As my first dive into the Ace Combat series, this was a pretty fun time. Wasn’t anything mindblowing, but wasn’t expecting it to be.
The games structure was very straight to the point, in a very classic way that I appreciated. You had a summary of your mission, then you choose your aircraft and head off. I’m not sure how other games compare, but the very simple way the story is handled here made this a great starting point to simply get into the gameplay and as such it was more enjoyable for me as a newcomer.
I was also impressed by how well the game feels despite being on the 3DS. Most environments are very simple in their geometry, but the detail in fog and cloud effects as well as the natural way you move helped a lot for the overall experience.
Not to mention the music. I was taken aback by how interesting the music choices were in this game. I kinda expected basic cinematic pieces you see in most games now, but there were tracks with vocals and industrial rock sounding songs that were often sprinkled around to give certain events more weight or tension. It really added to the experience, especially with how it dynamically comes in depending on what’s happening during the missions.
All of this makes me curious what exactly Ace Combat 2 was like originally, cause I found out this game was a remake of that one after I started playing. Having not played it, I can’t say whether most liked this one or felt it was a worse game than the original. Maybe I’ll have to give it a shot someday…
The games structure was very straight to the point, in a very classic way that I appreciated. You had a summary of your mission, then you choose your aircraft and head off. I’m not sure how other games compare, but the very simple way the story is handled here made this a great starting point to simply get into the gameplay and as such it was more enjoyable for me as a newcomer.
I was also impressed by how well the game feels despite being on the 3DS. Most environments are very simple in their geometry, but the detail in fog and cloud effects as well as the natural way you move helped a lot for the overall experience.
Not to mention the music. I was taken aback by how interesting the music choices were in this game. I kinda expected basic cinematic pieces you see in most games now, but there were tracks with vocals and industrial rock sounding songs that were often sprinkled around to give certain events more weight or tension. It really added to the experience, especially with how it dynamically comes in depending on what’s happening during the missions.
All of this makes me curious what exactly Ace Combat 2 was like originally, cause I found out this game was a remake of that one after I started playing. Having not played it, I can’t say whether most liked this one or felt it was a worse game than the original. Maybe I’ll have to give it a shot someday…