The Ascent

Nexus18 · 30 Jul 2021 at 20:37

Complete ******* mess this on gamepass:

- ray tracing not working
- dlss not showing up
- coop not working
- quit to menu/quit game not working
- insane frame freezes when explosions

HRL · 31 Jul 2021 at 10:16

Well I downloaded it last night on Game Pass but not played it yet.

Sounds like I might as well wait for them to update it before I start playing.

Tombstone · 31 Jul 2021 at 11:04

Lol @ the gamespot review ( 6/10 ) which says that one of the negatives about the game is that its "Tone is extremely, unnecessarily hostile and dour".

Hostile and dour....

In a Cyberpunk world...

Good grief. Obviously not enough fluffy balloons and rainbows for them in this dystopian future game

Spleen Sauce · 31 Jul 2021 at 14:23

Tombstone said:
gamespot review ( 6/10 )

If it’s not Mario or an Ubisoft franchise game they’re not interested. Stopped reading/watching them long ago.

PinkFloyd · 31 Jul 2021 at 14:23

Just picked this up after seeing it mentioned on Discord yesterday. Played about an hour of it so far and enjoying it. Gameplay seems solid, interesting world and the graphics are spot on!

Buddy · 31 Jul 2021 at 14:42

I've got the game pass version and trying to run it on the oled. I don't have a 4k option? Just 1440p UW.

Firegod · 31 Jul 2021 at 15:32

Just picked this up today as well, knew nothing about it so took a punt on Steam. It's great so far!

Environmental visuals are impressive - just hope they fix the stutter issue. Going to leave it until a patch emerges.

FPS wise, AMD Radeon Software reporting an average of 95FPS. Graphics on High, with Textures on Ultra. DX12 mode. Ray Tracing enabled for just Shadows. 1440P res. Motion blur off. This is on a 6700XT with a 5800X CPU.

oldestgregg · 31 Jul 2021 at 16:10

Metalface Mark said:
Yes im the same, ive even capped it at 60fps as theres no noticeable difference on this game between 60 and 120 - but even capped at 60 i still get slowdown on big explosions.

Ive ended up buying the Steam version and now get around 55-60fps with the same settings but that is basically because RT actually works now.

Mint8 · 31 Jul 2021 at 16:19

Couple of problems I have had that are worth avoiding - if you clear the first (tutorial area) rather than just following the quest trail - when you later pick up the quest "balls Deep" - there is nothing to kill to complete the quest as the mobs dont respawn.

Also there is a level 2 side quest to meet someone at "the Node" - as its the lowest level quest available i tried to do it - you have to battle through a wave of level 6 mobs (as a level 3) to get to a lift...that doesnt work. Warning - dont then go further on to try to find another way in as you meet a group if level 18's that one shot you - the respawn then drops you at the far end of that level and there is no way back before you get one shot again etc etc etc meaning I lost about 2 hours of play.

CaptainRAVE · 31 Jul 2021 at 17:25

Loving this game. It’s not without its flaws, but it’s great fun. A little frustrating when I came across my first robot boss having not picked up or unlocked any decent energy weapons, but once I had that sorted it’s been a blast. One of the few games I’ll no doubt complete. The world is beautiful - I’ve enjoyed it more than cyberpunk so far too.

I can’t seem to find or get into stimtown connected to the gym side quest. Any ideas?

D3K · 31 Jul 2021 at 17:37

CaptainRAVE said:
Loving this game. It’s not without its flaws, but it’s great fun. A little frustrating when I came across my first robot boss having not picked up or unlocked any decent energy weapons, but once I had that sorted it’s been a blast. One of the few games I’ll no doubt complete. The world is beautiful - I’ve enjoyed it more than cyberpunk so far too.

I can’t seem to find or get into stimtown connected to the gym side quest. Any ideas?

If you can't get into an area, keep playing until the main questline takes you there.

I think that's the only one that has a really low level attached to it, for an area significantly higher.

The casino delivery seems the opposite. Really low mission you couldn't have gotten earlier.

CaptainRAVE · 31 Jul 2021 at 17:40

D3K said:
If you can't get into an area, keep playing until the main questline takes you there.

I think that's the only one that has a really low level attached to it, for an area significantly higher.

The casino delivery seems the opposite. Really low mission you couldn't have gotten earlier.

Yes, I think that’s the problem. It’s a level 7 or so quest, yet I’m on about level 17 in the main quest. It’s a confusing system at times. I’ll just be patient I guess.

Malevolence · 31 Jul 2021 at 18:55

Tombstone said:
Lol @ the gamespot review ( 6/10 ) which says that one of the negatives about the game is that its "Tone is extremely, unnecessarily hostile and dour".

Hostile and dour....

In a Cyberpunk world...

Good grief. Obviously not enough fluffy balloons and rainbows for them in this dystopian future game

He got absolutely hammered in the comments.

CaptainRAVE · 31 Jul 2021 at 18:59

Tombstone said:
Lol @ the gamespot review ( 6/10 ) which says that one of the negatives about the game is that its "Tone is extremely, unnecessarily hostile and dour".

Hostile and dour....

In a Cyberpunk world...

Good grief. Obviously not enough fluffy balloons and rainbows for them in this dystopian future game

It didn’t look or sound like he had even played more than about 5 minutes.

Tek81 · 31 Jul 2021 at 19:53

Had a blast on this last night and reached level 10. No issues so far (touch wood). Can't fault it; great visuals, gameplay and music.

Navip · 31 Jul 2021 at 19:58

Picked this up today. Spent few hours. Enjoying so far. Can't access some areas, probably need to progress more with main quest.

TNA · 31 Jul 2021 at 20:28

I am probably halfway through the game at this point. Based on expectations set by ACG I did expect something better if I am being honest. Good game and I am having fun, but not a day one purchase for me. Probably something I would have just waited and got for a fiver at some point.

Love the art style and graphics, gameplay is decent. But the story plain sucks. That said, great job by a 12 man dev team. So far 7 out of 10 from me.

A sequel with better story, more work on narrative and a better rpg system would be awesome.

oldestgregg · 31 Jul 2021 at 20:40

Buddy said:
I've got the game pass version and trying to run it on the oled. I don't have a 4k option? Just 1440p UW.

Fullscreen? Windowed will limit you to 1440p.

Tombstone · 31 Jul 2021 at 21:12

TNA said:
That said, great job by a 12 man dev team. So far 7 out of 10 from me.

A sequel with better story, more work on narrative and a better rpg system would be awesome.

Definitely, for a game studios first title its a belter, hopefully the recognition and proceeds from this will allow them to kick on and develop something even better next time round.

CaptainRAVE · 31 Jul 2021 at 21:18

I’m pretty happy with my current build, whilst I’ve struggled with some bosses the last one went down in seconds.

I love the two robot augments, especially the assault robot, they are great distractions. The turret is a great tactical item too. I’ve also got two health modules now that basically turn you into a tank.

TNA said:
I probably halfway through the game at this point. Based on expectations set by ACG I did expect something better if I am being honest. Good game and I am having fun, but not a day one purchase for me. Probably something I would have just waited and got for a fiver at some point.

Love the art style and graphics, gameplay is decent. But the story plain sucks. That said, great job by a 12 man dev team. So far 7 out of 10 from me.

A sequel with better story, more work on narrative and a better rpg system would be awesome.

Pretty much my feeling.

jim5000 · 1 Aug 2021 at 12:34

I can’t get past the first room of bad guys