I'm pretty sure if you go into deep water you die immediately.
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Ashen |OT| A Phoenix Downed
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What's the resolution on the X? Still looks kind of blurry
Also, last minor complaint for now but the lack of curly hair options in games remains a bummer.
Also, last minor complaint for now but the lack of curly hair options in games remains a bummer.
Blurry? Looks real sharp here on the X + OLED.
I also notice you mentioned banding earlier in the thread, but there isn't any banding at all here. And trust me, I hate banding.
Check your settings, something isn't right.
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I'll have to look at my video settings later, probably changed something when I was out of town and using a hotel tv for thanksgiving
So I'm falling in love with this game, done a bunch of side quests, exploring and the first boss... however I'm running out of storage space which is making me reluctant to progress.
Is there a storage chest anywhere? I found a reddit post saying look right from main rock at base and Game Informer article said it's at Vagrants Rest but been searching for the last 20 minutes to no avail. Can anyone help me out here?
Is there a storage chest anywhere? I found a reddit post saying look right from main rock at base and Game Informer article said it's at Vagrants Rest but been searching for the last 20 minutes to no avail. Can anyone help me out here?
You gotta explore new areas/so quests then return to the base. They constantly rebuild, eventually you can find a chest.
Thanks. I had a feeling that might be the case as the village has changed once, any idea how much longer until a storage container appears? Seems like it should be one of the first things that should be there.
In Sinders area. Gonna take on another boss I think. Been mostly playing it all day.
I like it. It runs pretty well on the X and the combat is responsive. While some games take their inspiration from Dark Souls Ashen steeps itself in it. I'm pouring that sweet estus-er, tree sap all over my face that has no mouth.
While it apes a ton from DS the game still manages to find some of it's own identity. The graphics are simple but very striking. When you finally see that space whale that's been shown in the trailers it's very cool. The game still has some of that oppressive feel of a souls game but it's more hopeful too, thanks to a town that you start at the beginning of the game. It's pretty cool in that every time I come back to base it seems like something new has been added on to or built.
You don't really raise your levels here. Souls are used to upgrade weapons or buy talisman/relics. This is where your build stuff kind of comes in as some weapons focus on crits while others have stun. Some relics up tour health the farther you are from town and another boosts your damage reduction (? I think it'/s that) while you're close to another player.
It's small Souls. And I'm prettu down with it so far.
I like it. It runs pretty well on the X and the combat is responsive. While some games take their inspiration from Dark Souls Ashen steeps itself in it. I'm pouring that sweet estus-er, tree sap all over my face that has no mouth.
While it apes a ton from DS the game still manages to find some of it's own identity. The graphics are simple but very striking. When you finally see that space whale that's been shown in the trailers it's very cool. The game still has some of that oppressive feel of a souls game but it's more hopeful too, thanks to a town that you start at the beginning of the game. It's pretty cool in that every time I come back to base it seems like something new has been added on to or built.
You don't really raise your levels here. Souls are used to upgrade weapons or buy talisman/relics. This is where your build stuff kind of comes in as some weapons focus on crits while others have stun. Some relics up tour health the farther you are from town and another boosts your damage reduction (? I think it'/s that) while you're close to another player.
It's small Souls. And I'm prettu down with it so far.
It's pretty souls.
Near the runestone. Might take a bit to show up though. I was wondering if there even was one and then it showed up when I came back one time.
I'm wondering if its some type of new game plus deal.
Playing on PC, I get a rock solid 60 fps. However, there are these extremely annoying microstutters that happen constantly every 3-12 seconds. It's not related to autosaving (that gives me a small stutter, but it's different). And I don't think it's related to loading/streaming as I can get them when just panning the camera around while standing still.
Anyone else getting these non-save microstutters, or know of a fix?
Anyone else getting these non-save microstutters, or know of a fix?
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Game director on why the game is exclusive to the Epic store. Sounds like the Windows 10 version wasn't actually stopped by this deal and it was a resource issue.
http://www.ashen-game.com/news/ashen-launch
http://www.ashen-game.com/news/ashen-launch
Has anyone got to the twisted canyon yet? Stuck figuring out how to get through the broken entrance to that area.
Press right on the d-pad until they come up (assuming you have slotted them in inventory)
Nah it's a top slot. It's a ranged weapon I guess.. I equipped it when I first got it but can't figure it out.
Edit: restarted game. Definitely is what you said. Thanks
Same thing on Xbox One X. Maybe they will patch it. It hasn't happened too many times for me though
So I had never heard of until yesterday, isn't it like dark souls? How hard is it compared to that?
I also get them from time to time. Probably happens when the game is loading stuff. I use a ssd btw.
How is this one the Xbox One S? I thought I was going to play this on PC with game pass, but I guess not.
Final boss really kicking my butt. Tried for a good couple hours last night to beat it, think my weapon needs an upgrade, dying consistently with just 1/10 HP on the bar left. Really bummed that I won't be home over the weekend, am absolutely in love with the game.
If it's the one I think you're talking about I believe you need your ai partner. You give him a boost then he lifts you up.
You'll know when a real person is near. A white human shaped icon pops up on your top navigational area. You'll also see their health bar appear next to yours.
It's pretty cool. Have run into quite a few people on Xbox. Works like Journey (have not played with the password thing tho)
It's pretty cool. Have run into quite a few people on Xbox. Works like Journey (have not played with the password thing tho)
Found a sick little spot to grind a large amount of $$ in the first large area. Cave to the north of Vagrant's Rest.
Farmed for 15 mins and was able to buy the 10k talisman, the 3 upgrades and smith 3 of my weapons, 2 of them twice.
Pretty dangerous though as mobs were 1 shotting me, but not too bad.
Farmed for 15 mins and was able to buy the 10k talisman, the 3 upgrades and smith 3 of my weapons, 2 of them twice.
Pretty dangerous though as mobs were 1 shotting me, but not too bad.
Reposting because I realized my last comment was mistyped nonsense. Do people join your game as the ai companion? They seem bad most of the time and never like to descend a slope with me but earlier they seemed to be matching my strikes which made me think it was a person lol
It's fine so far, it's a simplistic version of Darl Souls 1 combat. Design of the environment is solid and poking around has been rewarding enough, helps that the jump allows for a little extra mobility.
I played about 90 minutes tonight and this game makes a strong first impression. Ashen seems to lean into a strength of the Souls series, and something other 3D Souls games have shied away from, which is the slower rhythm of gameplay. It pays to be patient, to wait for an opening to attack, to explore every inch of the world. It apes Souls in a lot of other ways, like the setting of a world stuck in a perpetual loop of decay and renewal, and a reliance on item descriptions to tell the story. Those structural comparisons might hurt it in the long run if it's not as fleshed out. But the important thing is how it feels to play, and it really feels like the first 3D game inspired by Dark Souls 1 rather than the reputation of Dark Souls.
I played until right after the first boss, game is fun so far. feels like basically a perfect cross between Absolver and Dark Souls 1
the environments seem great, both aesthetically and in terms of level design. I have a real big nitpick though: I really don't like it when games put visual collectibles in hard-to-reach places, then make it totally impossible to gauge by sight alone whether you can climb up to them. was really disappointed to find that this game has the "34 degree slope, you can walk normally, 35 degree slope, you're sliding backwards" thing—that, plus context-sensitive climb prompts, means that trying to figure out if you can climb to something requires a whole lot of flailing and button-mashing against a wall that perfectly resembles other climbable walls. I've already had to move on from some lootable bodies with zero idea of whether I missed a path, should come back later with a powerup, whatever
i think it was integral to souls design that they didn't have this! please stop putting this in games!
the environments seem great, both aesthetically and in terms of level design. I have a real big nitpick though: I really don't like it when games put visual collectibles in hard-to-reach places, then make it totally impossible to gauge by sight alone whether you can climb up to them. was really disappointed to find that this game has the "34 degree slope, you can walk normally, 35 degree slope, you're sliding backwards" thing—that, plus context-sensitive climb prompts, means that trying to figure out if you can climb to something requires a whole lot of flailing and button-mashing against a wall that perfectly resembles other climbable walls. I've already had to move on from some lootable bodies with zero idea of whether I missed a path, should come back later with a powerup, whatever
i think it was integral to souls design that they didn't have this! please stop putting this in games!
I'm glad I could help!
I only had time to unlock the settlement last Night. Timex for some more exploring today, I'm hearing good things about this game.
How do you get your companion to follow you after you accept his mission to find his brother? He just waits at the camp.
Downloading now on my 1X. Hopefully I can get to it before the end of the year after I'm done with Mutant Year Zero.
hm no. just played for atleast 4 hours all maxxed out with motion blur off and i got no stutter at all.
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no clue but as soon as i get into a fight he is there instantly. Its weird really.
Oh that's odd, sounds like a bug! I guess I'll press on. Thanks!
I like the game it's only 40 euro. More games need this price. The game is also good. Not perfect or with novelty in it, but enjoyable.
On winter sale on steam it would sell very bad, so I understand the reason to put it on Epic Store.
On winter sale on steam it would sell very bad, so I understand the reason to put it on Epic Store.
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