Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubiconย isย storming the chartsย with its release on Steam, to no one’s surprise. Bandai Namco says it’s all thanks toย Elden Ring, but it’s also a rarely successful revival of a franchise that has been dormant for ten years. It currentlyย sits in 8th placeย on Steam, but during its launch day, it knocked offย Baldur’s Gate 3ย from the top spot. Elden Ring introduced the mainstream to the Souls series, and it’s clear thatย Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon‘s release has successfullyย introduced the mainstreamย to theย Armored Coreย series.
How Did Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon Revive the Franchise?
According to Bandai Namco, “Thanks toย Elden Ring, FromSoftware has become a seal, a guarantee of quality, and therefore people will see that the Metacritic of this game is great, that it’s challenging but very rewarding and say ‘I wanna try that game’.” FromSoftware has gone from an extremely successful company that made games for a certain type of player to a triple-A studio creating games for all gaming lovers.
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubiconย is a different animal than the Souls games, but it still has thatย FromSoftware DNAย surging through it.ย Build variety, intriguing story, and tense,ย painfully difficult boss fightsย are all here, and although some players will likely not be familiar with this series, they will feel right at home when they start playing.
Armored Core 6‘s strong release shows that FromSoftware has a lot of flexibility in its upcoming schedule, as they now have resurrected a series that many thought would remain untouched afterย Armored Core 5. They can go for another world-shattering release likeย Elden Ring, make Armored Core 7, or create another new IP, as it seems anything FromSofware touches turns to gold.
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is available now for
