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From a game design perspective, it's actually pretty smart. Managing to fit health, stamina, weight, and every status effect onto a single bar in a way that makes sense thematically and functions accordingly is impressive as fuck. As the difficulty increases, the decision-making skills necessary to successfully chart a course to the top are varied, time-sensitive, and severely punished if incorrect. I have my grievances (Caldera is too easy and waiting for lava is boring as fuck, overly-punishing Kilns that call for 4+ pieces of equipment, backpack slingshot glitches, slow ass walking speed that makes autists spam sprint-jump, list goes on) but overall it's both something normalfags can grasp and enjoy and a nice space to exist in for a run or two solo. I won't argue vague slop allegations but I will say that in a less jaded and exhaustingly hyperconnected world we might have called these games "friendcore" or some shit.
If you have tacit permission to pirate this $8 game and refuse to touch it because it has social media cooties then your brain is moldy.
>t. Ascent 7 solo, Ascent 2 carrying 3 retards