As far as I know, this game is developed mostly by one guy, why485. Followed him since the original Tiny Combat Arena, cool to see his passion realised.
It isn't mostly, it's completely by why485. You can find demos and other projects on itch. As well as videos of his work on RUclips. I've been waiting for this for 2+ years
@@eagle_2351 He unlisted the demos of TCA since they're so completely different from the final Harrier version, but you can absolutely see the progression. Tiny Combat is still up, but that's a whole different ball game
Saw all the work he did till the early access now. Got to say from what I saw the release is just a downgrade. For this price with a few updates it might get good. Some multiplayer. He should get some help by some good samaritans.
@@zlotywest860 "From what I saw" Okay, but what have you played? I've played the demos and bought the release, and I can say with confidence that he made marked and impressive progress.
The brilliance of this game is that it appeals to those of us who played these kinds of games in the 80's and 90's but never had the horsepower to crank the graphics up all the way. I remember playing Chuck Yeager's Air Combat and Gunship 2000 on low settings, wishing I had a 386 XT to run them on. Now, I finally get to see what it would have been like. This is a wonderful trip down nostalgia lane for us Gen Xers.
So instead of buying the Apache in DCS that is using all your Horsepower you want to fly this? Why not find a old Desktop on the Scrap Heap and fly your Gunship 2000 again? As much as I loved GS2000 (on Amiga) and even the first Gunship (C-64), I would not trade it for a second for my DCS AH-64D experience. This is not like meeting your first Girlfriend again...
@@WanderfalkeAT What makes you think I don't fly DCS? I do in fact, including the Apache, and I enjoy it, but it doesn't have the nostalgia factor of retro sims. BTW, you'll gain much more credibility if you stop making assumptions about people and things you know nothing about. Just some friendly advice.
I often don't play DCS because it feels like an entire production to get back into it, setup all the gear, load in.. Im excited to have a sim with this fidelity, much like VTOL VR.
I have been following this game for almost a year now and I am so happy it is getting hype, the dev has such a clear vision and it is executed perfectly. No kickstarter, no stretch goals or pipe dreams, just a really fun little game with a ton of style getting published. Hopefully Why485 can get a proper studio going, I would love to see what he could do with an actual budget. As for a few questions the dev has already answered in the comments of his videos on YT and on other platforms: Other Planes? - No, only the harrier. Other NPC planes and vehicles are planned and on the table, but the only flyable aircraft planned is the harrier. Other Maps? - Yes. Lots of other footage featuring desert and European maps has been shown. I think those were mostly test maps, but some of the assets and groundwork is there.
@@tndrtacoz1176 what I mean is the only time you got this style in the past (I know this game is brand new) was simply due to graphical constraints. Doing this look in 2022 is an artistic choice, and one I like for the same reason Dan does. But back in the day it was simply the best they could do even if they wanted it to look like DCS on ultra.
This really takes me back to the classic Microprose games on the Atari St! So it scratches two itches - retro(esque) gaming and an accessible air combat sim for those of us who find DCS too intimidating! ALSO, this looks like it *might* be good for modders and I hope that they find this system easy to work with so we can look forward to a rich DLC community! Oh and thanks for the warning about the fuel! LOL
Microprose brings back fond memories of some of my favorite sim games in the '80s like M-1 Tank Platoon, F-19 Stealth Fighter, and Gunship. Great legacy in that name brand.
Gunship on the C64! Only on tape though, which sadly didn't include a career mode like the disk version, meaning each mission was a stand alone basically. Still awesome for the time.
looks like the original SU-27 from back in the old days. Also looks like a good easy flight sim when you don't have time for DCS or the brainpower and just want to relax and kill some stuff.
7:16 The main difference between TCA and DCS ultimately being: In one of them the Mk. 20 actually deals damage... Spoiler Alert: It's not DCS! :D Definately looking forward to this one, and I'm not gonna lie: It will be such a blast to have on a Steam Deck once that thing hits.
@@hullukana214 Those are absolutely savage... Can't wait to fly a 15E with 12 of those without having to bring extra racks that literally half my top speed.
@@CakePrincessCelestia 12?! Damn thats a lot. And I thought that my A10C with its 8(9 if you count very similar cbu97 with it) cbu 105. Allthough they do have really high drag so expect 12 to cut your top speed in half.
@@hullukana214 Well, I was thinking hanging them on the cheek stations that come with the CFTs. You can have 3 bombs in a row and have 4 rows in total with that. Not entirely sure if the 87/97 and respective WCMD go there with that count, but that would not induce that much drag, similar to the loadout the Tomcat can take in the tunnel. But I looked up some photos with F-15E and CBU-97 (easier to find than 105, but it's basically the same shape and almost the same weight) that carry 20 of those. 4 on each wing stub, 3 on each cheek and 6 on the centerline. Either way, that beast carries a lot, but you'd probably get the best drag index by just using the cheek stations and keep the CL and wing stations for tanks, if needed. Due to the CFTs however, the Strike Eagle comes with ~22k lb of fuel already and each external tank is ~4k.
I think it will be the perfect game for those "I have a half an hour" moments! Especially if you started playing sims in the early '90s :D This will be a purchase by me definately ;)
Totally nailed it with that "I have half an hour" (and wanna fly something). It usually takes that amount of time alone to troubleshoot the shit that is Windows Mixed Reality when you want to get some stick time in DCS with VR in a G2 and even if it doesn't bug you with any issues you might just have taken off by the time those 30 minutes are over.
You're back! All this week Ive been watching ,listening and absorbing as I eat, sleep and drive your A-10C for dummies playlist and just when I finally had the time to sit in the cockpit with your videos in the back ground POOF..gone!
The developer, Why485, has been working on TCA since 2019, when it was available on Itch. It's crazy to see just how far the game has come, and what's changed since then.
Man the graphics reminded me of Chuck Yager's Flight Simulator ... oh and then there was the quintessential fighter pilot debrief ... "You just dug a hole half way to China." ... "You sure bought the farm in that one" 😊
I'm really digging the style. This would be a fun and easy air combat game for some of those handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck and competitors. Maybe even the Switch could run it somehow
Microprose used to be *the* name for flight sims back when I was young. I've wishlisted the game on Steam, although I don't know whether I'll pick it up as soon as it's released on Early Access. But will still follow it closely. If it is keyboard friendly (don't have and can't afford a joystick, much less a full hotas set up) and the developer adds more planes (would love to see more cold war era jets!) then this will surely be my next purchase. Would be a nice flight sim fix for someone without the means and time for something as sophisticated as DCS, but also don't really enjoy purely arcade flight game.
For the love of god please all support this game people. Without Microprose back in the 1990 producing all their amazing flight sims we would not be where we are today. There the original OG (I used to prefer them to Janes personally). Buy this damn game!!
True but they got greedy like so many others; that's what finished them in the end; a list of lame titles full of bugs and problems: Grand Prix 4 which Geoff Crammond begged them for more time on, Gunship! which failed because they tried to please both arcade and sim people; and you can't do that. It was a shame. Sadly this looks dated before it even gets released, if they'd used up to date graphics I might have been more interested.
Its too bad the only planned aircraft in the game is going to be the AV-8B very old versions of the game had flyable F-5s and MiG-21s, but the dev decided to go all into the AV-8B and just make the game about the Harrier, which is fair, the older flyables literally had no cockpits afterall!
As an avid flight simmer from the 90s/early 2000s I really lament the direction modern flight sims have taken with their ornate prodedural complexity. I don't want to have to study a manual and remember 15 button presses just to get off the ground. Tiny Combat Arena looks like it's a nice compromise between simulation and accessibilty without being too arcadey. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it and wish the developer much success!
In terms of achieving a vision they seem to have knocked it out of the park, whether or not it is commercially successful (or "fun") is a separate question of course. I do appreciate how much help information is provided in the configuration screens and so on, their info database, etc etc. Very reminiscent of the nice thick historical microprose printed manuals.
Hey guys, there is a modding community springing up for this game, if anyone is interested all of my videos on modding have the link to the discord in them.
Super interesting. I think you were a bit easy on the game given it’s lack of content and quickly approaching release but I will say it does look entertaining if the price matches the amount of game it currently has. I do appreciate you trying to walk the line between fair and critical at the end but some critique could have been added near the middle for folks that don’t watch the full deal. I know I’ll get the “it’s early access” crowd but if they are going to take my money I want the value to match at time of purchase, not promised value in the future since we know how often that isn’t delivered.
There's nothing wrong with not buying an Early Access game until release, or at least until the game as it is is worth the money to you. That point differs for everyone. Hell, I'm not buying Total Warhammer 3 until some time after launch and that's a full release.
Good to see you have your channel back. I reported the basterd on the douchy video that was looping. To my surprise I even got a reply from google with tank you for your report and actions where being taking and more jada jada. When I looked the Channel was gone. Anyhoo glad to see it has been reinstated. And thx again for the Brrrrttt tank Killer. (I'm still a dummy though)
TCA is a blast, and it's relatively easy to mod/extend. He's continued to release updates and it's slowly getting better all the time. Definitely worth the price.
What I like is you spent the time doing what everyone would do when they first got in the game, test flight, landing, etc... Some people would 'skip' that to make a flashier video but you end up missing a true 'review'
@@oceanforth21 Ikr literally the one semblance it shows to AC is, you fly jets in both, that's about it. Could as well say it seems to be inspired by GTA V at that point lol
It's not the original Microprose. However, somebody who obviously loved Microprose's catalog of sim games bought the name (from whichever corporate monstrosity previously owned and abandoned the brand), so I'm more than happy to support their endeavors. I'm also happy to see games released that will serve at a gateway to the world of flight simulation, because if the sim market is dominated by games with a learning curve as steep and high as Mount Everest it'll be hard to get new players interested in them.
This looks like it could be a proper simulator lite for folks that don't want to fully learn a whole aircraft like in DCS, maybe even a gateway drug to getting them on board. Plugs a large hole in the sim market, and the system requirements are tiny!
Good to see a flight sim with retro graphics. While I enjoy DCS and XPlane, it's a bit too tough on my old graphics card. Hope the gameplay is fun, with decent realistic weapons, systems and flight modeling.
Will be cool to see how this runs on the Win 3 while on a flight back home. This and Thunder Helix have kinda revived my love for sim-lite games with older school graphics
Ralfi tweeted at RUclips/google about it and the Hoggit subreddit has a couple of post about it. He's tried doing account recovery but apparently the hackers changed the account information.
This reminds me a lot of YS-Flight. The graphics and style of gameplay especially. Almost like a complete carbon copy with updated visuals and better menus.
I've been following the dev, Why485, from way back when he used to put up DCS videos. It's been really cool to see the development of this game from the ground up.
Looks fun, thanks for making this! Got to love Ralfi, running out of fuel just to make a point that once we play it we do not do the same. Because everyone knows Ralfi never runs out of fuel normally *wink-wink*
I have some problems, so the thing is, i launch into freeflight, but after the map loads, it says flight, but then it changes to a message saying (init - player] for some reason, then it is stuck on that message and doesnt load. Does that have something to do with my network or what?
I wish somebody would bring back F/A-18 Korea Gold. Even though I'm fully immersed in DCS nowadays, I would love to play that throwback again. This games graphics reminded me of that.
Seems perfect for me. I'm not hardcore enough to get into DCS, but I also wanted something less "arcadey" than, say, GTAV's flight controls. Will definitely follow this one's development.
This looks like a modern version of Falcon 3.0…the nostalgia will wear off fast, sadly. They have a long road ahead of they will want to challenge DCS, but good luck!
I actually still have the original tca on my family's desktop(F20 is master race, change my mind), and I love these low level graphics more than war thunder's, plus for once the Russian vehicle had to take them back seat for once. *coughcoughwarthundercoughcough*
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great video, shiba inu!
As far as I know, this game is developed mostly by one guy, why485. Followed him since the original Tiny Combat Arena, cool to see his passion realised.
It isn't mostly, it's completely by why485. You can find demos and other projects on itch. As well as videos of his work on RUclips. I've been waiting for this for 2+ years
@@eagle_2351 He unlisted the demos of TCA since they're so completely different from the final Harrier version, but you can absolutely see the progression.
Tiny Combat is still up, but that's a whole different ball game
@@jordananderson2728 Fair enough.
Saw all the work he did till the early access now. Got to say from what I saw the release is just a downgrade. For this price with a few updates it might get good. Some multiplayer. He should get some help by some good samaritans.
@@zlotywest860 "From what I saw"
Okay, but what have you played? I've played the demos and bought the release, and I can say with confidence that he made marked and impressive progress.
The brilliance of this game is that it appeals to those of us who played these kinds of games in the 80's and 90's but never had the horsepower to crank the graphics up all the way. I remember playing Chuck Yeager's Air Combat and Gunship 2000 on low settings, wishing I had a 386 XT to run them on. Now, I finally get to see what it would have been like. This is a wonderful trip down nostalgia lane for us Gen Xers.
ah yes the chuck yeager's air combat, the password system is brilliant like "the wingspan of me262" or "service ceiling of P47" hahaha
Exactly….. But, back then the only flight game that had a reasonably framerate , even on lower spec pc’s, was F29 retaliator…😊
So instead of buying the Apache in DCS that is using all your Horsepower you want to fly this? Why not find a old Desktop on the Scrap Heap and fly your Gunship 2000 again? As much as I loved GS2000 (on Amiga) and even the first Gunship (C-64), I would not trade it for a second for my DCS AH-64D experience. This is not like meeting your first Girlfriend again...
@@WanderfalkeAT What makes you think I don't fly DCS? I do in fact, including the Apache, and I enjoy it, but it doesn't have the nostalgia factor of retro sims. BTW, you'll gain much more credibility if you stop making assumptions about people and things you know nothing about. Just some friendly advice.
Looks like it could be a good game for those who don't have the time or money to get in to DCS, will definitely follow the development
or the pc to get into dcs
Is it gonna be free tho
@@rajorshighushkhor2024 no its already out on steam
I often don't play DCS because it feels like an entire production to get back into it, setup all the gear, load in.. Im excited to have a sim with this fidelity, much like VTOL VR.
@@bsdude010 Yeah DCS is hardcore realism. VTOL VR is a good middle point for me and now with MP it's great.
I have been following this game for almost a year now and I am so happy it is getting hype, the dev has such a clear vision and it is executed perfectly. No kickstarter, no stretch goals or pipe dreams, just a really fun little game with a ton of style getting published. Hopefully Why485 can get a proper studio going, I would love to see what he could do with an actual budget. As for a few questions the dev has already answered in the comments of his videos on YT and on other platforms:
Other Planes? - No, only the harrier. Other NPC planes and vehicles are planned and on the table, but the only flyable aircraft planned is the harrier.
Other Maps? - Yes. Lots of other footage featuring desert and European maps has been shown. I think those were mostly test maps, but some of the assets and groundwork is there.
Only the Harrier is really disappointing.
Only the Harrier kind of kills the value of it, but it's cheap so I guess it's not a big deal.
@@AParticularlyConcernedCitizen yeah the cheapest plane dlcs for dcs world are $15. A whole game, even if only 1 plane, for 20 is worth it imo
I miss this graphics style for flight simulators. So excited about this title, Thanks for the video :)
Style? This was the best "photorealistic" got you back in 1997.
@@RADIOACTIVEBUNY bruh
Looks fun
@@tndrtacoz1176 what I mean is the only time you got this style in the past (I know this game is brand new) was simply due to graphical constraints. Doing this look in 2022 is an artistic choice, and one I like for the same reason Dan does. But back in the day it was simply the best they could do even if they wanted it to look like DCS on ultra.
@@RADIOACTIVEBUNY '87.
This really takes me back to the classic Microprose games on the Atari St! So it scratches two itches - retro(esque) gaming and an accessible air combat sim for those of us who find DCS too intimidating! ALSO, this looks like it *might* be good for modders and I hope that they find this system easy to work with so we can look forward to a rich DLC community! Oh and thanks for the warning about the fuel! LOL
Microprose brings back fond memories of some of my favorite sim games in the '80s like M-1 Tank Platoon, F-19 Stealth Fighter, and Gunship. Great legacy in that name brand.
Don't forget that weird one called Armour Geddon. I think f-19 was my favourite iirc
Gunship on the C64! Only on tape though, which sadly didn't include a career mode like the disk version, meaning each mission was a stand alone basically. Still awesome for the time.
looks like the original SU-27 from back in the old days. Also looks like a good easy flight sim when you don't have time for DCS or the brainpower and just want to relax and kill some stuff.
Love the fact that this guy flies with his air brake on and no one noticed, no wonder he had a hard time on the landings =")
"Sand Island"? "Kestrel"?
I see what you're doing, Microprose.
7:16 The main difference between TCA and DCS ultimately being: In one of them the Mk. 20 actually deals damage...
Spoiler Alert: It's not DCS! :D
Definately looking forward to this one, and I'm not gonna lie: It will be such a blast to have on a Steam Deck once that thing hits.
DCS cbu 105 superiority.
@@hullukana214 Those are absolutely savage... Can't wait to fly a 15E with 12 of those without having to bring extra racks that literally half my top speed.
@@CakePrincessCelestia 12?! Damn thats a lot. And I thought that my A10C with its 8(9 if you count very similar cbu97 with it) cbu 105. Allthough they do have really high drag so expect 12 to cut your top speed in half.
@@hullukana214 Well, I was thinking hanging them on the cheek stations that come with the CFTs. You can have 3 bombs in a row and have 4 rows in total with that. Not entirely sure if the 87/97 and respective WCMD go there with that count, but that would not induce that much drag, similar to the loadout the Tomcat can take in the tunnel. But I looked up some photos with F-15E and CBU-97 (easier to find than 105, but it's basically the same shape and almost the same weight) that carry 20 of those. 4 on each wing stub, 3 on each cheek and 6 on the centerline. Either way, that beast carries a lot, but you'd probably get the best drag index by just using the cheek stations and keep the CL and wing stations for tanks, if needed. Due to the CFTs however, the Strike Eagle comes with ~22k lb of fuel already and each external tank is ~4k.
Kogasa arms fort, Nazrin army, Murasa garison, Ichirin forward base.
Looks like the devs are Touhou fans haha
I think it will be the perfect game for those "I have a half an hour" moments! Especially if you started playing sims in the early '90s :D
This will be a purchase by me definately ;)
Totally nailed it with that "I have half an hour" (and wanna fly something). It usually takes that amount of time alone to troubleshoot the shit that is Windows Mixed Reality when you want to get some stick time in DCS with VR in a G2 and even if it doesn't bug you with any issues you might just have taken off by the time those 30 minutes are over.
This looks exactly like the game I'd play if I fancied DCS but a little more chill. Perfect for a day where there isn't necessarily hours spare.
MAN, was hoping to get an early access code. Ha! Can't wait for launch. Been following this game for a while. Great first look, Ralfidude.
You're back! All this week Ive been watching ,listening and absorbing as I eat, sleep and drive your A-10C for dummies playlist and just when I finally had the time to sit in the cockpit with your videos in the back ground POOF..gone!
The developer, Why485, has been working on TCA since 2019, when it was available on Itch. It's crazy to see just how far the game has come, and what's changed since then.
Man the graphics reminded me of Chuck Yager's Flight Simulator ... oh and then there was the quintessential fighter pilot debrief ... "You just dug a hole half way to China." ... "You sure bought the farm in that one" 😊
It has a fuel warning now. And it’s a labor of love and a work of art
I'm really digging the style. This would be a fun and easy air combat game for some of those handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck and competitors. Maybe even the Switch could run it somehow
Microprose, now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.
Microprose used to be *the* name for flight sims back when I was young. I've wishlisted the game on Steam, although I don't know whether I'll pick it up as soon as it's released on Early Access. But will still follow it closely. If it is keyboard friendly (don't have and can't afford a joystick, much less a full hotas set up) and the developer adds more planes (would love to see more cold war era jets!) then this will surely be my next purchase. Would be a nice flight sim fix for someone without the means and time for something as sophisticated as DCS, but also don't really enjoy purely arcade flight game.
Looks like a ton of fun, can't wait to see where it goes! Some attack helo's would be awesome!
where were u when ralfi was hack
i was in room eating dorito
"ralfidude is kil"
"no"
finally a combat flight sim my pc can run xD
this looks awsome but the irony is the damage model of the aircraft and ground targets seesm to be on par with dcs lol
Good god, I still have fond memories of the old Microprose. That seems another lifetime away though.
I like it. I'm an old geezer now and remember these types of games. I will get it when it comes out in the hope it gets more development.
A-10 Cuba! Replacement finally
This game reminds me exactly the A-10 Cuba!, similar art style and a lot of nostalgia!
RUclips is telling me that this video is on channel Shiba INU… wtf!
Real procederes / flight model / sistems . whit 90 s style ! Perfect mix !
For the love of god please all support this game people. Without Microprose back in the 1990 producing all their amazing flight sims we would not be where we are today. There the original OG (I used to prefer them to Janes personally). Buy this damn game!!
True but they got greedy like so many others; that's what finished them in the end; a list of lame titles full of bugs and problems: Grand Prix 4 which Geoff Crammond begged them for more time on, Gunship! which failed because they tried to please both arcade and sim people; and you can't do that. It was a shame. Sadly this looks dated before it even gets released, if they'd used up to date graphics I might have been more interested.
Gunship 2000
Its too bad the only planned aircraft in the game is going to be the AV-8B
very old versions of the game had flyable F-5s and MiG-21s, but the dev decided to go all into the AV-8B and just make the game about the Harrier, which is fair, the older flyables literally had no cockpits afterall!
A friend of mine is actually developing this game. It's good to see if get the attention of one of my favorite channels.
Thats cool, do u have any idea if multiplayer is in the game or is gonna be in the game in the future?
@@master_shifu4208 not planned atm from what I've heard
I've enjoyed his dev notes on twitter!
This needs to be multiplayer :) A perfect game type for it. Air and ground vehicles in a multiplayer.. Would be absolutely awesome. What a cool game.
As an avid flight simmer from the 90s/early 2000s I really lament the direction modern flight sims have taken with their ornate prodedural complexity. I don't want to have to study a manual and remember 15 button presses just to get off the ground. Tiny Combat Arena looks like it's a nice compromise between simulation and accessibilty without being too arcadey. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it and wish the developer much success!
In terms of achieving a vision they seem to have knocked it out of the park, whether or not it is commercially successful (or "fun") is a separate question of course. I do appreciate how much help information is provided in the configuration screens and so on, their info database, etc etc. Very reminiscent of the nice thick historical microprose printed manuals.
The graphics remind me of SU-27 flanker from the mid-late 90s, DCS's great grandfather. But more arcade, looks fun.
YES! I was really looking forward to see some you tuber talking about this game now, when it has been through so many new updates and additions
Hey guys, there is a modding community springing up for this game, if anyone is interested all of my videos on modding have the link to the discord in them.
Reminds me of A-10 Cuba! Loved that sim. The physics were amazing for it's day.
YES! He got his Channel BACK!
Super interesting. I think you were a bit easy on the game given it’s lack of content and quickly approaching release but I will say it does look entertaining if the price matches the amount of game it currently has. I do appreciate you trying to walk the line between fair and critical at the end but some critique could have been added near the middle for folks that don’t watch the full deal. I know I’ll get the “it’s early access” crowd but if they are going to take my money I want the value to match at time of purchase, not promised value in the future since we know how often that isn’t delivered.
There's nothing wrong with not buying an Early Access game until release, or at least until the game as it is is worth the money to you. That point differs for everyone. Hell, I'm not buying Total Warhammer 3 until some time after launch and that's a full release.
RIP Ralfi, channel hacked...
It's actually very similar to the old DOMARK title AV8B Harrier Assault. I had that one in the late 90's...was a pretty cool game.
Good to see you have your channel back. I reported the basterd on the douchy video that was looping. To my surprise I even got a reply from google with tank you for your report and actions where being taking and more jada jada. When I looked the Channel was gone.
Anyhoo glad to see it has been reinstated. And thx again for the Brrrrttt tank Killer. (I'm still a dummy though)
TCA is a blast, and it's relatively easy to mod/extend. He's continued to release updates and it's slowly getting better all the time. Definitely worth the price.
Reminds me of my days in Jetfighter II
Imagine hacking/commandeering a RUclips channel and the best you can come up with is SHIB
Ngl this definitely seems like something MicroProse would release in 1992, and I love it
Shows loaded out F4 for thumbnail.
*only the harrier is playable*
FML
Glad to see the channel’s back!
My Commodore 64 is so primed and ready for this. I even cleaned out all the cat hair from the keyboard.
It reminds me of YSFlight, but less arcade and perhaps slightly less brutal missiles and a little more detail here and there.
Thank you for this video, I've been curious about this game for 6 months but wasn't sure what it would play like. This is exactly what I needed.
It’s not yet finished tho
What I like is you spent the time doing what everyone would do when they first got in the game, test flight, landing, etc... Some people would 'skip' that to make a flashier video but you end up missing a true 'review'
How many other jets are in the game? Also is multiplayer in the game/comming?
No multiplayer, no other aircraft. @Why485 is the dev, you can visit his YT and read the comments/listen to streams for FAQ.
WTF HAPPEN
Kinda sad it’s been 2 years and the game is practically the same.
RALFIDUDE ARE YOU ALIVE YOUR CHANNEL HAS BEEN HACKED :((((
what a cute game with what looks like some heavy ace combat inspiration while being more of a simulator than AC, looks good definitely on the list
actually all the inspiration comes from DCS and an old flight simulator from the late 80's called A-10 Tank Killer/A-10 Cuba
@@oceanforth21 hey sorry i was referring to specifically the Sand Island Airbase and the players Callsign of Kestral 1
@@oceanforth21 Ikr literally the one semblance it shows to AC is, you fly jets in both, that's about it. Could as well say it seems to be inspired by GTA V at that point lol
@@oceanforth21 definitely A10 Cuba, I spent countless hours playing that game
I've been having big fun with the demos, so thanks for the review, as it is a must-buy for this year :-)
just saw this video and the first thing you showed us was how a professional dcs player lands and takes off :D
who remembers f-19 stealth fighter?
The only "flight sim" my gpu could handle
lol I was searching for this and I get a notification
Holy shit! Microprose is still in existence?! I remember playing some of their older games on an old 286 I had back in the late 80s to early 90s.
It's not the original Microprose. However, somebody who obviously loved Microprose's catalog of sim games bought the name (from whichever corporate monstrosity previously owned and abandoned the brand), so I'm more than happy to support their endeavors. I'm also happy to see games released that will serve at a gateway to the world of flight simulation, because if the sim market is dominated by games with a learning curve as steep and high as Mount Everest it'll be hard to get new players interested in them.
This looks like it could be a proper simulator lite for folks that don't want to fully learn a whole aircraft like in DCS, maybe even a gateway drug to getting them on board. Plugs a large hole in the sim market, and the system requirements are tiny!
I might have to replace dcs with this
Have been waiting for this one for quite a while!
I'm suprised you havent looked at VTOLvr yet, just got a multiplayer
+20% for VTOL VR on this channel! /)
goddamn seems like this channel got hacked
All this game needs now is a decent sound track
Yeah absolutely like EF 2000 and others
Looks like a game I had on the Amiga.
Also you flew most of the video with your Air Brakes engaged.
Noticed that too
Reminds me of the old A-10 Cuba! Great throwback!
Good to see a flight sim with retro graphics. While I enjoy DCS and XPlane, it's a bit too tough on my old graphics card. Hope the gameplay is fun, with decent realistic weapons, systems and flight modeling.
Will be cool to see how this runs on the Win 3 while on a flight back home. This and Thunder Helix have kinda revived my love for sim-lite games with older school graphics
First and last look hahaha
This is a one man creation btw
>Sand Island Airbase
I see someone on the dev team is an Ace Combat fan.
*the one person on the dev team
Weird that there's no mention on anywhere else that his channel is hacked
Ralfi tweeted at RUclips/google about it and the Hoggit subreddit has a couple of post about it. He's tried doing account recovery but apparently the hackers changed the account information.
A10 Cuba was better ;)
This reminds me a lot of YS-Flight. The graphics and style of gameplay especially. Almost like a complete carbon copy with updated visuals and better menus.
Can't have a Ralfi video without him running out of fuel
Fuel level: _MaStEr CaUtIoN!_
And that's exactly how the game should tell us that... :D
I've been following the dev, Why485, from way back when he used to put up DCS videos. It's been really cool to see the development of this game from the ground up.
Looks fun, thanks for making this! Got to love Ralfi, running out of fuel just to make a point that once we play it we do not do the same. Because everyone knows Ralfi never runs out of fuel normally *wink-wink*
DCS on a budget
I have some problems, so the thing is, i launch into freeflight, but after the map loads, it says flight, but then it changes to a message saying (init - player] for some reason, then it is stuck on that message and doesnt load. Does that have something to do with my network or what?
Did you just say the flight model for VTOL and STOL movement in the Harrier is...SIMPLIER in /DCS/?
I'm not prepared for this. My body is not ready.
So Microprose improved its Grafics a bit since the 90´s ..thats great XD
I wish somebody would bring back F/A-18 Korea Gold. Even though I'm fully immersed in DCS nowadays, I would love to play that throwback again. This games graphics reminded me of that.
Looks like A-10 cuba? Or maybe a DCS in 16bits
VR support?
Great video. Been looking forward to this. Launched today. $19.99USD but 30% off right now so only $13.99USD
Seems perfect for me. I'm not hardcore enough to get into DCS, but I also wanted something less "arcadey" than, say, GTAV's flight controls. Will definitely follow this one's development.
This looks like a modern version of Falcon 3.0…the nostalgia will wear off fast, sadly. They have a long road ahead of they will want to challenge DCS, but good luck!
These guys definitely were fans of Ace Combat 5.
I actually still have the original tca on my family's desktop(F20 is master race, change my mind), and I love these low level graphics more than war thunder's, plus for once the Russian vehicle had to take them back seat for once. *coughcoughwarthundercoughcough*