it better have vr support and proper flight stick support

I only ever had one Ace Combat game, and it must have been before the series got really gnarly because the one I remember was fairly realistic, other than being about 2 fictional countries and having anime-like dialogue and being controlled very arcadey over a more simulation-like style.

Saw a clip of a more recent one (possibly 8, idk) where they were fighting some kind of monster in their jet.

As a kid/teen I played the hell out of 4 and 5. I revisited the series for 7 and it felt like they left a lot of storytelling out. Gameplay(combat and controls) was still great though.

I liked playing Ace Combat 7 on the Steam Deck when I'm on an actual airplane during takeoff. I pull up when the airplane takes off so that the G-forces are simulated in game.