Frequently Asked Questions about Armored Core VI

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# Armored Core 6: Your Complete Guide to the Mysterious Game

If there is one thing that any FromSoftware game is going to do, it is leave gamers with questions. *Armored Core 6* is no exception to this rule. If anything, it being a game that has one foot in the past and another in the present only serves to make it all the more mysterious.

## Which Version Of Armored Core 6 Should I Buy?

There are four different editions of *Armored Core 6* available to purchase, ranging from the standard fair to the utterly opulent. Which version you should buy will depend on how much stuff you want to wedge on your shelves and how much money you have stashed in your mattress. Which isn’t to say that we are judging anyone who buys the Premium Edition, because we were tempted to empty our bank accounts. We have the full breakdown of what each version provides below.

Version | Standard Edition | Deluxe Edition | Collector’s Edition | Premium Edition
——–|—————–|—————-|———————|—————–
Price | $60 USD | $70 USD | $230 USD | $450 USD
Base game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
Digital soundtrack | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓
Digital Artbook | X | ✓ | X | X
Steelbook | X | X | ✓ | ✓
Hardcover Artbook | X | X | ✓ | ✓
Badges (four) | X | X | ✓ | ✓
Stickers (45) | X | X | ✓ | ✓
Armored Core Figurine | X | X | ✓ | ✓
Armored Core Figurine Garage | X | X | X | ✓

## Is Armored Core 6 Just Dark Souls With Mechs?

Absolutely not. While fans will tell you all the reasons why *Bloodborne* and *Sekiro* are definitely not just reskinned Souls games, the truth is that there is a lot of shared DNA there. However, the degrees of separation between *Armored Core 6* and the *Souls* series are far more pronounced.

It would be erroneous to imply that the *Souls* series had no influence on *Armored Core 6*. In fact, there are some pretty notable *Soulsian* elements present. But first and foremost this is an *Armored Core* game. From the way the levels have been designed to the way you traverse them to the core components of combat, there is a substantial amount separating *Armored Core 6* from the other modern FromSoftware titles.

## Is Armored Core 6 As Hard As A Souls Game?

While *Armored Core 6* is most certainly a very tough game, it has a completely different approach to difficulty. For starters, there are checkpoints here. Which means that if a boss kills you, you can retry that fight immediately afterward. In fact, you can even adjust your AC’s design at a checkpoint. This allows you to adapt, which is a big part of how you are supposed to play *Armored Core 6*.

At first, you may think that *Armored Core 6* is too hard, but once you start to understand how to adjust and reconfigure your AC to best fight different enemies, you will find that *Armored Core 6* is, in a number of ways, can be surprisingly lenient.

## Is Armored Core 6 An Open World Game?

*Armored Core 6* is absolutely not an open world style game. Unlike *Elden Ring* (or even *Dark Souls*, for that matter), *Armored Core 6’s Rubicon 3 will be explored via missions. Each mission will take you to a different stage. While these stages are quite large, with some being particularly massive, and while all the stages have a tremendous sense of scale, each stage will have a set beginning and ending. Though, the bit in between the start and end allows you to explore each area quite a bit, and as the game progresses you will be rewarded for exploring. So, if you love exploring, worry not, you can do that here too.

## Do I Need To Play The Previous Armored Core Games?

Worry not, friends, you will not have to break out the PS2 in order to start your *Armored Core* adventure. While *Armored Core 6* is set in the same universe, it is a wholly fresh story. So, you don’t have to worry about getting lost in the narrative.

On a gameplay level, *Armored Core 6* does a great job of showing you the ropes. We wager that *Armored Core 6* will be many people’s first *Armored Core* game, and we’re pretty sure the developers knew this as well. There are elements that clearly reference the previous games in the series, but *Armored Core 6* is absolutely a welcoming game for newcomers. We’d even go as far as to say that *AC6* is the best *Armored Core* to start with!

## Does Armored Core 6 Have Multiplayer?

Yes! Upon completing the “Ocean Crossing” mission in the second chapter of *Armored Core 6*, you will unlock the NEST mode. This will allow you to face off against other players and see how you perform against other humans.

## How Fast Does Your Mech Move In Armored Core 6?

As is the standard for the series, you will be zipping around the massive stages in *Armored Core 6*. Even the slowest ACs in *Armored Core 6 move pretty quickly, and the fastest builds are blindingly fast. Speed is a major factor you need to take into consideration when building your AC. However, the faster your AC is, the more vulnerable it will be. If you are looking for a parallel, the mechs in *Armored Core 6 move at the speed of a Zone of the Enders mech, not a Mech Warrior mech.