So how good was Armored Core: For Answer? A look at FromSoft's fastest mecha game.

[@Tera_GX]

In the nuances of the technical stats, a missed detail I love is the aspect that when you run out of ammo you will purge (drop) the weapon, and if you have a tiny backup equipped you will use it. However if you set yourself to use the advanced controls, you can purge weapons manually. This is useful for when what you're armed with isn't right for the situation. Purging a weapon and dropping that weight gains you a lot of speed and energy recovery. I had one build that was deliberately too much weight on an otherwise light frame. It could fire a ton of effective missiles and would burn through that ammo quickly, before switching modes to be a speedy close range fighter. And so of course it was safe to purge sooner and just toss that ammo away to switch to fast mode. Similarly I had a build taking advantage of quirks around stabilizers. Normally you might consider more front or back weight for a better top speed in whichever direction. I went with heavy weight to one side which affects both speed and turning. So escaping meant preferring boosting to the side with better speed, close combat meant boosting the other way for sharp quick turns.

[@konanLerehcob]

You nailed it, loved that aspect of the game. It was amazing going from a nimble dual short range weapons to a little blader on a switch.

[@alibimcjohnson6929]

I’ve always wondered about tuning balance outside of being centered and you just gave a great example of why it’d make sense to do so. Appreciate the suggestion

[@Asparagaceae]

I used this mechanic for the "Occupation of Arteria Carpals" mission. Was running double kojima rockets at a massive energy deficit. Fired off all my missiles at the start of the fight before purging so that my NEXT could actually function.

[@A.C-M.O]

That missile purge build sounds so cool

[@XX-pq6cu]

yes

[@lc9245]

Surprisingly Miyazaki was the one who probably made the series more comprehensible, not less. Cryptic storytelling had always been FromSoft’s trademark. The theme of AC never changed, revolving around the same subjects. However, in the past they weren’t so obvious as storytelling wasn’t the priority. That all changed in Last Raven, the first project Miyazaki was officially onboard. There were more cutscenes with things happening, more dialogues, more chatters, an entire information tab and most important of all, a clear direction of where the story goes.

[@kevo300]

Just watched a whole video on Miyazakis history in the gaming industry and I can say for sure hes would do that.

[@Moe_Infinity]

Actually, Last Raven's story was more on Dai Takemura's work, as he was the one directing it and was on the Nexus game as well, which is a prequel to Last Raven. You'll see a lot of story elements used from Nexus (which was also continued from the AC3 storyline) to Last Raven, including where the storyline left off. Miyazaki apparently was more involved with the AI of the game. Gigazine had an interview with him discussing his role in it: G： フロム・ソフトウェアで最初に関わった仕事はどんなものでしたか？ 宮崎： 「アーマード・コア ラストレイヴン」です。まだ右も左もわからなくて、当時の新人に混じって、まずは敵AIからはじめた記憶があります。なぜ敵AIかといえば、おそらくですが、前職がIT系だったことを考慮してくれたのだろうと思います。 Source is Gigazine's Dark Souls Interview with Miyazaki, the interview is still up on their site to this day (you can easily google it) That said though, Miyazaki was the one who was directing AC4 later on. Edit: whoops misspelling and some grammar correction Edit2: crap, probably just stick with the original text. Just copy paste it on google if you want the full interview, since youtube doesn't allow links and the gsc translation seems messy.

[@ga-america5030]

The real story is your online battles in a king of skills, 4d chess, and polished integration of the weapons and styles that are present. The ability to adapt and overcome in Pvp fights and within a time limit is this games heart. The rivalry and ability to push one another in combat was the core mechanic which kept the community in loyalty to this franchise. There are no mecha games that come close in terms of this quality.

[@konanLerehcob]

This is one of the best quick sum up I have read about Armored Core. ACFA PvP was really otherwordly, I still play it to these days. I just wish we had a 60fps remaster on PS4/PS5 or PC.

[@xKALLx1]

I'll never forget the 4 man blades only battle I once had in the enclosed bunker area. Lasted about 5 minutes and was the most tense PVP I've ever experienced.

[@AgatBro]

^ this pvp skill ceiling was unbelievably high. managing ammunition, energy consumption and weaponry usage/swapping was a part time job on its on. add all that on top of frantically dodging bullets while trying to outmaneuver lock ons… 🤯

[@password6025]

Chromehounds was better.

[@AgatBro]

@@password6025 totally different genre my dude. chromehound revolves around tactically destroying the other team with a heavy emphasis on positioning and coordination. good game still! imagine if they created an online component that fused both aspects in this next installment. ugh 😩

[@swordsman1ke511]

The RPCS3 emulator version of For Answer has fixed its texture issues a few months ago. I know some people are not comfortable with emulation, but it is a much better way to play the Armored Core games without spending hundreds of dollars at this point

[@ObsidianDragon7030]

Gotta wave that Jolly Roger high! Specially when the games are so GODDAMN HARD to get ahold of.

[@bvc5320]

A question is it really waving the Jolly Roger when you own the physical game?

[@ObsidianDragon7030]

@@bvc5320 I don't, so yes.

[@inoob26]

@@bvc5320 if you go through the proper procedures of extracting the game onto your PC and getting the bios out of a PlayStation you own, only then its not

[@huyle-ob8rg]

However in Verdict day tho... That thing is unplayable.

[@SuperLlama42]

FromSoft needs to make an Armored Core compilation. Or even multiple compilations since there's so many games.

[@ObsidianDragon7030]

Sadly due to Licensing issues That's gonna be near impossible to do. Too many other companies had their hand in the different games. One can hope though.

[@micketm3]

@@ObsidianDragon7030 Well... a "mercenary" compilation then :))

[@demoniktusk758]

there should be a compilation for every Gen, and maybe multiple for Gen 3

[@Mercman1010]

I had for answer on the Ps3. I can confirm 2 things 1. Some times I could count my game in seconds per frame 2. The split screen 2p battles you can have are intoxicating. You each get to load your save files and use your custom mechs. Was some of my best 2p vs moments with my roommate when we just moved out of home.

[@natethegreat7967]

5:50 Thank you for including a reference to the “Armorecorelore” channel. His content is great and he deserves more views and subscribers.

[@angrytigermpc]

It's depressing because soulstubers like Vaati will inevitably move in when AC6 drops and shit out a billion lore videos based on single sentences from item descriptions, get tons of views and attention for it, and people who kept the IP alive when it wasn't flavor of the month like ACL will be thrown aside.

[@h0useman]

you sure the channel is called “Armorecorelore”? why didn't I find anything

[@angrytigermpc]

@@h0usemanIt's ArmoredCoreLore (note the D in "armored", since that's the series name and all). Original poster typoed it. I would think it would be a pretty easy thing to spot yourself

[@h0useman]

@@angrytigermpc Sorry, I've never played armor core before, so I don't know what's wrong with it, thank you for your reply

[@midtown3221]

AC4A will always be my favorite mecha game. I will forever measure every mecha game against it until it is finally surpassed.

[@panakajack1525]

The only thing that can surpass it is a remake.

[@philmcracken2365]

hoping this game gets a remaster if AC:VI does well

[@bombomos]

Honestly I just want backwards compatible dangit

[@philmcracken2365]

@@bombomos fr, anything at this point

[@basedsketch4133]

I'd gladly dump sixty extra for this to be playable on PS5 not even a remaster truly needed but expanded parts or arena oh and soundtrack but yea straight up even if just a straight up port I'd be happy but I bet ac6 will be packed to the gills

[@utilityaccount8514]

If any old Armored Core gets remastered it's gonna be Last Raven, I'm calling it now

[@mistermann4163]

If anything I'd rather see a HD collection with all the old Armored core games from the PS1 and PS2 era since those games have there issues from old FS. That present day From Software could fix like the thing that held the old games back, which were the controller layouts not utilizing the joysticks.

[@Durge205]

You are right to say that the biggest hurdle this game has is the barrier to entry, and to proficiency, with the gigantic amount of variables present I've played this shit back in 5th grade with Armored Core 4. Back then, I brute forced everything in just about every regard. It was frequently frustrating to say the least, especially in missions like The Womb. When I returned to AC4A in high school, I sat down and read about a lot of these variables and what they meant. It gave me an edge that wasn't there before Maybe AC6:FoR can reduce that barrier in some way

[@TheAzureGhost]

I started in the PS2 Era with AC2. My brother forbid me to play this "trash game" on his playstation after being frustrated of not even managing the "tutorial" (introduction to raven fight) thats when i bought my own ps2, later 1 and on release 3, and stocked ip on all the Armored Coregames i could get my hands on. (They weren't sold in any store here so i had to get them through friends or web/import)

[@Bersilus]

having played AC6, i wish i have a remastered AC4A, that mech building there is just *chef's kiss* AC6 is too simplified for me

[@Eggsi__]

​@@Bersilusyeah they really made it simpler, definitely as a way to cater to new fans but it would've been awesome too see like optional parts, radiators, actual hangar parts, etc. Here's to hoping in a new ac game (if they ever make one) they bring the good ol ac complexity back.

[@geobrah1284]

@@Bersilus Remastered ACFA being announced would turn me into a Japanese schoolgirl jumping with joy, it is peak mecha game imo and the pvp is amazing.

[@KiteoHatto]

The COOLER mechwarrior.

[@JNM11787]

Armored Core 2, and Ace Combat 04 were the first 2 games I bought for a console.... fell in love with the customization and awesome mech action. I still have my xbox copy of AC4 Answer(went 360 over ps3 for oblivion after playing morrowind). Even played it recently with all my old designs. Still feels like a unique and fun game... cant wait for AC6 after my disappointment in AC5. I hope it blows it out the park!!

[@bombomos]

I love Gen 4 Armored Core. AC4 is my favorite in the series. I would also suggest AC3 and Silent line. Best just overall games. AC2 is very good too. And Last Raven is the hardest. But stay away from Nexus. It's.... Not good I would love for Arms Forts boss fights to come back I'm glad you really liked Armored Core. Welcome to the Fold, Raven

[@yokai1235]

nexus is not that bad is just you need to re learn on how to build your ac witch is really hard to do do if you played all the other armored core games

[@metalgearexcelsus]

@@yokai1235 no, IT IS. - The PC-esque navigation is strange. - Shitty arena locations you can't even choose and its tie with the story. Armored Core 2 had the latter in better way btw. And Genobee is a joke. - Heat mechanic is still less balanced compared to later games. The fact you can learn it ≠ it doesn't suck. - Too many cutscenes. It's especially annoying in arena when the camera zooms up to your opponent and you can't skip it. - Too many ECM missions. - Storytelling. Briefings in Evolution were cut to shit, the cutscenes don't tell anything, and all important info is now behind the massive bore of mail text. - The test missions are just for time stretch. And you can end some missions literally in a second or maybe ten, like, this isn't how it's supposed to work.

[@meinishikawa3730]

I will always appreciate Nexus for getting me into Armored Core, that said Last Raven is an overall better game, Silent Line as well (the previous game) so despite my love for its music Nexus was a BIG step backwards.

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

@@metalgearexcelsus Heat mechanic isnt so much "less balanced" and more like something that actually matterrs for once lol. In every other game you just slap on the best boosters and generator and call it a day but now theres a reason to build around them and change it up, Last Raven did this better though admittedly

[@Whodat]

I disliked 4th Gen, but I've been playing since the demo disk dropped in ~97. I'm hoping for a healthy mix of 3rd gen and 5 the gen for this 6th iteration. Regardless, it's always a pleasure to meet a fellow Raven in the wild. Happy hunting.

[@lebendystraw3683]

I've been screaming to like 2 people that AC6 has the potential to be the best game ever made, period.

[@Guardian-of-Light137]

Really? Well make that 3 I wanna hear what you have to say. Don't skimp on the details.

[@lebendystraw3683]

@@Guardian-of-Light137 Miyazaki is more involved than he's ever been in the series, the potential for integrated/immersive online play through the setting, the crazy degree of customization possible today, and of course, giant fighting robots.

[@aegisreflector1239]

I think you mean best mecha game ever made

[@lebendystraw3683]

@@aegisreflector1239 I do not.

[@aegisreflector1239]

@@lebendystraw3683 😂

[@graybastion]

You covered everything pretty well considering you're new to the series. Even years ago when this came out it was insane trying to track down a copy at a good price.

[@SweetLuups]

It's so funny because the after market for these games was literally in the $30 range before AC 6 was announced. I nabbed a lot of them then and have just watched the prices sky rocket. Just sad I couldn't nab Silent Line or Nine Breaker before the jump took off.

[@aPopcap]

You actually missed a particular mechanic known as FRS memory which is from the simulation/order matches, it allows you to tune the specifics of the core, allowing you to increase certain stats of parts, from how durable the PA is, to how much energy a quick boost does, to how much output your energy cannons have or how powerful your radars are, these don't seem huge but can influence more than you realize, with some subtle changes such as the color of beam sabers being changed due to different memory allocations

[@Stimm002]

Ahhhhh!!! The worst of the worlds taboos... He called the mechs... robots... Ahhhhhhhh! Instant death, capital punishment, hung drawn and quatered, water torture... all of the deaths for you sir!!! Seriously though this was a great piece of content.

[@novemberbravo6194]

Great review! Always makes me happy to see the AC series getting love, and with AC6 on the horizon, it's been really gratifying to see a resurgence of AC retrospectives among the YT community. Also, thanks for the shoutout to my buddy Armoredcorelore; he does great work and it's a real shame he doesn't have a bigger audience. As for your content - I'm very much intrigued, and I'll definitely be subbing and looking forward to checking out some more of your stuff! Cheers!

[@vincentshadetree]

Thanks for covering, one of my favorite game series, been playing since Armored Core 2, I'm part of the old guard 😎 I'm a Raven. Also got you covered on the subscription

[@DustinBlaise]

one of my favorite techniques to master is the rapid 180. you quick boost on the ground and with no thrust, as you slide, you turn left or right and you are able to turn around a lot faster than doing a normal turn. It allows you to boost past your enemy and turn around to your enemy before the enemy realizes whats happening. the catch is, depending on your weight, thrust and stability, you can either only rapid turn a just little bit or you can turn too much and just end up doing near 360. However, once you get the balance just right and pull that perfect 180, it's so satisfying. I remember building a mech in 4 Answer that took me couple of days to build and fine tune. In the end, it was blistering fast, energy efficient, accurate and can pull a perfect 180 in a rapid ground boost turn. Had a friend try to face me with every Mech in his arsenal, it didn't go well for him.

[@Edanite]

To add to the list of Armor Core games, 4 and For answers aren't the same story. There is a 10 year gap between games. V and Verdict Day has a 100 year gap. So people who want to play them for the story got more options.

[@danielmendez8344]

Keep at it man! Great video.

[@AWholeLegionary]

Having most of the games makes me look rich for once. Armored Core was my childhood and I love it to bits. As an Armored Core fan, I have something to say to the Souls enjoyers. "This is no Mecha Souls boy, no Mecha Souls!"

[@Whodat]

It's always a pleasure to meet a fellow Raven in the wild.

[@Axle_J]

Double pleasure when fellow Raven is also Ramba Ral enjoyer.

[@AWholeLegionary]

@@Axle_J I love Ramba Ral nut Norris Packard had more of a spotlight.

[@Axle_J]

@@AWholeLegionary Best side character ever

[@TheSibler]

as an AC veteran i say you did a great video and explanation brah

[@therandomlaniusedward2140]

5:14 The NEXTs are in fact, Next generation Armored cores. Using Kojima particles throughout (basically a super-radiation) its power and propulsion system allowed it to basically be a pretty much one-seater flying nuclear dirty bomb that can accelerate to supersonic speed. Older generation armored cores, named as "Normals" In-game appears as enemies in lot of missions. However, Pretty much everyone can pilot normals if they receive a proper training, but piloting a NEXT requires special ability called AMS compatibility. Basically a pilot's brain gets wired to NEXTs, allowing lightning-fast reaction time, but finding people with AMS compatibility is hard, to the point that a corporation deploying five NEXTs can be regarded as "they are throwing everything they got".

[@JordTheeNord]

They really need to port this. I love AC6 but AC4A is still the king in my eyes.

[@fake._]

Fighting those giant fortresses like Motherwill were one of the most memorable gaming moments just for sheer size, but the frame rate does kill the experience. At the same time, it's so cool fighting it.

[@Xenobears]

Armored Core-or the primary reason I bought Daemon x Machina. I missed this game series so much the last few years and am really hoping that AC VI is good.

[@carsontodd2443]

Daemon x Machina scratched the itch a little bit, but it wasn't the same.

[@anhilliator1]

Yeah, the magic of Armored Core is that by the end, your Armored Core is tailored to one person and one person only - you. Also, welcome to Armored Core, glad to have ya!

[@KurNorock]

When Gamestop and other video game stores started taking used games for trade, my mom used to tell me to just keep my old games because "they might be worth some money some day". I thought that could never happen, so I constantly traded in all of my old games in order to buy new releases.. I used to own all of the AC games starting from the first, all the way through to Silent Line... And I traded all of them in for like $5-$8 each.... Should have listened to my mom..

[@HateSonneillon]

Long time Armored Core fan here and I think you did a great job covering the technical aspects. Of course theres so much it'd be difficult to cover everything. I appreciate that you talked about generators, boosting and weight distribution. One fun thing to note is you can also use weight distribution to give you an extra boost in certain directions. Like you mentioned needing a lot of forward thrust to do melee effectively, well having a more forward leaning mech also increases your forward boost. A sniper mech might want to lean back more to help them back away faster. I really love the customization in these games.

[@MFGod_Hand]

Great video! You covered everything very well, welcome to the surface fellow Lynx.

[@Janneboy85]

Very solid work on this video, really professional. Hope your channel keeps growing!

[@jockeelighty6636]

One of my biggest likes from the franchise. I've been playing AC since the first one. I'm a OTR truck driver coast 2 coast nd I still play For Answer on a regular basis....my favorite therapy 😅😅

[@shadowxhero4953]

Hoping they made a collection for the old games one day, or remaster some of them. Also as someone who is just now replaying this specific game on Xbox 360 slim it runs better, don’t quote me but it might just be the ps3 version that does this.

[@workstudy8118]

The algorithm brought me here and I’m happy it did. Liked and subscribed

[@East_Texas_Gaming]

I wish we could get a zoids game like this, or a gundam game. With the same amount of customization and building your own unique zoids/ gundams.....with the speed of 4 answer.

[@ApenBaard]

Are you familliar with from softwares ACE series or that gundam unicorn game they made? Those kiiiiinda comes close. I hate it that almost all gundam and/or zoids(or really anything mecha) games are either suuuuuuper clunky and slow or completely weightless zippy arcadey nonsense :p. Armored core is the only mecha series that manages to convey weight in the controlls while still having shit go fast. The ACE games and that unicorn game do kinda come close but because they take place exclusively in space/the air and theres no ground game its still a very different experience.

[@adimasguntur]

Gundam breaker 3

[@East_Texas_Gaming]

@@ApenBaard I agree. I've played almost all mech games and those you named are good, but yeah the others are super slow or extremely arcadey..... Armored Cored is like perfect though, they nailed piloting heavy machinery and it actually requires skill. I have zoids vs 3 on dolphin emulator and its okay but super easy, its more of a kids game and requires minimal skill to destroy the cpu sadly.

[@jacobantis7014]

Really hoping that the next game makes the environments and their destruction as beautiful as the mechs destroying it.

[@Votuse]

I remember a mission you had to kill 4 ace pilots at once. I build a quadrupedal, sniper to avoid damage and to have enough ammo to kill them all.

[@Bobio]

Nice video! Extra points for using music from God Hand and NMH.

[@Xeroize7459]

Excellent review. You captured the thoughts of many long time players quite well and picked the best game of the series to try. I'd suggest trying AC3 next to see the other good title. It is slower and less refined than for answer, but have much more solid story elements, longer missions, and more interesting mission types.

[@ZUCCDAD]

As someone who played ac4answer then got into souls, listening to souls players gettjng into ac4answer are great

[@sneakyfox1876]

You deserve alot more subs, your content is high quality.

[@vopall]

Great video man. I really enjoyed the editing and sincerity

[@bradrolim3731]

Armored Core: For Answer is great fun and ultra-fast game.

[@Blaedin1337]

When I was a kid I got into the series of Armored Core through the "For Answer" game, and I loved every second of it, even though I had no earthly idea what the story was until years later when I revisited armor core. But, I am really glad Armored Core 6 is coming out, because a couple of months before release I was really craving something Armored Core related, then constantly getting upset because no new news was even announced till relatively recently.

[@xXswagy0l0blazeit420]

Grats on hitting the algorithm 👍👍

[@durandol]

I think a lot of people love this game only because it was the first one they played. It is so far removed from how all the earlier ones played as to basically have been a different game all together at that point. ACV/VD got so much hate not because they were bad AC games, but because they weren't 4/4A.

[@Justin-xi6ue]

Tbh as someone who grew up with Master of Arena and later played a few of the early PS2 titles ACV turned out to be absolutely terrible for me.. Unfortunately I really didn't enjoy it. I thought I would which is why I bought it near launch but unfortunately it was just not what I expected. It was way more complicated than the earlier games, the story was the most uninteresting/confusing, the game lagged just as bad as the PS3 GTA games and even worse during some story missions, and then finally online play was just absolutely brutal.. If you didn't know any of the piloting techniques and didn't know all the ins and outs of customizing, you often would get destroyed and then have to wait for a new match. The matches were short, respawn was slow, and you often dealt with network lag.. You'd hit the person 9000 times, you did no damage, and then they'd be the one to kill you instead. If I remember correctly as well there was also quite a number of mecha parts that were extremely imbalanced too. Generally though it was just super annoying to spend so long on a build sometimes, only to find out you suck and then having to deal with the above mentioned problems. Continuing on about the online aspect of that game though.. HARDLY anyone was usually playing. Like I said I bought the game near launch and I was pretty shocked in a way to see how empty it was. This was bad because in a number of the missions you actually kinda needed help to beat them. The game was just usually far too difficult. I remember honestly waiting so long just to find matches or for someone to help me beat certain missions. Then finally you start the mission, and turns out you both don't really even know what you're doing or the person loses connection and you end up failing it. Was extremely frustrating. Genuinely I think ACV/VD was not good. The only thing they got right imo was the customization. Also the emphasis on energy management/tactics was cool but maybe a bit too much. Anyway so yeah with that all said sadly ACV just really didn't work for me. I desperately wanted to try 4A actually but I don't think I was ever able to find a copy for a good price. Plus the online aspect was something I really wanted to try in an AC game so I just settled on the latest entry at the time. That all said ACV was just really not what I expected and I've heard VD really was not much better either. Those games are said to just play a bit more complex than the other ones in the series. Personally I still haven't tried 4A but I think I'd like it. Always loved how fast paced it looked. Personally I think a middle ground of the older games + V/VD + 4/4A + a little Soulsborne would probably be a good mix. Hopefully they can get it right for everyone with 6.

[@Asparagaceae]

I played Silent Line before AC4 but I still prefer the AC4 era. ACFA is my favorite title and AC5 is garbage. Verdict Day was actually good though.

[@RebelFNOS]

... Y'know worse part of the online pricing of games is that Verdict Day is available (or was... I dunno if it still after march 31st of 2024 which for anyone out the loop they shutdown the online servers... But i think game is still available) on the PSN store for like 25$ sure not a physical copy but its far cheaper than what people are trying to get for it

[@jonathontritto1990]

I just got a free copy of this game from school. We had a game design branch of our program that shut down and they had a bunch of dev consoles and old games left behind. I asked the prof if I could have this game from the shelf and he let me take it. So hyped to dip my toes into the franchise with this game.

[@vincentshadetree]

I had different AC's for different scenarios. I had a heavy AC to take damage in crazy missions, a fast AC for that had low armor but was intended for quick kills, and a mid tier AC for various scenarios

[@algisneblett]

Fun fact, AC4A was EVEN FASTER, was slowed down on a patch to allow us non Asian guys to enjoy it.

[@Amuro1X]

"Not toys" Kotobukiya would beg to differ.

[@SlipScope]

Really great video, hope you get the million subs you deserve soon!

[@jimcopeland4011]

As an AC fan since AC2 in fifth grade, I have been on and off trying to explain the series to friends who were put off by the seeming complexity of it. Once I was able to help them understand the game, it quickly became one of their favorite games too. It's a wonderful series that has been woefully misunderstood for most of its life. I remember getting ACFA, loving it to death, eagerly reading the EGM review and discovering they gave it a 4/10 because they basically just wanted it to be something that it wasn't.

[@ACFAwolfpack]

Aaron AC vet, U love your enthusiasm. Great review!

[@typo_3148]

I remember playing Armoured Core 4A with a friend before, and not knowing what the hell I have witnessed The game is super complex, as expected by FromSoft, and i like FromSoft's take on mechs by making them look more grounded

[@angelocano1260]

I didn't even know the PS3 version had frame issues. I played the 360 version and it has no performance issues that I know of. Great review btw!

[@HunterForHire422]

Im just happy emulators can handle this series easily now. Besides 5 anyway.

[@acetraker1988]

Failed to mention FRS memory in building = noob builder. FRS is the most important thing for maxing out a build.

[@kjriwoutube]

If this is Armoured Core For Answer What's the Question

[@kellyjaeger5941]

Yeah the lockons in this series are incredibly mandatory - it would be literally impossible to hit an armored core without a targeting computer, haha.

[@darkjackl999]

There's a jp youtuber I've been watching for awhile named Faraam otr strekoza that has been playing thru AC with melee only, no targetting computer Wish i understood japanese but honestly the videos are spectacular showcases of skill

[@aPopcap]

doing without lockon is okay on occasion, in the Arms Forts fights, theres times where i found using free firing allowed me to attack where i want to hit a vulnerable point easier, and for swords or sometimes the shoulder mounted grenade cannons, isn't the worst way, but in a pvp situation, its almost always best to have lockon

[@clockworklemon9243]

@@darkjackl999 unless hes modded the game he still has the targeting computer and is just doing a melee only build. Perfectly doable for most missions. The melee usually has an auto aim when using the melee weapon.

[@sebastiannelson6355]

​@Clockworklemon There is a free aim mode in 4A that disables the auto lock mechanics. Useful for rocket/grenade catches and blade movements. So yes it's possible without mods.

[@inoob26]

Hope AC6 does so well is brings up the potential of remaking many of their mecha titles like this game and the Another Century Episode series

[@antop4597]

I've loved every single AC game since they began and still have all my copies, some weren't great but not every game in a franchise is great, 4 and FA were my fave though. I got crazy shivers when they announced 6, can't wait to get it

[@acetrigger1337]

can you imagine a Mech Warrior player going against a Low Tier Armored Core? you don't even need to, the Mech is already on the ground and bleeding oil...

[@liamobrien9186]

Been playing the game recently and I have to say the boss designs absolutely floored me, same goes for the overall mission design. Really solid experience despite its age.

[@raulhidalgo2267]

When armored core is more Gundam than the Gundam games 😂🤣😂🤣

[@evoluder7616]

Im not sure what kind of Amazon you looked at, but my copy of Verdict Day costed like 6 bucks on GAME

[@TheMurbler]

This was my all time fav armored core, it could be $5,000 for a copy and I still wouldn't sell it Also I love the content, you deserve a mil subs not 180!

[@stopersclerare]

I played a pc port of 4answer and yes, it is better for frame rate but sometimes the texture will not be loaded properly.. but the real issue is that you have to save everything you do, otherwise when the emulator crashes (and it will, eventually) you'll end up losing every progress you did. Btw, very cool video! Keep up with the good work! You have a new fan

[@StandardBuster]

Y'know what I realised playing ACFA? One of the AC are called Reiterpallasch. Same as one of the weapons in Bloodborne... Truly a moment of Miyazaki.

[@keathmueller2430]

I never had any issues with lag fighting Spirit" using my xbox, so that's too bad that you had to deal with that! Great video, awesome review; but I would suggest that you fiddle with the EQ or mastering of your voice, because it sounded quite boomy and bass heavy (too loud?), while being simultaneously too quiet and hard to hear. (if that makes sense) - not a great combination, but keep making great content! and AC4A slaps. ACVI is going to be fire.

[@behzadmirmozaffari2563]

Counting the days for Rubicon. Can't wait to get back in my AC. It been too long👏👏👏

[@tkirk3660]

FYI for those interested in AC6 some games the mech was called an Armored Core and the pilot was a Raven

[@Claudeee3]

Abusive aftermarket prices, hard to find, problematic performances on the original consoles.... That''s why, my folks, we simply emulate stuff nowdays!

[@TheVeregat]

I looked up all the games you mentioned on ebay. I found them all for under 60 bucks a piece lol....most being around original asking price if new.

[@trying2b689]

as top 30 on ranked in eu back in the xbox 360 days this is a good video as a new player. i will say if you take this game and make it modern with extra items ect then you have armoured core 6 ive pre ordered it and cant wait to get back into it. if you like the look of this game then pre order armoured core 6 now its out august 25th 2023

[@deanwall7163]

Motherwell was an amazing fight on Xbox I remember using backwards compatibility on the Xbox one for it and it was the greatest experience ever

[@petervilla5221]

This is a good game, it lives rent free in my head. I really hope From Soft can strike thunder again with 6 because that will increase the chances that they remaster all of the old games later on. I'd be especially hyped to revisit the 5 universe with actually decent servers because that game's gameplay was ahead of its time.

[@Terra-Quattuor]

I miss this game so much

[@Pr0t0typeSky]

Chromehounds is the mecha game we been waiting for

[@thedango6890]

Welcome to the Nest Raven

[@blackmage471]

Regarding the bad: I have the Xbox360 version, and I've never had performance issues. AC's success has always come from allowing the player to build the best AC _for them._ There is no perfect AC that solves the game, like how other games have 'the best weapon or armor.' I tend to play high-energy and high-mobility across all AC games. So I like to buy the generator and boosters with the highest outputs, and medium-light parts with low energy consumption. Sometimes I might change things up with gatling cannons because you can almost perpetually stun enemy mechs. A friend of mine built an AC that could maintain sustained flight indefinitely, and would shoot down at me from the sky. Between the two of us, I was the AC veteran. But he figured out quickly if he stayed on the ground I always won because my mobility was best suited to going in circles around my opponents in ground fights. But the heavy energy drain made it very difficult for me to stay airborne, so if he got up in the air he had a better chance of winning. That's how dynamic Armored Core is.

[@MagicE13]

I can only pray they dont dumb down the customisation, give me ALL the numbers 🤤.

[@MetalHev]

They're probably changing something about the customization, since I don't see "poison resist" as a stat

[@BlazeEmerald]

There have been multiple: Not having one, and the player has to just deal with the DoT (Corrosive Gas, High Kojima Density) Cooling (Overheating prior to Nexus) EN Defence (Electrical Pulse Generators)

[@ecchi12]

Oh guess what armored core is goat tier, just slept on. D'oh!

[@_Encie]

Great video, chief!

[@phoenixx913]

Armored Core was actually how I got introduced to FromSoftware I enjoyed the hell out of Armored Core Nexus Revolution and Evolution both of which I still have for PS2. I for one am looking forward to Fires of Rubicon this is a game I have been waiting years for.

[@edwinsouder6640]

This game had some intense af fights. Kinda wanna get back into it again lol

[@axsprime]

Welcome to the family, son.

[@jonathanneal1319]

I love ACFA, even when my friend saw me playing the game and commented on the "2D Contra explosions". They're right, but that never stopped me from playing. I did get defensive, though 😅

[@Bry_is_the_name]

Armored core should have a evangalion colab

[@oh_snarf]

There are framerate patches out there for ps3. As for emulation just do that if you don't want to go bankrupt while playing through the series.

[@uncleweirdbeard86]

If you like speed, I had the fastest build when I played. It was called Sonic Boom and did 4400kmh. Theres another dude that has a clip of a faster build, but I dont know its name nor how he got it to go that fast

[@Noxamillion]

play it on emulator you can get reliable 60 fps or 120 depending on your setup

[@davewebster5120]

As a long-time player of the game the story wasn't explained well at all. I didn't know who Fiona Jarnefeld or Anatolia was. I didn't really get an idea of what happened until I finished one branch of the campaign and then I got a little of it. Thankfully the game was so fun it didn't really hold me back.

[@Raptor747]

I can confirm that the framerate was never an issue on the Xbox 360 version. The Spirit of Motherwill mission was perfectly smooth for me every time I played it on the 360.

[@ga-america5030]

There were a couple of missions it would drop, the interior arteria mission and kind of on cabracan.

[@_in_the_third_grade2101]

pre-miyazaki armored core told stories the same way. that's a deep fromsoft thing not just a miyazaki thing

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

Stabilizers make you turn faster if you have more on one side. They also make energy blades hit harder from that particular side.

[@LockMatch]

I'm only hyped for Armored Core 6, because Kotobukiya finally gona sell me a new version of Omer Type-Lahire Stasis Fine Scale Model Kit wich was discontinued in 2014!