ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN - January 31 Release

Started by Grim.Reaper, January 19, 2019, 05:34:16 AM

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Grim.Reaper

Notice this is being released at end of the month.....at first I was thinking might be a fun little time waster, but not sure now.  One review has been posted and seems underwhelming, especially for a $60 game.....no way I am paying that either way:)

Store
https://store.steampowered.com/app/502500/ACE_COMBAT_7_SKIES_UNKNOWN/

Review
https://www.pcgamer.com/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-review/

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Jarhead0331

It released on consoles yesterday. I got it on ps4 for the VR. So far, I'm enjoying it for what it is worth. It is total jet aircraft porn.
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Grim.Reaper

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 19, 2019, 08:15:00 AM
It released on consoles yesterday. I got it on ps4 for the VR. So far, I'm enjoying it for what it is worth. It is total jet aircraft porn.

Is it all air-to-air combat or does it have missions for ground and sea attacks?  I am actually looking for a "light" kind of game so being hardcore doesn't scare me.  However, not sure I will pay $60 for it so still might be a future sale item.

Jarhead0331

Not just air to air...has a very nice mix of missions. I just did one where the objectives were mobile radar vehicles and an airfield. The AAA coming up at me was pretty awesome. There is also naval combat with ships.

This is definitely not a sim, so if you're looking for some light arcade action wearing a mask of authentic and near future aircraft and weaponry, I think you'll like it. It's  a lot of fun and it looks very good.
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W8taminute

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 19, 2019, 08:15:00 AM
It released on consoles yesterday. I got it on ps4 for the VR. So far, I'm enjoying it for what it is worth. It is total jet aircraft porn.

That's the best line I've heard today.   O0
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Grim.Reaper

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 19, 2019, 08:33:30 AM
Not just air to air...has a very nice mix of missions. I just did one where the objectives were mobile radar vehicles and an airfield. The AAA coming up at me was pretty awesome. There is also naval combat with ships.

This is definitely not a sim, so if you're looking for some light arcade action wearing a mask of authentic and near future aircraft and weaponry, I think you'll like it. It's  a lot of fun and it looks very good.

Thanks, I forgot to ask....besides the campaign mode, is there any kind of mission generator or some kind of quick play to keep it fresh?  I don't play multi-player so not really interested in that stuff.

Jarhead0331

It's a good question...I don't see anything obvious in the menu options, but I'll take a closer look.
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Tpek

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 19, 2019, 08:33:30 AM
Not just air to air...has a very nice mix of missions. I just did one where the objectives were mobile radar vehicles and an airfield. The AAA coming up at me was pretty awesome. There is also naval combat with ships.

This is definitely not a sim, so if you're looking for some light arcade action wearing a mask of authentic and near future aircraft and weaponry, I think you'll like it. It's  a lot of fun and it looks very good.

So is it more like Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X series?

Grim.Reaper

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 19, 2019, 08:56:23 AM
It's a good question...I don't see anything obvious in the menu options, but I'll take a closer look.

Appreciate it....without that kind of mode, not sure it could entertain me long enough:)

Yskonyn

Quote from: Tpek on January 19, 2019, 09:42:00 AM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 19, 2019, 08:33:30 AM
Not just air to air...has a very nice mix of missions. I just did one where the objectives were mobile radar vehicles and an airfield. The AAA coming up at me was pretty awesome. There is also naval combat with ships.

This is definitely not a sim, so if you're looking for some light arcade action wearing a mask of authentic and near future aircraft and weaponry, I think you'll like it. It's  a lot of fun and it looks very good.

So is it more like Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X series?

Ace Combat always was like Hawx indeed. An arcade game featuring jets.
But fun! And the typical convoluted japanese style storylines are included!
Aircraft porn indeed!
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However, if pilots would need to do daily what they are capable of doing, nobody would dare to fly anymore."

Gusington

Yeah, PC Gamer compared this to HAWX and Afterburner.


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JasonPratt

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Quote from: Gusington on January 19, 2019, 03:17:49 PM
Yeah, PC Gamer compared this to HAWX and Afterburner.

Strictly speaking, HAWX was blatantly ripping off the Ace Combat series.  ::) Except with more boring 'real life' plots. (Which Ace Combat then tried with the Assault Horizon game, the first AceCom game I've started twice and never finished once, sigh. Assault Horizon Legacy for some mobile or console device goes back to the science-fiction fantasy anime plotline loosely tying together most of their games -- effectively remaking AceCom 2, if I recall correctly.)

Skies Unknown returns to the alternate Earth sci-fi plot setting, so the story should be better...?


The series has always been kind of a super-hero saga about strapping different jet fighters (occasionally a helicopter) onto your back and doing crazy Iron Man things. But Afterburner isn't really a good comparison. The Wing Commander guys at... was it Origin?... who made Strike Commander, is a better contemporary comparison: StrikeCom is very AceCom-ish.
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Tpek

Quote from: JasonPratt on January 19, 2019, 03:25:33 PM
Quote from: Gusington on January 19, 2019, 03:17:49 PM
Yeah, PC Gamer compared this to HAWX and Afterburner.

Strictly speaking, HAWX was blatantly ripping off the Ace Combat series.  ::) Except with more boring 'real life' plots. (Which Ace Combat then tried with the Assault Horizon game, the first AceCom game I've started twice and never finished once, sigh. Assault Horizon Legacy for some mobile or console device goes back to the science-fiction fantasy anime plotline loosely tying together most of their games -- effectively remaking AceCom 2, if I recall correctly.)

Skies Unknown returns to the alternate Earth sci-fi plot setting, so the story should be better...?


The series has always been kind of a super-hero saga about strapping different jet fighters (occasionally a helicopter) onto your back and doing crazy Iron Man things. But Afterburner isn't really a good comparison. The Wing Commander guys at... was it Origin?... who made Strike Commander, is a better contemporary comparison: StrikeCom is very AceCom-ish.

If you say HAWX has more "Real Life Plots" than Ace Combat, then what the heck sort of plots do the AC games have???
I mean in HAWX 1, Trinidad conquered the entirety of Brazil and the United States (and defeated all its allies) in 1 day...

Yskonyn

The only thing I really dislike about the Ace Combat series are the ufo/alien/superweapon things almost every game features.
I'd rather have them just focus on cool near future jets.
"Pilots do not get paid for what they do daily, but they get paid for what they are capable of doing.
However, if pilots would need to do daily what they are capable of doing, nobody would dare to fly anymore."