Ace Combat Assault Horizon

Conor108 · 09-06-2011 3:43pm #1

Can't find a thread on this.

Looks AWESOME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-I0FcZ4P2w

October 14th 2011:)

Kiith · 09-06-2011 3:56pm

Looking forward to this, but a little bit worried that they seem to have gone for the 'epic explosions' direction. It still looks good, but the close combat looks a bit weird. I loved the last few games though, so i'll probably like this. Let's just hope the story isnt completely insane.

Overheal · 09-06-2011 3:59pm

Didn't expect a PC port but nice to see Ace Combat up on the ticket.

Chairman Meow · 09-06-2011 4:03pm

this looks SO. FREAKING. GOOD.

Kiith · 29-06-2011 1:29pm

10 minutes from the 1st mission has been released. I'm not sure i like the close quarter fighting, but it looks pretty amazing.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/close-range-assault-ace-combat/716905

Overheal · 29-06-2011 3:46pm

This and a ZOE3 would have sent me over the edge for buying a PS3.

Conor108 · 30-06-2011 8:10pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2JuPVWCzsA

Youtube link for that 10 min flight gameplay

richymcdermott · 14-08-2011 7:36pm

New ace trailer, looks impressive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWdNPoYjS-I

Overheal · 15-08-2011 12:40am

stop it stop it stop it

gloobag · 19-09-2011 1:56pm

Just played the demo there. Not bad at all. I think I'll buy it. Dog fight mode is kinda cool and the choppers handle fairly well.

tonydude · 19-09-2011 2:03pm

loved the demo, the dogfight mode is really classy, ill defo pick it up when its cheaper

Kiith · 13-10-2011 8:40am

Some reviews are out now. Getting pretty mixed scores from the main sites (Eurogamer 80%, Gamespot 55%, 1UP 33%). Some of what i've read really doesn't fill me with confidence. Apparently it's dumbed down quite a bit (removing team mate orders for example). It's also supposed to be stupidly easy.

http://kotaku.com/5849298/ace-combat-assault-horizon-review-scores-steadily-gain-altitude

BrianOFlanagan · 13-10-2011 8:07pm

This game is awful, not the Ace Combat of old by a big margin. However if that doesn't bother you then it's ok, just ok.

dreamers75 · 13-10-2011 8:13pm

Sometimes its best to read threads backwards,i wish i did just now. it went something like this

:pac::D:mad::eek::(:confused:

ReacherCreature · 14-10-2011 12:09am

This is a serious let down. The conflicting reviews don't help assuage my thoughts.

Have any boardsies played it properly?

BrianOFlanagan · 14-10-2011 4:49pm

ReacherCreature wrote: »

This is a serious let down. The conflicting reviews don't help assuage my thoughts.

Have any boardsies played it properly?

Have a go at the demo if you can, I heard that it's a fairly accurate representation of what the full game is like.

Captain Chaos · 14-10-2011 10:13pm

BrianOFlanagan wrote: »

Have a go at the demo if you can, I heard that it's a fairly accurate representation of what the full game is like.

The demo is bang on what the game is like.

Worst Ace Combat ever. As an Ace Combat fan the Gamespot review is bang on.
AC5 is still the best one out there then AC4. Zero is a nice addon to 5.

Assault Horizon is destroyed with the on rails quick time events. It says they are optional but they are not for enemy flight leads unless you want to waste 20+ missiles to try and nail them. The gun is useless and I finished the AC6 game using guns only so I know how to fly and use the gun.

AC6 is a far, far better game if you can look past the corney story they stuck onto it.

Ostrom · 14-10-2011 10:50pm

Balls.... One of my favourite series

ReacherCreature · 15-10-2011 3:28pm

I played the demo and I'm really conflicted.

On the plus side the action's fast and furious and it's nice to have real life settings. The close in system is good for action but its where the negatives come out.

The gun is next to useless. In the game it should be shredding the engines as they planes are so close. Also, no aircraft should survive that long from the battering of missiles. I know this is an arcadey game but there's always been an element of realism in the series. Outside of the close combat system, it seems a little bit harder to shoot down the enemy. The Helicopter mission is crap, I can't get the aiming reticule to work properly. It's a little frustrating.

However I enjoyed bits of it and I've always been a fan of the series. I want to see more planes and more story. I'm stuck between getting it or not.

al28283 · 15-10-2011 3:34pm

Playing this now, and I think it's excellent. Duno what you're all on about with the guns, they're just as effective as in the previous game

al28283 · 15-10-2011 6:03pm

The demo is on Easy mode, so its set up for arcadey style action fun. The actual game is much harder and one of the more intense gamse I've played in a while. Just finished one particular mission drenched in sweat. Need a break after that

Captain Chaos · 15-10-2011 6:06pm

al28283 wrote: »

Duno what you're all on about with the guns, they're just as effective as in the previous game

In AC6, you can destroy a fighter from about 4 times the max gun range in AH with a half second burst. And that would be on Ace difficulty. The guns are nerfed big time in AH.

Captain Chaos · 15-10-2011 6:07pm

al28283 wrote: »

The demo is on Easy mode, so its set up for arcadey style action fun.

The demo is on idiot proof mode imo. It's not even fun, it's a series of quick time events on rails just like the full game. Try the older AC games for proper arcadey fun where the game does not play itself, without silly gimmicks.

al28283 · 15-10-2011 6:14pm

Captain Chaos wrote: »

The demo is on idiot proof mode imo. It's not even fun, it's a series of quick time events on rails just like the full game. Try the older AC games for proper arcadey fun where the game does not play itself, without silly gimmicks.

Nope, dunno what you're playing but they're not quicktime events. They still require you to actually play unlike quicktime events. And I'm slaughtering guys on MP with the guns. Try actually playing the game before commenting on it. I find it quite a bit tougher than AC4, 5 or 6 and I've been playing every minute of it

BrianOFlanagan · 15-10-2011 7:01pm

Captain Chaos wrote: »

The demo is bang on what the game is like.

Worst Ace Combat ever. As an Ace Combat fan the Gamespot review is bang on.
AC5 is still the best one out there then AC4. Zero is a nice addon to 5.

Assault Horizon is destroyed with the on rails quick time events. It says they are optional but they are not for enemy flight leads unless you want to waste 20+ missiles to try and nail them. The gun is useless and I finished the AC6 game using guns only so I know how to fly and use the gun.

AC6 is a far, far better game if you can look past the corney story they stuck onto it.

Agree 100%. I can't believe the positive reviews. It just confirms the view that most critics have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to certain not so popular genres of gaming and hence when a game has been dumbed down and simplified they give it a positive review simply because they can beat it.

There is a significant amount of Ace Combat who think this is a step in the wrong direction and I do hope that Namco is aware of this and fix it because as a series it's incredible even when it's a little far fetched.

dloob · 17-10-2011 10:54pm

Have only played Ace Combat 6 in the series and have had a quick go with the demo.
Didn't sit well with me.
Dog fight mode is a bit bizzare, you just automatically follow the other plane

I think I'll be leaving this one to dance with the angels

al28283 · 17-10-2011 11:08pm

dloob wrote: »

Have only played Ace Combat 6 in the series and have had a quick go with the demo.
Didn't sit well with me.
Dog fight mode is a bit bizzare, you just automatically follow the other plane

I think I'll be leaving this one to dance with the angels

You don't automatically follow the plane, only on easy mode, you have to keep up with it yourself

Overheal · 17-10-2011 11:24pm

what are the controls like on the ace settings

al28283 · 17-10-2011 11:40pm

Overheal wrote: »

what are the controls like on the ace settings

You can switch controls to the be the same as ace combat 6

Blazer · 18-10-2011 2:44pm

Finding it very boring...I love flying games and thought AC6 was pretty good but this one sucks balls...
My team mates are a complete shower of wasters and all they're really doing is fannying around and wrecking my head..
After you shoot down the first one or two planes it gets very monotonous..oh look..another 10 planes to shoot down...it reminds me of World of Warcraft where you have to grind skills to get ahead in the game..
But at least I can trade it in against Batman on Friday...only problem is I can only play it in 20 min timeframes and mightn't have enough time to finish it

ReacherCreature · 18-10-2011 3:19pm

That above paragraph and the majority of this thread has put me off it. I might just give it a rental. I wanted to try Forza too but it looks like that wins. Should have stuck to the same old formula and beefed up parts of a liked game. The new additions e.g close in fighting have not gone down well with fans.

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