I shared your excitement for this game. Pre-ordered. Then my wife woke me up at 8am Friday morning saying "omg my water broke" Our son was born release day! The best reason I can think of to have still not played the game lol. Shout out to my firstborn son, Joseph IV.
Some fatherly advice (I have a 7 month old as well as a 15 year old). While they're newborns you can lay them on your lap and play. Just use your forearms to brace them on both sides and hold the controller over their head as their head rests on your knees. My little one and I put in 100+ hours of playtime.
@@Based_investor I WILL try this lol. Thanks for the advice 🙏 ours are 11 and newborn. Gotta keep a decade in between em so they can do the free babysitting
I often put on his Let’s Play videos while I game just because I enjoy his enthusiasm and personality. He certainly sounds joyous and excited on this game. Same Sekiro especially when he fully beat the game with no true deaths. Can’t say I’ve ever heard him rage except for one time he fought Bed Of Chaos haha.
First game in a long time where ive been stuck on a boss for a long time, but when he died i dropped my controller and yelled in success. Fucking love it
I love that Fromsoft made the first boss difficult but not impossible if you understand why they gave you a blade as a starter weapon in the first place. Took me a few tries before I understood. 😅
i bought it and am playing it...they took the best parts of the old ones and added new stuff which is nice, you can tell they put a lot of work into this game. I love it
Pre-ordered this game and I beat it the weekend it came out, absolute gem. I was obsessed, I stepped away for a bit and i'm getting back into it again. feels like the first time again. It's super cool to see how other people play and build. I'm geeked by you're all heavy explosive arms and the sword. I typically fall back on my super light small arms build with the sword in the weapon bay so it's super interesting to see another style like this. This game really does have so much character and it's so cool to see peoples personalities shine through their mechs. Can't wait to see how your build grows over the course of the let's play. Great content fam.
I'm glad channel's like you exist cowboy, because I'm sadly stuck on last Gen and unable to play this game. So at least I can get a feel of it through RUclips :]
Thank you so much for this. You don’t know how vindicated I feel watching you lose your first fight to the attack helicopter. I was feeling pretty demoralized after struggling so much with it, but seeing it provide a challenge for a pro helps legitimize the difficulty and confirm that it’s not just because I suck. 😅
I’ll get the elden ring stuff done and I’ll follow this one, thank you so much for putting your time and effort into this! Your tips and insights are so valuable to new players!!!! All the best
Been wanting this. Saw it on 30% sale and watched a little of this video before deciding to go ahead and grab it. WOW. I love this game already! The only thing I currently struggle with is the booster thrust. I have huge hands and even small changes in my grip, especially during intense play, will click the left stick in. I have the same problem with every game. I crouch on accident SO much in souls games lol.
So I just found your channel, and the way you're talking about armored core makes me happy, because I've been waiting just as long as you good sir!!!! Excited to see if your reaction is as good as mine!!! Lol 😊
holy crap, this is so amazing. Thanks to you I am actually doing pretty good. Took about 5 or 6 tries to get that helicopter in the beginning, but i got the tetrapod on my first try and am having a blast. Enjoy your banter and watching you helps me figure out how to play better. I am getting back into games after a long abscence.
@@damiennixel925 I shat my pants when I first encountered it with rain of missiles right at beginning. But the elephant in the room was bazooka that it shoots right after those missiles. That killed me like 50 times lol
I've never played an Armored Core game before. I have had my eye on this game for a while now. I am thinking about getting this game now but imma watch your gameplay a bit more before deciding to buy this lol This game looks awesome though :) You also play exceptionally well too! Looking forward to watching the rest of this series! :D
was good to see you struggle on the gunship before you figured out the tactic for it, makes me feel better rofl... one of your videos helped me figure it out.
The sword is a lot better than you would think so it is good to have one unless you are going full range also the training missions are worth doing when you get them
Seeing cowboy get dunked on that first boss made me feel a little bit better tbh. I nailed it second time, but getting that s rank might prove difficult. Cant change your loadout either
i usually play games as a beefy boi so i thought the tank would have been my jam but surprisingly its the grass hopper zippy ac and dual smg's that have caught my attention for now such a great game
The helicopter constantly goes behind the barrier and you use up energy just trying to get up to him. But if you can manage to hit him enough times before his stagger runs out he gets stunned and you can do some damage. It's just the constantly going behind the barrier and constantly running out of energy that's the real problem. Can't ever get that stun before it runs out.
Finally got through the first arc of this game, and can safely watch these playthroughs. F'ing confirm button sounds like my appliances. I keep looking around my house....
10:10 new generator would be nice. I love how fast it recharges that first boss fight had me going a few times worrying about my boost but then realized don’t need to really look at it just look at where I’m going and tracking the boss.
It's definitely different form their Soulsborne series but can't argue that it has From's golden touch. Give a try, you won't be disappointed since it's a top tier game and is so much fun once you get the hang of it.
@andylastname566 tell that to belatus 😂 my boi out here looking like optimus prime with 2 big howitzer cannons and 2 8-cell rocket pods. Honestly I might just start running it more because god damn it shreds bosses
I'm new to AC. Preordered but only just played the first mission, it's awesome would of got to it sooner but I still had 5 days left of my free play time in FF14
With the return of Titanfall 2, the success of Armored Core 6 and Gundam: The Witch of Mercury, as well as the annoucement of Mechwarrior 5: Clans DLC, it is a good time to be a mech fan!
Did you know that at 8:04 has an AC with a left red arm/shoulder and the rest of it is green. Potentially being a VOTOMS Scopedog Red Shoulder easter egg?
You probably have by now, but this is how I got it on my first try. Stay under it as much as possible as it has a hard time hitting you there (I sorta just assumed as much because it's a helicopter and that's an issue for them IRL so I applied real world logic and it actually turned out to work really well), spam your missiles and assault rifle to build up stagger at a close-mid range (but keep in mind missiles need time to target lock as shown by the golden bar filling up and the number showing up next to it inside the FCS ring, if you fire them immediately on cool down they will miss), when it staggers assault boost in and use the blade the double slash does more damage in total than the charged one so always use that if you have the time to get both in. If you run out of energy and it's about to fire take cover behind the buildings scattered around. Rinse and repeat.
@ I haven’t yet! Coincidentally I redownloaded this game just the other day and have been meaning to play it, so thanks for the heads up, man! I’ll give this a try. You’re awesome. Thank you
I want to like the shields but they feel so clunky to use, really wish you could assault boost with them but they seemed to interrupt my charge though I am a bipedal build so maybe the heavier leg types can do so.
Just played the first mission this morning. I’ve platinumed bloodborne sekiro and elden ring, and this is nothing like them. The first boss took like 6 attempts. Soo much going on and so few buttons to use. I may need to buy a pro/edge controller.
I had to slow the video down to see but you land with not that much damage (sparks yes but no parts went flying). My brother thought there might have been a missile launcher on the left shoulder but there was only one on the right. Interesting thing I just took a bit of time to see
Not sure if this is cowboys full deep dive play threw or not but just incase he hasn't found the part the missing ephemera chest piece is in depths 3 along with fcs ocellus
The only thing I don't like is that boost control isn't all one button. Instead you have an ascend/jump and a separate boost activation button, almost like AC5. But I'm happy nonetheless
So I know Cowboy has a beast PC. I'm looking to upgrade my GPU, possibly to a 3k series. Waiting to see some specs of how ACVI runs for different systems before deciding though. How is the game performing for everyone?
Its unironicly the most optimized Fromsoft game Some people i know have a lower PC/Laptop than Cowboy and they have CONSISTENT FPS Even the Steamdeck is consistent 50 fps More consistent than Starfield will be
As someone who never cared about mechs, I was willing to give this a try because I trust Fromsoft but then BG3 came out and now... Maybe I'll try it in a few years.
I shared your excitement for this game. Pre-ordered. Then my wife woke me up at 8am Friday morning saying "omg my water broke" Our son was born release day! The best reason I can think of to have still not played the game lol. Shout out to my firstborn son, Joseph IV.
Congrats, its a mech
Some fatherly advice (I have a 7 month old as well as a 15 year old). While they're newborns you can lay them on your lap and play. Just use your forearms to brace them on both sides and hold the controller over their head as their head rests on your knees. My little one and I put in 100+ hours of playtime.
fake
@@Based_investor I WILL try this lol. Thanks for the advice 🙏 ours are 11 and newborn. Gotta keep a decade in between em so they can do the free babysitting
"Your callsign, is Joseph"
I love it!!😂😂😂 It’s always a great sign when Cowboy says, “I don’t have the words to describe how excited I am.”
I was just about to comment that haha he says it at the beginning of every new fromsoft game playthroughs
My only complaint is the lack of pre-customization. I wanted to change colors so bad and was 100% tilted. Idek how many stupid deaths I had.
@@Jim-Bagelaren't there only two missions that you can't change your AC's load out and paint on?
@@themustardman219 that’s what I meant. The first mission should atleast let you color it
I often put on his Let’s Play videos while I game just because I enjoy his enthusiasm and personality. He certainly sounds joyous and excited on this game. Same Sekiro especially when he fully beat the game with no true deaths.
Can’t say I’ve ever heard him rage except for one time he fought Bed Of Chaos haha.
Cowboy is almost shedding tears of joy. You can hear it in his voice.
His long going history with Fromsoft games. Shows he knows what he's talking about.,
@@NewsofPE : You mean comprehension problem.
AC vet here from the original in 1997. Im here with ya cowboy and been playing all night. Game is what ive been waiting for.
Since you’ve been a vet for a long time, how do you like AC6 with the lock on
First game in a long time where ive been stuck on a boss for a long time, but when he died i dropped my controller and yelled in success. Fucking love it
.... me too- was in party with my friend - and the air turned blue when I finally beat that asshole chopper 😂
@@sportislife4012 lol the boss im talking about is the Chapter 1 final boss, Chapter 4 Boss and the Final Boss
Dark souls awaits you next.
I love that Fromsoft made the first boss difficult but not impossible if you understand why they gave you a blade as a starter weapon in the first place. Took me a few tries before I understood. 😅
yep once i realized i started hammering it with the blade.
I grew up with this franchise when I was like single digits in age! I'm definitely playing this when I can!
Me too! So excited!
i bought it and am playing it...they took the best parts of the old ones and added new stuff which is nice, you can tell they put a lot of work into this game. I love it
Haha same, last time I played AC was on PS2!
growing up playing armor core since ps1 days I never guessed this would make a comeback and be way better than ever before.
Pre-ordered this game and I beat it the weekend it came out, absolute gem. I was obsessed, I stepped away for a bit and i'm getting back into it again. feels like the first time again. It's super cool to see how other people play and build. I'm geeked by you're all heavy explosive arms and the sword. I typically fall back on my super light small arms build with the sword in the weapon bay so it's super interesting to see another style like this. This game really does have so much character and it's so cool to see peoples personalities shine through their mechs. Can't wait to see how your build grows over the course of the let's play. Great content fam.
I'm glad channel's like you exist cowboy, because I'm sadly stuck on last Gen and unable to play this game. So at least I can get a feel of it through RUclips :]
i just bought it on ps4 took me a while to learn it was on here 😆nice surprise
Hooooo my god... this game is gorgeous... just love how MASSIVE everything is... just too cool... CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE!
Thank you so much for this. You don’t know how vindicated I feel watching you lose your first fight to the attack helicopter. I was feeling pretty demoralized after struggling so much with it, but seeing it provide a challenge for a pro helps legitimize the difficulty and confirm that it’s not just because I suck. 😅
You are my go to RUclipsr when it comes to games like this I’ve been watching since dark souls 3 keep up the great work brother
I’ll get the elden ring stuff done and I’ll follow this one, thank you so much for putting your time and effort into this! Your tips and insights are so valuable to new players!!!! All the best
Been wanting this. Saw it on 30% sale and watched a little of this video before deciding to go ahead and grab it. WOW. I love this game already! The only thing I currently struggle with is the booster thrust. I have huge hands and even small changes in my grip, especially during intense play, will click the left stick in. I have the same problem with every game. I crouch on accident SO much in souls games lol.
Not gonna lie; when Allmind said 'Welcome Back, Raven' I got a lil' choked up.
So I just found your channel, and the way you're talking about armored core makes me happy, because I've been waiting just as long as you good sir!!!! Excited to see if your reaction is as good as mine!!! Lol 😊
holy crap, this is so amazing. Thanks to you I am actually doing pretty good. Took about 5 or 6 tries to get that helicopter in the beginning, but i got the tetrapod on my first try and am having a blast. Enjoy your banter and watching you helps me figure out how to play better. I am getting back into games after a long abscence.
The Helicopter was easy, but the final boss of chapter 1 made me ragequit
@@damiennixel925I forgot was it Balteus ?
@@gtx1650max-q Pre-nerf Balteus at the time. The missiles :')
@@damiennixel925 I shat my pants when I first encountered it with rain of missiles right at beginning.
But the elephant in the room was bazooka that it shoots right after those missiles. That killed me like 50 times lol
I’ve just bought this game because of your channel! Awesome videos keep up the excellent work
Your excitement is contagious! This will be a great ride...
I appreciate your review man I've always loved mecha series and games now I'm definitely gonna buy this
I've never played an Armored Core game before. I have had my eye on this game for a while now. I am thinking about getting this game now but imma watch your gameplay a bit more before deciding to buy this lol
This game looks awesome though :) You also play exceptionally well too! Looking forward to watching the rest of this series! :D
was good to see you struggle on the gunship before you figured out the tactic for it, makes me feel better rofl... one of your videos helped me figure it out.
So Nice to see Armored core in 2023. I was beginning to lose hope we would get a new release. Can't wait to get my hand on it in 8 hours
Get it
The sword is a lot better than you would think so it is good to have one unless you are going full range also the training missions are worth doing when you get them
I immediately recognized Patrick Seitz voice as soon as this started. Love that dude's voice work
Seeing cowboy get dunked on that first boss made me feel a little bit better tbh. I nailed it second time, but getting that s rank might prove difficult. Cant change your loadout either
i usually play games as a beefy boi so i thought the tank would have been my jam but surprisingly its the grass hopper zippy ac and dual smg's that have caught my attention for now such a great game
God tier game cowboy finna binge watch the whole let’s play 🤖
I skipped AC 5 so I was pretty excited for this one. I love how well this turned out.
The helicopter constantly goes behind the barrier and you use up energy just trying to get up to him. But if you can manage to hit him enough times before his stagger runs out he gets stunned and you can do some damage. It's just the constantly going behind the barrier and constantly running out of energy that's the real problem. Can't ever get that stun before it runs out.
I duno why it made me laugh so much when you scanned the mech at 9:30, pause and go “Monkey Gordo”
Finally got through the first arc of this game, and can safely watch these playthroughs.
F'ing confirm button sounds like my appliances. I keep looking around my house....
Miyazki's Golden Touch. A sure fire win. There are no RUNE DROPS / SOUL DROPS/ GEAR DROPS OF ANY KIND. Time to LEARN TO BUILD.
you did that student ac pilot dirty with the bazooka finisher lmao
Brother you're a godsend with this walkthrough 🙏🏾
This is what I'm talking about. What a great time to be alive...
Brother thank you like seriously especially with that helicopter boss that has gotten me killed five to six times
Can't wait to start playing this game soon I follow the videos of From software when you played Sekrio shadows die twice
Thank you for show me to painting the armor!
I didn't know that!
Cool!
Thanks for uploading faset Cowboy 🙌🏻
I'm so fuckin happy my favorite fromsoftplayer from all the way back in ds2 to ac fires of Rubicon it's been a long journey man 🎉❤
Man I just finished sekiro with your guides as you uploaded this lol
Welcome back, Raven.
Bought it last night, can't wait to get home n play it, loved the old games n things looks sooooo good I'll be waiting for the platinum walkthrough
Love these walkthroughs. Make all the difference to a mediocre gamer like myself
10:10 new generator would be nice. I love how fast it recharges that first boss fight had me going a few times worrying about my boost but then realized don’t need to really look at it just look at where I’m going and tracking the boss.
Can't tell you how many times I've watched this and just noticed that you start launched out of a sabot.
On the fence about getting this as I've never played an Armored Core game but love From's other titles.
It's definitely different form their Soulsborne series but can't argue that it has From's golden touch. Give a try, you won't be disappointed since it's a top tier game and is so much fun once you get the hang of it.
I recommend it, its my second one and this game will make you adapt your build to overcome bosses or missions.
@andylastname566 tell that to belatus 😂 my boi out here looking like optimus prime with 2 big howitzer cannons and 2 8-cell rocket pods. Honestly I might just start running it more because god damn it shreds bosses
Gotta give it to fromsoft. Their cinematic prowess is top tier. If they team up with kojima studios, i think the internet would break
I just got it on sale! Can't wait to play tonight!
Fly up + quick boost + melee 👍👍
12:50 - happened to me as well during the 8th time of attempting the first boss. Its ridiculously hard.
Dodge forward to avoid side rockets jump to avoid red rockets, boost towards boss hit with double slash rinse and repeat
I'm new to AC. Preordered but only just played the first mission, it's awesome would of got to it sooner but I still had 5 days left of my free play time in FF14
this game looks sick I'll probably pick this up end of year
With the return of Titanfall 2, the success of Armored Core 6 and Gundam: The Witch of Mercury, as well as the annoucement of Mechwarrior 5: Clans DLC, it is a good time to be a mech fan!
3:30 ikr, stright terminator vibes in a way
Please tell us you'll do a walkthrough!! I love your walk-throughs
i know i will never play this game coz i dont like mech game,but i still watch.
Im in the same boat idk how i feel about this game here. Looks fun but im not a mech guy
you guys are missing out 😂
Cowboy is actually a very good name for this game.
PC version felt solid. No dodgy 0.1% lows unlike most modern ports...at least on my 5800x3d/6800xt combo.
Sadly… tons of crashes for some folks like me😢
Did you know that at 8:04 has an AC with a left red arm/shoulder and the rest of it is green. Potentially being a VOTOMS Scopedog Red Shoulder easter egg?
This footage is clean bro, definately picking this up.
And the wait for a new Armored Core has finally ended!
That jump boost is so Elden Ring lol
In real time, Cowboy having a core-gasm. Yeah I said it...
Is that one voice actor Patrick Warburton? Joe from family guy? lol
I couldn’t get past the helicopter when I played this. lol
You probably have by now, but this is how I got it on my first try. Stay under it as much as possible as it has a hard time hitting you there (I sorta just assumed as much because it's a helicopter and that's an issue for them IRL so I applied real world logic and it actually turned out to work really well), spam your missiles and assault rifle to build up stagger at a close-mid range (but keep in mind missiles need time to target lock as shown by the golden bar filling up and the number showing up next to it inside the FCS ring, if you fire them immediately on cool down they will miss), when it staggers assault boost in and use the blade the double slash does more damage in total than the charged one so always use that if you have the time to get both in. If you run out of energy and it's about to fire take cover behind the buildings scattered around. Rinse and repeat.
@ I haven’t yet! Coincidentally I redownloaded this game just the other day and have been meaning to play it, so thanks for the heads up, man! I’ll give this a try. You’re awesome. Thank you
@ Ah, well isn't there one heck of a coincidence. Wishing you luck, you've got this.
@@ThatGuyOrby weird, i guess i did beat him. I'm on the last two missions when i loaded the game up. Still appreciate the tips
@ No problem at all
This guy has a really badass voice
Standby for TitanFall getting TitanFall vibes from that scene
Most excited he's been since his second baby was born
Can’t wait to pick up my copy after work. I would be playing it all day
Hi Cowboy, when can we expect your 100% walkthrough? I will most likely wait for it and only then start playing
I'm not planning one for this because it's not that kind of game
Recommend this on PC or PS5? Awesome vid
I want to like the shields but they feel so clunky to use, really wish you could assault boost with them but they seemed to interrupt my charge though I am a bipedal build so maybe the heavier leg types can do so.
Just played the first mission this morning. I’ve platinumed bloodborne sekiro and elden ring, and this is nothing like them. The first boss took like 6 attempts. Soo much going on and so few buttons to use. I may need to buy a pro/edge controller.
Having the jump on paddles is so good
Isn't it a joy to be alive
Only see a playlist for the livestreams but not the lets play
Been loving this gamee
Thank god you are doing a let’s play with this game as this is my first Game like this
Is it just me or does that look like a Vault-Tech paint job
LETSSSSGOOOOOOOO ITS FINALLY HERE!!!
Imma be my own mech anime protagonist
I would love a Gundam game that plays like this.
I had to slow the video down to see but you land with not that much damage (sparks yes but no parts went flying). My brother thought there might have been a missile launcher on the left shoulder but there was only one on the right. Interesting thing I just took a bit of time to see
i like your commentary. only talk when u need to
Can you share all the mech builds youve shown in the livestream please ?
Not sure if this is cowboys full deep dive play threw or not but just incase he hasn't found the part the missing ephemera chest piece is in depths 3 along with fcs ocellus
Both are to the top right when the Lazer start shooting at u
FromSoftware Boss (AH12 HC Helicopter), but impossible to upgrade before the Boss fight. So after 1 hour I haven't progressed further in the game…
Watch the short I made on killing the Boss
@@FightinCowboy Okay, thanks
@@PAKB100melee it, that’s it
Keep moving and stay close to avoid it's missiles. Use you assault boost to close the gap and melee the sh*t out of it.
How do I get a voice this smooth, damn
I sacrificed the blade for the bazooka and didn’t regret it at all I also doubled up on the missles
The only thing I don't like is that boost control isn't all one button. Instead you have an ascend/jump and a separate boost activation button, almost like AC5. But I'm happy nonetheless
This first boss destroyed me. I can't figure out how to dodge his missiles enough that even the area of effect drains my AP.
So I know Cowboy has a beast PC. I'm looking to upgrade my GPU, possibly to a 3k series. Waiting to see some specs of how ACVI runs for different systems before deciding though.
How is the game performing for everyone?
Running this on a 1060 at 1080p, and I havent had any issues at all.
Its unironicly the most optimized Fromsoft game
Some people i know have a lower PC/Laptop than Cowboy and they have CONSISTENT FPS
Even the Steamdeck is consistent 50 fps
More consistent than Starfield will be
This game is hard. But it's glorious.
After the stream, I'm ready to begin
This looks so cool. But I suck at games…should I get this? I mean I don’t rage quit or anything.
i only played abit of armored core many many years ago back on the psp era of playing one of these but never really got into it
a) Can the preorder stuff be bought, now that the game is out?
b) How to farm? Will replaying missions give you money?
As someone who never cared about mechs, I was willing to give this a try because I trust Fromsoft but then BG3 came out and now... Maybe I'll try it in a few years.
You are my hero