AC6 vs Birds of Prey

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by Shaderhacker

All:

I'm curious. I bought AC6 when it came out and it (at that time) was the best flight sim to ever grace the console. Fast forward to this year and I discover this incredible game called Wings of Prey (port from console). I haven't yet started playing the game because I'm waiting on all my flight gear (pedals, Track IR, etc..) to come in before taking flight. I'm curious why you people think this game beats out AC6. If I remember correctly, AC6 had a beautiful story, excellent characters, and enormous action sequences. It also had incredible diversity in scenery. I could fly in the canyons (which I don't see in BoP), over snow, seas, and major cities.

Just want to hear your thoughts and comparisons.

-M

lol carefull there, Saying AC6 is a flight sim will get you a few strange looks. BoP really isn't the same type of game as it is much more closer to what we would call a flight sim, which is why I like it. I could compare Over G fighters to BoP but not AC6. AC6's presentation blows both these games away, but that is not what is important.

I can only really compare Ace Combat to Ace Combat ( well I played the HAWX demo twice enough to know it was a pile of shit)

I do agree though AC6 is a great game with great action sequences which really made you feel part of it all. AC5 was WAAAY better than 6 on the story front though. AC6 made me want to bang my head everytime the flying with angels was said. Also AC5 actually had me caring about my wingmen, I really felt sad when that dude had to crash into the stadium field
AC6 does look amazing but I think AC5 was the better game.

One thing about AC6, did anybody else ever notice that the engine nacells were messed up? They expanded as the power was increased until the afterburners started. They should be expanded most at low power and contracted most at full power untill the afterburner starts up and they then open fully.

[Zatoichi_Sanjuro]

Ace Combat 4 was amazing. I didn't get the sequel for some reason, looked too similar perhaps. But the visuals and the ability to take off and land was really immersive for a console game.

I wouldn't call it a flight sim either. WoP and BoP could maybe scrape into that category or at least be a stepping stone but AC has always been very arcade in terms of gameplay.

[Shaderhacker]

You guys aren't talking about game specifics. Tell me what is so great about BoP/WoP. How is it different in feel, graphics, sound, atmosphere, etc.. to AC6?

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by Shaderhacker

You guys aren't talking about game specifics. Tell me what is so great about BoP/WoP. How is it different in feel, graphics, sound, atmosphere, etc.. to AC6?

Well the ww2 setting is very atmospheric. The music and voice over by joss ackland really help this.
As for feel I find it easier to identify with the story as it's real history rather than some fictional future conflict.
As for graphics, you get more chance to get close to the ground and really interact with it more due to the slower speed of the aircraft. Some of the low level acrobatics I have seen and done in BoP couldn't be done on a jet sim.
Ground attack is another area it has the edge. There's nothing like a dive attack with free fall bombs. No laser guided cluster bombs, just big old fashioned thousand pounders

[Shaderhacker]

Hahahaha!

I see. What do you think about the ME-163? That plane looks like the Coors jet! I can't wait to fly that thing!

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by Shaderhacker

You guys aren't talking about game specifics. Tell me what is so great about BoP/WoP. How is it different in feel, graphics, sound, atmosphere, etc.. to AC6?

Well I can compare the graphics AC6 V BoP(XB360). AC6 has more detailed aircraft and more epic landscape (canyons, mountains, lol underground tunnels) more suitable for the mach 2 action. BoP though has much, much more detail in the landscape, with forrests made of indiviual trees, churches farms, roads, railways, rivers, bridges, towns, in berlin even idividual rooms of bombed buildings are modeled. Being set in real places It is quite a flat world though with slight rolling hills now and then (no action packed canyons here).
While the planes themselves while looking very good arnt quite as nice as the AC6 ones, the planes in BoP that do have cockpits have ones that look a lot more realistic than the AC6 cockpits which look a little cartoony to me. BoP also has a wide range of choosable weather and time for each map which can completely change the tactics needed to fight well. AC6 runs at a higher frame rate though with less ocurances of slow down..

In feel and atmophere i would say AC6 is like playing an action blockbuster movie compared to Birds of prey like playing an episode of dogfights.

Sound effects are ok in both games, can't say which is better.

Both are very enjoyable games for me still.