Finally. A serious video about AC5. No sarcastic jokes, no pointing at small plot holes in the middle of the video, and overall the narrator is not trying to be a complete clown. Man, those are rare these days. Good job!
This was another hour well spent!! I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching Ace Combat retrospectives. I'm looking forward to the ACE6 video I really like the game and I think people tend to underrate it heavily due to the cheesy story.
I remember getting Ace Combat 5 for Christmas 2004 and thought how advanced technology would be in 2010. 14 years later 2010 technology is ancient haha
Ace combat 5 is amazing but yea looking back on the game it really didnt have that huge emotional final confrontation like 4. And the way 4 built to it was just something else changes the monster of an antagonist into one of the few good guys by the time you actually get to the final suicide last stand fight against you honestly hate that you have to fight him. 5 differently lacked somthing like that.
I mean dying by direct impact with the ground sounds like a more pleasant way to go than drowning in a river with a stuck cockpit as other people suggested.
In the Tokyo 2020 they used “first flight” in the opening ceremony with other songs, for me this game is something emotional, I remember the first time I finished the game, almost got me in tears
It says a lot that nearly 20 years later the 8492nd still makes me angry and hearing Chopper say "This is Raaaaazzgriz 3!" Makes me smile. I can think of no other game that illicits such an emotional reaponse from me and this is just a silly plane game.
Hands down my favorite and being equal to ACZ as to AC5. The Unsung War the only AC entry to have the longest story in the franchise reaching nearly 30 missions and having tons of planes of you to choose from it. And of course the plot thickens until it leads up to a whole new level that you never imagined. This game holds a special place in my heart and I'll play this until my death bed. Everything about this game was so replayable, memorable and lastly a true experience from start to finish.
@@mrandrossguy9871 Yes, though it IS definitely the biggest Ace Combat game to date in terms of missions, AFAIK. I guess it's due to the whole JP vs US version shenanigans :D
I preferred the stories/build up to the conflicts with the antagonists of 4 and Zero, but, nonetheless, the twisting story of this was a wild ride and incredible in its own right. The Holy Trinity really is an amazing trilogy of games. We were spoiled!
@@APerson-ni1gb it's a long-term foreshadowing and ac7 is canon and besides how would you expect to build that space elevator within 9 years giving the fact that this thing wasn't even complete in 2019
@@HD_555hah, Ass7 needs a Remake, Like Really ? Killing off a Big Character from a previous big game In such a Weak LAZY WAY AND Off-Screen Is not only cheap bad writing but also Insulting ! Like since Ace5 and Zero there have been NO Direct Links to those games as Ace6 was in a Completely different Continent Same with AceX so no Mentions of Unsung War etc. then Ass7 finally comes along and Shits All over its Predecessors in a Horrible and Cringe way 😊
@mrandrossguy9871 the heck do you mean off screen are you talking about harling? If so, that was shown in a cut scene soooo you weren't paying any attention. And two that games story is great I do understand with some parts but too me it was great if you don't like it ok why don't you try wrighting an ace combat game and try to deal with the development hell they dealt with when making it and tell me how it goes for you.
I will never forget the epilogue of this game, the final rendition of The Unsung War playing in this somber, but hopeful tone. The image of the flags and text about Razgriz, followed by that beautiful shot of Kirk howling at the sky while the birds fly off from Sand Island. Gorgeous game with a great message that honestly holds up.
Personally, i think ac5 was the best out of the three, ac4 it self is amazing with interesting ways of narrating the story, but it felt kinda empty on some missions. AC zero was amazing as well with refined physics from ac5 and ac4 with wonderful brotherhood but sometimes i feel that the relationship with pixy and the story could've been exploited more since it only has 18 missions. But i think Ac5 was the best of the bunch, 23 missions i think and an extra mission that you can play as mobius 1 and the story and the team made me cry, especially chopper's death and president harling speech and the yuktobania ship that switch to our side are one of many moments that shook my heart.
My absolute favorite as well. Best character development and characters. It amazes me still that an arcade flight game could tell such an engrossing story.
The funniest thing about the entire 'trial for misconduct', there are black boxes on fighter jets too, and they are tracked very well on radar. Easy to point out they were not where the incident occurred. Plus, video recorders are often going too. It should be more suspicious if all that just disappeared.
I'm a little late to the party It was clear from the beginning that sand island was full of belkan spies and military troops working under the ocean army, Colonel perralt or whatever his name was disappears from existence after the mission last scape, Hamilton was also a belkan soldier disguise as a Osea soldier. The reason why they got away with a lot of things in the game was because belka had a lot of troops and spies infiltrated in the Osea army as shown in the mission "a handful of hope" when the president kills 2 spies and wounds a secretary ....
Ace Combat 5 is my favorite game in the franchise. When I played it for the first time I was 10 years old and I barely understood English, but even so, the little I understood, along with the scenes, the gameplay, the music and the story that unfolded were enough to captivate me. It was the first game that made me feel the death of a character and put me completely into the role to finish the last mission. I remember being in the store, looking for a fighter jet game to play during the summer and choosing between Ace Combat 4, 5 and Zero :')
Ace combat 5 is my favorite of all Ace Combat games, the story, the amazing characters, the music all just amazing plus I think it has the most heart of the entire franchise
I remember playing this one, it was 3/4 in 2018, right after I finished all the chronological instalments up to AC5, it was right after i took a break because i couldn't really internalize 4, because 3 was amazing, but after a couple of weeks, i went back to 4 to play it again, and then started this game. this was the one that had a lot of budget, actors and passion across the border, this was a real joy to play. thank god i pre ordered 7 so now i have AC5 on PS5. not any of the AC games are hard to emulate.
This game along with Shattered Skies, and The Belkan War are my top games ever played. I blew up when I saw I could play them on PCSX2 with better graphics.
Growing up, I played AC5 first, so it has a very special place for me. But then Zero came out, and I lived, ate, breathed, slept ACZero. Oh my god I loved it so much, and to this day, Zero is my favorite of the 3. I also played 4, and for some reason, just couldn't get into it as much. I think a loarge part of it was, I just didn't understand the story telling at that point. I guess I didn't pay enough attention to the cut scenes. I'm going to go back and play it and see how I feel afterwards.
So 4 takes place between Zero and 5 on the timeline. It's definitely a different story telling style, but I loved learning about Yellow Squadron and their leader. I also preferred 4's flight model. It's close between 4 and Zero for me, but honestly all 3 are great in their own right.
Ace Combat 5 was the first Ace Combat that I've ever played and it stills holds up a special place in my heart. It introduced me to my love for both videogame and aviation, and beating it after all those years takes me back to those simples times of playing videogames and enjoying life without a care in the world
AC5 was my favorite of the Ace Combat games on the PS2 due to the story and the music. The Scinfaxi and Hrimfaxi leitmotifs in particular being cofavorites; those two submarines also led me into a brief period of interest in Norse mythology. Of course, the passage of time has changed my perspective of things and revisiting AC5 in this retrospective made some of those things apparent. For better or worse, the cutscenes were very cinematic but tropy in ways I don't like. E.g. the Yukobanian fleet being depicted in a very tight formation for visual effect but would in reality be too close to each other to be combat effective. Or the radio chatter lacking brevity and terminology one might realistically expect from military pilots and other radio personnel; although that could also be said of the other two PS2 games.
Ace Combat 5 is a game that I, personally, do not like, but I will _never_ say I don't appreciate it for what it is. For me, it stumbles a lot over its own footing and message (That is to say, it tries to reinforce its anti-war message by having the central characters constantly remind the player how bad war really is). In my mind, I've likened AC04, AC5 and Zero to the original Star Wars trilogy, albeit out of chronological order - For me, AC5 is the New Hope of the PS2 trilogy, laying a good retroactive foundation for the series to ground itself to, while having its faults and issues. It's still a great game, with very high and emotional highs (Namely, Chopper refusing to bail out during the battle over November City), while also having some of the lowest frustrating lows in the series, such as how overly scripted the game is, compared to both AC04 and Zero. AC5 is easily my least favorite, and in my opinion the _least good,_ of the PS2 trilogy, but it is by no means a _bad_ game. "Fifteen years ago, there was a war. A war that engulfed the world - The Belkan War." Doesn't quite have the same emotional weight to it as "I was just a child when the stars fell from the skies, but I remember how we built a cannon to destroy them, and in turn how that cannon brought war upon us."
I'm surprised you didn't mention about the coin flip missions as to what the community refers to them as There's two are them throughout the game. The first one happens, a few missions before the trial. When Chopper asks, Did you listen to that song? for example, once the trials interrupted, They'll go on to say that they have multiple emergencies. And thay say, let's use this to decide then they flip a coin. depending on your choice of yes or no you made earlier it will be Mission A or Mission B, You got Mission B which is defending the airport at 16:00 the A mission is neutralizing a gas attack. edit had to find the right line in the game I can't reameber were the 2ed one is though
good mention on ACX, it was my first one and while it ain't as good as the mainline ones it's no slouch either. Mission 12 remains one of my absolute favorite missions on the entire series.
if ace combat 5 is released after ace combat zero maybe cipher could appear when the fight with solg then become razgriz 5 and there would be more emotional moment especially when ofnir and grabacr suddenly got panicked
It doesn’t matter if it’s the best or not because it is the best. Ace combat 4, 5, Zero, 6, and 7 are by far the best. But Ace Combat 5 The Unsung War is my Number 1.
@@cps1247 I actually replayed the heck out of 5, so much that when I finally decided to start Zero, it felt like a chore. Zero felt underwhelming in the first few missions after playing 5 for so long, but it really started feeling special around halfway. Zero was one hell of a ride for me.
Watching your retrospective made me feel a bit annoyed because AC5 is also my least favorite entry in terms of story, because of how generic and unambitious it is. It tries to be a war story, but it's more of an adventure story, a quite generic one to be honest, and the war story tropes are there, but they're just there to generically say "war is evil" and stop there, thinking putting a lot of twists thinking it's creating an interesting story - I played ACZ first and AC5 just glosses over how Osea just took half of Belka; it was a war between imperial countries, but Osea is also an imperialistic country, not the bastion of freedom AC5 gives the impression to be if it weren't for the pure evil infiltrated Belkans. And I noticed you didn't talk about the poor attempt at romance, which I agree the less said the better. At least it had a great variety of planes, but ultimately not a fan.
I did enioy the story, it was sort of generic, I knew something was not as it seemed, but it was still fun. I thought removing special weapon selection from aircraft was a really odd choice too.
Do you know that in ace combat zero, the moment when the silber sq pops out one of the dialogue is asking about "pursuing huckebein"... Yep, it's "pops" the aircraft maintainer, and if you see on your big radar screen there is a single enemy plane far away from the main battle scene, if you catch on yo this plane, the display will say it's Huckebein and Yiu can shoot it down.. a little fun small detail you should know
Ace Combat series storyline is sometimes corny but still very engaging. It also has some of the best OST for console games. I can't decide whether I like AC04, AC05, AC Zero or AC07 more, my opinion seems to change on a daily basis.
I honestly don't care what anyone thinks about me but I love the PS2 and Xbox versions of the Ace Combat series including Ace Combat 6 and Assault Horizon. The only reason why I love Assault Horizon is because it gave the World of Ace Combat a break after the release of Ace Combat 6 on the Xbox 360, I always wanted to have a Ace Combat game set in the Real World, and I love the idea of being the gunner of a BlackHawk plus we finally got to fly helicopters along with an AC-130 Gunship and B2 Bomber. I honestly want to be a helicopter pilot back in the Ace Combat series again.
Sadly, it would simply cost too much to re-lisence all the planes and music, plus project aces isn't a huge team. Unless the community comes together and raises a LOT of money then we are unlikely to see the holy trinity come back
@@timlangley7169the “Licensing” is the Biggest joke anyway BECAUSE of that reason 🤷♂️ If it’s “just a goofy arcade fUn game” then why have ACTUAL LICenSed mechines in first place then ?
Ace Combat 5 is the lowest for me amongst the holy trinity, but I still think it’s probably the game most AC fans back then were introduced to and fell in love due to how bombastic it was
AC4 taught me that there are heroes on both sides, some expected, some not. AC5 taught me that most wars are pointless, and started by people with no names, and only something to gain. Zero taught me well.. Taught me that your best friends can end up your worst enemies, despite the time spent together. Ace Combat 6 was just, Corny.
Who’s with me on want all three remastered? Comment below if you agree with remaster. AC5 is favorite one for this reason start with a f-5 use it enough get the f- 20 and experimental f29(I remember right)
Unsung war was the only one of the series that made me cry. Over a character that died a completely avoidable death. 11/5 best game in my book. Edit: speaking of, loved the relationship between Bartlett and Chopper. Talk mad shit, but still had eachother.
I enjoyed AC5 the most out of the PS2 trilogy since the story is what kept me hooked the entire time and is one of a few games to make me emotional while playing it. The squadron mechanic was really neat and helped add a bit more personality to the game and allow you to tailor how you want to tackle missions for some extra replayability. AC Zero was just alright, not bad, but asides from the stuff with Pixy, it's kinda forgettable. But with #4, that I have very little enjoyment from playing it asides from the music since the story is barebones to the extreme like it's unfinished and the majority of missions in it are just tedious score attacks. AC3 (Japanese version) blows #4 out of the water easily despite being a console generation behind.
@@JarboeGaming Absolutely, would love to see an extended sequel to your 04 video with more thoughts. 6 was much simpler than 5 IMO and I enjoyed it far more even though it was the least popular main game in the franchise. Worst thing about it was the absolutely awful Alex Trebek briefing/debriefing dialogue, you'll see!
Ah yes The Almost Perfect Ace Combat ! If Only it Kept Ace04s flight Graphics and 2Player though Zero brought back 2player and Weapons+Colors load outs ,
AC5 is easily my favorite. Reasons: 1. The story itself. For me is the best. 2. The wingmen (I love Nagase 😍) 3. You can choose your wingmen planes. 4. You have 3 wingmen that fallows your orders. 5. The missions. My order is from the Trilogy: AC5, AC0, then AC04. AC5 my favorite from all the franchise, fallowed by AC7.
I have an absolute love/hate relationship with this game! I loved everything about it until the last mission where you had to fly down that ridiculously long and cluttered tunnel in a fighter jet (I wonder why fighter jets don't do missions like that in real life....) I gave up after the 50th attempt and then found a gaming site where I downloaded someone else's save file just so I could unlock the whole game (thank god for Action Replay!) What is it with Ace Combat games and having to fly inside structures? When Sony announced it was changing PS Plus and including PS1 and PS2 games to the Premium service I was genuinely expecting and excited to see all the AC games to be added but silly me, huh?
AC5 was my first and always be favorite AC games, but then i learnt that even though it is regarded as a part of the holy trinity, AC5 was the least favorite among fans :')
The last Belkan aces if not shoot down before the Solg enter the atmosphere, they will commit suicide by blowing themselves up, didn't know at the time I was left speechless, it was way more dramatic and brutal that i was expecting.
ace combat 5 was my first intro into the ACE combat world and honestly i fell in love with it never experiencing a game like it before. i loved the story that was portrayed in the game and gave you plenty of various missions to complete. i do hope that Project Aces revamps the older games onto modern consoles. Plus add a Wingman system so that you can play online with actual people to beat the game but doing so means the game is much harder.
at first I don't really understand why AC5 seems kinda the least favorite AC trinity for some people, but you really did bring some good points why, not gonna lie I think AC5 still my favorite even until now just because it's the first AC game that I played and also the one that introduced me to this whole franchise. anyway, thank you for this great video
i like Ace combat 3 japanese version which present branching story and even got 2 disc. i immediately reset after realizing i kill my old friend Fiona because back when playing i just a highschooler don't understand the flow of story.😂 btw... AC3 eng version is suck ass and doesn't exist!
I can understand where you're coming from in your final thoughts about the lack of a distinct antagonist in 5 but I'm confused on how that segways into preferring megalith to solg. What does megalith have to do with yellow 13 and how is it less connected then the solg to the grey men? Additionally the antagonist that fills the role of pixy and yellow 13 is Hamilton but I agree that he doesn't compare to the other two
Ace combat 4, is the escense of what Ace combat should be, Ace combat Zero is the maximum expression of what it is. Ace combat 5, however, has the biggest emotional roller coaster of them all, being the only one that has had me playing in tears.
yes 4, 5, 6 7, and 7 had stages were you need duck or clime or take force damages like in ace combat 7: skies unknown and ace combat 7 assault horizon 4,5,6, not bad but the to 7,ths suck
The Trinity really had touching stories and I can understand that 5 might appeal less to people with its storytelling and aircraft weapon choice. However, I'd argue AC5 story focus had always been about you and your squadron. Something AC4 didn't have and 0 dumbed down. Razgriz had main role to end the war by revealing the truth about what happened behind the curtain. The length of the game also lended itself to make you care about your squadron. 0 felt rushed to me, 4 had Mobius 1 just kill-kill-kill and suddenly the war ended. To me, 5 was Project Aces' attempt to personalized the story and make you feel like you actually contribute to end the war that filled with betrayal and conspiracies, which we never see again in future releases. Were 4 and 0 bad games? Nah, they were good with their storytelling as well. I love all 3 but AC5 to me is my favorite because how they do storyline, also the only Ace Combat game that made me cry somehow bruuh...
Why is your game called unsung war? The 2 I have which is the original and the one I downloaded with AC 7 is called Squadron Leader??? I don’t understand why it’s different??
I'm hoping the eventual AC8 goes back to this era, or even the time of Zero as something as cool as interrupting the speech to affect morale doesn't seem like it would fit the timeline of AC7, let alone if they went further ahead in time.
I loved the story of this game, however because of its heavy focus on story I felt like it sacrificed some of its gameplay freedom aspects which made it way less replayable for me compared to Zero and Shattered Skies
I Know of Ace Combat 5 the unsung war I played official u.s PlayStation magazine issue 85 Demo I like the beta music I enjoy playing full game about a storyline and awesome Soundtrack it got arcade operation Katina playing as Mobius One again
Just wish that the air to ground and air to sea missions didn’t outweigh the air to air missions. Honestly, this is my most favorite of all the games, and I know Blaze isn’t as great as Mobius 1, Cypher, or Trigger, but I feel like having a little team and growing close with the squad makes it more enjoyable
I think the quotes they use for the loading screens between games are almost biblical in how old the language feels yet how prevalent the message is. Like the razgriz poem in ac5 and the hymns and quotes in ac zero
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Finally. A serious video about AC5. No sarcastic jokes, no pointing at small plot holes in the middle of the video, and overall the narrator is not trying to be a complete clown. Man, those are rare these days. Good job!
Really? I've seen several serious reviews of this game and few if any clowning. Lol
This was another hour well spent!! I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching Ace Combat retrospectives. I'm looking forward to the ACE6 video I really like the game and I think people tend to underrate it heavily due to the cheesy story.
Best Ace Combat in terms of mission combat felt like you actually had a geniune affect on the battlefield
This game was my childhood. Im so happy that you covered this
I remember getting Ace Combat 5 for Christmas 2004 and thought how advanced technology would be in 2010. 14 years later 2010 technology is ancient haha
Well if your implying that 2010 from This Games Concept would be like to IRL?
I would say IRL is Way Lamer
Ace combat 5 is amazing but yea looking back on the game it really didnt have that huge emotional final confrontation like 4. And the way 4 built to it was just something else changes the monster of an antagonist into one of the few good guys by the time you actually get to the final suicide last stand fight against you honestly hate that you have to fight him. 5 differently lacked somthing like that.
"Where can I ditch this plane?"
"IN THE STADIUM!"
Words can never express how much I hate Nagase.
I mean dying by direct impact with the ground sounds like a more pleasant way to go than drowning in a river with a stuck cockpit as other people suggested.
i honestly preferAC6: FoL over other Ace Combat games
In the Tokyo 2020 they used “first flight” in the opening ceremony with other songs, for me this game is something emotional, I remember the first time I finished the game, almost got me in tears
It says a lot that nearly 20 years later the 8492nd still makes me angry and hearing Chopper say "This is Raaaaazzgriz 3!" Makes me smile. I can think of no other game that illicits such an emotional reaponse from me and this is just a silly plane game.
Just a silly plane game? How dare you!
Hands down my favorite and being equal to ACZ as to AC5. The Unsung War the only AC entry to have the longest story in the franchise reaching nearly 30 missions and having tons of planes of you to choose from it. And of course the plot thickens until it leads up to a whole new level that you never imagined.
This game holds a special place in my heart and I'll play this until my death bed. Everything about this game was so replayable, memorable and lastly a true experience from start to finish.
Ace3 had 52 missions
And even The Botched USA version had 36 !
But I agree that 5 was more Straightforward and Less Chaotic than 3s ridiculousness 😅
@@mrandrossguy9871 Yes, though it IS definitely the biggest Ace Combat game to date in terms of missions, AFAIK. I guess it's due to the whole JP vs US version shenanigans :D
I’ve been waiting for this one. I loved Shattered Skies but The Unsung War was by far my favorite in the series.
I preferred the stories/build up to the conflicts with the antagonists of 4 and Zero, but, nonetheless, the twisting story of this was a wild ride and incredible in its own right.
The Holy Trinity really is an amazing trilogy of games. We were spoiled!
“I’ve been looking FORward to this”
I just accomplished the last Mission on Ace difficulty with the whole Squadron using only the A-10 🫡
@@captainsafety88 Legend… hat’s off sir.
Ace combat 0 and 5 my favorite after is 6
12:54 excellent foreshadowing for the international space elevator given the fact that at this time President Harling spearheaded its construction
Ace7 is so horribly written it should be non Canon,
Besides how is it Foreshadowing when 7 was ages after
@@APerson-ni1gb it's a long-term foreshadowing and ac7 is canon and besides how would you expect to build that space elevator within 9 years giving the fact that this thing wasn't even complete in 2019
@@HD_555hah, Ass7 needs a Remake,
Like Really ? Killing off a Big Character from a previous big game In such a Weak LAZY WAY AND Off-Screen
Is not only cheap bad writing but also Insulting !
Like since Ace5 and Zero there have been NO Direct Links to those games as Ace6 was in a Completely different Continent Same with AceX so no Mentions of Unsung War etc.
then Ass7 finally comes along and Shits All over its Predecessors in a Horrible and Cringe way 😊
@@mrandrossguy9871Let me know when you learn how to type coherently and maybe we will take your comment about "lazy writing" seriously
@mrandrossguy9871 the heck do you mean off screen are you talking about harling? If so, that was shown in a cut scene soooo you weren't paying any attention. And two that games story is great I do understand with some parts but too me it was great if you don't like it ok why don't you try wrighting an ace combat game and try to deal with the development hell they dealt with when making it and tell me how it goes for you.
I will never forget the epilogue of this game, the final rendition of The Unsung War playing in this somber, but hopeful tone. The image of the flags and text about Razgriz, followed by that beautiful shot of Kirk howling at the sky while the birds fly off from Sand Island. Gorgeous game with a great message that honestly holds up.
Personally, i think ac5 was the best out of the three, ac4 it self is amazing with interesting ways of narrating the story, but it felt kinda empty on some missions. AC zero was amazing as well with refined physics from ac5 and ac4 with wonderful brotherhood but sometimes i feel that the relationship with pixy and the story could've been exploited more since it only has 18 missions. But i think Ac5 was the best of the bunch, 23 missions i think and an extra mission that you can play as mobius 1 and the story and the team made me cry, especially chopper's death and president harling speech and the yuktobania ship that switch to our side are one of many moments that shook my heart.
My absolute favorite as well. Best character development and characters. It amazes me still that an arcade flight game could tell such an engrossing story.
The funniest thing about the entire 'trial for misconduct', there are black boxes on fighter jets too, and they are tracked very well on radar. Easy to point out they were not where the incident occurred. Plus, video recorders are often going too. It should be more suspicious if all that just disappeared.
I'm a little late to the party
It was clear from the beginning that sand island was full of belkan spies and military troops working under the ocean army, Colonel perralt or whatever his name was disappears from existence after the mission last scape, Hamilton was also a belkan soldier disguise as a Osea soldier. The reason why they got away with a lot of things in the game was because belka had a lot of troops and spies infiltrated in the Osea army as shown in the mission "a handful of hope" when the president kills 2 spies and wounds a secretary ....
Ace Combat 5 is my favorite game in the franchise.
When I played it for the first time I was 10 years old and I barely understood English, but even so, the little I understood, along with the scenes, the gameplay, the music and the story that unfolded were enough to captivate me.
It was the first game that made me feel the death of a character and put me completely into the role to finish the last mission.
I remember being in the store, looking for a fighter jet game to play during the summer and choosing between Ace Combat 4, 5 and Zero :')
Ace combat 5 is my favorite of all Ace Combat games, the story, the amazing characters, the music all just amazing plus I think it has the most heart of the entire franchise
I remember playing this one, it was 3/4 in 2018, right after I finished all the chronological instalments up to AC5, it was right after i took a break because i couldn't really internalize 4, because 3 was amazing, but after a couple of weeks, i went back to 4 to play it again, and then started this game.
this was the one that had a lot of budget, actors and passion across the border, this was a real joy to play. thank god i pre ordered 7 so now i have AC5 on PS5.
not any of the AC games are hard to emulate.
This game along with Shattered Skies, and The Belkan War are my top games ever played. I blew up when I saw I could play them on PCSX2 with better graphics.
Growing up, I played AC5 first, so it has a very special place for me. But then Zero came out, and I lived, ate, breathed, slept ACZero. Oh my god I loved it so much, and to this day, Zero is my favorite of the 3. I also played 4, and for some reason, just couldn't get into it as much. I think a loarge part of it was, I just didn't understand the story telling at that point. I guess I didn't pay enough attention to the cut scenes. I'm going to go back and play it and see how I feel afterwards.
So 4 takes place between Zero and 5 on the timeline. It's definitely a different story telling style, but I loved learning about Yellow Squadron and their leader.
I also preferred 4's flight model.
It's close between 4 and Zero for me, but honestly all 3 are great in their own right.
I agree with everything said. Rest in peace chopper
Ace Combat 5 was the first Ace Combat that I've ever played and it stills holds up a special place in my heart.
It introduced me to my love for both videogame and aviation, and beating it after all those years takes me back to those simples times of playing videogames and enjoying life without a care in the world
Wish I could have played this one. Amazing work! Ace combat needs to have an show or something these story are just so good!
AC5 was my favorite of the Ace Combat games on the PS2 due to the story and the music. The Scinfaxi and Hrimfaxi leitmotifs in particular being cofavorites; those two submarines also led me into a brief period of interest in Norse mythology. Of course, the passage of time has changed my perspective of things and revisiting AC5 in this retrospective made some of those things apparent. For better or worse, the cutscenes were very cinematic but tropy in ways I don't like. E.g. the Yukobanian fleet being depicted in a very tight formation for visual effect but would in reality be too close to each other to be combat effective. Or the radio chatter lacking brevity and terminology one might realistically expect from military pilots and other radio personnel; although that could also be said of the other two PS2 games.
I liked being leader of the Razgriz, but I loved how Zero made me feared like a monster.
Ace Combat 5 is a game that I, personally, do not like, but I will _never_ say I don't appreciate it for what it is. For me, it stumbles a lot over its own footing and message (That is to say, it tries to reinforce its anti-war message by having the central characters constantly remind the player how bad war really is). In my mind, I've likened AC04, AC5 and Zero to the original Star Wars trilogy, albeit out of chronological order - For me, AC5 is the New Hope of the PS2 trilogy, laying a good retroactive foundation for the series to ground itself to, while having its faults and issues. It's still a great game, with very high and emotional highs (Namely, Chopper refusing to bail out during the battle over November City), while also having some of the lowest frustrating lows in the series, such as how overly scripted the game is, compared to both AC04 and Zero. AC5 is easily my least favorite, and in my opinion the _least good,_ of the PS2 trilogy, but it is by no means a _bad_ game. "Fifteen years ago, there was a war. A war that engulfed the world - The Belkan War." Doesn't quite have the same emotional weight to it as "I was just a child when the stars fell from the skies, but I remember how we built a cannon to destroy them, and in turn how that cannon brought war upon us."
I'm surprised you didn't mention about the coin flip missions as to what the community refers to them as There's two are them throughout the game. The first one happens, a few missions before the trial. When Chopper asks, Did you listen to that song? for example, once the trials interrupted, They'll go on to say that they have multiple emergencies. And thay say, let's use this to decide then they flip a coin. depending on your choice of yes or no you made earlier it will be Mission A or Mission B, You got Mission B which is defending the airport at 16:00 the A mission is neutralizing a gas attack.
edit had to find the right line in the game I can't reameber were the 2ed one is though
Oh boy, that scene of the kestrel sinking aways hits me hard.
Been really enjoying these retrospectives, hopefully you do them for ACX and AC6 in the future.
Thats the plan, and we'll eventually get to 7, which I've never played.
@@JarboeGamingwow you’ve never played the OverRated AF Latest Entry !?
You’re still Pure for now 😅😅😂
@@mrandrossguy9871 Indeed! At least I know it will look pretty lol
good mention on ACX, it was my first one and while it ain't as good as the mainline ones it's no slouch either. Mission 12 remains one of my absolute favorite missions on the entire series.
I legit cried when Chopper died on the first time playing this as a kid
if ace combat 5 is released after ace combat zero maybe cipher could appear when the fight with solg then become razgriz 5 and there would be more emotional moment especially when ofnir and grabacr suddenly got panicked
Love AC5 but Zero will always be my favorite. "Yo buddy, still alive?"
AC5 was my first Ace Combat game, and it got me hooked on the series. To this day, it’s still my favorite
It doesn’t matter if it’s the best or not because it is the best. Ace combat 4, 5, Zero, 6, and 7 are by far the best. But Ace Combat 5 The Unsung War is my Number 1.
I also thought AC5 was the best, but then I played Zero and it's been my favorite entry ever since.
5 is really cool on a first playthrough. Then you realized on replays that maybe 5 is not so good after all.
@@cps1247 I actually replayed the heck out of 5, so much that when I finally decided to start Zero, it felt like a chore. Zero felt underwhelming in the first few missions after playing 5 for so long, but it really started feeling special around halfway. Zero was one hell of a ride for me.
Watching your retrospective made me feel a bit annoyed because AC5 is also my least favorite entry in terms of story, because of how generic and unambitious it is. It tries to be a war story, but it's more of an adventure story, a quite generic one to be honest, and the war story tropes are there, but they're just there to generically say "war is evil" and stop there, thinking putting a lot of twists thinking it's creating an interesting story - I played ACZ first and AC5 just glosses over how Osea just took half of Belka; it was a war between imperial countries, but Osea is also an imperialistic country, not the bastion of freedom AC5 gives the impression to be if it weren't for the pure evil infiltrated Belkans. And I noticed you didn't talk about the poor attempt at romance, which I agree the less said the better. At least it had a great variety of planes, but ultimately not a fan.
I did enioy the story, it was sort of generic, I knew something was not as it seemed, but it was still fun.
I thought removing special weapon selection from aircraft was a really odd choice too.
Do you know that in ace combat zero, the moment when the silber sq pops out one of the dialogue is asking about "pursuing huckebein"... Yep, it's "pops" the aircraft maintainer, and if you see on your big radar screen there is a single enemy plane far away from the main battle scene, if you catch on yo this plane, the display will say it's Huckebein and Yiu can shoot it down.. a little fun small detail you should know
Ace Combat series storyline is sometimes corny but still very engaging. It also has some of the best OST for console games. I can't decide whether I like AC04, AC05, AC Zero or AC07 more, my opinion seems to change on a daily basis.
You know it's peak when favorites can't be decided.
The best of the best. Without #5, 4 and zero would sink in the forgotten abyss of irrelevance
I honestly don't care what anyone thinks about me but I love the PS2 and Xbox versions of the Ace Combat series including Ace Combat 6 and Assault Horizon.
The only reason why I love Assault Horizon is because it gave the World of Ace Combat a break after the release of Ace Combat 6 on the Xbox 360, I always wanted to have a Ace Combat game set in the Real World, and I love the idea of being the gunner of a BlackHawk plus we finally got to fly helicopters along with an AC-130 Gunship and B2 Bomber.
I honestly want to be a helicopter pilot back in the Ace Combat series again.
Finnally!!!
For the record and correct me if I am wrong but disobeying a direct order not to shoot is always acceptable if you are being shot at.
if you let some parts of the mission drag on you get to hear extra dialogue
How is gründer allowed to exist after the events in this war?
Maybe they got a management purge? Or perhaps they cleaned their trails clean enough.
i wish they remake ace combat 5, i think it has the best story out of all ace combat series
Sadly, it would simply cost too much to re-lisence all the planes and music, plus project aces isn't a huge team. Unless the community comes together and raises a LOT of money then we are unlikely to see the holy trinity come back
@@timlangley7169the “Licensing” is the Biggest joke anyway BECAUSE of that reason 🤷♂️
If it’s “just a goofy arcade fUn game” then why have ACTUAL LICenSed mechines in first place then ?
Ace Combat 5 is the lowest for me amongst the holy trinity, but I still think it’s probably the game most AC fans back then were introduced to and fell in love due to how bombastic it was
Too many Conflicting opinions of this Franchise, so who cares right ?
Spoiler warning....but after watching this AC7 did Harling dirty he went from an respectable hands on president to a suicidal last ditch effort one
This game defined my Childhood, I love seeing people still talk about it
AC4 taught me that there are heroes on both sides, some expected, some not. AC5 taught me that most wars are pointless, and started by people with no names, and only something to gain. Zero taught me well.. Taught me that your best friends can end up your worst enemies, despite the time spent together. Ace Combat 6 was just, Corny.
Having just played through 6, I agree it's its a little corny. Solid gameplay though. Looking forward to 7!
Choppers death was the first time a fictional character to actually made me cry.
Now its time to wait for AC6
Who’s with me on want all three remastered? Comment below if you agree with remaster. AC5 is favorite one for this reason start with a f-5 use it enough get the f- 20 and experimental f29(I remember right)
The community would need to pay for the remaster. It would cost A LOT.
X-29 Daredevil
Unsung war was the only one of the series that made me cry. Over a character that died a completely avoidable death.
11/5 best game in my book.
Edit: speaking of, loved the relationship between Bartlett and Chopper. Talk mad shit, but still had eachother.
I enjoyed AC5 the most out of the PS2 trilogy since the story is what kept me hooked the entire time and is one of a few games to make me emotional while playing it. The squadron mechanic was really neat and helped add a bit more personality to the game and allow you to tailor how you want to tackle missions for some extra replayability. AC Zero was just alright, not bad, but asides from the stuff with Pixy, it's kinda forgettable. But with #4, that I have very little enjoyment from playing it asides from the music since the story is barebones to the extreme like it's unfinished and the majority of missions in it are just tedious score attacks. AC3 (Japanese version) blows #4 out of the water easily despite being a console generation behind.
Belka did nothing wrong.
I'd love a game where we play as a Belkan pilot!
@@JarboeGaming me 2
Neither did Ace Combat fans and modders 😶
@@JarboeGamingStrangereal’s first belkan mute man.
AC5 was a decent game with lots to enjoy on its own, but was a major step backwards from its predecessor IMO. Great video!
Appreciate it! I'm interested to see how AC6 plays out next!
@@JarboeGaming Absolutely, would love to see an extended sequel to your 04 video with more thoughts. 6 was much simpler than 5 IMO and I enjoyed it far more even though it was the least popular main game in the franchise. Worst thing about it was the absolutely awful Alex Trebek briefing/debriefing dialogue, you'll see!
@@cdyjv118 I've actually thought about re-visiting AC4 with a much longer analysis, it deserves it. Probably once I finish 6 and 7. Stay tuned!
Answer to title question:
No. Zero is.
31:33 Pops please thanks for the info but did you know that you were watched by him from the CCTV at this barrack?
Ah yes The Almost Perfect Ace Combat !
If Only it Kept Ace04s flight Graphics and 2Player though Zero brought back 2player and Weapons+Colors load outs ,
AC5 is easily my favorite.
Reasons:
1. The story itself. For me is the best.
2. The wingmen (I love Nagase 😍)
3. You can choose your wingmen planes.
4. You have 3 wingmen that fallows your orders.
5. The missions.
My order is from the Trilogy: AC5, AC0, then AC04.
AC5 my favorite from all the franchise, fallowed by AC7.
AC4 all day......except the mission tango line! lol
Really enjoyed your AC videos, just watched them all. I appreciate the effort you put into these. Looking forward to 6!
Thanks! Im almost done playing through 6, it will be the next video on the channel!
Still the best in the franchise for me- followed by Zero and 7
04 and 6
I have an absolute love/hate relationship with this game! I loved everything about it until the last mission where you had to fly down that ridiculously long and cluttered tunnel in a fighter jet (I wonder why fighter jets don't do missions like that in real life....) I gave up after the 50th attempt and then found a gaming site where I downloaded someone else's save file just so I could unlock the whole game (thank god for Action Replay!) What is it with Ace Combat games and having to fly inside structures? When Sony announced it was changing PS Plus and including PS1 and PS2 games to the Premium service I was genuinely expecting and excited to see all the AC games to be added but silly me, huh?
AC5 was my first and always be favorite AC games, but then i learnt that even though it is regarded as a part of the holy trinity, AC5 was the least favorite among fans :')
4 was my first true love for air plane games..speed and awesome music and finally playing 7, 20 something years later on switch is awesome
The last Belkan aces if not shoot down before the Solg enter the atmosphere, they will commit suicide by blowing themselves up, didn't know at the time I was left speechless, it was way more dramatic and brutal that i was expecting.
ace combat 5 was my first intro into the ACE combat world and honestly i fell in love with it never experiencing a game like it before. i loved the story that was portrayed in the game and gave you plenty of various missions to complete. i do hope that Project Aces revamps the older games onto modern consoles. Plus add a Wingman system so that you can play online with actual people to beat the game but doing so means the game is much harder.
at first I don't really understand why AC5 seems kinda the least favorite AC trinity for some people, but you really did bring some good points why, not gonna lie I think AC5 still my favorite even until now just because it's the first AC game that I played and also the one that introduced me to this whole franchise.
anyway, thank you for this great video
i like Ace combat 3 japanese version which present branching story and even got 2 disc.
i immediately reset after realizing i kill my old friend Fiona because back when playing i just a highschooler don't understand the flow of story.😂
btw...
AC3 eng version is suck ass and doesn't exist!
This is probably my most played AC....still can't find Nagase very fast though....
You just needed an excuse to make all of us heard Nagase say "I wanted to see your bridge of peace" again didn't you?
I can understand where you're coming from in your final thoughts about the lack of a distinct antagonist in 5 but I'm confused on how that segways into preferring megalith to solg. What does megalith have to do with yellow 13 and how is it less connected then the solg to the grey men?
Additionally the antagonist that fills the role of pixy and yellow 13 is Hamilton but I agree that he doesn't compare to the other two
Ace combat 4, is the escense of what Ace combat should be, Ace combat Zero is the maximum expression of what it is. Ace combat 5, however, has the biggest emotional roller coaster of them all, being the only one that has had me playing in tears.
Osean military court: 8492 is not a real squadron in our military
*multiple missions later*
Nagase: hey 8492nd you guys are going to escort us right?
yes
4, 5, 6 7, and 7
had stages were you need duck or clime or take force damages like in ace combat 7: skies unknown and ace combat 7 assault horizon
4,5,6, not bad but the to 7,ths suck
This one an Shattered Skies are my favorite 2.
5 was my favorite, but then I played Zero which predates 5 and I love that one to, but for me story wise 04 and Zero
1:02:23 imagine being a civilian pilot and you some how got to that radio and you just heard 2 different nations aces singing
Almost for the music alone, AC5 is my favorite
Project aces needs to stop being weird and remaster these classics Ace combat 7 was a half finished game
Yet another excellent video, and I completely agree with your critiques of it in the conclusion. It’s still a solid game.
Belka has done no wrong
The Trinity really had touching stories and I can understand that 5 might appeal less to people with its storytelling and aircraft weapon choice. However, I'd argue AC5 story focus had always been about you and your squadron. Something AC4 didn't have and 0 dumbed down. Razgriz had main role to end the war by revealing the truth about what happened behind the curtain. The length of the game also lended itself to make you care about your squadron. 0 felt rushed to me, 4 had Mobius 1 just kill-kill-kill and suddenly the war ended. To me, 5 was Project Aces' attempt to personalized the story and make you feel like you actually contribute to end the war that filled with betrayal and conspiracies, which we never see again in future releases.
Were 4 and 0 bad games? Nah, they were good with their storytelling as well. I love all 3 but AC5 to me is my favorite because how they do storyline, also the only Ace Combat game that made me cry somehow bruuh...
Yesh the more I look back on it, the better AC5 seems, I may have to return to it.
It's really special.
this one is my favorite of the three, the story, the character it is just so good.
No sorry the game is high fromage in its most fermented post curdle form.
Choper going down still brings a tear to my eye 20 years later.
Why is your game called unsung war? The 2 I have which is the original and the one I downloaded with AC 7 is called Squadron Leader??? I don’t understand why it’s different??
The title is different in European countries, same thing happened with Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies/Distant Thunder.
I'm hoping the eventual AC8 goes back to this era, or even the time of Zero as something as cool as interrupting the speech to affect morale doesn't seem like it would fit the timeline of AC7, let alone if they went further ahead in time.
Agreed, I much prefer the non-drone era!
The fact this game give you so much without any micro transaction. Great games.
A different era, for sure, back when games were just good as is ❤️
I loved the story of this game, however because of its heavy focus on story I felt like it sacrificed some of its gameplay freedom aspects which made it way less replayable for me compared to Zero and Shattered Skies
Same here, I like the game but replaying it is really a pain.
0 is the best AC game by far
Great video!
God bless, Jesus loves you!
I don't recall AC5 having widescreen support. Your footage looks like 4:3 stretched to 16:9.
Pretty sure it Did but you tubers are just Lazy ?
Even Ace04 had 16:9 support
@@mrandrossguy9871 You're right it has it natively! I feel like such an idiot haha, well, good to know for future playthroughs.
@@JarboeGamingyou’re good
@@JarboeGamingtoo bad YOU TUBE itself doesn’t have Ratio support 🤷♂️ at least not in Mobile
Chopper will always be in my heart
Biggest?
*glances at Electrosphere*
I Know of Ace Combat 5 the unsung war I played official u.s PlayStation magazine issue 85 Demo I like the beta music I enjoy playing full game about a storyline and awesome Soundtrack it got arcade operation Katina playing as Mobius One again
so an hour of stretched footage then.
Just wish that the air to ground and air to sea missions didn’t outweigh the air to air missions. Honestly, this is my most favorite of all the games, and I know Blaze isn’t as great as Mobius 1, Cypher, or Trigger, but I feel like having a little team and growing close with the squad makes it more enjoyable
I think the quotes they use for the loading screens between games are almost biblical in how old the language feels yet how prevalent the message is. Like the razgriz poem in ac5 and the hymns and quotes in ac zero
There were times in-game where I legitimately said "I'm Razgriz" before shooting down enemy jets/destroying ground/naval assets