The Ascent-CPY

The Ascent has captured prospective players’ attention with its combination of top-down Diablo loot-driven combat and gritty cyberpunk setting, and its after-the-fact gameplay reveal would have been a perfect distraction from all of the cinematic trailers that dominated the May Xbox 20/20 games sampler. Even The Medium, which enraptured horror buffs with a soundtrack by Silent Hill 2 composer Akira Yamaoka and an ambitious gameplay mechanic that’s only possible thanks to next-gen solid-state drives, promised gameplay but only delivered a cinematic trailer.

In The Ascent players will be able to loot enemies for upgraded gear and customize their bodies with cyberware. The game can be played solo or with up to four others in local or online co-op. In the game, you’re on Planet Veles which is run by mega-corporations and the largest is The Ascent Group which owns “everything and everyone” including the character you will play.