Observer system redux playtime1/7/2023 ![]() Smaller enemies can’t be hit if you are standing and aiming high, just like enemies can miss you when you crouch during a firefight, double effective if you are using some cover to protect you from low shots. Gameplay wise, one of the big things going on is that you can aim high or low, allowing you to use cover even from a more isometric viewing angle. But “good” things can’t last forever, can they? The game opens up with the system failing as chaos ensues across the Ascent Group, and of course you get wrapped up in all of it! Will you be able to track down what caused this series of events, or allow the district to crumble around you? The whole life you know depends on the set cycle established by the corporations, a delicate system of checks and balances to provide at least some necessities of life for the things living within it. The Ascent is a top-down twin-stick style shooter with some action RPG elements set in a dark future world where the vast majority of individuals are essentially owned by the massive mega-corporations, indentured servants paying off a life debt for little and big reasons. The game comes out pretty strong, but quickly you start to see the issues arise, the gameplay stagnates and it all kind of falls apart. But somehow, I bounced so hard off The Ascent that it left a bad taste in my mouth and a wish that it spent another few more months in the oven. You ever run into a game that you should be all means enjoy, but it just doesn’t click? Listen, apparently by my playtime in Cyberpunk 2077 last year, I love a dystopian romp through a Cyberpunk landscape that is held together with digital duct tape. MonsterVine was supplied with Steam code for review Platforms: PC (reviewed), Xbox Series X/S It’s third-person perspective gunplay mixed with RPG elements sets out to create a unique dark future fantasy adventure, but does it stick the landing? ![]() The Ascent is the first game by Neon Giant, and presents a dystopian Cyberpunk world for you to indulge in.
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