Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon - Easy Allies Review 

The story is honestly a standout. I was fully invested in the corporate head butting, the mystery of the coral and the slow unraveling of the main characters history and motivations like Walter, Ayre and Carla.

The last five years have been surreal seeing niche / 'failed' franchises suddenly catapult into the High Accolades space. Now Armored Core too.

Excellent review as always! Having finished NG++, AC6 is a 10/10 for me.

AC is my favorite game of the year. Fun, challenging, Great story, addictive gameplay, Great music. The story scaling gets insane. I love it

You guys ALWAYS give the best reviews. 😁

One of the best reviews of this game I've watched. Thanks guys! The game is an absolute blast. Didn't expect to be THIS engrossed with its mechanics and even the story.

I love EZA reviews. They don't come out when the game does. They come out when they're ready so that the review is as in depth as possible. Some other reviews feel like the writer played through maybe the first few levels and just knocked out a review but you never feel that way with EZA. Plus, you have that anticipation to see what they think about a game you've been either looking forward to or enjoying.

I have this installed and waiting for the weekend to have some time to play it. Super hyped! Really cool to see FromSoft revisiting this franchise.

The story was a pleasant surprise for me, its not all black and white thats for sure. Over all I like the isolation you feel not seeing another human. Kind of makes you more engaged and makes you see things from a interesting perspective. And as a AC vet I can't wait to get my AC into those pvp arenas

Maaaaan this game is bringing back some great memories lol. The last AC game I played prior to 6 was For Answer and I’m starting to recall why I loved it so much.

Great review! This one took a sec to click for sure but now that it has, I’ve been having a ton of fun. It’s also easier to put down than their other recent titles which is welcomed. Each mission is bite sized and manageable.

I don't play games anymore but I always find myself drawn to your reviewing of these great ones. I always need to know what you guys think. Don't ever stop!

Hint: 1st boss can't be easily killed from far away.

The game trailers voice! This guy has the best voice for game reviews 💯

Love Brad's reviews! All his good words about it have had me hyped up and I've pulled the trigger to buy it. Can't wait to dive in!

There we go! Thanks, Brad!

still the best voiceover of all review vids

Great review Brad, think i'm gonna pick this one up on friday!

Great review Brad!

Man this dude voice takes me back. Gt days of yore!

Excellent choice of clips to underline your narrative.

I got literally everything every part every combat log every ending I haven't done that in a game for years.

Thank you for another amazing review!

I like that the fight with Balteus is done here with the exact same build as I used

It is a game-of-the-year contender!

I tried this and man it's HARD, i can't even beat the first boss but yeah i'll keep at it :)

Great review, Brad!

Cant wait to be play, thanks guys!

Never played an AC before, and, based on the experience I'm getting at the moment (current 13h on PS5), this AMAZING game even dethroned (as I stated would be my GOTY) RE4r. It's something that activated stuff inside of me that I was not aware of. I can't go back when I didn't know this franchise. I don't want to. Thank you very much, again, From Software.

Definitely an acquired-taste, Armored Core and Mech sims, tends to be. Best to think about these games as vehicle sims with fictional vehicles. Try Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown or MechWarrior 5. Both come highly recommended but you have to like spending time with loadouts and builds.

Been a fan for almost 25 years. The last few outings were disappointing, this though, is incredible and it makes me so happy!

Not sure if it has been mentioned but there's a save corrupting bug that it's affecting many (Steam mostly, Xbox I've seen too. No Playstation so far I've seen). I beat the last boss of chapter 1 and continued playing then stopped and booted it up again to find me back to the start of that last mission. People way further than me have had this happened to them too not once but multiple times. At this point I'm not playing anymore until there's a fix in case it happens again to me.

I feel much like when sekiro came out, this game is gonna alienate some people who think it’ll be mech souls. And I had that feeling for the first hour or so but just like sekiro, when the combat finally clicks this game earns it’s 9/10. Not to mention the additive of ng+x3 adding new missions, bosses and weapons, and you’ve got yourself a worthwhile purchase.

My favorite voice on the internet.

Beat AC6 not too long ago. Brad is spot on with this review. Gameplay is excellent! I want to give respect to Brad! Brad has been doing great work for EZA and it's awesome to see him grow. Him and Blood... Blood because he takes care of the behind the scenes stuff. Love and Respect!

"I have always watched and greatly enjoyed the reviews. I just think to avoid spoilers, like showing at the end some bosses and their strategies. Keep up the good work."

Been waiting for this.

I really agree with the positives and I'm having lots of fun with the game, but I feel like this review doesn't mention any of the negatives that other games would get criticized for. The most jarring one for me is the invisible walls. You sometimes replay levels for different missions, but now some arbitrary invisible wall is blocking you where you could go before. Sometimes those walls are in places that the level art/design imply should be accessible (because it used to be in another mission). Wouldn't be as much of an issue if the game also didn't have some collectibles and optional fights out of the main path. The invisible walls are inconsistent as well. You're allowed to go to weird places in a level that has no reward or enemy at the end of it. Those invisible walls also exist in some boss arena's, but the bosses are not limited by them which feels unfair. There's a clip of Kyle dying because of it. Don't get me wrong, it's fine to have them to some extent when you can basically fly around, but it could've been more tight. I'm also surprised by how bland some of the missions are. In some reused environment, go forward, open door, kill all robots, mission clear. Those feel like afterthoughts. I also have to say that although for your own AC, weapon choice makes a good difference in how you yourself approach some fights, I don't feel this difference from the receiving end (exceptions being bosses of course). Basically, except for enemies with frontal shields (and even then vertical missiles and melee weapons apply to these guys), it's all about shooting everything you have the moment the cooldown is up and as long as your boost is on you'll be fine. It's something that I haven't found to be an issue in previous From Soft games. It ties back to the last point, but I just don't feel like I have to change my loadout much (maybe I stumbled into a good one?). There's very rarely moments where you run out of ammo too. Longer missions just refill it at some point so you don't run out. Again though, still a great fun game. I could go way longer about the things I do enjoy the game does well. I just think FromSoft themselves set a higher standard for quality. It's surprising to me that this would receive a similar score to something like Sekiro or Elden Ring (all reviewed by Brad) for example.

Fromsoft just doesn’t miss man. Can’t wait for whatever they do next, I hear it might be a wizard game.

This game kicks so much ass. Fromsoft is too good now

Best in the biz!

Buying it next month. Just need to get my bills paid first :)

My last AC game was on PS2 So its been awhile But AC6 is by far the best mech game for me since a long2 time, last being ZOE 2. AC6 is the most accomodating of all with Training missions AC test with quick swap Repayable missions for farming credits Contextual help guide for all the parameters I'd recommend AC6 to any gamer, and hopefully they'll have a good time. Im old lol, when my adrenaline drops n my palms are too sweaty, i'd have to take a breather with fifa and gt7 in between

That Starfield review better be dropping tomorrow. You guys already skipped Baldur's Gate 3.

Playing this game has just been me being stuck on a boss fight, playing a few missions, and then getting stuck again.

soooo is there a chance for a new Tenchu game?

Reminds me of ZOE The 2nd Runner...

Will there be a BG3 review?

I'm extremely happy armored core 6 is getting great scores and tons of attention but its so damn weird to see all the praise its getting for things almost all their previous armored core games have done and they all got mid to awful scores.

Im here ripping my hair out if I want to buy this now or wait for a sale

We could gone even higher than 9. Sounds like the only problem was the mission restarting on game exit

Where are the engery weapons?

Guys when are you going to review bomb rush cyberfunk?

The sheer feelings and humanity in the story is actually shocking, given the lack of actual human faces. You get attached to the various good people you meet, and grow hatred for the scumbags that make the world worse off. In the end, you try to find a way to make a difference, one way or another. Being a Raven, is knowing that you are always free to choose what to do.

EZ Allies best allies

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Starfield review coming anytime soon?

I am out of the loop, is Brandon back narrating or is this someone else?

where has brendan jones been?

Is this the same review with online tacked on or a deeper review with more added throughout. Confusing how yall pushed this review out.

Best part about seeing new people play an AC game is how they whine about how tough the tutorial boss is.

Why do I feel like I watched this before...

Game needs a demo.

Fromsoft is one of the shining stars amogst all the dusty, money hungry studios that don't seem to care about we the player base... Keep um coming Fromsoft/Bandi

What this review eloquently covers, is that default difficulty level is HARD, so prepare to get you ass whooped frequently. Boss fights are hectic, frustrating and repetetive.

Oi

I don't feel this game is a nine.

Game is harder than elden ring x2

This game cemented FromSoft as my favorite game studio. This isn't my favorite game from them but I think they became the first studio that I like their all games. This game personally 8 or 8.5 for me. Levels are a little bit boring. They are just too short and the level design is not great. Few of them were memorable. Also story could be handled better. In order to get true ending you need to do 3 play through. There are differences in each playthrough but I wish they did it like nier automata.

Bought it and sold it without finishing it. The story didnt click (no visuals) and the mission select structure didnt click for me.

So you review "Oxenfree 2" or "Harmony: Fall of Reverie", but not literally the biggest games of this year (Hogwarts, Diablo IV, now BG3). Alright then....

REASON TO BUY THIS GAME. IT HAS NO MICROTRANSACTIONS ITS A FULL GAME GAMEPLAY IS BUTTER THE BODY OF THE GAME IS THE SAME AS THE OLD AC TITLES BOSS ARE NEAT TO FIGHT AGAINST PVP LATENCY IS BUTTERY SMOOTH ITS ROBOTS. FROMSOFT AND LARIAN STUDIOS ARE THE ONLY VIDEOGAME COMPANIES THAT CARE ABOUT ITS GAMERS.