Armored Core

[Anonymous No.9477489]

Any of these games worth playing?

[Anonymous No.9477507]

>>9477489
honestly no. just boring slogs overhyped because souls happened. you also need a playstation mouse

[Anonymous No.9477518]

>>9477507
I'm really tired of the From autism because they made babbys first difficult game

[Anonymous No.9477520]

>>9477489
No. Autists pretend they're good just because they have robots

[Anonymous No.9477549]

>>9477489
i remembered renting and liking the first game. maybe the second as well, not sure if i played it or not. i remember liking using the sword. been a very long time since i played them however.

[Anonymous No.9477551]

Anyone have that chart of the order and recommendations for the series?
we all know why we are in this thread. Hopefully From really delivers on 6. They’ve definitely got the budget and manpower now to pull off something big.

[Anonymous No.9477581]

>>9477489
theyre free

[Anonymous No.9477589]

Armored Core somehow manages to make mech gameplay more boring than Front Mission's.

[Anonymous No.9477609]

>lock-on aiming
never a good sign

[Anonymous No.9477615]

>>9477489
Me and my friends would play Project Phantasm and Master of Arena back when they were new. We'd use my gameshark to buy anything we wanted and make ridiculous builds.

[Anonymous No.9477620]

>>9477551
From /m/'s sticky

[Anonymous No.9477628]

>>9477489
which armored core game can I emulate without crashing on my old ass macbook?

[Anonymous No.9477629]

>>9477620
Thank ya. Figured I’d load up the ones that I could on my vita.

[Anonymous No.9477631]

>>9477489
Armored core 2woth the arena. That is the best mech experience I've ever had

[Anonymous No.9477896]

Yes, they still hold up. Play from the first game onwards. Don't be a fucking baby because the company later made Souls like some of the anons in this thread. I'd participate in the general on /m/ because this board attracts fags.

[Anonymous No.9477897]

>>9477609
You've never played the games then.

[Anonymous No.9477898]

>>9477620
This is shit and they haven't used it in months, really just play the games in release order.

[Anonymous No.9477908]

>>9477620
>think for me because I'm to lazy too think

[Anonymous No.9477926]

>>9477507
That’s subjective. Back in the day they were the best mech games next to mechwarrior. They always had limitations and problems and don’t hold up super well today, but you can definitely still have fun with them IF you like mech games.
>>9477518
Armored Core has always had a sizable fan base. Everyone who owned a PS1 played an armored core demo at some point and if you owned a ps1 back in the day you know this is true. People actual bought these games.
It’s the people praising horrible boring slogs like King’s Field and Eternal Ring that sold like shit for good reason that are truly autistic bandwagoners. Those games were NEVER good. Armored Core at least offered something sizable for mech game fans and had a major cool factor.

[Anonymous No.9477936]

>>9477489
I’ve only played the first one so far but I liked it. The PS2 games look really cool too. I’m real excited to see how the new game turns out, but I feel like I should play another game or two in the series before it comes out.

[Anonymous No.9477960]

what's that thing where the truly autistic armored core players play with their control pads backwards?

[Anonymous No.9477994]

Yeah, all the mainlines. Just play a few though, don't go overboard with "play them all" autism

[Anonymous No.9477996]

>>9477628
PSX and PSP ones probably

[Anonymous No.9478006]

>>9477926
They DEFINITELY hold up today, considering the setting there's nothing really "dating" them as old games and they're highly customisable. Even the controls which filter people can be fully changed to adhere to your play style.

[Anonymous No.9478008]

>>9477960
It's a meme, no one actually plays like that. All the "autistic" AC players literally have the controls mapped to their needs, whether it's default or not.

[Anonymous No.9478018]

>>9477507
wha? None of the Armored Core games support mouse

[Anonymous No.9478019]

>>9478006
I loved master of arena as a kid and played it all the time, replayed it recently and found it underwhelming and kinda boring. Nostalgia feels to the max though. It wasn’t like going back and playing MegaMan X4 or something.
I had fun with it, just not a lot. It was nice to revisit.

[Anonymous No.9478037]

>>9478008
okay thank you, seeing it once left me confused and nursing a headache, glad to have it settled

[Anonymous No.9478050]

>>9478019
I played MoA this year and it gave me a solid three months of gameplay, great experience, there was just so much to do especially on the second disc, and the opponent AC maker gives it even more replay value.

[Anonymous No.9478057]

if i play 1 fully and beat it and i dont like it am i really missing out by not playing the rest? this answer depends if i get and actually try the game out

[Anonymous No.9478081]

>>9478057
If you don't like something do you really need someone else to tell you that?

[Anonymous No.9478085]

>>9478057
nevermind just saw why there is such an interest in these games now. im not a dickrider

[Anonymous No.9478089]

>>9478081
moron. if i didnt play how can i know if its good? someone with experience in the series can actually tell me if its good or gets better along the line

[Anonymous No.9478096]

>>9478050
I salute your autism and I’m glad you got that much mileage out of it. I’m like that with a lot of old games just not this one. I definitely don’t think it’s bad today though.

[Anonymous No.9478104]

i imagine anything before 4 will probably be difficult for newcomers

[Anonymous No.9478129]

>>9478089
All the sequels follow the model established in the first game and play almost exactly like it, if you played the first to the end and didn't like it, work out whether or not you think the sequels are for you.

[Anonymous No.9478143]

>>9478104
Other way round, start at the beginning because all those elements are carried directly over into the sequels.

[Anonymous No.9478580]

>>9478008
I always used the default controls, but with square and O swapped.

[Anonymous No.9478635]

In Europe they didn't get all entries

[Anonymous No.9478637]

Did any of you guys play multiplayer with the link cable in the PS1 games? How was it?

[Anonymous No.9478746]

Are these all going to jump in price now? I only have 3 and I haven't had time enough to play it and start getting the others if I like it enough.

[Anonymous No.9478780]

>>9478746
No. The games are really dry. You have to be autistic to like the challenges. It doesn’t have story. The sequels all get worse.

[Anonymous No.9478785]

>>9478780
The only driver in the retro market is attention paid to it online.

[Anonymous No.9478787]

>>9478746
Probably a little. There are ways to play burnt discs on a PS1 without a modchip now, though.

[Anonymous No.9478790]

>>9478785
I don’t give a shit.

[Anonymous No.9478802]

>>9478787
I don't have a problem with emulating or anything, I just still can't get used to how fucking gay the retro market is now.
I didn't know about that, though. I'll look into it. Thanks.

>>9478790
Your original reply didn't have value or relevance to what I originally said. I will now subject you to another post to read for your continued faggotry.

[Anonymous No.9478806]

Honestly just play 3 and the ones after that, 1 and 2 just aren't that good. They're cool to play for a bit if you're a fan but I've never even completed them.

[Anonymous No.9478809]

>>9478790
Good to know you didn't understand the question.

[Anonymous No.9478819]

>>9478802
You’re welcome. It’s indeed extremely gay now, slightly less so if you’re a weeb that imports games.
The exploit I use is called tonyhax, although I did admittedly need more than just a PS1 and my PC to get it done since I needed a way to move some files from my PC to a PS1 memory card. I threw the files on a thumb drive and used a softmodded PS2 to do that part.
Totally worth it if you prefer using the console over emulation like I do. Most of the games tonyhax exploits are thankfully still pretty cheap.

[Anonymous No.9479183]

The games are quite rough and have some completely braindead game design decisions that were never improved upon in sequels. The games are also extremely hostile to newcomers so you'll need a guide to know what the fuck is going on.

[Anonymous No.9480076]

3 and Silent Line are the best but the original PSX three games have tons of charm to them and are worth playing if you like mech building. You can actually play all of those 5 games on a PSP. But Last Raven is made to be unfun so don't bother.

[Anonymous No.9480242]

>>9477620
They ever work out the graphical errors?
Thought about playing them again, though I only have LR & Nexus

[Anonymous No.9480314]

>>9479183
The point of these games is to experiment, you're not going to do well on them your first try anyway.

[Anonymous No.9480316]

>>9477489
Car combat games were always more fun imho. Which is weird because you would think piloting a giant robot would

[Anonymous No.9480336]

>>9477609
how about you log off and play a video game for once in your pathetic faggot life?

[Anonymous No.9480339]

>>9478746
you are going to hate 3 because of the control scheme. try Last Raven, the controls are fantastic and the NPCs don't start really cheating until like halfway into the game

[Anonymous No.9480346]

>>9480339
lol nice trick

[Anonymous No.9480854]

>>9480339
I played a bit of my friend’s copy of 3 when it came out, but I recently bought it to give it an earnest try and beat it. I’ve not been bothered by the controls.
I know I like the game, I just want to actually finish it and enjoy the whole ride enough to warrant buying more. I hate the bulk buying and hoarding attitude the current retro market creates.

[Anonymous No.9480858]

>>9480339
kek
>>9478746
3 is a good starting point.

[Anonymous No.9481176]

>>9477489
Last Raven is the best one.

[Anonymous No.9481232]

>>9480854
Thats why you bulk pirate literally everything. Fuck the markets

[Anonymous No.9481265]

>>9481232
I largely agree and do have a drive full of roms and isos, but I haven’t let the memory of actually owning something I enjoy be completely beaten out of me yet. It’s a curse.

[Anonymous No.9481852]

>>9477620
wut's the difference from the psp vers of the ps2 ACs?

[Anonymous No.9481892]

>>9481852
Slightly worse graphics and framerate compared to the PS2 versions, some more items on PSP iirc.
Rebinding the controls is hell if you want to keep the weapon eject functionality.

[Anonymous No.9482709]

>>9481852
Slight color changes for stats bars as well.

[Anonymous No.9482712]

>>9480242
Yeah, that infographc is like 8 years old. Armored Core runs fine on PCSX2 these days.

[Anonymous No.9483090]

>>9477551
>>9477620
Start at "AC3 USA iso Redub.7z" my guy. It's the only way.

[Anonymous No.9483181]

>>9481852
>>9481892
You also get part carryover from SL Portable to LR Portable (although they still have different names and stats in the transition from 3/SL to Nexus/NB/LR). Final boss Zinaida also felt more bullshit than usual.

[Anonymous No.9484061]

>>9477489
AC3 crashed my ps2 back in the day because I played it so much.
>>9478746
My local vidya scalper shop is trying to get $100 just for AC1. I know its not that rare.

[Anonymous No.9484460]

>>9478746
All of the normalfags on twitch are playing Armored Core 1 so I guarantee that one has doubled in price, they don't seem to be playing any others though.

[Anonymous No.9484551]

>>9484460
ps2 AC2 is dirt cheap. PS1 games in general tend to be overpriced.

[Anonymous No.9484670]

I'm an ultra-fan of Armored Core, from BEFORE the American AC1 release. I'll admit, it's satisfying seeing new players struggle with the games, since they're the only ones I'm really skilled at.

I skipped the Nexus trilogy because, after 7 games with minimal changes, I had enough (until Miyazaki's AC4 came out). According to >>9477620 I should have stayed faithful. So now, I'm replaying AC3+Silent Line to get ready for the Nexus games.