ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON Deluxe Edition

ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON is FromSoftware's return to its mech series after a decade away. The planet Rubicon 3 was burned decades ago by Coral, a substance that turned out to be both a miracle energy source and a catastrophe. Coral has resurfaced, corporations have come back for it, and you are C4-621, an augmented pilot flying under the handle Raven and taking work from whoever pays. The heart of the game is the garage. Frames are assembled part by part — core, arms, legs or tank treads, booster, generator — and hung with up to four weapons, and the build decides whether you skate around a boss or trade hits with it. Missions are tight, hand-built engagements rather than open exploration, and the campaign branches into several endings that New Game Plus lets you chase without starting over. The story is single-player; online play is a separate 1v1 and 3v3 arena where players bring their own assembled mechs. The Deluxe Edition is the same game plus a digital artbook and the original soundtrack. Nothing in it changes the mechs, the missions or the arena — it is bonus material for people who want it.