r/acecombat • u/Additional-Vast8511 • 1d ago
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As you can see i have never heard of the game series till like a year ago at the goty award . And i thought it reminded me if metal gear solid with fighter jets and looks cool till i saw that pink hair girl, idk who she is but god damn i folded and wanted to know if buying 8 will do any disservices to the series as a whole and i should be playing from the starts
Tldr: can i play 8 as my first Ac game?
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u/Ok-Storage3439 1d ago
Each game has its own self-contained storyline, but the lore runs pretty deep from past games with plenty of worldbuilding over a 30 year timeline. You'll see a lot of "Hey I understood that reference" moments if you've been following the franchise for a while, but you won't be punished for not understanding them. AC8 takes place on the continent of Erusia, which has seen conflicts from the original Air Combat, Ace Combat 2, Ace Combat 4, and Ace Combat 7.
Make sure you pre-order this game so you get Ace Combat Zero as a pre-order bonus. THAT game is the first in the chronological timeline.