Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

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  1. Crazybasil
    Jan 18, 2019
    10
    This is the game that all fans were waiting for a whooping 12 years. This is a piece of an art, polished to a highest degree. The team behind this are professionals and their passion for the airplanes is absolute. Visuals and soundtrack will completely blow you away.
    Gameplay has a great value of replayability without getting you bored.
    Don't buy this solely for VR, enjoy the story instead.
  2. MrDmsc
    Jan 28, 2019
    9
    To me Ace Combat was always more about the mix of great music with great gameplay, even more so considering it's arcade origin. In that regard, this game is more than successful.
    In regards to the campaign, the story could be better presented.
    The multiplayer has a great fun factor but lacks diversity. Overall, it's a great Ace Combat game but it still needs to improve it's campaign    To me Ace Combat was always more about the mix of great music with great gameplay, even more so considering it's arcade origin. In that regard, this game is more than successful.
    In regards to the campaign, the story could be better presented.
    The multiplayer has a great fun factor but lacks diversity.
    Overall, it's a great Ace Combat game but it still needs to improve it's campaign presentation and multiplayer options.    … Expand
  3. XGC_Woz
    Jan 26, 2019
    9
    Great mix of some classic throwback to older games updated with incredible visuals, true to life aircraft, and fun mission.
  4. Dlang1216
    Feb 7, 2019
    9
    As a ace combat fan since ace combat 4 I love the games i'm not a hardcore fan but what i think about in games like this is it's worth the $60 because it has that much content unlike big triple A games these days it's fun and has a very great story that ties into previous games and i will replay again because with all the aircraft and different choices for weapons and parts that let youAs a ace combat fan since ace combat 4 I love the games i'm not a hardcore fan but what i think about in games like this is it's worth the $60 because it has that much content unlike big triple A games these days it's fun and has a very great story that ties into previous games and i will replay again because with all the aircraft and different choices for weapons and parts that let you play how you wanna. The only problem i have with this game is the checkpoint system is if you are close to beating a section of the mission and crash or get shot down you have to restart the whole section but ace combat games have kinda always been like that but i also believe that it also makes you a better playing in doing so so this game is fun and i highly recommend it… Expand
  5. Strop77
    Jan 28, 2019
    8
    Bought it purely for VR and without doubt it was the best experiences I’ve had on VR to date. Yes it’s only three missions but I started on easy, finished all three in a breeze and repeated again all missions on medium then hard. It’s a great “pick up and play” game when you only have 20 minutes or so and I find it a great escape after work.

    I’ve since played (well watched my 11 year    Bought it purely for VR and without doubt it was the best experiences I’ve had on VR to date. Yes it’s only three missions but I started on easy, finished all three in a breeze and repeated again all missions on medium then hard. It’s a great “pick up and play” game when you only have 20 minutes or so and I find it a great escape after work.

    I’ve since played (well watched my 11 year old son) the “normal” game and I’m quite impressed with the gameplay, graphics and story of the game. My son was more adept when using the ‘normal’ control setup whereas I found ‘expert’ gave me more control in turns. He also needed help understanding what the HUD display meant and was a little confused how the targeting system worked. Not sure if there was a tutorial he skipped out- which knowing the impatient little fella, is a probability but he was able work out most of the game with little help from me and I guess he thought it was a good game as he wasn’t too keen on letting me have a go.

    I’ve not given it 10/10 as the gameplay is kinda short in VR but I understand that was a (very appreciated) add on to the main game, which as I said looks and plays pretty cool too.

    If you’ve got PSVR and ever wandered what it’d be like to fly a jet (let alone have a dog fight in one) and if like me you have always had a keen interest in fighter jets then you’ll be blown away, this is undoubtedly a remarkable experience that you’ll tell everyone about, unfortunately they’ll not truly know what you’re talking about- until they experience it themselves.    … Expand
  6. cloud9
    Feb 13, 2019
    9
    The game is absolutely gorgeous. Even on my day 1 PS4, the textures and the frame rate are incredible. Out maneuvering an opponent to obliteration, is just as satisfying as in previous iterations.

    Unfortunately, the story is forgettable, and it would have been nice to see more missions. Additional single player missions will be released with the DLC, which is nice. AC7 NEEDS co-op    The game is absolutely gorgeous. Even on my day 1 PS4, the textures and the frame rate are incredible. Out maneuvering an opponent to obliteration, is just as satisfying as in previous iterations.

    Unfortunately, the story is forgettable, and it would have been nice to see more missions. Additional single player missions will be released with the DLC, which is nice. AC7 NEEDS co-op multiplayer missions. Some checkpoints are unforgiving/frustrating. I have not tried the VR.

    UPDATE 2/13/19: My friend and I tried the VR missions recently. He absolutely loved it. He is a big VR gamer, and found controlling the planes in VR to be easier than in normal play. He played the first two missions back to back with no issues. I also found the VR experience to be very well done. However, I was getting motion sick maybe 10 minutes into the level. The VR missions are separate from the main campaign, and you will not be able to use your planes from the campaign in VR. Give it a try, its worth it even if you start feeling vertigo.    … Expand
  7. FuriiToo
    Feb 1, 2019
    9
    I've beaten the game on PS4 multiple times, so I think I'm in a position to review it. The game itself runs fine, the gameplay is solid, the music is incredible, and the visuals are breathtaking. There's a feeling that only an Ace Combat game can evoke while dogfighting and facing off against enemy aces. Multiplayer is fun when no one is using the completely broken Level 3 missiles are aI've beaten the game on PS4 multiple times, so I think I'm in a position to review it. The game itself runs fine, the gameplay is solid, the music is incredible, and the visuals are breathtaking. There's a feeling that only an Ace Combat game can evoke while dogfighting and facing off against enemy aces. Multiplayer is fun when no one is using the completely broken Level 3 missiles are a pain to evade. However, it does lack the co-op of Infinity. Overall, the game itself feels like a return to form for the Ace Combat last seen 12 years ago, and although the story may be a bit less than stellar, the game was definitely worth the wait.… Expand
  8. John_Razgriz
    Feb 15, 2019
    9
    I've already put 80 hours into this game. A game that calls back to the greatness of Ace Combat's fan favorite of the series, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. There are a few key features gone awry in Ace Combat 7, however in terms of game design. You can't shoot unmarked targets, lack of friendly fire, and a few planes from old series missing, like the F-117A - these are my only gripes withI've already put 80 hours into this game. A game that calls back to the greatness of Ace Combat's fan favorite of the series, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. There are a few key features gone awry in Ace Combat 7, however in terms of game design. You can't shoot unmarked targets, lack of friendly fire, and a few planes from old series missing, like the F-117A - these are my only gripes with Ace Combat 7. As for the rest, Gameplay? 10 out of 10. Story? 9 out of 10. Graphics? The best they have ever been.

    Ace Combat 7 is the most realistic Ace Combat game yet, And if you give it a chance you will not be disappointed. Great job Namco! You have re-ignited a flame in your fans hearts that have waited for a game of this prestige for a decade!    … Expand
  9. Tenacidad963
    Jan 25, 2019
    10
    El videojuego de Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown es una de esas obras en las que entras por curiosidad y lo conviertes en un compromiso. El videojuego se sumerge en la piel de un aviador de combate. Al jugarlo se comprende que debes desarrollar tu habilidad para pilotear los aviones. Cada combate se vuelve emocionante. Es rejugable debido a que el jugador desea obtener el máximo puntaje en lasEl videojuego de Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown es una de esas obras en las que entras por curiosidad y lo conviertes en un compromiso. El videojuego se sumerge en la piel de un aviador de combate. Al jugarlo se comprende que debes desarrollar tu habilidad para pilotear los aviones. Cada combate se vuelve emocionante. Es rejugable debido a que el jugador desea obtener el máximo puntaje en las misiones. Conclusión es recomendable.

    In English
    The game of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is one of those works in which you enter out of curiosity and turn it into a commitment. The video game is immersed in the skin of a combat aviator. By playing it, you understand that you must develop your ability to fly the planes. Each fight becomes exciting. It is replayable because the player wants to get the highest score in the missions. Conclusion is recommended.

    日本語で
    Ace Combat 7：Skies Unknownのゲームはあなたが好奇心から外に出てそれをコミットメントに変える作品の一つです。 ビデオゲームは戦闘飛行士の肌に浸っています。 それをプレイすることによって、あなたはあなたが飛行機を飛ばすあなたの能力を開発しなければならないことを理解します。 各戦いは刺激的になります。 プレイヤーがミッションで最高のスコアを獲得したいので、それは再生可能です。 結論をお勧めします。    … Expand
  10. esdrasfera
    Feb 8, 2019
    10
    Quando anunciado em 2015, as expectativas subiram igual aos caças do jogo. Agora lançado, todas essas expectativas criadas anos atrás foram totalmente recompensadas. Que jogo ESPETACULAR! A jogabilidade está extremamente agradável. A Bandai manteve tudo de bom que sempre teve nos jogos da série e aprimorou pra esse novo. Graficamente falando o jogo está incrível. As fases noturnas estãoQuando anunciado em 2015, as expectativas subiram igual aos caças do jogo. Agora lançado, todas essas expectativas criadas anos atrás foram totalmente recompensadas. Que jogo ESPETACULAR! A jogabilidade está extremamente agradável. A Bandai manteve tudo de bom que sempre teve nos jogos da série e aprimorou pra esse novo. Graficamente falando o jogo está incrível. As fases noturnas estão impecáveis e de dia, os reflexos do sol realmente atrapalham a visão do jogador. Outras coisas que chamam atenção ainda relacionadas à questão gráfica são os efeitos no meio do jogo. As águas das nuvens deslizando pelo vidro do cockpit é muito legal de se ver. Passar pelas nuvens, ventanias e tempestades é algo que causa uma certa tensão por termos a sensação que ele está se movendo "por conta própria", pois perdemos um pouco o controle. Um outro ponto (e um dos mais fortes) é a trilha sonora. Quem já jogou todas as missões ouviu que a trilha também está impecável. Te dá ação quando tem ação, te dá um tom triste em cenas tristes e tensão em momentos tensos. Parabéns à Bandai porque esse Ace Combat 7 é simplesmente épico. Melhor jogo de todos da série em todos os quesitos.… Expand
  11. Arainami
    May 4, 2019
    10
    The latest representative of the extinct genre of arcade flight simulators. Last and best.
  12. JonnyMenthol
    Mar 9, 2019
    8
    Bought it for the VR mode which is stellar and finished the tradional campaign over the course of a few weeks, one mission at a time which wad much better than I expected. Probably the best flight game I've ever played only held back by some outdated mission structure, grinding for planes after completion of the game and failure states that are annoying. I still find myself going back toBought it for the VR mode which is stellar and finished the tradional campaign over the course of a few weeks, one mission at a time which wad much better than I expected. Probably the best flight game I've ever played only held back by some outdated mission structure, grinding for planes after completion of the game and failure states that are annoying. I still find myself going back to play the missions on Ace, the highest difficulty and am infact enjoying them with new unlocked weaponry. An extremely surprising title in its quality and fun factor.… Expand
  13. arturoromero55
    Jun 5, 2021
    7
    I've been in love with this franchise since AC4. It's a good game, but it doesn't hold a candle to the PS2 era masterpieces. The gameplay mechanics steal the show, this is the most refined flying experience in the entire franchise, I loved it. The story is a bit weaksauce though. I failed to really feel love and care for my squadron and other game personalities, and the boss fights areI've been in love with this franchise since AC4. It's a good game, but it doesn't hold a candle to the PS2 era masterpieces. The gameplay mechanics steal the show, this is the most refined flying experience in the entire franchise, I loved it. The story is a bit weaksauce though. I failed to really feel love and care for my squadron and other game personalities, and the boss fights are basically nonexistent. AC always used to hit you with a superweapon every now and then, Stonehenge, the Arkbird, the Siphaxi, Excalibur, etc. These fights felt huge in scale and made you feel even more of a flying legend once they were over, and you also had to fight elite squadrons that boosted your reputation. Here you just stomp enemy soldiers really often... and these epic encounters are minimal. Don't get me wrong, it's good, it's just not Project Ace's top-tier game. Still, it's a great welcoming for the franchise into the newer generation of gaming and it's a great start for anybody that hasn't played them before.… Expand
  14. ShiSharkU
    Sep 24, 2019
    9
    This is most fun game I've played in years. The graphics, physics are good enough, the soundtrack and the sound design in general are phenomenal! Gunfire and explosions feel powerful and incredibly satisfying. The story could have been better but that's not really the focus of the game, It's an incredibly fun arcade game built around the idea of blowing stuff up while listening to it'sThis is most fun game I've played in years. The graphics, physics are good enough, the soundtrack and the sound design in general are phenomenal! Gunfire and explosions feel powerful and incredibly satisfying. The story could have been better but that's not really the focus of the game, It's an incredibly fun arcade game built around the idea of blowing stuff up while listening to it's awesome soundtrack and it delivers on that perfectly… Expand
  15. Firefoox
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    In my opinion, this is the best airborne battle game I've ever played. So much effort was put into this and it is unbelievable to find a game as amazing as this. Everything about this game is great and I just love playing it.
  16. 90sAznNerd
    Jan 18, 2019
    10
    this is what ive been waiting for, a true ace combat squel. oh i remember the days i was flying for the DEMON OF RAZRIS!

    AND NOW MY NEW SQUAD!

    NOSTALGIA, MUSIC. STORY, THIS IS A TRUE SEQUEL! ACE COMBAT FANS REJOICE! THE GOLDEN ERA OF ACE COMBAT IS BACK! FINALLY! ABOUT TIME!
  17. SWERY_51
    Jan 22, 2019
    9
    Ace Combat 7 follow the lineage of Ace Combat PS2 trilogy and Ace Combat 6.

    Graphics are nice and realistic with a smooth 60 fps (on PS4 Pro at least). The gameplay hasn't change much which is nice, it's arcadish but not to simple. I'm just disappointed by the fact that you can't give orders to your allies anymore. I also wish there was few more mechanics like take out the landing gear    Ace Combat 7 follow the lineage of Ace Combat PS2 trilogy and Ace Combat 6.

    Graphics are nice and realistic with a smooth 60 fps (on PS4 Pro at least). The gameplay hasn't change much which is nice, it's arcadish but not to simple. I'm just disappointed by the fact that you can't give orders to your allies anymore. I also wish there was few more mechanics like take out the landing gear manually, but the overall feeling is still great.

    The story is good, and like AC0 or 5, there is a main narrative character, different from the one you play who is very mysterious, you don't see him and don't hear him talk. You now have a "tree" with planes and various upgrades to unlock with the virtual money of the game. The multiplayer has only 2 modes, but it's working very fine. Last but not least, the soundtrack is, once again, a masterpiece full of epic tracks.

    Project Aces has done a great game, Ace Combat 7 is highly recommended, fans of the franchise will not be disappointed.    … Expand
  18. Ishi123
    Jan 21, 2019
    9
    Exactly what an Ace Combat game should be. I was not disappointed after having to wait since the PS2 era for a proper new Ace Combat game, and while Assault Horizon and Infinity weren't all THAT bad, it just wasn't the same as those halcyon days. AC7 is the return to form the series needed, and it's an amazing time tearing up the skies against swarms of enemies that just don't stand aExactly what an Ace Combat game should be. I was not disappointed after having to wait since the PS2 era for a proper new Ace Combat game, and while Assault Horizon and Infinity weren't all THAT bad, it just wasn't the same as those halcyon days. AC7 is the return to form the series needed, and it's an amazing time tearing up the skies against swarms of enemies that just don't stand a chance to your skills as the best ace around. Though the story isn't as deep and compelling as past entries, definitely being behind 5 and Zero, it's still definitely Ace Combat through and through, and it's that Ace Combat charm that makes it so endearing, even if it's somewhat all over the place and hard to follow.

    Oh, yeah, and they threw in multiplayer, too, I guess... eugh...

    I'm still waiting for the competitive co-op from Infinity to be inevitably added because as it is now, it's very much possible to score literally 0 in multiplayer since it just consists of spinning around forever trying to get a shot off before being sniped by a railgun, which is the meta people picked up the millisecond the game released. It's not fun at all as it is, and it's really not worth investing your time into until they add in game modes where it's actually possible to progress.

    Lucky for me, the multiplayer can be totally ignored as all the planes can be unlocked by single player and everything that you can only get in multiplayer can only be used IN multiplayer, so they don't hamper the single player experience at all, which means that I can pretend it doesn't exist until it actually gets interesting and fun to play.    … Expand
  19. Greenbunny
    Jan 18, 2019
    10
    Wow..a developer that actually cares and makes a good game. Glad I saved money from not buying Battlefield 5 and I was a long time fan of that franchise, so I could spend it on this. Even if your not a Airplane guy, this game is awesome on the premise of gameplay and sound and graphics.
  20. Ahmedinos
    Jan 20, 2019
    10
    New to the series and I must say this is such an awesome game!! with a cherry on top if you have VR!!
  21. Mundinho
    Jan 20, 2019
    10
    great visuals, great music, awesome game play, but i must say the history is a bit lacking
  22. 007ts
    Jan 19, 2019
    10
    i've never played a ace combat game before so very fresh to the flight combat etc. what i've found is the first couple of missions are going to frustrate because the plane is not going where the hell you want it to!!! after you figure out what and where IT'S ADDICTING FUN!!! once i really figured out exactly what i had to do and you start thinking about engagements and placing yourself ini've never played a ace combat game before so very fresh to the flight combat etc. what i've found is the first couple of missions are going to frustrate because the plane is not going where the hell you want it to!!! after you figure out what and where IT'S ADDICTING FUN!!! once i really figured out exactly what i had to do and you start thinking about engagements and placing yourself in the right spot it's absolutely satisfying blasting planes out of the sky. the missions can easily played over and over again because each plane brings something new to the table to overcome. except that dodging radar BS i'm never doing that one ever again!! you really have to pay attention to briefings and what is needed are put a fork in your butt because you're done. i play with a controller on expert and once you understand what is up you're going to waste a lot of time playing ace combat 7. very pleased with my purchase.… Expand
  23. Marconobi
    Jan 22, 2019
    9
    I really love this game so far.
    The cut scenes are nice but doesn't do anything much to the missions.
    You need to listen carefully to the radio to complete the missions. Go for the targets and do not destroy everything you see. Graphics and sound are really nice and the game plays smoothly. As bonus the VR mode is superb and gives you a realistic feeling. I really hope we will see    I really love this game so far.
    The cut scenes are nice but doesn't do anything much to the missions.
    You need to listen carefully to the radio to complete the missions.
    Go for the targets and do not destroy everything you see.
    Graphics and sound are really nice and the game plays smoothly.
    As bonus the VR mode is superb and gives you a realistic feeling.
    I really hope we will see more (free or paid) VR missions in the future.

    Only downsides for the game
    - bad checkpoint system
    - lack of VR missions    … Expand
  24. Wilkens
    Jan 22, 2019
    10
    Classic Ace Combat game with flawless mechanics:

    https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/421e2c0f-6e9e-4620-8cf4-23dbd9f63e44
  25. Bravo1c
    Jan 28, 2019
    10
    This is by far the best VR experience i have had to date, the combat is quick and the immersion is fantastic. I didn't suffer any motion sickness but then i never do. The solo campaign is fantastic and the story is compelling and longer than expected, a definite bonus. I also feel the compulsion to play this through again and love replying the VR missions.

    For me this is way up there on    This is by far the best VR experience i have had to date, the combat is quick and the immersion is fantastic. I didn't suffer any motion sickness but then i never do. The solo campaign is fantastic and the story is compelling and longer than expected, a definite bonus. I also feel the compulsion to play this through again and love replying the VR missions.

    For me this is way up there on my list of all time greats. I would love to see a standalone VR game and DLC but i doubt this is in the works.    … Expand
  26. xxxsssjjjk
    Jan 21, 2019
    9
    The VR is awesome but its way too short. The campaign is fun but the story is pretty bad. Overall it's a great game but hopefully, they add more VR and single player content.
  27. taufik97
    Jan 22, 2019
    10
    Ace Combat's return to its original formula. Good graphics, good gameplay, and quite decent story
  28. YeahNah
    Jan 23, 2019
    9
    It has some flaws, but the sheer experience you get with the gameplay mixed with narrative and exceptionally crafted music is masterpiece worthy. Highly recommend learning the 'Expert' control scheme, using cockpit view flying through clouds, and using Hard difficulty or higher so enemy planes manoeuvre more. These games are also extremely replayable.

    Cutscene narrative: 6.5/10 In-game    It has some flaws, but the sheer experience you get with the gameplay mixed with narrative and exceptionally crafted music is masterpiece worthy. Highly recommend learning the 'Expert' control scheme, using cockpit view flying through clouds, and using Hard difficulty or higher so enemy planes manoeuvre more. These games are also extremely replayable.

    Cutscene narrative: 6.5/10
    In-game narrative: 9/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Music: 10/10

    (p.s. Deltarune, there is no 'Crushing' difficulty)    … Expand
  29. beakmantopace
    Jan 18, 2019
    10
    El video Juego es verdaderamente Asombroso!, cumple con todas las espectativas, ojala que metan mas contenido Descargable para la Realidad Virtual, los gráficos tanto en el juego y en la modalidad de realidad virtual son excelentes! le doy a Namco Bandai un agradecimiento por su gran esfuertzo y sobre todo que nos han otorgado una vez más AceCombat para la Playstation años dejamos nosotrosEl video Juego es verdaderamente Asombroso!, cumple con todas las espectativas, ojala que metan mas contenido Descargable para la Realidad Virtual, los gráficos tanto en el juego y en la modalidad de realidad virtual son excelentes! le doy a Namco Bandai un agradecimiento por su gran esfuertzo y sobre todo que nos han otorgado una vez más AceCombat para la Playstation años dejamos nosotros los jugadores de no haber sabido nada de proximos Acecombat.… Expand
  30. Xiao1Antonio
    Jan 23, 2019
    10
    I love this game and would definitely recommend it to anyone. Hell of a lot better than War Thunder, for me.
  31. Fight47
    Jan 24, 2019
    9
    In what is a return to the series original alternate world of strangereal, Ace Combat 7 captures the amazing experience of flying a mutli-billion dollar piece of machinary! Its exhilarating how in the clouds the water speckles across the canopy of your jet and the turbulance causes you to hear the creaks and rattles of the plane. Its immersive, challenging, and fair. The multiplayer isIn what is a return to the series original alternate world of strangereal, Ace Combat 7 captures the amazing experience of flying a mutli-billion dollar piece of machinary! Its exhilarating how in the clouds the water speckles across the canopy of your jet and the turbulance causes you to hear the creaks and rattles of the plane. Its immersive, challenging, and fair. The multiplayer is also a enjoyable and surprisingly fun addition that will keep me coming back for more. The game took me around 16 hrs to beat on normal but that unlocked only half of the aircraft and parts available at launch. Multiplayer could add dozens more hours of high octane fun to the game. I wont say much about the story, its enjoyable, have to pay attention and you might have to look up wikipedia to get a little knowledge of the world but i did enjoy the cutscenes and story overall. I love this game and am satisfied with my purchase, definately a buy for this game.… Expand
  32. Lucky_Suryajaya
    Jan 18, 2019
    10
    As a developer that already spent more than 20 years for this legendary franchise, Project Aces lead by Kazutoki Kono sure giving their best for this masterpiece game. First of all, Ace Combat is a combination of Fun Arcade Game and Simulation Game that perfectly combined that will make you feel like Top Gun Pilot without make you stress of choosing which button to select.

    Campaign :    As a developer that already spent more than 20 years for this legendary franchise, Project Aces lead by Kazutoki Kono sure giving their best for this masterpiece game. First of all, Ace Combat is a combination of Fun Arcade Game and Simulation Game that perfectly combined that will make you feel like Top Gun Pilot without make you stress of choosing which button to select.

    Campaign : Pretty meaty, you can spent 25 hours at least for a single run. The are pretty good variations for the missions from dogfight, escort, defensive operation, infiltration , flying through canyon, boss/superweapons fight. The missions are superbly designed, the tree tech is pretty interesting to invest, and make you think for the best strategy to complete the missions. Should you focus on plane durability , payload or manouverability is up to you.

    Gameplay : Control is fluid and enjoyable. choose for expert control altough it is your first try as it give your full total control for your plane. You can learn to try some neat tricks like Pugachev Cobra on this , altough you must be careful as you are very vulnerable while doing that. Also you can customize your plane with special paint job, emblem, parts that enhance your plane. Hope Ace Combat can add free colour customization like in Ace Combat Assault Horrizon.

    Story : Pretty Good, altough not as strong as Ace Combat Holy PS2 Trilogy. The game will tell you about a war from both side of belligerents. You fly as a mute protagonist named Trigger. You start as a common pilot but with the progress of story , your great work will be praised and you will be feel great for your achievements.

    Graphics : The Graphics Is very beautiful while also very detailed for a game that must render a very wide area at one time. You gonna love it when you fly through the canyon while there are storm and lightning ready to mess your hud in mission 7.

    Multiplayer : pretty good, there are deathmatch of 4 vs 4 and one for all chaotic fight. Hope Project Aces can add many variatons for the multiplayer like coop score based competion in a grand campaign, or Capital Conquest of Ace Combat Assault Horrizon, Tunnek Race of Ace Combat Zero, or Superweapon fight.

    VR : Very Immersive, be careful of motion sickness. The VR portion have different campaign from the Main Campaign. It also have free flight and Air Show mode that are beautiful.

    Music : Oh God the music is very beautiful and epic. Im strongly urge you to try listen Liberation of Gracemeria, Comona, Rex Tremendae+ Megalith from AC 4, Zero, Juggernaut, Mayhem from Ace Combat Zero, The Unsung War, Journey Home, Hrimfaxi, First Flight from Ace Combat if it is your first entry of Ace Combat Series.

    Ace Combat 7 is worthy buddies. its a wonderful experience of your life    … Expand
  33. JAX85
    Jan 18, 2019
    9
    Awesome Gameplay , Amazing Music , Amazing Flight Simulator and ..... Awesome Story !! I believe story is most important part of each game !!! Thanks Namco for Ace Combat !!
  34. Mai_Zen
    Jan 18, 2019
    10
    Ace Combat is a wonderful experience for flight game enthusiast. It perfectly balance of arcade nice and fun gameplay with believable simulation aspect. The Gameplay is fun and for a flight game, it has many enjoyable missions. You gonna think that this game just about shooting a box a very far away that you cannot see like in simulator game (DCS for example), but no, the fight is massiveAce Combat is a wonderful experience for flight game enthusiast. It perfectly balance of arcade nice and fun gameplay with believable simulation aspect. The Gameplay is fun and for a flight game, it has many enjoyable missions. You gonna think that this game just about shooting a box a very far away that you cannot see like in simulator game (DCS for example), but no, the fight is massive and epic close range dogfight that make you feel thrilled. You also gonna face countless drones, advanced Superweapons, and enemy Aces Squadrons. The battle is massive.

    The Story is set on fictional world of Strangereal. You are pilot of Osea Federation (Equivalent of Murica Fck Yeah) against Kingdom of Erusea ( European Nation combined). In this world, the technology is one step ahead of our world so dont be surprised when you see laser, or superweapon here.

    Ace Combat 7 also let you express your creativity with ton of customizations. You can select a special paint job that based of many real life great livery of famous World Air Forces. You can also choose emblem in your lovely plane. Also from the tech tree, you can choose many upgradeable parts , and choose it according to your strategies. you cann opt to durable plane, or heavy weapon plane, or quick and swift plane.

    The control is fun and nice , select for Expert control as it the best way for you to control the plane. It may be hard if you new for this, but with adapt gameplay and control, you gonna be Aces in no time. Hey also you can pull Pugachev Cobra and Kublit on some of the planes.

    The Graphics is very great. The clouds is a real things as it has it own volume. You can use the cloud as part of you strategies. while you in clouds you can outmanouver your enemies and minimalize their lock on capabilities.

    The Enemies A.I is very clever. They will use the clouds to hide from you sneak behind you, flying through the canyon while hoping you gonna crash, the drones also wil sacrifice itself to protect the superweapons. The Allies A.I is pretty agressive and sometime steal your kill, but will not steal the show for you (although I hope the Allies A.I can be more competent at least for the elite squad).

    Ace Combat is famous for their epic music. just listen for Zero-Ace Combat Ost, Liberation of Gracemeria, First Flight AC5 ,Comona on youtube and you gonna be immersed by it. The music in this game is also beautiful.

    VR Portion is one of the things on VR Games especially for a flight game. It will live up your dreams as Fighter of Top Gun Pilot. you also can watch an epic airshow and fly in beautiful world of Strangereal.

    The Multiplayer is pretty neat and chaotic. for now it just 4 vs 4 deathmatch and one for all brawl. Hope they add more contents for the MP.    … Expand
  35. Lewis-Angelo
    Jan 24, 2019
    10
    Lanzarse en picado entre las montañas contra un antiaéreo mientras el viento te zarandea como una cometa y las gotas empañan la cabina...
    la historia de AC5, la progresión de ACI, la épica de AC4, Ace Combat ha vuelto
    una jugabilidad exquisita, una dificultad a la altura, una banda sonora como hacía mucho tiempo que no escuchábamos sin duda es un top 3 de la saga, ha merecido la pena    Lanzarse en picado entre las montañas contra un antiaéreo mientras el viento te zarandea como una cometa y las gotas empañan la cabina...
    la historia de AC5, la progresión de ACI, la épica de AC4, Ace Combat ha vuelto

    una jugabilidad exquisita, una dificultad a la altura, una banda sonora como hacía mucho tiempo que no escuchábamos
    sin duda es un top 3 de la saga, ha merecido la pena la espera

    como puntos negativos:
    con el árbol de aviones se pierde la opción de comprar y vender para probarlos a la vez que los vas descubriendo poco a poco
    y el modo repetición necesita mejoras, ha avanzado muy poco desde 1995

    el modo online está verde, con sólo 2 modos y sin cooperativo
    el formato de las partidas tampoco va todo lo fluido que cabría esperar por culpa de los host

    pequeños detalles que para nada empañan uno de los lanzamientos del año y de la generación
    todo un imprescindible para los fans de la saga    … Expand
  36. tomvs123
    Feb 10, 2020
    3
    As a 90's combat flight simulator veteran, and as someone who knows how real military missions work, I am disappointed with this one.

    The story and 20 missions basically promote jet fighters and air power, while ignoring just about everything else that goes into conflicts. The story doesn't even try to hide this. It outright tells you that your jet fighters are the only way to win    As a 90's combat flight simulator veteran, and as someone who knows how real military missions work, I am disappointed with this one.

    The story and 20 missions basically promote jet fighters and air power, while ignoring just about everything else that goes into conflicts. The story doesn't even try to hide this. It outright tells you that your jet fighters are the only way to win battles.

    The story isn't very good. It has a few meaningful scenes here and there, but they're strung together by nonsense. It's also mostly told from your opponents' side, and not your own, which makes things slightly confusing. About half way though, I got tired of the nonsense and started skipping story scenes.

    If you're familiar with military operations, you'll probably find the missions here to be silly at best. Instead of focusing on what you need to do to complete missions, they go into an incredible amount of unnecessary backstory. I eventually started skipping the mission briefings, just to get to the the one-sentence objective at the end, such as "destroy all targets" or "get enough points within the time limit." Yeah, points. They didn't even try to disguise this as something more realistic, such as "Kill X forces within Y time before Z happens."

    And I must point out the dumbest part of the story/missions. At one point, you're convicted of a crime, so you're sent to a penal colony with other pilots. And what do you do to atone for your crimes? Fly missions for them. Yep, they give multi-million dollar planes to criminals to fly and expect them to do their missions. How absurd!

    As for the gameplay, it's obvious that the game was made to be cool and not accurate. The planes simply don't handle like real planes. You also get unlimited bullets, rockets, and fuel. An interesting thing to note is that your enemies also have unlimited missiles, but you have less than 10 countermeasure flares/chaff. Well, since they work 100% of the time, I suppose they had to create a limit.

    Your radar and HUD have serious flaws. There's no radar depth indicator, so you have to rely on a big green arrow in the middle of the screen that tells you where your target is. Worried about the other 10 planes trying to take you down? Well, too bad, you only get depth data on one target. As for the HUD, if you're pointed at a light background, such as the daylight sky, it's simply unreadable.

    To add difficulty, enemy planes are simply unrealistic (even more than your plane). Late in the game, you'll frequently encounter planes and drones that seemingly reverse direction instantly. They'll also take upwards of six missile hits to take down. Well I suppose that makes sense since it takes at least three to take your plane down.

    During my first mission, I was disappointed that I didn't get to take off or land. You're just automatically in the air. Later on, you get to do optional take off, landing, and in-flight refueling sequences. And they're bad from a flight sim standpoint. Taking off consists of holding down the accelerator button until the game decides to take you off the ground and pull up your landing gear. Landing consists of following the landing lines and hitting the runway nose-gear-first below a certain speed or you'll instantly explode. These sections were so unrealistic and no fun that I just skipped them later. This is a shame since taking off and landing are some of the best parts of realistic flight simulators.

    Bombing is a joke in this game. Actually, bombs don't really exist. Everything is missile-based and you're expected to fly directly at ground targets to get a lock-on before you can release your "bombs," which are just guided missiles that can't target air targets. This is a pain in missions with lots of ground targets. You'll be flying at the ground, trying to get your target and release your bombs before hitting the ground. Do that 30 more times without crashing to complete the mission.

    The plane models are pretty good, but there's not a lot and they're mainly focused on modern jet fighters. By going through the story missions, I was able to purchase more than half of the planes, all the way up to the top-of-the line F-35. After you complete the game, you also get the opportunity to purchase a sci-fi plane. The only way to earn more money to purchase all planes is to replay the same story missions. I was hoping for some post-game standard missions, without all of the nonsensical story baggage, but that unfortunately isn't here.

    The game would have worked better with a sci-fi setting. With real planes and the attempt at a real military story, all of the silliness just doesn't fit. Though if you have no idea how militaries work, how planes actually fly, or how many missiles a jet fighter can actually carry, then you'll probably be fine with it. Just don't go in expecting a realistic story or flight simulator, or you'll be disappointed.    … Expand
  37. Voodoo123
    Feb 5, 2019
    6
    +Excellent (if short) VR content
    +Superb soundtrack
    +Great to see action flight sim genre brought to current gen +Story is stilted yet entertaining :) -Not as tightly polished as a 2019 game should be IMO -Lack of checkerboard rendering above 1080p -Lack of HDR is disappointing for 2019 release -Doesn't bring anything new to the genre (gameplay is copy paste from previous gen    +Excellent (if short) VR content
    +Superb soundtrack
    +Great to see action flight sim genre brought to current gen
    +Story is stilted yet entertaining :)
    -Not as tightly polished as a 2019 game should be IMO
    -Lack of checkerboard rendering above 1080p
    -Lack of HDR is disappointing for 2019 release
    -Doesn't bring anything new to the genre (gameplay is copy paste from previous gen titles)
    -Lack of in engine cutscenes was a disappointment for me

    I am so pleased to have brought AC7 on release.... I jumped straight into the VR mode which was short lived but fulfilling (1 and 1/2 hrs for me). The main campaign however, has the feeling of being diluted to become a large collection of average missions (with some great moments in there though). Despite its shortcomings, it's just so refreshing to see the genre in the spotlight once again. I remain hopeful there can be a patch to update the visuals for ps4 pro/xbone x to further improve the resolution and maybe implement HDR.

    Overall I feel the price is a bit high for the content on offer, and maybe in the future if Bandai namco games scaled bakc the scope of the game (to like 5 SOLID exceptional quality missions), AAA tightened the screws on the content polished the hell out of it and made it all VR compatible this could've been truly EXCEPTIONAL. Instead you get an average 20-30 missions throwback title with variable quality across each mission. Missed opportunity but very fun!    … Expand
  38. rapister
    Jan 19, 2019
    7
    Generally a very good game.

    However they could have done more to the campaign story flow... it somehow seems disjointed between mission and not as immersive compared to games of today. Online multiplayer is functional; I like how you can set power limits in lobbies so that players of different levels/experience can play on equal terms. 2 things sorely missing though: Quick    Generally a very good game.

    However they could have done more to the campaign story flow... it somehow seems disjointed between mission and not as immersive compared to games of today.

    Online multiplayer is functional; I like how you can set power limits in lobbies so that players of different levels/experience can play on equal terms.

    2 things sorely missing though:

    Quick matchmaking
    Co-op missions

    So I will have to give this a 7. Good, but far from perfect. You won't feel you have wasted your money.    … Expand
  39. majidpaygah
    Feb 8, 2019
    8
    the story is very bad and some mission like ace combat zero and the aircraft is wonderfull
  40. ty92
    Feb 12, 2020
    6
    UPDATED.. I gave this game 10/10 but now I'm giving it a 7/10 because of the DLC pay to win trash.. I paid 80 for the full game and now I have to pay extra for the two best aircraft in the game... That's not right... The Falcon and Raven are way better than even the F-22 Raptor. And it's a problem in multiplayer... But here was my review before the DLC's.. Great game! VR mode isUPDATED.. I gave this game 10/10 but now I'm giving it a 7/10 because of the DLC pay to win trash.. I paid 80 for the full game and now I have to pay extra for the two best aircraft in the game... That's not right... The Falcon and Raven are way better than even the F-22 Raptor. And it's a problem in multiplayer... But here was my review before the DLC's.. Great game! VR mode is incredible. The online multiplayer is fun. The aircraft tree is done well. The campaign is good but difficult at times. The story is good, not great but good. I think this game should get a 10/10 for the VR mode. 10/10 for multiplayer. I haven't finished the campaign yet but about half way through. So far I will give it 7/10. Overall I will still give this game a 10/10. But if you don't plan on getting it for VR and multiplayer then it might not be worth it. Updated again 2020 - Im on mission 12 and its a petfect example of what I hate about this game. Some of these missions are way too long and way too hard. It gets repetative in the worst way. Im now changing my rating to 6/10. I will update again after I complete all the missions.… Expand
  41. tailsprower1337
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Казутоки Коно, продюссеру серии и его команде удалось добиться очередного успеха в серии. Одна из лучших частей, которая по праву может считаться продолжением святой троицы с PS2. Музыка - самое главное достоинство этой игры, Кейки Кобаяши самый талантливый исполнитель, саундтреки которого я слушаю каждый день на повторе. Ещё одно неоспоримое преимущество этой части - атмосфера, она какКазутоки Коно, продюссеру серии и его команде удалось добиться очередного успеха в серии. Одна из лучших частей, которая по праву может считаться продолжением святой троицы с PS2. Музыка - самое главное достоинство этой игры, Кейки Кобаяши самый талантливый исполнитель, саундтреки которого я слушаю каждый день на повторе. Ещё одно неоспоримое преимущество этой части - атмосфера, она как всегда на высоте. Лучшая игра 2019-го года. Обязательно советую к ознакомлению.… Expand
  42. Cells_R_Dead
    Jan 21, 2019
    5
    Ace combat should be about the fun factor and flying. AC7 is not. Its grinding, wasting hrs and hrs on try and error. And that kills the fun altogether.

    The game is absolutely gorgeous, and the music is awesome. But the missions and game itself lacks a lot. A mission planner, arcade mode, possibility to edit the planes ordinance. Its kind of silly that all the Russian planes have    Ace combat should be about the fun factor and flying. AC7 is not. Its grinding, wasting hrs and hrs on try and error. And that kills the fun altogether.

    The game is absolutely gorgeous, and the music is awesome. But the missions and game itself lacks a lot.

    A mission planner, arcade mode, possibility to edit the planes ordinance. Its kind of silly that all the Russian planes have different weapons, just like the Nato similarities. When most planes in the real world are able to carry most of its weapons.

    The idea with a timer is totally horrible.

    And whats up with all these braindead wingmen that never ever give you a real hand. Just talk trash!
    Sure why not give the real "aces" a challenge and possibility to change most of the settings if they want to.

    I just want to fly around, blow some stuff up and have fun. This is not it!    … Expand
  43. Hectik
    Jan 20, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ve only previously played AC 5 and Zero on the PS2.

    AC 7 makes a fresh start on current gen flight combat. In terms to flight controls and gameplay they didn’t change much from previous games which isn’t a bad thing because it was good to begin with. One thing that disappointed me was that they removed wingmen commands which they had previously on AC 5. The wingmen AI is horrendous and is a lot worse when you have no control over it. You end up having to do everything yourself. There was one mission where you had to escort a transport with a single wingman while taking out SAMs bombarding the transport in every fkn direction while also tracking back and taking out any bandits intercepting said transport. They put too much emphasis on you the player taking total control of the battle by shooting down 50 + enemies while the wingmen are there just for fodder which really ruins immersion and realism.

    Also another thing they removed was wingmen assignment. In AC 5, for missions that require elimination of Air and Ground targets you can assign your wingmen to different planes that have different roles (fighter/multi role/ground assault). In AC 7 it’s just you who can choose and end up having to use an A10 to have enough firepower to take out 100 + ground targets then have to contend to fighting Mig 29s and some OP boss with a modified SU 33 (my poor A10 got lucky on the 5th go of that mission).

    Typical AC series is the graphics and sound are all excellent. All planes have great detail and the payload is accurate apart from Railguns and lasers (wish they brought back the Napalm bomb for the F4s. The music nostalgic especially during the multiplayer where they brought some classics back and remixed a bit.

    The Campaign is a bit all over the place looking at both sides of the war. Wingmen didn't really gel and I didn't really care if they died compared to Nagase, Archer and Chopper (Team Razgriz!). It didn’t really engage me but I’m just playing this to shoot planes and blow **** up anyways.

    Multiplayer is pretty meh and time consuming as they’re player lobbies and no quick match options. All you get is Free for All and team Death Match which you’re only gonna use Air superiority planes like the F15 Eagles and F35s because you’ll get totally wrecked using Assault and Multi Role planes. They should have siege modes where one defends and the other have to destroy a target like the Ark bird or Stonehenge but this could be added in future.
    Overall, the game play is non stop action and excitement…and somewhat annoying as you’re a one man team against 100. Air plane fans will love it, I’ll give it a 6 but since they threw in my AC 5 in my preorder I’ll push it to a 7.    … Expand
  44. Osprey11
    Feb 7, 2019
    7
    The game is good, but the story is crap!!
    After the great story's of "Shattered Skies", "The Unsung War" and "The Belkan War"... this one, seems a bad "B-Movie"!!
    Even the voice over in the briefings, seems forced and uninspired!! What happened to Katabuchi?? :( Such a shame... because the game is good. It's Ace Combat all over... but the story is very important also... at least in the    The game is good, but the story is crap!!
    After the great story's of "Shattered Skies", "The Unsung War" and "The Belkan War"... this one, seems a bad "B-Movie"!!
    Even the voice over in the briefings, seems forced and uninspired!!
    What happened to Katabuchi?? :(
    Such a shame... because the game is good. It's Ace Combat all over... but the story is very important also... at least in the "AC Series"!!
    I was aiming for an "8", but the bad story... forced me to a "7"!!    … Expand
  45. arostislavna
    Mar 9, 2019
    7
    I loved ace combat assault horizon back in the day, so I figured I'd like this one, storywise this is pretty good, but you can only get so creative in a jetfighter game

    You are almost always locked on in the later missions, that maybe it's on the verge of a distracted-flying simulator. I wish multiplayer was more popular than it actually is. It's a good ace combat game, average in    I loved ace combat assault horizon back in the day, so I figured I'd like this one, storywise this is pretty good, but you can only get so creative in a jetfighter game

    You are almost always locked on in the later missions, that maybe it's on the verge of a distracted-flying simulator.

    I wish multiplayer was more popular than it actually is.

    It's a good ace combat game, average in the broader scope, and unfortunately doesn't do anything new.    … Expand
  46. dam1730
    Jan 18, 2019
    6
    I've been playing Ace Combat games since I was 8 years old (I'm 25 now). I was really looking forward to Ace Combat 7. There are some really good things about the game. It looks beautiful, and has some of the feel of the PS2 titles that I fell in love with.

    However, AC7 makes some of the same mistakes as AC6, and it's really disappointing in that way. Ace Combat 7 makes the mistake that    I've been playing Ace Combat games since I was 8 years old (I'm 25 now). I was really looking forward to Ace Combat 7. There are some really good things about the game. It looks beautiful, and has some of the feel of the PS2 titles that I fell in love with.

    However, AC7 makes some of the same mistakes as AC6, and it's really disappointing in that way. Ace Combat 7 makes the mistake that more is better and shoves tons of enemies on every map. Just get used to the missile alert sound constantly ringing in the background, because Namco Bandai loaded the map with tons of missile-bearing enemies and concentrated them in small areas. This simply wasn't the case in Ace Combat 04, 5, and Zero, where you actually had some time to breathe. A missile alert in those games actually brought a sense of tension. Now, it's constant. Maybe the developers back then realized that constant missile threat doesn't enhance gameplay, or hardware/engine constraints limited the amount of targets on a map. Either way, it's a quality of the old games that has been lost in the new.

    This game doesn't evoke the thrill that AC:Zero's B7R levels do, or the tension that AC5's Arkbird missions have. Instead, you're annoyed. You're annoyed that your missile alarm is constantly going off. You're annoyed that your incompetent squadmembers don't do anything. You're annoyed that you can't take a second to appreciate the beautiful scenery the artists constructed or listen to the wonderful soundtrack by Ace Combat staple Keiki Kobayashi. I understand that in real dogfighting you can't take your focus away for even a second. But Ace Combat has never gone for absolute realism. Instead, it seeks to capture the wonder and thrill of flying without some of its real-world impediments. Fortunately, the PS4 version I got came with a copy of Ace Combat 5, which I will likely end up playing more than AC7.    … Expand
  47. nathrakh
    Jan 21, 2019
    5
    Overall i'm really disappointed.

    The game is not terrible, but far from the great game Ace combat used to be. I've been playing Ace combat since ps1 and this one is clearly not as fun as previous games. Some missions are more frustrating than enjoyable. For example, the annihilation missions are not hard, but why put a time limit that will prevent me from playing the way i want ? why    Overall i'm really disappointed.

    The game is not terrible, but far from the great game Ace combat used to be. I've been playing Ace combat since ps1 and this one is clearly not as fun as previous games.
    Some missions are more frustrating than enjoyable. For example, the annihilation missions are not hard, but why put a time limit that will prevent me from playing the way i want ? why so many missiles all the time ? I'm just hearing missile alert all the time, i just don't pay attention anymore. pointless! And that is just a few points...

    Then they are the VR missions! I was amazed, best vr experience ever! But after 30 minutes, done!

    well... just very disappointing    … Expand
  48. Sojournercntl
    Jan 18, 2019
    6
    This game is a bit of a disappointment. For the price of 65€, it is just a rip-off. The content is very small and you notice that the innovation is completely missing.

    The biggest problem is the multiplayer which doesn't have a dedicated server and is not played by anyone. In addition, I couldn't join a single lobby due to constant connection problems with the host.
  49. Tadeuocara
    Nov 9, 2019
    9
    Jogo de aviões no estilo Arcade. Os gráficos são excelentes, a música imersiva, e os controles bem simples. Mas garante muita diversão, principalmente no modo VR!
  50. Dwideshrude1
    Feb 12, 2020
    0
    This is one of the most unfunctional games I have ever played. You cant lock on to the enemies that you want ro lock on to. THE LOCK ON IS RNG BASED. THE. LOCK ON. IS. RNG. Unplayable.
  51. Endymion_Var
    Mar 17, 2022
    8
    Me gusto la ambientación, el acabado de los aviones, el entorno en general se ve bien y el volver a la esencia de la saga.
  52. HonestReviews66
    Mar 15, 2023
    10
    Brilliant game. Didn't expect it to be so much fun. Nice and simple, nothing too brain-taxing or deep, but sometimes you need that. Basically 'Top Gun - The Game.' Pretty much as you'd expect, but doesn't disappoint in any way. Some of the trophies are unnecessarily grindy, but the game is simple and fun.
  53. Bellicose
    May 31, 2021
    7
    It's...it's Ace Combat, which is a refreshing return-to-form after the trash of Infinity, Assault Horizon, and 6.

    But...we've seen it all before, quite literally. AC7 is a rehash of every major threat and location from previous games, with a ho-hum story to see you through. AC4 and 5 remain the highlights of the series. Also, extremely disappointing: they went with a different    It's...it's Ace Combat, which is a refreshing return-to-form after the trash of Infinity, Assault Horizon, and 6.

    But...we've seen it all before, quite literally. AC7 is a rehash of every major threat and location from previous games, with a ho-hum story to see you through. AC4 and 5 remain the highlights of the series.

    Also, extremely disappointing: they went with a different composer, and the music most definitely does not sound like Ace Combat. Major downer.    … Expand
  54. msadeghi
    Oct 2, 2019
    8
    Good story, narrative and graphics. Flying is a fun and having strategic equipments is necessary. Enjoyed a lot. Lovely game.
  55. 36thDisciple
    Oct 2, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In terms of story, mission variety and overall finesse, this is no Japanese version Ace Combat 3. Not even close.

    Now that that's out of the way, AC7 is a fantastic game and a must-buy if you're a fan of this franchise. It plays exactly like its numbered (i.e. non-offshoot) predecessors. Graphics are mostly great, and the soundtrack really takes me back to the older Ace games.

    I would've liked to see a larger variety and greater number of missions, though. Most are to do with achieving an objective before the timer runs out. And all, except for mission #6 titled "Long Day", pose little challenge – even on Ace difficulty, which unlocks after finishing the campaign on Hard.

    There is no 'edge-of-space' mission like in AC3, yet many other mainstays of this franchise continue on with AC7. These include the aforementioned 'timed-for-no-reason' missions, as well as the 'flying through canyons because you can't fly above them' missions, a 'flying through tunnels which fork and have closing gates' mission, massive boomerang-shaped boss aircraft, super-fast prototype boss aircraft that evade most missiles and physics laws, and drones upon drones. Even the slow, nonsensical, overdramatic cutscenes return here. I absolutely love that nothing really has changed. This is an Ace game through 'n through!

    If I had one complaint, it would be the cheesy chit-chat that takes place in every mission from start to finish. It's not annoying, but it is unnecessary.

    Side note: If you're into electronica and haven't already heard the AC3 OST, do yourself a favour. In terms of videogame soundtracks, it's on par with Quake II – and waaaay ahead of its time.    … Expand
  56. squid_77
    Mar 9, 2019
    8
    Let me start by saying I’ve been a huge fan of the Ace Combat franchise. Minus the abortion that was “Assault Horizon” (ACAH). God that was bad. Anyway, I know most seem to like Zero as being their favourite, but mine was AC5. So needless to say, I was ecstatic to see that they ported it over and packaged with 7! THANK YOU! My PS2 is shoddy at best these days and the game looks bad on a 4kLet me start by saying I’ve been a huge fan of the Ace Combat franchise. Minus the abortion that was “Assault Horizon” (ACAH). God that was bad. Anyway, I know most seem to like Zero as being their favourite, but mine was AC5. So needless to say, I was ecstatic to see that they ported it over and packaged with 7! THANK YOU! My PS2 is shoddy at best these days and the game looks bad on a 4k TV when using the PS2.

    Now, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown... I wanted to love this game, I really did. Not that I'm saying it’s bad. There are significant nods to the older games. Which is really nice. They learned their lesson of ACAH. It takes the building aspect of PS3’s Infinity... Something as simple but always appreciated… the replays and ribbon playback from AC5 and more.

    However, there were some points that you can certainly harp on, and I’m not sure as to why they did it. I mean, sure some could argue its “challenging”. But I just find it irritating and annoying.

    Cons:
    - Flight Stick - There is no option to change the button layout. It literally makes no sense how it is. This results in a terrible experience when using it. You pretty much prefer the regular controller.

    - Flight Stick - the ability to adjust the sensitivity would be be good. It’s way too loose.

    - Non-combat missions - Now I know, there are these as well in the other versions, but it really feels like there are way more in this. Needlessly so. I mean, how many times do you need to escort, fly through radar grids, or a canyon with spot lights? C’mon… this is where it could have been replaced with Squadrons. Remember those? Sure you get one in this game, but if you remember in Zero, there were loads. Dogfighting is what we tend to want to do in this game. NOT fly a maze.

    - Plane upgrades - It’s annoying that the gear you work for to buy in the campaign, isn’t good for the online. No, you want to buy the other gear, that you can’t use in the campaign. Okay, this isn’t THAT bad, but Grinding the campaign to buy the gear to find out it’s really useless in the online arena kind of bugs me.

    - Campaign Wingmen - It’s not like you have interactive conversations in battle like in AC5. You don’t develop that bond with your wingman/men like in previous.

    - Commands - You don’t get to command your crew. They do whatever and it seems like you’re more or less on a solo mission every time.

    - Missions where you have to ID - Okay, this wouldn’t be as bad if you didn’t have to wait SO long for a damned target to be ID’d if it’s an enemy or not. Meanwhile they are shooting at you and you’re chastised if you shoot back without IDing them. Hell, there’s one mission that it’s not even clear who you are to attack as you can attack anyone, and you fail the mission for shooting the wrong guys, that you really think you should be killing.

    -Targeting. Okay, this one really pisses me off. Somebody dropped the ball big time on this one. Switching targets cycles through the enemies that are ahead of you on the radar, even if they don’t show on your screen. So when you zero in on a target and hit the button to switch targets to them, you have to hit it multiple times because it’s cycling through all other illogical choices first. HUH?!?! Doesn’t it make sense that you would cycle to the target closest to your reticule, then outward? May just be me on this one, but I’m thinking I’m not alone.

    Online - They haven’t optimized or really changed the lobby and matching from Infinity. You still get long waits to find and join a match, then for everyone to select that they are ready. I swear, you spend more time waiting to play than you actually do.

    Pros:
    - The game looks great and plays smooth

    - New details like wind force and clouds that ice up your wings, is an extremely nice touch. Adds a whole new dynamic to fighting. Wind that can blow you in to mountains, really makes you keep track of where you are in a dogfight. You’ll see what I’m talking about.

    - Not really much new in terms of planes vs Infinity.

    - No crazy skin jobs that were in Infinity. Yes, there are some skins and some are, again, nice nods to games past… but none of those over the top skins that look like they should be on a desktop, rather than a plane.

    - Flares! Okay, I can’t remember if Infinity had them or not to be honest. In the event it didn’t… FINALLY! If it did... well… Yay! They kept them? ;)

    - High G turns Now this is a nice addition. It’s not that BS maneuver that ACAH had, but it’s a very small detail that makes a big difference.

    - Story - It’s not the best one to date, but it’s still okay… though you kind of wish you could shoot some of the people you are helping.

    Overall, I know I didn’t put many “Pros”, but I still recommend this game if you’re a fan. It’s what we were expecting Infinity to be. I would have rated this a 7, but AC5 gave +1.    … Expand
  57. Skyline_RJ
    Jul 16, 2019
    7
    I had a feeling that they missed a great opportunity to bring co-op to the series. AC Infinity wasn´t co-op at all. Nothing new, just another Ace Combat game.
  58. barryburton
    Jun 15, 2022
    8
    An excellent action flight combat game with mild simulation elements. There is a nice variety of missions and you do have to put some skill and thought into completing objectives through choosing the right plane and weapons, and approaching targets in the right way. Highly recommended and a nice change from FPS. Games.

    The in game story chatter and mission planning scenes are fine, but    An excellent action flight combat game with mild simulation elements. There is a nice variety of missions and you do have to put some skill and thought into completing objectives through choosing the right plane and weapons, and approaching targets in the right way. Highly recommended and a nice change from FPS. Games.


    The in game story chatter and mission planning scenes are fine, but the character-based cut scenes are toe curlingly cheesy and boring, better off skipped.    … Expand
  59. mikepatyaev
    Oct 12, 2019
    8
    Strap yourself into the cockpit of some of the worlds most formidable fighter planes and skim through the clouds embarking on daring aerial stunts and nerve-shredding tactical dogfights.
  60. orpheusway
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    not bad！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
  61. frederik1478
    Aug 29, 2023
    9
    the second best ace combat game and truly marvelous.

    This game has the best soundtrack maybe ace Combat zero has the best track but this in all has the best amount of tracks in one game. The graphic does look amazing it is weird. How good they got it to work and all the phosphorus looking things and the green it just looks so good and the sound effects are just as good in my ears with    the second best ace combat game and truly marvelous.

    This game has the best soundtrack maybe ace Combat zero has the best track but this in all has the best amount of tracks in one game.

    The graphic does look amazing it is weird. How good they got it to work and all the phosphorus looking things and the green it just looks so good and the sound effects are just as good in my ears with subwoofer for explosion.

    Sometimes I think about what is ace combat games are and maybe it is all about the tracklist and this has some of the best tracks and some other best levels the aren't really too many doll runs and it keeps it up all the way it's just really fun to play.

    And the story is really good and well told I care about the characters and was really sad when some of them died i lose you full beard sadly,
    But the weird thing about the story is there is a lot of dark points like using prisoners for war with when they don't wanna fight and killing civilians and killing people who don't deserve it. It's just some of feels kind of icky.    … Expand
  62. Method__Man
    Jan 18, 2019
    10
    Ace combat 7 is what we have been waiting for. The game has brought back what made the series great. It reminds me more of ace combat 5 in terms of how much depth it brought, but of course this has been expanded greatly on the newest generation.

    I have been taken back to my first Ace Combat game, (AC2), where I was truly blown away by the graphics, mechanics, and overall polish. This new    Ace combat 7 is what we have been waiting for. The game has brought back what made the series great. It reminds me more of ace combat 5 in terms of how much depth it brought, but of course this has been expanded greatly on the newest generation.

    I have been taken back to my first Ace Combat game, (AC2), where I was truly blown away by the graphics, mechanics, and overall polish. This new title has stepped its game up greatly from AC6, and is now the single best air combat based game to beat.    … Expand
  63. CoreGamer1408
    Jun 27, 2023
    9
    Last AC I played was 6 on PC. Yeah it was fun enough and the QTE dogfighting mini game was fun. I tried out the OG AC that came with this bundle (dnf to dated visually). Jumped into AC7 oh wow nice visuals.

    Cool weather effects effect flight now. Played with normal controls and not games journalism controls. Pretty responsive AC game and the dog fights are fun. Story don't give two F's    Last AC I played was 6 on PC. Yeah it was fun enough and the QTE dogfighting mini game was fun. I tried out the OG AC that came with this bundle (dnf to dated visually). Jumped into AC7 oh wow nice visuals.

    Cool weather effects effect flight now. Played with normal controls and not games journalism controls. Pretty responsive AC game and the dog fights are fun. Story don't give two F's about never did in any AC game. Just in it for the dogfighting and funky looking futuristic planes.

    Yeah it is simple arcade combat, but I like the accessibility for sure say compared to ArmA games dreaded aircraft controls/handling. AC7 is say the very opposite of the hardcore sim like IL-2 Sturmovik.

    VR section not really impressed beyond take off and landing really. The ariel combat is kind of very underwhelming looking in VR for sure. After trying several different VR games the motion sickness has finally gone. Still with all that plastic and rubber on the head? Head overheat happens pretty quicky. Yeah even when using a massive floor fan to try and counter it. Maybe I need to use PS/VR in the winter or something?    … Expand
  64. asadqureshy
    May 14, 2019
    9
    even for non ace combat veterans, this game will be a load of fun. the controls are easy enough to understand, and respond well. its fast paced with good action. graphics are great. 1 point off for the worst music in video game history and a terrible checkpoint system ( you die, and you have to restart the whole mission in some parts), great level of difficulty as well.
  65. egoBorder
    Jan 29, 2022
    7
    It hurts to give this game a lower score than I hoped, but unfortunately a few things hold this back seriously. The first is that the semi-famous "Ace Combat style" of storytelling falls completely flat here, making all the story segments and dialogue an annoyance at best and insufferable at worst. The second is that the PS4 just is not able to render coherent models and this is hamperedIt hurts to give this game a lower score than I hoped, but unfortunately a few things hold this back seriously. The first is that the semi-famous "Ace Combat style" of storytelling falls completely flat here, making all the story segments and dialogue an annoyance at best and insufferable at worst. The second is that the PS4 just is not able to render coherent models and this is hampered further by a clunky user interface that offers only one option: on or off.

    The story uses the AC tradition of converging perspectives, but they are so badly written here that the overall plot becomes uninteresting early on. Luckily, all the cutscenes and briefing segments can be skipped. Unfortunately, the on-mission chatter, which sets a new low standard for the series, cannot be muted and must be heard in its entirety. It's so bad that the player feels like a hostage to cringe, and unless you're a natural ace pilot you'll hear many missions' worth several times.

    The lack of visual clarity in the game, at least in this version, is a serious detriment. Dogfighting is incredibly frustrating when you are simply not able to get a read on a plane's direction or bearing. Just as deflating is firing on ground targets only to realize there was actually a geographical feature that wasn't clear from the angle you approached. An equal offender here is the awful UI in general and heads-up display in particular, which feel lifted from a PS1 game for all their helpfulness and sense.

    Overall a bit disappointing although the package DOES manage to come together by the end, but the slog will likely scare all but the most committed, patient, and weeb-friendly pilots out there. Here's hoping AC8 is a serious step forward instead of a largely "safe" entry.    … Expand
  66. AudioRemedy
    Apr 17, 2022
    10
    My absolute favorite flight combat game. I've played through the campaign almost a dozen times just for the rush.
  67. Lupitayoh
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Simplemente me encanta, tiene buenas físicas, buenos gráficos, y rendimiento bueno,... solo los tiempos de carga son algo largos,...primero lo probé en disco duro externo y luego en el interno... igual eran lentos,... la historia esta bien, y estan buenos los easter eggs de ace combat 4...
    Algo que me encanta de este juego es el OST... de lujo
  68. SplitMind
    Sep 12, 2020
    6
    I was really looking forward to AC7 and when I saw it reduced to £11 on Amazon I got it immediately. However I'm left feeling a bit disappointed by the overall experience.

    The graphics in this game are almost irrelevant. You're flying so fast a lot of the time that all you're seeing is sky, sea and ground. Unfortunately the ground seems to fare the worst graphically. Buildings and units    I was really looking forward to AC7 and when I saw it reduced to £11 on Amazon I got it immediately. However I'm left feeling a bit disappointed by the overall experience.

    The graphics in this game are almost irrelevant. You're flying so fast a lot of the time that all you're seeing is sky, sea and ground. Unfortunately the ground seems to fare the worst graphically. Buildings and units don't look too great up close, and the more restricted environments are a pain to traverse as you can easily smash into barely noticeable objects and lose a lot of progress. Enthusiasts of combat jets may get a thrill here, but most of the airplanes looked the same to me and enemies are usually too far away to be appreciated visually. The weather is impressive visually but comes with the caveat of frustrating the gameplay.

    The gameplay is the bread and butter of AC7. I actually haven't played any other games in the series, however my experience makes me reluctant to do so. What I really enjoyed was the dogfighting - when you get to face head-to-head with other fighters and blow them out of the sky the game is at it's zenith. The problem is this is far too often compounded by mundane and frustrating mission objectives and mechanics. Far too often I was failing missions due to not being aware of 'hidden' objectives such as protecting a unit, using stealth (who the hell wants to go slow in an F15?!) or by having time limits. Add to this the insane abilities of some enemies to manoeuvre their aircraft in unnatural ways (which of course you cannot do) and aspects such as vague mission objectives that don't help you decide what weapons you need to take with you into the mission (it's a game, not a flight sim, so there should be a variety of them at all times anyway), and you've got a very frustrating experience. A final thing worth mentioning is that in later missions you have to hover your crosshair over enemies to identify them before shooting, which REALLY became tedious for me.

    The story is barely coherent, silly and nonsensical, so don't come to this game for that, although I imagine most of us are here for dogfighting and not soap operas anyway. I stopped paying heed to it very quickly as it was just delaying gameplay and didn't have enough direct applications to the game itself.

    Overall, the game can be very enjoyable and despite my misgivings I kept coming back to it as the enjoyable elements were excellent. However had I known how difficult and unbalanced it was going to be I never would have played it in the first place. A challenge is one thing, but AC7 far too often takes control out of my hands and fails my missions for me. If you can tolerate the Dark Souls approach of many deaths and retries, this game is for you. Otherwise, get your flying kicks elsewhere.    … Expand
  69. JzaSmack
    May 28, 2020
    7
    I would rate this game much higher if my squadron would actually be useful. Like keeping drones off my back so I can take care of objectives. Missle alert is so freaking annoying. I have had a line of 3 truck took out 2, and my wingman just flew rught past the 3rd. This is so annoying in about to quit playing glad its free on game pass or id be mad af
  70. Berik
    Oct 1, 2020
    5
    I was thoroughly enjoying Ace Combat: Assault Horizon back in 2011. The story was interesting, and the theme felt gritty. Unlike previous entries, that game took place in our present time/world. The gameplay was excellent, and so was the story of the game.

    Unfortunately the writers of Skies Unknown are clearly six years old, as the story of Skies Unknown is incredibly juvenile, and is    I was thoroughly enjoying Ace Combat: Assault Horizon back in 2011. The story was interesting, and the theme felt gritty. Unlike previous entries, that game took place in our present time/world. The gameplay was excellent, and so was the story of the game.

    Unfortunately the writers of Skies Unknown are clearly six years old, as the story of Skies Unknown is incredibly juvenile, and is little more than an anime fetish. Soldiers think they are starring in Top Gun or something, and the narration is beyond dumb. The military strategies are unrealistic, and the briefing maps are so confusing that i was lossed as to what was going on. There are weather effects that don't enhance the experience, but rather annoy the player. Just because it's more realistic, doesn't mean it makes the game better. The cinematics in this game are very basic and pretty much pointless. It comes down to slides and some slow cutscenes with voice-overs. I wonder why the development of this game took so long when you consider that Assault Horizon had well produced cinematics, yet this game seems to do the bare minimum. On top of that some levels are cringe worthy, as unrealistic scenarios are forced upon you like flying up the inside of a space elevator... IN A FIGHTER JET? WHAT THE **** It is not an exercise in skill, but just a matter of seizure inducing roadblocks. The Tech tree in this game is underwhelming. There are only three types of aircraft: Fighters, Multirole and Assault (although also only barely as there are only 2 Assault Aircrafts). There are only a few dozen different ones, whereas Assault Horizon had astonishingly many, and even had Helicopters.

    Unlocking these happens through points, though the payout never seems to be enough to unlock a new aircraft at a steady pace. This becomes very annoying when you get a mission with ground- or naval targets, but can't unlock the aircraft with the proper missiles because you don't have nearly enough points yet. And then... You have to grind. Who thought that was a good idea? I guess Ace Combat: Infinity in 2013 was just a test to see if people where willing to do that.

    Dogfighting is no longer a minigame, but the new way with more freedom in this game feels pretty good too. The G-turns are quick, easy and helps switching between targets.

    Different types of aircraft mean nothing in Skies Unknown. Multirole aircrafts, which are supposed to do a combination a Dogfighting and air-to-ground attacks, usually don't even have dedicated air-to-ground missiles. In fact, it's usually better to use a fighter aircraft as these seem to be just a effective with better air-to-air weapons in reserve. Only later on in the tech tree, when you get the A-10 Thunderbird or the F35, you will have an aircraft that fights according to its type.

    I don't know what happened after Assault Horizon, but this game feels like 3 steps back in every department except for graphics. The story is dumb, the characters are dumb, the aircraft tree is lazy and barren, and all the good additions that were made in Assault Horizon are suddenly gone.

    It is entertaining, but it makes me roll my eyes just a bit too often. The final level is so dumb that it takes the quality of the game way down! It's a dumb game. I give it a 5/10    … Expand
  71. cremadiscampi
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This game is simply great and very fun. The gameplay is engaging, the story is the classic Ace Combat story, not very original or deep but entertaining and the graphics looks great. My favorite aspect though is the music: it is incredible and perfectly complements the adrenalinic dogfights.
    If you like planes, corny stories, amazing music and lots of action this game might be for you.
  72. kyzaghan
    May 19, 2019
    8
    Graphics looks great. The story is very immersive and impressive.The diversity of tasks is impressive. I've never been bored. BUT There is no damage system. Gameplay is too artificial. AS A RESULT,
    The game visually met my expectations. It also impressed me with its story. However, if you have no interest in either the serie or the genre, you may be disappointed.
  73. Eyes_Grim
    Jun 5, 2021
    10
    The game is awesome, missions are intense, the aircraft models have top visuals. Storyline is pretty decent and the music is just amazing.
    Best game I played this year. Don't why I waited for so long before playing it.
    People say it's not reallistic. Well, imagine you have only 8 warheads loaded and the mission's over on the 2-nd minute. It would have felt like a packman game. The    The game is awesome, missions are intense, the aircraft models have top visuals. Storyline is pretty decent and the music is just amazing.
    Best game I played this year. Don't why I waited for so long before playing it.

    People say it's not reallistic. Well, imagine you have only 8 warheads loaded and the mission's over on the 2-nd minute. It would have felt like a packman game. The creators have done pretty well on this part. Don't dig into the realism of such games, because in the end of the day you would still be unable to start its engine and take off safely, no matter the level of realism in the game.    … Expand
  74. Exela
    Aug 18, 2019
    10
    Such games now do not, it is difficult and addictive, beautiful. I advise you to buy
  75. Rubes
    Feb 18, 2020
    10
    Wow! I'm playing only the VR content on PS4 and I must tell you that it is absolutely fantastic, outstanding and worth the price of admission! It's jaw-dropping intense and I'm so impressed with the immersion and sense of motion and speed of movement. It's only 3 missions on VR, but they are each fantastic with unlimited replayability to improve grades and scores and times. I highlyWow! I'm playing only the VR content on PS4 and I must tell you that it is absolutely fantastic, outstanding and worth the price of admission! It's jaw-dropping intense and I'm so impressed with the immersion and sense of motion and speed of movement. It's only 3 missions on VR, but they are each fantastic with unlimited replayability to improve grades and scores and times. I highly recommend this experience to anyone who loves gaming! It's as close to a flight simulator as most of us are ever going to get...and it's just so impressive!! A++ 10/10 Masterpiece of design!… Expand
  76. nikita19942
    Oct 15, 2019
    9
    Отличная игра. Да аркада, но это + т.к. если будет управление как в симуляторе, то будет очень сложно новичкам. Много истребителей, можно докупать оружие. Деньги дают за выполнение миссий в кампании. Из минусов (если конечно можно это отнести к минусу) - забуксовал на 4 миссии, никак не могу пройти её. пробовал на f-16 и mirage 2000, ну никак....Отличная игра. Да аркада, но это + т.к. если будет управление как в симуляторе, то будет очень сложно новичкам. Много истребителей, можно докупать оружие. Деньги дают за выполнение миссий в кампании. Из минусов (если конечно можно это отнести к минусу) - забуксовал на 4 миссии, никак не могу пройти её. пробовал на f-16 и mirage 2000, ну никак....
  77. morrandin
    Oct 29, 2019
    10
    i wanted to play for a while in some game where i can drive a plane and i found everything i wanted in this game.
  78. Kryss_Everson
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    An excellent single player mode and a super fun multi mode accompanied by quality graphics, an incredible soundtrack ... Ace Combat 7 is an exceptional game for lovers of gunfight, Top Gun and the series. I only put 9 because the music is a little worse than that of 6.
  79. JerrKell
    Sep 24, 2020
    2
    Definitely not a simulator, just an arcade game with good graphics but a cheap (and I keep it polite) HUD where they just forgot the visibility, which leads to confusion in the middle of a mission/combat in cloudy situation (for an air combat game, can hardly be worse fail...).
    If you get it cheap on retail/preowned, still a good game, but surely not a game changer - free games on PC (DCS    Definitely not a simulator, just an arcade game with good graphics but a cheap (and I keep it polite) HUD where they just forgot the visibility, which leads to confusion in the middle of a mission/combat in cloudy situation (for an air combat game, can hardly be worse fail...).
    If you get it cheap on retail/preowned, still a good game, but surely not a game changer - free games on PC (DCS World for example) will give you far more fun for way less money.
    Anyway, funny to play here and there when really want to use an HOTAS (else the game has no interest at Ll...).    … Expand
  80. MORDECAi7787
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    After what felt like eternity, Project: Aces brings the fan base back to Strangereal. The planes look gorgeous, the gameplay is all around awesome. However, you may need to YouTube how to perform a new ability: the Post Stall Manuever. This is the game Ace Comvat fans have been waiting for! The VR segment is only 3 missions, but looks and feels so great that you won't mind hopping into theAfter what felt like eternity, Project: Aces brings the fan base back to Strangereal. The planes look gorgeous, the gameplay is all around awesome. However, you may need to YouTube how to perform a new ability: the Post Stall Manuever. This is the game Ace Comvat fans have been waiting for! The VR segment is only 3 missions, but looks and feels so great that you won't mind hopping into the cockpit of 1 of 4 memorable real life planes. A must have for any fan of the genre or series.… Expand
  81. Flava_Flo
    Jan 3, 2020
    7
    Nice graphics, good gameplay. A must for fans of the series and Top Gun nerds. But when the campaign is over, so is the game. Online could be so much fun with co-op missions, escort missions, attacking and defending ground targets. But there's nothing but team deathmatch. And for me another downside: Low altitude flight feels sooo slow. You have to push the throttle all up to nearly getNice graphics, good gameplay. A must for fans of the series and Top Gun nerds. But when the campaign is over, so is the game. Online could be so much fun with co-op missions, escort missions, attacking and defending ground targets. But there's nothing but team deathmatch. And for me another downside: Low altitude flight feels sooo slow. You have to push the throttle all up to nearly get the feeling you're flying a fighter jet.
    There are four or so DLC campaigns, which extend the game a little. Wouldn't buy it for the full price again, but if it's on sale go for it.    … Expand
  82. FrankJager
    Jul 12, 2022
    10
    What a lovely old-school game. Gaming at its a finest... Gameplay is challeging, the soundtrack is epic as well.
  83. Rand0mHero
    Feb 4, 2020
    1
    Once you get used to the stunning visuals you notice the game really doesn't have that much else to offer. They forgot every good tweak from AC:Infinity, made the missions more boring than than those of AC:Assault Horizon, unimaginative story. 3 VR missions is a joke! And going Battle Royal in pvp just because Fortnite is a hit speaks of desperation. Menu is a mess and aircraft managementOnce you get used to the stunning visuals you notice the game really doesn't have that much else to offer. They forgot every good tweak from AC:Infinity, made the missions more boring than than those of AC:Assault Horizon, unimaginative story. 3 VR missions is a joke! And going Battle Royal in pvp just because Fortnite is a hit speaks of desperation. Menu is a mess and aircraft management is not fun or pleasent… Expand
  84. vipanzera
    Feb 17, 2020
    8
    Como fã da franquia Ace Combat, posso admitir que Ace Combat 7 é um belo presente para aqueles que amam a franquia. Ao contrário dos jogos mais recentes (um pouco ignorados), como o AC 6 e AC Horizon Assault, AC 7 mantêm o mesma fama que um de seus antecessores, AC 4 e 5, com uma história interessantes e personagens bem "curiosos"...
    As mecânicas dos Caças estão um pouco mais dificeis,    Como fã da franquia Ace Combat, posso admitir que Ace Combat 7 é um belo presente para aqueles que amam a franquia. Ao contrário dos jogos mais recentes (um pouco ignorados), como o AC 6 e AC Horizon Assault, AC 7 mantêm o mesma fama que um de seus antecessores, AC 4 e 5, com uma história interessantes e personagens bem "curiosos"...
    As mecânicas dos Caças estão um pouco mais dificeis, porém bem firmes e consistentes, oferecendo um desafio a mais durante as missões.
    A história é um pouco confusa e, em alguns aspectos, sem sentido. Mas mesmo assim, levando ao jogador (e ao fã) a mesma "pegada" do mundo conturbado de Strangereal.
    A única coisa que me deixou decepcionado de certa forma foi o multiplayer... As partidas são curtas e o Matchmaking não é balanceado. Ou seja, se você for iniciante, irá sofre bastante jogando com oponentes muito mais experientes.. porém, isso não impede a você aproveitar ao máximo a campanha principal, que te dá a opção de reiniciar a história várias vezes, em níveis diferentes e com desafios a cumprir, com direito a vários colecionáveis, como skins e novos aviões.    … Expand
  85. JonnyDepp
    Mar 24, 2020
    8
    Really 3 great VR Missions, loved to play them on all difficulties. But its not much content for PSVR. Don't make my mistake: i played first the VR Mission, the tried the normal content ..... the normal missions couldn't thrill me like the VR-Mission. 3 VR Mission isnt enough, its a shame.
  86. gazmoden
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    this game is terrible, I expected something at least like ace combat 1 2 or 3 but this is a joke. the story line is ridiculous if thats what you call it... just some woman with serious daddy issues and she's not even your character. lots of stupid unrealistic mission and speech that doesnt even make sense. extremely slow at progressing through objectives, cinematics leave you free flyingthis game is terrible, I expected something at least like ace combat 1 2 or 3 but this is a joke. the story line is ridiculous if thats what you call it... just some woman with serious daddy issues and she's not even your character. lots of stupid unrealistic mission and speech that doesnt even make sense. extremely slow at progressing through objectives, cinematics leave you free flying and let you crash. there's more things wrong with it but I'd be here all week naming them. not one part of this game works, the upgrading system makes you buy a tree of planes and **** you dont want nor you can use on all air crafts even if they are in same category ie a fighter or multirole. the majority of missions are ground targets and air to ground weapons are useless, I give up writing more, just a completely useless game, I'm glad it was free from xbox live… Expand
  87. Superslider
    May 10, 2020
    3
    How on earth does this tedious game have such good reviews?

    Missions are samey, last too long and if you die near the end of a long boring mission guess what - yep, start again - what is this the 90s?

    Constant missile alerts - irritating and not fun at all. Felt like a chore to play so sold it.
  88. maximazi
    May 9, 2021
    0
    Had to skip all the cut scenes. Seems this story was written and directed by 15 year olds. 20 missions. the rest are on dlc.
  89. FoxJoy
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    Whole levels of the game is copy-past from previous games, storyline is ridiculous
  90. arakui
    Jun 29, 2020
    9
    This game is an incredible return to form for ace combat games. Terrific visuals with incredibly modeled, detailed aircraft, and some of the best music, if not the best OST of 2019. The gameplay is arcadey, but realism never really has been a staple of AC games. In terms of story, Imho It's rather forgettable on the whole, but still has some really awesome moments, for example, the fightsThis game is an incredible return to form for ace combat games. Terrific visuals with incredibly modeled, detailed aircraft, and some of the best music, if not the best OST of 2019. The gameplay is arcadey, but realism never really has been a staple of AC games. In terms of story, Imho It's rather forgettable on the whole, but still has some really awesome moments, for example, the fights with Mihaly are not only intense gameplay-wise but also story-wise. It would have been nice to have more missions on release, but after the DLC my thirst for more has been satiated. Multiplayer modes could have also been expanded, but they hold up all the same, as fun, short experiences that are just genuinely enjoyable.… Expand
  91. iHatezelda_
    Aug 6, 2020
    8
    The campaign of game is great especially graphics and music are top notch. Although there are not many enemy aces/ace squadrons and multiplayer lacked co-op mode. It would also be great to see more aircrafts but so far, the game delivered what was expected from it.
  92. memerashaad
    Aug 14, 2020
    8
    Been with the series since I was old enough to hold a controller. The game is excellent, addictive and beautiful just like it's PS2 era games. However the story does not move me like what Unsung War and Zero did for me all those years ago which leads to it not receiving a perfect score from me.
  93. Svartruun
    Mar 17, 2021
    3
    Eigentlich ein gutes Game. Das Problem liegt hier in der frustrierenden Unfairness der KI. Egal in welcher Mission man ist, die Gegner feuern ihre Raketen nur auf den Spieler. Das geht soweit, daß man im 5-Sekunden-Takt beschossen wird. Natürlich sind dann Zielanflüge oder auch nur die Ausrichtung unmöglich. Und da die Missionen ein Zeitlimit haben, werden diese unnötig erschwert. DerEigentlich ein gutes Game. Das Problem liegt hier in der frustrierenden Unfairness der KI. Egal in welcher Mission man ist, die Gegner feuern ihre Raketen nur auf den Spieler. Das geht soweit, daß man im 5-Sekunden-Takt beschossen wird. Natürlich sind dann Zielanflüge oder auch nur die Ausrichtung unmöglich. Und da die Missionen ein Zeitlimit haben, werden diese unnötig erschwert. Der Spielspaß bleibt dabei gewaltig auf der Strecke. Aufgrund dessen sind hier leider nicht mehr als drei Punkte drin.… Expand
  94. BrunoOliveira99
    Feb 25, 2021
    6
    This game has a serious game design problem with the lock on system and some missions been time based, with a horrible checkpoint, even on normal difficult level seems ridiculous difficult due the repetition, it looks like those missions were poorly put together. The graphics are quite nice and the VR system is really cool, I stopped playing because I was bored and frustrated.
  95. Stefanobed
    Mar 15, 2021
    3
    Again the same Simulator , mission boring and nothing of "news" , mission at time are real worse.bad game
  96. NoKoolaid4Me
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    I can see why so many people love this game but my god it has problems, not even touching on the story that just kind of happens around you without really making sense. I played the original back when I was a kid, and was looking forward to some arcade-y action. This game kept the PS1 control imprecision and terrible Godzilla forced perspective (is that aircraft carrier far away or is itI can see why so many people love this game but my god it has problems, not even touching on the story that just kind of happens around you without really making sense. I played the original back when I was a kid, and was looking forward to some arcade-y action. This game kept the PS1 control imprecision and terrible Godzilla forced perspective (is that aircraft carrier far away or is it twice the size of my plane and I'm about to smack into it?) while throwing exponentially more targets at you and tossing your plane around with a bunch of kart-racer level weather effects. There's gold here, and when you run a mission well you feel like a demigod, but it's all buried under layers of inexplicably bad design decisions and a control scheme that hasn't changed since analog sticks were introduced.

    Easily the worst part of this game is the lock on feature. You have to manually cycle targets all using one button, and the computer has no preference between selecting a craft on your nose within weapons range or a lone antiair gun on the far horizon. The most effective antiair defence the enemy has is burying the targets you're actually trying to shoot at in other low-priority targets that you then have to mash triangle to try and select all while performing evasive maneuvers and such. There have been numerous times I've had perfect lines on targets then either didn't get around to targeting them in time or mashed past. There is no previous target button, and the d-pad is left unmapped. Even then, you can fiddle with the controls a bit but I found myself struggling to work all the controls effectively and keep a grip on my controller, and I have pretty big hands. This would be a non-issue with the ability to remap the controls better/use the right stick for something other than free look, but that's not a thing for some reason. Neither is it a thing to be able to use the plane's external camera and have an attitude indicator displayed, meaning that if you appreciate being able to see more than what feels like a sixty degree cone in front of your plane and you fly into a cloud/sandstorm/stormfront and lose visibility, you have to switch cameras to check your plane's orientation, which means pulling your thumb off the guns/targeting. You also launch flares with L3+R3, something I had to check online to figure out (I also learned about PSMs and the lock-on zoom here, because the game refuses to tell you about any of this stuff) which if you accidentally don't depress L3 down enough because you're constantly maneuvering, it just changes your camera.

    So the controls are archaic and very poorly explained, which makes the crushed perspective a hundred times worse. The ground texture looks like low res aerial photographs. This alongside the miniaturized model enemies caused me to repeatedly plow into the ground thinking I had space to maneuver until the moment before I smash into it. It should also be noted that the jets don't really perform like jets. They have a normal (uncharacteristically slow and wide) turning radius, but you can feather the accelerator to initiate a """High-G turn""" which is basically just an air drift. This encourages a weird style of flight where you're constantly accelerating so you can pump the brakes and turn faster, instead of just slowing down and being able to consistently perform hard turns. While it simplifies piloting somewhat and reduces on having to learn maneuvers (which the game is completely unwilling to teach you), it also encourages you to fly sloppily and perform maneuvers that transition fantastically into slamming into the ground at speed. Clean flight doesn't really matter though as many levels have weather hazards that 1) only apply to your plane and 2) feel like kart racer obstacles added to make your life harder. There's "high winds" that instantly accelerate your plane sideways at three times its' maximum velocity, there's "thunderclouds" that sit between 100-1000 feet off the ground that arbitrarily stall you and turn your instruments off for a minute, there's clouds that work as free chaff for enemy planes. Hell, halfway through the game, your IFF gets turned off and you have to "manually identify" targets by keeping your camera on them for a few seconds within a kilometer. It's even more inconsistent than early game targeting with the added bonus of being able to mistakenly target every friendly troop as well as every other enemy besides the one you want.

    There's never a point where the game leans back and lets you fly, it's just a bunch of gimmick missions, usually 15 minute "blow up every target" endurance or escort slogs. If you make one mistake, sorry, back to the beginning to listen to another 15 minutes of inane chatter. I wanted to like this game so bad, but they blew it, hard. It's like Doom if shooting was fun, but aiming was incredibly frustrating, inconsistent, and gave you carpal tunnel.    … Expand
  97. KuRoSaKi7121
    Nov 25, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ótimo game lembra muito Ace Combat do tempo de Ps2! Peca um pouco nos gráficos poderia ser um pouco melhor nisso, mas de resto está ótimo.… Expand
  98. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    8
    8/10.......................................................................
  99. Jackyyu
    Apr 27, 2022
    8
    If you came to find a realistic air combat experience, you have came to the wrong place. But if you are here to feel like Maverick and be a badass, this game is for you. Story might not be you taste but who cares about the story if you can blow oil rigs and shoot down jets.
  100. WitcherV024
    Aug 21, 2023
    7
    The game is a great simulator of a fighter pilot, many different planes both real and invented by the game developers, a variety of missiles and bombs. But the game is trash: the characters are as uninteresting as possible, your friends in the squadron hate you along with the management, you are constantly mixed with sh*t, the plot is not exciting, during the game I did not understand whatThe game is a great simulator of a fighter pilot, many different planes both real and invented by the game developers, a variety of missiles and bombs. But the game is trash: the characters are as uninteresting as possible, your friends in the squadron hate you along with the management, you are constantly mixed with sh*t, the plot is not exciting, during the game I did not understand what I was doing in the plot why I destroy enemy planes and bases if my allies hate me?. Some missions are very difficult. I hope that in the next game there will be a more interesting plot, there will be no fictional magic-super-ultra planes, there will be an opportunity to play on planes of the First and Second World War, and that the allies will REALLY help you in battle and not constantly hate you… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 69
  3. Negative: 0 out of 69
  1. Gamers' Temple
    Apr 15, 2019
    74
    The almost nonsensical story and some poor mission design aside, you can have some fun with Ace Combat 7. It will take some patience to get through the sequences with poorly defined objectives, but you'll have fun with the action-packed aerial combat and enjoy testing your skills against other players in the multiplayer mode.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 4, 2019
    80
    Ace Combat 7 revives the dying genre of arcade bullet hells and proves that even these games still have something to say. Players who get through system reports and time limits will be rewarded with an adrenaline ride with endless fun. [Issue#293]
  3. InsideGamer.nl
    Mar 24, 2019
    80
    Quotation forthcoming.
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