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[PC, Steam] Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown $8.49 (90% off) @ Steam

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[PC, Steam] Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown $8.49 (90% off) @ Steam
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wonderboy4 on 27/09/2024 - 13:55 store.steampowered.com (1213 clicks)
Last edited 27/09/2024 - 17:01 by 2 other users

Not sure, but might be the cheapest ever on Steam and first time at this price.

Highly regarded flight series with story elements. This latest edition receiving universally positive reviews since release. Plays more like a simcade than a flight sim, but still offers a good challenge and options to tailor difficulty.

Also available is the season pass at $13.75 -60%. It includes 3 new missions and 3 new planes and is the only DLC to include new mission content, all the others are just planes and skins. Purchasing the Season Pass will give players access to a music player within the game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/929106/ACE_COMBAT7_SKIES_…

But probably the best value deal imo (other than just getting the base game by itself) is the ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN - TOP GUN: Maverick Ultimate Edition at $ 29.99 -80%. Because your getting the Base game, season pass and the most expensive (and probably most popular) DLC pack for only about an extra $7 and it includes 4 new planes ++ heaps of skins.

https://store.steampowered.com/sub/723774/

All other DLC plane packs are currently between 50-60% off.

Bonus is that it only has (by today's standards) Potato PC requirements, but still looks gorgeous:

    Recommended:
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 (64-bit OS required)
    Processor: Intel Core i5-7500
    Memory: 8 GB RAM
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB)
    DirectX: Version 11
    Network: Broadband Internet connection
    Storage: 50 GB available space
    Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound card
    Additional Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "High". Framerate might drop in   graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required. - Windows 10 (Version 1809 or later) and a 4GB VRAM GPU (graphics board or video card) are required for DirectX 12 API.

Really good contemporary (Jan 19, 2024) in-depth review here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8XLKRV2-m0&ab_channel=Jarbo…

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  • Originality on 27/09/2024 - 14:04
    +2

    SteamDB lowest recorded price is A$ 8.49 at -90%
    Price seen on 23 Sept 2024 (4 days ago)

  • CrispyChrispy on 27/09/2024 - 14:09
    +5

    $7.20 AUD off GameBillet

    Legit official store (not a key marketplace/keyshop) - look here

    It's been hovering around the ~$7 - $8 mark for the past year from official stores.

    Unless you really want the Steam points no reason to buy off Steam directly.

  • dvddirect on 27/09/2024 - 14:24
    +4

    This is a great game - bargain!

    • guidedlight on 27/09/2024 - 20:18
      -6

      I disagree, it’s not a great game. It’s very much an arcade game with a bad story, and bad cutscenes.

      I was expecting something similar to the Jetfighter series, or MicroPhose F-15 Strike Eagle. But no.

      • Ezuku on 28/09/2024 - 00:33
        +5

        Depends on what you want. Ace combat has always been a fun, arcade experience. Sometimes you want a realistic military combat simulator, other times you want to have fun without wanting to actually know how to fly a jet.

  • kungfuman on 27/09/2024 - 14:36
    +4

    the only reason why I still havent' got this game on pc is because they didn't bring VR support to the PC version. like they did the PlayStation version.

    which annoys me because this game is way better in VR 100%

    • HomeAlone on 27/09/2024 - 14:53
      +2

      There is a VR mod.

      https://github.com/keton/ace-combat-uevr/releases

      • wishing well on 27/09/2024 - 15:14
        +1

        Yeah I've been meaning to check this out with the uevr injector mod. Time to get on it.

      • kungfuman on 27/09/2024 - 15:17
        +2

        yeah the developer already did the work for native VR for PlayStation with out mods I am pretty sure they could do it for PC if they wanted to.

  • hawktalk on 27/09/2024 - 15:30
    +1

    Got the Top Gun Maverick edition on ps5 2 years ago. It's great!!!

    • Flyerone on 27/09/2024 - 15:52
      +1

      Thee Top Gun version is also 80% off but down to $30

  • Aldonis on 27/09/2024 - 15:32
    +1

    Been meaning to check this out, it'll give me a reason to get the HOTAS out of storage

    • Rscit on 27/09/2024 - 20:05
      +1

      Just a word of warning - I bought this thinking it’d be great for my VKB Gladiator HOTAS and triple screen set up. Can’t believe how ridiculously bad the support is for both. My HOTAS works fine but can’t customize the buttons, and I found it surprisingly difficult to play (nothing like squadrons or DCS) and reverted to using a gamepad. Triple screen apparently can be set up but far from straight forward. Best I could get was using 50% of each of my side screens. Look, it’s still a very good game, the missions are fun, but couldn’t believe how not HOTAS friendly a “flight sim” game was. YMMV

  • Ferazzo on 27/09/2024 - 15:42
    +1

    Thank you for sharing.

    I'm looking for the Playstation version, it looks like the Maverick edition is $20.90 at the moment (from $122.95), is that a good price?

    https://store.playstation.com/en-au/product/EP0700-CUSA07202…

    • wonderboy4 on 27/09/2024 - 16:02
      +1

      You're welcome, I don't have a PS4 or 5 so I don't know what the price history is on this game or the Maverick edition, but IMO, it definitely seems like a really good price for a whole lot of content 👍

      EDIT: Just found this graph that seems to indicate the current PS Store price is close to it's historical low, only about $5AUD more at the moment, so still very cheap, but if you are not in a hurry/don't have time to play now anyway, then it seems like waiting for it to drop again to $15AUD would be a viable option.

      https://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/en-us/buy-ace-combat-7-skies…

  • XI JIA YI on 27/09/2024 - 16:21
    +1

    Thanks OP. Bought one.

    • wonderboy4 on 27/09/2024 - 16:31
      +1

      You're welcome, I hope you have a lot of fun 👍

  • nedski on 27/09/2024 - 16:34
    +1

    Thanks OP, grabbed it.

    • wonderboy4 on 27/09/2024 - 16:35

      Great to hear! Thanks for commenting😀

  • Overcomerak on 27/09/2024 - 16:48
    +1

    Is this good on the steam deck?

  • Gordzirra on 27/09/2024 - 17:15
    +1

    Best, any deals for current Xbox X?

    • brocky2006 on 28/09/2024 - 09:19

      Not that I've seen. Been looking for it but xbox copies seem less common than PS ones

  • Rick James18 on 27/09/2024 - 22:29
    +1

    How does one play this game. Do you need a special joystick or can the keyboard be used ?

    • wonderboy4 on 27/09/2024 - 22:35

      It's possible to play with keyboard and mouse, but it's not recommended and a controller (Xbox for example) will be way more intuitive and fun imo. That's why most people use a controller to play this game, it really is what it's designed for, as this series has it's roots on console and this is (I believe) only the second game in the series to be released on PC.

  • Misgolas on 28/09/2024 - 00:00
    +1

    Fair warning this doesn't have ultrawide support

    • wangasm on 28/09/2024 - 00:29
      +1

      Yup no native support, but it can be modded in which still looks great. It is a bit fiddly with multiple steps though

  • seefu on 28/09/2024 - 11:37
    +1

    Great game, I got it a year ago as the first game to play on my ROG Ally and it was a heap of fun.

    Need more game recommendations like this. I grew up playing Crimson Skies and that want something similar to that and this!

    • wonderboy4 on 28/09/2024 - 12:14

      @seefu

      The closest thing to this game would be Project Wingman, it's very similar and has a 91% rating on Steam right now.

      It does not seem to have many sales unfortunately, and is $35.95 but it's still much cheaper than AC7 is at full price.

      But even better, I found you a Steam key for about $11 AUD at ENEBA, they are a very good and reputable key seller, I have bought probably over 30 keys from them, over several years and never had a problem. Make sure to enter code AKS13 for an extra 13% off (it offsets the service fee so you still get it for about $11)

      https://www.eneba.com/steam-project-wingman-steam-key-global…

      https://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/en-us/buy-project-wingman-cd…

      Steam Page:

      https://store.steampowered.com/app/895870/Project_Wingman/

      Here is a quick video review of Wingman:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rlBiorvfZM&ab_channel=TheEs…

    • wangasm on 28/09/2024 - 16:28
      +1

      +1 for Project Wingman, it's a great homage to Ace Combat.
      If you can be bothered with emulation then Ace Combat Zero and 5 are the peaks of the series and must plays for any Ace Combat fan.

      • seefu on 28/09/2024 - 16:51
        +2

        Thanks @wonderboy4 and @wangasm. I will definitely check it out

        • wonderboy4 on 28/09/2024 - 16:53

          You're welcome :)

      • wonderboy4 on 28/09/2024 - 16:54
        +1

        @wangasm Thanks for this👍 I've been wanting to play the older games on emulator one day, so I will bookmark this info for the future, cheers 🍻

  • jambot express on 28/09/2024 - 15:45
    +1

    Thanks OP, got me some Maverick action! :)

    • wonderboy4 on 28/09/2024 - 16:01
      +1

      You're welcome, hope you have a blast👍

  • velcrochicken on 30/09/2024 - 00:42
    +1

    This game is epic with the VR mod.

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