Project wingman is a homage to the ace combat series and a damn good one at that. It has everything you would expect of an ace combat game - arcade flight controls, weird storyline and giant planes. Personally, I think it's on an equal level compared to AC 7. Even if that's not true for you, you still have to agree that it's an arcade flight sim at a time when we don't have enough. Also, it has full VR support.
Story
The story is about a fictional civil war set in an alternate universe. You play as a mercenary pilot that doesn't talk, hired by one of the warring parties. It's entirely told through mission briefing and radio chatter, as there are no cutscenes. While this is an interesting method that could work, here it is not executed properly. The main problem is that the only thing you have to connect to any of the characters is their voice. This leads to you not being able to pay attention to who is talking while you are in the middle of a fight. It can be fixed with something as simple as a character portrait. Overall, the story is nothing special, but at least the antagonist is funny.
Gameplay
You should know what to expect from these types of games - more missiles in your plane than in an entire squadron and breaking the laws of physics at every turn. If that doesn't sound fun then don't play this game. Project wingman has some innovations on the formula - the ability to carry a variety of weapons at once, airships being more common and mouse control for PC. However, I have some criticism. These are - the mission variety is not that great and the final boss sucks. He could have been a great ending to the game, but they just had to give him a hidden health bar after you “defeat him”. This leads to you fighting him for like ⅓ more, while he is still at full power. It almost made me lower this game to a 7. The other bosses are fine.
Graphics and artstyle
Hope you like orange, there is plenty of it here. For an indie game this is very good looking. Sometimes it even looks like a AAA game, just don't look at the ground too hard.
Atmosphere
The feeling of being an unstoppable ace pilot is there, but it has been done better in other titles.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is excellent, as expected. Sounds somewhat like an ace combat OST, but it has its own flavor. “Kings” is my favorite part.
Final Thoughts
Play only with two-seater aircraft.
Story
The story is about a fictional civil war set in an alternate universe. You play as a mercenary pilot that doesn't talk, hired by one of the warring parties. It's entirely told through mission briefing and radio chatter, as there are no cutscenes. While this is an interesting method that could work, here it is not executed properly. The main problem is that the only thing you have to connect to any of the characters is their voice. This leads to you not being able to pay attention to who is talking while you are in the middle of a fight. It can be fixed with something as simple as a character portrait. Overall, the story is nothing special, but at least the antagonist is funny.
Gameplay
You should know what to expect from these types of games - more missiles in your plane than in an entire squadron and breaking the laws of physics at every turn. If that doesn't sound fun then don't play this game. Project wingman has some innovations on the formula - the ability to carry a variety of weapons at once, airships being more common and mouse control for PC. However, I have some criticism. These are - the mission variety is not that great and the final boss sucks. He could have been a great ending to the game, but they just had to give him a hidden health bar after you “defeat him”. This leads to you fighting him for like ⅓ more, while he is still at full power. It almost made me lower this game to a 7. The other bosses are fine.
Graphics and artstyle
Hope you like orange, there is plenty of it here. For an indie game this is very good looking. Sometimes it even looks like a AAA game, just don't look at the ground too hard.
Atmosphere
The feeling of being an unstoppable ace pilot is there, but it has been done better in other titles.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is excellent, as expected. Sounds somewhat like an ace combat OST, but it has its own flavor. “Kings” is my favorite part.
Final Thoughts
Play only with two-seater aircraft.