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I'm unironically very glad we're getting another melodramatic super unrealistic Ace Combat game. Despite being a massive plane nerd I much prefer Ace Combat to something like DCS. First person cutscenes are interesting, I just hope that they don't screw it up like they did with Assault Horizon.

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[-] Parzivus@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago

You're a fighter pilot, adrift at sea in a rescue boat until the outdated aircraft carrier, Endurance, pulls you aboard. Your homeland's navy is shattered. The aging vessel, its decks crowded with refugees, has already retreated far from the front lines.

July 2029: The Federation of Central Usea (FCU) has fallen under a lightning invasion by the Republic of Sotoa. Most of the nation is occupied, the military is scattered, and the Endurance is just one fragment of what remains. On this shop, you're given a single name: "Wings of Theve". A legendary ace, a symbol of hope, a name tied to Theve, the FCU capital.

But that legend was a lie; it was a story made to keep morale alive. Now, you must carry that name and take to the skies again. With three new comrades at your side, fight to reclaim your lost homeland.

From here. So the premise is that your country made a Ghost of Kiev and you have to pretend to be them, lol. Funny premise. AC7 was great so this could be GOTY 2026 for me

[-] KhanCipher@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Can we stop having a war on the continent of Usea for 5 minutes?!

AC7 was great

The game that chickened out of doing a full blown Osea bad plotline (in universe, Osea is the stand in for the USA), and completely dropped it halfway through the game to do a "ehhh, it was Belka's fault yet again" is good. Okay.

[-] Parzivus@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

I'm not really going into Ace Combat expecting anything out of the story. Like I won't complain if it's good but I'm not gonna be that disappointed if it's mid like I would be for an RPG. The gameplay was great and that's what I'm there for.

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