Whelp looks like something I'll be excited to pick up in a few months on the cheap. Fingers crossed for summer sale.
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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Review Thread
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Well if you do try AC5 first mind letting me know if the HOTAS works on it? That's still an unknown.
Having not played this series since PS1, I am wondering if this is more like Starfox rather than a simulation? I really miss the Starfox series :(
Always played more arcadey than real sims. The dog fights were fun.
Hey John, was it your first ever game review for Eurogamer? Nice review you got there! We have an expression in french for people who write beautifully. "Tu as une belle plume".
Good writeup from Gamecentral:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/18/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-review-flying-high-8357968/
sum up:
In Short: A successful return flight for the veteran franchise, with highly entertaining aerial action that remains accessible for new fans and old.
Pros: Excellent controls and combat, with plenty of options for both veterans and newbies. Fantastic graphics, promising multiplayer, and plenty of content. One of the best VR experiences ever.
Cons: There are still unavoidable problems with variety in mission design. The plot is both confusing and not very interesting. No squad commands and ungenerous checkpointing.
Score: 8/10
https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/18/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-review-flying-high-8357968/
sum up:
In Short: A successful return flight for the veteran franchise, with highly entertaining aerial action that remains accessible for new fans and old.
Pros: Excellent controls and combat, with plenty of options for both veterans and newbies. Fantastic graphics, promising multiplayer, and plenty of content. One of the best VR experiences ever.
Cons: There are still unavoidable problems with variety in mission design. The plot is both confusing and not very interesting. No squad commands and ungenerous checkpointing.
Score: 8/10
Hey.
You guys should like, buy this game so we won't have to wait another seven years for another Project Aces games.
These games have solid controls, fun arcade gameplay, amazing soundtracks, and engaging stories and characters.
This series is definitely one of the most underappreciated of all time.
You guys should like, buy this game so we won't have to wait another seven years for another Project Aces games.
These games have solid controls, fun arcade gameplay, amazing soundtracks, and engaging stories and characters.
This series is definitely one of the most underappreciated of all time.
Wow, pleasant surprise. Another game to add to my list of purchases.
I haven't played an ace combat game since the original PlayStation, if this is even still the same series.
I haven't played an ace combat game since the original PlayStation, if this is even still the same series.
I'm just chuffed right now. Hopefully they can patch X though to help our resolution and performance. But overall it looks like Pro was the lead console that got all the TLC. No surprise.
I'm glad the critics like it, people don't realize how close this game is to Soul Calibur territory when it comes to sequels. Especially now in the HD and online era.
I'm glad the critics like it, people don't realize how close this game is to Soul Calibur territory when it comes to sequels. Especially now in the HD and online era.
I did read it earlier, you should continue writing reviews too, probably in combination with the graphics as this time. I think it worked great.
I also saw that you were an American living in Germany. For some reason I always pictured you as a pure brit living in GB, but when actually connecting the parts I listened a bit closer and there is indeed an American dialect there.
Haben sie in Deutschland deutsch gelernt? Ich kan nur ein bisschen deutch sprechen, aber ich habe französisch in die schule gelernt, nicht deutsch. So ist est villeicht nitch überraschend. (sorry all real germans for mangeling your language!)
i'm very happy with these scores. Ace Combat is one of those franchises from the PS1 era that I still love. It is so good to see a good resident evil and a good ace combat in the same year <3
Great reviews, but still waiting on the PC reviews. Hopefully it runs well on my gaming laptop but not sure if it'll have problems. The fact that it looks gorgeous has me concerns that my new machine may be underpowered for playing it there. But MAN! I wanna play AC7 even if i've never played an Ace Combat before.
ACG mentioned in his vid review that AC7 straddles the middle-ground between arcade & sim gameplay brilliantly.
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/988463/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-un-retour-en-force.htm
Jeuxvideo.com : 17/20
AC5 and AC6 got 15/20.
Jeuxvideo.com : 17/20
AC5 and AC6 got 15/20.
IGN:
Wait... does AC7 not have the usual detailed mission briefings and in-mission updates and radio chatter?
Wait... does AC7 not have the usual detailed mission briefings and in-mission updates and radio chatter?
Ace Combat 7 Review - 9.1 out of 10
"Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is a top-notch flight combat game with one of the best VR implementations that you'll ever have the joy to experience."
"Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is a top-notch flight combat game with one of the best VR implementations that you'll ever have the joy to experience."
that eurogamer review has me very interested. Usually the only review site I read
Just a dedicated few VR specific missions, a bit simpler than the main campaign. Still sounds pretty amazing tho
Just a dedicated few VR specific missions, a bit simpler than the main campaign. Still sounds pretty amazing tho
The reviewer at IGN probably didn't even use their brain when playing. There is nothing unclear about objectives in the entire game.
Did IGN make a bad review or is just that I love too much this franchise to be able to read complains about it ?
Gah... the good reviews plus PSVR plus Ace Combat 5 bonus are making it hard to not buy this tonight...
I'm a first time player (and have to write a review) and got to mission 6 or 7 without too much trouble. Does it get that much harder later on ?
I'm with you. All the people knocking the IGN review seem to be missing key points of the reviewer's arguments. Like with mission objectives being vague, the reviewer mentioned that objectives were contained in cutscenes and briefings, indicating that they at least paid attention to some of those and still had issues following what to do. The main point of mentioning that objectives were mentioned in cutscenes and briefings was that the story wasn't well-implemented, and you have to get your objectives through the story. Not to mention the entire paragraph spent detailing why one of the escort missions was unclear.
I'll grant that the reviewer's comment about having to listen for updates on objectives during missions comes off as something an impatient person would say, but again, that overlooks that comment they made about your wingmen also providing a steady stream of banter. If that much banter happens during the action as opposed to the slower points, that is an issue. If the review does have one failing, it's that the reviewer doesn't explicitly state when all that banter occurs.
The repeated attacking of the IGN review in this thread is embarrassing.
They were not the only review to complain the game is unclear about exactly what it wants you to do and how to do it.
They were not the only review to complain the game is unclear about exactly what it wants you to do and how to do it.
Especially considering the people bitching almost certainly haven't played it yet.
Same here. My only AC game was AC1, but I wanted to make sure I got AC5 because of all the praise it gets.