Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

 Xbox Series X
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 135 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 110 out of 135
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 135
  3. Negative: 15 out of 135
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  1. Malvavisco
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    This game is too overrated just because its a From Software game. If the developer were Bugisoft the score would be 0.
  2. somniumest
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    Unplayable. Even tutorial boss is at ridiculous level. At least souls games are playable at start.
  3. davygravy93
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    *sigh* yet another souls game that tries to pain itself as something else. Sekiro, elden crap, armored core. It's all the same stuff except now an existing franchise that was already good gets all the sewage runoff mechanics from souls games such as the trademark awful camera perspectives. As soon as the first boss happened I knew they ruined it, giant enemy ship that would be slow due*sigh* yet another souls game that tries to pain itself as something else. Sekiro, elden crap, armored core. It's all the same stuff except now an existing franchise that was already good gets all the sewage runoff mechanics from souls games such as the trademark awful camera perspectives. As soon as the first boss happened I knew they ruined it, giant enemy ship that would be slow due it's sheer weight in any other armored core game but somehow is faster than your mech made for mobility and as an added bonus goes outside of an artificial boundary to where you can't hit it(lmao). Actual trash and anyone who days otherwise never played an armored core game before. Stop putting these lame mechanics in other games, it's not fun.… Expand
  4. Blighty
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Such an over-rated game. I give it a 4, but its tempting to rate it lower just because of my expectations.

    The systems in this game are BAD, like really bad, its going back 20 years to find systems this clunky and uninspiring. While the world design is wonderful, as are the enemies, the graphics themselves are really quite bad, I cannot get over how this doesn't get looked at more -    Such an over-rated game. I give it a 4, but its tempting to rate it lower just because of my expectations.

    The systems in this game are BAD, like really bad, its going back 20 years to find systems this clunky and uninspiring.

    While the world design is wonderful, as are the enemies, the graphics themselves are really quite bad, I cannot get over how this doesn't get looked at more - flat geometry, next to no foliage and terrible where is is, its enemies are good, but the tech around that is bad.

    The gameplay is a **** show for me, its a mess that doesn't feel good. The only joy you get is the satisfaction of overcoming the ****show that is the controls and defeating bosses with giant HP bars and borked bounding boxes - why people think this makes it good is beyond me.

    Do not buy    … Expand

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#18 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2023

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Gamereactor Finland
    Nov 6, 2023
    80
    Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon offers an uneven challenge.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 5, 2023
    75
    Personally, I wouldn't say I liked Armored Core 6 since I was still high on the Elden Ring rush. As a rare mech game, it does a really good job at making you feel like you’re riding a powerful mech but it has little substance. Armoured Core 6 feels like a boss rush game with detail in mech customization, but the story lacks depth and engagement. Environments, granted very beautiful at times, are vast and vertical but feel like shallow backdrops or cardboard arenas you’d see in Power Rangers mech fights. AC6 will please many AC fans, but I don’t think it’s as strong as the other From Software titles.
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  3. Video Chums
    Sep 19, 2023
    83
    A great mech combat game that boasts a surprisingly moody atmosphere while offering one of the most rewarding customisation components in all of gaming. So, definitely play it if you love tough combat and plenty of explosions.
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