Armored Core VI (dunkview)

[@DrLanky]

i love how this game has had the largest discourse of "this game is too easy/too hard" at the same time

[@pauldaulby260]

It's funny because both complaints are true and I still love the game

[@RaulBetancourtC]

It's more the weaponry than the legs. Weapons like the gatling, stun needle, shotgun, and certain melee like lance and pile driver completely invalidate any sort of difficulty the game has. While using anything else against bosses is ultra hard mode.

[@kimlee6643]

@@AntiTheory This is the most relevant thing you can say to "counter" Dunkey's point. People out there making fun of Malenia because she just sits there and dies when a rivers of blood user with mimic tear just mauls her down by literally pressing L2. This is not where the finesse of ER is shown, and no one uses these examples to illustrate how good ER is or isn't.

[@Hooy-Jaymay]

And it all depends on how well you prepare for the fights

[@tajkoreddeninthearctic194]

Unbalanced builds huh?

[@IronPineapple]

You know it’s funny, I think you’re gonna lose some people by calling this game easy given how I’ve seen people struggle, but you’re not wrong, that was one of my biggest complaints. I think the throwaway enemies could’ve put up more of a fight, and I think it’s too easy to settle into an OP build like you did. That’s why I feel that the best way to enjoy this game is to go out of your way with the customization even when you find something that works, but I realize few people will do that.

[@DestroyedArkana]

Yeah they definitely need to make the small enemies a lot more bulky or at least more threatening. I'd like if they had more actual long range combat too

[@andash123]

An IronPineapple in the wild!

[@Holk131]

When you put on dual shotguns and dual earshots for the first time, the game gets several levels of magnitude easier

[@BloodAssassin]

It would have been interesting if enemies adapted to your build like enemies adapt to your playstyle in MGSV, so it makes you change your build friquently. It should do adapt slowly though, not like every mission.

[@BigWave69]

Hopefully expansions can give the enemies more variety. The PVP looks pretty epic, but I've not seen any review mention it. It seems like From put all the eggs in making the players very rewarding, but it would have taken a lot of development effort to really make intelligent NPCs which use the same system as the player.

[@petshrimp9748]

As a Gundam fan i find it so satisfying to be able to zoom past and one shot all the grunts while having actual challenging fights with other AC’s and bosses

[@michael2636]

I would love an official Gundam game like Armored Core or at least a Dynasty Warriors Gundam 4 😢

[@Lutherian]

@@michael2636 Fromsoft actually made a PS3 game for Gundam Unicorn. Sadly it was never officially released outside of Japan. It's pretty fun though!

[@Synthonym]

Honestly it feels like Dunkey just doesn't get it, mech games need the balance of power fantasy / brutal face-offs

[@revfuryfoxfive1857]

It's a Gundam!!!! wait.... It's an AC!!!!!

[@bomanyang8944]

Man I feel you on this one. Just casually fly by with a few quick boosts and one shot every small enemy with my beam gun. That makes me really feel like a gundam protagonist!

[@Artuditu123]

"This game lets you use one OP build and play on auto pilot, not like Elden Ring" Me with faith build, using blasphemous blade and bubble trumpet on everything:

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

Is that easy mode?

[@Artuditu123]

@@mosquitopyjamas9048 bubbles kill every large enemy in seconds and stagger the shit out of them. Blasphemous blade hits like a truck, stagger enemies and heals you. Then you have every possible incantation for buffing and whole set of boss killers like Pest Threads or Ancient Dragons' Lightning Strike. It's so easy it stops being fun, really.

[@ChildishBrandino.]

i think the key aspect of this game, something that lots of developers seem to forget nowadays, is that it's simply fun. its just a fun way to spend time

[@flutter8712]

Totally agree 💯 Simplicity and great work in the core game is what lacks this industry nowadays

[@kc3reo]

I think a key aspect of this game is that I am the President of the United States of America!

[@magnificmango336]

Developers don’t know how to make fun games. All they make is boring, serious games like Pikmin 4, Baldur’s Bear Sex 3, Resident Evil 4, Tears of the Kingdom, Street Fighter 6, Hi-Fi Rush, and Pizza Tower. *(These all came out THIS YEAR)*

[@joenoodle6914]

@@magnificmango336 wow, a whole 7 good games the entire year. how impressive

[@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss]

Not as fun as pikmin 4 tho

[@KingEgyptian]

Sometimes we just need simple and fun games like these.

[@somecat1716]

10000%

[@bocadog3]

I just need good games. Yall can play the stupid ones

[@卛]

@@bocadog3 ratio

[@tophergrallison]

It’s like criticizing a motorbike for not being a sudoku puzzle.

[@sans_bear]

​@@vinnyvanhoe5614man get off the internet why you mad he didn't like the game

[@1400-h9r]

This game really makes you feel like the President of the Great United States

[@skullnumb1532]

Dojyaan~

[@jrichardson6048]

This game really makes you feel like when you go to the grocery store and they're having a sale on your favorite candy and you find one box left at the back of the shelf and the expiration date is still good

[@dmt8078]

Hello Miichael !

[@elk3407]

RICHAAAAAAAAAARD!

[@nothingisawesome]

@@elk3407 im more of a ROOBBEEERRRRTT fan

[@Xzqwerty2324zX]

I’ve been craving a mech game for years and this looks exactly like what I was looking for, so damn excited to give it a go

[@akshayy_xd]

whatchu waitin for

[@Xzqwerty2324zX]

@@akshayy_xd nothing I got it, it’s good

[@Helmotz.]

@@Xzqwerty2324zX good ending​

[@HernanHH95]

Allow me to introduce Titanfall 2. Plays like the trailers 👍

[@sedeuphadude80]

@@HernanHH95It’s like two games in one: A big mech shooter and a fast-paced movement shooter.

[@Golden284-fan]

Just started playing this game yesterday and it is exactly what I needed. I've played so many open world games recently where defeating one group of enemies feels like climbing a mountain because "you are not high enough level yet". I just wanted a game with distinct objectives and levels where I could mess around with as many builds as I want and then blow shit up. The game is exactly that experience.

[@Jimmylikehalo]

I fully agree with you

[@AustinMcAndrew]

You should also try out exoprimal. Not game of the year by any means but it's fun mindless gameplay with distinct objectives!

[@MickySarge]

This is From Soft's true talent. Dark Souls was exactly the game I needed when it came out and Armored Core 6 just what I was looking for now.

[@xxdalionxx]

This is the exact same sentiment from me. I also love how short a majority of the missions are. I can really just hop in play a mission hop out. Unlike a game like elden ring where it requires so much more of an time investment per session to get anything meaningful from it.

[@BillyReb]

Its my goty so far. Im loving getting my shit rocked then coming back with the perfect build to tap dat ass after the 20th attempt, then redoing it to get a faster time. It feels like a ps2 era game as far as premise goes, concise and to the point and I dig it. Its rock em sock em robots without all the convoluted bs weve become accustomed to.

[@keen8087]

I like this game so much BECAUSE it feels like I’m playing an old PlayStation game. It’s just straight up fun and chaos.

[@carsausage]

It's like if John Williams came out and said "fuck it" and then proceeded to make a nu metal album

[@FroggyCrimes]

I feel like I'm playing omega boost I love it lol

[@SirSoliloquy]

Playing it made me feel like a kid again

[@MasDouc]

​@@carsausageAll joking aside I bet that album would slap

[@nisnast]

It's so much fun. When I'm playing Dark Souls I'm like "ok gonna beat this boss to get that item then go back upgrade this so I can beat this other boss". But when I'm playing Armored Core VI I'm just like "oh there's more guys there for me to kill" then I assault boost kick them and it's fun everytime. I'm honestly pissed off From Software has spent a decade making Dark Souls games when we could be having more Armored Core

[@UnNuclear]

Sometimes all you need is a really fun game with a satisfying gameplay loop, and AC6 absolutely delivers on that.

[@b_ryc]

Tru

[@wisewisdomtooth]

With the only multiplayer mode is 1v1 and 3v3, going to get old very fast for me

[@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b]

No, dude. Assassin's Creed 6 sucks.

[@b_ryc]

@@wisewisdomtooth that’s okay. Kind of hoping to have a really fun game that’s not hundreds of hours like mine usually are.

[@NathanTheNinjaTaylor]

big agree. There are things to criticize, sure, but why bother when it's such a fun shiny toy? Not every game needs to be as big as elden ring to be worthwhile

[@8bitneslife1985]

Armored Core VI looks like great fun to me. It gives me old school video game vibes.

[@pierreo33]

It's like a 25 year old game with today's graphics. Love it.

[@pentexsucks43]

​@@pierreo33so basically the PS1 armored cores jajaja

[@pierreo33]

@@pentexsucks43 Vadå jaja vad snackar du om?

[@LookingGlass1865]

A great example of why a game doesn't need to be "deep" or "pushing the boundaries" in order to be a good and enjoyable experience.

[@Grim-mler]

A guilty pleasure and genuinely good are two different things. The game is hugely lacking, but it got some fun stuff.

[@HRDP21]

​@@Grim-mlerHugely lacking what?... This Is Armored Core, not a souls game. The things that AC6 didn't use from previous AC, are mostly outdated, and it's a good thing that they are not in the game. Now, if you wanted it to be a souls game, then it's on you. And I say this as someone whose favorite game is bloodborne, but Armored core 6, while not being the best FS game, still is one of the best games this year, and by far the best AC (and mech) game ever.

[@xyphoon5013]

I mean yeah I guess it's not "deep" as far as gameplay goes but the story does clearly take a lot of inspiration from other post-gundam mech stories

[@Elegiast]

@@xyphoon5013I was going to make a similar point, I found the story deep and engaging. Love the worldbuilding and characters.

[@xyphoon5013]

@@Elegiast Yeah, I can understand why it can be cheesy for someone who's more used to western narratives and not acquainted with Mech shows, but I absolutely loved the story and the characters until the very end of NG++. Which is why I find reviews like these pointless, I genuinely didn't care once about the game being easy, I loved the action and how it felt to execute it within this great story. After all, I loved Ace Combat as well and that game feels easy on the max difficulty to me.

[@Ysemor]

this game has a tendency of making you feel like youre good at the game, before throwing you a curveball with a boss you struggle with for an hour, and then throwing tiny enemies at you again that die in one hit 10/10 most fun game ive played in a while

[@stryker_evreka4567]

Facts, I love how the developers made it so that at the beginning of the level it's all easy and towards the end at the boss, the difficulty gets jacked tf up😂😂 I find it funny😂

[@TheSweetSpirit]

Honestly, if they just buffed every minor enemy's hp and gave you 'reload packs' like they did for repair packs, game would probably feel a lot more challenging. That, or remove 'restart at checkpoint' LOL

[@HellecticMojo]

Did none of you play bullet hell games growing up? Because one hit enemies then spongy bosses are a classic bullet hell formula

[@IRUKANJI]

Bro, you learn to appreciate those comfy EZ money missions after doing shit that intense. Like, it's important to remember that the Gameplay of Armored core is "Killing People for Money." It's not about how easy it is to kill trash mobs in AC, that's always been part of the game. It's about HOW CHEAPLY can you wipe out an entire field of enemies. Cause at the end of the day, being a merc isn't about how you feel about killing other people for money, it's about how you feel about yourself when you realize you wasted a 600 Credit plasma Shell to kill an 800 credit chicken walker when you could have just literally run over it instead.

[@JesusHammer]

@@TheSweetSpirit No it would simply be more annoying and you can't use the checkpoints for S ranks anyways

[@peepoSano]

i think the idea of a fromsoftware game being too easy when you find the right build is applied in all of their games but the difference is its easier to find and equip and to change to an op build in AC than souls games because theres way less weapons and builds in AC and changing your entire build is way way less complicated than all of the souls games but you can literally break any fromsoft game with an insane build

[@ramsaybolton9151]

I mean there is way less attention to dodging in this game than their other games. I just mindlessly played it by spamming shit because there is no timed dodge so you basically just move as fast as you can while blasting.

[@felipecouto1102]

@@ramsaybolton9151 Really doubting here that you passed some of the bosses in this game without paying attention to dodging...

[@ramsaybolton9151]

@@felipecouto1102 I mean if you run a light build you can just move at full speed and most of their attacks will just miss you. Why dodge when you can just stagger them? Besides a few of the hard lock attacks that literally tell you to dodge and show a red square. I think I beat the game in like 13 hours. The hardest boss in the game for me was the first Balteus because I didn't have a good build for fast burst. Once I realized that all the guns suck past what looks like a medium range but in this game is in fact a very long range...the game became much easier when you just stick to the boss like glue. Once you get shotguns the game just becomes insanely easy.

[@b1uecottoncandy]

@@ramsaybolton9151did you and I play the same final boss, because the true ending boss isnt some joke you can outspeed, although you can just put on the heaviest hitting equipment and melt it to be fair

[@ramsaybolton9151]

@@b1uecottoncandy Everything but the melee can be dodged with speed . When she comes in to melee you take your dual zimmermans and insta stagger her lol

[@hawkmoon5290]

Armored core is like ace combat, its about the fantasy of machine warfare on a insane scale. I love it

[@Leperboy]

I agree . Ace combat and armored core have to be two of the most niche fanbases out there

[@devonpenner7177]

Yup, exactly ☝️

[@ningensan8198]

I love how both of them even have the same abbreviation XD

[@torak3131]

I'm sure they're both series that have saved TEN MILLION LIVES

[@Leperboy]

@@torak3131 I disagree almost everyone I talk to isn’t in to either of the games. Both are definitely esoteric

[@markshamp3699]

I personally loved the power juxtaposition between the dirt easy missions and the occasional crazy hard ones. I loved being thrown into a mission and never knowing if its gonna be another easy job stomping childrens toys or if some badass ac will pop out of a manhole cover mid mission to kick my ass for half an hour.

[@PropheticShadeZ]

I would love more curbstomping waves of enemies, the wall climb was my favourite level, due to the random enemies coming together to make the level difficult, but no one enemy was difficult. Plus the boss at the end was very easy and I enjoyed being able to use the lazor sword

[@sepg5084]

Its just bad difficulty scaling.

[@samc9133]

​@@PropheticShadeZThat is my favorite mission to run for quick cash! It's relatively short and sweet, and the boss isn't too painful.

[@r.a.6382]

mecha-jima is everywhere

[@wavestrider2160]

Sometimes its both, you finish mopping up some MT squadron like the demon in the battlefield you are Then some AC shows up and reminds you the difference between MTs and ACs

[@tala.172]

Was really looking forward to this review. Armored Core isn’t for everyone, but I really enjoyed it!

[@sptflcrw8583]

So it doesn't have a little something for everyone?

[@Lofirainbows]

@@sptflcrw8583 None of the best games do ign, none of them do

[@ASH3R3S]

I was kinda bummed Dunk didn't like it as much as me, but to each their own 🤝

[@Sahfarry]

It has a lot of something for someone

[@Lyubimov89]

@@sptflcrw8583…impossible!..

[@tomgrappin4438]

I'm really digging the game as my introduction to the mech genre. I think it's main appeal might be that it's something a wider audience can get behind. Specifically for me I don't have a ton of time (Work, School, Wife, Son) so it's nice to play a from soft game where I can bang a mission out in twenty minutes or so. Playing Elden Ring in this particular point in my life was kinda like working a second job, Armored core 6 is kinda like ballistic therapy.

[@arstinviggin9850]

Ive said this to myself a few times. This is a game that understands I'm an adult with a bunch of responsibilities. I can drop in quickly, have a super fun time, and leave all in 30 min

[@mahmoodhusein4549]

This explains it exactly. Elden Ring and AC6 have very different philosophies in gameplay. With Elden Ring, you're basically committing yourself to a long adventure where you need to play smart and cautiously to make progress in a dungeon or a new area. You play a squishy human taking on Demigods and their armies of heroes and monsters, and you really feel it playing through the game. In AC6 it's the exact opposite, you are the hero, the ace pilot, the super special army killer. You get in your custom made war machine, plow through tons of MT mooks, lesser pilots, and specialized machines within a few minutes, get paid and go home. It's quick, painless, and very fun! Just hop into a mission or two and you can plow through them in under an hour, nice and easy way to relax after a long day of work. Overall I absolutely love AC6, was definitely my game of the year after playing through six times and getting all ending and logs. I'm definitely hoping for more AC games in the future, maybe even remakes of the older games if we're lucky.

[@SonnyJim173]

Leave her and give her the kid.. priorities bro

[@mattBLACKpunk]

Don't say its easy dunkey, you'll give all the players filtered by the tutorial boss an aneurysm

[@matthewg5030]

That tutorial boss definitely took me a few tries lol

[@Zero118]

I failed my first try. Then i realized i was dumb and its just a helicopter, so i hugged its belly/rear and it was easy haha.@@matthewg5030

[@WhiteKnuckleRide512]

I mean presumably you don’t get the broken stuff until after the tutorial

[@joed2333]

@@matthewg5030 Same. Found out it didn't like the sword after a few tries

[@zettovii1367]

The tutorial boss is easy if you find out what you need to do. Almost beat it in my first try, curb stomped it on my second. The ring boss however? Took me forever to beat it. It was really hard, but also very fun to fight. Learned a lot from trying to counter it with different tactics, rather than just switching arsenal.

[@acceptablecasualty5319]

Huge props for using Music from the older games. The Armored Core Soundtracks have some absolute BANGERS.

[@stompyrobotguy4376]

The OG garage theme, too! One of the absolute best.

[@Chicken_Nanders]

Can you tell me what the outro song is?

[@agentorange9867]

Remeber from AC4 for answer is the best soundtrack.

[@acceptablecasualty5319]

​@@Chicken_Nanders"cord E" from Project Phantasma, if my first impression is correct

[@pirateFinn]

I'd have laughed if he used songs like Joyball, they crack me up and make ya think your PS2 is hitching

[@D71219ONE]

It’s so crazy when you realize Dunkey exists in an alternate timeline where Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t exist. Thank you Dunkey for crossing the multiverse to provide us with quality content.

[@Conradlovesjoy]

He doesn’t have a computer

[@fatuglyjake]

​@@Conradlovesjoywhat he edit on

[@boitaho]

@@Introversion399 Wrong. His brother edits for him.

[@nxvh9062]

​@@fatuglyjakea nintendo switch

[@Introversion399]

@@boitaho Nah, last I heard it was his grandmother's grandfather steering wheelchair that did the edits. (Y'all know my comments are jokes right? It's not currently possible to casually do videos on your phone...)

[@nisnast]

I find it interesting how Dunkey thought it was one note, because my feeling were the exact opposite, I was constantly changing thing around and trying out new weapons, and the mission variety is so good that even simple missions have a unique twist to them, I was not hyped for this game, at all, I played a bunch of AC games before this one and I honestly didn't believe From Software would be able to make a follow-up to them, and the previews they released didn't feel me with confidence, however, I was very pleasantly surprised by AC VI and it quickly became my game of the year, even dethroning RE4R for me, it really felt like From Software was firing from all cylinders with this game and I don't expect then to be able to make such a good game ever again.

[@MrSkme]

They wanted players to be able to stick to a single build they liked while at the same time incentivcing players to switch builds around on the fly, but they failed to realize what the overwhelming majority were actually going to do - pick the most op shit out there and stick to it. This is why i love previous fromsoft games. They figure out what they want players to experience and reconsider the old formulaic core systems in games that most game developers take as self evident, and then hone their games in that single direction. Example: the estus flask, a genius invention. They realized the feeling of stakes and risk in games were too low, it never felt like you were in danger, so instead of just rising the difficulty, they took some of your health and put it into a bottle, slapped a cast time on it, and now you have much bigger and risks while also creating a new gameplay element in fighs having to create space and openings to heal. Armored core felt much more like they just redid old formulas without considering what was needed.

[@ark14700]

​​@@MrSkmeThe devs explicitly encouraged players to switch up your build in there gameplay reveals/showcases

[@MrSkme]

@@ark14700 And they also explcitly stated in an interview they wanted people to be able to stick to a single build if they found something they really liked.

[@La0bouchere]

@@MrSkme The estus flask was actually a response to Demons Souls balancing problems, mainly that you could have functionally unlimited healing.

[@FEBRIZIOtv]

@@La0boucherethose grass herbs. i farmed the living hell out them lmao

[@akirataken]

I love how straight forward this game is. it might be dumb fun but it’s FUN nonetheless and I think at the end of the day that’s what’s most important in a video game

[@LevSmash]

Totally. I don't always have time for the slow buildup to fun when I finally get to relax and game at the end of a long day, sometimes this is exactly what you need. Will def buy it.

[@pvtests8248]

facts

[@pvtests8248]

fr

[@seventy-sixtrombones4130]

“If it’s not fun, why bother?” -Reggie Nintendo

[@1shogunate696]

That’s exactly what I loved about DMC5

[@KobaltTX]

Can we also take a moment to appreciate how beautifully the launch went for this game? It feels like a breath of fresh air but it really ought to be the standard. There hasn't even been a patch to fix any game breaking bugs because there haven't been any. I don't remember a launch this smooth since games came out on disks. This game even has support for triple monitor resolutions! I know it's niche, but that's exactly my point

[@KarelBilek-sh8kq]

no apology either

[@StandardCabrera]

Sekiro was pretty much perfect on release too. Only games company I'll preorder from

[@snakeshepard9761]

And it hadn't bloated PC requirements, I have a 5 years old PC and I can run it at max settings and 60 fps.

[@Antithesismanifest]

i think that the i-frames really make the fromsoft engine unstable because all the games that have it launch almost like a Bethesda game in the pc also armored core pvp works much better that ER and DS

[@gouf_respecter4881]

I love the game but no a bunch of people are having issues with the menu just lagging to 5 fps so using the armory is almost impossible.

[@on10n64]

When you're in the zone zooming around in the mech that you hand crafted, blasting enemies left and right, the game is untouchable.

[@John_James]

But the enemies don't put up a fight, I think it's really amazing at the beginning but gets old and the bosses are the only challange

[@2canwin635]

Until you go to a boss and get curb stomped and pull out your “fuck this guy” mech and kill them in 2 minutes

[@HieronymousLex]

Which other armored core games have you played?

[@Synkhan]

@@2canwin635 yes... exactly this yes lol. Balteaus in all his glory had me call bullshit twice and just bring my fast dps and rush him.

[@richard8670]

not really because blasting through enemies feels like a musou due to how trivial they are, yet theres only like 10-20 enemies per level when there could be 300 and it would still be easy

[@Lamppostout]

Love Armored Core 6. The easy, small missions make me feel like a badass and leaves me the room to have more stylized, choreographed gameplay. And from RP standpoint I feel more like a merc doing small, quick jobs to make cash.

[@GlazeonthewickeR]

Agreed but I do think a healthier balance could be achieved, I think, and if FromSoft iterates on these ideas the next installment could be truly remarkable. (Not that ACVI isn’t remarkable. I put more time into it in those first few weeks than I expected.)

[@JacobOlli]

I have a feeling Dunkey will return to this game in a couple of years and call it a masterpiece

[@AwkwaBear]

Yeah for real, the fact that he thought it was just mindless monkey destruction is literally the point lmao. If you stop for a single second and read a description or listen to the dialogue, you realize all the “bad guys” you fight are written like anime protagonist’s. They scream “FORGED IN ASH WE WILL FIGHT AS ONE!” As you emotionlessly gun them down they refer to you and your team as “vultures”. Or you slaughter a teenage student pilot as he says “I think I’m getting the hang of this, my training is starting to pay off.” All the descriptions of the Rubicon Liberation Front’s people read like origin stories for esteemed good guys fighting for the cause. All your partner’s origins are people who gambled and are overly cocky thugs starting fights with people and who hate their bosses. You play as the silent top assassin for the shadow villain in a shonen anime, except you win every single time. The point is that you don’t pay attention to what you’re doing as you commit atrocities against the good guys in a amoral corporate hellscape lol.

[@sitzkrieg8032]

@@AwkwaBear If that actually is the point, then this is a terrible Armored Core game. Metal Wolf Chaos is the dumb robot game, and many previous Armored Core games had relatively refined and balanced combat.

[@gabagoobrotha]

Naaaah

[@KeanuCheems]

@@AwkwaBear Cryptic lore doesn't justify a shallow gameplay loop lol

[@3firstnames903]

I sure don’t

[@ACNoob3]

For me AC6 is a true fun nonstop action game. Especially going from BG3 where one quest might take me as long as 10 missions in AC6. It's this unrelenting pace broken up only by short briefings, that give a glimpse of a story which you can put together or completely ignore, which just makes me play untill I drop at 3am. True standout to me were the characters. Over 3 playthrougs I got so familiar with everyone and there was not a single one I didn't like (snail.II. is a character I love to hate so he doesn't count). Warming up to Walter, Arye being with me for the whole ride, Rusty and so many more. Is it for everyone? No, just like other Fromsoft titles Is it balanced? It's probably more broken than you can imagine Is it an extremely fun game? For me absolutely ps: I also encountered 0 bugs, crashes, glitches or technical problems on PS5 and that is something I can't say about any game I played in recent years.

[@bbbbbbb51]

I've had 0 bugs on PC as well. It's definitely short bursts of fun, but I do wish the trash mob enemies could put up a *little* more of a fight. Also, it's the first FromSoft game that allows you to go up to 120fps on PC. Very nice to see.

[@ACNoob3]

@@bbbbbbb51 Only time the trash mobs were a problem was when I had to eliminate G1. There were so many of them that I had to switch to much more ammo efficient build. And yes I agree that it would be great if they were a bigger threat, but there is also a second point of view: You are an AC the peak of combat engineering. You are unstoppable and that can be experienced by the little enemies having absolutely no chance of beating you. Only challenges you face are the high ranking ACs and bosses because everything else is just so below your lvl.

[@MaraW1832]

@@bbbbbbb51 Once you get into NG+ and beyond trash mobs are absolutely a threat. Running blindly into the firing line of a group of MTs will get you stunlocked and waste precious health packs if you aren't careful. Like, it's kinda bizarre that half the complaints I'm seeing about this game are pretty much entirely fixed in NG++ (difficulty, disjointed story, etc) and very few reviewers seem to realize it. It's a little baffling that From didn't put all the content in the first playthrough, but I think maybe it's just an American thing to expect that and they're not American.

[@KEVBOYMUSIC]

@@MaraW1832 What? For me it was the exact opposite, I'm most of the way through NG++ now and if anything the game has been way easier starting at NG+ since I had all of my kit and OS updates. Trash mobs don't have any more health or do any more damage in NG+ or NG++ so they are actually easier than in NG

[@cleanjimmy]

better review than the video

[@powerhouse6165]

I'm actually on the opposite side of the fence. DS3 and Bloodborne are two of my favorite games ever. And I'm enjoying Armored Core wayyyy more than I did Elden Ring. Armored Core has crazy fun combat, characters I genuinely grew to care about over my playthroughs, a lot of customization options, and it RESPECTS YOUR TIME. And my God the SPECTACLE of some missions are fantastic.

[@jctherula]

^^^

[@DTKloves8]

Yeah Elden Ring is a crazy game but no amount of arguments will make me find it more fun then AC6

[@andrewrobillard7192]

The spectacle of all 3 end game bosses blew me away. And I got chills with every ending.

[@mallow2902]

There's a lot of games I've enjoyed in recent years but I think this might be the most fun I've had with a new game since Devil May Cry 5.

[@apetit8687]

I might be able to actually play armoured core, so that makes me like it a little. Elden ring had me giving up on the first boss :c

[@meowspark9]

Not everyone loves it like I do, but goddamn does it feel good to have this series back!

[@musingevermore]

Been a fan of Armored Core since the demo disk on the PS1 and fell in love ever since. The fact they have 6 out now AFTER their accolades is nothing short of impressive!; I'm amazed and it brings back the same feeling I felt as a kid in the 90's and it's a surprising venture for them. Especially considering this will be most peoples entry into the series

[@deadinside9565]

Kick, punch, it's all in the mind.

[@Zeon081]

technically they have 16 AC games.

[@volkerball85]

I discovered AC1 through probably that exact same disk, tbh. 😂

[@muzamilnabinadroo]

My man you are a Dinosaur.

[@blipblop1112]

There is more, you know? 😏

[@thelasthunter3123]

You had me, you lost me, and then you mentioned Cookie and Cream sequel and I was sold. This man truly is a genius.

[@mokajones74]

Fromsoft streamers: Dont be overwhelmed by all the mechanics and information on screen. Once you get used to managing 4 different weapons and all their unique optimal ranges, its very satisfying. Dunkey: The is brainless monkey mush 🤣

[@unrighteous8745]

I heard this take before I played, but after a few minutes with my hands on the game I realized that "managing four different weapons" really means mashing all four back buttons constantly.

[@whitedude416]

​@@unrighteous8745 sounds like you just started the game and are also wrong

[@duckchen2676]

​@@unrighteous8745works for everything but late game bosses

[@MidnightCrescent]

My build is largely: Spam both right buttons Press L1 after he dodges Press L2 when he's on the ground or ACS stunned. Not very complex.

[@mellar5864]

@@whitedude416 i finished ng+, he is right

[@gabriellundes7062]

The duel gats is basically the op magic build of a traditional souls game (aka easy mode). The real satisfaction is brain storming a none meta build and finding out how to perfectly chain your attacks to wipe the floor gun-fu style

[@mattandrews2594]

Magic builds are easy until you hit the Dark Souls 3 DLC with an INT build. Let me assure you, you get punished for that.

[@ark14700]

Different weapons = completely different playstyles. I like to switch things up, and every build is fun. Light CQC builds, heavy lead-spewing builds, long range builds. You're missing out on a tonne of fun if you only play one build.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

That build don't really cut it for ng++

[@jamestown97]

This is what’s frustrating about his comparison to elden ring. As soon as you get the bloodhounds fang just L2 to victory. Don’t get me started on rivers of blood lol. This is how it’s always been. The difficulty setting is the choice of weapon.

[@Tilo4504]

Dunk: "In Elden Ring, every enemy deserves some degree of respect." Me: *uses jump attack with Radahn's greatsword to murder almost everything in the game*

[@JohnSmith-se7pp]

yee jump attack + high stagger weapon got me through that game i had to challenge myself from time to time and stop doing that

[@shinkenrock]

True xD

[@demondude15]

me at launch stomping in front of bosses repeatedly and watching them freeze to death

[@misere4]

yep, dunkey glazing on elden ring and drawing some abysmal comparisons as if he never played the game, "the fatal flaw of Armored Core is that once you settle in to the grove of how to win you just start playing on autopilot" = literally what Elden Ring was for me

[@itachi19321]

While literally using a fucking emote to evade attacks lmao

[@crabs4sale825]

I don’t agree that it’s mindless; Ibis and other later bosses made me really have to analyze movement patterns and play as perfectly as I could. That being said, double shotgun and needle cannons are very OP so it’s easy to fall into a one-size-fits-all build rather early. I hope they buff other weapons to promote build diversity in the future.

[@SilverZephyr09]

It might not have been mindless for you, but lemme tell you - with that build Dunkey made, you can *absolutely* turn your brain off and mash the triggers all the way to the credits.

[@Chiefmasamune]

@@cowmath77 As the saying goes, C's gets degrees; D's beat the game.

[@WaffleOnTheRun]

Once you have double needle cannons if you run them this game kinda does become a joke, I did dual gatlings dual cannons against ibis and beat them on my fourth try. Obviously I could go in and just make a worse build, which i'm probably gonna do on NG+ to make it more of a challenge but you can easily trivialize bosses if you want to, some weapons need to be buffed like the sub machine guns ones, mainly just to have more ammo because they run out so easily, but they honestly should just nerf the best stuff like the zimmerman shotguns and the needle launchers because those are fucking broken.

[@sinfinite7516]

They don’t even give u rewards for S ranking missions and stuff so whats the point

[@speenful9]

​@@cowmath77No it's not. S ranking missions is completely optional. If it was how the game was "supposed" to be played they'd put limitations on the missions to force you to get the equivalent of an S-rank.

[@hsbase5]

Holy shit someone actually shouted out Custom Robo and I'm so happy for it. Such an underrated game from my childhood

[@crushcommando8637]

ikr? taking me so far back

[@indigo7898]

Not sure if the same, but the nintendo ds game was crazy good :P

[@admiralangel9907]

custom robo pog

[@Hailtothebreak]

​@@indigo7898the DS game is indeed the same gameplay except with minor tweeks.

[@AtaraxiaMedia]

@@indigo7898 this was the SHIT back in the day

[@MyWhiteAbode]

This was a brilliant little snapshot of an older series with that new age Fromsoft charm. It's as hard or easy as you want it to be, it's beautiful, the soundtrack is amazing and it's just all around fun to blast through a horde of enemies as a chicken leg robot who can jump higher than a skyscraper

[@Loneshillouete]

Dunkey: Every enemy has to be given some respect Also dunkey : sitting in front of Margit

[@karnudom]

Kneeling in front of your elder is the highest form of respect after all XD

[@roetemeteor]

That's the joke. He's passively telling you that the 'hard game' can easily be cheese just the same as this game could. You can easily just make it trivial beyond all belief.

[@Loneshillouete]

@@roetemeteor ikr

[@Pandru1]

Sometimes you have to remember, it's not about beating the game, it's about playing the game

[@sidekickstreams]

astonishingly insightful and concise criticism of dunkey's review. Nice

[@Ebb0Productions]

​@@sidekickstreams how is it criticism when that was dunkeys entire point? That's the whole point of the video, the game is fun despite it's lack of challenge.

[@sidekickstreams]

@@Ebb0Productions well, i suppose. but the game's difficulty is determined by your build. if you are unsatisfied with the difficulty, you can nerf yourself. he also doesn't talk basically at all about the world, story, characters, or music. it just feels like this review was written by someone trying to get to the end of the game so they could get a video out about it.

[@i69GrzzlyBears]

I've been playing this game since launch and am on NG++ Some of the most fun I've had all year. I have spent hours and hours in the customization menu and probably have about 20 mechs. Some are my badass "I win" machines, then I have a goofy ass mech with dual flamethrowers. Do not go into this game expecting a souls like. That it is not. Go into it expecting bite sized one off missions that unlock new weapons and gear to test out. You have a toy box to build the ultimate bionicle. Then you get to use it to clean house.

[@believeinmatter]

That’s good to hear. Would you recommend it to someone new to the series?

[@bakedcrystal915]

Game of the year already for me and I haven’t finished it

[@i69GrzzlyBears]

​@@believeinmatterabsolutely. This is my first AC as well.

[@MrMusta431]

​@@believeinmatteryeah

[@HalftonJohnson]

My favorite play through was new game++ I hope you enjoy it!

[@DEarls-ye9tz]

"It feels kinda one-note" Picks up Gut's greatsword in first 0.0000002 seconds of Elden Ring and R1 spams the whole game.

[@believeinmatter]

I think I’ll need to pick this game up eventually, the combat finally looks like how it does in the cutscenes

[@necromax13]

This! Armored Core V and Verdict day are so incredibly ASS, and 4 and For Answer ran SO BADLY, that we were finally due for a game that looked and played like it was supposed to.

[@Boneheaded0]

I cant decide if I should get sekiro or armored core 6 first

[@preyaskhuntia2190]

Get sekiro@@Boneheaded0

[@raressuchea5971]

I finished both and I like armored core more. Sekiro is way harder and I didn't find it rewarding enough. I'm probably in the minority here. You could get sekiro for half the price of armored core tho@@Boneheaded0

[@garrettpreston4136]

@@Boneheaded0 Sekiro and it isn't close. That isn't a knock on AC6 Sekiro is just one of the greatest games ever made IMO.

[@mysticwizard1943]

This game really reminds me of playing handheld games as a kid - something that you can pick up when you've got a little free time to bang out a few missions then put back down until the next time. Most of the content isn't very hard but isn't completely braindead either, especially when it comes to the occasional bosses which can either be "challenging but fair" or "locked in a closet with Orphan of Kos and Melania, Blade of Miquella but with missiles flyin' all over the place". I get where some people are coming from when they say that most of the game is too easy because If I'm being completely honest, it can get monotonous when you find something that works and don't bother trying different or weird stuff, or if you never find some of the more challenging hidden enemies in certain levels. But... if you have the time to actually sink your teeth in, you start listening to what the characters are saying in briefings or missions, and you seriously engage with the building mechanics and learn the intricacies of how your stats affect your combat efficacy... you start to realize that the game has so much more going on. It reminds me a lot of MGSV too, which I guess makes sense since that was a big console/PC release trying to emulate the feeling of the handheld Peace Walker (I know that many AC games were on console but even those that did had the lower budget/indie old-school arcade bullet hell feel that these days gets relegated to handhelds). The structure of choosing missions from a menu rather than a strictly linear story in a semi-open world, the amount customization that drastically changes the flow of gameplay, the cryptic and often overlooked storytelling where you have to actually pay attention to and invest in the story enough to search for answers yourself and make inferences based on information you've gathered through repeating missions (which goes over a lot of people's head's and they quickly write it off as bad, boring, or unfinished) - all of these things very much remind me of MGSV. People generally liked that game, but like AC6 there was a lot of criticisms that missed the mark simply due making surface-level judgements. I have a feeling that, like with both MGSV and Death Stranding, Dunky will come back once the initial first impression wears off and give this game a little more credit than he did here. Definitely not saying he shit all over it, I agree with a lot of what was said, but I think he was just missing what others who took to it right away were seeing.

[@JamesHounshell]

Based. Thank you.

[@picklejho69]

Dunky clearly hasn't tried NG+ or NG++ yet, because there are outright different missions in there, and some missions change completely the second or third time round. This is IMO the most replayable fromsoft title.

[@ripdito]

yea he’s definitely joking. game is fucking incredible. mgsv is one of my favorite and most played games but the idroid is so ridiculous(still good) but this game doesn’t have development times or mission costs. you also have to use every tool you have. im only on chapter 4 but 10/10 so far

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

@@picklejho69| Highly replay-able? Sure. But it isn't at the Elden Ring level of replay-ability. That isn't the fault of Armoured Core, Elden Ring simply overpowers it through sheer mass.

[@griffin1095]

@@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworthidk man, I love elden ring but there isn’t much going on in NG+, especially if you explored the most of the map in your first playthrough. AC6 on the other hand literally changes previous missions and gives new ones as well. It’s really nice and makes me wish FROM put more care into Ng+ in their other games.

[@GuiltyOSheep]

List of Armored Core OST used in the video in order (Sorry if I missed some) 1. Kota Hoshino - Ambiguity 2. Armored Core - Nine 3. Armored Core - Response~Infraction 4. Armored Core 2 - Op 5. Armored Core 2 - Core E (Was used in the outro too) 6. Silent Line - Artificial Sky 7. Silent Line - Morning, Lemon tea 8. Shape Memory Alloys 9. Silent Line - High Sign Enjoy your day, Raven : )

[@tt18sp94]

4:31 Armored core Nexus - Chime

[@rinkashikachi]

2:14 Armored Core 3 - Glory

[@isaacmitchell5296]

Tthe song that plays with the Elden Ring footage is the Blue Dragon main theme.

[@deerkaiser9983]

I bought this game blindly because from software is my favorite game developer, even though i never tried an AC game before or any mecha game really. The first time I played it I was very much not enjoying it because it was so visually busy and confusing, I was really close to asking for a refund. Well, I sticked with it though and now I have completed it three whole times to get every ending, beating every mission and now I'll probably go for every S rank. I fell in love with it once I got more used to the mechanics and my favorite thing is how your creativity and experiments are really rewarded, there's so many fun builds you can create and if they don't work against a specific situation you can tweak or scrap it in a few minutes and destroy that boss with a completely different approach. I have made over 10 different builds I like to play with and each has their pros and cons, so I find myself swapping them based on the type of mission or enemy, rather than always using the same one. I seriously hope From makes an AC 7 one day, I'll be the first one to preorder it

[@TheUser120]

I’ll be real, I’m a huge From Soft fan and I enjoyed the departure of having to painstakingly go through every part of a level having to account for every detail in order to make it. I feel like this is one of those games where if you turn the sound off and you don’t pay attention to the story, it’ll just be shooty shooty dash dash. However, if you immerse yourself in the story, listen to that AMAZING atmospheric sound track, and just play the game, you might come across this insane sensation known as having fun. At the end of the day, isn’t that reason we all play video games?

[@ayan5416]

No

[@LtClean1]

yes i completely agree. It is fucking stupid that its even controversial to make the opinion your' having. Whats the most important part of any media? BEING ENTERTAINING AND FUN OBV not everything has to fucking change how you see life

[@ayan5416]

No. There is still tons of games that are fun but not brainless

[@TheUser120]

@ayan5416 did you actually like… play the game? It’s astonishing to me how lazy people who play video games have become. The game is as fun as you make it and isn’t brainless at all. You can go for a crazy build and try to tank every hit but that may not always work out. Enemies have varying types of weapons and most importantly timing. Lots of what is shown in the video is Dunky going back with weapons to replay missions, which there is nothing wrong with. Also, if you’ve ever played a From Soft game, you should be well aware that once you figure out the timing for mob enemies and most bosses the game could be considered brainless after the second run. If you don’t want to play the game then don’t buy it, but criticizing something because you lack the ability to have fun with it is the most brainless thing I could think of imo.

[@ayan5416]

@@TheUser120 I would disagree with that. Unless you play hours and hours of somenthing like dark souls you can call the boss battles brainless. And I did not play the game I was simply saying that a fun game is not excusse to be brainlesa

[@ownagemester]

So ive played enjoyed Armored Core 2-4 Answer when i was growing up, and what you say about the smaller enemies has been true for the entire series. They are essentially there to make you waste ammo or give you bonus pay if the mission says. That being said, a lot the MT's and other smaller mechs do seem to be a bit more accurate than previous entries, but the addition of repair kits mitigates any small amount of damage you may have taken anyway.

[@IRUKANJI]

"The classic CBA on those enemies has always been and should always be "can they chip enough AP off me to make the repair cost higher than the ammo cost to kill them?" Though, this game the economy is too forgiving imo. AC repair costs should be much higher and I feel like it should be tweaked to better match Armored Core. If you get down to your last 1000 AP after using 3 repair kits you should NOT be making money on that mission unless you wiped out an entire army division worth of enemies with rewards.

[@jeff3221]

I think the game is far too generous with the damage you take. I've only finished one mission where I lost money. And I've played plenty of missions where I've used a serious amount of ammo and all my health packs.

[@mimimimeow]

@@jeff3221 I believe there is a repair cost cap even. Around 200k credits or so. AC6 doesn't punish you like older titles.

[@Zaczac111]

Not to mention the chip damage the small enemies do doesn’t matter when you get a checkpoint past the first run. You get a full refill on all ammo and health when reloading a checkpoint, which makes the little enemies even less of an issue.

[@duckadence]

They specifically didn't want it to be too punishing because they said they wanted people to focus on ac building. That's also why they took out debt.

[@foop145]

I think the narrative is what makes this game great. It's not often you play a mercenary who is a genuine mercenary. Most of the time, you do one mission where blow up a portion of some army, then the next will be you filling in the gap you just created in that same army. It's crazy because you get very rich very quickly, and you get stronger and stronger. The stronger you get, the more damage you can do, and the more the corporations and rebels have to rely on you to achieve their objectives. I haven't beaten the game yet, but I love what I've seen thus far.

[@teetheluchador]

Bro yes! Like i actually feel like a merc and not a us soldier or a revolutionary

[@graalcloud]

I skipped all the cutscenes because the story and voice acting is unbearable

[@emilyboothe7033]

It's like a carbon copy of Ace combat dialogue/storytelling and the anime melodrama is simply appalling

[@foop145]

@@graalcloud I think it's fine, but you're not wrong that it's boring. But I think it's supposed to be. You're playing as a free agent with a handler. Corporations don't want to divulge plans and secrets you might leak to their enemies, and your handler wants you thinking as little as possible and just following his orders.

[@BasedSquibz]

EXACTLY it’s been super fun to literally just be a character who likes being paid and isn’t concerned with the visions of the forces he’s being paid to fight for. It’s so refreshing, compared to “im a merc who says I will fight for anyone but really somewhere in me is a good heart and I end up siding with the good guys as a morally grey antihero” trope that we see too often.

[@TheSeth256]

I agreed with Dunkey at release, but as I play more and experiment with various build options and PvP it becomes a different experience which made me appreciate how much freedom you're given with its customisation. As I got better and no longer needed the 2x Zimmermans cheese I began to enjoy the game much more. It's not Dark Souls and has its own merits like the amazing 3d combat with great movement options, cool mech-building system and the fact that it's much less tense than Soulslikes, making for a fun relaxing experience. I think the characterisation of the various actors in Rubicon's conflict were done very well and by the end I felt emotional when certain difficult choices had to be made. I'd give it a very solid 8+, hope From continues the series.

[@laius6047]

well they continued the series for 26 years lol

[@TheSeth256]

​@@laius6047And then stopped ten years ago, you know what I meant...

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Kinda feel like he didn't get through ng+ and ng++

[@ThreeGoddesses]

How did you find Ayre and Allmind? Both of those fights kicked my ass. I still haven't beat Allmind.

[@slackolantern]

I knew going into this that Dunkey would compare it to the Souls games, and that's where everyone's mistake is. For those of us that were already a fan of Armored Core it's nice to be able to play one of them again, but it's never going to be a Souls game. I'm glad that he was able to break away from that and critique it based on how the game itself is instead of just sticking to hating on it for not being Souls, which is how I see some people react.

[@ningensan8198]

Yeah, in a way its kind of sad that everyone only expects souls from from software. Makes them sound like a one note studio

[@Louis-oy2dx]

@@Ralathar44 HAHAHA this is AC4 and AC5 all over again. Veterans back in the day had the same "know it all" speach for those games and now they are like AC4A was the best game ever !!. Truth is there is nearly 20 AC games out there and every new numbered game makes big changes in the franchise and every time some veterans players get totally lost haha. BTW except ch.4 final boss and game final boss, the bosses are very easy to handle. Engage with the garage if you are a true "veteran" rather than commenting on every youtube post. Best

[@varnix1006]

@@Louis-oy2dx I wonder if he knows that bosses with movesets has been a thing since Armored Core: Last Raven.

[@Xifko]

Since this is a Fromsoftware game released right after Elden Ring there's gonna be comparison to it especially from people who never played Armored Core before and are interested in jumping into it, so Dunkey pointing it out is good

[@NezukoKamado]

The problem is people like Vaati and other clickbait souls youtubers oversold the game on being a "souls" type game. Even though they technically never said that it would be a souls game, they were constantly pointing out "souls elements" in each and every bit of the trailers. And that really led a lot of newer fans down the wrong track because outside of a few bosses, the game plays absolutely nothing like a souls game. And thank god it doesn't. Now hopefully people will shut up about this.

[@PE-or5sr]

The good builds are way too good but by the same token in Elden ring you could just go rivers of blood + really good summons. Souls games have always had their own tank treads and dual cannons builds

[@margaretrogers6230]

This is the first time I've ever seen another human being recognize Custom Robo's existence, thus confirming for me at long last that that game wasn't a fever dream. Thank you, Dunkey, for always giving shoutouts to cool but obscure games!

[@DataBait]

Let me be another human that recognizes Custom Robo's existence. Custom Robo Arena was my jam as a kid

[@kizentheslayer]

I also recognize custom robo

[@demiliomason1565]

But they had custom robo trophies and assist trophy in smash bros since brawl.

[@wabbajack8283]

Don't listen to him Custom Robo, I think still you're cool.

[@showmetheslaps]

Ngl this is my favorite Fromsoft game. Going from getting my ass kicked during NG to being an unstoppable anime protagonist in NG++ is such a cool feeling.

[@grand_tourist46]

4:44 “And who knows? Maybe someday we will get that Sekiro-level mech game…” See, the irony there is that while Miyazaki was heading up development initially, he handed the director’s chair off to one of Sekiro’s lead game designers for this one. While I would absolutely love to be proven wrong, this may be the closest we ever get to that.

[@HalftonJohnson]

I had never played an Armored Core or any From Software game until AC6. I beat it 3 times in 4 days because I am so addicted. Game good :)

[@atijohn8135]

this guy lives in a timeline where From Software is still a game spammer pumping out mecha games and eternal rings

[@crancat3495]

I definitely recommend the older armored core games! I think the PS2 has the best games, especially the ones with dual analog support, but the PS1 and PS3 ones are good especially if you can emulate and remap the controls.

[@YukyDoodle]

Bro how are u on summer break or sumn

[@Trueremixxx]

lmao same minus the not playing fromsoft games, i played all the dark souls but never any of the older AC

[@salty_3k506]

do yourself a favor and play dark souls 1

[@cloverr7127]

Me personally, I think the fodder enemies are fine. I mean, to the enemies you are quite literally an unstoppable force of which they are completely outmatched. To me, it makes the bosses feel that much more meaningful to beat when you do take them down. I'm also personally a fan of having to tweak and try different things in order to beat said boss, I've noticed that complaint and I absolutely see where people are coming from with having to deal with that, or finding one set build that is just beyond OP. I love my laser sword/pilebunker and AR combo (even though I think the ARs do need a buff of some sort..)

[@aetherdraw]

Light MTs are pretty much just an armored truck with missile launchers while an AC is a Fighter jet whizzing by. Even Tank treads can drift around dodging gunfire.

[@adil0028]

Kinda like in Nier automata

[@4nto418]

True, also the enemies are in that sweet spot where you can't be completely reckless because sometimes you get a 2k damage missile or railgun shell coming your way, but they are easy enough that you can actually style on them and have fun, unlike in Elden Ring (at least its latter half).

[@charliereg7221]

What got me was the mini boss that gets fried by the massive spaceship out of no where, such a fodder moment.

[@XxRDZ15xX]

You seem like a girl named Ash

[@guyguyguy709]

I hope this game does well enough sales-wise to encourage FromSoft to make more smaller games like this. Obviously it was never gonna hold up to Elden Ring standards but it is actually such a fun and polished game, while still taking me back to the old AA-type games of the PS2 and PS3 era, instead of just milking the Souls cow until everybody gets sick of it. Great job FS!

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

I'd rather have a Sekiro or a Bloodborne as side games.

[@guyguyguy709]

@@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon calling them 'side games' is pretty stupid, as if FS is only good for making one type of game.

[@frezzypop4973]

Technically they did the whole milking thing with armored core before dark souls came out. But yea I agree I want like a firefight mode or someshit because that on this game would be fuckin dope and easy to include and add more mech parts I feel like there’s so many missed out opportunities with weapons and shit

[@sergeiofoz5352]

@@frezzypop4973 its not milked if they're all good solid games that the people who played all enjoyed. They released so many because the story allowed for it. also 5 games in 15 years and then another 11 years later isn't milking a series. every game being a soulsbourne is milking the genere

[@fdevaa]

What did you mean, Elden ring standards? Don't diss yamamura-san and his team like that lol. This game is more fun than Elden Ring and has better replayability. Don't get me wrong, I love ER but I ain't beating that game a second time.

[@keithfilibeck2390]

The throwaway enemies are key to the design of the game, they exist ot make you feel like the oh-so-special Mech pilot seen in every mecha anime, they are the most important enemies.. the ones killed while flying by, off to your duel with a named entity full of drama.

[@yorkie4295]

great observation.

[@morganthem]

You dare challenge me? Be gone *every missile and laser at once on a harmless front-end loader

[@Quintessence4444]

They're way too easy to skip for that and killing them only wastes money on ammo even.

[@IngeniousNinja]

@@Quintessence4444 Except many missions give you bonuses for enemies killed, and S ranks require it most of the time. Being able to sometimes skip enemies is not a bad thing.

[@jankbunky4279]

​@@Quintessence4444but a big part of the design of the game is replaying levels, and for that, beating enemies is often necessary to get a good score

[@dtox5559]

I'm an armored core vet and this one's my favorite ac of all time, I hope fromsoft does more.

[@EditUnivers75]

As someone new to the series, I’m curious why you feel this way? For you at least, what makes this the superior armored core?

[@zaburinoakashi]

​@@EditUnivers75the old ones feels floaty ? And sometime a bit unclontrolable or heck, I even shoot enemies off screen on AC4 because were zooming too fast

[@littleshrimping6872]

🤓 "Im a fromsoft vet" 🤓

[@itsyaboiguzma]

I absolutely love this game my only real gripe with it the ACS stagger mechanic. Stagger doesn't belong in armored core completely disrupts the flow of combat imo.

[@salmon3669minecraft]

@@itsyaboiguzmawell at least whatever stagger is. It still beats the heat mechanic by a mile. Plus melee weapons aren’t a range of situational to a total meme anymore either. The real problem is ricochet making rifles impossibly pointless.

[@CaptainBrawnson]

Playing a tank build with miniguns/zimmermans in AC6 is like choosing to play a magic build in a Souls games. You've opted to play on the easiest difficulty by picking the OP build. That's an intentional mechanic that the devs have discussed. From don't like devaluing the challenge by having a Easy>Normal>Hard setting, so they just let you pick how hard you want the game to be by picking the tools you use to approach the challenge. So they intentionally designed a few builds that could beat every boss, as a fallback for people who hit a wall or just want to turn their brain off. Dual miniguns was one of those builds, as stated by the devs in an interview. If you want the game to be harder? Play a different build. That aspect of From design is still the same here.

[@drdapper1899]

This game isn’t conventional at all. It’s also polished and fun. For those two things alone, I love this game. It’s a complete experience without any filler content or tacked on battlepasses. There are definitely flaws to be found, but I’m really enjoying the simplistic foundation the game was built on. Simplistic until you go to design a mech 😂

[@charliekelly735]

To be fair, games shouldn't be getting props for choosing not to engage in predatory business practices. That should just be a given

[@pete5516]

@@charliekelly735but it’s not. And until that becomes the norm, it deserves praise. Just saying ‘everyone should stop predatory business practices’ doesn’t make it so.

[@drdapper1899]

@@charliekelly735 In a perfect world yes 😂 not in this world though unfortunately. Games like AC6 sadly aren’t the norm anymore.

[@scramblex2692]

@@charliekelly735 no, that is not how incentives work. you need the carrot as well as the stick.

[@Jesayou]

@@pete5516 it's pretty funny Armored Core universe is just unfettered capitalism and corporatocracy. It would be a really weird message to include the practices of what it's criticizing.

[@chrisnarine3877]

Cookie and Cream is a low key underrated gem. Unique take on a two player co-op with a huge emphasis on co-op

[@SneakyG59]

Loved it when i was younger, i recently discovered a game series that i played the 3rd one of called We are here forever. Really great co-op gameplay/puzzles and some nice couch co op vibes

[@MichaelGMoney]

Whoa, never seen someone else mention this game

[@shadyacr]

that game is amazing and hilarious and infuriating. The music puzzles were awesome and the boss fights were wacky. I would buy Cookie and Cream 2 day 1.

[@thijsschipper6406]

​​@@SneakyG59So cool to see We Were Here randomly mentioned in the wild ... I worked on this! Glad you liked it! The world needs more co-op games man.

[@airooni]

Lukewarmest take I’ve seen from ya dunk ma boi

[@dyrellius]

Nobody ever mentions the story when reviewing the game, which is fair. It isn't a master class of storytelling by any means, but the characters are memorable and compelling, and each playthrough adds more context and lore. I'm on NG++ now and I'm not ready for the story to end. Ayre and Walter really grew on me.

[@Vanity0666]

The storytelling in AC is even more esoteric than in Dark Souls and requires you to actively pay attention to not only the environments you are operating within but also understanding how the ACs work and how the wars are affecting the world in between entries. For example, the world of AC is completely and utterly fucked because the systems used to power the ACs in 4/For Answer polluted the earth with so much nuclear radiation that no life can be sustained naturally anymore

[@invidatauro8922]

@@Vanity0666 Yeah, but that's mostly due to poor translations for previous games. This games story is pretty easy to follow if you just listen to what people are saying.

[@Vanity0666]

@@invidatauro8922 i don't think theyre poor translations, they really only started directly giving the player a narrative in 3 if I remember correctly as compared to just being a guy in a big robot The exceptions being any stage with 9ball in them, because 9ball openly explains what is going on to the player through dialogue well before the fights begin

[@joeschmo2784]

Nobody mentions the story because all the exposition and world building is done through radio chatter while you’re literally fighting fucking Gundams in the air with missiles and explosions going off. No one gives a flying shit what the guy on the radio is saying and if they actually cared about people paying attention to the story they’d use actual cinematics.

[@u-mos8820]

@@solid477 ...that's rough buddy. jk that makes me smile. But really, the characters in this game have some of the most personality; even compared to some of the stuff I've seen in Baulders Gate 3.

[@bloodrayne2645]

Man it's so good to see Video games just being Video games, endless fun is all I crave!

[@chimichangle]

I think a lot of the difficulty starts to rear it's head in the NG+ and beyond runs, especially if youre the kind of player that hits a "I'm invincible" build that you never switch

[@andrewfacchiano5117]

As a Devil May Cry player...this is all making a lot of sense :) Low-key first play (Which is still kicking my ass :P) second playthrough: "Oh! Welcome to fer real hell :D!"

[@SadboiShinobi22]

@joeytatum6052which is what you should do... if you're trying to S rank.... the thing is.... not all your playthroughs need to be s rank... in fact you only get a letter grade on replaying them... so...

[@HeckYep]

@@SadboiShinobi22 People be like "yeah but if you play the game the most boring way then it isn't fun." Like no shit, the game gives you a million weapons, if you're only using one it's gonna lack variety.

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

Yeah, but needing to play a game a second time in order to feel challenged is a lot to ask for...

[@bungobogus8132]

@@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoonyou don’t, you just don’t use the 4 meta weapons out of the 100 or so weapons the game has. Same shit with Elden Ring

[@verisimilitone]

I think a favorite bit I have in this video is how it goes from "Other FromSoft games require that you RESPECT your opponent," only for Dunkey to Hi-Key flash like 30 instances of disrespecting Elden Ring BULLSHIT with taunt-dodging

[@trifurobert1349]

Dunkey speaks as a purist and acts like a memer , you re so right man

[@crystalrex14]

He always keeps me guessing. Sometimes he has a well put together review and other times he just goes off the wall with sheer ridiculousness.

[@UnfoundFilms]

Would you rather he lied to you instead and pretended the game was great?

[@crystalrex14]

@@UnfoundFilms Oh no; not at all. I Prefer this particular type of review. I think I get more out of it as a consumer. (Even if I don't buy/play games as much as I used to or would like.)

[@UnfoundFilms]

@@jarydhutchins7385 there is no problem. If a review bothers you this much you shouldn’t watch it.

[@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318]

​@@UnfoundFilmsdoesn't mean it's a good tame either.

[@beluga2342]

i mean all he did was boil the game down to its basic mechanics then criticize that, you could literally apply every critique about this game to elden ring or any fromsoft game if u dumb it down as much as dunkey did @@UnfoundFilms

[@ThePsychoRenegade]

It's a very fun, very flashy almost pure gameplay experience. There's very few games I play just to play but AC is one of them.

[@roeelanger]

Real talk, this is such a different take on the game than all of the other media i saw about it than all the "from software's next deep big game" made me want to play it so much more. Armored core as a fun goofy insane anime-esq sounds so much funner then a slow paced, deep lore game! Good job dunkey!

[@HollowKnight21]

At the end of the day, ACVI achieved what is set out to do. I agree with Dunkey that is not a deep masterpiece at the level of Elden Ring, Bloodborne or Sekiro. But not all games have to be. ACVI is just pure fun with a very good combat system that doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is: a pure mech game. Well done FromSoft.

[@mondosuperior1394]

This is the most review-y review Dunkey's made in recent memory

[@eiriksundby]

Dunkey rlly looked at one of the most mechanically in depth games from soft has ever made and said it's mindless

[@night1952]

That's what happens when you use a mindless build, which is totally fine, but for a review it shows how very little he explored the systems. It's like saying DMC has boring combat because you beat it with Stinger spam. Meanwhile I'm training melee cancels so I can charge pile bunker even the fastest enemies.

[@eiriksundby]

@@sdotwallace exactly. His criticism can be applied to elden ring too despite him using it as a point of contrast

[@Ebb0Productions]

mechanically in depth? Just move around and shoot. Most of the time it's mindless, but it's fucking fun!

[@eiriksundby]

@@Ebb0Productions you're missing out

[@mallow2902]

Yep, underselling AC's complexity, overselling Souls' complexity.

[@nomadikoslykos3386]

Notably not for everyone but a significantly more positive dunkview than I expected

[@FEBRIZIOtv]

i'm addicted to this game. only 9 more s rankings til platinum trophy. took me about 2 weeks to get to this point and i've become amazing at the game

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

I'm not even going to attempt s ranking, loll

[@lyl14ghost]

"Elden Ring has so much variety" me with my magic build: "Infinite laser goes Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr"

[@Killer66hitman]

I think the point is it CAN be easy if you do certain tank builds like you did, or it can be hard as balls if you wanna try experiment and have fun with the game. If your goal is to "complete" the game then yea tank up and blast through and have a little bit of fun. If you wanna go bigmode you gotta try ALL the builds and mechanics. Melee Cancelling into double stagger drill/sword combo with Kick feels incredible I stayed up to 2:30am last night just perfecting a build that makes that work

[@copperheadchris2807]

1. It is really refreshing to have this level of customization without a paywall. There is nothing stopping you from giving your mech nipples. 2. This game isnt trying to achieve the same thing the souls series achieved. Youre supposed to feel powerful and underhanded... until someonw just as bad as you gets hired to fuck you up. It does this perfectly IMO 3. There is a good mystique about this game in that its secrets in that they are actually secrets. BOTW and Elden Ring have these perfect online maps and wikis that have every resource on them. If you cant find something in AC, your only resource is some 35 year old on youtube with 20 subscribers, and theres something special about that to me I disagree with dunkey on this one, this is the most fun ive had gaming in years, and i fully intend on 100%ing it

[@KABLAMMATS]

He's not even touching the decal and paint section, you can go mental with that one

[@greasykiwi2935]

Dunkey is giving me really bad dark souls elitist vibes here and I don't like it

[@ElSuperNova23]

@@greasykiwi2935 DS Elitist: waah the MTs are too easy AC fans: just like the ol days - look we're just happy to get SOMETHING

[@La0bouchere]

Agreed, the combat system also has much more depth than Souls/Sekiro. I found myself actually thinking about strategy and how to change playstyles a lot in the game, whereas in Elden Ring and Sekiro, I just mindlessly memorized timings for every single encounter, which made those games feel like I was on autopilot the entire time. He's right about the balancing though. Dual wielding and chaining heavy attacks into a stunned target are way too strong, and definitely should be tweaked a bit.

[@DarkonFullPower]

To be fair, he DID say the game is fun. His complaint was that you can make a "I win" mech and cruise through the game. Which is very true.

[@ArbiterEx]

4:47 "Maybe we'll get a Sekiro level mech game..." *AC6 and Sekiro literally having the same director*

[@keoki_]

No they don't. Sekiro was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki and Kazuhiro Hamatani. AC6 was directed by Masaru Yamamura.

[@ArbiterEx]

They are credited as directors but Yamamura is the main man behind Sekiro's design, especially the cs. That's why they let him direct AC6 pretty much by himself.

[@keoki_]

@@ArbiterEx He was the lead designer on sekiro, not the director.

[@ArbiterEx]

@@keoki_ But as a matter of fact, he was. In ER too Miyazaki is credited as director, but that's pretty much Tanimura's game.

[@keoki_]

@@ArbiterEx Yamamura is credited as lead game designer, not director in Sekiro. Tanimura is listed as co-director in Elden Ring.

[@_narcosis]

I am absolutely loving this game, the chapter 1 finale boss was so much fun and was really rewarding to finally beat.

[@ripdito]

i swear i almost lost my voice but when i finally beat balteus i was covered in sweat and my heart was beating too fast. 10/10

[@cajas89]

I feel the exact same way! I really hope it does well and we get more.

[@DroneCorpse]

Chapter 1 is the tutorial lol

[@_narcosis]

@@DroneCorpse you talking about balteus? I think you might mean mission 1

[@NaughtMax]

I think this game is more accessible than elden but later levels and especially going for S rank it can be much more complex and mentally taxing, especially if you actively engage with the movement and combat system. Lower barrier to entry but imo feels like it has a higher skill ceiling. But similar to elden ring, you kinda get to decide your own difficulty, slap on all the biggest guns and heaviest armor and no brain your way through stuff, go ultra light weight and manual aim, I really like being able to play however I want and experiment with different builds. It’s worth mentioning that since you can resell your mech parts for 100% their value you get to try stuff out a lot more than you were able to in elden ring, it lets you find a play style you enjoy and experiment a ton until you find something you’re comfortable with.

[@bunklypeppz]

Yeah, the mechanical complexity of the boss fights and mech battles can be off the charts in this game; it's just that you have the option to circumvent the act of engaging with all of those mechanics by choosing a build with a simplistic playstyle, which is fine, but it annoys me when people complain about the game being too easy when they go out of their way to make it that way for themselves-- like people whining that Elden Ring was easy but also saying they used spirit summons on every boss.

[@115Harvester]

@@Ralathar44 The tutorial boss is extremely easy tho? Just wack it with the pulse blade a few times and it explodes lmao. Fromsoft also makes all the tools you need to beat Balteus readily available too.

[@ama9385-w2g]

​@@Ralathar44Are people really this bad at games that they can't beat the helicopter?..

[@ancientflames]

Complex? No. Exhausting? Yes haha.

[@115Harvester]

@@Ralathar44 You gotta look up the definition of household name bro. Armored Core has never been a household name, Call of Duty would be a game that's actually achieved that. Also, AC6 is a linear action game, not a live service game. It's pretty clear that it's not meant to have a gigantic playerbase for over a year. You're literally just reaching for reasons to hate on the game's success lmao.

[@tonythatoneguy3861]

I genuinely loved every moment of this game. It is my Game of the Year

[@oxxjenkinsoxx]

What

[@Lofirainbows]

Same, thrilling

[@danneltheflannel]

Does the game have any difficult modes?

[@kyleh.2301]

@@danneltheflannelNo, the difficulty comes from your approach to fights with what build you’re using. Some fights are extremely easy with one build type and others might make you reconsider swapping parts out to see what will work.

[@ItzJetfireable]

Lmao

[@darthpheez]

It’s definitely a mechanically perfect game that deserves an expansion and more lore. They managed to do so much within the limitations of their designs. It’s DMC5 for mechs.

[@Animus141]

I really appreciated that it's clearly a full game. This isn't a beta, it's not early access, it's nothing released by EA. There's no battle pass, no priority access, the deluxe version gives items you can get in game, and the whole thing just functions perfectly. I ran into 0 bugs, 0 bullshit, and 0 time wasting garbage. The missions are in and out in 5-20 minutes, no boss run backs, easy customization changes on the fly for bosses. It was just a fun, complete game with incredible movement and satisfying weapon play.

[@L00ww]

This game really makes you FEEL like piloting a mech

[@SatanicBoomBoomHead]

Armored Core VI is freaking brutal and cool. The ultimate Mech fantasy. Loved the game. Easily one of the best games of the year.

[@SatanicBoomBoomHead]

To say "the game doesn't hold up under any scrutiny" is completely ridiculous. How about fun? This game is pretty fun. There is nothing more important for a game than to be fun and this game completely holds up on this area. Donkey even says it, he had a lot of fun. How about gameplay? the gameplay is top notch. How about the environment? how about how polished it is? how about music and sound? you can't get better than this. How about performance? it runs smooth as butter and the list goes on and on. This guy is being too harsh, too negative. He clearly had different expectations for the game and he is being all cranky kong about it.

[@theharvinator]

heres my scrutiny, why isnt it an armored boar? does this make it an armored bore? i rest my case

[@FishTank-92]

Lost Planet was an absolute masterpiece. Whenever I think of my favorite game- it’s Lost Planet

[@chadtaylor6663]

The multiplayer was so fun too!!

[@Sgrenza112]

I think it's kind of sad that we are at the point where the discussion about from soft games always boils down to whether or no the game is hard, and apparently that is the main factor that determines the game quality for a lot of people, and this goes both ways (it's bad because it's too easy, it's bad because it's too hard)

[@dopaminecloud]

Analysis is always done from the point of relating the work to other relevant data. For many people, they have basically nothing to work with for armored core except that fromsoft made it. So that's all that comes up. Not how it compares to its genre, its own series, its own intentions and goals, but to fromsoft titles. Very flaccid review.

[@josethespacecrab85]

@@dopaminecloud completely agree with this sentiment

[@mittem8723]

For good reason though. Anecdotal but I used non-meta builds up until Cel 240 and just got bored of dying to one/two shot attacks 100 times until I learn all of the attack hitboxes and dodge timings, so I switched to actually good weapons and at that point you can just stunlock the bosses and you aren't engaging with the mechanics at all. I just feel like getting hit is too punishing and really sours the game unless you enjoy one of those two styles. The middle ground I prefer being something like Monster Hunter where you can take a lot more damage and heal a lot more, and that gives them the ability to make harder and more engaging mechanics. I feel like that's what 90% of the criticisms come down to.

[@Psycho1343]

it's how it's perceived more often than not when people are talking about the difficulty in FS games.

[@sitzkrieg8032]

That's not the conversation we should be having. We should be talking about the lack of depth compared to the early armored core games. Those were harder, but they could be made easier by having a really good build and a firm grasp of the fundamentals similar to the souls games.

[@solidliquid8295]

Dunkey- In Elden Ring every enemy must be treated with respect. Also Dunkey- Lays down directly in front of them.

[@RemiriTV]

They should get a FAN of the series to review this game

[@UnfoundFilms]

Why? What use is a review from someone who you already know likes it?

[@RemiriTV]

@@UnfoundFilms it’s a joke based off his previous YT vid

[@TheFirstBhau]

So glad Dunkey was able to drop his early review of Starfield along with all the other critics. If it wasn't for him, nobody would have noticed the secret gamemode where you can build big robots

[@vrinnmetagen]

the throw away enemies have always been tissue paper because you are in an armored core thats like a spartan from halo vs a normal human with a pistol.

[@MaskOfAgamemnon]

It's crazy how Dunkey videos are 5 minutes but they feel like 30 seconds because they're so entertaining that the time just flies by.

[@SakamotoSuzumiya]

"Made of McDonald's Toys" is a better analogy than Moist has ever said, ever 🤣🤣🤣

[@NotoriousDaddle]

The PvP in the game (unless your opponent is double chain guns) is NUTS. So many cool builds.

[@AngryBoozer]

Double gatling isn’t much of a problem. Double zimmermans is.

[@jacobc4582]

Lol double gatlings.. In pvp I run Songbird/Pulse needle cannon/Coral rifle(small one) and either plasma thrower, pile bunker or coral sword (usually this one) depending on what my enemies builds are and how confident I am about how close I can get. I win ~90% of my matches with this and I use the coral fcu, coral gen and chicken legs with the 160 weapon specialization arms and Walter's head/body. I regularly go against 16000ap+ tank "meta builds" with 8900 AP on my side and absolutely shit on them. You also run assault armor - this build has a dozen different hit combos to instantly stagger anyone.

[@NotoriousDaddle]

@@jacobc4582 I just run two Duckettes, laser drones, and detonating missle launcher on reverse joint legs. I win about 90% of my matches with it. Lightweight and quick with lots of damage output.

[@Kevmoeman]

At first i was trying to break the game because i didnt want to lose to the bosses, now i just do as much damage as humanly possible with the pilebunker. man this game is fun i beat it twice and it keeps getting better

[@frankie_rg]

As a person who plays mech games somewhat religiously (big Gundam fan too) this was a well needed breath of fresh air for mech fans. It's been a while since we had a mech game that worked this fluidly. I definitely agree with you as far as "it can get repetitive" with some bosses and somewhat mindless game play compared to dark souls and company. I'm positive FromSoftware will drop some sort of "word? Y'all want hard bosses?" DLC down the road once everyone gets used to the controls. If so, please give it a "Review++" lol

[@TheShinyFeraligatr]

if only we could get another A.C.E. though. and i mean, not a shit one like R and P were, that killed the franchise. like a good one again.

[@lylatfox4]

What's your opinion on daemon x machina?

[@A.Marq.]

This game is great for people who have lives outside of a screen. Its a decent challange that doesnt waste too much of an adult's time

[@TheRedstonian]

This! Honestly, this. My boss leeches more and more of my soul every day, and it's so nice to be able to engage with AC6 and fulfill the power fantasy while still hitting points that challenge me. I've started to recreate my builds from Lancer (Mech TTRPG) in AC6 and it's an absolute joy.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Ng++ says otherwise

[@A.Marq.]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 NG++ implies you spend a lot of time looking at screens during your week

[@GrimmiesN]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271NG++ isn't actually significantly more difficult. Only a few missions are.