saw it. I even have the Supplice model kit, which I can't wait to display next to the statue that comes with the collector's edition of AC6. These things are so metal and grounded compared to most other mech franchises. I think the most comparable franchise in terms of mech-brutality is Titanfall.

[@Whawpenshaw]

I love the brutality in the art and sound. It's kind of amazing how well they managed to convey a sense of pain without showing a single drop of blood. Edit: The American Red Cross doesn't count. It's a blood transfusion and has nothing to do with the "brutality" that I'm talking about. I'm saying they don't cut to the pilots in the cockpits with bruises and cuts like in other mech media.

[@NikHem343]

Well said

[@Frenchfraeis]

Gotta love the heavy machine gun into the other mech's head while also pushing the gun in. To me at least it conveyed a sense of desperation and anger.

[@arthurhex770]

Dont wanna ruin it for you but they did show some blood at the end lol

[@sebastian.c7222]

They did show blood on the dude in the operating table a couple of times, 2:43 the part when the tubes comes out of the ear, blood starts pouring out of the needle but it cuts off right away, that was gross

[@deathbykonami5487]

Yeah, the bomb blasts, machine gun fire, and seeing the infrastructure getting blasted to bits convey a lot more than seeing some poor schmoe's insides becoming his outsides.

[@Vross_MKII]

I like how the cataphract in game just shows up (WITHOUT ANY warnings or hints of its being) while moving as fast as a jet

[@victorykingpin3674]

Dont you specifically go into the mission to kill it though? You know what you're getting into as soon as you sortie

[@Vross_MKII]

@@victorykingpin3674 it shows an image but it doesn't reveal the fact that it is impressively agile for a tank strapped to an small MT

[@victorykingpin3674]

​@Vross_MKII well, considering everything else in the game, I wasn't expecting it to be slow anyways 😭

[@Wolf10media]

In mission: ZOOOOOOOM MUTHA FUCKA!!!

[@DjuraValtr]

Kinda crazy how much emotion the armored core have in body motion alone. You can tell when it's tired, when it's desperate and when it's at its last moments.

[@billclemons5593]

THIS COULD EASILY BE A FULL LENGTH CGI MOVIE! NO PROBLEM

[@dannyboi5887]

"I'll give you a reason to exist..." It's insane how different that line hits after beating the game. Initially it came across as incredibly demeaning and dehumanizing, but now? It feels almost like a statement of pure kindness. Walter wasnt lying, he really did give us a reason to exist.

[@fikarrusdiawan9562]

Still, Walter is brutally cruel... and apparently the world the protagonist lives in were so extremely ruthless!

[@VictoriaVoltia]

@@fikarrusdiawan9562 Yeah, but its a meritocracy kind of cruel. the type of guy who says "Lets just get the work done, we arent here to be friends". These kind of people will give you the true respect if you show them how good you are. The kind of war buddies that will keep contact for life. Spoiler alert: Too bad that all the endings will get Walter and Carla killed. Their goal is too brutal, fitting with his first impression from this video.

[@LightAndDarkMdness02]

​@@fikarrusdiawan9562 The piano portion of the song in the trailer is called "resolve". It's representative of Walter's resolve to keep fighting, no matter what he has to do to obtain his goals. Even if it means he has to become a monster that uses human beings like tools. He has to do it, because he'll do anything to ensure that the disaster that turned him into the man he is today doesn't happen again.

[@XardionZ]

This is honestly one of the best trailers FromSoftware has ever done. They know that the Armored Core fan base has been waiting a long time for a new game and they’ve been knocking it out of the park each time with every new video. It also perfectly helps establish the world of AC for people who are new to the series.

[@setiem13]

More like a soft reboot or retcon at worst. The MC seems to come back to life like a souls MC but instead of magic it is weird science. Unless what you mean by "the world of AC" is the feeling of the game in general which we would see if they deliver a proper AC game and not a Frankestein because they arent confindent in that it would be a hit like elder ring because people arent used to AC gameplay mechanic.

[@internetcoven]

reminds me a lot of the demon’s souls intro movie

[@comentnine1574]

@@setiem13 From what I read on TV tropes each numbered AC game is its own continuity so AC4 and AC5 are in their own universes, AC6 is no exception to this rule but it is the first time an AC game isn’t set on Earth instead it’s set on Rubicon VI hence the name “Fires of Rubicon.

[@dylanthegreat2298]

@@setiem13 don't think he was just "revived". Pilot 621 wasn't in the battle, others that got wiped out wasn't that guy in the bed.

[@anenemystand5582]

@setiem13 this dumbass acts like you couldn't "die" in armored core and come back before. As if that wasn't something that happened all the time.

[@MidMan98]

620 loadout: HG-004 DUCKETT for both arms, VP-66LR R-Back, and RD-024 Tuner L-Back 619 loadout: RF-Turner R-Arm, DF-GR-07 GOU-CHEN L-Arm, Dual BML-G1/P07VTC-12 on Back 617 loadout: DF-GA-08 HU-BEN R-Arm, HI-32: BU-TT/A L-Arm, SB-033M MORLEY R-Back, SI-24: SU-Q5 L-Back All the same model as 621 so I propose a challenge for yall...take on the CATAPHRACT using each of these loadouts. It should be noted that this is an ALT mission, so it might not be available on the first playthrough.

[@A7XKoRnRocks1]

That's a good idea, time to take REVENGE.

[@Pika-ck7ww]

also the mission does not have a laser cannon shooting down at you, 619 actually died to the laser before Cataphract spawned, so...

[@trustmeits610pm2]

@@Pika-ck7ww Yeah they basically fought Cataphract and Nephites at the same time. Props to them. RIP brothers.

[@rikerterronez543]

Ducketts aren't that short. Those are dual Coquiletts

[@monochrome6218]

I tried using the loadouts of each. 617 made quick work of the CATAPHRACT and 619 was decent against it, but 620’s loadout was more of a struggle than I thought. Had fun with the challenge though.

[@Simon-fc9hg]

Mission complete Payout: 500, 000 Credits Mercenary fees: -200 , 000 Credits Ammo costs: -150, 000 Credits Repair costs: -300, 000 Credits Total profit: -150, 000 Credits.

[@byssmal]

The cheapest part i can buy was 100,000 credits

[@Walle8707]

Just like RL

[@yousaidthusly461]

Best I can do is 20c.

[@MandingoV2]

now do it 5-6 more times = full human plus lmao

[@migsrebsaber]

Well, time to undergo the Human+ augmentations thrice with that total profit.

[@Stevench22]

I think 1:04 is a nice callback to the Armored Core Last Raven opening with the missing arm and laser canon. Just looks absolutely cool

[@LightAndDarkMdness02]

And the gameplay reveal trailer opened with a shot that was definitely a call back to the opening of AC 2 as well. Fromsoft is hiding all sorts of little references in the trailer.

[@michaelallen2870]

@@LightAndDarkMdness02 YUP!!! The 3 ACs boosting on the ground!! Good catch!!

[@robTCGZ]

Everything about this trailer is awesome! Extremely brutal without showing any graphic violence or gore. And it's all thanks to the visual and audio design.

[@FDbazooka]

i call the complete destruction and dismenberment of those AC mech gore

[@varnix1006]

I'm more afraid of the mission complete screen. Especially when the cash you get is negative.

[@harkejuice]

@@varnix1006 the true "You Died" of AC

[@597das]

@@varnix1006 pretty sure they said in an interview there won't be a debt system this time. I think that means the cash you get doesn't go below 0

[@Dylan-ln6qt]

@@varnix1006 wait you could get negative cash in the previous games? They send you out to war and other battles where you stand a very high chance of dying, and once you finally manage to pull out a successful completion of your mission you have to pay them for not doing good enough??? What kind of corporate hell is the armored core franchise?

[@SpartanCarver]

Even the CGI artists knew the minigun would be helpful for hard bosses

[@Extra.Medium]

I like that we're really leaning hard into the "you are nothing, you will be nothing and nobody will remember you when you die" attitude towards the game protagonist. Its always been there in FromSoft games but you could be forgiven for not picking up on it in the early games

[@hadowsinc.3156]

At least you become something in the other games. In this I feel like after beating it no matter how significant your victories it'll just be another "mission complete." I'll love it if at the end we die or get decommissioned with Walter not even batting an eye

[@Extra.Medium]

​@@hadowsinc.3156you're probably right but there's always the chance of some scientist finding a way to turn you back into a person, true posthuman or digital construct free of Walter's bullshit. There's also the classic "throw yourself into the big thing™" ending that demonstrates your free will and also breaks the planet in half. That might be too satisfying though

[@zergie4]

If it follows any trend from previous armored core or souls story telling, you are typically start out as a nobody and end up doing something really big and world changing, just not always for the better.

[@8thlvlMage]

It might be the most obvious theme in FromSoft games lol.

[@GrugGangGrugGang]

@@8thlvlMage You really have to watch Rick and Morty to pick up the subtle themes, you normies just wouldn't understand.

[@VirusL4D]

This trailer just armored my core

[@suta7]

Relatable

[@fredericdube191]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HollowedKnight66]

Balls nined

[@ryuuotaku35]

Core to the player ✊🏻

[@contractualnews9488]

My dik is out for armored core and haramve

[@A-Duck]

I love how understated the conclusion to the action sequence was. Typically in these kind of scenes, that act of martyrdom is sold with some explosive earth shattering crescendo to the violence. But personally I find the opposite approach more impactful- where the final moment is a bit more subtle, concluding events with a whimper rather than an all powerful bang.

[@oompalumpus699]

It really delivers the feel that the battle is not an act of heroism. It is a meaningless death at the whims of an uncaring master.

[@UshankaMaster]

@@oompalumpus699 no fanfares.

[@youtubewanderer3347]

Not only that, but it's not even a sacrifise because they can just grab your dregs, revive you, and hook you up to a machine to continue being a slave. No martyrdom, no heroism. Lives are cheap, death is just a minor inconvenience. Reminds me of Cruelty Squad.

[@azrieldalusong5042]

​@@youtubewanderer3347would they still revive even if your body literally burn to crisp? Cus I feel that guy was doing that so that they won't revive him

[@pillarmenn1936]

@@azrieldalusong5042 617 isn't dead. His vitals aren't mentioned being lost. The others? Super dead.

[@alexliourtas1738]

after finishing the game 3 times, all 3 endings, i cannot describe how on point this trailer is.

[@giovanniprovost]

Jaw dropping stuff, ready to play this asap.

[@anxarts7424]

From making a successful armored core franchise to Making a successful souls franchise to Coming back to armored core like they never even left...is just mind blowing ...

[@christopher5476]

They'll do the same for ChromeHounds, right?... Right??

[@thebigenchilada678]

@@christopher5476Chromehounds was a sort of hail mary attempt to make Mecha games, and consequently AC more popular, it didn’t work. AC itself only really *had* a fanbase in japan but the whole mecha genre died off in the late 90’s, now it retains a small dedicated fanbase. The hope here is that AC 6’ll rekindle everyone’s love for giant badass robots but i’m doubtful the concept will ever be as appealing as it was back then.

[@maounobbu8128]

RETURNING TO THIS AND REALIZING THEY USED THE ALLMIND THEME FOR THE END OF THE TRAILER IS SENDING ME

[@jocosesonata]

1:20 - "I'm not here to talk. Wake *_it_* up." I am loving that casual dehumanization. You're not a person, you're not a living creature, you're just a thinking weapon to them. To be used and used and used, until you no longer function, and if you're past the point of repair they'll just throw you away and be easily replaced with another tool that would be used and used and used.

[@juantsu2000]

Not even a weapon. They care more about the actual weapons and ACs You’re just a dog. A hound bred for sacrifice and death. They’d rather see you burn to death than have their precious machines lost.

[@KogasaTatara514]

Hits different once you know the full story

[@jocosesonata]

@@KogasaTatara514 Can you summarise it for me? I've seen all the endings, but I'm gonna need one of those hour long lore vids to wrap my head around it.

[@KogasaTatara514]

@@jocosesonata it's just he really does care about you, and all of his former hounds too. He seems cold and dehumanizing at first, but he just doesn't show his real feelings, he suppresses them so he can get his job done. But over time, he does let it slip, and you can see that he actually does care. When Carla asks how it's going, he responds with how *you're* doing, nothing about his mission or himself, even though that's what she was asking about. At another point in the game, Snail calls you a "mutt" and overall is just quite disrespectful towards you. Without wasting a single moment, Walter immediately demands he shows you more respect. He jumps right towards your defense, even though you being treated with respect has nothing to do with his mission. There's a bunch more examples, but those are the two biggest ones I can remember currently. Our initial thoughts about him couldn't have been further from the truth, we just had no way to know. He really does care, more than anything else. He just couldn't show it, so his emotions wouldn't get in the way.

[@jocosesonata]

@@KogasaTatara514 Yeah, I just rewatched the Walter boss fight ending, and I completely forgot about his line: "You've found a friend." Walter seems the type to suppress and bury his compassion, since it's a brutal world and they have to be ruthless - not to survive, but to succeed - for his own sake, as if he lets his emotions control him, it may be a matter of life or death. Damn, Walter's such a good character. Another one that I like is G1 Michigan, since he's similar to Walter in that he's not allowing his personal feelings show, but instead of being cold he's being snarky instead. Many folks find him to be a good charismatic leader, trying to reign in his soldiers to focus on the mission, and to not underestimate 621. Props to FromSoft and the VAs for their great work!

[@KFC_Yikes]

I'm hoping armored core 6 does amazing in reviews and sales so we can possibly get an HD collection of the older games

[@h.y-chen]

FA please

[@jotita9350]

Thats hard to get the IP for all the diferent number or called entries belong to diferent publisher, 4 and FA belongs to Ubisoft for example.

[@WarBirdGhost]

Agetec and 505 has most of the PS2 games.

[@MrJulio632]

​@@jotita9350wait what?

[@j1killer245]

I think you mean SEGA, ubi has nothing to do with AC

[@omnibot5848]

I really like how they're leaning so heavily into the human plus angle for this game.

[@sardarasadkhan2753]

That's more like human minus 😂

[@michaelallen2870]

I think its in part that the Rubicon takes so long to get too from Earth, they need H+ pilots.. probably damn fine Ranking Ravens (top 10) vol to be H+ meat, just to live out their greatest wish on the Grounds of Rubicon... A Fine Death.

[@Kevin_burgess]

It’s comforting having you guys make us games.

[@Kurai_Hikari]

Man, I can almost *hear* 617 screaming with primal rage as he jammed that barrel into the Cataphract's head 😭

[@ShahbazBokhari]

A trailer made up entirely of disembodied voices and machine Murder made me feel depths of sadness I didn’t expect.

[@MaskofFayt]

Having finished the first playthrough and coming back to watch the trailer again it makes a lot more sense narratively, but also shows off a lot of the bosses and those laser turrets as well as a lot of the mech parts you can use

[@delalucard]

I would watch endlessly an entire movie out of this

[@coheteos]

Hmmyes it looks perfect for a movie

[@SchwartzSchnee]

Watch Gunhed

[@rahmellbrown162]

Agreed

[@kanyenorth2605]

They really don't know how to make a series without drama relationships or comedy

[@rockblockstudio]

Little thing of note. Notice how it was stated that “617 is down” not “Vital signs lost” like the rest. Rusty’s emblem is that of a hound, which the other Vespers have only references to humans, not animals. Rusty knows of your background before meeting you. There is a well known painting of a hound titled Number 617 - Rusty

[@snaffu1]

A fun theory! Would be awesome if they confirmed it down the line.

[@rockblockstudio]

@@snaffu1 I doubt they will. Seems a lot of the lore is left for the player to figure out and not outright stated. Saw a post on Reddit talking about the well known artist that died before the fires and how their work is now mimicked through AI art. Well if you find the mimicked works, it’s stated that the artist claims they’re hand drawn like the original artist and sells them for a high price to buyers. Which is a lie and reflects current views of AI art and many people trying to sell AI art claiming it’s not AI

[@rockblockstudio]

@@snaffu1 I doubt they will. Seems a lot of the lore is left for the player to figure out and not outright stated. Saw a post on Reddit talking about the well known artist that died before the fires and how their work is now mimicked through AI art. Well if you find the mimicked works, it’s stated that the artist claims they’re hand drawn like the original artist and sells them for a high price to buyers. Which is a lie and reflects current views of AI art and many people trying to sell AI art claiming it’s not AI

[@rockblockstudio]

@@snaffu1 I doubt they will. Seems a lot of the lore is left for the player to figure out and not outright stated. Saw a post on Reddit talking about the well known artist that died before the fires and how their work is now mimicked through AI art. Well if you find the mimicked works, it’s stated that the artist claims they’re hand drawn like the original artist and sells them for a high price to buyers. Which is a lie and reflects current views of AI art and many people trying to sell AI art claiming it’s not AI

[@internetcitizen3224]

​@@rockblockstudiothey will not because its false theory

[@skarmenh9]

I like how this is mixing the brutality of Last Raven, the only game in the series where you get a bounty board for the last remaining pilots, and the inhumane treatment of Human Plus victims in the original PS1 trilogy. Its a flavor that I'm looking forward to seeing.

[@Name-gx5lh]

this game keeps impressing with every trailer the body horror human plus stuff looking mint

[@northropi2027]

Bro is wrapped up like a piece of jerky poor e621 😭

[@lovebunny2652]

Man i used to love to imagine that h+ just meant heavier implants and that my pilot still at least had some life outside of their mech, but nah they just fucked. Brutal.

[@0uttaS1TE]

​@@northropi2027Bro I'm naming my AC that

[@dexketristo2349]

@@northropi2027 AHAHAHAHAHA, YOU REALLY SAID E621 HAHAHAHAHAAA, MY SIDES ARE GONE xD

[@Errorcutive]

Its 617 for sure his final discharge did some burn wounds on him, his cockpit remained intact tho compared to 619 and 620

[@hex1233]

Never played an Armored Core game before, but I've been craving a futuristic action game for a while, so I'm keeping a close eye on this.

[@Faezine]

You should try AC4A. The bestest one in the series

[@seventh-hydra]

​@@Faezine _EXCUSE ME THAT'S SILENT LINE_ 4A is pretty cool though, but 6 looks like it's not going to be nearly as fast or floaty

[@GoToBedSheeva]

Don’t listen to 4 fans

[@GL1TCH3D]

I played 4/5 on the PS3 something like a decade ago. Nothing quite compares. The customization and pacing of the fights is unreal. I haven't preordered a game in maybe 5+ years, but I preordered this.

[@apexzora4423]

​@@GoToBedSheevawhy? The hell did we do to you dude

[@clickingsensorthing]

Love how the jet sound has an electric guitar crunch to it, the overall effect is pretty terrifying and harsh. Extremely unique sound palette, like how so you make an earsplitting metal screech...satisfying? They're on another level for this

[@omegaleonidasxv3693]

A raven always completes their mission even if it means death… A sentiment that still rains true generations later it seems.

[@m97polska]

I've been playing my first AC game - Armored Core 3 recently and what you said reminded me of consort Huntress and her beliefs.

[@Tomus1775]

@@m97polska They are all worth playing, but 3/Silent Line is definitely my favorite.

[@michaelallen2870]

@@Tomus1775 4A is my all time, closely followed by 4 -> AC2:AA -> AC3: SL -> AC3 -> Nexus -> AC2 bah, who am I kidding I love them all (still have original PS2 discs!)

[@billrich9722]

I've killed enough Ravens who were hired to put me down to tell you that they do not, in fact, always complete their missions.

[@koomji1200]

The fact the AC are being ripped apart, and the pilots are shown as bagged meat after the mission shows the stakes those pilots are put in. Puts the phrase, "Where metal meets the meat." literary.

[@exile_kzk]

It's a form of huma plus in ac lore. Basically human that already devoid of humanity and merge with their ac

[@Khotetsu]

That's not even after the mission. That's before any missions have even begun.

[@kings_nemesis5995]

@exile2008 so on the last part of this trailer is it showing like the ravens Conscience being implanted into the ac?

[@exile_kzk]

@@kings_nemesis5995 its likely the pilot already human plus, they just salvage the survival

[@Khotetsu]

@@kings_nemesis5995 I think it's more like they're implanting the person's body into the AC. You're hardwired directly to your AC, a bag of meat at the core of a suit of metal armor and guns, a literal "Armored Core."

[@rentfree8841]

I watched the trailer again. The writers do a great job in driving home the fact that the mech units, being technologically advanced weapon systems, were made to be cheap and replaceable. All that matters is that they complete the mission objective, even if that means getting turned into scrap metal in the process.

[@Khotetsu]

Don't forget how that goes for the cybernetically enhanced pilots as well. Expendable assets, not even human. Just bags of meat in suits of metal and guns.

[@CleverGirlAAH]

That disturbing Mercenary Meat mentality. Gives you goosebumps. This is a pretty sick trailer, to be sure.

[@redacted144]

that handler report tho: "Mission complete" no fanfare, not even bitter. Just hollowed status report. Give me the chill.

[@spiidey1]

I don't think ACs are supposed to be that easy to replace since there are only a limited number of them in each universe. They aren't like tanks or fighter planes where they can be produced in the thousands.

[@tsunertoo9149]

​@@spiidey1Depends on the setting. In armored core 4 that was NEXTs not your average meh. Your average mech there were tons becuase the amount of power that the particles gave in that gamelet you get away with insane numbers of production of average mechs while the real power was in the hands of the NEXTs. This game seems similar but takes a different approach in that the abundant power seems to b meantpurely for costeffectiveness whilemassive arms for scale structures are thefocus of resource absorption. You can actually see in in how easily 620's arm gets shot off I feel. If you watch the overhead view you actually see how fast this excursion was, they meet the giant mech tank because the new dead 619 was even out of view. THis happened in a matter of minutes, ifnot simply seconds. These don't feel like godly mechs, they compared to that laser and thetank they felt under powered

[@GPhoen1x]

Taking out the CATAPHRACT is really satisfying after waching this. Makes 621 seem like a legend for taking it out by himself. Not to mention the fight is fun as hell. I've used it to try out builds.

[@omegaman255]

I've said time and time again that a good mech fight requires dialog. Not just between pilots, but between the machines as well. And boy do these machines talk. They scream in pain, sorrow and determination. They sigh in resignation, smile in defiance, and charge forward with their mouths wide in one final yell. August 25th is going to be a good day.

[@redacted144]

YESSS The weights, how pilots expressed themselves, how the suits are not a hunk of lifeless steel but an extension of their users

[@piddym9665]

"Reporting to Handler Walter......mission complete" That line after losing whole squad is badass

[@LordDagovere]

White Glint, Nine-Ball, Thermidor, and Wynne D. Fanchon type of dialgue. This game is going to be amazing!

[@ahihi7706]

Who is that ?

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

​@@ahihi7706all the famous and iconic pilots of the armored core series and also in the in lore universe.

[@kotetsujin3493]

9ball is that from ac master of arena ps1

[@pangilli1880]

@@kotetsujin3493 Nine-ball's from the very first Armored Core and appeared in a ton of titles after, including Master of Arena.

[@kevingame3198]

@@pangilli1880 And man, he’s really tough in predates many of the from software hardest bosses like maleina and sword saint isshin these two are just cakewalk compared to nineball seraph

[@FigmentHF]

For me, these guys are among the most impressive artists that the universe has yet produced, especially within their medium

[@Marauder-09632]

Fromsoftware has been around a long-time.

[@masonlee5980]

So much emotion from giant robots and mechs. I could feel it screaming in rage as it let the Gatling gun fire into the cockpit

[@Stammer6]

I'm not even being hyperbolic when I say I think this was the coolest cinematic I've ever seen. I really can't wait to sink my teeth into the story.

[@MorbidLyre]

Armored Core lore is one of the only mech storylines without little high school kids being pilots, and for this I'm eternally grateful.

[@Khotetsu]

I mean, the original reason for high school kids piloting mechs was as a metaphor for kids being sent off to war and the plots were about the horrors of war that would scar them for life. But, of course, it flew over everybody's heads because "wow, cool robots!" Similar to how cyberpunk as a genre is about the horrors of capitalism and greed, but everybody just thinks "wow, cool guns and cyborgs!"

[@inrptn]

@@Khotetsu or people are just getting sick of the endless coming of age naval gazing from highschool-themed settings / characters in so many Japanese games.

[@JaJDoo]

hey hey there's also battle tech

[@SilverKen15]

for real. anime has ruined this entire industry

[@yokai1235]

@@Khotetsu no, cyberpunk is the horrors of oligarchy and plutocratic greed mixed with total disregard for human rights and no compassion for the innocent

[@kaihedgie1747]

Something I didn't notice until now 1:19 - Walter's got a walking cane. If not from an implied injury at least, this already hints at how old he actually is by the time you get to the last stretch of any of the routes

[@DinoAFT]

Killing old men, sasuga fromsoft

[@DragonessYT]

It was 50 years ago that the Fires of Ibis happened. He's at least 60 or 70 years old.

[@絶し不変なる殺戮の地平]

@@DragonessYT If he's the kid in the Institute data logs, Walter is probably somewhere between 58-62.

[@nemozinioux]

Summary of what I understood : We're playing the augmented human number 621, integrated in an AC of the "C4" model. Our boss is the handler nicknamed "Walter", who sends us on Rubicon for some reason. Theories : augmented humans seem to be some sort of property to handlers : notice how "walter" calls the pilot "it", how the doc calls our character "functional" like we're some machine. Augmented humans probably have no human rights or at least aren't considered having the worth of a human by the rest anymore). Other theory is, notice how the AC wakes up but not the pilot's body. It kinda feels like these ACs (or at least our own) are like the Dreadnoughts from Warhammer40k, a machine controlled by the will of the inert body that is now stuck in it for good (thanks to the Coral, see the gameplay trailer again). This is just a bunch of ideas, if you noticed anything else don't hesitate to add it

[@W33bJaeger]

"Even in death I still serve"

[@bwill3998]

To embark on this holy crusade is to be immortal (also that's a good theory but I don't think its right because I believe it's just 617/621 that will be able to do that because when 620 and 619 fall it says vitals lost while when 617 falls it says 617 is down instead of vitals lost

[@aliciaandrade1148]

I believe that in the end they pass the human's mind to the machine, that's why when they end the operation and disconnect the human, the machine turns on

[@bwill3998]

@@aliciaandrade1148 but only 617/621 survive so I think if the machine dies they die because of some sort of mental overload maybe

[@thien0300]

Gawd damn, and here i thought they couldn't be any cooler, the ideal that these mech are walking life-support for the pilots sound dope as hell.

[@Corusame]

RIP 619 and 620, your lives were not lost in vain. Your sacrifice allowed 617 to complete the mission. You will be remembered 🥺

[@peepawthecat]

o7

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

Will be remembered by the corporate ledger. 619 and 620 will be replaced by similar specimens of similar resolve but hopefully greater capabilities. We're here for work, not for ideals, after all. That's AC.

[@Corusame]

@@monsieurdorgat6864 brutal but true. This game is going to be epic.

[@LightAndDarkMdness02]

The worst part is they're essentially debt slaves who have been forced to give up their lives, bodies, and even their souls to fight as mercenaries on behalf of Walter. They aren't fighting for anything. No ideals. Not even money. They're dogs of war sold out to the highest bidder to be used as expendable and replaceable soldiers. They all died to get Walter rich and nothing more.

[@artofersuke]

I'm waiting for 669. I think he will be very nice.

[@halfknots]

I'm not ashamed to say this trailer brought a tear to my eye. For me, Fromsoft has created an atmosphere and tone which draws me in, even with how little has been revealed. In particular, when the AC rams it's chaingun into the huge MT, the camera angle changes to the face of the AC and you can see the AC lean in defiantly, like we see in other forms of media when two characters come face to face. This strikes me as very human and like I said it makes me unexpectedly emotional.

[@antaresvariant2306]

It's brilliant. I feel like I've experienced better filmmaking through this 3 min trailer than I have from like 99% of Hollywood for the last 20 years.

[@blurgle9185]

@@antaresvariant2306 Tired opinion. The CGI and direction of a film like Dune for example is otherwordly, or Arcane (greatest animated works I've seen the last 10 years). Don't let internet hate-narratives influence you so much, you will rob yourself great works of art by being needlessly bitter. This trailer slaps, but it's under 4 mins. Comparing it to film-making is silly.

[@shu-aibharris8285]

Fromsoft needs to start making a series asap. In only 3 minutes they've made an utterly engrossing story. Imagine 3 seasons

[@danielschrecker9996]

A prequel series of an anime following Rusty, Flatwell, and Dolmayan in the events leading up to the WallClimber mission and how he has to down his own allies to keep appearances up when he leaves the fight prematurely would be prime material for a show. Include everything Rusty did to join the Vespers and have Snail be a low-key villain with Pater as Rusty's liaison with all the tension of a spy thriller as Rusty works to gain the trust of Arquebus while secretly working for the RLF. There's a lot of meat there if they fully embrace Rusty's back story.

[@slicksilver2961]

This is INSANE. Usually AC trailers or opening cinematics don't focus on the fact your pilot exists in a grimdark world, or that your pilot exists at all. Also the brutality of this trailer is so much heavier than other AC game intros that showcase an AC battle in spectacular fashion, but this, with the other hounds' mechs get eviscerated really make drives home the idea of expendable mercs/slaves. All of this not only tells you who you are but how fucked you are in this universe. I love it! My Precious Formula Front could never be like this GrimDark

[@mauauauauaua14]

no matter fantasy or scifi...from soft is just god tier with dark and despair aesthetics

[@sevendayss7]

Damn, I'm praised Last Raven but this is beyond crazy indeed.

[@lesslighter]

granted the tones for Formula Front and by Proxy Nine Breaker were never "grim dark" and then you get Last Raven...... yeesh

[@mauauauauaua14]

@@lesslighter fun fact...last raven was the first AC after Miyazaki joined the company...coincidence? maybe not

[@lesslighter]

@@mauauauauaua14 nah AC has some general grimdark tones anyway Last Raven just took the cake of it being narratively tied that the stakes ARE SO HIGH and he's just one of the planners for Last Raven

[@TheRoyalSkies]

As a long time AC Veteran, all I can say is how absolutely incredible this game looks like it's going to be - There are so many games, movies, and TV shows from my childhood that I felt just got worse and worse every time, but Armored Core... It's the one thing I can ALWAYS count on to be Armored Core -

[@SkatzyGames]

All of us ol AC fans have been waiting for this a long time can wait...looks really cool too

[@darkjill2007]

If you don't count AC 5 I agree with you.

[@danhobart4009]

@@darkjill2007 When you say AC 5 you mean Unity right? It had issues but its graphics still hold up today, I diddnt like the french setting either though.

[@Exodus-sh5mq]

Hey! How's it going Boss!

[@darkjill2007]

@@danhobart4009 yea the mechs jumping into bails of hay really threw me off. No Verdict Day. I didn't like how they played at all. I think that because i spent soooooooooooo much time in For Answer

[@lonelywhale3337]

This was… incredibly depressing and fascinating Jesus Christ I really need this game right now

[@krisjohnson7150]

After you play the game. this just hits different.

[@ragna6410]

This looks awesome. Cannot wait.

[@sniffermovies1122]

I agree same here 😊👍

[@CarlJohnson-lz4vx]

How can a game feel so close yet too far to go. Want this already.

[@acetheenemy2763]

The way the other hound barrels into the main hound and cuts him off as he's firing away really makes wonder whether it's cooperation or a competition to them.

[@Walmart_Bag69]

Nice catch. I think it’s safe to assume that all of Squad Alpha or even all of Walter’s hounds are human + subjects likely because they’re drowning in their debts, so they fight like hell and take whatever chances they can if it means getting the bigger cut. Unfortunately no one came out a winner here.

[@machination2166]

if you slow down that part, he didn't knock into him, he just flew in front of 617 so I feel like it could've been more to take aggro. There is some merit to your comment though because, in case you're unfamiliar with the past AC games, some missions do give pay based on commission for the enemies you've killed or targets destroyed.

[@Walmart_Bag69]

@@machination2166 That too. I saw that 617 was about to get lit up as he started firing, so maybe 620 noticed this just in time and jumped in front of him to screw with the tank’s targeting? Suppose it wouldn’t be very smart to screw over your backup, especially in a situation like this one.

[@fegeleinherman8587]

There is maybe some truth to that but i doubt it It seesm more like 620 was trying to confuse the enemy's targeting system because He would've Had a better time just shooting the enemy rather than getting infront of 617 If it was a competition In the whole trailer 617 is shown to be almost erage by how it's mech move maybe still recovering from it's Squad's death, it even show sadness at 619's death, and after 620's death it seesm to be enrage at the enemy using everything it has to destroy it Tho this is just my Observation and anyone else could have different view so there's that

[@Walmart_Bag69]

@@fegeleinherman8587 Sadness, anger, even it clumsily stumbling back as 620 drew the tank’s fire, almost as if it was screaming out, “Wow!” Assuming that 617 is in the same state as 621, the emotional body language of that mechanical war machine has to be the result of the direct neural link from the pilot to their AC, much like Pacific Rim or Evangelion.

[@justinnguyen7782]

Welcome to the world of Armored Core where it’s dog-eat-dog, your life is as important as equipment, and your AC is as powerful as your piloting skills. Friendship? Ideals? Romance? We don’t do that here, only work is your priority. Nothing else matters. Edit: Remember when I said that “Friendship? Ideals? Romance?” doesn’t exist in Armored Core. Yeah, forget I said that as you CAN have all three of those and more! Friendship? You can have a bromance with your ol’ lovable war buddy, Rusty! Ideals? You can either be Rubicon 3’s destroyer or savior! Romance? You got waifus in your head, listen to the intrusive thoughts and you can clap some intangible cheeks! We can even terrorize G5 Iguazu who complains about his inadequacy in comparison to our strengths and we can just say that we have a lady in our head who calls us studmuffin~!

[@fikarrusdiawan9562]

What about humanity let alone peace? 🤔

[@Existential_Robot]

@@fikarrusdiawan9562 Nope. There is only war in these games. They're dark, brutalist, and thought-provoking.

[@griffithwes0074]

@@Existential_Robot Except for formula front.

[@Existential_Robot]

@@griffithwes0074 Oh wow, I completely forgot that one existed. Good lord.

[@Ready_or_not_here_I_come]

@@Existential_Robot Technically AC4 had elements of romance, we did leave with our operator at the end of it to build Line Ark with once AC4A was released.

[@blueperseverance3912]

This trailer felt disgustingly "real". This is some heavy and desperate sense of dread out of a dystopian war riddled reality.

[@Adeptus_Miniatures]

"hopeless" is the word I'd use. A win, but at a terrible cost. Very Grimdark.

[@tasheemthedream4199]

@@Adeptus_Miniatures terrible cost as in you in the negative after a mission is over cause you used too many resources and now you're in the negative

[@Ryno2094]

Real? Yea just yesterday I saw a mech fly past my window, crazy how far technology has come.

[@RapidShotz00]

FROM Software has figured out the formula to bring our nightmares to videogames... and we relish it!

[@ricoanderson6626]

Alistairb said it best. This is grimdark absolutely grimdark. It's maybe not as dark as say Warhammer40K ,but it looks like AC6 is easily gonna be the darkest one of the series to date.

[@burazfly]

This trailer is amazing. You feel the pointless attempts to finish the impossible for any price. This place is ruthless

[@MrLinkyPlays]

It's nice to know even the trailer shows the real struggles of missions, and this is how it felt doing most missions growing up...just intense you may loose limbs, run out of ammo but always keep pushing and adapting to what comes next.

[@michaelallen2870]

Made me remember how hopeless I felt in AC battles.. you just forget about death and fight with your all... and win.

[@alexhuynh7563]

1:35 thanks to the comment section, i just noticed 620 jump in front of 617 to attract that cannon's lock-on.

[@VoyagersRevenge]

I'm so proud of this. Next month is going to be INSANE!

[@NikHem343]

Wait this is coming NEXT MONTH??

[@RedMoonLoop]

​@@NikHem343August 25 according to the trailer

[@pedroj3432]

Why are you proud?

[@GGAllinsCorpse]

​@@pedroj3432he lives vicariously through other people's accomplishments lol

[@BreeZieDoesiT]

One of the biggest next 2-3 months in gaming ever

[@StellaAlamarr]

Thank You. Paying homage to White Glint is indeed very much appreciated. 😊 From the missiles while approaching combat, fighting a larger opponent, losing use of the left arm weaponry to the stare down and initiating assault armor... i was screaming DO IT! DO IT! ASSAULT ARMOR!! DO IT! Absolutely nostalgic for me. We didn't get a sequel story wise but at least White Glint may become as much a spiritual staple as the Karasawa and Moonlight. THANK YOU!

[@roninbyproxy]

I can't remember for answer but what happened to white glint after the bridge fight? You think they will be in this? :)

[@artificeengaged]

@@roninbyproxy Well unless they recover White Glint from the bottom of the ocean, I'll go with no they aren't gonna be in it lol I hope they get referenced a lot though!

[@StellaAlamarr]

​@@roninbyproxyno, this is a whole new story so he's not in this era. He's the most directly beloved character/protagonist in the series hands down. It's sad we might not get a direct reference of his prowess lore wise but at least we can get some fan service spiritually.

[@StellaAlamarr]

​@@roninbyproxyBut White Glint actually did survive the fight after Line Ark.

[@moisesezequielgutierrez]

@@StellaAlamarr You mean his pilot?

[@LockenLode]

Badass. Loved how desperate they were to complete the mission no matter what.

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

But like, not for any good or even patriotic cause. That's what's crushing about it. This is just corporations fucking with each other.

[@eathr349]

That cannon looks like it was aimed at something other than them, maybe protecting an attack?

[@LightAndDarkMdness02]

And it's all for nothing. They were expendable slave soldiers sold out as "mercenaries" by Handler Walter. The only thing they achieved is making him richer. All that effort to die for a guy who sees your only value as loading up his pocket-who calls you an *it* rather than a person. That's brutal even for Armored Core.

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

@@LightAndDarkMdness02 lol brutal for AC but probably just our own future ngl lol Get ready to do war crimes for fat stacks bb

[@michaelallen2870]

@@LightAndDarkMdness02 And we do it Time and again, if only for another taste of that Battlefield

[@jasonperry5784]

The silent narrative of this whole 3 minute sequence is astounding! Master class! On my first watch, I really felt 620 and 617 teaming up and the death of 620 pushing 617 over the edge. Every subsequent viewing I see more cool small things.

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

With so many armored core 2 and 3 vibes in this, this just may very well be the best armored core yet. Incredible.

[@home_taping]

I want this to sneak in and win GOTY so bad. Imagine FromSoft going 3 for 3 on GOTY releases. Like Elden Ring, this is shaping up to be a truly special game. A landmark title that defines other games in this style that come later.

[@quasadra]

And much as I like that to happen, we all know goty this year is going to be tears of the kingdom. Starfield may have a shot at it depending on how well it launches. I am most excited for AC 6 but mecha genre is just too niche even with the fromsoft bump

[@mauauauauaua14]

didn't dark souls 3 win GOTY as well? iirc they did do 3 for 3 for GOTY (ds 3 , sekiro, and ER)

[@ryanrodriguez644]

@@mauauauauaua14Overwatch won in 2016 (which was bullshit, it should’ve gone to either DS3 or Uncharted 4)

[@mauauauauaua14]

@@ryanrodriguez644lol OW went from GOTY to a buttjoke

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

​@@ryanrodriguez644or doom. Still that was a very baffling choice to win game of the year. Overwatch did not even have a single player campaign and people thought it is a good choice despite the other high profile releases that year that deserved the honor more?

[@alexzhang6530]

This cinematic set up the absolute brutal nature of rubicon. Absolutely love the fast paced combat they're doing in this trailer in contrast to the earlier ones.

[@NightmareOfSolomonShira04]

I keep coming back to this because its literally haunting me. Especially the clash of 617 and the Cataphract, two machines fighting for superiority, a desperate struggle of who is determined enough to overclock their boosters to the breaking point just to overpower the enemy. So many emotions conveyed without even showing a human face, this is what I love about the sad side of the mecha genre.

[@431kris]

This trailer once again looks something slightly out of this world - ruthlessly artistic, absolutely not following standard formula of game introductions, crafted to perfection. Looking forward to the game.

[@LM8Gaming]

This is so exciting. I first got introduced to the Armored Core series back in the PS2 days!!! Always nice when devs bring back a piece of your childhood.

[@antaresvariant2306]

This trailer is giving me the same excitement that I felt as a young teen watching the cut scenes in the old AC games. I hadn't felt that in so long.

[@Spiral81C1]

I'm on the other side of this, as AC6 will be my first, but I love Fromsoftware and this game just looks astonishingly good. I can't wait.

[@LM8Gaming]

@@Spiral81C1 Oh nice!! Assuming they got it right again (they likely did) you're in for a real treat with this game!!

[@shadowxhero4953]

I’m beyond satisfied and can’t wait, already pre-ordered. Been 10 years and I’m beyond ready.

[@MrArohtaeko]

We want an Armored Core animated movie or series, please. With this more adult atmosphere it could be an amazing Sci-Fi product.