Ace Combat

Since I've finally gotten around to playing the series, can we have a thread about this? I finished 4 and just now finished 5 the campaigns anyway. Why are these games so damn good?

I did enjoy the campaign in 5 a lot more than in 4 though.

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If you thought 5 was good, wait until you play Zero.

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You feel it too don't you?

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Nice Belka dubs

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3 is better than zero

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Dubs of truth, Zero best game.

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3 is good, but I prefer the flight model used in the later games.

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So you prefer gravity not existing?

Yup, that's the next one on the list after I fuck around in arcade a bit more.

yes

Zero has my favorite videogame trailer besides Gravity Daze 2's live action one.

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I'm sure he was watching us as we ended the war. I like to think we played Face of the Coin for him after it was all over.

3 needs more love for sure. Not to mention that amazing soundtrack.

That trailer always gets me hyped to fuck

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Pretty much

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That was the only time where I became legitimately hyped for a game and not just cautiously optimistic.

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Goddamn I love that trailer.

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For anyone interested, here's the FLAC Collection magnet link to all AC games plust the three Respec arrange albums.
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WHEN THE FUCK IS AC7 COMING OUT? I'M TIRED OF WAITING. FUCK.

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2019.

Please tell me you're kidding. Last I heard, it was supposed to come out sometime this year.

Not kidding. Kono himself wrote a letter telling the community that they had to delay it one more time to get everything right.
The delays are worrying me greatly.

REALLY
going to need proof of this.

Read the letter, user. It's the initial announcement that it will be delayed to 2018. Not 2019.
You had me really worried for a minute there.

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Which is best girl and why is she the Razgriz?

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CUM HISTORIA

some day…

Do you have high hopes for Ac7 or do you believe Namco will fuck it up

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NEVER EVER

I am confident that it will be a good game if it ever comes out.

He was a demon. He was, El Diablo.

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I'm REALLY excited for the new game.

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Have some OC my friend made in spite of never having played an AC game before.


Why wouldn't you be? Everything about it is looking great.

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I've always thought the footage for this game looked amazing, but never played. I tend to play things on PC and have neglected my consoles a bit. I have a PS3 with a busted disc drive and a PS4. Where should I begin? I enjoy a good story in my games and love flight sims.

4, 5, and Zero, in that order.

Electrosphere is a good start

Is there a working English translation? I remember there being a fan project a while back, but I didn't follow it. Did they finish it?

Jesus Christ guys, read my post. Thanks for answering, but I only have a PS3 and a PS4, and digital only PS3.

I have a question about aircraft speed in these games in general. Are they going to get faster the further I get into the game, or is the game roughly the same speed as when it starts?

Enjoy not playing any games then.

It got released


Nigger electrosphere is a PS1 game. Android phones can emulate those nowadays.

I read your post. You can emulate them. If you're dead set on only playing on your PS3, then your only option is Infinity, which I haven't played. Maybe some other anons can tell you more about it.


No. But as you play, you should end up becoming a little faster once you learn how to maneuver correctly.

Kinda a bummer but alright.

There are planes faster than others, and faster planes become available later in the game, meaning they are not immediately available. I forget when exactly the fastest planes become available, but there you go.


Rad. Thanks.

Ok so I started Zero and I'm planning on doing my first run as a full soldier. Yay or nay?

Go merc. No survivors.

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You're a big AWACS

Whats everyone's opinion on 6? I don't think its anyone's favorite AC but its still pretty good.

Even though it was pretty much just 4 beat for beat.

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I liked it a lot. They did a good job at making the battles feel large, and the operations mechanic made you actually feel important to the war effort. The story was cheesy as fuck, but I didn't mind that much. Also, high-G turns were fun.

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Oh also, it gave us one of the best tracks ever.

So far they have said nothing to make me afraid for the game, but I am waiting for denuvo to happen

I wish I could get my hands on the AC7 soundtrack already, I really like the track in the gameplay demo they showed off. It's also really neat how it changes if you're in the clouds.

That's really cool. It becomes muffled, like you're underwater.

Aside from the dancing with the angels it was a great game. The large scale battles and easily stalling super plane were great

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Thanks. Bamco.


I'll always really enjoy the large scale battles of 6 and the soundtrack was pretty damn decent too, but the game itself doesn't stand up to say Zero.

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Dude buy a used ps2 for $30 bucks you fucking pussy.

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I am a shameless slut for ace combat I will still buy if denuvo. I know I should be sorry, but I just can't manage it.

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Is it okay to start with 4 if I don't know anything about the series? Will I miss out on important story elements?

Didn't this used to be Air Combat?

I started with 4 and it's just fine. Each game is mostly self contained more or less. With 5 and Zero being the only ones with any real, direct links.

Yes. They all take place in the same world, but each one has a story that is largely independent of the others. 4 is the first game where the setting is fully-formed, anyway.


The first game, Ace Combat (which was an arcade cabinet), was called Air Combat outside of Japan for some reason.

Apparently there was a PS1 port that also had its name changed to Air Combat outside of Japan. I didn't know that until now.
Polite sage for double-post.

What do you guys think of the PSP Ace Combat games. I don't have a PS2 and I can't get a PS2 emulator to work for shit. Are the PSP ones worth a go?

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Only Skies of Deception. Joint Assault is off game play wise. The story sucks. Nothing captivating like the PS2 games, since Joint Assault takes place in the real world.

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I love that version of the Zero theme at the end. Is that version of the song available anywhere?

It doesn't have the very last part, but it's the closest I've found. This isn't even on the OST release

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Does 4, 5, and Zero emulate well?

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5 and Zero run extremely well with hardware rendering, but 4 has some artefacting on the hardware renderer. With 4 you can either tough it out, or use the software renderer and pray your CPU is fast enough

Bummer, if 4 doesn't work out I'll end up buying a used copy and playing it on my buddies PS2, that'll probably mean playing it after i'm finished with 5 and zero though.

The biggest issues I saw for 4 were that your plane is always completely black. No issue if you're in the first person mode. And that the sun looked like absolute hot garbage which isn't a problem as long as it's not in view.

whats the best way to play on PC with an xbawx controller?

Did pcsx2 unfuck their shit? all I can find are youtube videos from 2016

I played through the whole ps2 triology with an I5-4460 on software mode (didn't have a gpu) using PCSX2. It played fine but there were some 'slow-mo' moments because of low framerate, I think recent updates fixed some hardware mode bugs but I haven't tried it yet.

Here's the question:
WHICH SUPERWEAPON TRACK IS THE BEST

I remember when I played Infinity and they added the Excalibur. I thought it was gonna be a walk in the park like in Zero but then it used its laser defense system and shit got real.

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also that version is too short,
there was another webm called "[Flamenco intensifies] that has the whole song, but i cant find where i saved it

You just posted it.

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I wish they would've ported infinity to PC, what a waste

So Infinity's servers are now offline, right? What about the campaign mode?

fucking gameplay lads

Thank you, user.

I only saw the mission intro and I wanna stop it right there, want the thrill of playing the mission for the first time to be real.

I look forward to blasting it while driving.

Jesus christ that player is terrible.

Trailer players always are terrible.

Belka did nothing wrong

Hell yeah.

they are shutting down the servers fro AC:infinity that means they are preparing the servers for AC7. so hopefully soon

I hope that its really technical and difficult to pull off and I hope casuals hate it

Does it not work on the PS3 emulator?

OK
That seems like quite a leap of logic to me.

Read the description
2018 confirmed

proper AC3 remake on the AC7 enginewith VR supportnever ever.

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The only reason companies shut down servers are to reuse them for future titles. Those servers aren't going to sit and do nothing.

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Take two more insignias

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Have a Nagase too

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I am afraid of the possible micro transactions. I have never played Ace Combat: Infinity, but I heard that game had micro transactions out the ass. Ace Combat 6 also had micro transactions for extra planes, such as a Yellow Squadron paint scheme for the SU-33 (also affects the plane's stats) and a F-15 ACTIVE paint scheme for the F-15E (again, also affected the stats of the plane). I am praying to God that there are either very minor micro transactions in this game, or even better, no micro transactions.

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Bumping with another alternate version of the songs we love

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CALM DOWN MY DICK

Where the fuck do you get these tracks from? Game rip?

holy fuck a remaster I actually wanted in life is finally happening praise Razgriz

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Uhhhhhh guys? Monkey's paw effect.

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One week later.

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Is the VR mode going to be available for PC as well?

I'd say it doesn't really matter because all that changes are the interviews and you're going to do three runs anyway.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS SHIT. I can finally make custom decals for my model kits.

Couldn't just let us have something nice could they.

Fuck that, I want mech battle games with plot.

There's fuck loads of those

Front Mission is dead and the rest are gaogaigar animu shit.

I'm playing through 5 right now; is there any reason to not just use the plane with the best stats? The MiG-31 is described as a plane that's better at single-pass attacks than dogfights but it has better statistics than every goddamn air superiority fighter I've unlocked so far.

MiG-31 is one of the least agile planes in the game, it's only useful for a few specific cheeses. Also you really want to pick one plane you like and stick with it, otherwise you'll never unlock any of the higher-tier planes.

Unfortunately, I think you've made a mistake. That's regular Zero, not alternate-trailer Zero.

Oh, okay then. I guess my perspective was a bit skewed because the MiG was only a point behind the most agile plane I had; I just got something with 15 more mobility and the difference is night and day. Pity it has rockets instead SAAMs.

MUTAT VALDE

Die immediately.

Why don't you go dance with the angels buddy

SU-37 best plane

The MiG-31 is good for two things only: going fast, and not turning. A man with pride uses an F-14 for every mission

This mission is trying my patience badly.

It's not that the games are bad, it's that the planes are boring.
I'd rather have 1 mech game instead of 10 plane games honestly.

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Hope often leads to disappointment BUT GOD DAMN AM I HOPING WE FINALLY GET IT

Thanks, chinks.
Come to think of it, is there even a Chinese-ish country in Strangereal?

Name a better mission theme.

Protip: You can't.

Well, the screenshots for 7 clearly shows what is presumably Farbanti's cityscape is modeled after my home city. The country's population is 70% chink and most westerners read: Burgers mostly seem to think its part of China. So, close enough?

I made these comparison shots a while back, might as well post them

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I wish there was moar of her

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I've been looking for a hi-res version of that. Here's the variant plus some extras I did while I still have the folder open.

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Fortress is pretty easy once you figure out that the only targets that actually matter are the two tank formations at the gates, which can be bombed or strafed long before they actually show up on the HUD. You only have to kill around half the bunkers and you're given plenty of time to do so.

And if this level is giving you ammo trouble then I can only imagine how the fuck you managed to get through Lit Fuse.

gay

You tell him user, fighter aircraft are plane awesome.

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I think I'm gonna like this guy

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Did anyone else play this? I thought it was okay.

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my sides

There's never a mission that I don't have issues with it.

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