And by cinematic I mean irritating to the point of almost being un playable. Try doing a bombing run in the Harrier in off mode. Unpossible.

Which is just annoying becasue I really prefer the controls in off mode, I just want to control the camera. Did Too Human not teach them anything?!

Are you talking about that crappy off centre camera angle that the game forces you to use in the training level?

I hate that mode too why couldnt they let us use what ever camera we liked instead of the cinematic. For me this game would have been great but the cinematic thing ruined it

You only have to use it on the training level. I never once used it on the next level and I did just fine. You can still do everything you could do before, you just can't see it (plus you get the cool assist program that shows you the best flight path to intercept/dodge things). Why you would ever want to use the OFF mode is beyond me.

I'm guessing alot of reviews are going to draw parallels to Too Human.

First of all, Too Human's camera was fine. Second of all, you shouldn't be doing bombings in Assistance OFF mode. Off mode is to help you get a better perspective in a dogfight so that you can maneuver, control and position yourself better when facing one or multiple enemy planes. That's why the camera helps by panning to the side a bit more and zooming out so far. Once you get used to it, it's amazing. Unless you're stupid enough to play with Expert controls, which are straight up broken for Off mode. Even then, if you don't want to use it, nobody is making you.

Yes too human's camera was fine, once you got used to the idea of never really being in control of it. Even on my last epic loot run I still occasional swung my sword trying to adjust the camera.

I just really don't like that the mode that give you the most control over the plane, and hence funnest to play, forces this camera scheme on you. You look at it as an improvement, allowing you to get a better perspective, I view it as a limitation. No puns were intended in this paragraph.

"Yes too human's camera was fine, once you got used to the idea of never really being in control of it. Even on my last epic loot run I still occasional swung my sword trying to adjust the camera. I just really don't like that the mode that give you the most control over the plane, and hence funnest to play, forces this camera scheme on you. You look at it as an improvement, allowing you to get a better perspective, I view it as a limitation. No puns were intended in this paragraph."

The OFF mode sucks for bombing runs and attacking ground/sea targets but it works wonders in dogfights and it saved me numerous times when doging missles.  I still wish it was easier to switch between the 2 modes, double tapping the left/right trigger gets pretty tedious and it doesn't always work.