We've decided to hold what will most likely be our last tournament using Armored Core: Last Raven to celebrate Raven Republic's 3rd anniversary. BYOB part 2 will probably happen on the same day as well.
Currently, we're still deciding on the format to use for the tournament. Help us decide by voting in the PACT 5 Format thread.
The tentative date for the event is on August 15, 2009. For other details and updates, just check up on the corresponding threads in the forums.
This official art sports a sexy new head design previously absent from all preceding AC games. One can only wonder what other new surprises AC3P has in store for its followers and fans. Speculation goes that its the equipped head part of the new No.1 Ranker in the arena, replacing Ace as the arena top dog from the original AC3. Two more images below, and the rest in the gallery:
Armored Core 3 Portable is scheduled for a July 30, 2009 release in Japan with no word on an official English release at the moment.
Special thanks to NiX for the heads up about the new part.
UPDATE: OK, so maybe this isn't the new top ranker, as NiX says in the comments. It does say E-33. Hmm...
As seen from this latest Famitsu magazine scan taken from thisKotaku article, Armored Core 3: Silent Line and Armored Core: Last Raven are receiving PSP ports soon as well. The listed release dates mark Silent Line due to release November this year, and Last Raven on March 2010. Two Tenchu games are coming out too, with Wrath of Heaven getting the first release this August, and Fatal Shadows on January next year.
Here's the official launch page for these games. This was previously a countdown page, as what seems to be the norm for teasers these days.: http://www.fromsoftware.jp/090522/
No word on any changes in gameplay for SL or LR, though there is speculation it will take advantage of the PSP's ability to connect online and play against other players via the internet as seen from AC3P's promo video.
When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required. - Luke 12:48
Pilot: R. Leonhardt (AC4) Gerard Gendelin (Armored Core: For Answer) First Appearance: Armored Core 4
I feel it is appropriate to do a background check on one of the more recent icons to appear in the Armored Core franchise, the Noblesse Oblige, in light of the announcement of its upcoming model kit.
The term Noblesse Oblige comes from the French language, literally meaning "Nobility Obligates". In usage, it means that power and prestige come with responsibility, very much like the famous saying of the (late) uncle of a particular web-slinging superhero we all know.
Implied in the statement is a bigger picture of society as a whole, where those who are in a position of power and wealth are duty-bound to help those who are less fortunate, and have public responsibilities to show good behavior and exceed society's norms for decency.
In one scenario that may illustrate the phrase's impact, the police might show less vindiction, or even a degree of sympathy, for a homeless person that gets caught stealing bread from a bakery, whereas a person in a position of power, like an elected high ranking government official, will make headlines in national news should they commit the same crime.
A person in a position of power has a greater moral responsibility to act as a role model to society, and as one's name is attached to a prestigious title, he or she is expected to behave according to society's expectations.
In the context of Armored Core, little is known behind R. Leonhardt besides his arena description and his few appearances in Armored Core 4, and Noblesse Oblige's re-appearance in Armored Core: For Answer under the LYNX Gerard Gendelin.
The Nobelisse Oblige itself is unlike any other Armored Core design before it. Sporting a white-and-gold paint scheme on an elegant all-Hogire frame, and two triple-barreled laser cannons arranged in "angel wings" formation when not in use. The unit's all Rosenthal parts is one of elegance, and despite its seemingly fragile appearance, is a rather robust machine in-game.
Noblesse Oblige was a radical departure from the traditional look of Armored Core, where even the fastest machines were traditionally portrayed as bulky, ungainly war machines. Not so with Noblesse Oblige. There is a sense of power, awe, and grandeur in the presence of this machine, its wings and halo-like vernier heat trail implying its status as a sort machine god that can either be a savior or destroyer, depending on the tides of battle.
Regardless, war rarely sees the birth of such breathtaking beauty.
The Noblesse Oblidge model kit is expected to launch in October 2009. Discuss the model kit in our forums.
i want the one i can't have and it's driving me maaaaad it's written all over my face....they say a double bed and a stalwart lover for sure are the riches of the poor but i don't even have thoseeeeee
-sophie XD
