If you’ve ever wanted to play Top Gun but without Tom Cruise stealing your thunder, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is your game. It’s part fighter jet simulator, part soap opera, and all chaos in the skies. You’ll find yourself pulling Gs while dodging missiles, yelling Fox Two like a wannabe Maverick, and then crashing because you got distracted by the weather. Yes, the WEATHER. It’s gorgeous and will absolutely kill you.

The plot? Something about rival nations, betrayals, and a space elevator. Honestly, it’s like Game of Thrones but with jets instead of dragons. And the voice acting? Chef’s kiss. Every character delivers their lines like they’re auditioning for a Shakespeare play about aerial dogfights.

TL;DR: You’ll either become an ace pilot or eject straight into a thunderstorm, but either way, it’s ridiculously fun. Just don’t fly into the mountains. They don’t move.

A good, very fun, visually pleasing game (I've played it before on PS4), but you just simply can't use a HOTAS, the whole reason I got the game again.

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