[PS2] Ace Combat Thread (a.k.a. We Do Not Have Air Superiority)

Haven't we been Allies with the Yukes since the War Fifteen Years Ago?!

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Warning! Warning! Wardog Squadron, return to base immediately!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

The hangar definitely gives me an Ace Combat 2 vibe, though it looks somewhat like the second one you get in AC5.

But will it have awesome hangar music like 2?

Also, I think Distant Thunder still fails it for totally ruining the relationship to the final speech the guy gives in the hanger.

"Now, let us.....fend off the distant thunder?"

Seriously, that last hanagar line is one of the most memorable Ace Combat lines ever in my mind. NOW LET US TAKE BACK OUR SHATTERED SKIES!

GET OUT PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THE SUBTITLE NAMES.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Stealth

I want to know your reasoning on seeing the Yuke Major in AC0. I fail to see it.

Obvious tie-ins with Bartlett. There were so many referrences to it in 5, pretty hard to miss.

Besides, she's the reason behind the whole "Heartbreak One" name, so it'd be nice to get a little more backstory on it.

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Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

Well, the Belkan one was "one who engulfed the world" and apparently there was enough Yuktobanian involvement in it to drive the Belkans to target not just their massive neighbor Osea, but them as well with the SOLG.

Bartlett and Pops are a given, since they met in the war 15 years ago. I don't remember how they met, but didn't one or the other say that they shot each other down?

The end to the Belkan war was brought upon by the Yukes and Oseans joining forces, which caused the Belkans to nuke their own homeland to stop the Allies overwhelming advance. This is why I belive you can't count the Major involvement out.

Not sure about the quote though, you'd have to go back through the cinematics in 5 to get that one.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

Well, I wasn't making a case for the Major not being in it, since she was (aside from Nikanor) the biggest character to come out of Yuktobania in AC5. We'll just have to find out how she was involved in the Yukes finally siding with Osea to beat Belka.

Sorry, should have clarified that I was backing your point of view in regards to Stealths question. I agree with you whole-heartedly man.

Also much love for the MiG-29.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Megalith

What is this, art class.

Ahahaha, for real.

The Box Art ain't even that bad. Are you going to buy the game to play it or stare at the box all day.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Skwerl

keep in mind that he is an experienced developer and he knows what he is doing. I have never mentioned that box art should be a focus, but it is also a portion you are paying for. So let me guess, you would like to have your game wrapped within wet toilet papers, huh?

Kojima also made Metal Gear Solid 2, so I'm not exactly going to listen to every god damn thing he says.

Besides, you're going to be playing the game, not looking at the damn box. The Box Art is decent, and that's all that matters. Get over it already.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Maybe if they make the CD art bad enough they won't even bother playing it, that way they won't fag up the thread when the game actually comes out.

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Holy shit, is that a Berkut (Su-47)? It looks fucking awesome.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I must say they have a striking similarity. If I could see the wings a little better I would have been able to see that. Guess I'll have to play it myself.

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Originally Posted by BIGWORM

This is AC0's main dir:


Bin folder:


Where do I go from here?

Same here. I've been told that the folder you extracted that from was actually an ISO you were supposed to burn.

I have no idea how this shit works, so don't take my word for it.

EDIT: Yeah, burn the cven-acez.iso

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Originally Posted by Elixir

Just use Alcohol's Image Burning Wizard, and check your desktop or whereever you've downloaded it to.

I'm not sure what burning the .bin would do. Nothing, probably.

Yeah. Miniface told me what I did wrong last night, thanks though. =o

Seanne: o

I was speaking idiomatically.

Quick question here, why is it exactly that Gelb 2 is referred to as "The Fallen"? I didn't really get anything relating to that out of his post-defeat interview, so maybe one of you knows something I don't?

Those Su-37s they fly fucking rock though. Rear QAAM caught me off gaurd so bad. Too bad it missed. :wned::

Spectacular game though. I'm going to go through as a Soldier (did Knight the first time around) and then probably Mercenary once the local release is out.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Rock

Guys, I fucked up royally. Why isn't there an option to buy new planes and weapons prior to the final mission? I sold all my planes so I could afford a better one and now I'm stuck with the standard planes. I'm not feeling like flying a MiG-21 into Avalon.

Am I forced to start from scratch (this is my only savegame) or is there an option to go back to previous missions?

So after talking to you in chat and discovering you still had an Su-37, did you ever successfully complete the mission?

I would also like to state that Diapason (the mission where you take back Directus) is one of the greatest scenarios I've seen since Emancipation in 4. Listening to the citizens of Ustio celebrate driving the Belkans out of their capital mid mission is all kinds of fantastic. It kinda made you feel like you were actually fighting for something. And the level music for it is also very, very appropriate. Not quite as good as Emancipation, but still all kinds of awesome.

FELIPE NO

You can do it in two. There are four locks, take out two with missiles and a third with guns. On your reverse run take out the fourth lock and the control. If you fire from a good enough angle around the approach wall you can take out all four locks in one run. This is assuming you do it at near stall speed and are close to the ceiling.

And yeah, I did it with a Su-37 too.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

That is seriously lame. At least it's only a month delay. =\

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Originally Posted by Karasu

Uh, not really no.



Anyway, what do you guys think about the music of Zero? Me personally, it's really starting to grow on me. Some songs like, "The Inferno", "Excalibur" "Avalon" "Glacial Skies" and "Zero" are just amazing. I even pre-ordered the soundtrack, I like it so much lol. I find these songs to actually more of an epic feel. That's just me though.

Same here. Can't wait for the soundtracks release. I expected it to be just as awesome as it is, since Ace Combat has always had some pretty stellar music.

Outside of what you listed stuff like "B7R", "Contact", "Diapason", and "The Final Overture" are also worth high mention.

In fact, pretty much the whole thing is one big awesomefest. Diapason and Zero are definetly my two favorite tracks.

Honorable mention to "Waldreich Mountains" and "Gelb" for being absolutely wonderful in their mood setting.

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Originally Posted by Hantei

Just re-played mission 10 with a Mercenary rank, did anyone else notice that Heartbreak One made an appearance? As well as mention of Pops from the Schwarze squad? Nice little continuity, and neat easter egg for those whose played AC5.

Ahahaha yeah, I caught that. What's even better is the SU-37 paint scheme for Mercenary. Hello Yellow 13, how ya doin?

It's the little things they do that make me love this series so much.

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Just so you guys know, GELB-1 and I are starting a Squadron Week at the forums here if any of you are interested.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Yeah, the idea sounds nifty, but I <3 my flight stick.

I was speaking idiomatically.

There's a yaw control on the far side of the throttle. It works pretty well, for the most part.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

AC5 was sold with a Hori Flightstick 2 bundle, there's a review on IGN here.

It works with 4, 5, and Zero, so if you can grab one off eBay or wherever I'd definitely reccomend it.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Foshi

Also, there were not enough new improvements to the gameplay.

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I did like that my wingmates weren't completly useless this time. They actually shoot down enemies and follow your orders quite well. Music is great as usual. Love the Zero theme song.

Come on, why are you lying to yourself. That addition was all that mattered. It's pretty hard to improve upon something that's damn near perfect. The fact that the enemies were actually a challenge this time around rather than them all being cannon fodder and that your wingman actually helped keep you alive in tough spots is improvement enough for me.

Shit, sometimes I just tail Pixy and watch him shoot down enemies just to stare in amazement that my partner DOES stuff.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Foshi

Why is there no online play? That is inacceptable for games being released nowadays. Especially one such as this where it is a no-brainer. I was also expecting less repetative gameplay. AC is one of my favorite series, but even I get bored doing the same things over and over. It feels like I've played the same missions for three games straight. These are all improvements that need to be made in the next generation of AC.

I would have loved to see Online, but coming so close to the PS3s introduction and with Sonys admitedly weak online network structure at the moment, I'd rather they waited until AC6 to give us online, at least then we'd get a product system that isn't completely halfassed and they'd really be able to do something with it.

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