Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown - PlayStation 4

The media could not be loaded. [I've included gameplay from my stream] I played part of this game when it was available on PS Plus. I loved it. Now, as much as I love this game, I wasn't about to spend $60 on the PS Store lol. I found this game for under $20 here on Amazon. GET A VR SET FOR THIS GAME. Now, what I didn't realize is in VR mode, you are required to play on the hardest difficulty with the hardest controls. I'll be honest, I died like 20 times, none by the hand of the AI, but by the fish and other sea creatures I obliterated when hitting the water at warp speed. It is incredible in VR mode or regular mode. Do not hesitate to purchase it. If you're a fan of flight and or combat simulator games, then you'll love this. 100/10 highly recommended.

Love flight sims this is white knuckle adventure

I'm 71 and find video games help keep my fingers limber. This game is complex and challenging, with a good storyline. I'm sure it will give me many, many blissful hours of fun!

You are given missions to complete which gradually increase in complexity. It does have bad language.

I've played all of the AC games and loved every single one of them. AC 7 still doesn't disappoint. There's a lot of crying going on about the bonus content not being provided. With a little bit of effort (I agree no one should have to work for something they paid for) you can have the content sent to you or in some cases (like mine) a new disc sent to you that should also include the content code.As for the game because that's what the reviews should REALLY be about:The cut scenes are really fun to watch and the plot in general feels like a movie. Aircraft detail and flight characteristics are unique. It has both a combination of arcade and simulator feel. On first flight, the game defaults to assistance with controls, that is, the aircraft won't roll and what not. So you can turn that off in the settings and get the full yaw, roll and pitch fully controlled by YOU.Graphics are breathtaking and the level of variety sets a new standard for flying games. I am so glad that AC still continues to be made. IT almost reminds me (if anyone remembers back in the late 90's the Jane's Combat Simulation games, USNF and ATF and all those through the realism and variety of aircraft).Glad to have bought this game, the bonus content to me was just extra so I didn't care if I got it or not, I already beat those games anyway.Haven't tested out the multiplayer yet but I hope to see you all out there in the air!!

I've played Ace Combat games for a long time, and they're usually good for a play-through or two and that's about it. This one doesn't even make it that far for me unfortunately. There's a few reasons.First, and probably most importantly, you can never change your difficulty level after starting the game, which is an odd choice. If you get stuck and want to drop the difficulty down, you have to restart the entire game at an easier difficulty. This is just poor design and I can't for the life of me figure out why they'd do it.Because I've played all the previous Ace Combat games before, I started this one on hard mode. They simply didn't calibrate the game very well. Some missions will be a complete cakewalk, no problem, others you will desperately scramble to get the requisite number of points in a time limit and have to try repeatedly to figure out which path to take to maximize points. You cant really plan ahead for these, because just about every mission will have a mid-mission twist that you have to discover.Plane variety: This game has the usual suspects you would expect, a bunch of modern jet fighters and even some prototypes. The problem is that the best plane for just about every mission is the a-10, and as much as I love the a-10 I'd prefer to have some variety. In missions where you are trying to rack up points, its ability to fly slowly over land and take more missile shots per pass is a huge advantage. Ideally it should suffer in air-to-air combat to offset this, but it really doesn't. This version of the a-10 isn't the fastest plane in game, but it was certainly capable. There were only a couple mission types where it didnt work out easily, anti-ship missions were better with planes that had anti-ship missiles and missions where objectives popped up all over the map were better with faster planes.The series is known for it's crazy missions where you do things a plane would never do, and that's great. This game has several of those moments. But they also make heavy use of a game mechanic that makes every target on screen neutral until you identify them. You identify them by placing your crosshair on them for a few seconds and getting close. This completely negates all the long range weapons you are spending points to unlock. It wouldn't be a huge deal if it was just one mission, but it's several. So you have all this fancy stuff you unlocked and what do you end up using? That's right, the a-10... because its slow approach allows the most time after identifying enemies.And lastly, the absolutely-constant missile warnings get annoying eventually. As the game progresses, there will be more and more enemies, in later levels maybe 50+ trying to shoot you. That means at any given time there is a missile coming towards you, and the warning and required evasion is just absolutely annoying. To me it suggests that they cant make good AI to make the game challenging, so the only way they can make it challenging is to make you constantly bank and turn instead of pursuing objectives.I know a lot of people like this game, and I really wanted to. It is definitely a step towards some earlier games in the series with good controls and gameplay. But for me, i found myself frustrated and trying to just get through it. Your mileage may vary.

I have loved all the Ace Combat games since I had my Nintendo 64 as a boy. It seems that the fighter jet games are becoming a thing of the past, but I hope they continue this franchise on whenever the next gen consoles come out.The story on this one feels like it jumps around a bit, and there is a lot of monologue that doesn’t seem to always fit together. I appreciate them trying to make it feel more like a story, but I think the gamers who play these, would be fine with just a simple plot of “here come the bad guys, let’s shoot them down”.Having said that, the missions are actually really diverse, and very fun. They are challenging as all Ace Combat games in the past have been. Just enough that it takes time to figure them out and break them down. I will say that I think every mission has a “plot twist” thrown in, which started seeming unnecessary. Also, the missions are generally fairly long. So it can be hard if you just want to sit and play for 20 minutes, you might not get through and there is no save or checkpoint in the middle of the missions.The aircraft and weapons are top notch. And of course the flying experience is fantastic. Very nostalgic of past Ace Combat games.PLEASE KEEP MAKING THESE GAMES