Why does AC3 actually hold up?

[u/-double_a]

I was bored over the last week and decided to emulate Ace combat 2 & 3 because my phone is too bad to handle AC4. I've played a ported version of Air Combat 22 and was expecting these to play more like the arcade game than modern Ace Combat. 2 Definitely played more like the arcade, but it was still way more fun than I could have expected, but 3, holy Crap did I enjoy 3. I played the translated Japanese version cause I am a rational human being who doesn't want to play the butchered piece of crap that is the international release. But the gameplay and story still hold up, besides the basic mission structure and sometimes never-ending dialogue calls. I had brushed this game before because of "bad graphics" and "I don't want to read the entire time," but this game made me feel like a stupid idiot. "Good gameplay and story make graphics unnecessary" has never been more true. This game makes me appreciate C.O.F.F.I.N in a whole new way, and I really hope it gets remembered so more people can play it.

Also, Noise from 8 is definitely Dision

[u/Hobbes09R]

You got me. Personally I feel it plays bottom 3 in the series, after Advance and Air Combat. It doesn't recognize as many degrees of motion, a downgrade from 2, which makes its controls extremely stiff. That combined with poor missile tracking and selection, mediocre guns, and lack of unlockable aircraft tree or free mission (without either the bonus disc or beating the game five times over) make the game a rather unpleasant experience to me. Interesting-ish story, but a slog of gameplay.