An Overview of the Ace Combat Series - All 17 Games

In preparation for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown I decided to go through every single entry in the franchise and give a brief, spoiler-free overview. Hopefully this will convince new people to check out these fantastic games and understand why the newest entry is so important. It’s a return to ‘Strangereal’, the original continuity that is beloved by fans for its memorable characters and poignant storytelling.

Tags: #AceCombat7 #AceCombat
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:31 What is Ace Combat?
1:45 Arcade Origins
2:02 Ace Combat (Air Combat)
3:49 Ace Combat 2
5:27 Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
8:12 Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
10:47 Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
12:31 Ace Combat Advance
13:04 Ace Combat Zero
15:02 Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
15:56 Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
18:31 Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion
19:01 Ace Combat: Joint Assault
19:50 Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
21:49 Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble
23:08 Ace Combat: Northern Wings
23:32 Ace Combat Infinity
25:02 Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

[solidtone]

"Think of Metal Gear Solid, but with aircraft"
That's what I literally think of while playing this game.

[magmasamurai]

Little did we know how important Ace Combat 7 would be for the series, it not only would gain the respect back fork old fans but also brought a ton of new fans in as well.

[Wolfnicshadow]

We Ace Combat and DMC fans have a couple things in common. Like waiting over 10 years for the next main entry in the series and having a spinoff/reboot that caused a lot of controversy between the fans.

[carlosrueda]

“Did you know... there are three kinds of aces? Those who seek strength. Those who live for pride. And those who can read the tide of battle. Those are the three. And him... He was a true ace.”

[Ikcatcher]

The Ace Combat deserves more recognition, and you definitely help with that

[Taristu]

I remember playing AC0 as a child and truly believing that Belka was a real place. Feels so crazy now 16 years later still playing AC7 waiting for the next title.

[pickleddimples]

"There's no fiddling around in your cockpit with about, 100 different knobs..."
George Takei: left the game.

[SalinaMoonfall]

Also, the soundtrack for Zero is an absolute banger. Flamenco guitar, while you tango your way with the final boss, is one of the only soundtracks to get me to yell at my screen hype during a boss fight.

[bigtasty]

Shattered Skies was my first entry into the series, and is one of my favorite childhood games. The graphics hold up well even today.

[wungee]

I liked Assault Horizon. Not as an Ace Combat game but as a game in general. It was stunningly gorgeous, you got to fly helicopters and heavy bombers and it felt a little more gritty and less anime-esque. Not that anime-esque is a bad thing at all, it was just different. I think if it'd been sold without the Ace Combat name attached to it it would've been better received by the arcade flight sim community.

Also Zero had, by far, the best soundtrack of the franchise.

[Spartan_Jackal]

8:13
wasn't expecting that audio. My heart skipped and my eyes lit up. This is the game that started it all for me as a kid.

[Edge]

"But you do have one very RELIABLE buddy"
...ahahaha...

[blazi]

Skies Unknown introduced me to the series, now I need to play them all, such a masterpiece.

[ShadowBaofu]

Yo buddy! You still alive? Namco Bandai needs to remaster the PS2 trilogy.

[jts]

That AC4 intro gives me the feels every time, I love that game to death

[PpAirO]

Ace combat 5 was the first Ace combat i've played, and i was hooked right away. It made me realise that aircraft games was a hidden box i hadn't opened yet.

[bluesnowfox]

Say what you want about Ace Combat 6, but it's what got me into this amazing series in the first place. The gateway drug for flying jets to soaring soundtracks and taking down anime-level superweapons

[Will_b]

Ace combat has never taken itself too seriously…and I believe that’s why it’s been around for so long.

[corneliusmaze-eye]

I grew up with ACE 3 Electrosphere, and even though it was just the standard international version, my brother ad I made up our own story about the game.
However, years later when I decided to play another ace combat game, I had no idea what I was in for. It was The Belkan War, and was blown away by how good it was. The story, the gameplay, and it's vibe was just so cool.

[isaiahmims]

15:56 I just love that sound. Ace Combat 6 was my game as a kid! I also enjoyed playing Ace Combat 5 as well.