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Ashen

Developer: A44 Games Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
06 December 2018
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74 Ratings / 2 Reviews
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#154 for 2018
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Dust to Dust
Ashen is a decent soulslike games, that managed to grip my attention mostly because im such a sucker for soulslike titles.

It offers a minimalistic art style that is pleasant to the eyes. Its lightning system is also worth appraising as it ties directly into the gameplay, at times feeling what Dark Souls 2 was inicially going to use in the dark dungeons. THe soundtrack is sweet as well.

It borrows a whole lot from Dark Souls, like the death system, checkpoints, weapons upgrades, combat system, currency and so forth. But it does just enough to show that it has ideas of its own and managed to craft its own identity. There is the fact that quests are given by multiple characters, the plot is perceptible (even if it uninteresting), and there is a compass pointing to quest objectives. Though it is not unique to this game, the design heavily incentivizes you to play in coop with a human or NPC, and even if the AI isnt the best, it makes the adventure feel less lonely.

The biggest flaws of the game steam from the bland environments at times, exploration is not rewarding (often just giving you crafting items), clunky controls at times, bad AI and lackluster boss design. Each of this is ignorable on its own, but they all add up when placed together, and the game can feel frustratingly difficult at times because of these issues.

Overal its a solid title, but one which i would only really recommend to starving soulslike fans.
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thm_yrk12 Ashen 2024-03-22T17:05:43Z
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2.0
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Giann96 Ashen 2024-02-27T22:15:37Z
PS4
2024-02-27T22:15:37Z
6.0 /10
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Monni_Nicola Ashen 2024-02-19T15:12:52Z
2024-02-19T15:12:52Z
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walrys11 Ashen 2024-01-22T02:51:44Z
2024-01-22T02:51:44Z
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cjay3000 Ashen 2024-01-12T13:25:32Z
2024-01-12T13:25:32Z
3.5
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KindNick Ashen 2024-01-10T21:58:59Z
2024-01-10T21:58:59Z
4.0
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tingus993 Ashen 2023-12-29T13:26:03Z
2023-12-29T13:26:03Z
2.5
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Pashmee Ashen 2023-12-24T03:58:05Z
2023-12-24T03:58:05Z
3.0
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DJSuleiman Ashen 2023-12-01T03:37:55Z
Xbox One / Windows
2023-12-01T03:37:55Z
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The_Finisher27 Ashen 2023-11-27T19:04:40Z
2023-11-27T19:04:40Z
3.0
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LocoJake Ashen 2023-11-09T20:31:41Z
2023-11-09T20:31:41Z
3.0
1
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Frantzgerald Ashen 2023-11-06T09:25:29Z
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  • IgarTheTerrible 2022-01-12 18:36:36.721413+00
    Much worse souls-like games have much higher ratings than this on glitchwave
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    • toadhjo 2022-06-16 04:30:40.73883+00
      I don't understand the low rating either. Although this was my first Soulslike so I probably rated it higher than I would have otherwise.
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  • Convalescence 2022-12-30 03:36:17.970239+00
    Not bad so far. Only for starved souls fans indeed
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