During its introduction at last year’s Xbox E3 press conference, developers Aurora44 explained that “Ashen,” their new action RPG, would feature a novel form of multiplayer: players would be ...
“Dark Souls” and “Journey” occupy two distinct ends of the gaming spectrum. On one side, “Dark Souls” is epitome of a hard-core title. With its harsh difficulty and steep learning curve, it demands ...
This morning, Annapurna Interactive announced that it would officially be releasing Ashen on Steam, PS4, and the Nintendo Switch. The game originally came out in December 2018 for Xbox One as well as ...
Ashen, the cooperative action role-playing game from New Zealand-based Aurora44, is now live on the new Epic Games Store and the Xbox Marketplace. The announcement came during this year’s Game Awards.
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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Telling a story of the cyclical nature of light and dark and possessing both stamina-focused combat and larger-than-life bosses, Ashen is easy to ...
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While much of the visual style and sound design in Ashen pay homage to id Software's brand of devil enthusiasm, the game itself is neither as inspired or technically accomplished. When playing Ashen, ...
Like a home away from home, Ashen feels both startlingly familiar and original. A44’s action-RPG wears its Dark Souls-inspired identity proudly, delivering nearly identical mechanics and progression ...
Throughout the twenty hours I spent with Ashen sat in my chair in my bedroom I kept doing one thing: telling myself how it reminded me of playing Bloodborne for the first time again. Ashen borrows a ...