I will say this about Armored Core 6.

1. It is a healthy revitalization of the franchise. I never played 5, and my last was For Answer.
2. This will be a difficult game. You will lose many times, but that is okay. Come back to missions that beat the snot out of you; go back and play other missions, earn money, buy gear, try different loadouts.
3. I have played Elden Ring; I never made it past Limgrave. I played AC 6, I managed to make New Game ++. I will eventually come back to Elden Ring. Point is, don't let constant defeats keep you down.
4. There are plenty of guides out there to help if the struggle is real.
5. I try not to say "Git Gud", because half the time the person saying it will only say it, but never help. To that I say: Practice. Replay missions. even if you have to do a build run on the boss just to lose, at least you're learning. You at least get the benefit of rebuilding your AC at the death screen, and you get checkpoints. use each death to study your opponent and build a strategy against them.
6. Do not give up, just keep trying, testing, optimizing, and you will succeed.

A beautifully executed game where the choices matter in your overall story. I've only played episode 1 so far, but either way each decision had a certain impact on later events as the episode progressed, and really drills that sense of dread when it says that your actions have consequences.

Definitely a welcome addition to the Metal Gear Saga, this time with mroe Raiden,.....and a lot of slicing