ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN

The Ace Combat cheese that you know and love (or hate) is done perfectly once again. Some are the missions are doing things differently just for the sake of doing them differently and it can be challenging in ways you may not be looking for, but that is the only low point of the game. Float around, shoot things, get shot at, fly into buildings accidently. Good simple fun.

购入半年多，磕磕绊绊终于是通完剧情战役模式了，最后几关真的倾尽所有操作..已燃尽，总评10分能给8.1分。 很好的几点：1.优化相当厉害，基本不怎么吃PC配置，游戏本都能畅玩（不太追求极致画质的情况下）。2.游戏里的动态天气算是独一档了，有晴空万里、有晨昏霞光、有雷暴穿云、有沙尘暴蔽日，甚至还有模拟的张家界地图，3.每个关卡不同的原声带，音效与画面高度契合，游戏沉浸感做得很棒了。 以及上手门槛相对友好，能键鼠也能手柄，玩法上限也很高，战机库也是很充足，此处感谢伟大的轮椅DLC飞机CFA-44吸血鬼,当然还有ADF-11渡鸦,每次卡关基本用这俩架飞机化解。每架飞机都能自定义引擎、装甲、特殊武器、导弹配件等很多搭配。剧情战役的关卡有20关，每关设计风格不重复，各种类型的任务都有，本体已足够支撑几十个小时的游玩时间了。 开始说短板跟缺点！能说的点还是很多的，首先是剧情方面，立意挺好的，以科技发展现状来反思人工智能跟战争中的人性抉择。但是叙事缺陷非常明显，主角全程无台词纯哑巴，基本靠队友旁白来拼凑人设，部分桥段台词偏戏剧化，收尾比较仓促，虽然首尾呼应了Dark Blue，但是还是过于碎片化了，无法让玩家彻底get到完整剧情。 其次是AI队友存在感极低，虽然是可以突出主角Tirgger的王牌飞行员实力，但是也太划水了吧，大部分关卡基本上无法提供有效的火力支援，玩家要做全程近乎孤军奋战的准备，虽然队友在无线电的情绪价值是给足了，但是打得急眼的时候夸奖也许会变成噪音。 同时部分关卡机制偏刁难，倒计时很严苛，（涉及剧透）[spoiler] 说的就是 1.第十一关得在空间狭窄的峡谷顶着雷暴打击敌方，后面还得跟Boss对一轮线。2.第十四关大晚上的峡谷潜行关掌控敌方基地关，不能开火也没有分段存档点，稍微操作失误就重新。3.第十六第十七关敌我识别灾难关，一个是大晚上对着一座城市一直要边识别边攻击，然后还得护送地上零战力的脆皮上司，另一个又得识别又得限时拦截轰炸机跟高速军舰，还要兼顾保护友军，这两关完全没有过渡设计全是多线压力，忙完你的忙他的感觉。 [/spoiler]同时部分关卡又太简单，基本就是对地扫射，游戏难度不是很平均，新手反复卡关很容易产生挫败感。 总的来说是非常值得入的，只要你是空战爱好者、战机喜好者、喜欢电影化关卡和史诗级配乐的，同时喜欢反复挑战的玩家，打折扣入手还是性价比很高的。

Claro. Ajustei essa frase nas duas versões, mantendo o resto igual. English review: I do not recommend it. I went into Ace Combat with some expectations, because the game looked very good. It does have some interesting things, and when I saw that it was made in Unreal Engine, I thought performance could be a problem, but surprisingly, it ran well. My biggest disappointment was that I expected the game to be a bit more realistic. Not a full simulator, of course, but at least something a little more grounded. That was not the case. The game is very exaggerated, and that ended up bothering me. I am not saying the game is terrible, but it was not what I was looking for. Another important point is the price. Even on sale, I think it is a bit expensive for what it offers. If it were cheaper, maybe I would see it differently. What made me give up completely was a technical issue. Around the third, fourth, or fifth mission, the image started freezing. I could still hear the game, and my PC was working normally, but the game screen was frozen. I do not know if this problem only happened to me or if other people may also experience it, but for me that was the final reason to refund and stop playing. Overall, I do not think Ace Combat is a horrible game, but I also do not think it is worth the price. It has some good points, but between the exaggerated style, the price, and the freezing issue I had, it simply was not worth it for me. Análise em português: Não recomendo. Fui jogar Ace Combat com uma certa expectativa, porque o jogo parecia muito bom. Ele até tem algumas coisas interessantes, e quando vi que era feito na Unreal Engine, pensei que talvez tivesse um desempenho ruim, mas não. Pelo menos nesse ponto, o jogo rodou bem. Minha maior decepção foi que eu esperava algo um pouco mais realista. Não no nível de simulador, claro, mas pelo menos algo um pouco mais pé no chão. Não foi o caso. O jogo é bastante exagerado, e isso acabou me incomodando. Não estou dizendo que o jogo é horrível, mas ele não era o que eu estava procurando. Outro ponto importante é o preço. Mesmo em promoção, acho um pouco caro para o que ele oferece. Se custasse menos, talvez eu visse de outra forma. O que me fez desistir de vez foi um problema técnico. Por volta da terceira, quarta ou quinta missão, já não lembro exatamente, a imagem começou a congelar. Eu continuava escutando o jogo, e meu PC seguia funcionando normalmente, mas a tela do jogo ficava travada. Não sei se esse problema aconteceu só comigo ou se pode acontecer com outras pessoas também, mas para mim foi o motivo final para pedir reembolso e abandonar o jogo. No geral, não acho Ace Combat um jogo horrível, mas também não acho que valha o preço. Ele tem alguns pontos bons, mas entre o estilo exagerado, o valor cobrado e o problema de congelamento que tive, simplesmente não valeu a pena para mim.

I wrote this review for anyone who is excited for Ace Combat 8 and is considering getting this game based on that hype. It's a good game, but there are some things worth noting, especially if it's your first time playing a game in this series, or a flight-based game in general (you may just learn why nearly every game has an "invert look/Y-axis" option). Long story short: this is a very good game that is worth getting. It runs well and looks great, And it has a simple but endlessly fun gameplay loop. BUT unfortunately, it suffers from mechanical frustrations, limited technical options, requires a bit of extra work to get certain flightsticks/HOTAS to work, and has a frankly pretentious story/presentation (but great music). It's also worth saying that it is NOT a simulator. If you want a bit more detailed criticism, read on. Let's start with the most important aspect, the gameplay. The gameplay is near perfect. It will NEVER not be fun to fly, and it will also probably never not be fun to fly while also shooting machine guns and missiles at targets. This is what the game is all about, and it nails it. However, the game comes with a number of gameplay-related frustrations. Mostly in terms of gimmicky mechanics for specific levels, and enemy A.I. that just blatantly cheats. The game emphasizes weather effects and clouds for it's mechanics, and while this would be very immersive in theory, it is more often annoying than anything else. Level 7 and 8 frankly just suck because of weather mechanics. Level 7 in particular has "lightning strikes" which hit the player at certain times in the mission and cause you to lose control of the plane for a couple seconds. They are practically unavoidable, and instead of causing tension, they're just infuriating. Not to mention a bit immersion-breaking. Enemy A.I. is also frustrating at times. There are many drone-type enemies in the game, and when those perform an impossible maneuver it's somewhat understandable, but when a supposedly human-controlled plane slows down at an impossible rate which causes your own craft to stall, it can be pretty rage-inducing. Also, it's worth saying that this game is about as realistic as a marvel movie. This is not a criticism per se because the game is over-the-top fun, but it's worth saying since many (including the game's own marketing), compare this game to flight sims. It is not a flight sim. Graphics are beautiful, and while the game has few options, it seems to be optimized well and has run perfectly on 2 different machines that I have played it on, one old and one very advanced. If you are hoping to play this game on a flightstick/HOTAS, be relieved that it probably will work. The unfortunate truth is that the game is only compatible with a specific brand of stick out of the box, however all it takes is a simple file edit to get another input device to work. Basically tricking the game into thinking your stick is a type of pad. Steam inputs may also work but I have not tried that method myself. I personally used the 'Logitech extreme 3D pro', a cheap and common stick, and it worked just fine with a file I was able to find in the community guides, you can even edit the buttons yourself. I don't want to say much about the story, smarter people than I have already said it. It's ok, but not good. To it's credit the game has mostly good voice acting, and there is even a TINY bit of character development. But I have to be honest, it's melodramatic tom clancy shlock with predictable story beats and mediocre writing. It shouldn't be the reason you are considering buying this game anyway. I do have to say though that the music is amazing, and kinda makes up for the poor dialogue in terms of immersion. It's a bit overdramatic at times, but when the theme is swelling and you feel in control of your plane, it's a great feeling. I hope this review helps, admittedly I just needed to get a couple things off my chest as well. Enjoy, and keep watching the skies.

It's not Ace Combat Zero but still awesome, lots of fun and stuff to unlock.

Physics are optional. So is paying attention to the giant blinking red bar and the voice screaming "missile" at you. 10/10 would get hit by a SAM again

Borderline pay-to-win crap with a lot of cut corners. Do you want to edit .ini files to get your flight stick working? This game is for you. Do you want to not be able to calibrate said flight stick properly? This game is for you. Do you want to unlock the exact same aircraft with the same paintjob but now in A/J/S/X variant? This game is for you. Do you want to watch cutscenes with 2010 tier animation work that are padded out with stock footage? This game is for you. Do you want to be forced into air battles against aces that you can only beat by using overpowered planes from a DLC? This game is for you. Do you want to use weapons that even though should be compatible with every NATO aircraft are shackled to the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ planes in the game? Oh boy, this game is for you. Dude... Just buy Project Wingman. It is way better and costs a fraction of this piece of ♥♥♥♥.

Amazing game! Bought it on the day it came out, and finished the game. Kinda sad that I am now older and hence has difficult following the story whilst flying a fighter jet.

Overall, this is a good game I'd recommend. However, anyone who is considering playing this game with HOTAS (Logitech X-56 in my case) should know that it's not possible to configure your HOTAS controls in the in-game settings menu, and you have to go into the game files to set things up. I know this game was primarly made for controllers, but Project Wingman, an indie game made by a team of 3 people, managed to implement the ability to configure your controls, so I don't see why a big budget AAA game couldn't.

Really good game in my opinion, if you already expect it being arcade/unrealistic shooter. If you played games like DCS, War thunder (non arcade mode) or il2 sturmovik series then it is probably not for you. I do like the graphics of the game and I am surprised how smoothly it runs on my laptop, with it being instaled on external T7 ssd disk. Missions are fun, currently I passed first 8 missions, the only one that was really hard was mission 6, I tried playing with A10 or F16, but what worked for me was F14 equiped with 8 anti air missiles to shoot down more targets in less time. Story of the game is engaging, but a bit confusing due to having completely alternative universe/history of earth and made up states. Some people might dislike this with the fact that planes that would be enemies in our world can fly on the same side. I actually don´t mind this because you can choose whatever you want. I would rate this game solid 8/10, it runs smoothly, it is fun, but you need to keep up with the story and understand the lore of the game. I am not familiar with the rest of this series, last time I played ace combat was on psp when I was a little kid so it was even more confusing than now, but I think I will check the rest of this series. Also you can buy this game for about 10 euros on sale, and I do think for that price it is definitely worth it!