Black Aces of Gladioul (Ace Combat & Arcade Flight Thread)

[Yuuni Anno]

Hey Hey!

Ace Combat 8 is releasing like next week, and I've recently started replaying AC7. So I found it appropriate that now of all times was it right to open up an Ace Combat thread.

I find it interesting how Ace Combat has managed to get such a massive leg up in recent years, while it had a very good run in the 2000s with the original PS2 Trilogy, it slowly faded out entering the 2010s as CoD shifted gaming culture (For the better and for much, much worse.) With the last generally well liked game being Ace Combat 6 in the 2007 before basically going dark after the end of Ace Combat Infinity, seeing a resurgence with Ace Combat 7 in 2019 which paved the way for the game that's coming now.

In that void between the end of Infinity and the release of 7 though, it seems like a small flame has ignited in indie developers to work on arcade flight games outside of Ace Combat; while staying respectful of the series, signaled by the release and success of Project Wingman in 2020.

With all that said though, my fellow Lab Members, Black Knights, and Right Siders. How does it feel? To fly the open skies so freely? Answer below!

See ya next worldline! <3