4.5/5 ★ – Slayaz12's review of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.

This game really makes you feel like a high ranking scientologist. Jokes aside, I played this game with my thrustmaster HOTAS flight stick and had an amazing time. I'd say playing with a flight periferral really beefed up the immersion of this already super engaging game. This games biggest problem is random difficulty spikes. There were a couple levels I felt were too hard. One of the earlier levels (around level 7 I think) took me 2 or 3 hours to complete. It gave me "all you had to do was follow the damn train" vibes. However, I will say this made unlocking new planes with more powerful weapons feel super rewarding. This game is super tight. All the levels were pretty much non-stop action and I was amazed at their constant creativity. I liked the story a lot, but I thought a few of the cutscenes were cringe. I wasn't really playing the game for the story, but it did surprisingly add a lot to the experience. Overall, this game really took me by surprise being my first game in the series. Super intense, immersive experience that made me feel like a badass with my little plastic flight stick and throttle.