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The Ascent. 10 games that look stunning, but are boring

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Another production I tried as part of the Microsoft service was The Ascent. Encouraged by positive reviews – full of admiration for the graphics – and availability in GP, I downloaded it, knowing that it was probably not my kind of vibe. However, while I liked the cyberpunk reality, I found the rest rather disagreeable. I found the gunplay rather average, and every few moments I had to invent new epithets for an unequal level of difficulty. I quickly started to ignore the completely pretext story – as did numerous mistakes and shortcomings.

Neon lights of the streets mark the trail ... I imagine that I shoot like in the old days ... - 10 beautiful games where boredom blows - documentary - 2022-11-20
The neons of the streets mark the trail... I imagine shooting like in the old days...

Eventually, after a few months, I finished The Ascent. If I had to name one thing that made me come back and kept me going, it would be the beautiful artwork. Currently, the only thing I remember from the production of the Neon Giant studio is that it looked great. Since I've been playing the game over a period of a few months, the fact that the game was about eliminating legions of enemies became somewhat irrelevant.

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Hubert Sledziewski

Hubert Sledziewski

Has been writing professionally since 2016. He joined Gamepressure.com five years later - although he has known the service since he had access to the internet - to combine his love for words and games. Deals mainly with news and journalism. A sociologist by education, a gamer by passion. He started his gaming adventure at the age of four - with a Pegasus. Currently, prefers PC and demanding RPGs, but does not shy away from consoles or other genres. When he's not playing or writing, he enjoys reading, watching series (less often movies) and Premier League matches, listening to heavy music, and also walking the dog. Almost uncritically loves the work of Stephen King. Does not abandon plans to follow in his footsteps. However, he keeps his first "literary achievements" locked away deep in a drawer.

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