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A mech game that forgot why you pilot a mech. Armored Core V delivers deep customization but wraps it in a multiplayer framework that leaves solo players with half a game, and now that the servers are offline, that equation only gets worse.
Ascend: Hand of Kul mashes God of War combat, Dark Souls soul management, and asynchronous multiplayer into a free-to-play package that has no right being this engaging. The servers are long gone, but when it worked, it worked.