Armored Core 5 (Armored Core V)

Badly translated and very incoherent. Online play seems to be the only focus. Single player has suffered because of this

Feels half-baked

I love the visual design of Armored Core, but the gameplay feels very rigid and despite some semi-impressive cut-scenes the voice acting and writing is so weak that you'll wish you hadn't watched it.

Armored Core V review

Stepping away from franchise reboot of prior instalments, From Software’s latest offering is a blend of the old and the new, juxtaposing a shift back toward traditional mech warfare against a new territory system that neatly combines singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay.

Fresh meat for AC fans; Decent depth but still easy enough to pick up and play; Giant robot wars

Servers are region-locked; Graphics are shiny in some parts but could do with a scrub up

Went wrong somewhere along the line. The original idea might have promise, but in practice the game has failed. Threatens to be interesting sometimes, but rarely.