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If you're a fan of Armored Core 4 or 4a, this is an easy recommend! The AC formula absolutely deserves a roguelike or generally less linear style of play, so it's exciting to see someone tackle it. I do think the movement could stand to use a bit more polish to really get to a "perfect" (to me) feel. There are definitely some minor bugs, as well. That said, there is a lot to love here, and if the dev plans on continuing with updates and mechanic polish, then this definitely has the potential to be one of the best mech games on steam.

i love mechs

The dev sought out to make a game like AC6, I'd say he succeeded. While it is without From's polish (obviously, this is a single dev man team as far as I know.) But the game FEEL was entirely nailed and I have to pry myself away from the game before it gets much later tonight. Very well made, I look forward to more from this guy, he's good.

Found out about this game through a random YouTube algorithm pull. In general, the game feels very fluid to play, and the core of the game is way more solid than I'd expected. It feels excellent to play. If this game keeps me pulled in for long enough it may very well be my personal game of the year. HOWEVER, two things need to be said: - Melee does not feel well-supported by the upgrade system. Melee should keep some of the upgrades from the standard pool, but could definitely use a lot more love. Increased lunge distance and increased range/AoE would be some slam dunks, as well as maybe a way to increase charge count before it reloads/goes on cooldown? I'm not a programmer or developer, so maybe there is a reason these things weren't implemented, but if this game gets further content and support this would be my biggest wish. - I know that Armored Core 6 is fairly unique among Armored Core games for having the Stability/"stagger" system, and I went in wondering if a similar feature would be implemented in this game. There isn't a similar mechanic, and that's not a dealbreaker for me, but if you were straight up expecting "more Armored Core 6" from this game, then you may or may not find that to be a dealbreaker if you thought that was an important feature for combat flow in Armored Core 6. Still, you should 100% give the demo a try before writing it off. Peace & love on planet Earth :)

ive got a ton of AAA games in my backlog right now and this is the game thats dominating my attention. Its addicting, its fun and I cant stop playing.

I have not gotten through all of the content currently available but besides some bugs (like the VTOL boss clipping into a wall instantly) I have had a lot of fun with the game so far. It is going for a mix between AC6 and AC4A which I think is a good base line for a mech game like this. My main real issues really stem from finding it kinda odd mod slots need scrap per part as you are constantly gaining new ones, meaning there is no point investing into anything because you MIGHT get something way better just doing raids. I honestly feel like they should just be per slot rather than stuck to parts themselves. I do not quite understand how movement completely works yet, turbo boost and dash boosts specifically feel like there is something deeper I am missing. I think its a rather inspired choice to make the assault boost more like an actual mode switch rather than the odd sprint it was in AC6, its actually usable in combat. The tutorial mentioned turbo turning which I thought was this game's version of turn boosting which I was pretty sad to see that my favorite actual feature from AC4A isnt here, along with second staging (mechanic for sickos if it was in the game Id be surprised) and chain boosting in general. I did play a little bit at direct launch and I am glad he changed the gamemodes to actual difficulty options because I thought mission mode was the main mode for a bit. Overall its a very fun feeling game, I do wish there was a multiplayer component for pvp as I think it would be quite fun with how stuff like melee isnt garbage despite moving at mach 20 most of the time.

I dont ever post reviews but if you like Armored Core & roguelikes then this is it! Especially for a single developer shout out to you yo forreal you did your thing!

I played a bunch of the demo and loved it. In the very small time I’ve have to play it (father of a newborn) it’s been excellent. Games wastes none of your time and is great for both super short and long sessions. Feels like the perfect blend of AC4A and AC6. I haven’t played enough to comment on the difficulty but it sounds like the dev will have it improved (more difficult mode) in no time. That said, game is very friendly to all skill levels which I think is insanely important and I good approach to balancing and on-boarding. Too many indie titles aimed at niche audiences forget that new players need an in and often run themselves out of players too fast. This game hopefully won’t ever have that issue. I never ran into a single bug in the beta nor the full game as of the short time I’ve played it. Steam deck performance is 40-60 fps without resolution downscaling. Would love a true potato settings mode but it still feels totally fine on the deck. Main rig (hehe pun) runs the game flawlessly. Sage, you’re a legend for this game. Can’t thank you enough for making something so much fun. Looking forward to seeing wherever the game goes.