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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Review Thread
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Thanks! I can't wait. I have been itching for an Ace Combat since Assault Horizon Legacy on 3DS. I dont know what the consensus was for that one but I absolutely loved it. To go from that to the ps4 pro is going to be one hell of an improvement haha.
I wondered what it means in the IGN review about "poor communication of objectives." I watched a guy's video review earlier and he said he was confused by a lot of objectives and kept failing until he realized that he needed to actually pay attention to the mission briefs and listen to the commands coming over the radio during flight rather than just trying to kill enemies while waiting for an update on the HUD. Actually learning what you have to do from the briefs and wingmen sounds much more immersive than ignoring all of it and waiting for instructions to pop up on the HUD. I can't tell from their review if they just don't like that aspect of learning the game or if they are saying it isn't implemented well. It seems like the latter, but the videos I watched earlier made it seem pretty clear and now easy to figure out, and I'm not even a seasoned franchise veteran, only getting into the series on the 360 and on.
It seems modern AAA game design has stupified some gamers. I guess they were just waiting to have pop-up windows every 15 seconds R*-style telling them exactly what to do step by step.
Great review, can tell you loved it :-) There was talk of a VR free flight mode in addition to the 3 missions, did this make it into the game?
This is an unfortunate take.
The vast majority of the IGN complaints were related to the story. There was just the one paragraph where they - rightly - criticized the lack of a training mode or any effort to fully explain the mechanics.
Amazing! I'm having goosebumps right now, I can't wait to go home and play it
This franchise... Im just not sure why.. always makes me tear up... with tears of joy. Between the music, story, graphics, the thrill of flying, I feel the devs passion for it and its been this way since AC1 for me. Love this, glad the game is scoring well. Well deserved.
I'm not typically a "turn the HUD off and get fully immersed" gamer and it seems like that stuff has become pretty popular lately. I pretty much always need subtitles on in any game (I'm kind of hard of hearing, and I'm usually playing games when my kids are asleep so I need the volume low), so I'm used to leaving HUDs on in a lot of the games like Assassin's Creed that have the option to get rid of them. And I don't ever turn off waypoints or anything like that in games that use them.
The way instructions are handled in this game seem alright to me though. What I saw in the video I watched seemed really cool and didn't seem like it would be an annoyance. I wonder if them more than likely having to retry missions multiple times after failing them (something I remember from the few Ace Combat games that I have played) exacerbated their feeling like they did not know what they were supposed to do immediately in a mission and come down harder on the "trial and error" style of gameplay.
Xbox One is pretty expected given their UE4 games hit 720p across the board, the performance isn't though.
Didn't think a game would be worse than Spyro in terms of Pro/X difference, bummer.
Didn't think a game would be worse than Spyro in terms of Pro/X difference, bummer.
Same for me, AC4 was the last game I was able to play with my best friend before he died so the franchise means a lot to me. Jumping into the first few missions of this one got me in my feelings. Glad to have a really good Ace Combat again.
I'm being thoroughly convinced IGN is just a website pitching reviews for the rubes. Plenty of players out there I imagine would hastily ignore briefing, tutorials, and question only where the 'shoot' button is. They need an editorial critique that voices opinions through their lens too...
Reading the IGN review makes it sound like the complaints are a valid viewpoint for somebody not well-versed in the series. It also read like he found controlling planes pretty challenging regardless of the difficulty selected.
I also get how AC asks players to pay attention to briefings and be aware of radio chatter as more than just background flavor. It's not a skill you get a lot of chance to practice these days; jumping into a Musou game for the first time in a long time a while ago, it took a few tries to get back to the understanding that I need to listen out to mission-critical barks from NPCs and watch the map. This feels similar.
That quote is out of context. It's the opener of the review and isn't meant to be critical, just to highlight that, as the player, you need to keep a situational awareness of your position and the flow of battle.
I also get how AC asks players to pay attention to briefings and be aware of radio chatter as more than just background flavor. It's not a skill you get a lot of chance to practice these days; jumping into a Musou game for the first time in a long time a while ago, it took a few tries to get back to the understanding that I need to listen out to mission-critical barks from NPCs and watch the map. This feels similar.
That quote is out of context. It's the opener of the review and isn't meant to be critical, just to highlight that, as the player, you need to keep a situational awareness of your position and the flow of battle.
Cant wait till tonight! Really looking forward to the VR stuff, but maybe I'll wait till I get my HOTAS to experience that. Anyone heard of any updates to delivery timing with it?
Nice. I have decided to use the Mirage 2000 tree branch and get to F-22A Raptor.
Loved it, the OST and sound in Ace Combat 7 is truly remarkable, scored it 91% (but I'm a big fan of the genre)
http://www.lifeisxbox.eu/2019/01/18/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-review/
http://www.lifeisxbox.eu/2019/01/18/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-review/
Wrote the same in my review, for first timers it is a really hard game. People familiar with Ace Combat won't have any issues at all but I can imagine that many gamers will curse with the learning curve and absent of any explanation.
