Imperial Hot
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Why would it teach you that? :lol :lolMechDX said:
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The Official Ace Combat 6 thread of narrative bloat and online joy
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Crazymoogle
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voltron said:
Yeah, actually. Speed control is pretty important, especially on air-to-ground, and a throttle makes a lot more sense than two shoulder buttons.
I have to say a couple of things about the stick though...
-Rumble is great, it's not directional FF or anything but hey, I'm fine with that.
-Maybe it's just me, but the Xbox button looks really cheap. :lol
-I'm kinda pissed Namco cheaped out and didn't do button assignment options. Because they did all of the button setup for the 360 controller, that means the entire button setup for the stick has changed _again_, and I am not a fan of the reassignment.
-Throttle start button is now map toggle
-Target assignment is now joystick left-button
-Weapons toggle is now joystick right-button (the one that really bugs me, I guess. Made a hell of a lot more sense on the back of the joystick.)
-Start button is now the back of the joystick button
-Usual large assortment of unused buttons and toggles
The options menu lets you swap map toggle and target assignment. Really? The difference between two control schemes is a two function swap? Bleh.
I'll get used to it eventually. The game is great so far. Some steps backward from five but some interesting new stuff as well. The script in the cutscenes is almost unbelievably bad though. There was one line early on, roughly saying "the castle's treasure was the pride of the castle". In voiced dialogue. -_-
(and as irritating as the DLC cost is, I am using the DLC planes a bit so far...)
gettergooey
Member
Is it just me or did anyone else find Mission 9
really painful?
I just cleared it after multiple tries and with barely enough ammo left and my plane all red. It's like the difficulty just spiked at this mission.
the one with the Manta ray like aircraft carriers
I just cleared it after multiple tries and with barely enough ammo left and my plane all red. It's like the difficulty just spiked at this mission.
Mr.Potato Head
Banned
Hell ya dude..i played the hell out of that game on my DC back in the daygkrykewy said:
gettergooey
Member
EGM92 said:
This seems to work for me:
I afterburner'd from behind the carrier and as soon as I lock on to the engines, I let 2 missiles loose and *immediately* climb 90 degrees straight up. The real painful part were the buttload of missiles that the carrier shoots at you as soon as you get into lockable distance. After about 10 secs, I nose dived straight down again and I'll be on the back of the carrier.
I used one of the DLC plane (the one with the red/blue stripes from AC2) It's a great plane with fast turning which is helpful against the carrier for the above reasons. I tried the S33 too but didn't have much luck.
slidewinder
Banned
Namco's not shy about that.
gettergooey said:
Was the plane you used the Free DLC plane? I downloaded a plane but I don't know how to make it show up on my list. I tried rebooting the console etc no luck. I don't download much DLC is there something I'm missing?
AND THOSE FUCKING PLANES KEEP SHOOTING ME DOWN. They dodge nearly every missile I launch and the only real way to kill them is pure luck if you have the guns going off and they so happen to fly into your machine guns firing path.
EGM92 said:
It doesn't show up under HANGAR. When you start a mission and it's time to select your plane, you should be able to hit the d-pad or a-stick right to select the alternate color scheme. There are spaces for 3-4 color schemes (and corresponding stat sets) per plane, some of which will be unlockable and some of which DLC, no doubt.
By the way, I can't complain about how the DLC shouldhavebeenonthediscOMGWTFBBQ! These are odd or fanservice color schemes (i.e. Ace Combat 2 color schemes), which I don't think anyone would reasonably expect to be available in the game at all - they weren't available in previous games.
gettergooey
Member
EGM92 said:
It's the F15E Active Stripes - hey it's only 200 points and I just like to collect them all anyway.
And yeah, those Strigon planes take forever to kill. My strategy for them:
1. First and foremost, destroy all the radar jammers.
2. The key strategy for me is to keep switching targets. Don't concentrate on a single Strigon for long, their plane is just so much better than yours and you'll just keep doing endless loops and rolls. If you keep chasing one, you're just setting yourself up as a target for the other Strigons to chase and shoot you. I keep switching target, lock on, fire missiles, don't wait to see if I hit it and and switch to another plane asap. I must have pressed Y every 3 seconds or so when fighting them.
3. Fly close and slowly behind the giant carrier when you hear about them taking off. Their speed is still slower then and it's a good time to shoot missiles at them. You can probably hit (not kill) a few of them this way.
4. When you do chase a Strigon, very soon others will be on your tail - quickly do a Hard G turn, switch targeting asap and let fly the missiles. It's a lot easier when the planes are going straight to your direction instead of the crazy loops. Oh, and as soon as you fired your missiles, do a climb or whatever to evade because chances are, they also just fired their missiles at you.
5. If you're lucky, you can get them flying in a swarm in the earlier part, and I let fly all the six long-range multiple missiles and keep switching between them and regular 2 shots missiles and pray they hit.
6. Strength in numbers. Sometimes your teammates get pre-occupied with the carriers and you end up in spots where it's only you and Garuda 2. I'd usually lure a bunch of Strigons back to where the majority of my teammates were.
Now that I think about it, I think the S33 might work just as well. Although I find that the S33 stalls faster when doing a Hard G turn. I guess I lost my patience and decided to switch to the F15E before finding out.
gettergooey said:It's the F15E Active Stripes - hey it's only 200 points and I just like to collect them all anyway.
And yeah, those Strigon planes take forever to kill. My strategy for them:
1. First and foremost, destroy all the radar jammers.
2. The key strategy for me is to keep switching targets. Don't concentrate on a single Strigon for long, their plane is just so much better than yours and you'll just keep doing endless loops and rolls. If you keep chasing one, you're just setting yourself up as a target for the other Strigons to chase and shoot you. I keep switching target, lock on, fire missiles, don't wait to see if I hit it and and switch to another plane asap. I must have pressed Y every 3 seconds or so when fighting them.
3. Fly close and slowly behind the giant carrier when you hear about them taking off. Their speed is still slower then and it's a good time to shoot missiles at them. You can probably hit (not kill) a few of them this way.
4. When you do chase a Strigon, very soon others will be on your tail - quickly do a Hard G turn, switch targeting asap and let fly the missiles. It's a lot easier when the planes are going straight to your direction instead of the crazy loops. Oh, and as soon as you fired your missiles, do a climb or whatever to evade because chances are, they also just fired their missiles at you.
5. If you're lucky, you can get them flying in a swarm in the earlier part, and I let fly all the six long-range multiple missiles and keep switching between them and regular 2 shots missiles and pray they hit.
6. Strength in numbers. Sometimes your teammates get pre-occupied with the carriers and you end up in spots where it's only you and Garuda 2. I'd usually lure a bunch of Strigons back to where the majority of my teammates were.
Now that I think about it, I think the S33 might work just as well. Although I find that the S33 stalls faster when doing a Hard G turn. I guess I lost my patience and decided to switch to the F15E before finding out.
Thanks for the tips I'll try them out. It's getting very frustrating.
twinturbo2
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The box was actually smaller than I expected, tbh. :lolvoltron said:
Actually, I just thought of this. Wouldn't the flightstick be good for Rez XBLA? I mean, the trigger is mapped to the A button, so use that to lock-on/shoot and the B button for the overdrive bombs. It would be so awesome if it works.
What does everyone think of the online? I've only tried the team battles, but I'm fairly blown away, to be honest. So many missile trails, and some really nice combat zones (are they maps? I guess). Getting the hang of the high-g turn (hold both triggers) is a must when avoiding missiles from non-AI pilots.
Can't wait to try coop, but I hate using the headset. I will be playing the shit out of this over the weekend.
Can't wait to try coop, but I hate using the headset. I will be playing the shit out of this over the weekend.
goldenpp72
Member
hey guys my cell phone costed like 80 bucks and when I turned it on I realized the ringtones on it costed extra.. BULLSHIT IT SHOULD COME ON THE FUCKIN PHONE (true story)
For content like extra skins on a plane or something I don't see the issue with the nickle and dime method, for stuff like full levels (I think katamari does this ) it's a lot worse.
For content like extra skins on a plane or something I don't see the issue with the nickle and dime method, for stuff like full levels (I think katamari does this
) it's a lot worse.Is there a counter-strike like online deathmatch mode? Where when you die you are out till the next round?
I think it would be interesting to set up a GAF match where some people are jamming some are long range and short instead of everyone just flying around spamming QAAM missiles :lol
I think it would be interesting to set up a GAF match where some people are jamming some are long range and short instead of everyone just flying around spamming QAAM missiles :lol
Valkyr Junkie
Member
careksims said:
Agreed. So far the idea of progressing the storyline through the 3 NPCs hasn't really done it for me. Plus there's zero attachment to your wingman. I'd even take annoying ass PJ back.
1up.com reviewed Ace Combat 6.
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3163990
6.5
edit: It's going to screw it's gameranking.
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3163990
6.5
edit: It's going to screw it's gameranking.
watership said:1up.com reviewed Ace Combat 6.
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3163990
6.5
edit: It's going to screw it's gameranking.
1up: the new gamespot
RiskyChris
Banned
SarBear said:
Glad I'm not the only one for whom that line stuck out.
Tzeentch said:
Just use your allied attack/cover on those strigons. I don't know how so many of you guys are struggling with the Strigons (just beat it on hard). I barely even noticed they were there. I use the flightstick but I doubt that's it. All my deaths from that mission was because I was an impatient SOB. I kept colliding with the larger aircraft
since the 2 that aren't equiped with the EGM do a pretty good job banking away from you when you try to gun for their cockpits. I would get impatient after looping around a few times, so I would just gun and yaw in the direction of the cockpits and I'd often wait a little too long to pull out of my attack.
Also I'm a bit bummed out at the lack of people on live. I got on this morning and I was only able to find 2 rooms in team battle (nothing else).
EGM92 said:
The DLC was up at least on the 23rd, if not before. I was able to access it before the game came out.
Wario64 said:
Buy the game punk!
If you like it
SarBear said:
I just said, "Wow" when I heard that line. There was nothing else to say.
Liabe Brave
Member
gkrykewy said:
Not just more options but more weapons period. Looks like they more than doubled the missile loadouts! I assume that's because they can cram a lot more targets in there now, but it makes the weapon loads look even more ridiculously arcadey.
Actually, I take back my 1up review defense. Come on 1up, help me understand theses reviews.
Blazing Angels - 7.0
Blazing Angels 2 - 8.0
Ace Combat 6 - 6.5
Blazing Angels - 7.0
Blazing Angels 2 - 8.0
Ace Combat 6 - 6.5
Liabe Brave
Member
zeroshiki said:
All the cutscenes in AC Zero were in English too. Or did you mean something else. . . ?
EGM92 said:
Wait till you fight
strigon leader (can't remember his name)
goldenpp72
Member
im pretty sure a lot of companies don't localize stuff, like I think devil may cry isn't in japanese right?
gettergooey
Member
Just beat the game on Normal Mode. And yeah like Jonsoncao said, the final mission was
Final game time was around 5:20 hours, which was pretty disappointing. I expected it to be a lot longer.
Still a good game but overall, I like AC4 a lot better, and I think many people here will agree. I'd still score it a nice 7.5/10.
AC4 deja vu galore.
Final game time was around 5:20 hours, which was pretty disappointing. I expected it to be a lot longer.
Still a good game but overall, I like AC4 a lot better, and I think many people here will agree. I'd still score it a nice 7.5/10.
rod furlong
Member
watership said:
different reviewers, different times. How about a hard one next.
watership said:
I remember J. Davidson seemed really bored about it on the podcast: 'yeah, it's just another Ace Combat. Ace Combat nuts will love it, but no one else will care, and I don't' (paraphrase).
rod furlong said:
Not so much different times. BA2 was just reviewed on 10/2. EGM is nothing if not consistent though - 7.0 avg. in the magazine, 6.5 on 1up. These are the two lowest scores on gamerankings.
Pakman said:
I imagine this will improve considerably after the Japanese and Euro launches. Early on a Saturday morning, there's not going to be much action when the game is only available in NA. Last night there were tons of games.
EDIT: "A lot of good agents lost their lives getting us this intel" :lol :lol :lol Must have been bothans.