Review Ashen

Diverse assortment of enemies and bosses promotes experimentation with different weapons, abilities, and combat strategies
Weapons of similar classes can still have different attack animations, putting more strategy into loadout customization
A stamina-focused system offers a measured and enjoyable risk vs. reward combat experience
Seeing aesthetic improvements at your home camp leaves you feeling fulfilled for completing quests
Through non-verbal communication with other players, strong relationships can be formed with the game's characters

Beautiful art style
Recruiting NPCs and rebuilding your town is fulfilling
Diverse environments with lots of personality
Tough, interesting bosses

Challenging but fair combat
Minimalist aesthetic makes for an interesting world
It's satisfying to see your main base grow
Companions have interesting stories and personalities

A seamless co-op experience
Stunning design and art-direction
A moving score with excellent overall audio
Wonderfully paced
Simple to play, difficult to master
Your ever-growing and expanding village is a great visual progression system

Interesting lore
Good character development
Solid combat
Co-op features
Engaging dungeon design

Fierce combat
Lots of exploration
Good voice acting
Varied enemies
Plenty of weapons to choose from.