IGN Italy - Majkol Robuschi - Italian - 6.3 / 10Īstria Ascending tries to convey the "feel-good" atmosphere of the classic JRPGs with an aesthetically pleasing art direction and promises of pure turn-based combat extravaganza.
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Astria Ascending tells a beautiful story, but too often that story is buried behind too many mechanics and systems.įor a game with so many valid criticisms, a recommendation might not seem forthcoming, but Astria Ascending rises above all of these issues as a total experience, with the art alone making worth the price of admission.Īstria Ascending attracts you with its art, keeps you interested with its combat, but may lose you entirely due to its bland story full of annoying difficulty spikes. With somewhat standard-feeling combat that is overly punishing at the default difficulty, I felt at a loss as far as what to concentrate on to improve my party. Astria Ascending feels like one of those gems, except it’s a new game right now and benefits from all the hindsight that implies.Īstria Ascending is a gorgeous JRPG with wonderful world-building that overwhelms the player with characters and progression systems. It feels like a throwback to the PlayStation era in the best way, when there were always new JRPGs showing up in the hopes of getting the same sort of cult reception as Final Fantasy VII, always new titles to try out and new stories to experience, some of them winding up a bit generic but others turning into unexpected little gems along the way. In the end, its meager qualities aren't enough to save Astria Ascending. At least, the universe has a really beautiful visual and quality music. Orcanon's many activities and an elaborate minigame may satisfy eager players but it's a shame the plot, characters, dungeons and locales lack inspiration. There are many options to customize and develop characters, nonetheless, a lot of grinding is necessary to make the most out of these resources. The combat system that rewards exploiting enemies' weaknesses is promising, though the fact it's deeply unbalanced and the pattern repetition makes the battles frustrating. GameBlast - Farley Santos - Portuguese - 5.5 / 10Īstria Ascending is a JRPG of remarkable ideas and great visuals, but, unfortunately, its execution leaves much to be desired. Accompanying it is a pretty solid story, which unfortunately doesn't stick the landing. If you are a fan of classic JRPGs and customization in your characters, then you're going to have a great time with Astria's Ascending, however someone new to these types of games may find themselves overwhelmed. Astria Ascending has the makings of a classic JRPG but falls short with forgettable storytelling and a bad English dub. As its tendency to get grindy, and its overwrought characters may not change your mind.Ĭonsole Creatures - Bobby Pashalidis - RecommendedĪn exciting battle system paired with gorgeous visuals will pull players in. Just don’t expect it to sway you over if you don’t already like the genre.
While it may not quite rise to the heights of some of the forebears it tries to evoke from Square Enix’s past, its friendlier price point makes it a great entry that can steal away 25-30 hours of time. It does what it sets out to do and at its price point it does it pretty well.
While parts of it felt long and grindy, the English cast is abysmal, and the dungeons design themselves left more to be desired, Astria Ascending is still a solid entry in the JRPG genre. Overall, I really enjoyed my time with Astria Ascending.
If you are a turn-based RPG fan looking for a new experience that brings fresh twists on classic elements of the genre, I cannot recommend Astria Ascending enough, just so long as you don’t need an overly engaging plot to pull you along. 33bits - Erika Gonzalvez Nestares - Spanish - 85 / 100Īstria Ascending is a JRPG with classic overtones where we must control eight heroes and prevent chaos from taking hold of Orcanon while enjoying an exceptional technical section that delights all fans of the genre.
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