Imagine it or not, the Bandai Namco fighter-jet sequence Ace Combat is now three many years previous. To commemorate the anniversary of the primary sport’s launch in Japan on June 30, 1995, the corporate has put out a neat video exhibiting off how the sequence has advanced over time.
The quick film highlights clips from numerous Ace Combat video games, giving a glimpse of how the colourful PlayStation 1 artwork of Air Combat (the primary entry within the sequence) remodeled into the hyper-realistic near-future science-fiction of the later entries, equivalent to Ace Combat 7.
Along with the sequence sizzle reel, the video additionally teases some initiatives within the works to additional rejoice the anniversary. As an example, Bandai Namco overhauled the Ace Combat web site, and it introduced a special symphony to be held on January 31, 2026 at Japan’s Saitama Kaikan live performance corridor. Bandai Namco additionally shared that further initiatives shall be introduced starting in July.
It is cool to see how far Ace Combat has come for the reason that early days. Being roughly the identical age because the sequence and having grown up within the 2000s, I’ve a smooth spot for Ace Combat 5 and Ace Combat 6. I bear in mind enjoying the fifth sport for hours at kiosks in native Targets, and the sixth was one of many first video games I owned on my Xbox 360.
For these of you who, like me, are wanting ahead to seeing what the Ace Combat workforce can do with fashionable {hardware}, we’ll probably nonetheless have to attend for some time. The corporate introduced again in 2021 {that a} new sport is within the works, however there’s been little further info since then. It does seem to be work continues, although: In a post to fans right now, sequence model director Kazutoki Kono wrote, “We’re prepared. Every part is in place. It is time to take flight as soon as again–toward even higher heights.”