Ascendant

January 21, 2023 - Reading time: ~1 minute - Category: game library project

Ascendant is a free 2D sidescroller Brawler roguelike from 2014. It's fine. Sadly, there's so many better games in this genre (Dead Cells, Rogue Legacy), that it's hard to recommend if you have access to any of those.

Controls work fine, but are a little floaty. Attacks don't seem to have much impact. The graphics are fine, if simple. The music is nice. I think there's a roots of a good game here, but so many games that do the same thing have gone above and beyond that it's hard to recommend a play.

Verdict: Uninstall

Part of the Game Library Project

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About

My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Depository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, history, and anything else I find interesting. 

My biggest project is my Game Library Project. I have a ton of games collected throughout the years, and have barely played any of them. Check out the linked post to learn more about the project, and click here to be taken to the category page where you can see all my posts for the project.

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