Hello, dear reader, I hope you’re having a good day. I’m not being paid to write this blog, and it contains information based on my opinions from playing Ascension: Deck Building Game on iOS. Ascension: Deck Building Game is a deck building card game playable offline with AI. Ascension also includes offline pass and play multiplayer. You don’t need an internet connection to play unless you want to face real people who aren’t sitting next to you. You have to make an account to do so. The game does have in-app purchases up to $4.99. I recommend the bundle! There are no ads or other ways to earn expansions. Ascension: Deck Building Game is rated 9+ for Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence and Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes. There is no real violence, it’s a card game. Well, unless you count the echoing cultists’ screams in your eardrums as you send them into the void. The game will probably be 12+ to some parents for some of its racier artwork, the monsters, and the somewhat startling sound effects. Cetra isn’t wearing much, and Ozziah makes a mess out of a dragon. You’ll get used to the sounds in time, or you can turn them off from the options menu. If you and your children can handle most Magic the Gathering or the Lord of the Rings monster card art, then you can certainly play Ascension: Deck Building Game on iOS (Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer is a physical card game too).
Review:
Ascension: Deck Building Game is an enjoyable deck-building game originally crafted in the real world by Stoneblade Entertainment. I’ve played multiple hours, bought the $4.99 bundle and never regretted the purchase. I didn’t even need the bundle to enjoy this well-made game. Ascension’s strength lies in its replayability. No two games will be the same since your options and resources will always differ based on the available cards and the choices you make to build your deck. Hence, deck-building game. The game still works with newer iOS updates and is perfect for killing boredom. Pass and play is always difficult to do if you want to keep people interested so I generally leave the tablet on the table, everyone can see each turn to prevent boredom. Something about seeing a game always draws people in and removing the game from their sight creates boredom.
Time: You can play Ascension: Deck Building Game as much as you want! There are no energy bars or daily limits. You can control how much Honor (victory points) it takes for a game to reach its conclusion. The more players you have, the more Honor you can add to increase the game length.
Pros and Cons: Ascension: Deck Building Game has a small background story, but it’s all flavor text for the beautiful deck-building mechanics and gameplay. If you want a Final Fantasy story, buy Final Fantasy XV. Ascension is exactly what it says it is, a deck-building game, and performs its job wonderfully. The music doesn’t pull you out of the experience, the jarring screams of the cultists can be turned off, and the game prevents cheating! It highlights all the things you can do but doesn’t tell you what the best order of operations is.
Overall Impression: If you love deck-building games, card games, and art with an incredibly unique style; then Ascension: Deck Building Game is ready for you on iOS. Will you challenge Samael and protect the world of vigil? By playing an excellent card game? I highly recommend picking it up for free and trying Ascension out! If you don’t enjoy card games, deck-building, or free games; then Ascension: Deck Building Game isn’t for you.
Tips:
Links: The App Store link is at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ascension-deckbuilding-game/id441838733?mt=8 and the home website is at http://ascensiongame.com/game/.
Disclaimer: I’m not being paid by AsmodeeDigital or anyone else to write these tips. The only money I could make would be through advertising on this site or on YouTube at this point in time. I don't take responsibility for the content on sites linked to from this article.
by Brian Petrilli AKA Jalinon
Review:
Ascension: Deck Building Game is an enjoyable deck-building game originally crafted in the real world by Stoneblade Entertainment. I’ve played multiple hours, bought the $4.99 bundle and never regretted the purchase. I didn’t even need the bundle to enjoy this well-made game. Ascension’s strength lies in its replayability. No two games will be the same since your options and resources will always differ based on the available cards and the choices you make to build your deck. Hence, deck-building game. The game still works with newer iOS updates and is perfect for killing boredom. Pass and play is always difficult to do if you want to keep people interested so I generally leave the tablet on the table, everyone can see each turn to prevent boredom. Something about seeing a game always draws people in and removing the game from their sight creates boredom.
Time: You can play Ascension: Deck Building Game as much as you want! There are no energy bars or daily limits. You can control how much Honor (victory points) it takes for a game to reach its conclusion. The more players you have, the more Honor you can add to increase the game length.
Pros and Cons: Ascension: Deck Building Game has a small background story, but it’s all flavor text for the beautiful deck-building mechanics and gameplay. If you want a Final Fantasy story, buy Final Fantasy XV. Ascension is exactly what it says it is, a deck-building game, and performs its job wonderfully. The music doesn’t pull you out of the experience, the jarring screams of the cultists can be turned off, and the game prevents cheating! It highlights all the things you can do but doesn’t tell you what the best order of operations is.
Overall Impression: If you love deck-building games, card games, and art with an incredibly unique style; then Ascension: Deck Building Game is ready for you on iOS. Will you challenge Samael and protect the world of vigil? By playing an excellent card game? I highly recommend picking it up for free and trying Ascension out! If you don’t enjoy card games, deck-building, or free games; then Ascension: Deck Building Game isn’t for you.
Tips:
- Get Mystics – The game offers a few easy cards to help you build up Runes or Power. It’ll be tempting to buy multiple cheap Heavy Infantry, but they won’t help you in the long run. Mystics will help you acquire the cards you need to win! Choose Mystics or center cards whenever possible! Depending on the situation (like a monster-filled center) then Heavy Infantry could be worthwhile. The problem is you can’t always depend on a monster showing up on time to whack for honor. They are rude enough not to enjoy being banished to the Void. On the flipside, you can always buy decent cards like Mystics.
- When multiple purchases are available, buy cheap center cards first – Once you’re swimming in runes, don’t dive into the deep end. Take a look at the cheap shallow cards first because buying the cheap cards can reveal a better purchase from the deck! Those runes you saved up can now buy the new, better card.
- Get Mechana cards last – The Mechana faction has a lot of honor to rune cost. They are great investments, when you can afford them. The best cards to get first give you more card draw. The other factions all contain cards which are better starting cards. The Enlightened will usually be the first cards to buy since they don’t usually need other cards to realize their full potential. The temple librarian is great. Lifebound heroes usually need more Lifebound cards to be effective (in expansions this really becomes obvious). If you need to make the choice between Mystic and Runic Lycanthrope, the Lycan is the better choice. Void cards help you destroy the fluffy useless cards from your deck by banishing them. Those Apprentices simply won’t cut it when you’re trying to draw your amazing Mystics. Decreasing the cards in your deck will make your plays more consistent.
Links: The App Store link is at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ascension-deckbuilding-game/id441838733?mt=8 and the home website is at http://ascensiongame.com/game/.
Disclaimer: I’m not being paid by AsmodeeDigital or anyone else to write these tips. The only money I could make would be through advertising on this site or on YouTube at this point in time. I don't take responsibility for the content on sites linked to from this article.
by Brian Petrilli AKA Jalinon