I played the western version back when it came out and it was okay.. or so I thought when I found out that there was an uncut version only available in Japan that had a properly told story that had branching paths and anime FMV cutscenes courtesy of Production IG. God bless Project Nemo for giving us the fan patch in 2019.
The Japanese version is incredibly ambitious and kino with themes similar to Ghost in the Shell. I guess it was way ahead its time back then thus not selling well which also butchered the western release. Game has aged but it's still definitely worth checking out.
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (alongside Dynasty Warriors 2) walked so Drakengard could run.
The Japanese version is incredibly ambitious and kino with themes similar to Ghost in the Shell. I guess it was way ahead its time back then thus not selling well which also butchered the western release. Game has aged but it's still definitely worth checking out.
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (alongside Dynasty Warriors 2) walked so Drakengard could run.