If you're a Dark Souls fan, Armored Core 6 is perfect for you

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There's a particular breed of Dark Souls fan – the "11ers". Those who jumped into Dark Souls 1 back in 2011, while in their 20's or at school. Giantdads swinging around fully upgraded Zweihanders and packing Havel's Ring at all times. For these people, that initial mystery they felt all those years ago probably can't be found in Souls games anymore. They've seen too much, played too much. Firmly stuck in the expert camp, never able to get out. If you consider yourself one of these folks, Armored Core 6 might be the perfect game for you. The latest entry in FromSoftware's legendary mecha series, one that has taken a notable leave of absense ever since the company started printing money with a hot streak of challenging third-person action games, Armored Core 6 is entering combat mode at a time when we're seemingly swamped by outstanding games. Anyone would do well to pick out any of the biggest game releases right now, but for OG Souls fans it's this one that I believe is most likely to impress.An obvious retort would be to say: "Yeah, obviously mate, I'm going to buy it anyway. I've bought every FromSoft game for like 12 years," and that's true. Sure, you're getting the high-intensity action you expect, you're getting that same level of quality, a banging OST, that familiar sense of challenge and respect of a player's ability to dive deep into the guts of the game and create absurdly powerful builds. But what you may not expect to find is that long-lost feeling that you don't already know what to do before you hit the main menu. Read more