What interests me about the experience of playing Armored Core 6 is the comparison between Walter and Ayre. When Ayre shows up, I’d grown so attached to Walter and expectant of his detached and impersonal way of engaging with you that it had me searching Ayre’s gentleness and earnestness for ulterior motive. Walter’s not a bad guy per se, but to have someone as kind as Ayre — I don’t know, I began to stop caring if there WAS an ulterior motive on her end just because that warmth and companionship was really nice. It’s nice to have things to take for granted in a world like AC6 where you can’t easily tell who to trust. Rusty’s a bit like her too — he’s got a good heart, but it’s weathered by cynicism and tempered with caution. Walter doesn’t really know how to relate to you at all and, while it seems like he cares about you when discussing you in private, he’s all business when it comes to actual conversation.
It’s just a good thing Ayre DID genuinely turn out as kind as she appeared. She could’ve played me like a fiddle.
