We're heading out!

[Nitro Vordex]

All aircraft report!

[SStrikerR]

....I think we missed the landing strip.

[Moo2u]

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/050516/171325__trenchbattle_l.jpg

Red Five, standing by.

[beatrixkiddo]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out!

[Outrider]

This is Falco. I'm fine.

[AlexCraig]

Moo beat me to it...

[Sayara]

You're becoming more like your father.

[AlexCraig]

That's not true! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!

[Moo2u]

http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/starfox-wolf-cantletyou.jpg

[Outrider]

Moo, I love you.

[Moo2u]

:cowsleep:

[CrimsomWolf]

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd131/RazgrizRaptors/Ace%20Combat/1.jpg


...

(Read that as *Mobius 1. Reporting in.*)

[Vanzazikon]

Zeke reporting for duty.

I hope you packed some bags to piss in because this is going to be a wild one.

[CrimsomWolf]

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd131/RazgrizRaptors/Ace%20Combat/AceCombat6.jpg

The more the merrier.

[Outrider]

This is Peppy. All systems go.

[TalHex]

Different time different place and you still need good old falco to save you. It's good ta see ya buddy!

[Outrider]

Slippy here. I'm okay.

[TheOneHero]

This is Starscream. All Decepticons, mobilize.

[CrimsomWolf]

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e320/PaulWallMart/Mechs/ES_Asher.jpg

Cannan, E.S Asher, moving out!

Because having Jesus's twin brother as co-pilot is too hard to pass up

[TalHex]

Failure to comply will result in the destruction of this window.

[CrimsomWolf]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll302/MateuVTK/Xeno/Xenosaga%203/ESLevi.jpg

JJJJIIIINNNNNN UUUUUZZZZZUUUUKIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!

*ekhm* Margulis! Taking off!

[Outrider]

Bulldog unit, report.

[Kard]

http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/starfox-wolf-cantletyou.jpg

Yessssssss.

[CrimsomWolf]

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd131/RazgrizRaptors/Ace%20Combat/AceCombat6F-14.jpg

Razgriz Squadron, engaging hostiles!

[Nitro Vordex]

Son of a bitch. You're all idiots.

Outrider and Moo are the only ones who actually got it. And the rest of you give me lame jokes and anime pictures.

Sometimes I wish FKL was full of Saners, that way I wouldn't be disappointed.

Oh, and Tingle too.

[SpikeOtacon]

They forgot to check their G-Diffuser systems.

[Nitro Vordex]

When I posted the topic, I could have used a little help here, Fox!

[Kard]

I think everybody got it, but it was more fun to foil it~

[Nitro Vordex]

You could have at least foiled it and made it funny.

[Kard]

Naa, the "Star Wolf" pic was all the epic this thread needed~

[Randomness]

Son of a bitch. You're all idiots.

Outrider and Moo are the only ones who actually got it. And the rest of you give me lame jokes and anime pictures.

Sometimes I wish FKL was full of Saners, that way I wouldn't be disappointed.

Oh, and Tingle too.

Not my fault people ruined it before I read anything.

@Crimsom: You'd get along well with my brother. He loves the Ace Combat series.

Also...

Rogue Nine, four lit and in the green!

[TalHex]

well that's ironic >.> my dad just bought ace combat 4 today...

[Randomness]

My brother bought it last week. He's been going... backwards, lol. Started with 6.

[Kard]

4's a nice game~ Battling the Yellow Squadron was awesome.
Go Mobius 1!

[Randomness]

Truthfully, the series feels like Rogue Squadron set on Earth, lol. Especially with the crazy superweapons.

[Vanzazikon]

What is your command, good Nitro sir?


Quake Quake! Quaka quaka QUAKE!What?

[Sayara]

you'll be seeing your dad soon fox.

[SpikeOtacon]

In the town where I was born.
Lived a man who sailed the sea.
And he told us of his life.
In the land of Submarines.

[astuarlen]

The only flying game you need is Glider.

http://www.lauppert.ws/screen1/win16/glider.png

[CrimsomWolf]

Truthfully, the series feels like Rogue Squadron set on Earth, lol. Especially with the crazy superweapons.

Ace Combat world - where every half-assed, economically ruined country can afford a super-wepon (I mean, just look at Estovakia's Aigaion and Chandelier projects... where the hell do they got money for it? Not mention materials needed...


Also, angry, disappointed Nitro = rest of FKL content.

That's how it was, is and will be.

Also, I didn't see any anime pics, unless Tal or Randomness posted them. Mechs are from Xenosaga, which is a game.

[TalHex]

nope, nor did I make any jokes *nodnod*

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/talonshadowfox/1197081564059un7.jpg

[Kard]

Also, I didn't see any anime pics, unless Tal or Randomness posted them. Mechs are from Xenosaga, which is a game.
Xenosaga, anime-style graphics~ :3

[Volcompat321]

Anyone? (http://redriverautographs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/topgun_800px.jpg)

[Nitro Vordex]

^This man knows what he's doing.

[Outrider]

The only flying game you need is Glider.

HOLY CRAP GLIDER WAS AWESOME.


Mechs are from Xenosaga, which is a game.

Talk about stretching the definition of a word.

[Ketchup345]

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd131/RazgrizRaptors/Ace%20Combat/AceCombat6.jpg
The more the merrier.I hate that thing. Hate, hate, hate. (Stuck on that mission now)


well that's ironic >.> my dad just bought ace combat 4 today...I think 4 had one of the best stories, but the controls got better as the series went on. I hated 5's story.


Ace Combat world - where every half-assed, economically ruined country can afford a super-wepon (I mean, just look at Estovakia's Aigaion and Chandelier projects... where the hell do they got money for it? Not mention materials needed...If I remember correctly, many of the ground based superweapons (Excalibur, Stonehenge, Megalith, Chandelier, etc) were originally build to counter the Ulysses asteroid or for other defensive uses. The Ace Combat wiki is making it sound like the whole world participated in some way. It just happens that the player's enemies always found a way to turn the defensive devices into superweapons (if they didn't, the games would be boring). Chandelier was anti-asteroid, and as for some of the others (Aigaion), its kind of what happens when a poor military run country pours all of its resources into military development.

[CrimsomWolf]

I hate that thing. Hate, hate, hate. (Stuck on that mission now)


I finished it at just the second try :wacko:

Stonehenge from Ace Combat 4 was more or less built by international community as "official" anti-Ulysses measure. After all was said and done, Eursea overrun it and used it against rest of ISAF, until it got owned by Mobius 1.

Chandelier was Estovakia's anti-asteroid measure (presumably as Stonehenge's range didn't cover whole Ace Combat world) but was actually never fully completed (in last mission which is all out battle between Emmerian task-force and remains of Estovakian army above it, you can actually see scaffolding around it.)

Belkan Excalibur or V2 and Osean SOLG (Strategic Orbital Linear Gun) were intended to be mass-destruction weapons from beginning.

Megalith was intended as a back-up in case Stonehenge wouldn't work, but Eursea re-configured it into super weapon early on.

[Vanzazikon]

Lauren- I mean Hannibal Lee, standing by.

http://www.videodetective.com/photos/145/006113_7.jpg

[Ketchup345]

I finished it at just the second try :wacko:It wasn't too bad in normal, but on hard, well, its hard.


Stonehenge from Ace Combat 4 was more or less built by international community as "official" anti-Ulysses measure. After all was said and done, Eursea overrun it and used it against rest of ISAF, until it got owned by Mobius 1.

Chandelier was Estovakia's anti-asteroid measure (presumably as Stonehenge's range didn't cover whole Ace Combat world) but was actually never fully completed (in last mission which is all out battle between Emmerian task-force and remains of Estovakian army above it, you can actually see scaffolding around it.)

Belkan Excalibur or V2 and Osean SOLG (Strategic Orbital Linear Gun) were intended to be mass-destruction weapons from beginning.

Megalith was intended as a back-up in case Stonehenge wouldn't work, but Eursea re-configured it into super weapon early on.If I remember correctly, Belka before the Belkan War was doing pretty well, but once it was broken into pieces, the main country didn't have the resources/"riches" of the other former parts?

[CrimsomWolf]

Yes, that's partially why Belkan War happened in the first place.
Which makes me wonder how they afforded it and the army

Also, Aigaion is hard on hard, tough not as much with decent plane (and bit of crazy maneuvering) Typhoon, F-22A and Su-47 are good. If you can't/don't have them, then Su-33 is a must.

[Ketchup345]

Yes, that's partially why Belkan War happened in the first place.
Which makes me wonder how they afforded it and the armyNeglect everything else, and well, it isn't too hard to get one capable of taking on unsuspecting neighbors who then supply you with the resources to expand it more.


Also, Aigaion is hard on hard, tough not as much with decent plane (and bit of crazy maneuvering) Typhoon, F-22A and Su-47 are good. If you can't/don't have them, then Su-33 is a must.I've been trying with the F-22 (Mobius and the other download), SU-33 (standard I think, or maybe also the non-Yellow download). I'll give the Eurofighter a try sometime.

[CrimsomWolf]

I actually don't have any of those Microsoft "points", so I only used in games aircraft...

Generally, allied support is extremely useful here, especially when taking out Aigaion's escort (Electronic support ships have to go first, then Strigon Team, finally escort airships)

Similarly, don't stay in one place too long, or else Aigion's missiles are going to pwn you, pronto.

Eurofighter's XLAA is good when fighting at range, XMA6 for general spamming.

If you aren't shy about using any means of grabbing victory (on single at least) F-22's and Su-47's QAAM's can be useful, though by no means they're fire-and-forget weapons.

[Outrider]

Seriously, guys? Ace Combat?

What next? Talking about the finer points of Ridge Racer?

Or discussing the combos of Bloody Roar?

[Kard]

Ridge Racer Type 4, baby~ Can't have enough of the arcade-y goodness!

Movin', movin'!
Movin', movin'!
Movin', movin'!
Movin' to the beat!
Movin', movin'!
Movin', movin'!
STAND BACK IT'S RIDGE RACEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaBUeINW_3s

It's Ridge Racer! Riiiidge, RAcerrrr!

[Volcompat321]

^This man knows what he's doing.

You guys should know, behind all my stupid threads, comments, pictures, answers, "lies" and other miscellaneous comments, I know that I'm doing. It's all an act, or is it?

[Vanzazikon]

You guys should know, behind all my stupid threads, comments, pictures, answers, "lies" and other miscellaneous comments, I know that I'm doing. It's all an act, or is it?The amount of thermal being released from your head can keep a bird in flight for days...or dose it....lol im jk.

[Volcompat321]

My other post got destroyed, and I was warned :( so all I can say to that is...Thank you?

[Vanzazikon]

What post?

[Solstis]

Is it too awkward to make a barrel roll joke at this point?

[HUnewearl_Meira]

HAY GUISE CAN I PLAY TOO??

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e358/VanGarrett/dash600slogan.jpg

[Sayara]

/r/ ted airlines

[Randomness]

Is it too awkward to make a barrel roll joke at this point?

Probably. You still have time for a loop joke though.

[HUnewearl_Meira]

/r/ ted airlines

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e358/VanGarrett/17.jpg?

[Sayara]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0dKr9wT2sU8gn/610x.jpg

[HUnewearl_Meira]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e358/VanGarrett/01.jpg!

[Lance813]

lancepost.

[Vanzazikon]

lancefault

[Nitro Vordex]

Pooploop.

[Lance813]

YESS!!!

*ragequit*

[CrimsomWolf]

Seriously, guys? Ace Combat?

What next? Talking about the finer points of Ridge Racer?

Or discussing the combos of Bloody Roar?


There's a 98.87% chance, that if we were talking about FFVIII the reaction would be opposite.

Just because you can't fly even in straight line on F-16, doesn't mean that you can ruin all our fun :wacko:

[TalHex]

oh? what flight simulator do you play then? Mr. Almighty Outrider? Flight Simulator X? :disapprove:

[CrimsomWolf]

I don't think there is much jet fighter centred games besides Ace Combat anyway.

HAWX is pretty much inferior, at least from what I've seen in demo.

[TalHex]

hmm... I liked HAWX it seemed neat, but I don't like that mandatory 3rd person view mode... thing

[CrimsomWolf]

I don't say that HAWX was a bad game, but between it and Ace Combat series, I'd pick up Ace Combat.

HAWX controls on computer, without a pad were simply horrendous. I also found the briefings and airplane config menus in Ace Combat (at least, the newest installment) were much more informative and generally easier to figure out than in HAWX. I also think that Ace Combat 6 (which is the closest game in the series to HAWX) had the massive battles more organized: the "operations" (sort of sub-missions you sometimes had to pull in order to advance the front) allowed you to concentrate on what's most important quite easily.

And dogfights in Ace Combat (especially with aces) were much more fun than in HAWX. Maybe less realistic, but that's not why I play them (else, I'd fire up that old simulator from 1998 ).

Graphically, Ace Combat 6 was better.

[Outrider]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.nintendowiifanboy.com/media/2007/04/starfox64logolg.jpg

All you need.

Plus, I just get a kick out of how into Ace Combat you guys are. Like I said, it's generally not a series that most people get into. It's something people play and forget. It's harmlessly irrelevant.

(Also, Talon, it's most certainly not a flight simulator. It's an action game. That's like saying NBA Jam was a sports sim.)

But hey, I've got no real reason to hate it, so shine on, you crazy diamonds.



EDIT: But more importantly, the Ace Combat team made the awful Star Fox Assault, so they do have at least one strike against them. Honestly, why a team known for air combat decided to add on-foot missions to a space-shooter is beyond me.

[CrimsomWolf]

Don't have a Nintendo console, so not interested.

[Outrider]

Don't have a Nintendo console, so not interested.

Ouch.

Star Fox 64 is worth buying an N64 for, and then maybe a couple of old NES consoles to place around it so that it won't feel lonely.


Or I guess there's always that Virtual Console thing, but without the big bulky controller and the rumble pack, I just don't think it would be the same.

[TalHex]

only decent part about Assault was the two wingman mission, everything else really wasn't that great

[Outrider]

only decent part about Assault was the two wingman mission, everything else was awful and made everyone cry.

Fixed.

[SpikeOtacon]

Please, don't remind me of Starfox: Assault. Such a waste.

[TalHex]

you know... as hard as I try to find a way to find something wrong with outrider's opinion... I'm just not getting anything this time...

[Outrider]

you know... as hard as I try to find a way to find something wrong with outrider's opinion... I'm just not getting anything this time...

If you're anything like me, the tears continued for years after the fact.

[TalHex]

emotional desensitivity. As far as I'm concerned, the last great games ended with the last generation of consoles (or will end with, assuming sony ever cuts production for the ps2... which would be a very bad idea for them)

I'm not saying there aren't any great games out there for the current systems but... compared to last generation... *sigh*

of course last generation had it's own set of failures too... *shifty eyes at assault*

[Randomness]

Super Mario Galaxy is made of win. Hello SM64 v2! Corruption is nice, Brawl goes without saying.

We have Tales of Vesperia on the 360...

Plenty of fun games.

Speaking of Tales... Rita is freaking overpowered. Any spell that hits FIFTY times or more is silly. (One L1 overlimit is enough to spam Gold Cat 5 times, and fill 2.5-3 bars of OL) The only downside is that hitting bosses that much tends to make them spam OL too... (Violent Pain! xInfinity is still my favorite) Working on the Labyrinth of Memories, need to get lucky some more to access the final boss there.

[TalHex]

aye, but there are definitely a lot less this time around...

btw, random, did you hear about the tales game they are making for the wii?

[Outrider]

emotional desensitivity. As far as I'm concerned, the last great games ended with the last generation of consoles

Yeah, I've been playing games for almost twenty years now, and everybody always says that. It wasn't true then, and it isn't true now. (Trust me, the PS2/Xbox/GCN generation didn't hold a candle to the SNES/Genesis generation, especially if you want to talk RPGs.)

But I have to second Randomness' comment - Galaxy is pure joy, distilled in some sort of crack-like drug and administered through a video game entertainment device.

[TalHex]

agreed, I love it purely for the physics fuck it delivers

[Randomness]

aye, but there are definitely a lot less this time around...

btw, random, did you hear about the tales game they are making for the wii?

Another Tales game? I'll look into it...

Edit:Found it. Tales of Graces. Not out in JP until winter though.

[TalHex]

yeah, they only mentioned it in the most recent nintendo power *nerd* anyways they probably have something about it already on wikipedia or gamefaqs

[CrimsomWolf]

Explain to me, how the hell did topic about flying turned into console comparing?


http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd131/RazgrizRaptors/Ace%20Combat/AceCombat6FiresofLiberation.jpg

[Outrider]

Explain to me, how the hell did topic about Star Fox 64 turned into anything else?


http://www.virtuaconsole.com/images/stories/jreviews/45_StarFox64box_1175542204.jpg

That is an excellent question.

(You do realize that this was a Star Fox 64 thread, right? Ace Combat was actually entirely off-topic.)

[TalHex]

flying > ace combat > ps2 > console gaming

any questions?

[Vanzazikon]

Yes, When will you let this thread die peacefully?

[TalHex]

never, anymore questions?

[Unit D79]

yeah, is cheese cake pie? or cake?

[CrimsomWolf]

Fox-2

*Other than fighter ace, I always wanted to be AWACS too. Sounding so stuck-up and smart-ass, yet being always where enemy can't find you... much less your own allies. They also have more space on those Boenings anyway...*

[Outrider]

flying > ace combat > ps2 > console gaming

any questions?

Just one:

What.

[Randomness]

Just one:

What.

Thats how the thread derailed.

Crimson posted Ace Combat pics, then we started talking about Ace Combat, and then console games in general.

Also, Rogue Nine>Red Five.