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Ashen
Released On: Dec 7, 2018
78
7.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
78
78% Positive
29 Reviews
29 Reviews
14% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
78
78% Positive
29 Reviews
29 Reviews
14% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Ashen subverts expectations. It manages to take the Souls genre, deconstruct it and make it feel originally its own. From the art style to the lovingly-crafted areas you venture through, you can tell that this was a passion project for the development team at A44. Slight performance issues aside, Ashen is a wonderful action role-playing game that respects the player’s desire to explore. It’s some of the most fun I’ve had with my Xbox One this year and well worth the time of anyone who is a fan of the genre, as well as a great entry point for those who are curious – a true independent gem.
For a hack and slash game that adapts the traits of a Dark Souls, to focus on the formation and cultivation of bonds between characters, Ashen is a game that came out of nowhere to positively surprise me. Despite the technical glitches, the grinding and the dying, I found the game beautiful to behold, angelic to listen to, and a story that delivers a tremendous punch. A44 did a tremendous job developing a game that is worth every penny of the $39.99 asking price. It goes without saying that if you're a fan of adventure games, hack and slash games, or Souls type games, then Ashen needs to be on your must buy list.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 194 User Ratings
7.0
62% Positive
121 Ratings
121 Ratings
14% Mixed
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
24% Negative
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 194 User Ratings
7.0
62% Positive
121 Ratings
121 Ratings
14% Mixed
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
24% Negative
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
O jogo é bom mas tem um grau dificuldade meio alto. Vc precisa ter paciência porque vai morrer várias vezes, principalmente nos chefes. Pra chegar nos chefes já é difícil quando chega fica pior.
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Xbox One
Ashen is a very interesting take on the Dark Souls subgenre, with great dungeons, great bosses and a very satisfying progression system.
Ironically, although Ashen is one of the better Souls-like games, its strengths emerge the more it deviates from the template. With a distinctive art style and approach to co-op, base-building and character interaction, Ashen suffers in those areas in which its Souls model outshines it: fluid and varied combat being the most obvious area. Taken apart from its inspiration, though, Ashen is still an entertaining and elegant experience.
Tense souls-like with a polarizing artdesign and technical flaws that stop it in its tracks.
Ashen is one of the best soulslike experiments, but again, From Software is still hard to beat.
Ashen now holds the dubious honor of being the first game I couldn’t bring myself to finish before posting a review. Well done, Ashen — you broke me. It’s just a shame you didn’t do it in a more interesting or cleverly-designed manner.
Estoy disfrutando del juego muchisimo, no recuerdo cuando me tenia un juego atrapado tanto la ultima vez.. Esta pensado para jugar en compania, aunque se parece bastante a Dark Souls, tiene muchas cosas originales que hacen este juego muy bonito, divertido y en momentos de miedo, no deja de ser para mi una obra de arte
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Xbox One
It was actually my first Soulslike, so at the time i really liked the game as a concept and had a lot of fun with it. The final boss is lame, and feels like it was added at the last moment, but the game surerly has it's charm. If you played Souls series before it's probably gonna be an disappointment, but otherwise, sure, why not?
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Xbox One
I got to the 3rd dungeon in Ashen and my coop partner kept falling off cliffs or something like 6 straight times. It became too frustrating as I need him to delve deeper.
Game(s) like: Dark Souls
Pros:
- The combat and design were fine overall
- Movement was fluid
Cons:
- Frustrating coop experience that makes it difficult if the CPU is gone
- Tried to beat a subtask but apparently you had to beat the 3rd dungeon first. No indication in the game this was the case.
- Wasn't a huge fan of the art style
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Xbox One
Conscious graphical style of bland and faded. Greys and browns. Interesting at first, but falls apart quickly.
But really it all comes down to the combat, which is slow, clunky, unforgiving, and very, very unfun.
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Xbox One
Summary Ashen is a 3rd person, action RPG about forging relationships. You are a lone wanderer in a sunless land. The only light to be had sputters from an age-old lantern at your side. There is a rumble in the distance, and then a light. Through leaking eyes you make out a peak on the horizon, choking the land in a cloud of ash. Nothing ever sh...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- Xbox One
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date: Dec 7, 2018
Developer:
- A44
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
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