"Not to capture the reality of aerial combat, but to understand the fantasy of it." Genius dude, I literally could not have put it better myself. Ace Combat isn't about simulating real-world combat scenarios, what Ace Combat does is make you remember what it felt like running around with your toy planes in the back yard, and bringing THOSE scenarios to life. One of my earliest memories, at age 4, was me sitting in the livingroom with my dad and eating my supper and watching him play Air Combat. After he finished a mission, he passed me the controller and said "Want to try?" and I played a mission and I was hooked from then on. I still remember how he explained how to play and how to shoot down enemy planes. He's gone now, but even though he's gone, Ace Combat is still here, so he sorta is too. I grew up with this franchise, and I fully intend to pass it onto my children. I'm gonna make playing Ace Combat a family tradition. Anyway, that's what I've come to believe, and I think that's enough.

@thelvadam2884

11 ай бұрын

Yeah it's spot on that AC is about fantasy and well fun. What an amazing story with your dad, finding a common hobby is key. Sorry for your loss but stay strong! And always remember this "don't cry because it isn't anymore, smile because it was" . Take care mate!

@assassino1480

11 ай бұрын

@@thelvadam2884 ❤

@alexstrom2360

10 ай бұрын

This line made me watch the whole thing. AC lost me when I moved To PC gaming, but lots of feels here. Great content OP.

@monitorlizardkid8253

10 ай бұрын

"not to capture the reality of aerial combat, but to understand the fantasy of it." True as that may be, art and life have a habit of imitating one another, ace combat wouldn't be itself without realistic aerodynamic physics. "Makes you remember what it felt like running around with your toy airplane's in the backyard." You know, stepping back and taking another look, I think you just hit the nail on the head. As someone who wants to never grow up, that would certainly explain why I love ace combat so much.

@monitorlizardkid8253

10 ай бұрын

@@alexstrom2360 if you're looking to play ace combat on the pc, ace combat 7 is available on steam.

To hear the Air Bases invited them with Open Arms and they are fans of Ace combat got me tearing up,I hope the developers know that how many people they inspired their love for aviation

@user-cd4bx6uq1y

10 ай бұрын

This one genuinely also got me almost tearing up

@InMusic47

10 ай бұрын

I can imagine the genuine happiness of those people, knowing that some of them actually were inspired to have such a career after being exposed to the series! Amazing!

Holy crap this feels like a high budget documentary. amazing.

@fenixa21AND

10 ай бұрын

IT was way better than that! the editing... the scripting... all of it was like.. holy shit

@Minox_

10 ай бұрын

Genuinely. I'm 2:37 in, subbed and liked immediately.

@CaptainPilipinas

9 ай бұрын

redscot's (for example). in another.

@Elenrai

3 ай бұрын

That is because most mainstream producers spend their budget on Catering. No joke.

This isn't just documentary, this is love letter to Ace Combat. Thank you Timmm :D

@boxofrox619

8 ай бұрын

And So I write to you…

How fitting that such a long video opens with an alternate phrasing of "do you love the color of the sky"

@DefinitelyEllie

11 ай бұрын

lmao, 'which one'

@PlinaZ

11 ай бұрын

thanks for activating my ptsd. I needed that today.

@DefinitelyEllie

11 ай бұрын

@@PlinaZ nice shoelaces

@PlinaZ

11 ай бұрын

@@DefinitelyEllie Thanks I stole them from the pre- NO! NO I'M NOT GOING BACK! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!

@DefinitelyEllie

11 ай бұрын

@@PlinaZ Too late. To eeby deeby with you

genuinely shed a tear at that daredevil part, you’ve outdone yourself my man

@emjayy01

11 ай бұрын

You know you've made it as a composer when the first measure of your track brings inexplicable tears

@nomal8954

10 ай бұрын

Same

@JynxBlack13

10 ай бұрын

Ohhh ya, I felt it too!!

@TheMoonShepard

10 ай бұрын

*_Felt_* That

@MrCalland

10 ай бұрын

Daredevil gives me goosebumps everytime last ace combat soundtrack to do that was ace combat 2 I love every track from that game. Proper 80s topgun sounding rock ❤

As a 15 years old kid the death of chopper hit me like a thousand bricks, he was like my friend we fought through battle along with Nagase and Archer like a true brother and sister seeing him gone like that is hard , May you rest in peace 2nd Lt Alvin Davenport

@jericho1-4

8 ай бұрын

My guy I was in my 30's and I cried, then got really pissed off and left no enemy in the skies, Swordsman was a decent filler character but lacked the "so that's how we're going to do this mission, ok fuck it I'm with ya friends lets kick some ass" attitude and mentality. Nagase was our conscience and or moral and ethical high ground she knew when to reign us in where as Swordsman was just an annoying buzzing in my ear. I still sing along to the song when your squadron is joined by EVERYONE to attack the tunnel. "thoughts endless in flight, day turns into night, questions you ask your soul, how fast can I go, how fast is to slow" all while smiling my ass off knowing what's about to go down.

Ace Combat 7 was my introduction to the franchise, Top Gun Maverick came out, and I wanted find a game with Jets in it, bought it on sale. And thus truly began my Aviation enthusiast arc, it even became my first KZread Playthrough, and the among the only times I actually engage in the online content.

@JimTheWolf

7 ай бұрын

I started at ace combat 2, but 7 turned me into the little kid back in 1998. welcome to the fold, Ace.

@anttitheinternetguy3213

6 ай бұрын

My first Ace combat was zero, i Absolutely adored it. And i still do. Nowadays i play war thunder, i highly recommend it If you want some Challenge!

@Pururut

5 ай бұрын

​@@anttitheinternetguy3213 ace combat and war thunder resides in different parts of my brain personally I just wish war thunder had a better community

@K3ntucky123

5 ай бұрын

My first ace combat was ac: assault horizon then Liberation of gracemeria. Both games are demo sadly, but my first full game of ace combat is ac7

@ViperPilot16

18 күн бұрын

I started with Heatseeker on the PS2, had a massive gap, and then got AC7 after most of the DLC came out. I don't think I'll be leaving the genre this time.

What I loved about Pixy's dialogue in the duel is that it's not only talking about your character but on how the conflict is resolved. A head to head joust where the two pilots. "When we face each other, we can finally see our true selves." and "There may be a resemblance, but we never face the same direction." which I thought was real clever.

@adithyaoscar9826

10 ай бұрын

is like the difference between speed and velocity

With how much effort and dedication you put to this video. I think this can be offically called the Ace Combat Manifesto.

@musikaazroth3235

10 ай бұрын

Ace Combat Manifesto This should be slammed in every AC wiki

@Adam-ub9nu

10 ай бұрын

Perfect.

The amount of effort put into this is insane, you truly deserve more recognition

@thomgizziz

10 ай бұрын

yeah they copied the shots and blocking off of actual documentaries... super hard to copy.

@LDNT14

10 ай бұрын

@@thomgizzizwhat are you waffling blud

I've traveled all over the world in the past 4 years, but Ace Combat's soundtrack is something I always bring with me on my adventures. Zero, Liberation of Gracemeria, Unsung War, and now Dual Wielder, Daredevil, and Magic Spear are all masterpieces.

@gelb598

9 ай бұрын

Throw "Near the Border" in there. It's such a great song for solo traveling and introspection

@franckvazquez8204

Ай бұрын

you forgot, Megalith Agnus Dei.

For those in the wondering, a group of Devs that worked on Ace Combat 3 would later become part of the Team that worked on the Drakengard games and later Nier. Thus letting newer faces have the skies to shatter with Ace 4 Though you can still see Ace Combat 3 DNA in those series, to the point that Drakengard's production name "Dragonsphere" comes from Ace Combat 3's "Electrosphere"

@nhan27.

11 ай бұрын

it interesting how impact ac3 is to ac franchise and even nier franchise as whole I wish more people noted about it too

@SoloWing88

11 ай бұрын

@@nhan27. wish a nier yter would play ace 3, and watch as they see the secret origins

@pmayo7894

11 ай бұрын

​@@SoloWing88 - one of the interesting things here was that Takuya Iwasaki originally envisioned Drakengard to be an Ace Combat game but with dragons.

@Kuramaz524

11 ай бұрын

And now they're back in Bandai Namco Aces, for the next AC installment.

@legomania2427

10 ай бұрын

Of fucking course the people who made the absolute mind fuckery of AC3E would go on to make the absolute mind fuckery of the Nier and Drakengard franchise

Ace Combat Zero's final battle with Pixy is just pure Art. Everything is perfect.

@Yabafrust91

10 ай бұрын

That one and AC5 needs remaster 😮

@CentralFloridaHipHop

10 ай бұрын

Yup the music and dialog. I was yelling at my TV Damnit Pixy don't make me kill you! Lol 4,5, and 0 were great

@noyoucanthavemyhandle

10 ай бұрын

When I was a kid I never made it past the last battle in zero. I think I need to dig out my ps2 and complete that game

@TE72GOD

10 ай бұрын

Its raining out right? Surely all this water under my eyes is from the rain in my apartment.

@Gadlight

10 ай бұрын

@@CentralFloridaHipHop i know right? that and the fact that he taunts you to fight him, because he knows that you are the only one who can stop him... such an epic battle

This, Made me cry at so many points. This series holds a special place in my heart. AC7s appearance was a blessing.

@Adam-ub9nu

10 ай бұрын

Man, they BEST get moving on a release for series X! Getting a little antsy, lol.

@SermonFapple

10 ай бұрын

the chopper scene always gets me

@Prawdziweschabowe

9 ай бұрын

- trigger

@echodelta2172

9 ай бұрын

don't cry over video games. That's weird.

@Prawdziweschabowe

9 ай бұрын

@@echodelta2172 bruh

I remember getting into my first dogfight with my first "Enemy Ace", i was so sure i was hot shit but then this guy came through and downed one of my squadmates, and it was of a character I had actually really grown to like. I was genuinely driven by rage to take this guy out, and with the music, the raging storm above us and the stomach churning bends and twists of the canyon below us, we flew and we fought. It was exhilarating, it felt like the worlds deadliest dance in the middle of a hurricane.

@valravnsshadow9422

9 ай бұрын

What game and mission was that? I don't recognize it.

@x6568tank

9 ай бұрын

​@@valravnsshadow9422AC7 mission 6? The one in the Yinshi Valley, in any case

@MindayKalana

8 ай бұрын

​@@valravnsshadow9422 I'm not 100% sure, but it might be AC7 while flying with your penal squadron. Haven't played it myself, so I'm not sure which mission (the one where the enemy ace quickly looped around and shot the Fulcrum). Edit: It might be Mission 7 from AC7 "First Contact"

@oldtimegames96

8 ай бұрын

​@@MindayKalanayes, it is the 'first contact ' mission from AC7, where we need to fly between cliffs while doing air to ground attacks, and tabloid ends up acting as our wingman

@jericho1-4

8 ай бұрын

I was thinking it was that massive air battle at the Roundtable in AC Zero.

To this day "Near The Border" and Pixy's famous: "Yo Buddy, still alive? and thanks friend... See You Again." will always give me goosebumps, Zero was such am influential game to me growing up that I remember picking up any and all flight sims and arcade flight sims i could get my hands on. but none will ever reach me like Zero did.

@felicityc

10 ай бұрын

When I was in the Air Force I came to the same realizations he did. It was very poetic. I mean, without wanting to nuke people of course. But he is a great representation of someone bred for war that realizes nothing they are fighting for makes sense. "The table is surrounded by politicians who have never placed a foot on the battlefield. It's a disgusting squabble over who gets the largest piece of the pie, and that's why it needs to end. It is for that duty we raised the King. That's why we're fighting." Here comes the snow...

It's always been so hard to explain to people why this series had such an impact on me growing up. AC5 is solidly in my top 5 games but impossible to convey why lol. Great vid Tim, you had done our funny little plane game justice.

@shira_yone

11 ай бұрын

I loved 04 so much back then. It was possibly my first time ever experiencing a great story in a video game, I even tried to make bad albeit charming comic strips with stickmen retelling of AC04's story in grade school. Note that I still love and play it from time to time even to this day.

@Krystalmyth

11 ай бұрын

AC04-5-Zero-6 are among my favorite games ever. With 5 holding the most special place in my heart. ~ RIP LTC Alvin "Chopper" Davenport.

@rakaneko4229

11 ай бұрын

I think its because how immersive it is, im playing ac5 now after finished ac0(knight route) the sense of danger, scarcity of weapon(i always run out of ammo) and the feels of running out of time even there's any is what makes ac5 really special for me.

@Pepe_Le_Pew_Pew

11 ай бұрын

The best way to explain it is you're the MC in anime Top Gun.

@vstrmrk

11 ай бұрын

For me with ac5, it’s me getting so connected to the characters and story as a kid and replaying it now that I wish I could genuinely live my life as part of it. That’s just how I think about it

Ace Combat is proof that substance in writing isn't a must. Sometimes you just need to be cool as fuck.

@Swattii

4 ай бұрын

Lol, tell that to all the casuals who cling onto handholdey games that play like movies 🤣

@langleysenterprise5134

13 күн бұрын

He did say sometimes

@Biotear

13 күн бұрын

@@Swattii They're wrong

@Swattii

12 күн бұрын

@@Biotear One day, we're gonna get a AC game where we play as a female we'll need to feel "cute as fuck" instead

This video perfectly encapsulates my love for this series. Whether you are a habitual line crosser feeding the f22, or Tom cruise mourning Goose. EVERYONE finds a place in ace combat. From gun kills, to horribly busted QAAM's that are basically a cheat code or the weird unlockable laser firing planes. We all have a place in strangereal, and we all belong: In the danger zone.

I was about 2 minutes in when it really hit me. He gets it. I was an old hand at the PS2 era, switched to xbox and dallied a little with 6 and AH, finally to make my return to 7 on launch day. A series that challenged my ideas of narrative and what an enemy even is. A sountrack that brought tears to my eyes and still does. AC was my childhood as much and more as Halo and Half-life 2. But this series among all others has held a poetry and artistry unmatched in the genre and pushed to the extreme by a passion in Team Aces that other studios should be envious of. A series that laid open the wild blue and made you feel the operatic drama playing out in cutscenes and on your radio. A beautiful tribute, a wonderful retelling, absolutely fantastic work. RIP Alvin H Davenport.

Daredevil really does give you goosebumps... Hearing it kick into action in this video gave me a shiver up my spine immediately. But it's also one of the best kinds of spine shivers you can experience.

@SOMEGUY7893

10 ай бұрын

It's a truly divine experience if you just so happen to be diving towards the Arsenal Bird during _that_ part of the mission especially if it's the first time you played the mission. The dialogue is also done really well as it kind of tries to guide you into getting ready to attack just before the music does it's magic.

Recently I dived back into my love for AC, a love that hasn't dwindled one bit. I remember playing my first, AC5, on cool summer break nights feeling the dream of flight be born, creating aspirations to be a pilot myself. I have served my country, 5 years in the navy now, but I let that dream stay as it is specifically for the reason this retrospective was made. As much as having your office be a cockpit is no doubt one of the most cool ideas to anyone looking up, to reflect on the naive image of being in that seat taking impossible turns and being that hero is a dream I prefer to keep so insane and innocent as my childhood can continue to allow it. Thank you for this video, can't wait to see more

@wertywerrtyson5529

10 ай бұрын

I have a lot of nostalgia for Ace Combat 5 as well. AC4 had been my first but AC5 was special because I was living in Canada at the time (I’m from Sweden) and living in a dorm of international students. I met a Japanese guy in the lounge playing his Japanese PS2. My PAL consoles weren’t working so I asked if I could play with him. We played so much AC5 together among other games. It was in Japanese text but as the voice lines were still in English I could follow along with the story. Ace Combat has always been great at making me feel part of something epic. More than any FPS game has managed. Flying across the sky they manage to make the world feel alive even if it’s all just radio chatter it makes you feel like there are people down there on the ground or the water that count on you. I’ve never been in the military as I wasn’t selected for conscription (We have a mandatory military training here but not everyone is chosen especially since the Cold War ended and lowered the number of recruits substantially) due to health reasons. But Ace Combat makes me feel like it more than any other video game or movie. AC5 is so huge. Maybe bigger than 4 and 0 combined and as such it might just be the best one in the series. The story is great as well.

this channel is like Top Gear but for video games; amazing production value and real genuine interest in the topic, including the history of it. Fantastic job! Ace Combat is a special franchise for me, glad you made this video. Subscribed! 👍

I may be 30 now, with a lot of life lessons and workloads on my back. Delusions and down-to-earth hopes, but your representing and drop of "Daredevil" took me back to that bedroom floor, and with tears to my eyes and goosebumps on my skin i once again remembered how much i love this series, how much it matters to me and how i grew with it. Thank you for this beautiful retrospective, and as for me, i'm going to boot up the ol' dusty PS2 and re-play the sacred holy trinity (4 - 5 - 0) with a grown-up mindset. And i'm sure i'll love it more than ever. Thank you again and i really hope that your work soars the skies and reaches new heights all over the world.

@bagocross08

11 ай бұрын

You're in for a treat again! They all 100% hold up well.

@Groza_Dallocort

11 ай бұрын

Also in my thirties now and shortly after AC:AH since that was such a failure I installed PCSX2 and got AC:04 up and running on my PC. Loads alot faster then the PS2

Hi, I am an ACES player from Taiwan, and I want to express my gratitude for creating this wonderful video or, I should say, documentary. This game has been an integral part of my life, accompanying me from childhood to adulthood for almost two decades. As you mentioned, it's now ingrained in my very DNA. Your video has rekindled that deep-seated connection within me, and I can't thank you enough for that. Now, I eagerly anticipate the next Ace Combat game!!

@eruno_

10 ай бұрын

I wonder how many Taiwanese pilots played Ace Combat. It's really inspiring game!

@Arctic.50

10 ай бұрын

@@eruno_ I am from Taiwan and recently start playing ace combat zero, it is better than War Thunder in every ways, I love this series so much.

@lordbuntel792

10 ай бұрын

@@eruno_ its very weird because most of my father Aviation friends all talk about ACE Combat as their inpiration or Reason for them joining the Indonesian Air Force. They talked about it as if its a old friend.

What is even more amazing about "Daredevil" is that it was so good and it fit so well with Ace Combat that they abused the hell of it during marketing And YET It hit like an AIM-120 when it was dropped in game, a testament to what this song means to Ace Combat and to us, the Aces who dare to challange the True Skies

Dude, I didn't know that they were welcomed like heroes into the base. I thought it was going to be another Bohemia Interactive situation, but that's much more heartwarming!

This is legitimately, without hyperbole, my favorite video essay I've ever watched.

@DavidSteele

10 ай бұрын

+1 to this. Yes. Absolutely.

You definitely need more recognition, man. Your editing, your cinematic shots, your writing, is top notch!

@mikedrop4421

11 ай бұрын

I just said the exact same thing (I hadn't seen your comment yet) and I'm frankly shocked the algorithm actually served this hidden gem of a channel up at all. Instant sub.

@rojnx9

10 ай бұрын

and it's all released in 4K!

My guy congratulations on such an amazing video! I felt goosebumps throughout the whole thing and I felt so proud just like the day that my father picked up Ace Combat 5 and lent me his PS2 to play for the first time when I was 7 years old. I sincerely hope that Mr. Kono stumbles upon this video and sees it. I love this series and thanks to AC, I am now an Aerospace Engineering student almost ready to graduate.

I want to thank you for making this, I had found this on my recommended, not having heard of the AC series at all (and only having a passing interest in planes, cars are more my thing) but hearing you talk about the series with enthusiasm and love like that is infectious, and I really resonated with the idea of forgoing realism for theatrics and just feeling cool as hell. So I decided to give AC2 through to 0 a go and I really loved them all, my favourite being either 3 or 5, I can't decide lol Also the production values of this video is top notch. You and everyone involved did an amazing job making it look so pretty and slick

Ahoy levels of quality talking about a franchise so dear and close to my heart? This was an amazing experience from top to bottom. (Would love to see a Burnout retrospective sometime in the future, but a man can dream)

@SolitarySpade_Davon

11 ай бұрын

Oh, i still have one of the games on my still working psp. Haven't played it much, time to charge it up and try it out.

@PointlessGunSyncs

11 ай бұрын

@@SolitarySpade_Davon the 360 version of Burnout Revenge came out in (what?) 2007/8? Played the PS2 version and I bought a Xbox Series S last JUST to play that game at last, best waited more than a decade to finally play it and it was SO WORTH IT

the way you not only keep me engaged but make me emotional about games and stories i otherwise don't necessarily care about another banger for the books, timmm

I must say, as an aviators son and also a flight addict myself, your video effected me in a very emotional way! Great job mate! I am a graphic designer and a visual person all around, I loved all your shots, your narrative and all the transitions! You gave me back the nostalgia I was looking for years! I literally downloaded the last game to my console back again and having damn great time! I will sure watch more your stuff and also let me know if you need any support with any visuals or graphics you are doing!

I'm only 8 minutes into the video and am already blown away by your vfx, editing and art/art direction.

The production quality of is video is, as usual, both terrifying and inspirational. Aside from that though, I have an odd relationship with Ace Combat- that relationship being that I've never played a single game from the series, but can still listen along to a video like this and relate to just about everything you're saying because of my childhood obsession with a game called Warship Gunner 2. I've literally never heard anyone talk about it, let alone with the same reverence that people lavish on Ace Combat, but at least if my elementary school memories are to be trusted it was more or less Ace Combat But With Boats. A typical mission would constitute cruising up at 90 knots to some island offshore of Fantasy-WW3-era Fantasy Japan in your twin-hulled jet propelled superbattleship (that you of course designed yourself) because HQ really needed someone on site to fire 24 600mm artillery shells per second into the side of weaponized oil rig with a Death Star laser on top. Your commanding officer would probably be revealed as a traitor part way through and appear from nowhere to engage you in a battle to the death, along with 50 other anonymous ships programmed to explode in one hit. Shit was bonkers, and playing it as a 10-yea-old I didn't even have the brain capacity to call it out as such. I was just stuck there, rapt in the fever dream, drinking in the simultaneously hyperrealistic and wildly delusional slurry of military proceduralism and mecha anime camp. It was without a doubt my favourite game. All that is to say- I wonder if you've heard of it? Also, Megalith Agnus Dei is maybe the coolest song ever made. That is all.

@timmm_

11 ай бұрын

ty! i've never heard of this before, but i HAVE to play it now. it sounds perfect, and completely insane

@nonymouswisp8176

11 ай бұрын

Omg Andrew Cunningham

@SolitarySpade_Davon

11 ай бұрын

Is this the undertale man? This is the undertale man.

@BrezhnevStan

11 ай бұрын

Yo it's mr Cunningham

@strider117aldo9

11 ай бұрын

​@@timmm_ Seconded, gave a small whirl for a while. Also sent ya resources by email!

Ace combat had a profound effect on my life. I fell in love with not only the franchise but aviation as a whole. 13 years after first playing it, i'm graduating from the harvard pf the skies with a degree in aeronautics. The day i turned in my last assignment i played ace combat 7. Just to put a cap on it so to speak.

just listening to daredevil gives me goosebumps. i don't even have to play the game and it succeeds at "giving the player goosebumps" when you even hear a small clip of it.

Wow. Just wow. This video was recommended to me by a friend that knows I love military aviation and the Ace Combat series. Since owning every game in the franchise since the original PlayStation title, I always loved the unique feel of the franchise. Some games did better than others, but as a whole the different entries look quite realistic but play like an enhanced version of said reality. But even with this being said, I have never been able to properly explain what is it that I love so much about it. And somehow, it's like you got into my mind and wrote my words, my opinions, but more importantly my feelings about the whole of what makes Ace Combat so amazing. And for that, I can't thank you enough. Remarkable. Perfection is the only word that seems fitting to what you have done here.

There's a magic about this game i'd like to point out, you know what that is? The Musics. BGMs in particular. Kobayashi-San is a very special magician who can just pull masterpieces off his hat just for this game.

Plane game nostalgia bringing back the waterworks, Pixy, you were too good, and I pray you went to higher skies afterwards 🙏😭

Man what is this video? This intro, filming, editing and content is superb. I loved this open up scenario talking to us and then Boom, an hangar, holy god this is amazing for an Ace Combat fan to watch ahhahaha Just subscribbed right now!

Ace Combat is the Metal Gear of Flight sims, and Ace Combat Zero is the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance of Ace Combat Games.

I came to really enjoy the radio banter and hatable/lovable characters in the recent AC7. When team mates died or an unpredictable situation took out a friend, i felt it. I felt helpless and upset, which is weird when youre flying a death star with wings by the end of the game. For as goofy and rediculous as it all is, it FEELS believable. The people feel real, and so do the situations.

@rampagoetech7024

10 ай бұрын

You could have done sooner

@betelguse16

10 ай бұрын

I still miss Chopper to this day! RIP Cpt Alan H. Davenport! 😭

The greenscreenwork at 14:40 is SO good

The first thirty seconds of this video are probably the strongest thirty seconds I have ever seen in a KZread video for a channel I have never watched before. The level of chills that I just got are actually ridiculous. I swear, the temperature in my rook feels like it just dropped ~20 degrees F. If this is the kind of emotional response I can expect from you, I will be watching this channel with great interest. EDIT: I am 20 minutes in, and the smile on my face is still practically ear to ear. Amazing work.

This is honestly such a well done video. I love the writing and how it really encapsulates the response I wish I could say when my friends ask "why do you like dumb plane game". It's a dumb plane game and I love it because it's a dumb plane game. Also the cinematography of you just walking along the wasteland with the blue skies behind you really remind me of the opening tarmac scene in AC7.

Happy to know that more people will bask in the messy glory of this series of games about funny planes and some goofy ass super wepons. And some casual war crimes.

I'm only a few minutes in, but I can already see how well-produced this piece is. I really appreciate the transitions and graphics. Your passion is immediately apparent, and entirely appreciated. Edit: GOD, the part where you've composited yourself behind the landing gear of a toy airplane on your floor is so good. All these little presentational tricks are so clever. I love this a lot.

As a wise man once said "I may be cringe, but at least am free"

I just kinda stumbled into this video by luck but god damn did it hit me hard, everything from the editing to the script was just perfect, watching someone put this much love into one of the most precious parts of my childhood brought me to tears, thank you so much,

Finally I have a video to point my friends to so they don't have to listen to the Funny Plane Man of the group go on a rant about how cool these games are. _Great_ essay.

Love the VMFAT-501 F-35B you used. Video was amazing. Captured the essence off this series perfectly

Ace Combat 5 The Unsung War was by far the greatest game I've ever played. That story was TOP TIER and no one can tell me otherwise. This series has my heart for real

12:40 Thank you for the shout out! We've just released an update to our fan-translation. All feedback is welcome!

@SarpSpeaksSometimes

11 ай бұрын

You guys are legends

Ace combat will always have s special place in my heart! Ace combat 5 being my favorite till this day and 4 and Zero being close behind. I cried like a baby when a certain someone dies...i dont wanna spoil it but yea it destroyed me. The music and gameplay of the ace combat is legendary. I know its not for everyone but for those of us who wanted to take to the skies as kids it really did something that no other series really did. Great video btw! Got a new subscriber 😊

“The white bird rose up once again…laser cannon in its wings” The most ace combat ever uttered

I'm speechless with this content. I enjoyed every single minute! Congratulations for your maestry, video editing, photography, connections that you made between the games, storytelling.... Everything in this video is awesome. As an Ace Combat fan since I was a kid, you reminded me the goosebumps I had when I played it.

I think this is one of the best made videos ever about the history of Ace Combat. A level of production that I have seen very few times in my life, a video that oozes love for the series, story expertise and knowledge of the lore (and incredible editing skills and choice of graphics and music) I don't know if you'll ever read this comment but your video kept me glued to the screen making me laugh and cry more than once and, as an old Italian ace combat fan, i thank you

The best gaming documentarian (that should be a word) tackling one of my favourite series of all time. Let's go

Remember scrolling back and forth between planes and watching the stat bars move. Good ol days. Beautiful video bro!

Bravo! As a long time Ace Combat lover this was a beautiful omage to the entire series and was masterfully put together. Your storytelling and narration were on point. I look forward to more videos from you

Finally was able to sit down and watch the video. It's hard for me to get into this kind of game and for part of the video that was still true but you still made it exciting, especially during the part about Ace Combat 7's music. I even got goosebumps then

I think AC7 is an allegory to the journey that the AC franchise had went through. Mission 1-4 as AC1-3: it has a humble begining with a big dream as it tries to find it's footing. Mission 5-14 as AC4-0: it knows what it is and tries to be the best of itself. Mission 15 as AC6: it's continuing upon tradition but stumbles due to unforseen factors outside of their control. Mission 16-18 as ACAH-ACI: it lost it's way and is trying desperately to find a footing in a world they hardly recognize. Mission 19 as the development of AC7: one last attempt to stand against an insurmountable odds for what they believe is right. Mission 20 as AC7: the final flight where everything has lead up to, what determines their fate in the dark blue, where the skies unknown. Correct me if I made any mistake here and maybe add something I miss.

@TheGreatAcePilot

11 ай бұрын

Nah, you're not wrong It's just AC7 is the PA's mistake on having to kneel to NAMCO's greed to milk the hell out of the other series retrospectively and provide a terrible online service and game modes, ignoring completely the Ace Combat Infinity's success

@curtisridge2506

11 ай бұрын

​@TheGreatAcePilot here's the thing, infinity WASN'T successful, hence the servers being shut down after only 4 years. The multi-player wasn't what made ace combat special, never has. It was the story and what it's grass roots got right. What you did as a kid growing up with no care about l reality.

@rampagoetech7024

10 ай бұрын

Trigger is a singularity

@felicityc

10 ай бұрын

@@TheGreatAcePilot Infinity was fun briefly until it was clear the release schedule was too long, the tournaments were p2w, and you could only play a certain amount each day before having to pay up. They made terrible choices and to call it a success is questionable, as it probably actually set AC back several years. It did have some interesting single player missions, but like I Said, the release schedule was long and for one or a handful of missions, insufficient to justify the cost they also wanted. It was very, very greedy and turned many of us off. It was fun for a bit though. Unpopular opinion: Assault Horizon had the best multiplayer because it actually had mechanics and was not a QAAMfest and it was fairly layered. Dogfight mode was an interesting idea for multiplayer (in singleplayer.... obviously it was a little dumb because the AI simply cannot cope), and two good players would have a hard time one-upping the other, and it was not about spamming QAAMs like AC6 where that was all you had to do to win 24 player FFAs. This is ignoring DFM's issue of being able to run your opponent into the ground because of the auto-pilot it forces you under in the cinematic mode of course and making you follow them regardless of where they are going and apparently they never thought people would simply make others crash. It also had killstreak nukes, which were dumb, and AH was a sad moment in C history but also to the OP that is pretty much just a standard narrative so it could apply to almost any story. 7 was also mid. It wasn't bad it wasn't amazing I had a fine time with it. I think people really slept on the PSP games which were very compelling and had a lot of great ideas, including very unique co-op, but they PUT IT ON THE PSP

@vantuz8264

10 ай бұрын

AC3 a "humble beginning"? You clearly only played the international version.

That spanish guitar of AC Zero was everything..... EVERYTHING

this is honestly the best documentary i have seen in years. it doesn't use ridiculous, flashy animatics, it uses gameplay, and that's pretty much it.

...Man, this series is one of the greatest of all time... The Unsung War is still, and will always remain, my favorite. It'll never stop being the #1.

Ace Combat 6 was my introduction to the series and boy it got me hooked, I was so hyped when I saw the trailer for Ace Combat 7. I played AC6 for so many years till my Xbox broke. We moved and I lost the disk, I was so obsessed I tried to see if it was on PC but never found it. Anyway, great video. Thanks for coming to my TED talk

@shira_yone

11 ай бұрын

I really want to play 6, very badly want to. Thing is Xbox in Asia is, to put it simply, non-existent; not even 7 got to 6's level of mission structure and gameplay mechanics, and as years gone by I've became more appreciative of the rather subtle differences for innovating the gameplay aspects throughout the series.

@josueroberto7356

11 ай бұрын

@@shira_yoneFor people who have played it 6 is considered to have the best gameplay in Ace Combat. I hope the massive missions and multiple operations make a return in the rumored Ace Combat 8.

This video essay was phenomenal-a riveting and methodical analysis that retains its emotional and awe-inspiring impact on the viewers. Hats off to you, my guy. Keep up the great work.

Ace Combat 4 was my first foray into the series as a 12 or 13 year old, I've been hooked since, I love the respect to the dogfight that has been paid.

I'm sharing this around, the fact this has only a couple hundred views is downright illegal.

Incredible video. (Second viewing already) I adore how every chapter more or less comes in its own format and approach to the different eras of Ace Combat. Incredibly interesting concept and a great way to keep the video engaging while treating this very storied series with a lot of respect. Your love for the franchise definitely shines through with this. Great job!

Ace Combat 4 taught me how to fly. It'd joystick control of the camera was awesome. I always flew in the cockpit.

Excellent video :) Late to the series, but I played AC04 in 2022 in basically one sitting, and loved it. I didn't finish 5-- I'm going to give it another go now. You earned a sub, looking forward to what you do next!

I have never played or heard of Ace Combat but is crear to see your love for the franchise Amazing video as always Timmm

The best summarization of Ace Combat's formula. Would like to see you challenge both dcs and project wingman next.

god fucking damn i remember subbing cuz of some silly funny goof videos he made with his friends

Those transitions between lines when you're filing yourself are ROUGH, but I absolutely love everything else about the video

Thank you for this. The ace fans are few in number but strong in heart. If you get it you GET IT. Hope the team at Namco sees this. We arent going anywhere. We will be here, ready for the next sortie.

@monitorlizardkid8253

9 ай бұрын

I'm one of the newer fans, my first ace game was assault horizon, and my first TRUE game was Ace Combat 3d: cross rumble(an enhanced remake of ace combat 2, and pure awesome!). But yes, I agree, this series has a very tight-nit and dedicated fandom.

I'm glad I turned into an Ace Combat fan this year, a shame it wasnt sooner though. What I've experienced from this franchise so far made me feel things I havent felt with any other games before. Now, I'm ready for more. Great video! I'm glad it popped on my feed.

@Dargesh890

11 ай бұрын

Ace combat 4 was my introduction, and I absolutely loved it. I kept with it through 0, but dropped off until 7. The games are fun games and they are amazing. If you haven't done 4, 5, and 0, I highly recommend them😊

@huntsmanfrank1279

11 ай бұрын

@@Dargesh890 I started with 7, a friend of mine gifted it to me on Steam but I only played it nearly a year later, but got hooked immediately, then played 4, 5 and Zero, solidifying my love for the series and fighter jets

One of the best 80 minutes I have ever spent. "Let us be blessed with glory as we cross the gates of hell!" (Razgriz Theme blasting cranked up to 11)

While all my friends in 2009 played racing, fighting, shooting, football games, I wasn't good at any of them, when I went to buy a new game for my PS2 game library I saw a greenish cover with a plane on it, It was Ace Combat 5, I tried to give it a chance, I could barely get past the first mission, the subtitles in my game were in Japanese, and when I was 11 I barely knew English to understand the radio. But that game was different, there was something about it... I looked for tips, got a .docx guide with text only, indicating how to do each mission, and so my adventure began, and my interest in planes took to the skies, literally, I found my place, I discovered so much about that game in particular, and when I came across Ace Combat 4 for sale in a store, I also bought it, and loved it, later Ace Combat Zero, became my favorite franchise with these 3 games. I looked for any plane game on the PS2, Airforce Delta Strike, Lethal Skies, Aero Elite Combat Academy, but none of them came close to what Ace Combat made me feel, the story, gameplay, soundtrack, it was definitely my favorite series, I was able to play Ace Combat AH, Skies of Deception, Joint Assault and I felt the same vibe as the PS2 trilogy that I unfortunately had to sell in 2014, and now Ace Combat 7 that I played on a notebook and bought for my Xbox Series. I wasn't good at any game my friends played... Because none of these genres made me feel at home. In the sky.

This video has knocked me back to being a kid. It genuinely made me cry happy tears. I can not thank you enough for the love you put in this video. It was simply perfect.

I started playing the entire series about a year ago and I am still completely obsessed. I have no nostalgic connection to any of the ps2 games (except for ac6 I had a 360 a while ago) but they are still my favorite games. Thanks for making it all suddenly clear

This is one of the very few series where I can play and replay and replay while never getting tired of it. This retrospective was an amazing find that I didn’t think I’d be watching today when I woke up. Thank you.

I haven't played since PSP but Daredevil immediately gave me goosebumps when it came on. First time hearing it. Now I want to pick up AC7

@shira_yone

11 ай бұрын

It's a solid entry, and the soundtrack is undeniably one of the best in the series.

@guts-141

11 ай бұрын

Get Project Wingman too If you're on Playstation then just wait for the PS version to release

The top gun sequel legitimately felt like an ace combat mission, an end game bonus mission before the final boss mission that needlessly constrains your op stealth fighters in order to artificially increase the difficulty.

Didn't expect to watch more than 15 minutes of an hour and 20 minutes-long video, and yet here I am an hour and 20 minutes later, absolutely blown away by the quality and passion put into it. As someone who's only ever played AC7, I now consider myself an avid Strangereal fan!

After learning to fly a kite with Squadron Commander Lord Flashheart, Ace Combat has very grounded lines of dialogue.

Ace 7 was great, Daredevil was more than great, but the fact that it ended with Nagase and the callback to Ace 5.... that made it perfect.

This was such a fantastic production from start to finish - me and the kiddo just gasped endlessly at the incredibly cool edits & motion graphics 🤩

One of the greatest and most beautiful retrospectives I ever watched in a long long time... Thank you. It's all I can bring myself to say.

this video is so well done. from the music, to the visuals, and everything in between, you nailed it. It made me relive this series and want to play it all over again. You deserve so many more views and subs for this gem

One hour twenty of my life. I was well entertained, not once got the urge to skip parts, and the voice, music and composition was top level. Thank you for your time and effort for this piece of art.

I remember when the main trailer for AC7 released. The immediate goosebumps I felt watching my favorite airframes tear through that dark blue to the bombastic melody of Daredevil. I still get those goosebumps.

From someone passionate about Ace Combat and its stories, it's characters, it's planes and the absolute art of its chaos not based in our reality. I have to give you the greatest thanks for making this. It really put my appreciation of this series into perspective and rekindled a slowly dying flame after Ace Combat 7. From one fan to another, thank you.

Please tell me I am not the only person who went out and bought a HOTAS just to play AC7?? Take down that Arsenal Bird over and over again just to hear that amazing song over and over again, just to hear that choir ramp up as the Arsenal Bird's shield drops!!!! Masterful writing and production value on this!! Thanks for your work!!

Dude, thank you so much for making this. Amazing! Seeing the length initially turned me off, but I'm so glad I just sat down and watched this. This is not some youtube vid, but a true documentary, and one that so amazingly captures the feeling of my favorite series. Absolutely perfect!

Your section about Daredevil is something I find especially poignant. I've always been a big fan of AC, even if I haven't had the opportunity to play every single game - but hearing both Daredevil and Faceless Soldier in their respective trailers _absolutely gave me goosebumps_ and ensured I would buy the game day 1, which I did. I still watch the trailer at least a few times a month because I am absolutely enamored by everything - the cinematography, the dialogue, the music. It is _perfection._ You are 100% right. It isn't about realism, it's about the fantasy. And nothing makes you feel like a big god damn hero more than the hopeful radio chatter of your comrades putting their faith in you as the orchestra and vocals swell in the background. THAT is the fantasy. THAT is what I daydreamed about when I was little. It's STILL what I daydream about even though I'm over 30. That childlike wonder and thrill will never get old and it inspires my writing and game projects. If I could make someone else feel even 1/10th of what the major moments of AC7 made me feel, I would call it a job well done. "All aircraft, form up on Trigger - nice and tight." "Stick with Trigger and you'll make it." You've more than earned my sub, damn it. Can't wait to see what you make next...buddy.