The Ascent

 PlayStation 5
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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 39
  3. Negative: 8 out of 39
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  1. 5thavenuecrazy
    Sep 13, 2022
    5
    I could only play for around 3 hours before I quit.
    The game environments look great but everything else is sub-par.
    I couldn't care about the story right from the beginning so then i felt like I was just roaming around doing side-quest-like main missions for no reason. The shooting mechanics and RPG upgrades were just fine but the shooting in general got stale after about an hour.    I could only play for around 3 hours before I quit.
    The game environments look great but everything else is sub-par.
    I couldn't care about the story right from the beginning so then i felt like I was just roaming around doing side-quest-like main missions for no reason. The shooting mechanics and RPG upgrades were just fine but the shooting in general got stale after about an hour. Navigation and backtracking through the boring world that all looks the same was probably the worst thing about this game. Even once you get to the part where you can fast-travel, it still is a confusing mess. The game just felt like mindless, boring shooting followed by 5+ mins of walking/backtracking, 1 min of shooting, walking/backtracking again for 5+ mins, etc. Once you have played through the first hour you've basically seen the whole game and nothing changes.    … Expand
  2. Molec_man
    Mar 27, 2022
    8
    It's a solid shooter with good graphics, some character building and solid gameplay. Lays out with mostly isometric maps with a few side scrolling areas and has weather effects. Ascent has some character customization in the builds and auxiliary skills to add more customization to your character. But it felt a little short, some additional depth to the skills and variety in the loot wouldIt's a solid shooter with good graphics, some character building and solid gameplay. Lays out with mostly isometric maps with a few side scrolling areas and has weather effects. Ascent has some character customization in the builds and auxiliary skills to add more customization to your character. But it felt a little short, some additional depth to the skills and variety in the loot would have been nice. Overall it is fun and engaging. I hope there is a sequel.… Expand
  3. Sabrewulf1
    May 20, 2022
    1
    Completely broken multiplayer, constant 100 percent crashes, loss of music during game, incompletable missions, npc pop-in, frame stutter, glitches such as machine gun fire still firing although weapon has stopped firing, clunky dodge roll animation. The game has been out for 4 years and curve keep porting it to every platform. Clearly as a cash grab because they are never going to fixCompletely broken multiplayer, constant 100 percent crashes, loss of music during game, incompletable missions, npc pop-in, frame stutter, glitches such as machine gun fire still firing although weapon has stopped firing, clunky dodge roll animation. The game has been out for 4 years and curve keep porting it to every platform. Clearly as a cash grab because they are never going to fix it. Shame because underneath it is a stellar game. Imo they have damaged their reputation for high quality indie. I tried and tried to love this game, but if the dev is not dedicated to fixing, im not dedicated to play it, not that it matters, they got my money. Stupid business model, because i wont forget this and wont purchase any more games by them. Shame as i have all their other releases dating back to ps3!… Expand
  4. DarkSamurai
    Mar 25, 2022
    8
    Decent game,with good amount of action to keep you Intrested. I would say it's best that this game was Available on gamepass. I could discover this game
  5. Woody1978
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    I love twin stick shooters and this is up there with the best of them.
    The graphics are spectacular amazing lighting punchy sound and amazing duelsense functionality, feeling the rain patter on your controller while walking around rain soaked neon citys is amazing.
  6. FoggyGhost0
    Mar 28, 2022
    8
    Overall a very pleasant experience, with exception of repetitive missions and long location-to-location rides
  7. RGNS
    Jul 9, 2022
    0
    extremely difficult. i am glad that hacking exists. i go to playlist stupid game for free. stupid mouse aim does not work. do not buy this game. i say again do not buy this game. stupid story difficult combat boring stupid game. the stupid character doesn't even talk. eight zero stupid idiot devs.
  8. R3bbit
    Jun 28, 2023
    4
    What a beautiful, action packed MESS of a game.

    The world building, environments, details and combat are so fantastic. It is most certainly one of the best Cyperpunk punk sci-fi worlds in gaming. It is a 9/10 game for certain......if it wasn't such a dreadful unsupported MESS!! Crashing constantly, cross play between ps4 and p5 an utter miserable mess. Even just starting the    What a beautiful, action packed MESS of a game.

    The world building, environments, details and combat are so fantastic. It is most certainly one of the best Cyperpunk punk sci-fi worlds in gaming.

    It is a 9/10 game for certain......if it wasn't such a dreadful unsupported MESS!!

    Crashing constantly, cross play between ps4 and p5 an utter miserable mess.

    Even just starting the game on PS5 and PS4 is broken broken broken.

    My co-op partner lost out on his platinum after playing the entire campaign through with me, enduring all of the above to only loose his mission trophy due to a crash which obviously didn't properly register his progress.

    All of the above issue have received NO support from the developers since the game released. Shocking!!!

    Obviously a game pass issue where they are paid up front and anything after is just a waste of time and resources,

    So from a 9/10 game I have to dock it at least 5 points but at the same time anyone with hair on their teeth will have a great experience.

    Here's hoping we get another Ascent 2 in the near future with proper support.

    Damn...and to the developers, if you do start on Ascent 2...work on the taxi and fast travel system. At end game I literally ended up spending more time in the taxi, lift and train than in combat. It was an endless path of running, taking a lift, taking a taxi (5 - 10 mins) and then getting to the objective point, completing the mission in about 60 secs and then 5 - 10 mins of traveling back to the quest giver...on and on!!!    … Expand
  9. danield80
    Nov 1, 2022
    3
    This game may visually look great (even though I think such level of detail is unnecessary or even counterproductive to a top-down game) but everything else is just atrocious. Brainless mag emptying and ability spamming is all this game offers. There's a story and lore, apparently, but I couldn't care less and honestly don't know anything about it. The alien design is the worst since NoThis game may visually look great (even though I think such level of detail is unnecessary or even counterproductive to a top-down game) but everything else is just atrocious. Brainless mag emptying and ability spamming is all this game offers. There's a story and lore, apparently, but I couldn't care less and honestly don't know anything about it. The alien design is the worst since No Man's Sky. The Angara from ME Andromeda would look outstandingly compared to the Ascent races.

    This game offers local multiplayer similarly to the Borderlands games. Hey, this game is a top-down Borderlands but with no guns at all. So, if you dislike Borderlands like I do, don't even consider playing this game even for free.

    The gameplay mainly consists of backtracking which sucks even with the fast travel system because there are several floors in the game world and you can't just fast-travel through them, you have to take the elevator first.

    When you use the Pocket Mech tactical, you always 100 % experience a visual glitch after exiting the mech. What is this? Fallout or what?    … Expand
  10. Galazar
    Sep 9, 2022
    7
    It's good but buggy as hell.

    I've had several games crashes, the autosave is sporadic and random, been pushed off the map by explosions, the camera angle can be weird sometimes, was 5 levels higher than recommended for a boss and was still one shotted.

    They need to release a patch instead of additional dlc
  11. Naedeslus
    Jun 19, 2023
    7
    + Good combat.
    + Good-looking game with a great cyberpunk atmosphere.
    + 10 or so hours but it has extra content. Doesn't feel like it's padding anything out and it's a good length. +Replayability. - The story is hard to follow and can be overwhelming with cyberpunk terminology. - Difficulty feels a bit unbalanced. Even on easy or normal it can be a struggle and the last mission is a    + Good combat.
    + Good-looking game with a great cyberpunk atmosphere.
    + 10 or so hours but it has extra content. Doesn't feel like it's padding anything out and it's a good length.
    +Replayability.

    - The story is hard to follow and can be overwhelming with cyberpunk terminology.
    - Difficulty feels a bit unbalanced. Even on easy or normal it can be a struggle and the last mission is a pretty big difficulty spike.
    - 'Final boss' is a joke.

    The Ascent is a good game. It's not perfect, far from it. The gameplay was fun, has some catchy music and the environments look good but it does have some repetition, mostly in going from the overworld to the actual missions. The missions themselves are fine, but the overworld drags on and on and it can be hard to figure out the best route to take. The combat is good and enjoyable but there are some difficulty spikes and a very lackluster final boss.

    The story makes no sense and is full of confusing terminology and I'm familiar with the genre but if you never experienced anything cyberpunk related, a lot of it will probably go over your head. For the price though, it is worth playing and I enjoyed my time with it. I probably won't return to it, even with a New Game + but I did like it and would definitely like the studio to revisit this world one day.    … Expand
  12. KenniG
    Nov 18, 2022
    1
    I really wish it was illegal to ‘pay for good reviews.’ The only thing everybody keeps talking about are the graphics and how it looks, which means bollocks if the game doesn’t play very well. The number of bugs and refusal to fix them shows how little the programmers cared for quality and were mostly focused on graphics and looks which has become the norm in gaming today. I’d rather haveI really wish it was illegal to ‘pay for good reviews.’ The only thing everybody keeps talking about are the graphics and how it looks, which means bollocks if the game doesn’t play very well. The number of bugs and refusal to fix them shows how little the programmers cared for quality and were mostly focused on graphics and looks which has become the norm in gaming today. I’d rather have a decent looking game with outstanding fun gameplay over being visually stunning anyday. Between crashes, loss of inventory and save files to outright sometimes not even registering that I have shot an enemy but will get one shot by enemies several levels below me thru solid walls while supposedly under cover w full health and rejuv grenade going shows there was very little to no quality testing. Just to name a few of many issues that even a crap label like EA would at least fix. But then again, it “looks visually stunning” doesn’t it?! I would avoid this craptacular turd.… Expand
  13. tsupryk
    Feb 2, 2023
    8
    One of the most exciting games about cyberpunk ever!
    Nice graphics, good story, easy controls, hard bosses!
    Minuses - lots of crashes (more then 10 during story), weapons to be more balanced.
  14. mrgentle91
    Sep 6, 2023
    7
    such a great game that is wasted by the stupid glitches and crashes epecially when you play co-op with a friend, save suddenly deleted with all weapons and skills as well.
    9/10 gameplay
    3/10 as a whole system of gaming.
  15. P4E4T4O
    Apr 7, 2023
    10
    **** awesome
  16. ismailBaytar
    May 9, 2022
    8
    The Ascent dünyası ile müziği ile beni etkiledi,keşke sabit kamera olmasa idi kamerayı ayarlama seçeneği bulunsaydı çok daha iyi olurdu.karalter oluşturma da yüzeysel olmuş fakat yan karakterler çok iyi dizayn edilmiş oynanış klavye mausa oranla konsollarda biraz alışma süresi istiyor,küçük çablı firma için iyi bir deneme üzerine gidilirse bir şaheser olur.
  17. DaeGurth
    Jul 21, 2022
    9
    Rare couch co-op. Cyberpunk done right. Seems straightforward at first, but pleasantly surprises, that not everything is so simple (Augmentations scale with stats, weapons need to be handled correctly and they need corresponding stats). But what I liked most was the feeling. You are one of many, in a big, stinky world of garbage, rain and chrome. Played on hard and enjoyed it. Not sure howRare couch co-op. Cyberpunk done right. Seems straightforward at first, but pleasantly surprises, that not everything is so simple (Augmentations scale with stats, weapons need to be handled correctly and they need corresponding stats). But what I liked most was the feeling. You are one of many, in a big, stinky world of garbage, rain and chrome. Played on hard and enjoyed it. Not sure how it feels when playing it alone.… Expand
  18. JrDouble
    May 12, 2023
    8
    I like this game a lot and it is only held back by the complete lack of communication about the inability to complete specific side quests until after specific main story quests are completed first. It is also very difficult unless you take the time to grind and increase your level before trying certain missions. If you walk everywhere and fight everyone instead of taking transit or cabs,I like this game a lot and it is only held back by the complete lack of communication about the inability to complete specific side quests until after specific main story quests are completed first. It is also very difficult unless you take the time to grind and increase your level before trying certain missions. If you walk everywhere and fight everyone instead of taking transit or cabs, you'll have a better time play as your level will be more appropriate for the challenge.… Expand
  19. somovbiu
    May 7, 2023
    0
    Don't ever play this game, terrible difficulty design. Unlike other games, this game uses 'Difficulty Spikes', i.e. every few hours, the boss suddenly becomes harder and mobs come in much larger hurd. Most of the time it's tedious, but when it decides to be exciting, it becomes impossible. THERE'S A GOOD REASON this game sold so badly, don't make the same mistake, don't buy this game!
  20. N-Finite
    May 4, 2023
    8
    ذا اسينت (The Ascent)
    " ذا اسينت " هي لعبة فيديو من نوع (إطلاق نار بالعصا المزدوجة / تمثيل أدوار) من فئة الـ "سايبربانك" من منظور الشخص الثالث، تم تطويرها من قبل " Neon Giant " و نشرت من قبل " Curve Digital” ، طورت اللعبة باستخدام محرك " Unreal Engine 4 "على يد فريق صغير جدا يتكون من 12 شخص فقط لا غير.
    استوديو Neon Giant، وهو استوديو مستقل لتطوير الألعاب، تأسس في عام 2018 ويتخذ من    ذا اسينت (The Ascent)
    " ذا اسينت " هي لعبة فيديو من نوع (إطلاق نار بالعصا المزدوجة / تمثيل أدوار) من فئة الـ "سايبربانك" من منظور الشخص الثالث، تم تطويرها من قبل " Neon Giant " و نشرت من قبل " Curve Digital” ، طورت اللعبة باستخدام محرك " Unreal Engine 4 "على يد فريق صغير جدا يتكون من 12 شخص فقط لا غير.
    استوديو Neon Giant، وهو استوديو مستقل لتطوير الألعاب، تأسس في عام 2018 ويتخذ من السويد مقرا له، يتكون الفريق من مطورين ذوي خبرة واسعة من مختلف مجالات تطوير الألعاب، بما في ذلك تطوير ألعاب من فئة AAA والألعاب المستقلة. يتمتع الفريق بشغف كبير بتطوير ألعاب غامرة وجذابة، وتعتبر لعبة The Ascent أول مشروع كبير لهم كأستوديو مستقل، استلهم الفريق فكرة اللعبة من العديد من الألعاب الكلاسيكية والمعاصرة، بما في ذلك Cyberpunk 2077 وDeus Ex وSystem Shock وحتى أفلام الخيال العلمي مثل Bladerunner.

    تدور أحداث قصة اللعبة في عالم " Veles " وتحديدا في مدينة " Arcology " التي تملكها وتسيطر عليها مجموعة " The Ascent Group "ويسكن هذه المدينة الرأسية مئات الآلاف من مختلف المخلوقات والاجناس، من بشر و فضائيين و آليين. تنقسم مدينة " Arcology " الى ثلاثة أجزاء بشكل عام، الجزء السفلي الذي يعتبر الحي العشوائي الفقير، و يضج بالوحوش المفترسة و الآلات المعطلة القاتلة وسط الانقاض و بقايا المباني المحطمة، ثم تأتي المنطقة الوسطى و التي تسيطر عليها العصابات و الفصائل المسلحة المختلفة و تعتبر المنطقة الحيوية لهذه المدينة، ثم المنطقة العليا و المخصصة للقيادات من مجموعة "The Ascent" و فاحشي الثراء من سكان مدينة Arcology" .

    التسلية
    ممتعة جدا ،تتميز بتجربة لعب عميقة و جميلة و متوازنة ، العديد من الأمور التي ستبقيك مستمتعا بها لفترات طويلة.
    اسلوب العرض
    تفاصيل مبهرة و دقيقة ، عناية فائقة في رسم البيئات و المناطق و الشخصيات .
    القصة و السرد
    تبدأ بشكل بطيء نوعا ما، لكن سرعان ما ستندمج في أحداث اللعبة والتي ستدفعك على التعمق والانغماس بها بشكل كبير.
    عمر اللعبة
    العديد من المهام والنشاطات المختلفة، أكثر من 40 ساعة من اللعب لإنهاء القصة الاصلية وانجاز اغلب المهام الفرعية الإضافية.
    الابتكار والتجدد
    بشكل عام قدمت اللعبة أفكار مكررة ولكن تم تقديمها بشكل مستحدث ومبسط، والتي ساهمت في تقديم اللعبة بشكل ميسر لأغلب اللاعبين

    التقييم النهائي :

    استطاع الفريق في استوديو Neon Giant من تسخير خبراتهم السابقة الواسعة في عالم تطوير الألعاب الإلكترونية، وسعيهم في تطوير ألعاب غامرة و جذابة، في تقديم هذه اللعبة بشكل استثنائي، بالرغم من صغر حجم الفريق الذي يتكون من 12 شخص فقط، إلا انهم نجحوا في تقديم لعبة ممتازة على مستوى رفيع جدا، بجودة مماثلة الألعاب المنتجة من اكبر أستوديوهات تطوير الألعاب ذات الميزانيات الخيالية.    … Expand
  21. DeibidLion
    Sep 6, 2023
    8
    Muy guapo, muy fino y muy cuidado. Me recuerda al mítico CONTRA. Sorprende. Juegazo

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. PSX Brasil
    May 7, 2022
    85
    The Ascent is, for fans of a good isometric RPG with a futuristic theme, one of the best experiences in recent years. Aesthetically beautiful, it is not the most innovative experience in terms of both story and gameplay, but it manages to be competent in everything it proposes, resulting in an intense and surprisingly immersive journey.
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  2. XGN
    Apr 21, 2022
    80
    The Ascent provides a vibrant, living environment for you to run around in and shoot at. The world is brimming with walking-talking NPCs and neon-filled areas. While the story isn't really that memorable, it's decent enough for you to push on to the next mission, which will lead you to diverse locations and up against different enemies. The bigger enemies can be a bit too much bullet sponges, but otherwise the gameplay and diverse possibilities are quite satisfying.
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  3. COGconnected
    Apr 4, 2022
    85
    Overall, The Ascent is a fun twin-stick shooter that comes to the Playstation with an absolutely beautiful world design. The wholesale violence is very engaging but may feel a bit redundant as you can be pretty well maxed out about halfway through. I had a lot of fun with The Ascent, especially with multiplayer. It’s a beautiful-looking game that’s a blast to play that’s worth checking out.
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