I played the majority of The Ascent back in 2022, but finished up the DLC in-between other games.

By far one of the buggiest games I've played on Xbox Series S/X. I often was suddenly stopped in my tracks by a full game freeze - or worse - mission markers just disappearing or becoming inoperable. While the bugs were the most noteworthy interruption, the core of the game was not great either.

Although the game looks beautiful (in a dilapidated kind of way), locations are not distinguishable from each other. Every alley, every bridge, every neon bar - all the same. The combat happening throughout is frantic and often annoying. It seems like everyone in this damn city wants to kill you. Unfortunately, it's not fun or engaging enough to validate the unending encounters.