Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown - F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III Set (DLC)

Let's be clear about what this is before anyone clicks buy: this is a cosmetic and loadout expansion for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, not a standalone product. You need the base game, and everything this pack offers lives inside that game's aircraft hangar. The F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III is a twin-seat multirole fighter, and in Ace Combat 7's context that translates to a solid all-rounder with respectable speed, good weapons compatibility, and a handling profile that sits comfortably between the nimble dogfighters and the heavier strike platforms in the roster. If you've been grinding the campaign and multiplayer long enough to want more variety in your sorties, this scratches that itch. Ace Combat 7 itself is worth understanding as a foundation. It is not a hardcore simulation in the DCS or even MSFS sense. Bandai Namco's series has always occupied a confident middle lane: real aircraft names and silhouettes, fictional geopolitics, and flight mechanics that feel satisfying without demanding a HOTAS setup or a 200-page manual. The campaign is a linear single-player experience with a strong emphasis on set-piece missions and a story that takes its own lore very seriously. Multiplayer adds battle royale and team deathmatch modes that stay active enough to find lobbies. The base game's 88% positive rating on Steam across nearly 55,000 reviews is not an accident. It is genuinely well constructed for what it is. For a strategy-and-sim player evaluating this DLC specifically, the relevant question is build depth. Ace Combat 7 uses a skill tree system for each aircraft, letting you invest MRP (the in-game currency earned from missions) into extended magazines, stronger airframes, and special weapon unlocks. The Super Hornet Block III variant fits that system cleanly, offering a fresh tree to invest in and a different special weapon configuration compared to earlier F/A-18 variants already in the game. If you are the type who likes to optimize loadouts per mission type, having an additional multirole frame with slightly different stat weights gives you a legitimate extra decision to make before each sortie. That is the honest appeal here. What this DLC does not do is add missions, story content, maps, or modes. If you are hoping for a content expansion in any meaningful sense, look elsewhere in the Ace Combat 7 DLC catalogue, where aircraft skin packs and the Season Pass content (which includes additional story missions) offer different value propositions. The Super Hornet Block III Set is specifically for players who want more hangar options and are happy to spend time in the existing content with a new frame. Given that context, it is a narrow but honest purchase for dedicated players, and a clear skip for anyone who has not already put serious hours into the campaign and multiplayer. Diego, Scout Team