After having gotten every ending, every part, every combat log, and every achievement, I figured it was time for me to give my input on the game as a whole. I played Armored Core when I was a little kid, namely 4, and before 6 came out I beat 4 and For Answer in preparation. A lot of older vets were skeptical about the game, and afraid it would deviate too far from what makes Armored Core.. Armored Core. So, here's my input.

This game is absolutely PHENOMENAL. It has everything you could ever dream of in an Armored Core game, with characters you genuinely care about, and who you feel bad about fighting at times. The fights are intense, the customization is beautiful, and everything has heft to it. Hell, the emblem creator is the most in-depth it's ever been in the entire series. The online is great, as well, which was my biggest concern with Fromsoft's track record of netcode. Yes, the game will have very drastic difficulty spikes, but I promise so long as you look inwards at your gameplan, focus, and persevere, there's not a single mission, enemy, gank, nor boss in the entire game that can stop you. That's what it's all about.

I give this game a solid 9.5/10, with my only flaw being that, for some reason, my framerate and PC as a whole unpredictably drop down to sub 5 frames per second when I enter the garage, despite meeting the minimum requirements (AMD RX 580), and changing the graphics settings does nothing to abate this. I suspect a memory leak, but I can't say for certain.

If I were to change anything about the actual story of the game... I'd add Patches back in lmao. Give this game a try, seriously!