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Armored Core 5 releases in NA on March 20th
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sixteen-bit
Member
Same day(s) an NG3. I'm way more interested in this though.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Another game to add to the 16 games Im getting by March 27th, why so many have to release.
Kind of excited for my first mech type game. It looks nice.
Kind of excited for my first mech type game. It looks nice.
I doubt they are exclusive. Will probably end up like the BF3 limited timed unlocks.
I think either way it is fucking awful, especially the marketing of it. The press release is basically advertising the fact that they're intending to give customers who pre-order the game at a specific retailer a competitive advantage via DLC in a mainly multiplayer game.
I'm honestly really disgusted.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Truly innovative multiplayer.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
cant wait
Neuromancer
Member
Real Armored Core pilots shop at GameStop to get the competitive edge they need out on the battlefield!
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Will be getting it day one but I really hope that that DLC pack is only a timed release. If pre-orders get permanent exclusive access to better weapons than everyone else then I don't know what to say.
sixteen-bit
Member
Pad the fiscal year
MotionBlue
Member
Given the nature of the game, the exclusives will either:
A) Be useless for the majority of players
or
B) Early access to mid-level items
Going to say its B.
Knowing Scamco the Gamestop DLC will be available a week after launch at $7.99 per item.
But seriously this pre-order garbage (especially Gamestop) is really really tired at this point. I wouldn't buy it there if they had a special pre-order mech designed by Kawamori.
...ok maybe then I would. But otherwise, screw thyself gamestop!
But seriously this pre-order garbage (especially Gamestop) is really really tired at this point. I wouldn't buy it there if they had a special pre-order mech designed by Kawamori.
...ok maybe then I would. But otherwise, screw thyself gamestop!
RiderKairuu
Member
2 days after my birthday..sweet! NG and AC5!
Think this has more to do with Namco than it does with From software. I wish they would have stuck with Atlus after Demon's Souls, then crap like this would not be happening.
Namco is easier (and more accurate) to blame.
sixteen-bit
Member
Isn't Namco bigger that Atlus. At the end of the day, it's better they have the increased exposure, Scamco or not. I mean, DaS might not have made the impact it did with a smaller publisher.
Yeah, I'd be interested in that (360).Anyone here want to make a squad? Could be like the good old ChromeHound days
You play missions, get money to buy parts, build a robot, and go out on more missions to blow stuff up. In most of the games there's also a side thing where you can challenge other mercenaries/Ravens/NEXTs (basically named pilots) and try to beat the top ranking pilots. There isn't really a story (you're a mercenary for hire being given missions by the various companies of the world), but it's a lot of fun regardless.
They're pretty fun. The designs and customization options are pretty cool, and the game does a good job of making you feel awesome in a few missions (like boosting through the ocean dodging missiles to take out a single ship). Design wise, some mechs are more similar to the Wanzers from FM3 (only FM I've played) than Gundams, but in gameplay feel like they possess the mobility of the latter. I really enjoy the series since first playing it on the PS, and while I'm not a huge fan of everything about the new games (like the Arms Forts fights), it's still a fun series to play.
AngelSoldier
Banned
Damn. TOGF, BG3, SH HD and SH D, ME3, SF X T, RE: ORC, DD, A: CM, and AC5, all these games in March yo ...
sixteen-bit
Member
March 2012 is the new Holiday 2011
go google atlus gamestop exclusive and come back
anyway is anyone doing an OT for this? I'd be interested in playing with soem gaffers on ps3
godofcookery
Member
its like Gran Turismo of Mech Combat games. lots of neat customization stuff and cool battles. Armored Core For Answer brings the pizzazz though. I found that to be the most fun one of all.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...lrXmDQ&usg=AFQjCNGjKb_cnVE_wtx9cPYolzvD893ijg apologies if link doesn't work. I'm on an iPad At the moment.
You control a robot (an Armored Core) from a third person perspective and you can equip it with different types of weapons that would change how you fight. Things like rifles would keep you at a distance while energy blades would allow you to go up close. You get a weapon slot in each hand, missiles on your shoulders, and cannons on your back so you can play both a ranged, melee, or mix. If you don't want weapons everywhere, you could also slot in more supportive parts like flares for missiles, radar range extender, energy packs, or shields.
There's also a boost mechanic which you need to dodge missiles and shots from enemies, especially if your mech is built with light armor. Heavier ACs have more armor (health), lower mobility, but have a higher carry load so you can bring more weapons in, while light ACs are the opposite. You could also use boosting to be aggressive and close in on enemies.
There's Armored Core 4 and Armored Core For Answer for the 360 and PS3. For Answer is the most recent version of the game before ACV.
Front Mission Devolved was a ripoff of Armored Core. If you liked it, you should like Armored Core.
hmm seems like mostly extra non in-game stuff like CDs,posters, etc.
The Demon's Souls Collectors edition was greatly superior to the Dark Souls one, especially because Namco kept downgrading the CE for Dark just a month or so before release of the game.
If your trying to argue that Atlus rips of their consumers like Namco does, I think thats going to be a tough sell. Especially when in this case it's a situation where the pre-order bonus here is supposed to give people a "Competative Edge"
any one know if groups are limited to 5 people or is that only the ingame stuff?
All of those fukken abbreviations man. Some of those games are a mystery to me.
I understood about 3 of those lol
Dedication Through Light
Member
Silent Hill HD and Silent Hill Downpur took me a few good minutes, I can not figure out A: CM?!
Aliens: Colonial Marines?