Where to even begin with this game? I guess let's start with a very glaring statement on the game case:
"A story based around adult characters, Astria Ascending offers a more mature experience and extensive dialogue."
Hahahahaha. Oh my god, no. Absolutely not. The writing is unbelievably childish. The story is terrible. Many of the main cast are terribly racist. I daresay this game had the worst story of any RPG I've ever played. It's THAT bad.
The game isn't all bad. The animation is gorgeous, albeit odd. Everything is hand-drawn. The best part of the game is combat, by far. It's rather difficult (as difficult as you want it to be) and fairly complex. Character growth is reminiscent of FFX's sphere grid. Only real issue is character balance: a couple of them are incredibly OP and a couple others are worthless throughout.
If you view this as a dungeon grinder and ignore the story, it's playable and quite fun at that. But if you want a good story ... stay as far away as you can.
Combat: 4.5/5
Story: 0/5
Overall: 1.5/5
"A story based around adult characters, Astria Ascending offers a more mature experience and extensive dialogue."
Hahahahaha. Oh my god, no. Absolutely not. The writing is unbelievably childish. The story is terrible. Many of the main cast are terribly racist. I daresay this game had the worst story of any RPG I've ever played. It's THAT bad.
The game isn't all bad. The animation is gorgeous, albeit odd. Everything is hand-drawn. The best part of the game is combat, by far. It's rather difficult (as difficult as you want it to be) and fairly complex. Character growth is reminiscent of FFX's sphere grid. Only real issue is character balance: a couple of them are incredibly OP and a couple others are worthless throughout.
If you view this as a dungeon grinder and ignore the story, it's playable and quite fun at that. But if you want a good story ... stay as far away as you can.
Combat: 4.5/5
Story: 0/5
Overall: 1.5/5