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• gamedeal user

  May 7, 2014

  This is one of the finest flight simulators I have ever played. Been flying sims since I was a kid. There are a few accessories you should probably have to get the maximum enjoyment out of this title and they aren't cheap. A head tracking device is almost necessary to get the immersion out of this title. When coupled with headphones, you can hear the nuanced wind sounds as you turn your head in your cockpit, trying to keep a beat on your enemies or just looking around at the gorgeous scenary. A flight stick is highly recommended, of course. Just like trying to play an FPS title with a controller is alike to eating ice cream with a shovel, trying to play a functional flight sim with a keyboard does not allow you the full spectrum of movement that you should have. Now, you don't have to have these things, but they are very nice to have. The problem is that these things are expensive, as is this game. I wouldn't say it's "overpriced" because the level of detail makes it evident that there was a lot of work that went into this title. The DLC is also very expensive and it is somewhat harder to excuse this, but the DLC themselves are bundled into packages that at least make sense. For instance, if you buy the package containing bombers, you get mostly bombers. All things considered, this is a hard game to recommend, unless you fall under the banner of a very niche audience. If you have doubts about this purchase, watch a few videos online and see if this would be for you. It's a beautiful experience, but to get the most enjoyment out of it you have to have a certain set up.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 25, 2014

  For those who loved the Red Baron series in the 90's this is an excellent game. Fiendishly difficult if the realism is cranked to the fullest. You can fine tune your realism settings to your liking, but still a decent flightstick is a must. I haven't tried the multiplayer at all. I mostly fly the career mode which is randomly generated and very nicely done. If you're into flight sims and particulary this era, this is a must buy. Yes, there is a lot of money to be spent here, most of the planes are not included in the base game. But like in DCS the quality of the individual planes and the differences in flightmodels and handling are distinct. In my opinion, when something is made with this kind of dedication, it's worth a few euros. In short: It's a great simulation! You never forget your first air to air victory (because it's hard at first).
• gamedeal user

  Oct 19, 2014

  Great simulation of early warplanes. Graphics and sounds are good. Flight model and aircraft simulation are very accurate and detailed. There is plenty of variation and things to do and there are multiple customization options for planes. Multiplayer especially has very cool features such as sharing same aircraft: a friend can be the gunner while you are flying the plane. Especially with the Felixstowe "flying boat" you take off from water, have buddies as gunners while going on a bombing missions: there really are very few simulation supporting that kind of interaction. Keep in mind that these planes are not easy to fly, especially not in combat. The engines are not powerful and amount of lift from the rudimentary wings is not a lot. Simulation is accurate representation of the early era of flight and for people interesting in flying biplanes this definitely is worth it to buy. So keep above points in mind when deciding if this is for you. Recommended for fans of WWI planes and flight sim fans in general.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 30, 2014

  | UPDATE | 2020 I noted that since I posted this review (couple of years back) that the base game is now free...! That reduces the total cost by about ~20%, which makes it more reasonable to purchase. Therefore I change my review to a more positive recommendation to hardcore flight sim and first world war fans. No, I would not recommend... ...even though it's a good flight simulation, the high cost and DLC cost coupled with equaly high learning curve. >|< Quantatitive Rating = 7 out of 10 >|< ______________________________ Observations and other musings... You pay a lot for little! Yes, it is a very good flight sim: one of the best I have tried. However, the price point for the base game gives you only the basics and then you have to dish out a heck of a lot of money just for some basic enhancements... like planes that should have been available from the start!. On the Steam December 2014 sale, the game wason for 60% off, which means the base game and the DLC will still cost you about $120...OMG on sale! For that kind of money I should be able to have every piece of kit that flew in the sky in the First World War! Now get this, if $120 at 60% off doesn't satisfy your need to open your wallet, just remember, the undiscounted price is $55 for the game plus $240 for DLC! These guys are as greedy as the guys that develop and market the DCS World sim. So, if you really want to experience a good WW1 flight sim, then get it while it's on sale, because that kind of money would be better spent on something more enriching than wasting your time on a computer, like taking your love for a romantic getaway… ;-) Now, I appreciate good quality software development. I always look for historically accurate depictions of warfare. I really love it when these two factors come together. This game system is a rare breed that achieves this in a fairly good way. The flight dynamics are great. The planes beautiful. The adversaries deadly. It’s a pretty good game! But I will be ♥♥♥♥ed if I dish out that kind of money for DLC. I will wait for a better product with more reasonable price model.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 11, 2015

  now when i got this game i didn't understand why it had mixed reviews, i watch videos on youtube and the flight simulator community eats this game up like a fresch cherry pie, they seem to love the hell out of it and talk so highly out of it, so when i saw the mixed reviews i was kind of suprised, and didn't undersand and now I do... now before i get too that lets get too the Pros of the game. PROS the pros of this game are simple, if you are a avid flight simulator player like myself you will enjoy the higher graphics the game has to offer, clean, smooth, the game has VERY nice graphics and seem to be somewhat realistic in appearence on the aircraft, the cockpits also are nicely detailed with working gauges, instroments and controls, and just like any other flight simulator getting kill after kill is addicting. damage effects are pretty spectacular too watch, peaces of wing come off, fires spread rather than just rapidly burst, props break, holes develope on the aircraft pretty much where you hit your target, very very nice... skins for the aircraft are also relatively easy too mod aside from the fact you have to have a higher setting for your editor so your skins don't look all pixely. CONS this is where i get too undersand things, if you are not a avid or hard core flight simulator player like myself, you will probably NOT like this game, in hard mode the planes seem too be VERY difficult too fly, i understand the old war birds wherent easy too fly, but come on guys the DR-1 Fokker triplane could turn too the left without rapily jerking into a stall so easily, and its either you have this on and can perform coplex maneuvers that require a stall, or you turn it off and can hardly stall the plane at all to do spacific complex maneuvers, in CFS3 or FSX you could adjust the difficulty marginally and get used to the difficulty, i guess i was spoiled buy that? doing simple maneuvers such as the immelman turn, the barrel role, seem impossible, these aircraft seem too have the roll rate of a lead brick, especually at lower speeds, but even at higher i noticed once the aircraft seems to go inverted it just wants to stop rolling and it drops out of the sky, i have a feeling these aircraft really rolled faster than that as this was the erra maneuvers such as the Immelman turn, or the barrel role where conceved, and don't even start to get me going on the camera controls, they work really good when you only have 4 or 5 enemy planes in a formation, at the push of a button you can set your pilot too view your enemy looking straight at him from the cockpit, but when you are blistering buy everyone in a Spad XIII, its difficult too get a lock on one target too stay focused on it, you loose targets all the time and its REALLY frustrating, because suddenly as you click the button on your joystick your guy looks at a DR-1 Fokker that blistered buy with no intention of shooting you... this is frustrating when your 6 inches from the ground trying too keep track of how close you are too it and you cycle between a forward looking down the sights cockpit view, and looking right at your enemy, there appears no way too select one target out so you don't have this happen, once again something i was spoiled buy in several flight simulators i suppose. and lastly, why don't all the planes come with the game, why are there only 10 of the some 30-40 planes avalible too fly? and why do 4 of them cost some $25? i just got done paying $50 or so dollars for this game and we have all these issues that i don't have with a flight simulator that was made back in 2001... VERDICT i suppose i would recommend it too some avid flight sim players or obsessed gamers where thats all they do with there life is eat chips and play games, its fun and has good graphics, other than that if you are looking for a fun arcade style shooter flier, or are a beginner, i suggest staying away...
• gamedeal user

  Jun 4, 2015

  Simply the greatest WWI flight sim ever. The sensation of flying in this game is very realistic, the combat is historically accurate, and the graphics are beautiful. Every aircraft type has a unique personality and takes hours to master. This game is not perfect but there is a great deal of fun here to be had for armchair pilots. Do not operate near children, the elderly, or small animals. It's a hardcore flight sim and is light years beyond W********r in terms of required skill. It's more of a "free to try" game than "free to play"; most of the really interesting aircraft are DLC. Understand this before knocking RoF. Also, this sim is still supported by the developers and they are continually updating and adding new content -- 7 years from release.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 9, 2015

  I generally avoid writing reviews for games, but after checking out this game's store game based on the name change to "Rise of Flight United" rather than "Rise of Flight", I saw this game's rating has plummetted since I played it 9ish months ago. How can this be? Based upon reading the reviews, a bunch of people installed the game now that it's free and proceeded to trash it with negative reviews, which I guess is understandable considering that this game appeals to a niche audience. If you're the type of person that enjoys a high-fidelity, historical flight sim that demands a joystick and patience, this game is for you. If you can appreciate that to play the game without any computer assistance you need to learn how to monitor your engine's fuel mixture, this game is for you. If the career mode, in which you follow your own pilot (replete with a nice narrative via his biography) throughout the war as you rack up victories and medals and eventually command your own squadron, this game is for you. If you're going to install this game because you see that it's free, there's a good chance it isn't for you. Please try it; that's why the devs made it free. In the free version you can access the game in full and decide whether or not its a right fit for you. If it isn't, just move on. But don't be like justmeman117, who after less than two hours gave it a negative review and ranted for at least that long about the game's marketing. Of course, that said, this game really does have shitty marketing, and I regret sinking so much money into the steam version. Last year I spent probably $70 on the paid game and stupid dlc packs which left me with a mish mash of campaigns, planes, and dumb crap like streamers for my plane and coloured scarves for my pilot, when all the while the game could be downloaded free on riseofflight.com. To add insult to injury, you used to be able to buy all the game's content for $50 via their website, an option that's no longer available. If you're reading this, I suggest you refrain from playing or paying via steam for this game and go straight to the source. Of course, despite all that this game is still fantastic, and it scratches an itch and serves a niche like no other game. Flying above the French countryside is beautiful, looking down at no-man's land from the clouds is an impresive experience, and combat is visceral, intense, and incredibly rewarding. Probably the most dramatic, nail-biting episode in any video game I've ever played was my epic duel with a French Ace in career mode, and my triumphal yell upon scoring my first kill was deafening. One of my all time favorites, and don't let the torrent of pouty reviewers dissuade you if you think this is your sort of game. Just try it; it's free! Sort of...
• gamedeal user

  Jun 17, 2015

  This review is, for the record, not sarcasm. I have played this game, way more than I care to admit. It is genuinely fantastic. Let's just get the hyperbole out of the way up front. Rise of Flight is, in my mind, easily one of the best flight sims ever made. It's a shame this business model switch has opened the floodgates to reviewers who haven't given the game much of a shot. This is a flight sim, and an in-depth one at that. You need to try it for more than an hour or two to even finish a mission. I'm frankly astonished that so many people have clicked that they found some of these reviews helpful. This is a game that serves a small audience. It would not exist if not for this business model. A business model, that if you really look at it, is not a bad deal for gamers. Sure, the base free game is basically a demo. Why is that bad? You didn't pay anything for it. Realistic flight simulators are not main stream gaming by any strech of the imagination, and if people want them to exist, they need to understand that they're going to have pay for content. Purchasing each plane pack gets you the use of included planes everywhere. Further, you can absolutely dive into the game with just the one included plane, and even purchasing just a single plane pack gives you a massive amount to do. No game has captured the sensation of flight like Rise of Flight. The game really does give the impression you're in a hot-rod car with cloth wings and a gun mounted to the front that is somehow flying. Having your wing partly seared off in a battle is terrifying, and clawing your way back from No Man's Land to land while spewing smoke and being chased by enemies is an experience few other games have matched for me. I've bombed bridges, photographed troop movements, and won dogfights by crippling my opponent piece by wooden piece. I'd strongly recommend anyone thinking about purchasing content for this game look up professional reviews, most of which are very positive. This game isn't a traditional free-to-play game, that much I conceed. It is not an iOS game, or a play-to-win game, or an arcade flight game, or whatever else people think they're getting. It is an amazing simulator that demands your full attention. Do you want to know what WWI flight combat really felt like? For that, nothing out there comes even remotely close to Rise of Flight.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 27, 2015

  For the benefit of some reviewers that think the devs are being greedy. This game was never F2P until only recently. It always had the DLC model and thousands of people have been happily playing this excellent sim for years before the likes of wargaming and gaijin came along. I do find it odd that a minority of gamers these days think its plain WRONG for devs to make money! Let me explain....it costs money to produce a game of this quality! programmers, artists, equipment...etc etc. How do you think F2P works anyway? An army of fairies and munchkins grinding away for your benefit....get real. Non rant over. Now, as far as a review goes....for me the only downside is that it does take time to get used to the excellent flight models and physics. Invest in a decent joystick for maximum enjoyment and if it makes any difference, dont listen to the neg reviews who bang on about GREEDY devs. You will get your ROI back in sheer pleasure. Rock on.
• gamedeal user

  May 28, 2016

  It's the best in its class. You want to feel what it's like flying a wooden coffin with paper wings and wind rushing your face? Look no further. After mastering a few aircrafts, you'll feel like a pro keeping your plane airborne without any autopilot or trimming systems. Trying to score a kill is another story. While a daunting task to be proficient, you'll forget about some of the frustration and marvel at the gorgeous French and English scenery at 3000m altitude without any parachute to save you if something goes wrong. Recommended for fans of flight sims who want something different than WW2 or modern fighters.