Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve - Developer Diary | PS5 Games Ace Combat gameplay has been a fairly consistant evolution of it's arcade missile lock gameplay over the decades, but narratively, it's taken some wild swings. From nothing but briefing scenes, to manga style comic panels, to full Live Action FMV cutscenes, or just...normal video game cutscenes between levels. This time, they are pushing this "First Person Experience." Your character's life aboard an aircraft carrier. Cafeteria Scenes. Wing Commander had this. The X-wing Series had it's own takes on it. The idea of "Your player character lives on board a carrier, navigates it's rooms" was a staple of the genre. Spot the anime protagonists...