The best mech games to play after Armored Core 6
Have you already finished Armored Core 6, and you want more mech action but don’t feel like attempting a crazy no-weapon run just to breathe new life into the game? Worry not! I, and some of the Destructoid staff, have come up with a list of wildly varied mech-based games that I’m sure will scratch that itch.
If you love the Final Fantasy series but you think it could use more mechs and have more of an anime look, then Xenogears is the game for you.
It begins as many other PlayStation 1-era RPGs do: with the hero’s rural hometown getting destroyed. Only this time it’s not by an evil wizard—it’s by giant mechs straight out of what seems like hundreds of years in the future. That’s Xenogears’ way of telling players that they were about to experience something like they never had before.
On top of a good story and gameplay that remains fun to this day, Xenogears kickstarted a gaming universe that gave us the likes of Xenosaga and Xenoblade.
If you read what I just wrote about Xenogears and thought “This is what I want, but more modern and even more better-er”, then this is the one for you.
Xenoblade Chronicles X is, for the time being, the best mecha RPG in existence. It perfectly combines classic gameplay elements with the more modern, more action-oriented RPG battles you see in games like Final Fantasy XV. Also, its gorgeous world is a marvel to explore. Shame it’s the one Wii U game that hasn’t made it to the Switch.
Not many people ever got to fully experience Steel Battalion for the original Xbox, because playing it as Capcom had intended required players to get a $200 controller that featured three pedals, two joysticks, and one hell of a lot of buttons. Still, the lucky few who got into that cockpit for the most
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