This is a fire that burns bright.

An absurdly tight campaign that remains focused from the moment you land on Rubicon to the final cinders drifting in the wind. Including what are in my opinion the best boss fights I've ever encounter (good since like almost every mission ends with a boss). Complete with the things that directly appeal to me: mechs, impossible scale, and bleak brooding tone & atmosphere.

Dodging a wall of missiles while launching your own at what sometimes feels like incomprehensible speeds and breaking defenses with a shotgun the size of a city bus never gets old. The action is always dialed up to 11 and escalation in only a way that creates more shock and awe. Apocalyptic destruction in horrifyingly impossibly large unnatural constructions.

In a year of absolute bangers, there are many GotY contenders, but at the end of the day, they ain't Armored Core 6 baby. Once again, I do not know where From Soft goes from here.

Reviewed on Nov 15, 2023


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