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Larry Oji, Super Moderator, Judge, "Dirge for the Follin" Project Director, VG Frequency Creator
 Member 21351 Level 1.02 Mar 2007 
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Armored Core 4 - Is the series finally playable?
‘lo all… well I basically literally just signed onto this board, cuz I have one question… however, it’s a highly contextual basis, so bear with me. If for some reason this is boring the hell out of you, just skip to the bottom.
So yes, I’m a huge fan of the mech & space sim genre… a genre which has all but died over the past however many years. I just love being in control of giant hulking platforms of death. I loved the old mechwarrior games, I loved freespace, I tolerated Steel Battalion… Which leads me to the Armored Core Series… Great in concept, but lousy in execution. I appreciated the ability to create your own mech from the base parts… but with the lousy missions, unintuitive controls and design, and just completely dysfunctional design elements… it basically amounted to Barbie for guys. And thus I became a h8ter (can’t believe I just wrote that…) of the series. Now, having seen AC4, I was stunned about the in game footage, as I remember thinking “holy crap! If I tried that in the previous AC games, I’d have cratored!”. It looks fast and furious, and loads of fun, exactly what a lith-mecha game should be. The reviews were pretty mixed (I wouldn’t be here if they were of any help), saying that the core mechanics are fun, but the missions suck (seriously, has there been a space-simmy game in the past 5 years that hasn’t had retarded mission design?). BottomLine: I’m willing to overlook the horrid mission design if… and only if… the core gameplay is fun. Is it fast? Is it challenging? Is it visceral? Is it enough to carry the game? So yeah… thank you guys, cuz this one has me stumped, as I can’t seem to get an insider’s perspective on it… as the old cult members aren’t much help, and neither are the reviewers. Also, renting isn’t an option, so it’s purchase or nothing. Thank you for your help. How ya doing, buddy?
Last edited by aragornmarsden; Mar 21, 2007 at 07:24 PM.
Reason: poor grammar
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Larry Oji, Super Moderator, Judge, "Dirge for the Follin" Project Director, VG Frequency Creator
Member 21351 Level 1.02 Mar 2007
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EliJaH: Eh, honestly, I think the series needed some simplification… don’t get me wrong, I love a good overcomplicated sim (took me 3 days to figure out star trek legacy. And lets not even speak of steel battalion), when it gets to the point that your ship/mech is a pain to control… you have problems… this is why I have never liked this series… I mean… can I get some flight control please?
Which is why AC4 looks appealing, cuz it actually does look playable. Then again, the moment that I see an AC junkie calling AC4 god incarnate… I’m out. Most amazing jew boots |
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