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Ashen

Ashen

A44·Released Dec 7, 2018·Single player

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RPGAdventureIndie
Critic82/100
Across 8 reviews
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Set in a sprawling open world, Ashen is a tight, 3rd person, skill-based action RPG about guiding your wanderer through a newly lit world. Fight alongside others, forge friendships and defeat the creatures of shadow determined to cast the world back into darkness. Explore mysterious dungeons, fight epic bosses and explore diverse regions filled with gorgeous vistas and mythical creatures. Meet characters along the way who will join you on your journey and turn your home into a lively town. In this new era of light, you must protect the Ashen and destroy the hungering shadows once and for all.

Reviews

7 reviews
year:20192018
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Andrew Reiner·Dec 15, 2018
Critic80/100
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Even with so much of the experience feeling similar to something else you’ve played, Ashen delivers a great sense of wonder in its world, and ends up being a fun journey.

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Steven Petite·Dec 12, 2018
Critic85/100
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A handful of new ideas make this a stellar Souls-like with solid combat, a great art style, and an interesting world.

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Sam Prell·Dec 7, 2018
Critic80/100
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Ashen contributes more hits than misses to the Souls formula, though the overall experience may feel too familiar to fans of FromSoftware's trendsetting series.

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GameSpot
Jordan Ramée·Dec 6, 2018
Critic90/100
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A44's Ashen is as much about building community as it is defeating challenging enemies, reinforcing the triumph of victory with concrete examples of how you're improving its world.

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