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The Ascent |OT| As Above, So Below

Topher

Identifies as young
No, in this day and age when the review scale is practically from 7-10 I can only imagine that a 3 can be given for an actual broken game.

If the game isn’t broken, which it doesn’t appear to be, then I’d suggest the reviewer from the Metro is a massive cunt.

Exactly. And, frankly, this isn't the first time I've seen a tabloid like metro lowball a score in an obvious attempt to stand out from the other reviews. I mean....it is working. Here we are talking about it.
 

GhostOfTsu

Banned
What are you trying to say?, that people were lying about looking forward to it?. I saw you do the same in another thread about Flight Simulator, acting like people are faking liking it or somehting.
Just cut the bullshit.
It was definitely getting more attention because it's on GP so people felt the need to promote it and overhype it. You have to admit simulators and twin-stick shooters don't get that much hype usually. No BS here, just the reality.

I mean I saw someone in the flight sim thread calling it the Mario 64 of gaming or something 🤣
 
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MDSLKTR

Member
It was definitely getting more attention because it's on GP so people felt the need to promote it and overhype it. You have to admit simulators and twin-stick shooters don't get that much hype usually. No BS here, just the reality.

I mean I saw someone in the flight sim thread calling it the Mario 64 of gaming or something 🤣
I love your post history my man, now go away.
 

Stuart360

Member
It was definitely getting more attention because it's on GP so people felt the need to promote it and overhype it. You have to admit simulators and twin-stick shooters don't get that much hype usually. No BS here, just the reality.
Yeah i mean its not like The Ascent has anything going for it -

Absolutely amazing looking.
Cyberpunk setting which is hugely popular.
A mixture of a twin stick shooter and RPG
Like you said on Gamepass which means there are 20+mil gamers who now get to play this, which in itself will add excitement.
Has mulitplayer and cross platform ability.
Diablo style loot system.

As for Flight Sim, well maybe read the official thread and see the kind of experiences people are having, instead of trying to turn its popularity into some console war bullshit. Remember Returnal just released on PS5, a game from a very niche and almost completely PC genre. Loads of you said you loved it, so yeah cut the bullshit.
 
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mxbison

Member
It was definitely getting more attention because it's on GP so people felt the need to promote it and overhype it. You have to admit simulators and twin-stick shooters don't get that much hype usually. No BS here, just the reality.

I mean I saw someone in the flight sim thread calling it the Mario 64 of gaming or something 🤣

That's not just a GP thing though, all platforms are starving for next-gen content so every decent looking game is getting hyped to the moon.

Next up is Kena.
 

skit_data

Member
Metro gave thje game a 3/10 because its too hard or somehting. That review has completely skewed the Xbox score.
Jeez, thats unfair. Difficulty shouldn’t be included as a minus in review scores. It should be mentioned in the review, but basing the score on it will only lead to developers becoming less creative.
 

Stuart360

Member
Jeez, thats unfair. Difficulty shouldn’t be included as a minus in review scores. It should be mentioned in the review, but basing the score on it will only lead to developers becoming less creative.
And then we wonder why we have had all this recent muttering about putting god mode in games, making them easier, etc.
Its all a chain reaction.
 

Topher

Identifies as young
Does the Metro have a great influence on MC? I know it is a 3, but it isn’t an IGN 3, if that makes sense.

Not as much influence as IGN, but still it made a big difference. The PC review page for the game doesn't have the metro review and the score is 76.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ascent

Jeez, thats unfair. Difficulty shouldn’t be included as a minus in review scores. It should be mentioned in the review, but basing the score on it will only lead to developers becoming less creative.

Especially in an RPG that involves leveling up. Isn't that just part of the game?
 
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GymWolf

Member
Does the Metro have a great influence on MC? I know it is a 3, but it isn’t an IGN 3, if that makes sense.
Since the mc for the xbox version was 64, i think that a 3 from metro is equal to 3 e from ign.

At least metacritic already knows that they are both shit in equal way.
 
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Neil Young

Member
Eh, Metro reviews are always all over the place. They gave Ratchet and Clank a 7 and Mario Golf Rush, Cyberpunk, and Outriders an 8 for example. Stopped going to them years ago for reviews. ACG and Skillup recommendations give me high hopes. Can't wait to play later.
 
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GhostOfTsu

Banned
Yeah i mean its not like The Ascent has anything going for it -

Absolutely amazing looking.
Cyberpunk setting which is hugely popular.
A mixture of a twin stick shooter and RPG
Like you said on Gamepass which means there are 20+mil gamers who now get to play this, which in itself will add excitement.
Has mulitplayer and cross platform ability.
Diablo style loot system.
Funny you bring up Returnal because Housemarque are masters in that genre and all their games were sales flops. Returnal is considered a hit for them.

The Ascent does look amazing tho that's why I was interested. I'm working from home today so I'm going to try it for myself when it's live on Xbox 😀
 

Markio128

Gold Member
Since the mc for the xbox version was 64, i think that a 3 from metro is equal to 3 e from ign.

At least metacritic already knows that they are both shit in equal way.
I wouldn’t put much stock in a tabloid review, but it seems a shame for the devs more than anything.
 

Banjo64

cumsessed
GhostOfTsu GhostOfTsu it’s funny how your tune is so different when talking about Godfall;

That game was never hyped in any PS5 thread, barely mentioned here and it wasn't even made by Sony.

What are you trying to do?

and Destruction All Stars;
So what? This is the F2P version, free on PS+ for everyone. Sounds like you and other people are really trying to manufacture some outrage about this paywall shit. The game is free right now. Too soon for the OMG THEY ARE SO GREEDY!1!

What a fuckin’ weirdo.
 

ANDS

Banned
Metro gave thje game a 3/10 because its too hard or somehting. That review has completely skewed the Xbox score.

. . .by two points. It is possible that Metacritic has a weighting system and METRO has a large influence on the site, but I doubt that. And it's the only out and out negative score, but there are still more than a few middling scores on there.
 

GhostOfTsu

Banned
GhostOfTsu GhostOfTsu it’s funny how your tune is so different when talking about Godfall;



and Destruction All Stars;


What a fuckin’ weirdo.
I don't get your point and I don't see the link between The Ascent and those games? I never played Godfall and I tried Destruction on PS+ for like 2 hours. I never praised it here or anywhere (maybe just the graphics). Nice try I guess?
 

Banjo64

cumsessed
I don't get your point and I don't see the link between The Ascent and those games? I never played Godfall and I tried Destruction on PS+ for like 2 hours. I never praised it here or anywhere (maybe just the graphics). Nice try I guess?
My point is that the contrast between your tone makes you look like a mental console warrior.

Yeah there was so much fake hype about this game. It was on every list wars the past few weeks. Are you guys going to make a review thread or just let it go quietly?

It was definitely getting more attention because it's on GP so people felt the need to promote it and overhype it. You have to admit simulators and twin-stick shooters don't get that much hype usually. No BS here, just the reality.

I mean I saw someone in the flight sim thread calling it the Mario 64 of gaming or something 🤣
 

Warnen

Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
GhostOfTsu GhostOfTsu it’s funny how your tune is so different when talking about Godfall;



and Destruction All Stars;


What a fuckin’ weirdo.

Monday Night Raw Reaction GIF by WWE
 

GymWolf

Member
It was definitely getting more attention because it's on GP so people felt the need to promote it and overhype it. You have to admit simulators and twin-stick shooters don't get that much hype usually. No BS here, just the reality.

I mean I saw someone in the flight sim thread calling it the Mario 64 of gaming or something 🤣
Dude you are in a fucking hardcore videogame forum, of course you are gonna have people genuinely excited for these type of games, this is not a gamestop poll or a casual board where your words can have some meaning because people usually don't care about anything that is not fifa, cod, shitnite or shitcraft.

It's perfectly normal reading people excited about this game in here or in any hardcore forum.
 
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GymWolf

Member
You’re better off. When it comes down to it , it’s your time and money. Some revered games I think little of, it’s all personal taste.
Exactly, a wannabe journo with no hands that rush every game to get the review in time is not gonna substitute my eyes, ears and experience when it comes to judge a game.

Some are better than others, but still...
 
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GymWolf

Member
Yeah i mean its not like The Ascent has anything going for it -

Absolutely amazing looking.
Cyberpunk setting which is hugely popular.
A mixture of a twin stick shooter and RPG
Like you said on Gamepass which means there are 20+mil gamers who now get to play this, which in itself will add excitement.
Has mulitplayer and cross platform ability.
Diablo style loot system.

As for Flight Sim, well maybe read the official thread and see the kind of experiences people are having, instead of trying to turn its popularity into some console war bullshit. Remember Returnal just released on PS5, a game from a very niche and almost completely PC genre. Loads of you said you loved it, so yeah cut the bullshit.
The loot is no like diablo, it's all prederminated and handcrafted with no casual stats.
 

GymWolf

Member
Not as much influence as IGN, but still it made a big difference. The PC review page for the game doesn't have the metro review and the score is 76.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-ascent



Especially in an RPG that involves leveling up. Isn't that just part of the game?
This shit reminds me of elex getting bad scores because at the beginning of a fucking rpg you are not a god that can stomp everything...
 

MachRc

Member
Flight simulator is so last year.
This has been one of the most anticipated games of the summer for me too.
So far hasn't disappointed. Crazy to see someone gave it a 3.

I'll be playing this on gamepass. So that I can remote and play at work in my browser or on my phone.
If you have played alot of iso shooter/ slashers like enter the gungeon or diablo 3 the latest hit being deaths door.
You will pretty much love this game and treat it like those games, bullet witch comes to mind. Shit is cool

my family including my wife plays alot of minecraft dungeons together. Which is amazing,
as wife doesn't play games at all (maybe some tetris effect).

To see her picking up a controller for mc dungeons is just fascinating.
But they do not play the ascent with me. too violent
Maybe doesnt have that minecraft dungeon levels in small blocks of time
or the casino like chimes and rings with colorful blasts and cuteness bliss that pop.

I would imagine the reviews would be the same as gungeon.
 
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StreetsofBeige

Gold Member
The loot is no like diablo, it's all prederminated and handcrafted with no casual stats.
What? So loot isnt randomized? That cant be right. So whats the point of replaying the game over and over again? I thought the game is a sci-fi version of Diablo but with locked and loaded same map layouts.
 

CatLady

Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
Exactly. And, frankly, this isn't the first time I've seen a tabloid like metro lowball a score in an obvious attempt to stand out from the other reviews. I mean....it is working. Here we are talking about it.
It's pure clickbait to drive those advertising impressions. The same thing happened with Halo 4, some site no one had ever heard of gave it a score of 20 and took it from the 90s into the 80s. They got the most traffic they'd ever seen when scores of angry fans stormed in to MF them.
 

GymWolf

Member
What? So loot isnt randomized? That cant be right. So whats the point of replaying the game over and over again? I thought the game is a sci-fi version of Diablo but with locked and loaded same map layouts.
The only thing in common with diablo is the isometric view and maybe having a skill three but that is not exclusive to diablo.

I don't know why people make the comparison.

You replay again because the gameplay is fun or because playing with friends is fun?!
 
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Greggy

Member
Could someone shout if a day one update is required for this game? I can't get into it before another 2 hours but I'm happy to kick off the update download at launch time if there is one.
 
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