Certainly worth a play, but perhaps try not to focus on the story too much. Though, thankfully, the combat is fun and engaging enough to carry the entire game forward. Even as a die-hard JRPG fan, the story made this game a tad bit harder to enjoy. Final ThoughtsĪstria Ascending is not going to be for everyone out there. It is just another fine example of the issues I have with the writing in this game. Then for some reason we have the boot-kissing racist soldier type, and while that wouldn’t bother me all that much, it is the fact that this character basically speaks up in way more scenes than he should, and all of it being racist. Each other character in the party seemed to have different defining character traits, be it a genius type character or the leader arch-type. This is a specific issue I have with the character writing. I guess that should have been my hint that they really want you to play that game more than once. The thief starts with an ability called “Token Transfer” that has a chance to turn creatures into tokens for J-Ster. Though there is an interesting ability the thief character has that lines up with this activity. I just didn’t care for being forced to play this game. If I could avoid it that would be one thing, but for some reason you get forced to play this several times during the story of the game. I honestly didn’t care for this activity in the slightest. This is decided with many factors in mind, such as token strength and strengths and weaknesses for each token. So, let’s talk about J-Ster: a token based game where you simply compete to see who has more tokens flipped by the end of the game. J-Ster, The Annoying Past timeĮvery JRPG these days needs some major side activity and Astria Ascending couldn’t leave that trope behind. It really causes some gameplay padding as you struggle to get points to unlock the next stat boost, support ability, or active skill for battle. This certainly allowed for a lot of customization for your team, but at the same time it is not a beginner friendly system. As the story progresses, you are able to find additional job crystals that allow you to unlock additional job trees. Each character starts with a base job, and skill/stat tree to go with it. JRPG tropes are abound here and that includes a Job system. Well, until the game reminded me there was a poorly structured plot to be had. The more I played with this system the more I fell in love with it and Astria Ascending as a result. The combat of Astria Ascending is a turn-based combat system with a twist from JRPGs and using a Focus based system where you benefit with extra damage for abusing enemy weaknesses. Yes, they made a game system where weaknesses and strengths matter. Tutorial overflow is certainly an issue in modern gaming and Astria Ascending is certainly a big offender in the space. I feel like someone needs to talk about mechanic pacing within games. The writing is an embodiment of the city Harmonia itself, stagnant, certainly not what will attract one to this game, but thankfully there is way more here to attract its fans. The Demi-Gods, agents of the Goddess Yuno herself, stand up to these foes trying to bring about Dissonance and the premise of this struggle is really fascinating in concept. Well, apparently some people haven’t been eating their Harmelon and can see the world for what it is, stagnant and decayed in its purpose. These fruits are supposed to basically force those of different races to live together in peace. Falling the same themes of most JRPGs where the world is ending and only the main party can do anything about it, though we do have a forced harmony upon the world here.Ĭitizens of the world are forced to eat Harmelons. Sadly, Astria Ascending’s story is rather lackluster. Astria Ascending is a traditional JRPG with a tale of intrigue for sure, but how does this game stack up in a genre of world ending threats? Let’s dive into this review of Astria Ascending. Or, at least that is what Astria Ascending wants you to believe. All different races living together within Harmony. Introduction to the Astria Ascending Review
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