8regret
2021
Man, what a good-ass game.
I'm gonna be real, I'm not much of a FromSoft person. More accurately, I'm not much of a Souls person. However, I have had a soft spot for mecha for a very long time, and I've never really had an outlet with which to engage in it.
Enter stage left: Armored Core VI. This game had me fighting tooth and nail the entire first run through. It had me questioning the motives of characters all over again on the second. It had me letting all the story cogs fall into place on the third.
The plot is engaging the more you engage with it and think about it. The characters pop, with their AC designs, their vibrant personalities, and the stellar ENG voice acting (shoutouts Patrick Seitz, Erin Yvette, and DC Douglas). The graphics are stunning, with snowy mountains and fiery vistas. The gameplay is fast, responsive, and just... punchy, with sound design to back it up and enhance it. The music is moody, epic, and emotional.
I feel like I have an endless amount of praise for this game, and I only think of even more every time I think about the game. Even after completing all of the story missions, I still boot the game up to tinker with fun AC ideas and throw them at people in the online PVP mode.
Man, what a good-ass game.
I'm gonna be real, I'm not much of a FromSoft person. More accurately, I'm not much of a Souls person. However, I have had a soft spot for mecha for a very long time, and I've never really had an outlet with which to engage in it.
Enter stage left: Armored Core VI. This game had me fighting tooth and nail the entire first run through. It had me questioning the motives of characters all over again on the second. It had me letting all the story cogs fall into place on the third.
The plot is engaging the more you engage with it and think about it. The characters pop, with their AC designs, their vibrant personalities, and the stellar ENG voice acting (shoutouts Patrick Seitz, Erin Yvette, and DC Douglas). The graphics are stunning, with snowy mountains and fiery vistas. The gameplay is fast, responsive, and just... punchy, with sound design to back it up and enhance it. The music is moody, epic, and emotional.
I feel like I have an endless amount of praise for this game, and I only think of even more every time I think about the game. Even after completing all of the story missions, I still boot the game up to tinker with fun AC ideas and throw them at people in the online PVP mode.
Man, what a good-ass game.
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Being on a different console and being developed by a different company than the two prior games, Spectrobes: Origins manages to keep things interesting with completely overhauled systems for combat, excavation, and monster interaction. While the story isn't anything spectacular, it's helped along by the characters and gameplay surrounding it.
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