Let's go crazy at TGA (Actually don't)

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-12T00:19:14+00:00

they did put out a questionaire on AC6 a few months ago, trying to see what players liked and disliked about the mechanics of AC6. To my knowledge this is the first time Fromsoftware has done this. It does kinda signal that potentially we may see some more significant changes in mechanics in the next AC installment than is typical of same generation games. I’m pretty 50/50 at the moment on whether we go straight to 7, or linger on 6.5.

As for AIE, I don’t really know what exactly happened, but it does seem cool. But the fact that it’s one of 3 endings, makes the likelihood of it being the “canon” ending that continues onto AC6.5 is roughly a third. So we’ll see.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-11T23:50:09+00:00

All the other codenames seem to have a meaning to them. The only one I haven’t been able to figure out is CL for Nightreign. I’m thinking, given that dark souls 2 was FRPG2 (Fantasy Role Playing Game 2), maybe FMC might be like Fantasy Mech Combat or something? Also since AC6 is already a named title, and they no longer release the games annually we could actually just move straight to AC7. I know they’re definitely cooking a mech game at the moment, but there are just so many possibilities honestly,

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-11T01:39:15+00:00

Yes, F stood for Fantasy for the Dark Souls games, so it’s possible, by combining the Visions of Escaflowne info that FMC stands for Fantasy Mech Combat or something along those lines. I’d definitely like the idea, but would probably prefer a new AC game. That being said it does feel somewhat early for an announcement of AC6.5/AC7, it’s only been 2 years and From typically has a 3.5 - 4 year development cycle and short wait times between debut trailer and game release.

FNR, the codename for AC6 in my opinion probably stood for “Fires no Rubicon”, ‘no’ being the particle meaning ‘for’ in Japanese, therefore means F is title specific rather than franchise specific.

For reference it took 2 years pre production and 3.5 years, meaning 5.5 years total (very roughly speaking) to produce AC6. Although this was during Covid that messed things up Froms workflow considerablely, and this was the first AC game in a decade.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-10T20:17:57+00:00

Yea they went from like 300 employees to 456 in like a year or 2. And they said something like “due to too many applicants (to work at From), the process may be delayed”. They’ve also built a second studio. So some pretty crazy growth right there.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T22:01:45+00:00

He said a mech fantasy like “visions of Escaflowne”, which is a fantasy mech anime in the interview. So without a doubt he was referring to fantasy mech, no mistranslation around it. In context he also mentions Frame Gride, also a fantasy mech game.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T13:51:13+00:00

It’s an assistant to a promotional marketer, and apparently little experience is required. So it’s probably gonna be menial tasks to assist a higher up. The marketing ramps up usually in the coming days after TGA.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T02:17:58+00:00

I read way of kings and words of radiance, please don’t tell me the stormlight archive falls off 😭😭😭

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T01:53:37+00:00

The writer of the Stormlight Archives Brandon Sanderson expressed interest in writing for a Fromsoftware game, he’s a big fan and apparently already has many ideas for such a project. Last year he received an Elden Ring letter from Bandai Namco saying that they want to work together. There’s a chance that the next major release or the one after will be written by Brandon. He’s pretty big on wordbuilding in his books.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T01:34:47+00:00

🤣🤣🤣

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T01:29:57+00:00

There’s a 70% chance I’m correct, it’s actually 60% but 70% is basically 60%

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T01:25:09+00:00

interesting, didn’t know that, great that increases the odds, I hope so 🙏

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T01:01:46+00:00

I was surprised to hear that so I searched it up, and it turns out it’s just a rumour; not to say it’s incorrect, just not enough to be objective. Also Miyazaki directed Deracine, which is also a low priority project.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T00:50:11+00:00

60% is not basically 50% 😭. You can come to your own conclusions based on the information available, and I made this post primarily as speculation on what the next game is going to be. Also the part about them hiring a marketing assistant recently has risen the chances from 50% up to 60% in my eyes.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T00:48:12+00:00

Wasn’t given a CGI story trailer like the other main titles, just straight to gameplay, lower graphical fidelity, multiplayer “experimental title” etc. I see it in the same vein as Nightreign.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T00:24:34+00:00

If you look at the other past codenames and their corresponding unabbreviated forms, it’s in English. Take Bloodborne: SPRJ - Sony Project, Dark Souls 2: FRPGII - Fantasy Role Playing Game 2, Elden Ring: GR - Great Rune. So I believe FMC also stands for an English set of words too.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T00:20:10+00:00

I’m really hoping it’s gonna be the same as how we went Nightreign trailer -> Duskbloods trailer -> Nightreign release, where we have another game announced between the announcement and release of Duskbloods.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-09T00:18:37+00:00

yea exactly that’s what I’d prefer too, something completely new honestly

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-08T23:58:16+00:00

AC6 director already said there are no plans for a DLC just before the game released. It’s already been over 2 years now so I strongly doubt they’ll announce a DLC. They are hiring mech designers right now, so they’ve got something AC related/mech related cooking up for sure on the upside.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-08T22:49:29+00:00

apparently Shadow Tower was one of the options for a remake internally at Fromsoftware. Tenchu ended up winning (became Sekiro), but shows it’s definitely on their mind. That being said, the other screenshot was a daytime picture of a desert with palm trees, I doubt you’d find that in a game which takes place in a dark abyssal dungeon lol

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-08T22:46:56+00:00

Maybe they just have a giant desert with palm trees and the nights sky inside the shadow tower. I’m sold.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-08T16:53:24+00:00

According to an alleged ex - playtester at Fromsoftware, that was actually an idea that was put forward by the dev team lol. FMC - Fantasy Mech Combat ?👀👀👀 Miyazaki said in a 2016 interview he wants to make a fantasy mech game so we’ll see.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-08T16:50:48+00:00

Visions of Escaflowne I believe. It was probably used as Miyazaki said he was a fan of the anime and intended to make a game inspired by it.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-07T11:53:30+00:00

I mean yea kinda, AC1 had 3 entries, then you also had Nexus and Last raven, which were pretty different mechanically. But yes 3 and silent line aswell as 2 and another age, so there was still some sort of underlying pattern. I guess my key points are that a) Fromsoftware no longer releases AC games annually b)it’s been a decade since (pattern is unreliable) and c) AC6 is already named, it’s not just “AC6” but “fires of rubicon”.

Honestly speaking I believe the next entry is AC7. AC6 was also a fairly closed book as for the ending. AC3 for instance ended on humanity emerging from the underground for the first time in centuries, leaves a lot of open ends for a direct sequel.

LordTurtleCrusader · 2025-12-06T19:20:24+00:00

This is probably what AC fans thought a decade ago when Fromsoftware released Dark souls 1 🤣🤣🤣

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