Forget the number in the title. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon may be a return to FromSoftware’s mech combat series, but it’s also a new beginning, on a new planet, with a new story.
Yet the studio’s legacy is impossible to ignore. There’s not only the past Armored Core games, which went on hiatus after 2013’s Armored Core 5, there’s the more recent success of the Soulsborne games – Elden Ring in particular. How to bring back a cult series with a fervent following, but make it relevant to fans of more recent games and brand new players?
It’s a delicate balance, but one Armored Core 6 is poised to attempt when it releases in August.
