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This looks and sounds super interesting, and also very f-ed up! Sign me up!

Didn’t know McFarlane was a “co-creator” of the Venom character. Not surprising, from the man who brought us Spawn and the Violator! HBO should bring back the Spawn animated series, that was so good!! Also, Spider-Man 2, blah blah looks amazing blah blah…

Armored Core fans are being treated to a feast with Rubicon!!

@Korgon You will NOT be disappointed my friend. The customization in the Armored Core series is just as amazing as From’s more modern catalogue, and the action is equally intense and satisfying. It has a very different structure, i.e., missions (“sorties”), but is still FromSoftware through-and-through. I am SO ready for a modern Armored Core. I hope it sells well! 🤞🏼

Sounds like Armored Core!!!
🥰🤖💥🔥

Nope, media blackout for me on this one, thanks. 👍🏼 August will be THE month for me in 2023.

FromSoftware games are always the ones to get me to renew my PlayStation+ account… Let’s smash our mechs together people!

Dang, the more I see the less excited I am... The Surge was so unique, but this is... kind of generic looking. Too much aerial combat, and the artistic design is kind of blech. I want to support Deck13, but this is pretty disappointing. Wake me up when The Surge 3 is ready!

I’m a big Deck13 fan, absolutely loved the two Surge games. I’m sure they needed a break from The Surge’s world, but I hope they go back to it after this game. I’d love to see The Surge combine these movement skills with the things that made Surge fantastic—a brutal sci-fi soulslike with part harvesting from enemy’s limbs. I’d love to see them take notes from Elden Ring and make a larger, interconnected world (with an actual map)—Surge 2 was REALLY starting to hit on something super special!

Atlas Fallen just feels too much like a generic fantasy world that we’ve already seen… It looks pretty, but it’s just not getting me excited.
I’m sure I’ll buy it though! I want to support Deck13!

Not a fan of online multiplayer, but big mech suits and dinosaurs? Yup! Interested to see how this pans out.

@OrtadragoonX Right! Religion and existentialism. The whole idea of the Id was pretty mind blowing as a kid too. Just thinking about the story gives me goosebumps! And that’s not even getting into the amazing combat and world you get to explore.
Such. An. Amazing. Game!!

@OrtadragoonX That would indeed be awesome! I’d still take a straight port though. Such a fantastic game.

This sounds really interesting. More and more I’m wanting to jump in day one on this game.

Xenogears is my #1 Square wishlist item. Port or remaster, I don’t care—just get it on modern systems Square-Enix!!! PRETTY PLEASE
(promising to see a shareholder mention this)
Beyond that, Vagrant Story would be lovely, thanks!

The little bit we see here looks totally weird and awesome. Are we playing as a dog in the game too?

I just wish Cyrax was a main. One of my all time favorite characters, just can’t catch a break! Also I absolutely cannot stand Smoke’s design…

:::human gamer continues complaining and muttering to self about video game they are unhappy with:::

Wo Long is my GOTY so far. Super fun combat that I just couldn’t put down. Dead Space Remake is a close second (although I need to finish it, because Wo Long). Resident Evil 4 Remake was great too, but by the island I became sick of shooting people…
Time for Wo Long DLC!! And ARMORED CORE in August!!!! Holy sh*t this year is crazy…

Lords of the Atlas Fallen! There are too many promising games coming out… When is Sony releasing their new device that allows us to freeze time and play video games in an infinite time vacuum? Asking for a friend…

So tempted by this—it looks great—but when it came out on Switch Nintedolife gave it a 5/10, saying the gameplay was an absolute slog. Discouraging me from picking it up, especially after my disappoint with the updated leveling system in Tactics Ogre: Reborn…

Will it have demons, though?! Ancient Team Ninja theorists say, “yes!”

@elvisfan1 It’s a very bleak series, with characters making horrible, ugly choices throughout. Not everyone is into that sort of stuff, I think… With valued characters dying, bleak stories about the degradation of humanity, etc. I just watched Infinity Pool with my lady (check it out!), and she HATED it, and I LOVED it. To each’s own, I suppose!

If they do make part III, I’m hoping for a focus on Lev, and maybe also Abby. I’m sure Ellie will be in there somewhere though… Either way, I’ll be excited if they make a part III. Part II was, for me personally, one of the greatest gaming experiences I’ve had in my 38 years on this planet, in both story and gameplay.

Holy character classes Batman, that’s a lot of game!

@TJ81 Yep can’t grind away the hours like we used to when we were kids! I appreciate that some modern games have these custom difficulty options. Last of Us 2 did a fantastic job with that.

@TJ81 Thanks for the info. I’m definitely not afraid of tough games, just curious about the overall vibe of the difficulty. Sounds like it can be pretty punishing, which certainly fits the franchise!

@Khayl Definitely didn’t mean to imply that your intention was to deceive your readers. More so that the title was a bit misleading. I’m just sittin’ over here crying about 30fps Bloodborne with frame drops.. 😭

Excited to play this down the road, sounds like it hits all the marks of a great Alien game, and a great RTS game. Looking forward to stressing out in the best possible way!

@khayl Great review! Question—playing on hard, was it more dying and restarting missions, trial and error type gameplay, or losing marines during missions and soldiering on and barely surviving? Or a mix? Thanks!

Honestly enjoyed this more then Nioh. The combat is so good. The game is just really FUN!

This looks fantastic and soooo weird. Sounds like the gameplay doesn’t fully deliver, but I’m still down to Scorn 💀

Armored Core VI for me, thanks!

@chronobreak777 @Khayl I would also second that, very deceiving headline. Maybe add the word, “modder”, or “on modded PS5”. Sensitive subject! 😅

@naruball Maybe they don’t have that luxury? I don’t work at Remedy, so I couldn’t tell you.

These comments are hilarious and SO negative. Nobody said that the game would be unplayable if they shipped on a disc. Game developers have deadlines, because it’s a business, remember? Completing the game digitally allows more polish time before the inevitable deadline. I say this as someone who wishes it was releasing physically.

Got to know Lance Reddick from watching Fringe; such a great actor! Mr. Reddick will be greatly missed. Love this tribute!

Maybe an HD-2D remaster, but not a remake. I worry they would change the combat system too much, and that the massive story would get streamlined to a degree that left too much out. I don’t know… Plus they just rereleased the game on modern platforms.

How about Xenogears gets a remaster/rerelease?! Eh?! Where’s the water cooler talk about THAT game?! Or Vagrant Story?!
So many amazing games left in the dust…

Any word on a physical version?

Totally decent survival-horror with some easy to look past flaws. I finish very few games these days, and finished this one, so I guess that must count for something. Definitely interested in the final chapter DOC, but hoping it’s cheap…

Can’t wait for Wo Long DLC, absolutely loved that game. 🔥

@doctommaso Bleak is FromSoftware’s middle name lol

It’s biblical, baby!

@TheDudeElDuderino I wish I could freeze time and play ALL the games. Love your name/icon—best movie 🥇

What extras do I get when I don’t buy the game? Asking for a friend…

@poetwarlord @doctommaso Have you watched the new gameplay video? The combat looks way more fluid than in the past, especially melee, and apparently the lock-on and camera have been improved. Between that and the way more exciting and expensive level design, an emphasis on engaging boss battles, plus all of the artistic vision they’ve achieved with the Souls games, I’m anticipating a very strong game, and probably a big uptick in fans. Could be a lot of Core-likes coming out after this, lol!

@Sequel Definitely just the Collector’s Edition, which is already way more than I should be spending! My figure will have to exist sans garage. Maybe I’ll build one out of Lego, ha! That premium edition price tag is bananas!

Got my Collector’s Edition preordered—August will be THE MONTH for this long-time Armored Core fan. So glad to hear it’s looking awesome! Polish it up good, FromSoftware, polish it up good!

Demo was fantastic. 👍🏼

Just watched the Play Days developer video with gameplay and narration, and wow yeah, looks phenomenal. The music and atmosphere is haunting and the gameplay looks VERY unique. I can see why Liam was raving about it—you do need to see it in motion. Nintendo Life has the video here:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/06/cocoon-is-an-atmospheric-world-hopping-adventure-from-former-limbo-and-inside-devs

Hope they release a physical edition at launch!

Well I stand with foot firmly in mouth. I didn’t think I would like the game at all, based on trailers and gameplay videos, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed what I’ve played of the demo so far. I’m surprised to say that I want to play the full game now! Enjoying the combat, story (and voice acting), lightning-fast load times (i.e., none!), and overall tone of the game—feels very Final Fantasy! My only issue so far is that, as others have said, it needs a motion blur toggle; swinging the camera around during play is giving me a headache. Other than that, I’m sold! Probably not a day one, but definitely excited to play it down the road sometime soon. By the power of the crystals (or something)!

Definitely a bit disappointing. But Capcom has been amazing lately, so I think we can give them a free pass on this one.

Capcom has been knocking it out of the park, so trust in them to take the time they need. Also, maybe this is the game that will finally prove they are humans and capable of messing up, and not game-making super-machines from planet Capcomia? (Lots of) time will tell…