Bartski
Gold Member
remember those minimum specs for Cyberpunk?
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ZywyPL
Banned
Maybe the game is just well optimized? Doom also has very low spec requirements compared to the visuals it provides.
eyesabitdull
Banned
I wish my pc could run this, but I am pretty sure itll struggle like a mad man at the best settings.
I honestly think this little studio nailed the look better than any other game. If someone said Cyberpunk I picture this in my head. If the game play is as good as the world this will be my game of the year.
CamHostage
Member
I think if somebody were to break down what the engine is doing, it might not be as much as it looks like on screen, but yes, it looks like it was made to break our brains.
Tons of effects to dress up everything beyond what you can scrutinize as "reality" (maybe these lights and reflections are real, maybe not, but there's so much bloom and glow and pins and sparkles and blended colors that my eyes aren't asking questions...), lots of layering of environments to make them feel bigger than what you play (they're not procedurally-generated, so that helps, but still, good luck finding games in this arena that hold up against what we're seeing here...), and just an insane abundance of detail work embedded in every environment. There's good tech in The Ascent, but there's also just a lot of hard, hard work.
It's still got to run on an Xbox One, and it's also cross-play (so they couldn't just do a charitable downport on a similar-but-lesser engine, it has to run in the same environment and game systems.) They could cut back but not cut down on the lowest spec range (we likely won't see the X1 or a minimum spec screen/video of it until it ships, of course, but hopefully they make good choices in the cuts.) If there were compromises, though, for getting The Ascent on the board for blow-your-mind next-gen kudos while also ensuring it scales down to run outside next-gen specs, it's hard to see them on screen.
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Sealord of Braavos
Member
I was just scrolling through Game Pass and I saw the pre-install tab for The Ascent. Pretty cool. Then, for shits and giggles, I played the trailer for it. Now, I’ve seen footage of the game here and there…probably this same trailer on my iPad. But sweet Jesus, seeing it on my 65” CX…let’s just say that excitement has turned into DESPERATION for this game. The colours, cyberpunkian details, particle effects….just incredible.
ZywyPL
Banned
Same here, I regret watching all those (amazing) previews, 2 months feels like eternity now...
Team Andromeda
Member
Can't wait looks amazing and I bet it be even more incredible in Dolby Vision
Sealord of Braavos
Member
Now, now, let’s not bring such negative thoughts into this. Let’s all just be excited until we are given tangible reasons not to be.
Stuart360
Member
Oh i'm very excited, and have been since it was first shown off.
The low price, compared with the super detailed graphics, makes me just think it will be a like a 4 or 5 hour game.
If its good though i suppose it doesnt matter too much.
CloudNull
Banned
Or its the fact it was made by 12 people.
It will not take a lot of sales for this to make a profit and its priced low enough that people will jump in even though its the studios first game. I think it is priced perfectly.
