Board Thread:Ace Combat 7/@comment-26988364-20151207072052/@comment-51.179.104.18-20160106214822

Just a wild guess. I believe AC7 will be before the events of AC3. Maybe during AC7 the lighthouse will be destroyed, and its untimely demise ends up being the set-up for the world situation in AC3.

Economic backlash from destruction of the space elevator causes a worldwide economical crisis that makes all the nation go bankrupt and paves the way for the corporate ascension.