FromSoftware’s Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is off to a flying begin on Steam, with writer Bandai Namco saying it is “because of Elden Ring”.
As reported by PCGamesN, the epic mech battling recreation from the Darkish Souls developer topped Steam’s greatest promoting video games chart over the weekend, and whereas it now sits at fifth place, its launch day efficiency knocked the critically-acclaimed Baldur’s Gate 3 from its throne.
Fires of Rubicon arrives as the primary Armored Core recreation in 11 years however extra crucially as the primary after FromSoftware launched the likes of Elden Ring, Darkish Souls 3, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Bandai Namco had greater expectations for this recreation consequently.
“This is a chance for us to really widen the viewers of the Armored Core video games,” Bandai Namco Europe CEO Arnaud Muller advised GI.biz. “My ambitions usually are not on par with Elden Ring, however our ambitions are means larger than the earlier Armored Core video games.
“Because of Elden Ring, FromSoftware has grow to be a seal, a assure of high quality, and due to this fact folks will see that the Metacritic of this recreation is nice, [that] it is difficult however very rewarding, [and say] ‘I wanna attempt that recreation’.”
Whereas large mechs do not precisely align with the stoic fantasy world of Elden Ring, the 2 do share one similarity on the technical aspect. The PlayStation 4 Professional model of Armored Core 6 runs with a locked framerate of 60fps on PlayStation 5 regardless of Bandai Namco saying it maxes out at 30fps at 1800p decision, simply as Elden Ring did.
In our 8/10 assessment, IGN mentioned: “Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon’s stellar customization choices feed into its wonderful mecha fight, and the result’s difficult fight puzzles that stored my consideration all through its 15-hour marketing campaign and past. It’s let down by a boring story, however lands direct hits the place it counts.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
