The Ascent is coming to PC and Xbox platforms in 2020
During the recent Inside Xbox episode, we got a look at a few games that are coming to Xbox Series X in some form, most games were things we knew about, but there were a few that were entirely new, one such title was The Ascent.
Developed by Neon Giant, this cyberpunk inspired, twin-stick RPG, will allow for one player or up to four, to scale the heights of this dystopian world. The game is coming to Xbox Series X, but also Xbox One and PC, for those that are not upgrading right away.
“We wanted to create a sci-fi RPG where players can play in the way they like, building up their character with cyberwear, augmentations and looting in a story-driven environment,” says Tor Frick, Art Director and co-founder of Neon Giant.
Arcade Berg, fellow co-founder and the studio’s Game Director adds - “For us, creating The Ascent has been about us all taking what we’ve learned from working on Triple-A titles and bringing it to a highly focused project like this, redefining what gamers might have come to expect from a title developed by a small and flexible team.”
There is no word on if the game will support Smart Delivery, but I would imagine it will, as most titles are, but hopefully we can discover that soon.
“It was obvious from the moment we met that Tor, Arcade and the whole Neon Giant team that they were doing something very special,” says Simon Byron, Publishing Director, Curve Digital. “They know how to make games where combat feels right, and even in its very early stages, The Ascent has been enormously playable. Everyone at the studio is determined to show how a tightly-focussed, passionate team can create something which will stand shoulder to shoulder with games whose credits run into the hundreds, and The Ascent truly is an audacious debut.
“The fact that Microsoft has seen enough behind the scenes in the early stages of development to very publicly give The Ascent such overwhelming backing should give you an idea of its promise. I’m relieved we are finally able to start showing it publicly.”
