Armored Core 6: A Perfect Storytelling Moment (AC Tester Dafeng Student Pilot)

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Chumpy
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Published on ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWMiHahFTEY


Game:
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023)
Duration: 3:24
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In this video I unpack how FromSoftware designs a beautiful storytelling moment out of a rather unassuming boss fight in Armored Core 6: the encounter with the Dafeng Student Pilot's Tester AC. I think that this encounter illustrates FromSoftware's mastery at letting storytelling unfold through gameplay. It's also an encounter that (as I suspect) most players will probably find trivially easy and forget about pretty soon after they complete it. But in this video I argue that beneath its trivial appearance lies a piece of brilliant video game design; and its triviality is a big part of what makes it so great.

I don't quite think that Armored Core 6 is quite of the same caliber as the rest of the Soulsborne series (e.g., it is tough to go from the expansive maps of Elden Ring to the limited play areas of AC6, whose gameplay could definitely benefit from more expansive maps), but even a B-tier FromSoft effort is a treat. And I hope this video can capture one small reason why!

00:00 Introduction
00:34 Context of the Fight
01:32 FromSoftware's Storytelling Principles
02:46 Conclusion: Efficiency in Storytelling



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