AC3 comes close but this is my favorite Ace Combat due to the following reasons:
- Excellent controls and mission structure
- Great soundtrack as always
- Great story if you don't take it too seriously; it's very melodramatic and over-the-top but this fits Ace Combat perfectly and the 3D animated cutscenes are my personal favorite along the anime cutscenes from 3
- I really like the mechanic of giving orders to your squadron, it's balanced just right so if you tell them to attack they won't wipe the entire enemy force, just a couple of fighters at most at least on normal.
- Love the characters.
- Excellent controls and mission structure
- Great soundtrack as always
- Great story if you don't take it too seriously; it's very melodramatic and over-the-top but this fits Ace Combat perfectly and the 3D animated cutscenes are my personal favorite along the anime cutscenes from 3
- I really like the mechanic of giving orders to your squadron, it's balanced just right so if you tell them to attack they won't wipe the entire enemy force, just a couple of fighters at most at least on normal.
- Love the characters.