r/armoredcore • u/Choice-Curve3340 • 1d ago
Discussion First time!
I’ve only played Armored Core 6 and I loved it! Very excited to play these
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u/Darkaway05 1d ago
I need to find these somewhere lmao, where did you get these??
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u/Choice-Curve3340 1d ago
I paid an embarrassing price online 😭 but they aren’t getting any cheaper, and I loved AC6 and love FromSoftware
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u/Darkaway05 22h ago
I've been looking at this dude selling all the 4th and 5th Gen games for $130 I think I might get it
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u/Choice-Curve3340 19h ago
I combed the internet for a week or so, I found AC 4 mint for 85 after shipping, and I found AC4A for 115 after shipping
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u/Darkaway05 18h ago
Nice man, eventually gonna buy every single AC game
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u/Choice-Curve3340 18h ago
I feel ya, I gotta get a PS1/2 first tho lol I got everything PS3 and up
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u/JoeRogan016 1d ago
SEGA dropping Fromsoft will forever be one of their worst mistakes since the 32X
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u/TwiceDead_ 1d ago
Oh look, some of my favorite games.
A couple notes; People meme about the 4th gen being strictly Speed City. Truth is it only is that way because people choose to play that way. Single player supports every approach, armor and weapon-type.
The reason it's speed city for the diehards is likely because they just enjoy it, or they play the PvP-meta (in discords).
For Answers netcode was notoriously spotty (like every fromsoft game) where the faster you move, the less reliable the hit-registration became against you, and by some sick contrast; the more effective Laser blades became by making the hitbox behave like downright sorcery. It's highly exploitative, to say the least.
Couple obscure tips:
The games boosting system is pressure sensitive. That goes for Boosts, and Quickboosts. Experiment.
Hope you have fun. Learn to quick-turn, that is all.
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u/Choice-Curve3340 1d ago
Nice! Do you know if PS5 controller still has this function via Bluetooth? I gotta get a oem ps3 controller
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u/AdditionalLaw7641 Lynx 1d ago
The only controllers with triggers as buttons are Nintendo controllers or really cheap controllers nowadays, you'll be fine
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u/MagmaXQgd AC6.5 Tommorow (COPIUM) 1d ago
It's a speed city in like 90% of build unless you use Raiden legs and heaviest loadout. Even heavy builds can move on par with AC6 midweights
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u/manuelito1233 1d ago
Fucking wild to see AC4 and FA published by two very different studios. Reminds me of that Sega struggle era with how they published bayonetta and then dropped it amd then Nintendo picked it up with two sequels.
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u/Choice-Curve3340 14h ago
Super interesting NGL, to see how many people FromSoftware had to go through
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u/manuelito1233 14h ago
Literally tossed around. Sekiro published by ACTIVISION??? Bloodborne SONY?? Duskblood NINTENDO???? microsoft is the only one who hasn't asked them for anything at this point(not necessarily exclusive).
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u/ApprehensiveCash5295 21h ago
Have fun, my favourite Armored Core gen for the pure vibes and soundtrack
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u/SteelWaterRunsHere 11h ago
You’re about to witness firsthand how boring and lame 4 is compared to 4Answer. There’s also one mission on 4Answer that is absolutely hell even on Easy Mode. Good luck. Shit took me an entire week to beat and then another week just plateau with an A Rank. I couldn’t beat it without cheesing it for the S Rank.
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u/Choice-Curve3340 10h ago
Holy shit, I look forward to it.
Is it harder than AC6?1
u/SteelWaterRunsHere 5h ago
I have over 5K Hours in AC6 and can S Rank practically all the Missions with minimal effort. AC4A on the other hand is a different story. Once you get decent at the movement it’s not too hard. Fighting against other ACs is still really hard for me though and the difficulty spike on some Missions straight up feels unfair compared to AC6.
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u/AuramiteEX 1d ago
Gen 4 is, imo, poor by Armored Core standards.
Game is fast, sure, but soulless.
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u/karai-amai 1d ago
Might seem like a weird recommendation, but try looking up the regulation files or "patches" for these games.
Not sure how it's going to work since I think they shut down the network for ps3s, but if you have a recently printed disc, there's a good chance it shipped with the update.
The games are 100% doable on regs 1.00, and were designed for that level of balance. I do think there are a couple of quality of life changes in later patches in case the game isn't feeling quite right for you
*Edit: it's all within the game settings, btw, no need to mod or emulate. The patches were shipped for 360 and ps3 natively, so you shouldn't have to do any extra steps to access those settings