- Publisher: Curve Digital
- Release Date: Jul 29, 2021
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
The Ascent
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 452 Ratings
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- Developer: Neon Giant
- Genre(s): Action Adventure, General, Role-Playing, Action RPG
- # of players: Up to 4
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 34
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Mixed: 19 out of 34
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Negative: 1 out of 34
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Jul 29, 2021Despite some of the more minor issues listed above, there was very little that was able to pull me away from The Ascent in the past week or so that I’ve been playing, and it’s certainly a game I’d like to revisit post launch with a fresh character so I can toy around with different builds and loadouts a bit more. Again, it’s an absolute no-brainer if you’re a Game Pass subscriber on Xbox, but even if you’re looking to purchase the game outright, it’s absolutely worth checking out.
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Jul 29, 2021With the recent experience of Cyberpunk 2077, The Ascent has managed to amaze me with its aesthetics, its artistic section and its powerful and impressive graphics.
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Aug 4, 2021The Ascent is a solid and fun action-RPG, capable of providing many hours of fun thanks to well-paced gameplay and powerful and inspired graphics. Too bad for some flaws such as the poorly executed cooperative mode, annoying bugs and the lack of Italian localization, which prevent the first job of Neon Giant to shine as it deserves.
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Jul 29, 2021The Ascent is an unapologetically familiar twin stick shooter, with a detailed cyberpunk world that feels alive and especially dystopian. Some mistakes in the way the map is implemented and a fast travel that is unreasonable limited could have been alleviated, but nevertheless the action is top-notch and cathartic.
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Jul 30, 2021Although The Ascent is far from perfect, it gets more right than it does wrong and is most successful at creating a world that is filled with interesting characters and fun to explore. The sections that require some grinding might frustrate, but there is enough variety in the combat to keep the gameplay from becoming stale thanks to the wide array of weapons and the cover mechanics. Add in the possibility for co-op multiplayer with some friends and The Ascent can certainly provide hours of riotous fun, especially with a release on Xbox Game Pass day one.
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Aug 12, 2021The cyberpunk world of The Ascent seems dazzling on the surface, but much like your standard cyberpunk world, the grime underneath all of the neon and futuristic landscapes ends up revealing a hefty mess once you go exploring it. The top-down shooter gameplay is fun on a basic level, but quickly becomes monotonous as it drags on in order to keep up with the RPG-styled length and ambitions, while the RPG side of things has a good story and some nifty gameplay tweaks, but its desire to keep the gameplay focus on being a top-down shooter means that any potential when it comes to depth and variety is never fully realized. If you’re a die-hard cyberpunk fan, don’t mind a lot of repetition or have friends to join along, there can be fun here as you ascend, but the rest might be better skipping the trip up.
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Jul 29, 2021A deeply disappointing co-op shooter that squanders its excellent graphics on a bland and repetitive attempt to make a sci-fi Diablo.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 197 out of 238
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Mixed: 14 out of 238
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Negative: 27 out of 238
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Jul 30, 2021
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Aug 4, 2021
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Aug 20, 2021beautiful game and plays really good now that the first update fixed most of the bugs, a must try
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Aug 1, 2021Very enjoyable gameplay, full content, I liked it very much. The graphics are outstanding environmental detail is great.
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