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ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation VR, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch • 2019

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Quick resume

Become an ace pilot and soar through photorealistic skies with full 360 degree movement; down enemy aircraft and experience the thrill of engaging in realistic sorties! Aerial combat has never looked or felt better!

Global score

88/100

Genres

Action, Simulator, Shooter, Arcade

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    Pros

    • Engaging and challenging gameplay
    • Beautiful graphics and sound design
    • Strong progression and customization
    • Immersive story and characters
    • Good optimization and performance

    Cons

    • Limited multiplayer modes and no co-op
    • Some missions feel repetitive or arbitrary
    • Lack of joystick support for many devices
    • Short campaign length
    • Story can be confusing for newcomers

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game has a learning curve, challenging missions, skill-based dogfighting, and rewards mastery of controls and tactics."

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    • Competition

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      "Multiplayer includes PvP and co-op modes with leaderboards and ranked matches, but many players focus on singleplayer or co-op, and multiplayer population is limited."

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    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      3

      "Many players report replaying missions multiple times and spending many hours despite limited content, showing habitual engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Game is single-player focused; some desire for multiplayer expressed but currently no co-op or teamwork features."

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    • Creativity

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      "Players customize planes and weapons; strong modding community adds creative content."

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    • Domination

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      "Some trash talk and power dynamics in PvP, but overall interactions emphasize teamwork and mutual respect."

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      "Some PvP trash talk and competitive dominance reported, but overall balanced interactions and mutual respect."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

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      "Players use the game as a fun, immersive distraction with nostalgic and thrilling aerial combat."

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      "Players use the game as a thrilling escape from reality with immersive aerial combat and engaging story."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment; no reports of obligation or pressure to play."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different tanks, crews, and strategies; modding community encourages experimentation."

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    • Exploration

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      "Some exploration of mission areas and enemy types, but mostly focused on known environments and combat."

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    • Expression

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      "Customization of aircraft and scenery through mods allows personal expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Highly stylized, exaggerated combat and scenarios (jetpacks, falling cars, cybernetic enemies) create a strong fantasy experience."

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      "Arcade-style unrealistic flight maneuvers, sci-fi weapons, and anime-inspired story create strong fantasy experience."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -2

      "Single-player focused with some multiplayer; limited social interaction or community feeling."

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    • Growth

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      4

      "Players unlock new planes, weapons, and improve skills through progression."

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      "Players develop skills through challenging missions and improve by unlocking planes and upgrades."

    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of PC gaming; no physical activity elements."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during missions; not suited for casual or background play."

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      "Requires focused attention during missions; not suited for casual or background play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -4

      "Minimal social bonding; interactions are competitive and surface-level without close relationship building."

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    • Leadership

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      "Player leads their mercenary squadron and commands wingmen in missions, but no multiplayer leadership roles."

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    • Progression

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      "Strong progression system with unlockable perks, upgrades, cosmetics, and leveling up."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Game balances challenge and fun, providing enjoyable flow though some frustration in difficult missions."

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    • Sensation

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      "High sensory stimulation from detailed animations, music, sound effects, and fast-paced combat."

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    • Status

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      2

      "Leaderboards and multiplayer rankings provide some social recognition and visibility."

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    • Story

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      3

      "Engaging narrative with cutscenes and character development adds depth and immersion to gameplay."

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    • Strategy

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      3

      "Players plan loadouts and tactics to overcome escalating mission challenges."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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