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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown |OT| Game of Drones
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I just now finished it with 17770 points and just crashed before getting mission complete. Yay....
Right sorry I mean what does it entail? i don't remember exact missions by number.
I'm going to dive in but It's going to be hard to beat Captain Astro and beat saber.
Fucking hell. Stop for today mate, this is very frustrating I can feel you :(
The one where you have to reach 17k score
These score points missions are some of my least favorite from Zero and 4. Turns it into a chore.
Yep how dare people be frustrated a big game in 2019 doesn't support their higher end console for reasons.
On the contrary, we're frustrated because we wanted to get the game but now we have the dilemma of supporting a game that doesn't even properly support our platform.
Great fucking review. I love seeing people explain what I just instinctively like. It's like "yep that's exactly why I like it, crazy I never really thought of it till now".
Bought a HOTAS when it was on sale super cheap ($35) around Xmas in anticipation of this game. Crazy its back up to $80 now on Amazon. Looking forward to finally giving the HOTAS a try tonight w/ PSVR. I think i've played part of one Ace Combat game in my life, and i'm already $100 in for this one. WTF. That being said...
I can't wait.
I can't wait.
I pre-ordered it right now on PSN and AC5 showed up as a download. Go do it, now.
From what I'm reading the VR campaign is short though, around and an hour or two.
Are you a fan of the series? Would you agree with his complaints on missile locks and maneuvering? Or are there more effective strategies?
It is unfortunately, but I still bought the game for that mode!
And I just finished the skill-up review and it looks insane. He even recommended buying this game just for psvr (on sale) to test it out.
Even if the mission(s) are short it's a flight game so I can play the same ones over and over.
Is each mission really an hour long? Is there any way to save mid mission?
I pre-ordered on Amazon today but haven't gotten an email yet with the code for AC5. Has anyone got it that pre-ordered from Amazon?
According to the review, and how the rest of the games are, no—no checkpoints.
Well, I'm not a super fan in the sense where you had people in Infinity with fully decked out planes that could literally wipe clean the battlefield. But for basic play he's right. You can upgrade your plane and weaponry to make things easier. Stealth makes it's harder for your enemies to lock on to you and better homing missiles can cut down time spent dogfighting.
He clarified saying missions are sbout 20 to 25 minutes, they took him an hour because he failed that many times.
I can probably say this as the game is out now in my territory - there are no save points mid-mission. There are 1-2 checkpoints though.
There are some levels shorter than that are there are absolutely check points in some of them depending on difficulty. When dying it asks you. START FROM CHECKPOINT.
Also this mission asks me if I want to START FROM CHECKPOINT but it restarts the whole mission
Not in anihilation missions. You die, you start over.
These anihilation missions do not have checkpoints. Even if you select start from checkpoint.
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These anihilation missions do not have checkpoints. Even if you select start from checkpoint.[/QUOTE]
Yes thats why I said some of them. not all though.
Okay, thanks.
I've got to say, there were definitely some red flags for me in that review that have me considering canceling my pre-order. He describes the game as being punishingly difficult. 20-30 minute mission with insta fail rules that you must follow precisely or you fail. Are there difficulty settings? Is the lowest one still really difficult?
I know it's too late but there's a control option to take reduced damage from crashing.
You can tone down the difficulty and purchase campaign-exclusive upgrades that increase the amount of time it takes for enemies to lock onto you and other beneficial enhancements to make the campaign easier. When I say purchase, it's in Strangereal bucks that you get from campaign/multiplayer.
3 difficulty levels. There are no INSTA fail missions exactly. I guess you could consider 1 or 2 particular starts of levels where you need to do something. But they aren't under any real stress. So I guess could consider those instafail but its rare and I can't see you failing it.
Ok, that was not a full missing.
Pro-tip, don't go into the VR mode tired and cross-eyed and start to do loops and rolls like crazy over the first island..
I was like.. "this is fantastic.. I better do even more extreme movements...... oh oh... VR sickness incomming!"
I think it will be fine when I am properly awake and don't go nuts with the maneuvers.
But it looks INSANE!!.. I can't wait til i finish work tomorrow.
Pro-tip, don't go into the VR mode tired and cross-eyed and start to do loops and rolls like crazy over the first island..
I was like.. "this is fantastic.. I better do even more extreme movements...... oh oh... VR sickness incomming!"
I think it will be fine when I am properly awake and don't go nuts with the maneuvers.
But it looks INSANE!!.. I can't wait til i finish work tomorrow.
This was my first AC game and I was pretty surprised at the difficulty level. I played on Easy and still struggled with a lot of the earlier levels because the game doesn't really do much to help you out. It gets easier once you realise you really need to pay attention to the map and the radio chatter - but failing a segment will still throw you back from 5-20 minutes in some cases.
By the end of the game I felt a lot more capable and didn't struggle too much.
And the briefings. Take into account the enemy types , chatter, briefings, and map.