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 sport 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 sport 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 larger expectations for this sport because of this.
“This is a chance for us to really widen the viewers of the Armored Core video games,” Bandai Namco Europe CEO Arnaud Muller informed GI.biz. “My ambitions are usually not on par with Elden Ring, however our ambitions are method greater than the earlier Armored Core video games.
“Due to Elden Ring, FromSoftware has develop into a seal, a assure of high quality, and subsequently individuals will see that the Metacritic of this sport is nice, [that] it is difficult however very rewarding, [and say] ‘I wanna attempt that sport’.”
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 stated: “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 over 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 discuss The Witcher all day.
