Armored Core 6 channels Dark Souls, but it could be much more

The long-awaited Armored Core 6 is on the horizon, and a decade of patience for series fans is about to culminate in what could be the quintessential mech game of our generation. After considerable time spent creating and arguably perfecting the soulslike genre with Elden Ring, developer FromSoftware has jumped back into the cockpit with both hands on the controls, but does it have what it takes to pilot us into a new age for robot games, or will Rubicon's blessing be too much for the team to handle?
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