With the upgrade tree, each plane offers some sort of improvement on the last. If you’re a fan of exploring all possible aircraft options, these Free play missions are super helpful for funding your RPG-esque upgrade tree. In the free play missions, you can choose from any of the planes you own, and, depending on the level, you can select from over 20 airplanes, such as bomber style, stealth planes, etc. Once you’ve completed a level according to the canonical story, if you decide to retry and change the strategy, you can select the free play missions and repeat any past missions you have completed, with the bonus of earning spendable currency. There are many ways to accomplish the objectives. I plan on using that information in future replays. I finally noticed that the comms are one of the most important forms of information flow throughout the game. After multiple mission failed screens, I became frustrated with how unclear the shift in objectives was. Your primary objective is changed to providing that team member with a safe flight to home base. As the mission continues, you hear over the radio comms that a teammate of yours is retreating back to base. An example of this took place in a mission where the player squadron was to intercept enemy fighter drones. These objectives aren’t 100 percent clear and sometimes change on a moments notice. It helps the player to mildly understand what the new mission will consist of. It doesn’t offer anything new in terms of features, but it’s tried and true to the series. With the start of each mission, the briefing consists of context-sensitive dialogue, and a blueprint schematic modeled after what the mission will look like. This game still falls under the common format of levels in terms of playing (i.e. In a modern selection of mission types, Ace Combat 7 offers a variety of objectives per level. This new game features varying weather, updated mission types and PSVR compatibility, offering much to been seen for both old and new fans. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is here to remedy those complaints and gather back their lost fan base. However, there was a period of time in recent years when the titles being released were not as good as I would have expected, due to either terrible controller and flight mechanics or just a bum story. This one became the standard to all fans of what a beautiful game with great flying controls can be like. I remember the days of my childhood, huddled in front of the screen with my friends, trying our hardest to shoot the yellow jackets out of the skies in Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies. I have been playing Ace Combat my whole life and I love the series. This game is a nice throw back to the perfected basics.
The folks of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown have done that.
There is not much you can do to innovate a series with such a simple goal: to make flying an immersive and enjoyable experience. The first release of the series debuted in 1995 on the original Sony PlayStation, where it received both critical and fan base acclaim.
Ace Combat has been a staple in the arcade flight combat simulator for over 20 years.