Sunday, May 11, 2008
Outstanding visuals but for a flight sim fan the lack of realism and mission chaos brings the score down.
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[The Good]
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- Presentation > Looks amazing, one of the best looking games on the 360 for sure. Fireworks really neat addition.
- Planes > Very good selection of the best planes around and they look great too. The only thing here is they don't feel that different when flying them except maybe for the A-10 and F-117 which are noticeably slower.
- Atmosphere > Except for the weak lame story, when in flight the communications and overall action is quite entertaining.
- Gameplay > Although not realistic, it's easy to pick up and play and the control scheme makes sense however It does lack depth.
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[The Bad]
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- Realism > Unlimited weapons, no chaff/flare, enemies have some planes that make impossible aerodynamic flight paths. You can outrun missiles which is nuts. Crazy flying aircraft carrier, UFO drones, crazy big-bertha mega-gun !
- Mission Chaos > Thousands of enemies, hundreds of planes and unclear mission objectives. Out of nowhere, part of the mission fails. Missiles from a thousand directions so the missile alert is on 90% of the time.
- Story > Quite possibly the worst story in a while with pathetic lines and hearing "flying like angels" 10,000 times. Needs total overhaul. Again, add some realism to it, the planes you're given are real so why not make it all tie together.
- Online > Tried battle match and it was similar to an FPS in a single small sized room, imagine that, you shoot someone or you're down in less than a second.
- Font > What's with Japanese games and Times New Roman?!
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[The Good]
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- Presentation > Looks amazing, one of the best looking games on the 360 for sure. Fireworks really neat addition.
- Planes > Very good selection of the best planes around and they look great too. The only thing here is they don't feel that different when flying them except maybe for the A-10 and F-117 which are noticeably slower.
- Atmosphere > Except for the weak lame story, when in flight the communications and overall action is quite entertaining.
- Gameplay > Although not realistic, it's easy to pick up and play and the control scheme makes sense however It does lack depth.
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[The Bad]
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- Realism > Unlimited weapons, no chaff/flare, enemies have some planes that make impossible aerodynamic flight paths. You can outrun missiles which is nuts. Crazy flying aircraft carrier, UFO drones, crazy big-bertha mega-gun !
- Mission Chaos > Thousands of enemies, hundreds of planes and unclear mission objectives. Out of nowhere, part of the mission fails. Missiles from a thousand directions so the missile alert is on 90% of the time.
- Story > Quite possibly the worst story in a while with pathetic lines and hearing "flying like angels" 10,000 times. Needs total overhaul. Again, add some realism to it, the planes you're given are real so why not make it all tie together.
- Online > Tried battle match and it was similar to an FPS in a single small sized room, imagine that, you shoot someone or you're down in less than a second.
- Font > What's with Japanese games and Times New Roman?!
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Posted May 11, 2008 12:04 pm PT
Hey, yep you're also right about the time limit and I forgot to mention the auto-save which doesn't really work if you want to come back later and continue a mission. It takes you back to the beginning so you're forced to sit through the 30-45min session.
Can't wait for Crimson Skies 2, the first was one great game, it is arcad-ey but it's very well done. The intent from the beginning is to be more of an arcade vs a flight sim. With Ace combat it's pretending to be a sim when it's not, it doesn't have a clear identity which explains my mixed feelings about it.
Can't wait for Crimson Skies 2, the first was one great game, it is arcad-ey but it's very well done. The intent from the beginning is to be more of an arcade vs a flight sim. With Ace combat it's pretending to be a sim when it's not, it doesn't have a clear identity which explains my mixed feelings about it.
Posted May 15, 2008 7:06 am PT
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