The improvement found on PS5 isn't just limited to pixels and frame-rate: ground detail is pared back on PS4, environmental draw distance is reined in, while real-time shadow maps have less detail, while fewer objects cast shadows. Watch on YouTube The Ascent's PlayStation ports tick all the boxes - though issues with the Xbox versions haven't been addressed, loading times apart. Image quality isn't bad: UE4's TAA does a good job of cleaning up the image, so all consoles look stable and smooth in motion - the weaker machines just aren't as sharp.
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The base PS4 seemingly locks to 900p - a quarter of PS5's resolution at half the target performance level.
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So how do the ports to the various PlayStation platforms stack up? While we didn't see it in our measurements, dynamic resolution scaling can't be rolled out - but unsurprisingly, PS5 leads the pack with a dense 1800p resolution, targeting 60fps, while PS4 Pro drops back to 1440p30. Even the game's narrative sequences, which zoom in to close range, don't highlight many shortcomings.
Despite massive levels packed with dense environmental meshes, everything seems to fit together surprisingly well, without any geometric or lighting discontinuities. The interplay between the environment and the action is a key highlight here: stray bullets and explosions chip at barriers and take chunks out of concrete slabs. As action breaks out The Ascent becomes an electrifying visual showcase, bathed in explosions and bullet trails.
Whether you're gaming on PS4 or PS5, The Ascent retains its signature visual appeal - it's a beautiful title that combines extremely detailed environmental geometry with stunning pyrotechnics. Previously an Xbox console exclusive, The Ascent is now available for current-gen and last-gen PlayStation consoles - and we highly recommend it. It's easily mistaken for a big-budget title but was in fact primarily made by Neon Giant, a small Swedish studio with just 12 core developers. This Unreal Engine 4-based isometric action game features dense environmental geometry, great lighting, and high quality effects work.
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Armor never really felt like it could be built up the way your weapons can, but at least I looked like a badass hulking tank by the end, and you’re able to enjoy your build after the closing credits roll because you’ll be dumped back into the world to continue working on sidequests, if you want to.What is the most visually impressive indie game you've ever seen? From our perspective, The Ascent - released last summer for PC and Xbox - is a strong candidate. Weapon and skill upgrades are the big highlights here, as you can make significant boosts to your health, reload speed, energy level, and other tangible things that have a direct and enjoyable impact on gameplay. All of the tried-and-true action-RPG mechanics are here: a character creator, upgradeable primary and secondary weapons, customizable armor and skills that can each also be leveled up, and sidequests aplenty. The Ascent takes a little while to get going – its first couple of hours are a bit dull in the gameplay department, where you’ll be shooting the cyberpunk equivalent of rats, but before long you’re in the power band of this 15-20-hour quest to (what else?) take down a monolithic corporation. That’s also mostly true about playing it.
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