Bandai Namco and FromSoft released a new Armored Core 6 trailer highlighting the action robot game’s story, and it’s characteristically bleak. FromSoft previously teased a bit of what Armored Core 6’s story is about – the search for a specially augmented human – and now we see just how brutal that search is.

The RPG‘s trailer switches between a scientist working on that augmented human, known as 621, and a team of Armored Cores unleashing absolute chaos and destruction at a site. Whether they’re fighting something or just tearing a facility to pieces isn’t completely clear. What is clear is that nothing’s left once the Cores finish their work – even the Cores themselves.

As the lights go out on 617, the final Core, Handler Walter walks into what looks like a high-tech military hospital-slash-lab and forces the person in charge to awaken 621.

“I’ll give you a reason to exist,” he says before the screen fades to black. “Let’s get to work.”

Armored Core 6 launches on Aug. 25, 2023. If you’re very keen, you can pick up a deluxe edition that comes with a digital soundtrack; a collector’s edition that includes an artbook, steel case, pins, and a figure; and a premium edition that has all of that plus a fancy garage for the figure. You can check out the Armored Core site for details on prices and platform availability.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF