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Astria Ascending is a 2021 role-playing game developed by Artisan Studios and published by Dear Villagers. Set in the fantasy world of Orcanon, the story of Astria Ascending follows a group of demigods called the "Fated Eight". They act as the agents of the goddess Yuno, who presides over the integrity of a multicultural society governed by a doctrine known as the Harmony and populated by sentient beings of various species.

The gameplay of Astria Ascending revolve around the player's interactions with

Xbox Series X/S
. Astria Ascending was met with mixed critical reception.

Gameplay

Astria Ascending primarily features two modes of play, which incorporate gameplay conventions and mechanics from the

Japanese role-playing game genres. The player controls the on-screen character, a soldier named Ulan, from a 2D side-scrolling perspective. The player acquires quests through Ulan's dealings with non-player characters, and solves puzzles through her manipulation of environmental objects.[1] The game world of Astria Ascending features over 20 dungeons, and five unique cities.[2]

Players may approach or avoid enemies which are integrated into the open field; once Ulan touches an enemy, the screen transitions into a separate battle screen. Combat in Astria Ascending is turn-based, with players in full control of an active party of four combatants. During the player's turn, any party member may be swapped out with another from a selection of up to eight characters. Attack abilities are tied to different elemental attributes, which produces different results depending on a combatant character's individual strengths and weaknesses in relation to specific elements.

Astria Ascending occasionally depicts Ulan mounted on a flying creature in cutscenes and playable segments. Aerial combat levels where players take control of the flying mount feature

collectible card-based minigame called "J-Ster", which is played as a strategic hexagonal board game.[2]

Development and release

Astria Ascending was developed by French-Canadian video game developer Artisan Studios, with Dear Villagers as the publisher.[3][4] Astria Ascending feature the contributions of several developers who had previously worked on the Final Fantasy series as well as Kobojo's 2015 mobile title Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey.[3] Narrative Director Kazushige Nojima provided the world direction, plot, story, and wrote much of its dialogue.[3] Hitoshi Sakimoto composed the score as its Music Director.[3] While Astria Ascending has no direct connection to Zodiac, both games are set in a world conceived by Nojima called Orcanon.[5] Astria Ascending also adapts the art style and graphical assets of Zodiac, which were developed by CyDesignation.[3][5]

Astria Ascending was first announced in March 2021.[3] By June 2021, it was confirmed for a multiplatform launch on September 30, 2021 for

Xbox Series X/S.[6] It was also included with the Xbox Game Pass subscription service upon release.[6]

Reception

Astria Ascending received mixed or average reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

References

  1. ^ "Astria Ascending Is Just Too Damn Much Game". pastemagazine.com. August 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Dellosa, Catherine Ng (26 July 2021). "Astria Ascending revamps mobile JRPG Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey for Switch, Game Pass, and consoles". www.pocketgamer.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Astria Ascending Will Appear Worldwide in 2021". 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Abous us | Artisan Studios". www.artisangamestudios.com.
  5. ^ a b "Astria Ascending Preview: A Surprise Return to Orcanon - Prima Games". primagames.com. 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b Whitehead, Thomas (June 16, 2021). "Astria Ascending Gets A Release Date And Stylish New Trailer". Nintendo Life. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Astria Ascending for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Astria Ascending for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Astria Ascending for PlayStation 5 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Astria Ascending for Xbox Series X Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

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