This game is an Amazing experience. Things that need to be added/ fixed - Map waypoint - proper new game + - Higher difficulty -New game modes The foundation is solid and is begging for expansion. The possibilities are staggering
Not only is it good to have 2 different weapon types, but you need to know when to change to weapons of different damage types (that boss you seemed to have difficulty with when using the Mono Scrapper, would have gone much smother using a weapon that dealt electrical damage rather than ballistic)
I usually dont like these kind of games but it’s been growing on me lately especially this game. Games like this, hades, and gears tactics has just been alot of fun for me these days lol
Just downloaded this today while looking for a cyberpunk 2077 like game because I don’t wanna pay the $70 for the ultimate version. And what a pleasant surprise.
Awesome tips brother. I just started playing it solo and even playing it on easy I struggled in certain parts of the main campaign like the Siege Mech in Trading Places and sabotaging the systems in the Empowerment mission. I haven’t upgraded my weapons yet so that’s what I need to do. The number of times I died by the Siege Mech it did have an upside as bounty’s would randomly spawn in the mob before the Mech appears so I racked up 12 of them before I finally beat that mech. I went to a bartender to earn thousands of dollars turning in my bounty’s.
In don't usually play this kinda game (indie) I'm a bit of a AAA snob. However saw Jake Baldino on that gamer channel you probably know the one. saw his brief review/recommendation of Ascent. It's on GamePass for Xbox. So dove in today, an hour or two in and came across this video here and want to say thank you 'QUEST MODE' your 10 tips are going to extremely valuable without any spoilers. Subscribed because....quality content 👍
Since a long time, finely and finally someone made a good cyberpunk game with a bad ass Ghost in the shell like soundtrack, love the game so far, wish more studios would Invest more love to this genre.
Early on I had a TON of trouble with spider, but I later decided to just give up and grind for equipment elsewhere, finding a decent energy machine gun (idk77), and getting some augs, namely the ones with lifesteal and auto-target, using them as a combo for super damage/survivability.
Thank you so much. Took 3 hours to install on my laptop. Can't wait to dive in. This is the game I dreamed of when I was 12. I'm 32 so it was worth it.
Absolutely spot on tutorial! Wish I had looked it up before sinking 15 hrs to figure it out. Probably this is just my own stupidity, but how can you aim down, from an elevated position? Let's say you're standing on top of a stairway, enemies confronting you by storming upwards. I find it impossible to hit these enemies, until they arrive at my elevation (while shooting me in the face). The LT action does not work downstairs. It's kind of annoying, because it's disrupting the flow in gameplay. Instead of using the high ground (like obi wan) I have to wait for the horde to climb the huge ass stairway/ramp, fighting all of them at once, instead thinning them down from above.
Even the ability to add custom waypoints with indicators pointing up or down would be a big help. The verticality of the maps can be insane in some areas.
for 7:34 its best to have a ballistic gun and an energy gun. Because these 2 cover all type of enemy. Some enemy are weaker against either these 2 type of gun
My biggest problem with this game is no custom way points. That and not being able to get cyberdeck upgrades bc i need cyberdeck upgrades. Other than that im really enjoying the game
About the doing the side quests before anything else - do not do this. Alot of the early side missions require you to get to certain areas that are unavailable because of story progression. You will also run into enemies along the way who will one-shot you, again, because you are not supposed to go there yet. Do 4-5 story missions and then do some side-quests. That will save you an hour of banging your head against the wall. Edit: disregard my comment here as it has been fixed!
@@khanhnguyen-tt3ff That's about the only gripe I have about this game really. Otherwise a fantastic game that made me almost complete it in one sitting. I really hope they add NG+ or something, that would be amazing.
I found in the beginning with the pistols don’t hold the firing button if you pull the trigger manually you’ll be able to shoot a lot faster and stand a better chance of living
Game is fun, BUT there’s so many glitches found in my co-op experience so far. We are about 4 hours in and it’s filled with black screens, continuous gun fire long after firefights have ended, continuous tutorials that reoccur especially during fighting, stuck at bartender talking view, and random crashes. I’m playing on Xbox X and my bro on PC.
I played the game solo on xbox. Two quests were glitched and impossible to complete (kill flavius and liberation), the game crashed about twice a day, the load screens were very long, one glitch made all the enemies in the world disappear, and the list goes on…. I enjoyed the game, but I was also relieved when it was over.
not able to change my characters pants . no matter what pant i choose it shows the one i got at the very start along with the symbol of a paint brush . guess i permanently locked on to the initial cosmetics . went to the grafter still no solution
One of the best experience I have ever had in gaming. It has many flaws but it's just an INSANE experience! 🥰 It also has a lot of untapped potential I hope they are going to work on, maybe with another DLC, maybe in a second version of the game...
I just started playing this game and I'm liking it. I don't what happen but I couldn't shoot, even in the first boss fight. I got off the game and got back in and it worked again. I don't know what I did that I lt wouldn't shoot. Any answers ?
You forgot about enemy level if their a skull on the side of the health bar, it mean that you are under level. Man avoid the edge in the second map if you under level 17 cause the enemy is at level 18 to 20
Love this game and so does my partner who doesn't play xbox. Have had a few problems though. Maybe it's because I have an old xbox one. I've been been trying to get the series x but can't find it anywhere
Has some sound bugs. When you are in a shop you can hear things buzz by. Really annoying and outside sound can have issues as well. Thats harder to explain. When Im walking around its like my guy is running through the water in the towers but there is no water. Also hate walking around and all of a sudden 1 shot Im dead because Im a level 4 or 5 and a level 20 comes out of nowhere.
Pro tip, if you can't hack vending machines early on, just shoot them instead, it can get you one or two of the item for free, but not as much as hacking can.
You and I seem to be the only gamers on the freaking planet who managed to figure this out! I learned this because I played the game on hard. The boss was so difficult I experimented with nearly everything I could. I also got the idea when I saw the boss pixilated when I did enough damage to it. I figured this must be a clue that it was susceptible to digital damage. Unfortunately, I was not smart enough to figure out the eggs could be hacked.
Take my word for it, the Overwhelmer machine gun is the best gun in the game and it’s not available in the weapon shops. If you’ve having trouble progressing, look up where to find it.
i find the stick control, awkward ,having to push the aim stick forward to aim as you pull the movement stick back to back of. i got the rocket launcher with guided missals by second main mission, i up graded it to level 4. blow every one up.
Please please pleaseee, 8:55 dont sleep on the "boreshot". I think its better than shotguns. And 10:56 that boss is easy electric weapons deal more damage vs kinetic weapons...
One of the best tips that no one is talking about, play this game on the PC, series X or S. Anything less be prepared for bugs glitches crashes and strange loading times
How do you use the grenade laucher? I can't figure out what to do! How do you get a rocket launcher! I keep getting killed by the first robot boss. GETTING REALLY FRUSTATED
@@lekhoa612 Does that mean multiple launching occurs cause it's only firing one at a time then I have to wait till it reloads by then I'm dead. Also I can't figure out how to use the grenades; I want to use the EMP one but can't figure it out.
So I really want a series s but the $25 per month for 24 months... on top of the $400 console price (plus tax and extra controller) I really don't like the math! Am I wrong? I'm I missing something?!
I literally glazed over this game when I seen it in game pass until I ran out of games I liked and finally downloaded it. The first hour was fun but I’m sure for a lot of people it felt like ok this is good but nothing special but I PROMISE YOU if you soldier on this game is INCREDIBLE AND I LOVED IT. Wow I felt like such a dumb ass for not downloading this game right away lol. Don’t judge a book by its cover and I learned the hard way but thankfully if a fool persists in his folly he may become wise.
Another Essential Tip - Turn the Volume UP: The soundtrack is incredible
Not only an impeccable sound track but the sound design is some of the best I've ever heard. Absolutely in love with it!
turned mine to indent mode, which sounds super awesome
@@TheBlacknight122 indent mode? What is that?
thats it, im buying it, lol
I play “from hell” by rabbit junk in my car all the time.
A fire gun for fleshies, and an electric for mechs. The overwhelmed gun is amazing.
yet at 11:00 he was blasting feral bullets at a machinery lol
This game is an Amazing experience.
Things that need to be added/ fixed
- Map waypoint
- proper new game +
- Higher difficulty
-New game modes
The foundation is solid and is begging for expansion. The possibilities are staggering
+ fix buges
Ya I was shocked that I couldn't put waypoints on ths damn map
It’s needs HDR and ray tracing for the Series X
@@fogstorm5531 i dont know, it looks amazing on the series x and my oled tv. doesnt the series concoles have Auto HDR anyway?
I’m begging for expansion already lol
If you like Shadowrun or Bladerunner, you will LOVE this game, it captures the feel of a cyberpunk future sooo well and the graphics are INCREDIBLE
Don't you mean 10 Ascential tips? Anyone? Anyone? Is this thing on?
Good vid. =)
Not only is it good to have 2 different weapon types, but you need to know when to change to weapons of different damage types (that boss you seemed to have difficulty with when using the Mono Scrapper, would have gone much smother using a weapon that dealt electrical damage rather than ballistic)
I usually dont like these kind of games but it’s been growing on me lately especially this game. Games like this, hades, and gears tactics has just been alot of fun for me these days lol
Same!!!
Just downloaded this today while looking for a cyberpunk 2077 like game because I don’t wanna pay the $70 for the ultimate version. And what a pleasant surprise.
Oooooh! Totally forgot about the cover system! Hahaha oh man, thanks for this video. I'm ready to hop in for real now.
Awesome tips brother. I just started playing it solo and even playing it on easy I struggled in certain parts of the main campaign like the Siege Mech in Trading Places and sabotaging the systems in the Empowerment mission. I haven’t upgraded my weapons yet so that’s what I need to do. The number of times I died by the Siege Mech it did have an upside as bounty’s would randomly spawn in the mob before the Mech appears so I racked up 12 of them before I finally beat that mech. I went to a bartender to earn thousands of dollars turning in my bounty’s.
You forget to mention that you can also hack neutral turrets.
They deal pretty poor damage but enemies often focus them.
Changing quest tracker from O to thumb mouse button makes things so much easier
Hahah I changed mine to middle mouse button
There's no option to rebind buttons on XBox Series X that i've seen. Also there's no option to change difficulty like there is on PC.
In don't usually play this kinda game (indie) I'm a bit of a AAA snob. However saw Jake Baldino on that gamer channel you probably know the one. saw his brief review/recommendation of Ascent. It's on GamePass for Xbox. So dove in today, an hour or two in and came across this video here and want to say thank you 'QUEST MODE' your 10 tips are going to extremely valuable without any spoilers. Subscribed because....quality content 👍
Since a long time, finely and finally someone made a good cyberpunk game with a bad ass Ghost in the shell like soundtrack, love the game so far, wish more studios would Invest more love to this genre.
Just got the game. This video has helped a ton. Thanks again for another amazing video.
My favorite guide I watched so far. Great tips!!
Great advice! Been havint a blast playing The Ascent today!
Early on I had a TON of trouble with spider, but I later decided to just give up and grind for equipment elsewhere, finding a decent energy machine gun (idk77), and getting some augs, namely the ones with lifesteal and auto-target, using them as a combo for super damage/survivability.
The different weapon damage types Make a big difference. Machine's are weak against power or electric damage organic weak against fire
I was going to comment this, would have been really nice to know before I went against the Megarachnoid
Thx for th vid. Answered a few of my questions.
So far best explanation for all important things. Thumbs up 👍
Thank you so much. Took 3 hours to install on my laptop. Can't wait to dive in. This is the game I dreamed of when I was 12. I'm 32 so it was worth it.
25 years ago there is a similarly action game called crusader no remorse, look it up.
Wow you waited 20 years for this??
@3.03 that is one hell of a nod to blade runner, the police building in the background!
Absolutely spot on tutorial!
Wish I had looked it up before sinking 15 hrs to figure it out.
Probably this is just my own stupidity, but how can you aim down, from an elevated position? Let's say you're standing on top of a stairway, enemies confronting you by storming upwards. I find it impossible to hit these enemies, until they arrive at my elevation (while shooting me in the face). The LT action does not work downstairs. It's kind of annoying, because it's disrupting the flow in gameplay. Instead of using the high ground (like obi wan) I have to wait for the horde to climb the huge ass stairway/ramp, fighting all of them at once, instead thinning them down from above.
maybe the best "10 things i wish i would know"-vid on youtube
Installing…. Thanks for the tips! I’m sure they will help a lot 😊
Thanks for the video. Will watch it before starting the game!
Just getting started on this game, looks really good so far.
This was so helpful! Thanks for making it.
Very helpful, thank man!
DREAD & HCF HEAT are my favourite weapons atm
Great video, you really explained some of the mechanics, not just read a script
The quest directions tracker is O on PC.
Yeah, they really need to fix this.
Also for some reason weapon skins and shirt skins aren't saved when you pick them up, atleast on xbox anyway
Ive been enjoying this one I got it on the ps5 been a straight fun riot of a time
Thanks for the tips bro… Been hype for this game’s release for a long time now 🙌
You're welcome. Enjoy the game!
Gonna play this soon. RPG’s are great. They aren’t created equal sadly but I’ve had my eyes on this one every since it could be pre-ordered.
I just started it on Xbox and it's so amazing.
Saying that you "forgot" something from the tutorial and then passing it off as a tip.. IS NOT A TIP
Thanks for the vid It will help me a ton in planning my leveling up :) I am loving every second of this game.
Loving this game so far. Great tips as alwats
My biggest complaint is the map, it looks nothing like the world you are actually in, it's hard to navigate and really quite pointless.
What’s the deal with the map? I feel like the devs kinda forgot about it or something. It doesn’t seem to match the terrain. I’m I alone on this?
yeah for me the verticality of it and the objects in it is complete mystery
Yeah the map sucks
Should have just made top down
Even the ability to add custom waypoints with indicators pointing up or down would be a big help. The verticality of the maps can be insane in some areas.
Amazing game. I'm having so much fun. Thanks for the tips
Excellent video dude.
Thanks, answered a few questions I had ! 🤙🏽
for 7:34 its best to have a ballistic gun and an energy gun. Because these 2 cover all type of enemy. Some enemy are weaker against either these 2 type of gun
Thank you so much. Very informative !
My biggest problem with this game is no custom way points. That and not being able to get cyberdeck upgrades bc i need cyberdeck upgrades. Other than that im really enjoying the game
i cant figure out the button to use the Augmentation in slot 2?
About the doing the side quests before anything else - do not do this. Alot of the early side missions require you to get to certain areas that are unavailable because of story progression. You will also run into enemies along the way who will one-shot you, again, because you are not supposed to go there yet.
Do 4-5 story missions and then do some side-quests. That will save you an hour of banging your head against the wall.
Edit: disregard my comment here as it has been fixed!
Yeah some side quest pop up earlier then they support to. They just need to rearrange those side quest
@@khanhnguyen-tt3ff That's about the only gripe I have about this game really. Otherwise a fantastic game that made me almost complete it in one sitting. I really hope they add NG+ or something, that would be amazing.
I think they fixed this. Just started playing, 3rd level and no side quest.
@@lerch400block Oh thats great! Enjoy, it's a great game. I wanna go back to it and try the dlc at some point.
Epic content, man. One small thing - the music fades get REALLY loud some times :) Subbed!
Great feedback. Thank you!
Good shit! Video quality was great
I'm gonna need more tips. I was instantly murdered after getting my first pistol.
Yeah, the pistols aren't great to start with.
I found in the beginning with the pistols don’t hold the firing button if you pull the trigger manually you’ll be able to shoot a lot faster and stand a better chance of living
You can find an SMG pretty early on, or at least I did, on a body guarded by the first 2 human enemies I think I encountered.
Thanks, great video. If you can't hack the vending machines, you can just shoot them to destroy and get the loot.
Also raising weapon in crouch will zoom out the camera in the direction you're looking
There’s soooo many bugs in this game, hell one of them is every time you get a new skin it disappears and is really frustrating.
I've found that if you go to the grafter right away you can use them but they're not in your inventory the next day but the skin you changed to is
It’s not that bad for an indie title.
Have you played cyberpunk lol?
Lol it make by 10 people, I'm surprise by how good it is
I tried playing it on Xbox and find it so hard to aim properly, plus it’s really annoying when enemies get up close and you can’t melee them
Brother there are melee weapons in the game
This game is fun for sure!
Is there a way of changing the camera angle?
Cool bumper animation!
Im loving this game so far, really draws me in. Makes me feel like I'm Blade Runner. I like to run a Machine gun and a energy cannon for robots.
Game is fun, BUT there’s so many glitches found in my co-op experience so far. We are about 4 hours in and it’s filled with black screens, continuous gun fire long after firefights have ended, continuous tutorials that reoccur especially during fighting, stuck at bartender talking view, and random crashes. I’m playing on Xbox X and my bro on PC.
I played the game solo on xbox. Two quests were glitched and impossible to complete (kill flavius and liberation), the game crashed about twice a day, the load screens were very long, one glitch made all the enemies in the world disappear, and the list goes on…. I enjoyed the game, but I was also relieved when it was over.
not able to change my characters pants . no matter what pant i choose it shows the one i got at the very start along with the symbol of a paint brush . guess i permanently locked on to the initial cosmetics . went to the grafter still no solution
One of the best experience I have ever had in gaming.
It has many flaws but it's just an INSANE experience! 🥰
It also has a lot of untapped potential I hope they are going to work on, maybe with another DLC, maybe in a second version of the game...
I just started playing this game and I'm liking it. I don't what happen but I couldn't shoot, even in the first boss fight. I got off the game and got back in and it worked again. I don't know what I did that I lt wouldn't shoot. Any answers ?
You sound similar to ACG. I like it. 👍🏻
Hell of a compliment. ACG is the best.
You forgot about enemy level if their a skull on the side of the health bar, it mean that you are under level. Man avoid the edge in the second map if you under level 17 cause the enemy is at level 18 to 20
Or kill them early like me and get riot gun early.
Maybe a stupid question but how do you get your crosshair close to you? I play on pc but i loose my aiming all the time. Its out of the screen..
The spider boss takes energy weapon damage more than ballistic. I found it unusually tough with a machine gun.
Try digital damage. I played the game on hard and the darn thing was too tanky until I tried digital damage (IO converter).
13:05 why don't I have any of those loot icons on my map????
Are the orange cases actually marking "loot", or are they just marking datapads?
Good tips but I’m still confused with the map, I feel lost while looking at it
Hi. One question: where can you check how long you played the game? Can't find it anywhere. Thanks!
Very helpful & it’s a cracking game!!!
Has the quest guide been fix yet.
Love this game and so does my partner who doesn't play xbox. Have had a few problems though. Maybe it's because I have an old xbox one. I've been been trying to get the series x but can't find it anywhere
Today was patch day =)
Clone bosses should be done with, also stability primer for co-op integrated
I love the Dominator.
Thanks just got ps5 version yesterday
Has some sound bugs. When you are in a shop you can hear things buzz by. Really annoying and outside sound can have issues as well. Thats harder to explain. When Im walking around its like my guy is running through the water in the towers but there is no water. Also hate walking around and all of a sudden 1 shot Im dead because Im a level 4 or 5 and a level 20 comes out of nowhere.
Pro tip, if you can't hack vending machines early on, just shoot them instead, it can get you one or two of the item for free, but not as much as hacking can.
when you fight the spider bot, you can use i/o inveter tartical to kill him quicker, by a lot :V
You and I seem to be the only gamers on the freaking planet who managed to figure this out! I learned this because I played the game on hard. The boss was so difficult I experimented with nearly everything I could. I also got the idea when I saw the boss pixilated when I did enough damage to it. I figured this must be a clue that it was susceptible to digital damage. Unfortunately, I was not smart enough to figure out the eggs could be hacked.
Play main quests first. At least halfway. Most of the areas for side quests will be unlocked by then.
awesome game but i can't finish the dlc, final boss have bugs...can't complete it :(
11:44 you can also "hack" them in a less elegant, yet equally effective manner - just blast'em
Thanks my man
Great Video!
Thanks!
What you should of actually said was stick to the main quest for a bit because you won't have access to certain areas just yet.
Thank you!
Take my word for it, the Overwhelmer machine gun is the best gun in the game and it’s not available in the weapon shops. If you’ve having trouble progressing, look up where to find it.
My issue is I’ll be five levels higher then the mission suggests. I’ll get to the boss and not be able to even come close to killing him so I’m stuck
brilliant game enjoying it on the series s 👍
i find the stick control, awkward ,having to push the aim stick forward to aim as you pull the movement stick back to back of.
i got the rocket launcher with guided missals by second main mission, i up graded it to level 4. blow every one up.
I totally forgot about the wayfinder after starting the game
Please please pleaseee, 8:55 dont sleep on the "boreshot". I think its better than shotguns. And 10:56 that boss is easy electric weapons deal more damage vs kinetic weapons...
One of the best tips that no one is talking about, play this game on the PC, series X or S.
Anything less be prepared for bugs glitches crashes and strange loading times
How do you use the grenade laucher? I can't figure out what to do! How do you get a rocket launcher! I keep getting killed by the first robot boss. GETTING REALLY FRUSTATED
you need to hold your fire button
@@lekhoa612 Does that mean multiple launching occurs cause it's only firing one at a time then I have to wait till it reloads by then I'm dead. Also I can't figure out how to use the grenades; I want to use the EMP one but can't figure it out.
So I really want a series s but the $25 per month for 24 months... on top of the $400 console price (plus tax and extra controller)
I really don't like the math! Am I wrong? I'm I missing something?!
Where are you getting $25/mo for 24 mo??!
I literally glazed over this game when I seen it in game pass until I ran out of games I liked and finally downloaded it. The first hour was fun but I’m sure for a lot of people it felt like ok this is good but nothing special but I PROMISE YOU if you soldier on this game is INCREDIBLE AND I LOVED IT. Wow I felt like such a dumb ass for not downloading this game right away lol. Don’t judge a book by its cover and I learned the hard way but thankfully if a fool persists in his folly he may become wise.