Century: Age of Ashes Reviews

  • Novi FrostNovi Frost685,828
    25 May 2023
    6 0 2
    Avoid like the plague.

    Apart from the fact the game is a predatory as hell game, ( seriously 40 bucks plus for one dragon skin ), which i will get into, there is little to no gameplay to be found here, even less fun, and a dev team that actively hates you.

    In the 3 modes with 3-5 maps total depending on how you slice it, the gameplay loop is a simple dogfight game. Which sounds fine. However if youre playing with crossplay off youre going to be waiting 30 minutes plus for normal games, and with crossplay on, welcome to bot/sweat central. The pc players have about a years worth of experience on you, and the game doesnt do a good enough job with a tutorial to explain how they pull off the maneauvers they do. Getting even your first kill will be a chore, and not a satisfying one.

    Progression wise, think similar to halo infinite. A battle pass with challenges for the bulk of your xp. In one of the games more predatory moves, they shove experience boosters in your face for real world cash, but those boosts do not boost challenge xp. Just match xp. To elaborate, your 30% xp booster will up your xp from 800 xp to 1020 approximately. Which sounds fine, except each level after 5 requires 50,000 experience each. Those premium boosters? Worthless.

    The game itself is a grindy unbalanced mess. Little variety in maps, certainly not in game modes, and a completion that will dragon for a while.
    .5
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    FroZeNSouLi should just take advice & walk away...but,
    in fairness to anyone else who has same questions:

    - How did manage <70hrs completion (when 120hr est)
    - Boosting possible? Can you lock down/match make just with who you want to (like region or server selection)?
    - or is boosting not worth it as just trying to do Challenges? Or does it make it more needed due to player base being tryhards?
    - i see game is F2P, so possible to solo boost with PC/SteamDeck/Xbox ?
    - I see mention of Seasons resetting to Rank1. Is there an external way to see when the next season starts to maximise duration, like via a website?

    Tis a shame. Could do with more dragon games after ScaleBounds cancellation :P
    Posted by FroZeNSouL on 25 Aug 23 at 16:57
    Novi FrostI managed significantly less time because i paid to skip battle pass levels. I don't believe its possible to boost, and due to the challenges being the only way to increase levels, and no other difficult achievements, its not necessary or recommended anyway. I have no idea if its possible to solo boost, and a season normally lasts 3 months. about 12 weeks. It says in game, I think. But thats it. Genuinely, it is not worth it.
    Posted by Novi Frost on 01 Sep 23 at 00:32