I won’t bury the lede here. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is a fantastic Ace Combat game. If any part of the pre-launch hype appealed to you, or if you played and enjoyed one of the previous numbered Ace Combat games, you owe it to yourself to check this game out sometime. Heck, if you’ve never heard of these games, but liked Metal Gear and don’t mind fighter jets, then maybe you could stand to add it to your list as well.
If you’re willing to read through the rest of this review, though, there is one thing: The numbered Ace Combat games have all been fantastic. At this point, the harder question to answer might be where to place Skies Unknown in a theoretical ranking of the series, or whether what new things it brings to the table might light a path forward for the series as a whole.
Source: Destructoid Review: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown