Fallen Tear: The Ascension

This is a big metroidvania not unlike some of the games you can get it bundled with (like [b]Afterimage[/b]). I played on the hardest difficulty and ended with around 92% completion. I played through the entire game without realizing that there was a way to mark your map with screenshots. Perhaps this feature was explained during one of the many needless NPC dialogues that I was skipping through, perhaps it could have been communicated better like the abilities were. that, or it was just my own fault that I somehow missed it. Some of the bosses in the first half of the game can be quite challenging on this difficulty depending on the order you do things in. I don't have much to say about this one. I enjoyed it and it's one of the more notable metroidvania releases of the year. —-------------------------------- [i]There isn't enough space in a Steam Rec to post my entire Tier List, so I cut off the bottom tiers and just left the games I liked. You can find the latest (and better) version of the Tier List on this google doc which I routinely update, located here:[/i] [url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Se-Ue2asUfA9uu4VVTEN4MLPCEr9SCPoSrtk109Y44/edit…

At least 100% larger than it needs to be. Every area is a sprawling maze of not very interesting combat/platforming. The biggest determent is that around every corner there are shortcuts you can't open which makes everything kind of a drag. At a certain point, I was using all 15 of my available map markers just to show one-way doors I was on the wrong side of so I'd stop checking on those portions of the map. Also all of the upgrades are kinda ass. You save up hours of XP to get an extra %5 to your hits. At one point, I climbed a huge tower and got a chest. Cool! It was for a defense buff of 0.5%. Lame! The entire game is like this, like it's almost cool, but then it gets in its own way. The text boxes are only big enough for 2 lines of text, but most text is 3 lines! It's just...how did no one consider this? I dunno. I'll probably keep poking around for a bit more, but based on others, I'm only like 20% of the way through the game, and I don't know if I'll have the patience. Maybe skip this one.

A really good game with an enormous map - think Afterimage, Aeterna Noctis, Silksong, etc. It's mostly open world, abilities are mainly used for backtracking but at any point in the game there are at least 4-5 completely different directions (areas) you can head to. Really interesting mechanic that ties the skill tree to the exploration and bestiary completion percentages. It feels rewarding to complete entries. The game also allows you to pick and choose the order of the abilities you gain which is great. A ton of different fated bonds (spells) to choose from, bosses, mini bosses and so much to do. Overall, quite a nice Metroidvania. If you're into really big maps, then this one would be right up your alley.

I encountered a few bugs Pros: - Great visuals and boss fights. - A lot to explore, huge map, but no indication where to go because it depends on what ascension skills you chose. - Korr drops every time you die and no chance of recovering what you lost. So, if you keep on dying trying to beat a boss, you'll lose a lot of Korrs. Cons: - Lot of times wandering around especially at the beginning. - Dodge & dash bind in one button. There are times when you want to perfect dodge to counterattack but ended up dashing instead.

The main selling point for this game is it's pleasing to the eyes visual fidelity, reminds me a lot of wakfu and dofus artstyle and colors. Gameplay is not bad. The resource for upgrading abilities(ascension skills and masteries) feels quite too grindy for me. The game world is quite big there are a lot to do other than the main quest. Get this game if you dig the art and like playing sidescroller games with big maps and lots of unlockables.

The game looks fine and i really liked the art and some character design, my first impression after the first linear quest and being given the temple, it a very open game. its like an open world metroidvania where after the establishing of a home base, you are free to chase which main boss you want to beat. there is also the hunting quests which to me is a litle extra but ive not played enough to comment on that.