Ashen has a distinct look and its landscapes are imaginative, but no level of creativity can hide the fact that it is a shameless Dark Souls clone. New Zealand-based developer A44 fully embraces this inspiration to deliver almost identical combat, exploration, and a risk-based currency of souls. While feeling overly similar to From Software's body of work, Ashen pumps out excitement and fun, and manages to carve out a hint of something new with how it handles cooperative play. I died five times ...
Ashen has a distinct look and its landscapes are imaginative, but no level of creativity can hide the fact that it is a shameless Dark Souls clone. New Zealand-based developer A44 fully embraces this inspiration to deliver almost identical combat, exploration, and a risk-based currency of souls. While feeling overly similar to From Software's body of work, Ashen pumps out excitement and fun, and manages to carve out a hint of something new with how it handles cooperative play. I died five times ...
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