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 Consoles: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Release Date(s): January 18th, 2019 (PS4 | XB1), February 1st, 2019 (PC), July 11th, 2024 (Switch) Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is the latest installment in Bandai Namco’s long-running Ace Combat aerial combat flight simulator mega-franchise. It is the first mainline Ace Combat game to be released in It also, most importantly, marks the series’ return to the Strangereal universe for the first time since Ace Combat 6 ten years ago. (Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy was a remake of Ace Combat 2, so that one doesn’t count.) What is Ace Combat? Please consult this handy chart:  That doesn't tell me anything... Too bad.  What is “Strangereal”? Strangereal is the fan-given (later creator adopted) name for the fictionalized universe the mainline Ace Combat games are set in. The name comes from a trailer for Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies which describes the setting as a “strange, real world,” and Project ACES, the developer of Ace Combat would later come to use the term themselves, particularly in heralding Ace Combat 7’s return to the setting. In short: Strangereal is an alternate version of our real world Earth with certain elements rearranged, like landmasses and histories and the like. Every numbered Ace Combat has been set in Strangereal and the setting is notable and beloved by fans for its worldbuilding and ongoing and interconnected chronology between games. The last two “big” games in the franchise, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon and Infinity moved away from Strangereal and were instead set on fictionalized version of our real world Earth, which ultimately proved contentious with fans. That the franchise is returning to Strangereal shows that Project ACES wants to get back to its roots after a few informative experiments and missteps.  Story While Project ACES has been tight lipped about details of AC7’s plot, we do know a few things from the various trailers so far:
 Other Cool Stuff Ace Combat 7 is bringing a ton of cool new features and elements to the table as well. - Weather! (Realistic weather patterns that will affect gameplay) - VR support for PlayStation VR! (Only for PlayStation VR) - Special VR-exclusive missions! (Again, exclusive to PSVR) - Three DLC story missions! - Century Fighters! (such as the F-104 Starfighter) - More Ace Combat Superweapons! (Such as the AAS Arsenal Bird and Stonehenge) - A frickin’ Space Elevator! - Frickin’ laser beam weapons for your planes! - Unreal Engine 4! (AC7 is the first AC game to be built on a third party engine, period) - Online Multiplayer! (see: Ace Combat: Infinity) - Local Multiplayer! (The first game since Ace Combat Zero to feature it) - Chinese localization! (The first Ace Combat period to be dubbed in Chinese) - And more! (probably not much more… but who knows!)  Plane Roster The following planes have been confirmed so far for Ace Combat 7:
Screenshots                                              Trailers & Other Useful Links Ace Combat 7 Deluxe Edition for Nintendo Switch Trailer Ace Combat 7 25th Anniversary Free DLC Update Ace Combat 7 Season Pass: SP Mission Trailer Ace Combat 7 Season Pass Teaser Ace Combat 7 Golden Joystick Awards Trailer  Ace Combat 7 RELEASE DATE Trailer Ace Combat 7 E3 2018 Trailer Ace Combat 7 Gamescon 2017 Trailer - Erusea Strikes Back! Ace Combat 7 E3 2017 Trailer Ace Combat 7 Announcement Trailer Ace Combat 7 PlayStation Experience 2016 Trailer Ace Combat 7 New Year’s Showcase Extended Trailer Ace Combat.com Ace Combat on Facebook Project ACES’ Website (Japanese Only) Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Website (Japanese Only) Acepedia: The Ace Combat Wiki nine-gear crow fucked around with this message at 05:40 on Jan 18, 2024 |
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May 7, 2017 21:26
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Hell yeah I can't wait. Gonna cure millions of planes and nobody is gonna stop me.
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May 7, 2017 21:27
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Ace Combat freakin' owns and I'm super excited for 7. Another thing to note is that Keiki Kobayashi, the longtime composer for the music in the series, is back, so expect an awesome OST.
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May 7, 2017 21:58
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Oh you bastard, still no release date announced I see. I thought for sure "oh an AC7 thread, must have announced the release date".
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May 7, 2017 21:59
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I'm just hoping that this game is better than the recent  /bad games like 6 or Assault Horizon.
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May 7, 2017 21:59
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I'm so glad I have a PS4 for this. I'd get the VR helmet, but this would be the only game I use it for.
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May 7, 2017 22:01
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Shinjobi posted:I'm so glad I have a PS4 for this. I'd get the VR helmet, but this would be the only game I use it for.  but it's still really tempting because this is basically the perfect game for it
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May 7, 2017 22:11
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Looking forward to leading mighty Osea to another victory 
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May 7, 2017 22:18
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About time. Not looking forward to the usual cluster-gently caress of compatability DLC, and creepy anime girls on wings though. 
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May 7, 2017 22:22
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I'm hoping that when the PC release comes out, someone breaks it open and finds out they included all the VR stuff and mod it to work on PC. Cuz drat, Ace Combat seems like the perfect demo for VR and I'd seriously consider buying an Oculus or whatever the cool VR headset is these days, for this game.
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May 7, 2017 23:32
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It'll be just VR missions (like side-missions taking place at the same time of the main game, playing along to it some way, we'll see at E3?) but drat I will play it until my neck starts to hurt. Probably more than the main game, because that's what VR does, it ruins everything else 
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May 8, 2017 00:28
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I'm excited to play Ace Combat 7 on the personal computer and also to be able to delete dialogue audio files.
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May 8, 2017 00:37
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But can you Take It All Away?
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May 8, 2017 02:05
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oh yes oh god yes form the head FORM THE HEAD unghhhh...
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Holy crap I can play the Starfighter?!?!
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May 8, 2017 02:17
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I have a flightstick that I use for War Thunder on PS4, any idea whether this will support it?
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May 8, 2017 04:39
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I'm in!! Just played 4 for the first time and it was pretty sweet. Wanna bomb the poo poo outta more super weapons while awful dialogue booms over the radio comms.
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May 8, 2017 04:52
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This game is going to be good and I'm probably going to buy it on PC and PS4 because I'm dumb
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May 8, 2017 05:02
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Renaissance Spam posted:Holy crap I can play the Starfighter?!?! I'm holding out for a Delta Dart Special weapon- AIR2 Genie Also the return of the Scooter, its a tragedy only AC2 gives you the A4D/A-4. Insert name here posted:This game is going to be good and I'm probably going to buy it on PC and PS4 because I'm dumb I have AH on PS3 and PC, so it's less dumb than that at least
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May 8, 2017 05:48
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Insert name here posted:This game is going to be good and I'm probably going to buy it on PC and PS4 because I'm dumb If I've built my new computer by the time this comes out then I'll definitely get VR for it so my dumb rear end can fall out of my chair trying to look back and up during an immelman.
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May 8, 2017 06:41
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Is 6 meant to be bad? I still have a copy even though I don't have a 360 anymore, I think I had some vain hope that it would be added to the backwards compatibility list for xb1 for some dumb reason. I wonder if you can emulate the ps2 games properly now, as it would be cool to play them again without having to drag my old ps2 out of storage.
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May 8, 2017 07:56
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Shortness of the campaign aside, I actually quite liked each missions (be it dialogue, gameplay or cutscenes). The competitive coop is also up my alley. Really looking forward to this title.
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May 8, 2017 08:40
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track day bro! posted:Is 6 meant to be bad? Just the story and cutscenes, AFAIK. Gameplay is some of the series best. Only played a bit since I never owned a 360, but got to do its version of Bunkershot. drat fine mission, can recommend giving it a go over AH. Infinity felt somewhat similar, which I have sunk a lot of time in though no idea whats happened to it in the last year
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May 8, 2017 09:09
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track day bro! posted:Is 6 meant to be bad? I still have a copy even though I don't have a 360 anymore, I think I had some vain hope that it would be added to the backwards compatibility list for xb1 for some dumb reason. I wonder if you can emulate the ps2 games properly now, as it would be cool to play them again without having to drag my old ps2 out of storage. 6 is really polarizing. People don't like it because it's story is dumb and aren't really any likable characters in it, but gameplay-wise it's probably one of the tighter Ace Combats I've ever played. It certainly sold well enough to hit Platinum Hits status for the 360. Though really, the only mainline game to that didn't get Greatest Hits/Platinum status was Ace Combat Zero, and that was only because it came out at the very end of the PS2's life cycle.
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May 8, 2017 09:13
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6 isn't bad. The fact that it's the only proper AC on that generation of hardware counts for a lot. Having dozens of units on the map during a major battle is a lot more impressive than the 10 or so the PS2 games can manage.
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May 8, 2017 10:07
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track day bro! posted:I wonder if you can emulate the ps2 games properly now, as it would be cool to play them again without having to drag my old ps2 out of storage. You can. I played through all three on an emulator two years ago, and only ran into a few avoidable performance issues, like needing to use the HUD only camera option.
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May 8, 2017 10:22
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I bet that AC6's story, while pretty meh, wouldn't have been nearly as loathed if it wasn't for the goddamn stupid "dance with angels" or whatever line they continuously spout. I don't know if it was the repetition, or the delivery of the lines, or what, but it really grates for some reason. Oh and that silly bioweapon mission that doesn't make any sense.
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May 8, 2017 12:22
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VKing posted:I bet that AC6's story, while pretty meh, wouldn't have been nearly as loathed if it wasn't for the goddamn stupid "dance with angels" or whatever line they continuously spout. GO DANCE WITH THE ANGELS!
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May 8, 2017 13:44
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Thoughts on what Soviet-bloc counterparts to the F-104 there might be? The only Russian plane in the Wikipedia "Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era" section for the F-104 is the Su-15, which I'd never really heard of before, so I have to assume they'll go with something a bit more high profile like maybe the MiG-17. And speaking of early MiGs...God I hope they put the F-84 in there. Flying that thing with its loving SIX CANNONS was probably the only 100% enjoyable thing about HAWX 2.
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May 8, 2017 14:28
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I'm basically looking for a shattered skies part two in terms of gameplay. Will this suit my needs? Will the skies be broken like glass in any way?
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May 8, 2017 14:31
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VKing posted:I bet that AC6's story, while pretty meh, wouldn't have been nearly as loathed if it wasn't for the goddamn stupid "dance with angels" or whatever line they continuously spout. It's 100% repetition and the fact the game treats it like some super cool, huge burn whenever people say it. It just sounds dumb, which is appropriate for the 8 year old character who says it the first time. Every time after that is extremely not good.
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May 8, 2017 14:32
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This game better not have Dogfight Mode. That's the only thing that would keep me from getting it.
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May 8, 2017 14:59
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Evil Eagle posted:This game better not have Dogfight Mode. That's the only thing that would keep me from getting it. This. I love the fact that there's finally a PC version, though. Maybe I'll finally buy one of these games instead of borrowing friends' playstations.
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May 8, 2017 15:17
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VKing posted:I bet that AC6's story, while pretty meh, wouldn't have been nearly as loathed if it wasn't for the goddamn stupid "dance with angels" or whatever line they continuously spout. it is the very definition of a forced meme. 
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May 8, 2017 15:23
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Honestly, I think they've hit the pinnacle of classic Ace Combat gameplay with Infinity. Sure, the game has about eight billion problems as a whole, but it plays perfectly. Just give me more of that and don't throw in anything else unnecessary.
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May 8, 2017 15:52
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Evil Eagle posted:This game better not have Dogfight Mode. That's the only thing that would keep me from getting it. Going by early Q&As they learned from their mistakes, especially that one.
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May 8, 2017 15:57
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Evil Eagle posted:This game better not have Dogfight Mode. That's the only thing that would keep me from getting it. I still don't really get what they were thinking with that. DFM effectively removed what makes the games fun.
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May 8, 2017 16:03
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I enjoyed the helicopters tbh. Doubtful they'll return, but I really liked them.
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May 8, 2017 16:05
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turn off the TV posted:I still don't really get what they were thinking with that. DFM effectively removed what makes the games fun. Yep, not sure the thought process in making every 3rd enemy require a QTE minigame to shoot down.
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May 8, 2017 16:07
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CitizenKain posted:Yep, not sure the thought process in making every 3rd enemy require a QTE minigame to shoot down. It was probably something along the lines of - Oh poo poo HAWX came out, that's the only other game ever to challenge our niche, quick, copy something from it so we can attract HAWX players to compete with the inevitable HAWX juggernaut. Never mind the fact that HAWX was a critical and commercial failure that only got a sequel for Ubisoft Reasons, of course, but it's a a Japanese dev trying to do US/EU market research, they aren't very good at that.
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SilentW posted:It was probably something along the lines of - HAWX is one of those games I'm pretty sure I played, but I no memory of anything in that game.
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