{"id":1707564,"date":"2026-10-02T19:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T19:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gVoXERQGFu45cupmeQZRcZ"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T19:44:33","slug":"after-30-years-they-finally-let-ace-combats-director-fly-in-a-real-jet-and-im-taking-credit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-30-years-they-finally-let-ace-combats-director-fly-in-a-real-jet-and-im-taking-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"After 30 years they finally let Ace Combat&#8217;s director fly in a real jet, and I&#8217;m taking credit"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"high\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/PGFD3oJBdT8\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kazutoki Kono: You&#8217;re welcome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/ace-combats-director-has-been-saying-hey-we-want-to-ride-in-one-of-these-jets-for-30-years-but-hes-still-never-gotten-the-chance\/#viafoura-comments\">Back in June<\/a>, I asked the Ace Combat brand director, who&#8217;s been working on the series since 1997&#8217;s Ace Combat 2, if he&#8217;d ever gotten to strap into an F-16 and experience the real thrills of doing barrel rolls at 30,000 feet. &#8220;Unfortunately over the last 30 years of my career I&#8217;ve been appealing, saying &#8216;hey, we want to ride in one of these jets!&#8217; but we have not yet had the chance,&#8221; Kono said at the time. &#8220;Neither myself, or anyone on the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mere months later, it&#8217;s a whole new world. In a promotional video released today alongside Ace Combat 8, Bandai Namco revealed that Kono finally got to climb into the cockpit of a jet and live the real life version of the series he&#8217;s been overseeing for years and years. Well, minus the combat parts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was scared before getting in. But once we were airborne, it turned into one of the most beautiful experiences,&#8221; he said in the video. &#8220;The G-force during turns was noticeable, but what stood out the most was the force pushing me downward into the seat. Being up in the sky inside such a compact cockpit felt incredible. It was a surprisingly comfortable and enjoyable space to be in. Compared to a large aircraft, it really made me appreciate the appeal of fighter jets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One way to look at this sequence of events is to see the ad as a logical and inevitable marketing step for a series that Bandai Namco has clearly put more money behind than ever before, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CuKxQkgAG28\">a live-action YouTube miniseries<\/a>. The other way to look at it\u2014as I&#8217;m choosing to\u2014is that the public outcry after my <em>groundbreaking interview<\/em> was published reached a level of fervor that simply could not be ignored. It may have only gotten one comment on <a href=\"http:\/\/pcgamer.com\">pcgamer.com<\/a>, but the ripples must&#8217;ve been felt all the way over in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly the people <em>demanded<\/em> Kazutoki Kono be given the chance to soar that big blue sky, and the money men had no choice but to pay for our guy to hitch a ride in a MiG-21. Whatever it cost, it was clearly worth it. Look at Kono in his post-flight interview. He&#8217;s glowing!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1461px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.26%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"qWy6Uv5qcGu2bEC2imd37P\" name=\"kazutoki-kono-smile\" alt=\"Ace Combat Brand Director Kazutoki Kono\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/after-30-years-they-finally-let-ace-combats-director-fly-in-a-real-jet-and-im-taking-credit.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1461\" height=\"822\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Bandai Namco, Kazutoki Kono)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That&#8217;s the look of a man who&#8217;s just had his dream fulfilled. And even after having just experienced the wonder of flight at a speed and intimacy few on this earth will ever know themselves, he remained steadfast in his duty as brand director.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Looking out at the clouds and the sky while flying, I couldn&#8217;t help but think how Ace Combat is incredibly well-made,&#8221; he said. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-review\/\">No argument here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"b19b2858-be99-11f1-bd8d-4bf16c9c4981\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/after-30-years-they-finally-let-ace-combats-director-fly-in-a-real-jet-and-im-taking-credit-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"b19b2858-be99-11f1-bd8d-4bf16c9c4981\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/sim\/after-30-years-they-finally-let-ace-combats-director-fly-in-a-real-jet-and-im-taking-credit\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kazutoki Kono: You&#8217;re welcome. Back in June, I asked the Ace Combat brand director, who&#8217;s been working on the series since 1997&#8217;s Ace Combat 2, if he&#8217;d ever gotten to strap into an F-16 and experience the real thrills of doing barrel rolls at 30,000 feet. &#8220;Unfortunately over the last 30 years of my career I&#8217;ve been appealing, saying &#8216;hey, we want to ride in one of these jets!&#8217; but we have not yet had the chance,&#8221; Kono said at the time. &#8220;Neither myself, or anyone on the team.&#8221; Mere months later, it&#8217;s a whole new world. In a promotional video released today alongside Ace Combat 8, Bandai Namco revealed that Kono finally got to climb into the cockpit of a jet and live the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-30-years-they-finally-let-ace-combats-director-fly-in-a-real-jet-and-im-taking-credit\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1707565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,763],"class_list":["post-1707564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-sim"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>After 30 years they finally let Ace Combat&#039;s director fly in a real jet, and I&#039;m taking credit 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