
Also, you don't need to pay for Gold/PS+ to play online on PS3.Armored Core is what it is, and always has been for the past 10+ years. The learning curve is steep, but for those willing to learn it is a satisfying mech game with a great deal of customization.

Improvements over Armored Core 4 are substantial, even if they are few in number online play is vastly improved, textures and effects are noticeably better, and being able to team up online to take on difficult missions is a big plus. Even the menu systems are now easier to get around, and tuning is easier to maneuver. Playing online is still very daunting even for veterans of the series, and takes some patience to get better.įor bladers, blades have been significantly improved with new game updates released after the game came out.Ĭons? the paint system is still clunky, and if you want to get all the missions you'll have to plow through the game five times! Lag online is still an issue, but given a ll that is happening during an online game I'm surprised it doesn't tear itself apart more often. While there is not cheating to speak of, you will find yourself getting beaten by similar designs in 1v1 matches. Stick to team or battle royale matches if you want more variety. Having played Armored Core since the first one back in 1997, I'm obviously a bit biased. I'm not afraid to put these games to task for not fixing what is broken, however, and after the mixed back that was Armored Core 4, I give Armored Core: for Answer a solid 8/10 overall. Read full reviewįirstly, I only recently discovered the Armoured Core series, the best mech simulation series in existence! However, I ask you not to disdain me for it, pass me off for a ninny who doesn't know what he is talking about. I've always loved mechs and Armoured Core, as soon as I had discovered it, I knew that I could never speak of it without being biased in my opinion. Right, on to the review proper (gameplay is the most important part of a game, we can surely agree, and so the greater part of my critical review will be of the gameplay): You have, then, been warned, I suppose, if you care for that sort of thing personal bias, I mean, you know.

Let us consider that integral part of any game. the gameplay.Īrmoured Core: For Answer in my opinion is very well designed in regards to suitabil ity of the game to mapping of keys to the PlayStation 3 controller. You can yourself remap the keys to match your whims or also for convenience, and indeed to compete aat the higher levels of AC combat this is necessary, almost. The ACs or NEXTs, really, themselves, are also considerably lighter, I feel, to handle, than in previous Armoured Core installments.
