![]() That "whatever" includes running errands for people, exploring an intricate city, and shooting anyone who looks at you funny. But when the company suddenly falls apart, sending the planet into disarray, you have to do whatever you must to survive. Set in the far future, the cyberpunk shooter The Ascent casts you as an "indentured worker" for The Ascent Group on the planet Veles. ![]() While it has some quirky issues, this futuristic gun game still manages to be engaging and exciting in an old school way. There is lots of profanity although most is in subtitles as alien gibberish often substitutes voice acting. Although the color scheme (lots of glowing red and heavy shadows) of many areas somewhat masks it half the time, some areas late in the game particularly a white office complex emphasize the carnage. Civilians will very frequently get in the crossfire with no penalty for collateral damage. The game is heavy on blood and gore even with the eleveated perspective, with a slightly upgraded pistol being able to dismember or bisect targets. It just makes one appreciate how concise the levels and mechanics of Ruiner were. The RPG machanics are shallow, the side quests are poorly paced, unimpressive and require too much backtracking in a game where navigation is a cumbersome chore with no mini-map, a lousy maxi-map, overly spacious areas, limited movement options, "fast travel" where the load times are longer than it takes to walk to your destination (God help you if youre playing on base Xbone). There is just no reason for this game to be as long as it is (20+ hours). However the game suffers from serious bloat compared to its leaner (5-6 hour) bretheren. Sure the interactivity is quite low (no jumping, no police, etc) but given games like CP77 that have the AAA stamp and still disappoint this is a treat. #THE ASCENT NEW GAME PLUS FULL#A fully 3D rendered high-res open world full of bystanders, enemies and mayhem with 4 player LOCAL and online co-op that happens to be in style of Hotline Miami and its cyberpunk cousin Ruiner. ![]() The Ascent is available with Xbox Game Pass - if you haven't tried it yet or aren't sure whether it's for you, go ahead and check out Luke's The Ascent review.Its very impressive what a visually stunning world this indie studio created. However, the devs did take to Reddit to assure players that "While we are adding these great new features to the game, rest assured that we are still committed to provid additional on-going patches to improve the game for all players." It's a brief roadmap and doesn't delve into the specifics of any of its upcoming DLC content, so it seems we'll have to wait for a more detailed breakdown. #THE ASCENT NEW GAME PLUS PATCH#Then, in 2022, we get Patch 7 with New Game+ and the Chongqing Pack as free DLC, while the Cyber Warrior pack arrives as paid content. Before the year is out, Patch 6 will add voiceover for side missions, and a winter pack. Coming up is Patch 5, which will include transmogrification as free DLC and the Cybersec pack as paid DLC. The Ascent has already had a photo mode added with Patch 4, along with a Halloween pack, new shirts, and new weapon skins. #THE ASCENT NEW GAME PLUS SERIES#The Ascent Curve Games Xbox Game Pass Xbox Series X|S Action-RPG Heidi Nicholas The Ascent, which launched into Xbox Game Pass earlier this year, has shared its post-launch roadmap, detailing the free and paid content we'll see arriving throughout this year and into the next. ![]()
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