I told you all, I would eventually add some Armored Core content to the website! While this content is several months old, it’s certainly worth sharing. To be frank, I’m very excited to see what comes from this. I’d imagine that the reveal comes sometime next month, probably within Summer Game Fest or “E3” times (RIP).
The information comes from a consumer survey presumably sent by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Within the survey contained several screenshots and clips of video footage. The screenshots, heavily watermarked, have leaked. As for the clips of footage, those have yet to appear online.
Be sure to click through the slider to maximize and view all of the images.
Additionally, details of the games world, narrative, as well as features are listed below.
Melange, an unknown substance that could dramatically advance human society.
In the past, this substance caused a cosmic catastrophe on planet Bashtar that engulfed the
surrounding star systems, and eventually its very existence was lost.
Decades later, the Melange reaction was confirmed again on planet Bashtar. In search of the
unknown substance that should have been lost, various speculations begin to swirl.
Various parties are getting involved; The government, corporations, cultists, and unknown
mercenaries… The protagonist is one of them.
The game is a TPS (third person shooter) mecha action title that lets you move around an
overwhelmingly scaled map that represents a unique sci-fi world with dynamic mech action.
You will face strong enemies and fierce battles both long and short range using guns and
blades.
The sci-fi world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki:
FromSoftware’s unique and deep Sci-Fi worldview and multilayered story.
Set on the planet Bashtar, a sci-fi world devastated by a planet-wide disaster, with an
overwhelming sense of scale that only mecha can provide.
A vast field that represents a multi-layered world:
In a massive and three-dimensional map, you can feel the scale of the mecha universe.
A wide variety of maps offer an array of challenging enemies and carefully crafted situations
that are worth taking on again and again.
Feel the tension, in long and short range battles:
This game offers not only long-range combat with guns, but also short-range combat elements
such as blade and shield, that add a sense of urgency to gameplay.
Decide between offensive or defensive tactics during tense and challenging battles against
powerful enemies.
Three-dimensional, dynamic action:
The game’s dynamic, three-dimensional movement is something no human can imitate.
You can move freely around the vast map with the unique mobility of a mech.
High degree of freedom in customization:
Reconfigure body parts and weapons in order to upgrade your mech.
With a high level of customization, you can build a mech to suit your play style; from a build that
focuses on close-range combat and mobility, or a build that emphasizes firepower to wipe out
swarms of enemies at once.
Additionally, impressions of the screenshots and footage were shared.
“I did screenshot them too, but they’re ID watermarked so weary about posting them. The video was streaming and watermarked, so couldn’t save that even if I wanted to.
The screenshots were not huge and 8 in total.
1. More snowy area, player character in the air firing down on a street with vehicles below (tanks? cars?)
2. A smoke-filled aerial shot with an enemy in the distance.
3. A darker green/grey toned area gunfire and light/fire coming from the combat everywhere.
4. Snowy area again, ground-based combat against a similar sized enemy (pvp?)
5-8: These four looked like boss fight shots:
5. A bigger humanoid mech, white/grey. Player character has red lights on their mech, on ankles, shoulders and lower back.
6. A huge, tall armoured tank boss.
7. Difficult to make out, player on right, enemy another humanoid mech on left a yellow/gold slash(?) effect I think the player is attacking the enemy with a melee attack.
8. Gunfire battle with a circular yellow effect in front of player character - blocking the gunfire with shields or some attack? Shape and colour reminds me of the Heal miracle in Dark Souls, golden circle.”
All of this media and information comes from Red Liquorice, of ResetEra.
I cannot wait to see what comes out of this. Whether we’ll see a CGI trailer (boo!), a short snippet of gameplay, or perhaps a full embargo of content. Regardless of what we see, this is a game I’ll be picking up on release day. The announcement will seemingly come at a great time too, as current hardware (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch) cannot play any Armored Core titles.
Additional rumors, leaks, screens, videos, and more will be updated timely once the information for the next Armored Core trickles out.