Ascendant Hands-on Preview: A Fun PVP FPS With Lots of Potential | The Outerhaven

Chalgyr’s Game Room writes:

What do you get when you mash up a procedurally generated map like Zelda or Binding of Isaac, make it a 2-dimensional platform exploration game sort of like A Valley Without Wind, and then put in combos and air dashes from Guacamelee? Ascendant is all of these things and more, and boy is it punishing. The tutorial will teach you absolutely everything you need to know to get around, to survive and to succeed, and along the vein of Demon Souls, you can beat this game without a single upgrade if you have the situational awareness, reflexes, strategy and timing down pat. For the rest of us lesser mortals, though, you are going to need every last bit of health you can scrounge up, parry just about anything that comes anywhere near you, and get the best weapon you can RNG into your hot little hands.