Armored Core
A port of Armored Core, enhanced with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters.
Armored Core is a shooter developed by FromSoftware, released 18 March 2025 on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
What Armored Core is
Armored Core is a shooter game developed by FromSoftware and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the presumably distant future, the vast majority of Earth's population is wiped out by a cataclysmic war known as the Great Destruction. The harsh conditions that result force the few remaining survivors to live underground for fifty years, during which time corporations come to power. The two largest corporations, Chrome and Murakumo Millennium, constantly battle each other for supremacy, causing significant strife among the populace. However, the competition provides endless opportunities for the Ravens, mercenaries who exist independently of the corporations. You, the protagonist, pilot an armored core (AC), which is a giant mecha robot.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
Armored Core launched on 18 March 2025, within three weeks of Inzoi, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction and Monster Hunter Wilds. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Inzoi, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction, Monster Hunter Wilds.
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