originally posted in:The Vanguardians
The very last mission of Ace Combat 4.
Ace Combat is actually a pretty story-driven series. It's set in a fictional world so there can be things included that wouldn't really work in a real world modern setting, such as superweapons, technology years ahead of us (like mass-drivers), fictional nations and conflicts, etc.
It's more of an arcade flight sim, so you have 100+ missiles and so forth. 4, 5, Zero, and 6 are the best games in my opinion. The latest one, Assault Horizon, tried to make it work in a real world setting, which kind of killed the magic of the series, and it introduced a combat system that was pretty meh.
It's a fun game series, and there's a new one coming out, Ace Combat: Infinity (as a PS3 exclusive), but there are rumors it might just a small side project until a full game. It too is set in the real world, but it seems they are adding elements reminiscent of the original series: an asteroid (an extremely important part of the Ace Combat lore), superweapons, and so forth.
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Thanks for the info. It looks like I'll have to give the series an actual chance instead of just glancing at it in the store.