I played Armored Core 6... my thoughts 

dude, mechs are kinda cool actually

Iron Pineapple already sounds like the perfect mech name!

As a 40+dad gamer. If you had told me way back when i was playing the original armored core in my teen years that one day fantasy games would be "main stream" and mech games would be "niche" i would not have believed you. Wild.

This is the best game overview I have seen in a long while. Fantastic job with the interview too considering you only had 15 minutes to rethink what you wanted to ask the director.

Something to note that, if it's like past AC games, some missions might have hidden AC parts that can be found aside from the main objective. So there is some room for light exploration on a case by case basis.

"the more bullets, the better" I too abide by this mech building philosophy and feel very seen

As a veteran of the series I can say you did an extremely good job at explaining the game to newcomers, really well done!

I can only imagine how it must have felt to learn you were getting to meet the director 15 minutes before the meeting. From his answers, he seems like a really down to earth guy and I can't wait to play AC:6.

i appreciate that you didn't just upload a gameplay. you cared to properly introduce your average audience to this game

Glad AC is finally getting the attention and level of development it deserves. I think this game is going to ignite a spark in the mech genre.

Random tip from a mech game player, dodging missiles tends to be easier if you dip in towards the enemy. So, basically, once the missiles start to maneuver, if you dodge forward inside their turn arc, they will have a lot more trouble catching you. Generally, in AC, missiles have a max turn rate that you can exploit.

As someone who has played every armored core since 2003, I really appreciate this review. No nostalgia and an opinion I've always enjoyed listening to. It's so cool you got to talk to the director side note, and I really appreciate you going through the channels to do this. Love you pineapple, I'll always rewatch your DS2 pvp videos every one and a while.

The AC series is the reason I tried Demons Souls on launch all those years ago. It’s so awesome to see this cycle go full circle & now bring fans back to AC.

Is it weird to be proud of Pineapple to have grown to the point of being able to FACE TO FACE interview the director of a FromSoft game? Like damn dude if theres any sign you made it on youtube here it is lol

Congratulations Iron, I think this might be my favorite overview so far. Your perspective is much appreciated, and It becomes quite apparent the game resonates with you. Welcome aboard, Raven!

As someone who got into souls because of my love of Armored.Core its cool to see fresh eyes getting their first taste of AC with the newest iteration. I enjoyed the mindset of keeping yourself fresh to attain that perspective.

That was a perfect overview for Souls veterans that have no clue about AC. Incredibly well done! Very detailed but still concise. The way you approach all your videos is just really enjoyable to watch. Thanks man.

As an armored core vet i can say you did some real justice with this video you took the time to lay it all out and even in the right order those tips for AC building are going to be a big help for people down the line you did great (and you showed some really juicy info lol)

Quick tip: even tho most missions feel like you aren't there to explore, you can find a bunch of interesting things if you do. In earlier games there have been some secret parts hidden in stages and i'm confident you'll be suprised in AC6 what you can find off the beaten path. Also: Experiment with your build! All parts can be sold back for full price so you can test out everything to your hearts content!

I can’t wait to see challenge runs with like “melee tank treads only” or something, this game is gonna be awesome!

Honestly, out of all the soulstubers that have been covering AC6, I think this is the first video that has me feeling relieved over the direction that AC6 is taking. Thanks for allaying those concerns, Mr Pineapple.

12:55 love his response lol. A lot of devs remember the arcade scene fondly when they were growing up - Street Fighter II, as popular as it was in the states, was even more so in Japan. It’s not hard to imagine developer leadership growing up around that time and thinking back fondly to matches played in those arcades

Miyazaki actually got his start at From Software working on Armored Core games, and the first two games he directed were Armored Core 4 and its direct sequel, Armored Core: For Answer. Fun fact: our favorite frenemy Patches actually originated in Armored Core: For Answer as "Patch the Good Luck", where he'll fight you with a partner then appropriately grovel for mercy and flee if you kill his partner first.

I played armoured core 2 many moons back. It’s one of my top childhood gaming memories I rented from blockbuster. Really good story line- huge amount of customisation and the arena was a load of fun. Highly recommend and can still recall all the menu music and tunes.

Old AC games often had parts hidden in some missions. So exploring still isn't a bad thing. With one of those hidden parts obviously being out good friend the Moonlight Greatsword.

That intro though, and these demos show the confidence Fromsoftware has over it's games.

I think this is the best, most informative, detailed preview I’ve ever seen in my life. Absolutely everything I needed to see/know. And I think I’m in now. Thank you!

Just found this channel and can see why you have so many sub's ,this is by far the best overview of any game i have ever watched,very well done.

It's cool how everything seems to be coming full circle, hopefully From Soft will revisit the Kings Field series at some point as well.

As a long time AC fan, I really appreciate your perspective and approach on AC6! Thanks for making this.

Congratulations on this opportunity Iron Pineapple; It was wonderful to see both yours and Vaati's perspective on the game. Thank you.

I love how seamless the movement is, and I can confirm the arena battles get harder.

I really, really love how Fromsoft has taken the time to reach the content creators and offer a sizeable experience, information and even an interview. Such confidence in their work and love for the community is remarkable. And your review is exactly what I wanted, thank you!

Really appreciate this as a old time AC fan. It's nice that you speak from a perspective that most people would have and that you went in with an open mind. Great video.

This is the *exact* video I needed to assure I'm going to buy this game day one. Only ever played the demo of the original from the 90's, and you were spot on about everyone giving this series a chance after Elden Ring. Nice work, very-detailed. Earned a sub.

From playing other Armored Core games, I can't express enough at how the movement in this game is "just right" for this kind of action. Even a slower mech is still going to feel pretty fast paced.

This was an amazing no BS, straight-forward overview of the game and it's so awesome that you got to interview the actual director!

Can't wait to get my hands on this! so hyped

Amazing overview, breaks everything down nicely in advance of release. Looking forward to this, it's been a hot minute since Verdict Day lol.

can't wait to see the moonlight blade appearance in it

Amazing description of the control feel and combat nuance such as target assist and ACS "strain". Great video, really glad you're looking forward to it, and a pleasure speaking with you!

It's quite refreshing to hear such an in depth look from a non-core player, thanks a lot, can't wait to play this game!

You really got me excited for it with this video, great questions as well (appreciate the last one especially)!

Great perspective for new AC players. Your analysis on the game mechanics was exceptional. Im pumped, dude.

My man, this is a great review. You introduce the game bearing in mind your audience and what the things are they need to know, talk about how it works in a very well-paced and segmented manner (thorough, lots of information, not overwhelming!), and talk about how it feels to play. I seldom walk away so *informed* after watching a review - bearing in mind this is not the full game yet.

Dude, knowing the older games and listening to your explanations made me really appreciate the way you described the game, very exhaustive and detailed, great job!

listen man, i got to know your channel through your steam dumpster dives and always appreciated your takes and how you look at games in general, even though i dont really share your love for fromsoft. but you can hear genuine excitement and gratitude in your voice, talking about meeting and interviewing Yamamiro, and i couldnt be happier for you. it truly is a blast seeing someone do good and end up rewarded for it. you shouldnt feel like your not worth his time or anything like that. you do your thing with passion and it shows. you deserve it all

I'm happy for you for getting to speak with the game's director but frankly, I'm not surprised -- the even-handedness you treat all the games you review reminds me of Total Biscuit, and that gentleman was well-respected in the industry.

Ive waited YEARS for a new Armored Core game and I am so excited that it is looking as good as it is.

I've played AC1 through to For Answer. This series is unique and amazing. 6 is looking to be the best of them, too. And, for anyone who hasn't played the previous games, you will not need to in order to get what is going on. Just keep an eye out for the name Nineball.

I think it’s been years since I’ve a watched a video of this type that is this long all the way through. Awesome presentation man!

Hey man, I’m not sure if you’ll see this but I love your content, you’ve been a big inspiration and part of my souls games journey and now you’ve got me hooked on AC6, thank you for everything you do and I wish you the absolute best in life! Can’t wait for your next video!

I play AC since the first in PS1. It's really great to see your point of view as someone who never played before. I felt really satisfied with what I see in general from the game, and hope a lot more people enjoy this fantastic series.

I'm so glad they invited you to play and interview. You make these videos with such incredible quality and your questions were amazing. Thank you for the video pine! Cheers!

Great video, man! I'm pumped for this game!!! The versatility of those working at Fromsoftware is pretty damn impressive.

I'm so excited to play around with all of the build variety here.

Thank you for a level headed response about the "souls-like" conundrum. You're of the few souls related channels who has the stomach to admit it's not a souls-like, but it's still good for what it is.

That interview was super interesting and informative. I’m sure it was hard to come up with good questions on the fly like that, but I really enjoyed it

Yo, when you said that you didn't realize that you were going to be allowed to interview Masaru Yamamura himself - I thought the questions are going to be mediocre but goddamn you hit the nail on the head. Great questions, great answers. Can't wait to try the game!

Amazing preview video as always!

What an absolutely amazing opportunity to interview one of fromsoft's most important devs

Honestly, I've been wanting a mech game with more customization for a while. It really feels like so many only give you one or two small options, or a few presets, so it feels like a missed opportunity. This game was only slightly on my radar, since while I like From's games, they're not all for my preferences, but actually seeing some in depth coverage of the mechanics and gameplay makes me a lot more interested.

Thank you for the review, it was very helpful.

Kinda happy for you man, look at you. Very nice work, thanks!

Three years ago a guy made a video about some (mostly bad) games using the ever popular "SOULSLIKE!!!" tag. Today, he uploads a video talking about FromSoft's own latest game and interviewing Masaru Yamamura himself. What a trip. Love the content and how you approached the video with a non-AC player perspective as that will likely be a very large portion of AC6's playerbase.

I appreciate the in depth review! The thoughtful and considered approach you take when evaluating games shows a real appreciation for the creators' work! Thank you for the work and care put into these videos!

that interview at the end was HUGE! great questions!!

I've already mentioned it in the comments of one of the Dumpster Diving videos, but you're an amazing reviewer. As soon as I saw you'd review this game, I knew we were in for a good time !

excellent interview segment in this, neat to hear your questions and have the director be so forthcoming with the replies. Great work

As a huge fan of Mechs and the Armored Core series, thank you. The insight to the game from your perspective was awesome, and made me look forward to the game even more

great review dude, this game looks so good. That flying is smooth, can't wait to see what crazy robots people build

This was really informative, thank you

I know its weird but as soon as you said you sad face to face with the director and was allowed to do an interview i got so excited for you Thats insanely cool

I was smiling all throughout that final interview, so happy for you man!

Never played AC b4 but im all in this round... I love everything FROMSOFT... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING THE CONTROLS THIS WAS A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME BUT YOU JUST ELEVATED ALL MY FEARS ... AWESOME VID PINE... U ROCK!!!!

I’m so happy armoured core is finally coming back. I only played 4 and 5 so I’m not the oldest fan but I have a huge soft spot for mech games (mech warrior was one of the first games I ever played, I used a joystick) I can’t say enough good things about this series. Hope you all have as much fun as I have :)

I havent finished this video yet, but I just wanted to say while I remember that I always really appreciate you going over the controls in these overview videos. Even as a viewer understanding the controls really helps keep track of what's going on and when we eventually get to play the game we have a useful reference already in the back of our minds.

I just wanna say that thanks to your in depth review, im definetly going to give AC a chance. It sounds dope as hell. Once again thank you for making content that goes above and beyond!

I like that Vaati made a video as someone experienced on AC and now you gave us a new view on the game. Cool

Great video with great information. I feel much more confident I will like the game now. It's nice feeling like I received objective information and explanations as opposed to being "sold" the game. This is a very well made video, thank you Pine

forever remember the AC pilot who was obsessed with the number 1 who wanted to be rank 11 rather than 1 because it had more 1's

Interviewing From Soft directors directly, in person. You're in the big leagues now. Did you hear boss music when you entered the room? I was on the fence about Elden Ring, and your videos about it leading up to release convinced me. It just happened again now with AC6. Keep up the great content.

Can't wait to see your build in game.

I'm super curious about all the aspects of the game. Definitely gonna try it out. Your footage is looking great, amazing video as always!

This video is so well done! Perfect approach to everyone who might be interested. I can't wait to get this game

I just recently tried AC3 on ps2 and this new AC definitely still keeps a lot of the core progression and gameplay, but the controls have been VASTLY updated I’m glad to see. In AC3 I felt like I was learning dark souls controls for the first time again XD like for Instance, you used shoulder or trigger buttons to look up or down, idk if they had updated this already in following releases but either way I’m glad they’re different now 😂

This is an awesome video, great work!

Weird to note - but really appreciate you using the 'Going Under' OST during the director interview segment - cute little dungeon crawler that deserves more attention for being really inventive and a great tech corporate culture satire... with goblins

Great video. I love your Steam Dumpster Diving videos, but I also really enjoy your game reviews. I think you give a fair and informative take on the game, and I am excited to give AC VI a try for myself!

Man, your questions were amazing for a 15 minute prep! Absolutely love your content, and congratulations for making it to where you are man! Keep up the awesome work :)

As someone that got hooked on the series when the original Armored Core launched on the original PlayStation back in 97, I'm pretty sure I shouted "HERESY!" at my screen when you said you were using an Xbox controller hah, it's refreshing to see the perspective from someone that's never played the series before. I know that Armored Core is not a game series for everyone but, watching this took me back to playing for the first time, after begging my mom to get the game for me after seeing the "awesome robot" on the cover and I remember being absolutely blown away by the Opening cutscenes, I sometimes still squeal with joy when I see it. Then getting my ass handed to me by the freaking tutorial level AC (they just threw you into the frying pan back then) since the controls are so very different from anything I had ever played before. Once I figured out those controls though oh man was I hooked, it became my favorite game to play, especially once my friend and I started doing the split screen versus mode, like seriously there's a comic that I think I first saw around 2013 that perfectly summed up our experience. I kept going for heavier armor with more firepower and he kept going for light and fast, we went back and forth for so long until eventually it was almost always a stalemate where we both ran out of ammo and were trying to moonlight each other to death (yes the moonlight greatsword's first appearance to me was as the LS-99-MOONLIGHT in Armored Core 1, though I found out later that it originated in King's Field) We spent so many hours customizing our ACs, probably more time customizing/testing than ever spent in missions, and Armored Core was the first game I ever remember having a system where you can create your own custom emblem in game to proudly display on your AC. It was still a brutal game until you found out what type builds worked for you, and often changing things up for different mission types. We didn't have any colossal enemies to fight but even then some of the Enemy Ravens were so damn annoying and took many tries to figure out what worked against them (@#!$ you Nine-Ball!), sometimes I like to think they took that punishing yet satisfying style and ended up making an industry redefining genre that are souls games from what they learned with Armored Core :) Alright now that I got that walk down memory lane out of my system, seeing the new mechanics I'm seeing and the absolutely MASSIVE mission maps (especially compared to the older games in the series, but even against most maps in AC5) have me even more excited for this game. I hope you go back and play at least Armored Core 5 to see just how big of a difference it is :) TL;DR: Great Video, Love seeing a fresh perspective on one of my favorite game series, "Good Times" nostalgia trip, Mechs are indeed very cool :)

Can't wait to try this... Also, amazing last minute interview.

So proud to see my boy IP take off. He is a real one. No drama no nonsense just a guy sharing you his passion of souls like games with really funny unscripted comedy.

Went from making very entertaining memes about Darksouls to getting flown to a centralized location for an early release of a game and interview with its director. Gods damn man, you've come pretty far! Loved your review of this game as I am one of the folks that is more familiar with the Soulsbourne series vs AC, which I have been looking forward to picking up for a long time, but never really got into Console play.

One of the best demo videos I’ve ever seen. You did a fantastic job explaining the game but answered my questions about how it relates to fromsoft releases. Thank you!

Great video, with a baked in tutorial! Now I'm hyped!

This looks perfect. I'm extremely pleased to see that destructible elements to the map are back!

AC6 looks and sounds so amazing. As a big From Soft fan AND a big mecha fan, this is just fabulous. Can't wait! Thank you so much for sharing this overview, very informative :)

Now this is modern game journalism.. fantastic video. Amazing interview! I really wanted to hear his audio for the answers (with subtitles if in Japanese) that would have been icing on icing

Iron Pineapple is the first Souls enjoyer to not pretend like he knew what an AC was.