Ace Combat 8 hands-on preview and interview: ‘it became real-life quite quickly'
Ace Combat 8 is set to deliver a modern take on aerial combat, building on the success of Ace Combat 7 which sold 7.5 million copies. The game features a complex backstory in the fictional Strangereal world, stunning graphics enhanced by a new 'Cloudy' engine, and a focus on action gameplay with realistic elements. Developers Kazutoki Kono and Manabu Shimomoto discussed the game's themes of information manipulation and its grounded approach to near-future technology.
Metro UK
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- Kazutoki Kono
- Manabu Shimomoto
- Information Manipulation
- Bandai Namco Aces
- Ace Combat 8
- Combat Flight Simulator
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Game Design
- PC
- Action Game
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