Perfect World: Ascend

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Perfect World: Ascend is a multiplayer role playing game. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Perfect World: Ascend is a massively multiplayer Role Playing game that allows players across the globe to join the same server. The game features a rotatable screen for flexible gameplay. Immerse in a fantasy world with a vibrant community of multi-player enthusiasts."

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Audience ScoreBased on 135 reviews

graphics7 positive mentions

stability4 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and smooth gameplay, providing an enjoyable visual experience.
Character customization is extensive and allows for a unique player experience without gender locks.
The game is rewarding for free-to-play players, with stable servers and minimal downtime.

The user interface is extremely buggy, making navigation and gameplay frustrating.
The game heavily relies on autoplay mechanics, which detracts from player engagement and control.
There are significant issues with event timing and accessibility, particularly for free-to-play players, making it hard to participate.

graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are generally praised for their beauty and smooth performance, especially in 4K, with many users appreciating the skill animations and overall aesthetic. However, several players report significant issues, including graphical bugs, degraded visuals over time, and a problematic camera view that diminishes the experience. While the initial impression is positive, the persistent glitches and UI problems detract from the overall enjoyment, leading to mixed reviews.
- “The graphics are beautiful for the format you put the game in.”
- “Beautiful graphics.”
- “I want to give this a 5 because it's good, the graphics, the dungeons, the raid.”
- “It's probably the weird permission requirement at the start (something a game definitely does not need), plus the glitchiness (e.g. the game sometimes becomes completely quiet), plus how everything looks so small in either view that you can't really enjoy the graphics - one of the selling points of the original Perfect World.”
- “The graphics are broken sometimes for mobile and desktop versions; please fix it.”
- “Please fix the graphics; it looks like a transparent, invisible option.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The story aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it solid but poorly executed due to excessive autoplay features that diminish player engagement. Many express disappointment over the lack of control, likening the experience to passively watching a game unfold rather than actively participating in it. Overall, while the graphics are praised, the storytelling suffers from a lack of player agency and poor translation.
- “The graphics are good, the storyline is solid, but there's just way too much auto-play.”
- “It feels like I took a game like Final Fantasy and just watched the gameplay unfold, only having to hit buttons to progress the story.”
- “I was disappointed, as I thought we were finally getting something new with the story and gameplay.”
- “Even the story is lame and poorly translated.”
- “It would be like if I took a game like Final Fantasy and just watched the gameplay play out, really only having to hit buttons to progress the story.”
- “Disappointed, thought we were finally getting something with a new story and gameplay.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs and glitches, particularly in the user interface. Many feel that these issues detract significantly from the overall experience, likening it to previous problematic titles from the same developer.
- “The UI is extremely buggy; it's insane.”
- “As someone has already mentioned, the UI is insanely buggy.”
- “So many glitches in the game, especially with the buttons and other tabs.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the game has been widely criticized as a blatant cash grab, with many reviewers noting its similarities to previous titles and accusing it of being a pay-to-win experience. Players express frustration over the lack of originality and the presence of bugs, suggesting that the developers prioritize profit over quality.
- “Pwm all over again by a different company, same cash grab, different cover photo, new bugs and glitches making an already marginal game marginally worse.”
- “Just another cash grab... I wish they would start taking their time with these games and make something worth the money instead of these copy and paste games.”
- “A literal pay to win and cash grab game.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The gameplay has been criticized for prioritizing aesthetics over substance, leading to a perception that it lacks depth and engagement, reminiscent of mobile gaming trends rather than a faithful adaptation of the original PC experience.
- “I thought it might be a port of the old PC version, but nope, it's the same mobile nonsense that's more focused on being pretty than on actual gameplay.”
- “The controls are clunky and unresponsive, making it frustrating to navigate through the game.”
- “The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks depth, which quickly makes it boring.”