Little did we know how important Ace Combat 7 would be for the series, it not only would gain the respect back fork old fans but also brought a ton of new fans in as well.
I swear to God that I only knew what is an Ace combat game from the 7th installment and from that to doing my research on Fandom and mourning Trigger for getting court martialed for a felony that he didn't :/
I remember playing AC0 as a child and truly believing that Belka was a real place. Feels so crazy now 16 years later still playing AC7 waiting for the next title.
We Ace Combat and DMC fans have a couple things in common. Like waiting over 10 years for the next main entry in the series and having a spinoff/reboot that caused a lot of controversy between the fans.
Also, the soundtrack for Zero is an absolute banger. Flamenco guitar, while you tango your way with the final boss, is one of the only soundtracks to get me to yell at my screen hype during a boss fight.
You can say the same for all the numbered titles, most spin-offs and of course Zero. Are you an anime-esque rock/metal fan? AC1, 2, 7, and Assault Horizon got you covered You like techno? AC3 Orchestra? AC4-6 Maybe a bit of all? Infinity and Zero. Maybe X too.
“Did you know... there are three kinds of aces? Those who seek strength. Those who live for pride. And those who can read the tide of battle. Those are the three. And him... He was a true ace.”
I LOVE some of the nonsense that reporter talks. My favourite line is how he's not even sure if this Ace actually existed, and then says, I interviewed someone who met him.
Bruhhhhh I thought I'm the only one. I have special spots in my heart for both Zero and 4, lost count how many time I spent playing them after school. Good times.
I liked Assault Horizon. Not as an Ace Combat game but as a game in general. It was stunningly gorgeous, you got to fly helicopters and heavy bombers and it felt a little more gritty and less anime-esque. Not that anime-esque is a bad thing at all, it was just different. I think if it'd been sold without the Ace Combat name attached to it it would've been better received by the arcade flight sim community. Also Zero had, by far, the best soundtrack of the franchise.
I grew up with ACE 3 Electrosphere, and even though it was just the standard international version, my brother ad I made up our own story about the game. However, years later when I decided to play another ace combat game, I had no idea what I was in for. It was The Belkan War, and was blown away by how good it was. The story, the gameplay, and it's vibe was just so cool.
same! It was actually my first game on PS1 full stop. Solidified my love for gaming and flying. I remember spending hours of my adolescence drawing side-profile views of the R101 Delphinus and the SU37 Super Flanker.
@@Sorain1 It was rudimentary, but we imagined we were stopping supervillains who had these powerful Blimps, there was a space race we ensured our side won, and we were on a mission of vengeance for the floating city, and UI4054 and X-49 were husband and wife. At the end we thought Aliens were behind it all, with the weird hacking sound in the last two missions including the XR900's.
Ace combat 5 was the first Ace combat i've played, and i was hooked right away. It made me realise that aircraft games was a hidden box i hadn't opened yet.
I think that's also one of the reasons why Tom Clancy's HAWX series failed too. The games took themselves too seriously. It also didn't help that the 2nd game was actually more worse than the first.
Say what you want about Ace Combat 6, but it's what got me into this amazing series in the first place. The gateway drug for flying jets to soaring soundtracks and taking down anime-level superweapons
Well at least Pixy alone was mote useful than all AC7 wingmen combined. He actually shot things down and quite often, so ge IS reliable in some sort of things... What happened next is classified
Still playing A.C: Skies of Deception on my old but working PSP. I just love it. I still enjoy it whenever i play it again. I am wandering bying the lastest one.
Me Hearing "I have so far to go" in this video (song is named Blue Skies I think) makes me go way back to middle school and early up to mid 2004 and the game. Such nostalgia and while I still have and play the game nothing will replace those 2004 days. I mean this game and just simply middle school and tv shows I use to be into back then I just miss that. Even with the game or DVD of said TV show which I do have can't compare to when it was all brand new to me. Ace Combat 4 is still my favorite with Zero being second. I still think 5 is best overall even now that 7 is out but nothing will change 4 being my #1 favorite.
I started on ace combat 4 and fell in love with the series. The only games I’ve missed were the first games on ps1. Which I’m emulating soon to play. My personal absolute favorite is Ace Combat 5 the Unsung War.
This series holds a special place for me, despite me having only actually played two of its games. I played Air Combat [1995] on PS1, and I sometimes sat down and played a campaign runthrough in one sitting, more times than I can count. It was the first time I truly learned to 'fly' an aircraft, stick proper and all. I played Ace Combat Zero on PS2, and it just took my love of aviation further. I always had a fascination with flying, aerospace, movies, games, books, all sorts, but this game series was the catalyst, and now, I'm training to become a flight instructor, admittedly one of the few jobs liable to less affected in aviation by covid-19. I may not have played the entire series, but I will forever be grateful for getting a rental of Air Combat from Blockbuster video all those years ago winter 2000, before eventually buying my own copy.
Welp, I think I'm convinced to give this franchise a shot. It reminds me a little bit of MechWarrior, but in the air and, you know, 100% more anime. And damn, that rockin' 90's soundtrack is absolute gold.
As an Ace Combat fan since 3, and a Mechwarrior fan since 2:Mercs, I can wholly recommend Ace Combat to you. Recommendation: Play the Holy Trinity of 04, 5 and Zero. We call that the Holy Trinity for a reason.
@@kazzsaru Noted. I've only ever really played MechWarrior 2 and 4: Mercenaries but they left quite a large impact on me. I'll definitely have to try the Trinity out sometime.
I was pleasantly surprised with skies of deception on PSP. It takes place in strange real and the game itself is very similar to the PS2 games with gameplay.
That was technically my first ace combat, I played the Ace Combat 6 demo first on the 360 but never bought the full game. Ace Combat X was one of the best games for the PSP, one of those novel games optimized as much as possible for the hardware.
Holy shit man you sold me on this franchise. It sounds and looks like a ton of fun. I never knew the series had its own universe and world building. I'm a sucker for that sort of stuff, and plus it gameplay seems way more fun than I might have assumed. (Thought it was more flight sim before) Great video overall, I really liked the way you transitioned from game to game btw lol.
I think I was in the same boat at one point with dimissing it because it's a flight game. I don't think this series is really talked about enough, and it absolutely should be! It should be held up as one of those classic video game franchises and yet it seems to only have this very niche yet dedicated fanbase. It doesn't help that the flight genre is full of consumers who want what I call 'grueling realism', and kind of turn their nose up at these more video gamey kind of flight games.
I actually like assault horizon a lot I don't categorize it with my other ace combat games since it's completely different game style. But the pros of it for me was the ability to pilot helicopters and actual bombers. Also I like the overhead bomber view, it reminds me of my favorite mission from CoD 4
After playing "Turn and Burn: No-Fly zone" on the SNES back in the days, I got me a Playstation 1. "Air Combat" was the first combat flight simulator I got back then. It was a real step-up for me, and I still have good memories playing it with my younger brother. :)
@@victuz it is awesome i play this game since release and there are so awesome moments in the game but the story is a bit weak but you will feel like this one awesome pilot who change the course of a war so i used the word awesome 3 times this means you have to give it a try
@@maximilianschmitz9397 if you thought the storyline was lacking, see if you can nab a copy of Airforce Delta Strike for the PS2. It's a similar plot as AC7 with space and secret alien meanie, but a really fleshed out plot.
@@maximilianschmitz9397 I've acquired AC7 soon after asking that question. No regrets. My only complaint would be story, it lacks flavour and deepness, but if Bandai Namco is willing to invest more on the franchise for future titles, then I can turn a blind eye for the AC7's story issues.
Oh man, once the Ace Combat 4 intro started…cue the nostalgia!! So many hours in that game I cannot even begin to guess how many times I played it all the way through! Hell of a job on the video!!
Oh gosh, so much to talk about. First off, the Belkan war was among my favourite titles, the live action cutscenes were such a nice touch. Assault Horizon didn't have the heart of the franchise, and didn't play as well, but you have to admit it did look stunning...
I feel like I'm the weird one for Skies of Deception being my favorite even though it's a portable title. Idk why. The gameplay, missions, aircraft, realism, sci fi, player freedom, and story were just all spot on for me. I can't believe that I put hundreds and hundreds of hours on my PSP just for that game.
No it’s Definitely A looked over Gem ! I’d say it’s even better than Zero because of Features, Flight Model, 6 Colors, Option to Change Craft From Pause Screen
AC04 was the first Ace Combat i've played and (together with the Holy Trinity altogether) it holds a very dear place in my heart until this very day. I've even imported the OST directly from Japan because i loved it that much.
As a long time fan of the series I can say that 7 was a successful return to what 4, 5, and zero gave us, which was indeed the feeling of a great solo ace pilot and a good story to go with it. If there ever is an 8 they would be wise to stay with strangereal
I played through Ace Combat 4 so many times between 2004 to 2006. It was such a fun game. Until this video, I had completely forgotten there was a 3rd person view. I think it's time I dust off my copy and play it again.
I was introduced to the series with Fires of Liberation years after its released, and I was blown away with its game play, story and OST. I fell in love with 6, and finished 7 shortly after that one came out. I gotta say, Ace Combat and MGS are two of my favorite series
That PS2 run of Ace Combat games brings back some of the best feelings of my childhood - 4, 5, & 0 - finally decided to jump back in with 7 recently and so far I've got the same goosebumps
Damn, now I remember the friggin ace combat I first played, which is Zero, i friggin loved it when I was like 7, now im a 17 year old guy enjoying Skies Unknown
Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies was one of the first games I ever played. We were low income so we didn't even get the ps2 until the ps3 was out. Naturally, lacking many games, I played it to 100% completion and replayed it for quite some time. Hearing that intro soundtrack sent a shiver down my spine and I love it. I found Ace Combat 7 to be amazing and a wonderful return to form for the gameplay
NO. No. Shhhhh. Sh sh shh. I skip all the cutscenes except for the derpfaces in the tank. The gameplay of 6 was great and the in-mission characters (namely Snake Pit and the captain of the Marigold) were awesome, but those cutscenes were _garbage_
One thing that always is amazing to me how ace combat is so unique in that it uses cutscenes almost exclusively in 2nd person. It's amazing. With how It gets the story across.
I remember being at my dad's and finding it with his PS2 he had bought a year or two ago back in 2016. My first introduction into it and I fell in love with it the moment I loaded the first mission up. Was so good I got genuinely hyped to play Ace Combat 7, despite only playing one game in the series
Take a Mig-31, max the speed, don't stop for anything, fire LAAMs at extreme range, and don't forget to mine all the salt while you outrun every missile fired at you.
I have a confession I’ve only played ac7 and assault horizon at least I played ac7 with the Flight stick and throttle which is more realistic and fun tbh. But I watch full campaigns of all ace combats
Crud well when your a fighter pilot I bet it’d be easier becuase I think there in between your legs and the throttled on the right or left depending on cockpit
As an Ace Combat fan since i was a child, starting with the ps2 era games and falling in love with them, i never stopped being a hardcore fan since, and i approve this video, you summarized every game pretty well, and im glad it has gotten much attention as the ace combat series is very underrated.
This is my absolute favorite video game series of all time. I have owned and played every game in the series. I appreciate this video. Awesome content. Thanks for making this!!
My mind was blown. I thought this was a video about planes, but it was about appreciating life and understanding meanings deterred by societal complexes. I know understand, it's not how you are born, but what you do with life that makes life worth living. Thank you :)
Great video. It's a pity the world didn't get to enjoy the original version of 3. I was stationed in Japan and since I was still pretty new there new nothing of the language. Needless to say I had no idea what the hell I was doing or which choice was the best etc.. I think it holds the title of my most replayed game trying to play every branching decision. Plus that space mission was unforgettable. I also remember the Namco team coming to tour my ship in preparation for Ace Combat 4. The USS. Kittyhawk is Japans template for when they need to create an aircraft carrier. And as someone who led the ships fire department I wasn't exactly thrilled watching her sink in Ace Combat 5 and Macross Zero.
A very lovely introduction effort into every part of this flight simulator franchaise! Thank you! Bought lately almost all of those games on japanese market. Really love the 3rd part and guess im pretty ready to get aknown with another parts :D
You explained the series brilliantly and I thank you. I loved the series during the PS2 days. I played Ace Combat 7 and was somewhat pleasantly surprised by the return to the good days, but it just wasn't the same.
Your hope was well placed, I was a small kid when i first played ace combat on the ps2 with my dad, and always hoped to get something like that back one day, and they certainly hit the spot with ace combat 7, can´t stop playing it. Excelent video
Assault horizon was a great game. I loved the diversity of the missions as one mission you're flying a F22 and the next a B-1 lancer. Im kinda sad i didn't see that in skies unknown
Me too, plus flying the Apache in a couple of missions, manning a Black Hawk's Minigun in a couple more and even the one in which you man the guns of an AC-130U...the bomber mission is certainly one of my faves...getting to rain hell from above with a good ol' carpet bombing run...good times...
I approve this video. Well done!
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Ace force joint force is available on android fyi
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Ikr , Able to Land in middle of Battle, SUPER REALISTIC Visuals, Nice Hardcore Features etc.
You might wanna check out their bitchute while you're approving this vid. From two years ago I guess
One of the soundtrack from ace 4 is a huge meme
"Think of Metal Gear Solid, but with aircraft"
That's what I literally think of while playing this game.
You are not alone actually..
Sol 1 also known as Discount big boss
Me too.... But it has this ridge racer vibe too...
I don't know... how about... Initial D with dogfighting?
Solid Snakes on a Plane
Little did we know how important Ace Combat 7 would be for the series, it not only would gain the respect back fork old fans but also brought a ton of new fans in as well.
Well yes, that tends to happen when you don't limit your game to a single platform. I'm betting it will be the same for Armored Core very soon.
@@Nasfeliawhat about AC8 which was just confirmedv
@@thesovietvorona1007 That remains to be seen I guess. Who knows what they'll do with the next entry.
@@Nasfelia hopefully something like infinity without limited fuel
I swear to God that I only knew what is an Ace combat game from the 7th installment and from that to doing my research on Fandom and mourning Trigger for getting court martialed for a felony that he didn't :/
The Ace Combat deserves more recognition, and you definitely help with that
It evolved so much did it
I'm the 380th like!
I remember playing AC0 as a child and truly believing that Belka was a real place. Feels so crazy now 16 years later still playing AC7 waiting for the next title.
Belka Strangereal is Germany IRL
@@brilliantradience nah, not even funni moustache man's Germany nuked their own country 10x over because they're butthurt from losing a war.
We Ace Combat and DMC fans have a couple things in common. Like waiting over 10 years for the next main entry in the series and having a spinoff/reboot that caused a lot of controversy between the fans.
I was thinking the same thing the other day. Hopefully both will have good sales so we can relive the greatness of mid-2000s PS2 games.
Seriously, from the awesome highs of the PS2 days to the lows in the PS3/360 era to bouncing back. Both fanbases have gone through a lot.
@@katanafourzeronine I love Assault Horizon
Ruby Dia Oerba Same with us World at war fans, they teased a remaster when reznov was in the black-ops game.
What about the HAWX fans? after Ubisoft utterly ruined it with the Always-online nightmare?
Also, the soundtrack for Zero is an absolute banger. Flamenco guitar, while you tango your way with the final boss, is one of the only soundtracks to get me to yell at my screen hype during a boss fight.
ngl, AC Zero was the best AC series ever.
You can say the same for all the numbered titles, most spin-offs and of course Zero.
Are you an anime-esque rock/metal fan? AC1, 2, 7, and Assault Horizon got you covered
You like techno? AC3
Orchestra? AC4-6
Maybe a bit of all? Infinity and Zero. Maybe X too.
Woulda been better if there was more variation though, most of the songs sounded similar to me
As someone who did not like the final boss fight, the music made it way more tolerable.
Love the one in the jas 39 furball mission.
“Did you know... there are three kinds of aces? Those who seek strength. Those who live for pride. And those who can read the tide of battle. Those are the three. And him... He was a true ace.”
The Belkan War is still my favourite Ace Combat
Yo Buddy. Still Alive?
And thanks...
I LOVE some of the nonsense that reporter talks. My favourite line is how he's not even sure if this Ace actually existed, and then says, I interviewed someone who met him.
"There's no fiddling around in your cockpit with about, 100 different knobs..."
George Takei: left the game.
Savage but funny. XD
George takei:Ohhhh myyyyyy
gorge tacky
8:13
wasn't expecting that audio. My heart skipped and my eyes lit up. This is the game that started it all for me as a kid.
Same! That intro is absolutely epic.
Bruhhhhh I thought I'm the only one.
I have special spots in my heart for both Zero and 4, lost count how many time I spent playing them after school. Good times.
Same it was my first console game
Same. I get goosebumps every time I hear it
I just played it this year and even I got excited when I heard it. 😄
I liked Assault Horizon. Not as an Ace Combat game but as a game in general. It was stunningly gorgeous, you got to fly helicopters and heavy bombers and it felt a little more gritty and less anime-esque. Not that anime-esque is a bad thing at all, it was just different. I think if it'd been sold without the Ace Combat name attached to it it would've been better received by the arcade flight sim community.
Also Zero had, by far, the best soundtrack of the franchise.
I also loved the complex customization mechanics! How you can unlock new skins and customize them to whatever color you wanted!
ACZ had them spicy guitars
@@KILLERMEXICAN210 one year late, and no 5 had the best soundtrack. Followed very, and I mean EXTREMELY close by with zero.
@@Plyst3 *mobius1 glares angrily from across the room*
@@bigshow196 I mean facts Is facts my guy
Skies Unknown introduced me to the series, now I need to play them all, such a masterpiece.
Shattered Skies was my first entry into the series, and is one of my favorite childhood games. The graphics hold up well even today.
and also the trailer played blurry by puddle of mudd towards the end of it.
@@willhuey4891 I thought that was 5's trailer song.
Nice to hear, Mobius 1.
Would love to see 4, 5 and Zero remastered to PS4/5 standards
Same bro
That AC4 intro gives me the feels every time, I love that game to death
I grew up with ACE 3 Electrosphere, and even though it was just the standard international version, my brother ad I made up our own story about the game.
However, years later when I decided to play another ace combat game, I had no idea what I was in for. It was The Belkan War, and was blown away by how good it was. The story, the gameplay, and it's vibe was just so cool.
same! It was actually my first game on PS1 full stop. Solidified my love for gaming and flying. I remember spending hours of my adolescence drawing side-profile views of the R101 Delphinus and the SU37 Super Flanker.
Now I'm curious as to what you and your brother made up for the story. Especially considering what the story the rest of the world missed out on was!
@@Sorain1 It was rudimentary, but we imagined we were stopping supervillains who had these powerful Blimps, there was a space race we ensured our side won, and we were on a mission of vengeance for the floating city, and UI4054 and X-49 were husband and wife. At the end we thought Aliens were behind it all, with the weird hacking sound in the last two missions including the XR900's.
@@corneliusmaze-eye2459 Gotta love 'filling it in yourself' eah?
Ace Combat 3 (american version) was the 1st game of this franchise then i played too.
Ace combat 5 was the first Ace combat i've played, and i was hooked right away. It made me realise that aircraft games was a hidden box i hadn't opened yet.
Ace combat has never taken itself too seriously…and I believe that’s why it’s been around for so long.
I think that's also one of the reasons why Tom Clancy's HAWX series failed too. The games took themselves too seriously. It also didn't help that the 2nd game was actually more worse than the first.
Say what you want about Ace Combat 6, but it's what got me into this amazing series in the first place. The gateway drug for flying jets to soaring soundtracks and taking down anime-level superweapons
BlueSnowfox yeah, the AC6 hate is stupid. It has the best gameplay in the series, including AC7.
I got into in from ac infinity
Yea it was my first flying game I had trouble but I got the hang of it and it was great
People hate it because it was on Xbox 360. Personally I Loved the game.
@@theballinmario4247 well, tbf, It being on Xbox 360 REALY hurt its sale in japan(considering noone in Japan owned the bloddy thing)
Yo buddy! You still alive? Namco Bandai needs to remaster the PS2 trilogy.
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They need to remaster ps1 trilogy as well. And that ac2 whatever doesn't count.
Ace Combat 3: *forever alone*
AC3 needs attention more than the PS2 trilogy.
Together with ace combat x
15:56 I just love that sound. Ace Combat 6 was my game as a kid! I also enjoyed playing Ace Combat 5 as well.
"But you do have one very RELIABLE buddy"
...ahahaha...
Well at least Pixy alone was mote useful than all AC7 wingmen combined. He actually shot things down and quite often, so ge IS reliable in some sort of things...
What happened next is classified
Ahahaha yeah....
@@nickcher7071 I've seen wingmen shoot down maybe three planes in my two AC7 playthroughs. They were so much more useful in the previous games ;-;
It still hurts, just want him back by my side
@@ivarent3784 I miss him too 😔 the things I'd do to let him know I'm still alive...
Still playing A.C: Skies of Deception on my old but working PSP. I just love it. I still enjoy it whenever i play it again. I am wandering bying the lastest one.
Just to let ya know the new one has A lot of Features left out
I still play AC skies of deception on my psp and it is one of the best AC out there
MOBIUS ONE, FOX TWO!
Missile shot trashed.
Nothing but air heads up
Mobius One, you are cleared for take off
@@collinmanning8334 Trigger vs Mobius 1
Ace Combat 4 was my first taste in the series. I think 5 was my favorite.
Bro ace combat shattered skies was my childhood, hearing that music again gave me chills
Shattered skies was the one I started with so to me its the original one. Zero is my number one though to this day
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Me Hearing "I have so far to go" in this video (song is named Blue Skies I think) makes me go way back to middle school and early up to mid 2004 and the game. Such nostalgia and while I still have and play the game nothing will replace those 2004 days. I mean this game and just simply middle school and tv shows I use to be into back then I just miss that. Even with the game or DVD of said TV show which I do have can't compare to when it was all brand new to me. Ace Combat 4 is still my favorite with Zero being second. I still think 5 is best overall even now that 7 is out but nothing will change 4 being my #1 favorite.
I started on ace combat 4 and fell in love with the series. The only games I’ve missed were the first games on ps1. Which I’m emulating soon to play.
My personal absolute favorite is Ace Combat 5 the Unsung War.
Adam B we have the same taste
That feelings when you read the enemy pilot afraid to fly cause they know you are The R.
@@JOEL00111 this is exactly me, started on Ac4 but Ac5 is my all time favorite
When you reach Electrosphere and the music hits....
10:30 in AC3 you could select other weapons and aircraft depending on the mission, so AC4 was not the first
Even in the american version can do that.
I can't wait to tell my son about this!
Drunken Reaper just don’t tell him about mission 18
Never tell him about Assault Horizon or he will get Stage 4 brain cancer from its shitty plot and shitty everything about it.
@@outrunno4563 damn dude really? Think about what you just said
@I Exist have you gotten the burger yet?
@Glitch i hope he got the Borger
This series holds a special place for me, despite me having only actually played two of its games.
I played Air Combat [1995] on PS1, and I sometimes sat down and played a campaign runthrough in one sitting, more times than I can count. It was the first time I truly learned to 'fly' an aircraft, stick proper and all.
I played Ace Combat Zero on PS2, and it just took my love of aviation further.
I always had a fascination with flying, aerospace, movies, games, books, all sorts, but this game series was the catalyst, and now, I'm training to become a flight instructor, admittedly one of the few jobs liable to less affected in aviation by covid-19.
I may not have played the entire series, but I will forever be grateful for getting a rental of Air Combat from Blockbuster video all those years ago winter 2000, before eventually buying my own copy.
Welp, I think I'm convinced to give this franchise a shot. It reminds me a little bit of MechWarrior, but in the air and, you know, 100% more anime. And damn, that rockin' 90's soundtrack is absolute gold.
CloudConnection MechWarrior
YES
As an Ace Combat fan since 3, and a Mechwarrior fan since 2:Mercs, I can wholly recommend Ace Combat to you. Recommendation: Play the Holy Trinity of 04, 5 and Zero. We call that the Holy Trinity for a reason.
@@kazzsaru Noted. I've only ever really played MechWarrior 2 and 4: Mercenaries but they left quite a large impact on me. I'll definitely have to try the Trinity out sometime.
It’s been a year, have you given it a go yet?
If you've never played an Ace Combat game, let alone the Big 3 (4 5 & 0) then you've played nothing worth it.
I was pleasantly surprised with skies of deception on PSP. It takes place in strange real and the game itself is very similar to the PS2 games with gameplay.
That was technically my first ace combat, I played the Ace Combat 6 demo first on the 360 but never bought the full game. Ace Combat X was one of the best games for the PSP, one of those novel games optimized as much as possible for the hardware.
Holy shit man you sold me on this franchise. It sounds and looks like a ton of fun. I never knew the series had its own universe and world building. I'm a sucker for that sort of stuff, and plus it gameplay seems way more fun than I might have assumed. (Thought it was more flight sim before)
Great video overall, I really liked the way you transitioned from game to game btw lol.
I think I was in the same boat at one point with dimissing it because it's a flight game. I don't think this series is really talked about enough, and it absolutely should be! It should be held up as one of those classic video game franchises and yet it seems to only have this very niche yet dedicated fanbase. It doesn't help that the flight genre is full of consumers who want what I call 'grueling realism', and kind of turn their nose up at these more video gamey kind of flight games.
SnicketySlice Also most “Good Flight games” are only on PC shake my head
For all of Assault Horizons flaws, the track "Dogfight" is still a banger
daredevil is the new top ace combat track. everybody loves that one
General Kenobi I’ll have to check it out. Thanks
Horizon may have had it's flaws but it had the most engaging gameplay of the series
True that!
Honestly a lot of the music in it is pretty solid.
Nahhh Zero is still on top thanks to the setting, but yeah Daredevil is second now.
*Me:* _Listens to AC5 soundtrack regularly_
00:42
*Me:* ALL PLANES, RETURN TO YOUR COMBAT AIR PATROL STATIONS! _DEFEND THE CARRIERS!_
Man I love Ace Combat 6 and the soundtrack especially chandelier man..
@@Halcyon_games solitary
Morgan Towns hell yeah I love chandelier
Ah man, the good old St. Hewllet Port mission...when the music kicks in, you know this is the real deal
I missed this franchise so much... Some of my fondest memories from the PS2 times came from AC4, AC5 and Zero
Thanks for the review. I did not know there are that many titles out there claiming Ace Combat.
8:13 the start of the intro gave me amazing childhood flashbacks
Same here.Its my first AC btw
@@chillguynamedwan1034 same :), its actually my first console game ever
I actually like assault horizon a lot I don't categorize it with my other ace combat games since it's completely different game style. But the pros of it for me was the ability to pilot helicopters and actual bombers. Also I like the overhead bomber view, it reminds me of my favorite mission from CoD 4
After playing "Turn and Burn: No-Fly zone" on the SNES back in the days, I got me a Playstation 1.
"Air Combat" was the first combat flight simulator I got back then.
It was a real step-up for me, and I still have good memories playing it with my younger brother. :)
ah zero the belkan war my favorite game of the series i still pull out the ps2 sometimes for this game
Me too. It's my favorite to this day. It had a real positive impact in my life too
After understanding the lore of the series, I see now that the devs really loved Area 88.
You sold me! I'm gonna play Ace Combat 7 now (RIP wallet and free time). I didn't realize how many Ace Combat games came out.
And now, how was it?
I hope you enjoyed it as much as i did :) the only thing missing was a co op mode
@@victuz it is awesome i play this game since release and there are so awesome moments in the game but the story is a bit weak
but you will feel like this one awesome pilot who change the course of a war
so i used the word awesome 3 times this means you have to give it a try
@@maximilianschmitz9397 if you thought the storyline was lacking, see if you can nab a copy of Airforce Delta Strike for the PS2. It's a similar plot as AC7 with space and secret alien meanie, but a really fleshed out plot.
@@maximilianschmitz9397 I've acquired AC7 soon after asking that question.
No regrets. My only complaint would be story, it lacks flavour and deepness, but if Bandai Namco is willing to invest more on the franchise for future titles, then I can turn a blind eye for the AC7's story issues.
Oh man, once the Ace Combat 4 intro started…cue the nostalgia!! So many hours in that game I cannot even begin to guess how many times I played it all the way through! Hell of a job on the video!!
Oh gosh, so much to talk about. First off, the Belkan war was among my favourite titles, the live action cutscenes were such a nice touch. Assault Horizon didn't have the heart of the franchise, and didn't play as well, but you have to admit it did look stunning...
I feel like I'm the weird one for Skies of Deception being my favorite even though it's a portable title. Idk why. The gameplay, missions, aircraft, realism, sci fi, player freedom, and story were just all spot on for me. I can't believe that I put hundreds and hundreds of hours on my PSP just for that game.
No it’s Definitely A looked over Gem !
I’d say it’s even better than Zero because of Features, Flight Model, 6 Colors, Option to Change Craft From Pause Screen
AC04 was the first Ace Combat i've played and (together with the Holy Trinity altogether) it holds a very dear place in my heart until this very day.
I've even imported the OST directly from Japan because i loved it that much.
I got to play AC3: Electrosphere in my PS1... childhood memories...
My onyl experience with this series thus far has been Ace Combat 6. I actually loved it.
Can't tell you how many times i played the ac5 story. It was so damn good and kept me repeating it over and over again.
Love how the SAAB Draken manages to have a worse turn time in an arcade game then in a partial simulator like War Thunder
As a long time fan of the series I can say that 7 was a successful return to what 4, 5, and zero gave us, which was indeed the feeling of a great solo ace pilot and a good story to go with it. If there ever is an 8 they would be wise to stay with strangereal
Yeah maybe a follow up to 7 or maybe a recall ti old Acea. I want mobius 1 back in moderna strangereal
I played through Ace Combat 4 so many times between 2004 to 2006. It was such a fun game. Until this video, I had completely forgotten there was a 3rd person view. I think it's time I dust off my copy and play it again.
I was introduced to the series with Fires of Liberation years after its released, and I was blown away with its game play, story and OST. I fell in love with 6, and finished 7 shortly after that one came out. I gotta say, Ace Combat and MGS are two of my favorite series
Ace Combat 4 is where I started and I have been hooked on the series ever since!
That PS2 run of Ace Combat games brings back some of the best feelings of my childhood - 4, 5, & 0 - finally decided to jump back in with 7 recently and so far I've got the same goosebumps
The three arrow heads emblem from AC4 is free DLC.
Damn, now I remember the friggin ace combat I first played, which is Zero, i friggin loved it when I was like 7, now im a 17 year old guy enjoying Skies Unknown
You still alive?..budy...
Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies was one of the first games I ever played. We were low income so we didn't even get the ps2 until the ps3 was out. Naturally, lacking many games, I played it to 100% completion and replayed it for quite some time. Hearing that intro soundtrack sent a shiver down my spine and I love it. I found Ace Combat 7 to be amazing and a wonderful return to form for the gameplay
"Time to dance with the angels!"
I fucking love 6, but "May the golden king smile upon us" was so much better than "dance with the angels" Shame they only used it once.
NO. No. Shhhhh. Sh sh shh.
I skip all the cutscenes except for the derpfaces in the tank. The gameplay of 6 was great and the in-mission characters (namely Snake Pit and the captain of the Marigold) were awesome, but those cutscenes were _garbage_
Ding
OOZ662 The Marigold admiral had a great voice actor. Ship missions were always fun too.
OOZ662 the cutscenes were pretty good in my opinion.
One thing that always is amazing to me how ace combat is so unique in that it uses cutscenes almost exclusively in 2nd person. It's amazing. With how It gets the story across.
8:50 yo look at that head turn, he's an owl
I wonder what is the music name tho 8:15
@@amychan811 blue skies
As soon as he mentioned ace combat 4 I was so happy, that game started my childhood
8:19 aaaaaaaaand there's the goosebumps
I'll never forget the day my friend put Ace Combat 4 in his new PS2. That entire game is legendary.
I remember being at my dad's and finding it with his PS2 he had bought a year or two ago back in 2016. My first introduction into it and I fell in love with it the moment I loaded the first mission up. Was so good I got genuinely hyped to play Ace Combat 7, despite only playing one game in the series
AC5 is hands down one of the best storyline game ever! I still play it just for that!
i love how everybody shares their memories about this masterpiece game
note to anyone that’s gonna give ace combat 7 a shot. when in multiplayer, please do not spam those qaam missiles. thank you
Months later and I still haven't tried the online multiplayer for the game.
SnicketySlice oh trust me it was way better in the first two months. not a lot of qaam users. now there’s about 4-6 f-22 no matter the game mode.
@@mrnissan3262 I just my xo-2 wyvern
Hehehehehe
Take a Mig-31, max the speed, don't stop for anything, fire LAAMs at extreme range, and don't forget to mine all the salt while you outrun every missile fired at you.
Ever since I played AC7, I've been wanting to play more Ace Combat games. Specifically, AC6 and Zero just for the music and story respectively
You mentioned how it was a big deal that your character is regarded as a legend and they really did that great in 7
I picked up ace combat in AC4, i loved it ever since. Thanks for making this video,
I have a confession I’ve only played ac7 and assault horizon at least I played ac7 with the Flight stick and throttle which is more realistic and fun tbh. But I watch full campaigns of all ace combats
>tfw can't use flight stick because left handed :(
Crud well when your a fighter pilot I bet it’d be easier becuase I think there in between your legs and the throttled on the right or left depending on cockpit
I want a stick throttle.
As an Ace Combat fan since i was a child, starting with the ps2 era games and falling in love with them, i never stopped being a hardcore fan since, and i approve this video, you summarized every game pretty well, and im glad it has gotten much attention as the ace combat series is very underrated.
I started playing Ace Combat with #3...The stories are incredible
Bro! When that ace combat 4 soundtrack hit I got PUMPED! Man I miss that game, my first ace combat game
I’ve always loved ACAH’s theme. It really took me into the game
I started at ACE Combat 4 and have been hooked ever since.
The 3DS maneuvers reminds me of the Sky Crawlers game's maneuvers.
That was also Project Aces so I guess it makes sense.
This is my absolute favorite video game series of all time. I have owned and played every game in the series. I appreciate this video. Awesome content. Thanks for making this!!
Ace Combat Zero is the game that brought me into the series
AC2 for me.
Brother. We must destroy. BELKA
Me too. 🙋
It's still my favorite in the whole series
Me too
I got introduced to Ace Combat by my friend after he showed me the ADF-01 Falken. So I’m trying to learn about this game series.
I remember playing the psp one so much, i had to get extras of it.
My mind was blown. I thought this was a video about planes, but it was about appreciating life and understanding meanings deterred by societal complexes. I know understand, it's not how you are born, but what you do with life that makes life worth living. Thank you :)
Great video. It's a pity the world didn't get to enjoy the original version of 3. I was stationed in Japan and since I was still pretty new there new nothing of the language. Needless to say I had no idea what the hell I was doing or which choice was the best etc.. I think it holds the title of my most replayed game trying to play every branching decision. Plus that space mission was unforgettable. I also remember the Namco team coming to tour my ship in preparation for Ace Combat 4. The USS. Kittyhawk is Japans template for when they need to create an aircraft carrier. And as someone who led the ships fire department I wasn't exactly thrilled watching her sink in Ace Combat 5 and Macross Zero.
There's a fan made english patch for Japanese version 3lectrosphere, you should try it
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Can’t you just Amazon it ? The Original AC3 ?
A very lovely introduction effort into every part of this flight simulator franchaise! Thank you!
Bought lately almost all of those games on japanese market. Really love the 3rd part and guess im pretty ready to get aknown with another parts :D
It's not a simulator
@@roystercg Do you feel better about your self ?
Unsung War was my favorite. The intro is engrained in my main frame
Ace combat 4 was my introduction to the series as a kid. I loved it.
Awesome video. Shame so few people watched it.
Not sure why I ended up here 3 years later, but I'm not upset. Ace Combat 4 is one of the most played games in my whole family growing up.
Whatching this after playing the game and I have to say ace combat has definitely been revived
I would love to see a remastered HD collection of all the mainline ace Combat games, including the Original Japanese Version of Ace Combat 3
The irony being that AC7 sets up the world, more or less, for Electrosphere, tying the entire series together...like Uroborus.
Thanks for this man, you convinced me to pick up an offer for 4 and 5 on the PS2!
AC 5 was my entry, after that ac4, then The Belkann war. Fan ever since.
You explained the series brilliantly and I thank you. I loved the series during the PS2 days. I played Ace Combat 7 and was somewhat pleasantly surprised by the return to the good days, but it just wasn't the same.
GO DANCE WITH THE ANGELS.
Hell yeah ac6 was cool too dammit!
the razgriz does not dance
It had a great soundtrack! I enjoyed the story too!
Your hope was well placed, I was a small kid when i first played ace combat on the ps2 with my dad, and always hoped to get something like that back one day, and they certainly hit the spot with ace combat 7, can´t stop playing it. Excelent video
I fucking loved ace combat 3... and it was the hardest Ace combat to date.. the missle homing is insane..
Ace combat 4. That was my introduction to Ace combat! Fun as hell
Ace Combat 3 was the first game to feature secondary weapons actually
Zero is my favorite one for me. All the squadrons and even the twist of pixy betraying you was unexpected.
Assault horizon was a great game. I loved the diversity of the missions as one mission you're flying a F22 and the next a B-1 lancer. Im kinda sad i didn't see that in skies unknown
Me too, plus flying the Apache in a couple of missions, manning a Black Hawk's Minigun in a couple more and even the one in which you man the guns of an AC-130U...the bomber mission is certainly one of my faves...getting to rain hell from above with a good ol' carpet bombing run...good times...
@@SuperHornetPilot yeah and the one mission where you flew strike bombers like the NightHawk or the Frogfoot to destroy the enemy fleet
@@Not_Noodl Ah yes, including a Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier that took a few ASM runs to fully take out...I usually flew the Su-34 on that one.
My friend keeps bringing up the Ace Combat Strangereal universe in his yt vids so I'm watching this to understand what's going on.