Hello everyone and welcome! This is our first news post for our new game project named Astral Ascent which we are really excited about! If you are not familiar with the game or our team we made an introduction newsletter that you can find here. Don't hesitate to register to our monthly newsletter to get more frequent news about the project. Or visit our Discord server to see the newsletter-archive and be part of our lovely community!

What is new?

Things are moving really fast recently and we are really happy about it. We finished a long pre-production phase and a slow start as we were building our main systems and polishing our art style and direction but now we reached an higher velocity with a better synergy within the team. This news will highly focus on our first world visuals and artistic direction.

Basic combo execution for Kiran attacks

Earth World - Environment

The 12 Zodiacs you will face are splitted among 4 different worlds :

Earth

Fire

Water

Wind

We decided to start our adventure with Earth world as it gives a really positive and fantastic tone to the game. You can see Earth World concepts made by Gal below :

Earth world concepts by Gal We made a collective effort to have a very natural and aerial first world to explore. The concepts made by Gal were really fitting our common vision of this fantastic world we had in mind.

Alexandre improved our art direction with more detailed assets

Gal created more props for the game for special rooms(old trees before rework there)

Relixes took time to implement more natural grass movements when walking over

The Garden peddler provides new spells to unlock for your characters

Earth World - Enemies

You will face many dangers during your astral journey and you should never let your guard off because even basic enemies can decrease your health and get you closer to death.

Wildgrass teleport animation by Alexandre

Wildgrass teleports when far away and performs an attack

Bonus gifs

Sometimes things to show do not really fit any categories so here are some bonus gifs below:

Created level design ingredients such as this timer platform

Looting a lot of crystals to verify collisions with walls & ground

The Garden peddler has acolytes you will be able to meet during your ascension If you want to talk about these news with community or with the devs, feel free to join our Discord server. Have a great day Louis

[ 2020-10-15 16:51:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Astral Ascent
Hibernian Workshop

Developer

Hibernian Workshop

Publisher

Coming Soon Wishlist now!

Release

Indie Adventure Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop

FIGHT YOUR WAY

Unlock dozens of unique spells for your 4 distinct characters. Optimize your own build or try out a new one to take down 12 powerful bosses. Get stronger with time to match up with your foes. Each run will test your skills and your reactivity.

DON'T GO ALONE

The weight of destiny is too heavy to carry by yourself? Don’t worry and bring a friend to play in our two player co-op mode. Fight and crush your enemies together in local co-op or online using the Steam's Remote Play Together feature.

AN ASTRAL THREAT

The Zodiacs are 12 experienced guardians dispatched over 4 gorgeous worlds. They’ll bring to the battlefield unique attacks, abilities, and patterns, backstories to uncover, and reasons to be fighting you. Get yourself warned!

NARRATION THROUGH REPLAYABILITY

Astral Ascent is a rogue-lite infused with narration. Replayability is part of our story which will be unravelled piece of piece. As you get stronger, you will discover more about the characters, their motivations, and the secrets of the world they’re trapped in.

A BEAUTIFUL MODERN FANTASY WORLD

Dash across gigantic landscapes. Explore original and hand-crafted areas. Discover the world created by our artists, with a gorgeous art and frame-by-frame animation.

4 PLAYABLE CHARACTERS

Unique characters. Unique weapons. Unique ways to play.

Ayla: The sole survivor of her guild of assassins, she uses her twin daggers to eliminate her enemies before they can react. Her speed and profenciency are unmatched.
Kiran: This orphan learned life the hard way. He uses his strength to deliver attacks powerful enough to create shockwaves. Brutal.
Calie: This talented sculptor wants her freedom back. She will use her magical gemstones to pierce enemy defenses and shred them to bits. She is unforgiving.
Octave: Trained by a powerful witch, this young fighter summons ethereal guns to attack his foes. When needed, he can conjure bigger weapons as well. Lethal in all cases.

A COALITION FOR HOPE

You can count on faithful allies to help you find your way out

The Merchant: This mysterious figure has the power to unveil your true potential through rememoring forgotten skills. Careful… it won’t be free.
Zim-Zim: Her greenhouse hides magical plants which can increase your abilities. If you can bear her whimiscal and frankly immature behavior.
Oloon: The best stylist in the known universe is right here and available. Want to change the color of your clothes? Dye your hair? She has everything you need!
Papa Yalee: This old cat—he is almost 20!—will always have a good story about the foes you’ll encounter and your runs. The good news is that… most of them are true.
Sova: Once a powerful sorceress, Sova was cursed and must now serve the Garden. Her past is a burden of shame she carries in silence.
Ordan: De facto leader of the Garden, this fierce warrior helps the Heroes in their quest. Her might is legendary.
Ikki: Ordan’s ex-husband and a powerful warrior on his own, he is in charge of training Heroes. His knowledge of the art of war is endless.