Ace Combat 8 Story Trailer Reveals New Cast And Superweapons
The trailer confirms the playable conflict is a two-nation air war between the FCU and Sotoa, and the superweapon details show Ace Combat 8 is keeping the numbered series' tradition of a single scaled-up hardware threat rather than an ensemble of them.
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Bandai Namco released a story trailer for ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE on September 15. The game is set in 2029 in the series' Strangereal world, where the Federation of Central Usea rebuilds after an attack by the Republic of Sotoa. Camille Thuillier (Mamiko Noto), Gillish Toprak (Kenyu Horiuchi), D.D. (Setsuji Sato), and AWACS (Takashi Kondo) were announced, along with the Megafloat Fathom and the Spear of Tonitrus. It launches October 2 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
The trailer's roster runs both sides of the war. Camille Thuillier commands the Sotoan ace unit Lux Lunae, Gillish Toprak is the Sotoan military's top ace, and D.D. handles logistics, equipment procurement, and intelligence. Their voice actors were named alongside Takashi Kondo as AWACS.
Two superweapons anchor the setting. The Megafloat Fathom is a multi-layered facility 6 km long, with a 2,000 m-class runway on its upper deck sized for large transport aircraft, and automated defense systems linked to multifunction radar. The Spear of Tonitrus is a Sotoan attack satellite that drops heavy metal rods from a platform in low orbit at an altitude of 500 km. Bandai Namco also released details on aircraft that can be controlled as playable units.
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