Hi
I just want to write a small review on the campaign
It seems that this campaign does not attract much attention in the DCS community and I just wanted to thanks the developers for the good job they have done with this campaign
I started playing DCS around six months ago, I purchased the F 18. I have a very busy life with work and family and I can't always allow the luxury of having 1+ houts to dedicate to DCS
And there is where this campaign shines, short missions, yet challenging enough for a new guy like me
I'm not fun of the music while playing the missions but it didn't bother me to the point of quitting the campaign. The "manga" style of it may not be for everyone (I'm not a manga fan by any meand) but I'm glad I purchased it. That said, I watched "Area 88" manga series as a kid and well, this campaign remined me of that
I learned a few things while playing this campaign, If you don't much free time but want to have some fun while still be challenged, this camppaign is perfect. I didn't always achieved all the goals at first attempt, two, three attempts and mission accomplished. This is the closes thing to "I want to blow some stuff up but I don't want to create my new missions and I'm not in the mood to go through an hour + of flying + having a story and radio chatter while playing"
The voice acting wasn't something I found of my liking but... It is in accordance with the type of campaign the developers wanted to create so, I overlooked it and it wasn't deal breaker for me, after a couple of missions I was following the story wanting to know more thoguh. If you want serious radio chatter, this campaign may not be for you, that said, it's not cringe or anything, it's the type of campaign, completely different to anything you find on DCS
I liked the story of the campaign though, I slowly got into it and I was keen to know where was it going next
Simplified AAR and mission checkpoints are great and welcome additions for people like me with not much free time whom are still learning the F18
Congrats to the developers for taking the time AND having the courage of creating a completely different campaign yet totally enjoyable and immersive!
As a final word, I found the campaign to be radio chatter and story line from ACE Combat mixed with the realism of DCS... if you know what I mean
If you guys make another campaign for the F 18 I'll certanly purchase it
Regards