This game is currently in the Humble Choice for August 2022, this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before September 6nd, 2022, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
Diablo meets cyberpunk with guns.
The Ascent starts with an interesting concept with players being an indentured slave to a mega-corporation and being told where to go and what to do. Players start dealing with the sewers and will find a ton of enemies to slaughter. Though after that first level the mega corporation defaults like many concepts it’s not well explained and the game starts sending players to other locations to shoot it out. The Ascent plays a lot like typical action RPGs.
Well mostly, I like to think of The Ascent as Diablo with guns, or a looter shooter without meaningful loot. I almost question if the developer moved away from loot late in the development process because, without the focus on loot, The Ascent’s levels drag on quite a bit, and yet there’s chests where loot should be stored. However, the cyberpunk aesthetic works and the hub is large, overpopulated, and dense, which is exactly what cyberpunk calls for.
Pick this up if you want to wade through a ton of enemies with guns blazing or love that cyberpunk style. There’s a good solid combat system here, though the game does sometimes get monotonous and can be a slog. There is a lot of inventive design for the characters, aliens, and world. I just wish the levels were a little better-paced.
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3.5