Recent reviews by Xerxes

Although I love the shole series, and I think it is a rare example of love and art put into gaming, the ending(s) were a little underwhelming in my opinion. We see many of the events unfurl and being explained, but the center of it all feels a little... I don't know... rushed, maybe? But just in the very last few gaming hours.
But, aside from that, I really recommend this game and the whole series as a whole: the artwork is the most gorgeous of all games I've played in recent years, the soaundtrack is excellent and the gameplay is ever improving since the first game.

I rate it a 7.5/10

Nice game.

It looks very promising for a survival horror open world. Since it's the 0.01 alpha, obviously it is full of bugs, glitches and an awful lot of clipping through walls and terrain, not to mention that many terrain features just don't load at all. But, as I said, it is completely normal for a game in development. I hope they throw a little bit of story too, although going with the sandbox choice isn't a bad idea.
For the good things: the fauna and flora are completely immersive, the crafting system is awesome, the interactions with the enviroment are very well thought of and it is so tense that when I saw the cannibals the first time I got really, really scared. Stuff that I haven't experienced in quite some time.
For me, this eraly alpha gets a 7/10. It shows promise, It has potential. Kudos for the developers!

Very nostalgic!

Okay NAMCO, what the hell happend to you?
Where are the awesome and timeless features from the previous Ace Combat games? Seriously, there's like nothing of it left!
WHY THE HELL DO I DO AUTOMATIC DOGFIGHTS?
WHY THE HELL DO I DO AUTOMATIC COUNTER MAENUVERS?
WHY THE HELL MY ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ F-22 HOLS 200 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ MISSILES?
WHY THE HELL WE'RE NOT FIGHTING AGAINST YOUKTOBANIA, VERUSEA OR GOD-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥-DAMN BELKA?
WHY THE FLYING TITTY ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥ WE HAVE "ASSAULT HELICOPTERS"?
WHY THE ♥♥♥♥ IT'S SO FREAKING HARD TO HIT A HOSTILE WITH YOUR DAMN MACHINE GUNS, AND WHY THE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ MACHINE GUN HAS INFINITE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ AMMO?
WHRE'S THE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ACE DIFFICULTY?
WHERE ARE THE MEDALS?
WHERE ARE THE DRAMA STORY?

You ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bastards, you killed the only game I was good at. In fact, I have more than 1000 hours of gameplay in my PS2 memory car save files of Shattered Skies, Unsung War and The Belkan War!
I GOT RANK ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ S IN THE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ACE DIFFICULTY IN ALL MODES AND ALL LEVELS OF THE BELKAN WAR USING A ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ SUKHOI-35! I EVEN SHOT DOWN PIXY IN THE HARDEST WAYS POSSIBLE!
AND WHY THE ♥♥♥♥ DO YOU DO THIS ♥♥♥♥ WITH ME AND ALL TEH OTHER TRUE HARDCORE FANS OF THE SERIES, HUH?!

♥♥♥♥ YOU NAMCO!
♥♥♥♥ YOU AN EVERYBODY WHO THINKS THAT THE SERIES MUST HAVE A ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ "MODERN WARFARE" REBOOT AND/OR REHASH!

YOU SHATTERED MY ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ NOSTALGIA FEELINGS OF MY CHILDHOOD ANS TEENAGE YEARS... YOU BETTER MAKE A ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ PORT AND HAD VERSION OF THE PREVIOUS GAMES, OR I SWEAR I'LL KICK YOUR ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ASSES, YOU ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!

And yes, I'm very, very, very angry and frustrad with this game, and I don't recommend it at all to tru lovers and fans of the Ace Combat series. I'm playing the series since Ace Comabt 3: Electrosphere for tthe PS1 and I felt highly disappointed by the gameplay mechanics choices that have been made for Assault Horizon, completely discarding the provebial "bread & butter" of the series. To be more specific: they cut down the simulation in exchance for action, which didn't worked out well enough, as it seems that the simulation is much less realistic than the preveious games, despite the surreal and fictional weapons from the previous ones. I won't go down in more details since I've alreay expressed them on my angry rant above, which I am sorry if I offended someone or sounded threatening. I just couldn't hold my emotional outrburst.
If you're a fan of modern action and casual (and rather silly) games, I recommend it. Give it a try and you might enjoy it.
For hardcore Ace Combat fans like me, I probably don't have to say anything else.

Best wishes.

Aaaaawn For ♥♥♥♥'s sake! I was eager to play this game when I bought it on sale, but the porting of the controles, as usual, sucks!