I shelled out for the Deluxe Editon expecting an amazing game changer in the Ace Combat series. However, I was a bit disappointed. If you're an Ace Combat fan and love everything as it was in AC5, AC0, and AC6, then you'll love this too.

I feel like Ace Combat 7 hasn't changed much since the PS2 games. If that's exactly what you want, then you wont be disappointed. However, it feels like I am playing a PS2 game with current-gen graphics. I was hoping for some interesting changes and a more engaging personal story, although it did get really good at the last quarter.

But instead we have the same HUD, same in-game menu (which I can't change my settings with), and same style of gameplay. Aircraft are very fast and the target lock-on ranges are very short, which makes it feel like you have to be right on top of a target to fire a missile, and aircraft guns are completely useless. There's very few maps and modes for the multiplayer, and it is not welcoming for newcomers.

That said, it is still a good game with a good story, and I look forward to the DLC stories. I am, however, much more excited for Project Wingman which seems to be more of what I thought this game would be like.
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