Board Thread:Ace Combat 7/@comment-3522837-20151207102309

So, AC7 has been officially announced and everyone is hyped for it. But was the teaser good?

Here are my thoughts:

The mere sight of that trailer in my feed put a smile on my face (I saw IGN's video on it first, then the trailer).

We start off with a panning shot of Lighthouse, so far so good. Then we see a woman (whom many speculate to be AC5's Nagase) standing on a platform along with heavy breathing, not bad.

Then we are shown a dogfight between an Su-30 and an F-22 (I sighed at this point). Yet another one of these? I swear I've had enough of Raptor-piloting heroes fighting Sukhoi-piloting enemies (no aircraft war intended).

Then we cut to the woman who then sees the FAS-01 flying nearby. The Raptor then flies nearby and the FAS deploys its UAVs.

In the middle of the heated dogfight, the woman jumps off the platform.

In the closing seconds, we see the helmet that the woman was wearing amidst the chaos (did she die?).

I noticed that the voice acting in the trailer was somewhat subpar.

I also noticed the AH feel I was getting during the dogfight with the Sukhoi.

I feel that the purpose of this trailer was just to let us know that AC7 exists. The DFM-like scenes, not a good impression Bamco. The music in the trailer was boring. I know PA can do better, AC is known for phenomenal soundtracks. The previous trailers in the series all had great music and got us pumped.

Overall, this trailer had me worried about the final product, it could become another Assault Horizon (if they haven't learned from 2011). I was worried because the music may not be as good and could be worse than Joint Assault's soundtrack. This trailer came close to the "not engaging enough" point I mentioned here.

Final comment: This trailer left a bad taste in my mouth. But hey, I shouldn't judge a game based on 2 minutes of in-engine footage (I have to say, this is the best-looking AC so far). Maybe the final product will blow us away. 