The gist of the setup is that The Ascent Corporation (the mega-corporation seemingly running the whole show and arcology on the planet of Veles) has mysteriously defaulted and closed up shop.
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From minor aesthetics such as certain armor types straight-up replacing your limbs with full-blown robotic parts to even things like the fast travel system and getting a short visual of your character riding in a flying taxi with a robotic driver went a long way in selling me on this universe and setting.Īs impressive and immersive as those details are, though, the story in The Ascent is a lot more cut and dry by comparison. That attention to detail that I’ve been praising so much also blends into the mechanics in many ways. The Ascent is undoubtedly the best-looking isometric viewing experience I’ve seen to date in a video game. Obviously, the overall visuals in this game are stellar. In fact, smaller details are something The Ascent absolutely nails.
Even smaller details such as ambient noises, NPC alien languages, flying vehicles, and robots overhead add to the game’s atmosphere perfectly. Every time I blew away ferals or random mercs with the Dread (an excellent gun name by the way), it sounded so incredibly punchy and base heavy through my headphones and it never got old for me. The sound effects on the guns are a notable highlight. MSRP: $29.99 (Also available on Xbox Game Pass)Īs great as the soundtrack is, though, the sound design across The Ascent is just excellent all around.
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The Ascent (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S )
However, every time I took the elevator out of that mess and made my way into Cluster 13 - and was greeted with hearing the incredible soundtrack that accompanies it - I knew the real fun was about to begin. Combine that with a pretty lackluster character creation system, I think it gives a bad first impression.
I’ve gone through this introduction across PC, co-op with some friends, and twice now on Xbox Series X after accidentally nuking my own save file. All of this leads to a fight with a giant feral that you can beat by simply running in a big circle and shooting at it. You’re wading through the deep bowls of the arcology the game is set on, fighting mindless feral mutants, and doing the equivalent of flipping switches to restart a “sentient intelligence” system. Admittedly, The Ascent starts on a pretty dull and uninteresting note.
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