TowerFall Ascension (PC) (2014)

Overview: Multiplayer 2D fighting game.

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20260806 (AM Hours):
I was looking through games with "Fighting" tag and decided to play this one.

Setup: Arcade stick

Gameplay Log:
Completed first four levels of Quest Mode (Normal difficulty)
Decided to stop after two attempts of the fifth level
Completed harder time achievement for first two trials

Steam Game Time: 87 minutes

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20260806:
Today while playing I realized the audio the character made was similar to Celeste. Apparently it's the same developers!

Gameplay Log:
Completed easier time achievement for third trials
Was trying to complete the harder time achievement for third trial. Thought perhaps the fine execution of diagonal jumps would be more precise on keyboard so tried to switch over. Default arrows are movement which is right hand (default; I can always halves) and shift, C, V for on left hand for dash, shoot, jump. This actually felt much harder. At that point I stopped playing.
Later I returned and I moved on to other trials. The third trial of an area is made to be much tougher.

Steam Game Time: 3.2 hours (cumulative game time) / 1.7 hours (session game time)

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Thoughts (for 1-Player Experience):
Pros:
+ Simple gameplay, yet room for skill

Neutral:
~ Quest Mode seems to unlock at an exponential rate as opposed to perhaps two at a time. Feels... unsettling
~ At times I wish the game had sharper resolution graphics available

Rating: 4.6 out of 5

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Summary:
Basic game mechanics consist of moving around, shooting arrows, and dashing. Players can also defeat enemies by stomping on them. Examples of advance gameplay include catching arrows and stealing arrows.

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TowerFall Ascension (PC) (2014)

Relevant Links:
TowerFall Ascension (Wikipedia.org)
TowerFall Ascension (PC) (MetaCritic.com)
TowerFall Ascension (steamdb.info)
TowerFall Ascension (Steam Store Page)