I first played Ace Combat back in the very early 2000s, and like most people my age, what I played was what is now considered to be the Holy Trinity: AC04, AC5 and ACZ. These games were the ones that, along with a push from my grandmother, cemented a deeply rooted love for the sky and aviation. The yearning for the place where everyone is free, the sky, is something that hasn't left me for even a single second throughout my life. Now, I am 27 years old, and Ace Combat 8 just