166: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (with Derek Van Dyke)

Support my work on Patreon I can hear it now- "Another Ace Combat game? Didn't Dave just do one?" and the answer to those questions is "You bet your ass I'm doing another one, I'm IN IT NOW"....ahem, Ace Combat rules, and Ace Combat 7 (Bandai Namco, 2019) is the most Ace Combat that Ace Combat has ever been. Join us as we give it the deep dive! Guest info: Derek Van Dyke Follow on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/derekvandyke.bsky.social Check out Derek's past work on SDGC https://officialsdgc.com/ Check out Castle Bravo for all of your Godzilla needs https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/castle-bravo-a-godzillaverse-retrospective/id1591745386 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Title Card 0:31 Introductions/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 14:37 Story Setup 34:04 Music/Visual Presentation 45:25 Gameplay 1:01:04 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations/Guest Plugs 1:11:23 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-You's 1:13:53 Spoiler Section Music used in the episode is primarily credited to Keiki Kobayashi. Tracks used: Daredevil, Sol Squadron, Yinshi Valley, Archange, Skies Unknown, Hush Support Tales from the Backlog on Patreon! or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi! Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! Social Media: BlueSky Instagram Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://www.instagram.com/jackallencaricatures/ and his other pages