The Ascent is an atmospheric power fantasy, a cinematic cyberpunk escape where you can disengage your brain and indulge in copious virtual violence. Constantly schlepping back and forth to chat to various unmemorable characters is far less interesting, however, especially when there’s no reason to care about what they have to say. An influx of new weaponry and gorgeous scenery keeps the many, many battles compelling, and skills from an energy-powered punch to a deployable army of explosive spider-bots create some variety. When it leans into the carnage, and especially when you’ve got a co-op buddy, this sci-fi shooter is at its gory best. Everything in Veles reeks of death and corruption – and much like in the Judge’s Mega City One, the only thing keeping Veles’s populace in check is a chamber full of bullets. There’s a serviceable story threading all the violence together, but mostly it’s about indiscriminately gunning down goons. Neon Giant’s debut feels like a playable Judge Dredd.
As you climb your way up this tower-like metropolis, your grizzled mercenary fights tooth and nail to slowly – and literally – ascend to the upper echelons of society.Įverything reeks of death and corruption … The Ascent. Its most impoverished inhabitants are banished to the sewers while wealthy citizens dwell in the districts above. Developer Neon Giant has dressed up The Ascent’s loot-driven blasting as an anti-capitalist critique: the class divide is built into planet Veles’s sleazy cyberpunk architecture. It is flawed but fun and atmospheric, set in a predictably bleak urban dystopia full of indentured workers, shady mega-corporations and augmented outlaws. Sci-fi shooter The Ascent is a good example, the equivalent of a high-octane but intellectually bereft action flick. Xbox’s Game Pass subscription gives me a similar buzz, offering a library of games to choose from and giving players the chance to try out odd or middling games that they’d never actually buy. Game rentals let me embark on interactive adventures I could otherwise never have afforded – while consuming an entire share-size pack of Sour Skittles in the process. While my parents pondered which thriller to digest with their takeaway, I’d gawp at the colourful PlayStation games on the corner shelf. Meet new allies and enemies and find loot as you explore the brimming world of The Ascent and its wide range of districts, from the deep slums to the higher luxury spheres.W hen I was a kid, nothing beat our family’s weekly pilgrimage to the local video store Vidbiz. Allocate new skill points as you level-up and try various augmentations to take down your enemies in new creative ways.
RPG ELEMENTSĬustomize your character with cyberware that suits your playstyle.
EXPLOSIVE SHOOTERĪim low or high, switch weapons and equip lethal gadgets, take cover and use the destructible environments at your advantage and keep adjusting your tactic as you face new enemies. Play the entire game alone or work together with up to three friends in local or online co-op. Can you survive without it? SOLO OR CO-OP
You must take up arms and embark on a new mission to find out what started it all. One day, you are suddenly caught in a vortex of catastrophic events: The Ascent Group shuts down for unknown reasons and the survival of your district is threatened. You play as a worker, enslaved by the company that owns you and everyone else in your district. Welcome to The Ascent Group arcology, a corporate-run metropolis stretching high into the sky and filled with creatures from all over the galaxy. The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG, set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world.
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