Adam's Ascending

I cannot recommend this game in it's current state. (this does not mean that the game could be in a better position later on) When you open the game, you are met with very confusing controls. I had to manually bind my Xbox controller for some reason, however, was very unsure with what controls were genuine, as you have multiple version of "horizontal" or "vertical", and begin to doubt what either of those words mean. Once you are in game, you cannot edit any controls, nor can you adjust graphics, lighting, or sound levels. So the setting you get at the beginning, being manually edit controls and dimensions are all the available customisation. Although steam states this is a controller only game, you are met with your first challenge, aiming your white cursor at an object, to pick it up, in a room with snow particles (which look very similar to the white cursor). Your first puzzle is then putting crystals into colour coded slots...however, when you put the first crystal in, you can then pull it back out, and put it into the next slot, completing the challenge. You then become the main character, Adam. Who is learning to walk for the first time, who can successfully do a comman…

I’ve been waiting to play Adam’s Ascending since I heard about it during the Kinda Funny Games Showcase. It was definitely worth the wait.  Yes, the game is in Early Access for now, so you will come across a few bugs and issues that you wouldn’t experience in a full-fledged game. I can confidently say that the game's overall experience is very satisfying and pretty much what I thought it would be at this stage.  There are some loading time issues here and there, but nothing crazy. Not having a save option is not always enjoyable by keeping you on edge with a bit frustration sprinkled in at times. Just for that though, it does give me nostalgia for an earlier era in games.  I truly enjoyed the story and the deliberate simplicity of the entire experience that I played. I can easily recommend this version of the game...for what I think is one developer behind it all. Plus, the simple fact of wanting more unique experiences of this kind is worth the price of entry.

This game is not ready. It shows a lot of promise, however, hence recommending only for the potentially excellent game this could be. I am getting The Turing Test vibes. What's right so far: - The intro music was very good - The story so far is off to a good start - The graphics work so far is fair What's wrong so far: - The intro video has a lot of audio clipping even though it's just a video - The controls are odd - having to use the nearly invisible crosshair dot to pick up objects is honestly frustrating - The first gameplay scene is chaotic compared to the introduction which was rather serene. The music is too loud etc. - The voice acting is below average and I could probably do a better job myself - Objects carried can fall behind others or get stuck in things; and often many things collide that shouldn't - The father character moves on his own at the start - The menu screen says press Select even though Xbox controllers don't have one - and the requirement for a controller wasn't clear from the game page. I couldn't see how to get mouse and keyboard to work at all. - There are some scenes that seem completely disconnected such as the winged demon - plus the voice at the st…