8th September, 2023

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time: mechs, arcade classics, and a confused trip to Mario Land.

If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We’ve Been Playing, here’s our archive.

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, PS5

Despite this being the first Armored Core game I’ve played, I can tell that Fires of Rubicon is authentic to the series. It feels like a PS2 game with a lick of paint, making me strangely nostalgic for a series that’s brand new for me. But I mean this as a compliment.