ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™

Fantastic. I don't know how this isn't constantly paraded around, I'd be hard pressed to name a better game from 2023, and that was a relatively stacked year. Don't follow guides for builds. How do you want to use your AC? What feels good to play? To shoot? Build something that benefits from you playing like that and using that weapon, and you'll find success. Your AC will start to feel second nature. Don't let yourself get filtered by Balteus.

Got Stuck at around 3 or 5 hour mark with balteus. Tried every component combination that was available. I have died to balteus HUNDREDS OF TIMES AND I CANT ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ KILL HIM. HOURS OF MY LIFE WASTED TRYING LITERALLY EVERYTHING (other than hacking or cheating, that ruins the fun) AND HOURS LATER HE WONT ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ DIE. Other than that, very good game. Will update with my progress with trying to kill my nemesis. EDIT #1: On hour 13.6, I have killed balteus. He had to win every single fight, I only had to win one. My victory was inevitable. He used that ANNOYING pulse shield to hide from me, it failed him. Balteus has my respect. I no longer recommend against the game. Balteus has taught me the flow of the fights, how to dodge missiles that don't break lock, getting stun locked, and dodging cannon shots from point blank with only miliseconds to react. Edits will continue as I play the game.