Ace Combat 7's VR portion only encompasses three unique missions and these run separate to the main game.
Pre-release, the biggest criticism from series fans was the limited number of VR missions available. The interior of each plane is impressively detailed but you'll spend most of your time staring at the beautiful scenery outside of the cockpit. This kind of peripheral will probably be an essential piece of kit for seasoned Flight Sim fans but for those new to flying games, the DualShock 4 works perfectly well and it was my preferred control method. The flight stick was a great companion piece for adding to the immersion, but using it felt alien to me so I often made easily avoidable errors. As fun as it is, I really don't think it would be wise to choose this as your first foray into VR - work your way up to it with some more sedate titles first, or risk being put off of VR for life because the action here is so overwhelming.Ĭontrols wise, it's possible to play the VR mode with the DualShock 4, or a compatible flight stick and I tested it with both. I would definitely urge caution to VR newbies though. The interior of the cockpit gives you a stomach steadying horizon point to focus on but even then, the speed of the combat and tight maneuverability of the fighter planes means that you'll rarely be flying horizontally.įor me there was a tiny a lurch in my tummy the first time I took off in VR but after that I felt nothing but sheer exhilaration. Flight Hotas 4 used in this video coverage.Īs much as I enjoyed Ace Combat 7 VR, it should be obvious from my footage that this game is on the extreme end of the VR scale. The video below will give you a good idea as to how it all looks and feels, but in all honesty the flat version is nothing compared to how awesome the virtual shenanigans are when you're inside the helmet.īandai Namco provided the T.
You can watch me experience some extreme G's as I play through portions of Ace Combat 7's first two missions in this week's episode of Ian's VR Corner. I might be scared of flying in the real world but up in the virtual skies? Oh my word, it's thrilling to the extreme. The initial rush of the combat was incredible but being able to crane my neck around to watch the debris disappear into the distance brought it all to life. I don't think I'll ever forget flying through that first explosion though. The adrenaline rush had me hooked and I hurriedly scanned the radar for my next target so I could do it all again. It was at this point that I launched an air-to-air missile at my target, it thundered through the skies, connected with the fuselage of the plane in front of me and then BOOM, scratch one bogey!.Īs I flew through the fiery wreckage left behind, I let out and even louder whoop. Water droplets started forming on the glass of my cockpit and then suddenly I burst out into the clear blue skies above, the droplets turning into trickles as they quickly ran off the glass. The chase was intense, twisting and turning through the air before flying into the thick clouds above us. I grit my teeth and held my breath during my first VR dog-fight. The moment the wheels of my F/A-18F first left the deck of the Aircraft carrier in Ace Combat 7 and the plane took to the skies, I whooped out loud. Even just stepping onto a passenger plane is an ordeal for me so the thought of piloting a jet-propelled fighter plane in real life? Well lets just say I'd have to be wearing the brown flight suit that day.įlying in virtual reality however is a different story. I'm absolutely terrified of flying in real life.