‘The Ascent’ official thread
- Thread starter Rollins
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Honestly, I feel like this week there have been some boneheaded decisions. They haven’t unlocked these games at midnight, and with months of planning, who’s idea was it to release the Ascent and start Halo Infinite flights on the same day?
Probably are since so many use the "New Zealand" trick when it's not a global release.
I hope that's just because they got review copies late or something. It doesn't sound like an overly long game so it shouldn't have taken them more than a couple of days to review it.
Relax, either it's great.... Mediocre... Or it sucks.
Either way, fun times will follow in this forum.
Either way, fun times will follow in this forum.
First review is 8.8
The Ascent picks up the glove to become the "Diablo with guns" and the result is a game with astonishing action and a superb design.
Review by Generación Xbox
You can't get to the review yet though, but it shows up under google search.
opencritic.com
The Ascent picks up the glove to become the "Diablo with guns" and the result is a game with astonishing action and a superb design.
Review by Generación Xbox
You can't get to the review yet though, but it shows up under google search.
The Ascent Reviews
The Ascent is rated 'Fair' after being reviewed by 114 critics, with an overall average score of 73. It's ranked in the top 44% of games and recommended by 56% of critics.
opencritic.com
The Ascent Review - IGN
Verdict 7/10
The Ascent’s satisfying gun-tastic action-RPG gameplay loop mixes with its beautiful cyberpunk aesthetic to create an overall enjoyable experience. Neither its story nor its characters are all that memorable, and its enemy encounters can stumble toward the end, but its gunplay and ultra-violence in a neon-soaked world combine to craft a co-op-friendly game you don’t see every day.
I played Ruiner a bit the other night to get warmed up for this.
I highly recommend picking that game up BTW if you haven't already.
I highly recommend picking that game up BTW if you haven't already.
Sitting at a 75 on Metacritic with 8 reviews. So far the consensus seems to be that the game is fun, especially in co-op, but it's not amazing. I can deal with that.
It's not that I'm stressing about it, I just found it really really weird that reviews didn't come out until four hours before release. Generally that's not a good sign IMO.
In Short: A deeply disappointing co-op shooter that squanders its excellent graphics on a bland and repetitive attempt to make a sci-fi Diablo.
Pros: The combat is okay and if you can find friends to play with the co-op has potential. Incredibly good graphics, especially at a distance.
Cons: Horribly shallow and repetitive action, with terrible mission design and unengaging storytelling. Awful artificial intelligence and in-game map. No online matchmaking and lots of bugs.
Score: 3/10
Pros: The combat is okay and if you can find friends to play with the co-op has potential. Incredibly good graphics, especially at a distance.
Cons: Horribly shallow and repetitive action, with terrible mission design and unengaging storytelling. Awful artificial intelligence and in-game map. No online matchmaking and lots of bugs.
Score: 3/10
I don't ever cross streams with another man...
The 3/10 from Metro hit the Xbox Series X review at Metacritic. Not the PC at Metacritic. OpenCritic does a better job. They combine Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC as one game.
