The Ascent

Gave it a shot in co-op but it felt really clunky and undercooked. The concept is great no doubt, but the execution isn't - and it honestly feels to me like it didn't get enough development time. I'm actually really disappointed about this one because I was very much looking forward to playing it, as it seemed to be a Diablo-like with a cyberpunk setting similar to Ghostrunner's, and I should have liked it in theory, but the combat didn't feel good at all, which for this type of game is my number one criterion.

There is an obscene amount of cinematic running in The Ascent. On top of that, the player has no way to move through these areas any quicker except to dedicated fast travel points which are no where near where you need to be. There is a lot of backtracking, including visiting areas you've already been to do additional side quests or go to the high level zone of a particular map. It is, frankly, disrespectful of my time. But I can appreciate beautiful scenery and it would not usually bother me except every zone has multiple loading areas. These loading areas are not hidden, in fact, they usually happen right before combat. While the map is loading in the background the framerate drops to an abysmal 14 and can last almost a whole minute. All while you have to dodge, shoot, and otherwise make sure you dont get kicked back to the respawn point and have to load all this again. Oh and all the enemies respawn when you do. I wouldn't call The Ascent a forgiving game, nor would I call it particularly difficult. However, the enemies have perfect aim every time, so you must move, dodge, or make use of cover. They can use cover much more effectively than you, and there is often no way to get an enemy out of cover without abilities. This leads to issues where you're just sitting in cover trying not to die to a firing squad. Eventually they will attempt to surround you, which gives you an opportunity to pick them off. But for the most part, this is an incredibly annoying arpg combat system. I really, really want to like this game. The gunplay actually feels great. But there are too many little things that just make me think I'd rather be doing something else.

Frequent crashes.

It mid at best, other have done it better, like Alien Swarm

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I wanted to give the game a chance because it looks pretty fun and interesting. However, it just feels boring and uninspired? I feel like I'm a regular human living in the 40k universe. Like it's so apocalyptic and dirty that it kinda turns me away. Not to mention the camera cannot be adjusted at all so I feel like I gotta sit 40 feet away from my monitor because I'm so zoomed in, and sometimes the camera auto zooms on specific things the game thinks you should look at and I have to move in a direction i literally cannot see because I cant move the camera myself. It as a whole feels clunky. However it was kinda interesting for the gameplay I did get out of it, but I cant see myself ever returning to the game because the clunky camera and aggressive cyberpunk apocalypse setting.

I think it was truly fun to play through. I can recommend it even for solo (i played in solo) but it must be fun in group too. The world looks cool and gritty, and cyber futuristic trash, it is great. The story is quite alright it backs every part of the gameplay. The crafting system and character development is also enjoyable if you ask me, I was curious all the way about my character's build and the next fight, the next adventure. If you are not sure, buy it on discount, but on discount its absolutely worth it, so don't miss it.

This game is fun, the weapon loadouts and armor buildouts arent quite clear sometimes though. Eventually you'll hit a wall and will need to take a long break for it to enjoy it. If you liked the old shadowrun game on snes or that type of game youll like this too.