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ABOUT THIS GAME​

Discover the long forgotten secrets and hidden paths in this high fantasy world, featuring exhilarating battle encounters, interconnected maps full of places to explore, and an immersive story where every choice matters. Play as Hilda – a brave young warrior from the Northwind Legion who embarks on a journey to the cursed city in order to save her lost father. The gameplay elements inspired by soulslike games alongside a lighter, dynamic combat system, create a fresh take on the modern action RPG genre, providing you with a harmonious difficulty and exploration balance.

• Explore the magnificent city of Aphes inspired by classical Greek designs and unveil the truth behind the city’s curse.
• Combine and change your weapons on the go. Equip two different types of weapon at once and become unpredictable in combat.
• Battle more than 60 different enemies and encounter 22 bosses in the main story and side quests.
• Decide the fate of Aphes. Every decision you make in Asterigos matters and will affect the story.
• Find over 100 collectables, complete numerous side quests, and forge your destiny in the NewGame+ mode.

Got it pre-ordered and everything!

Honestly, this wasn't even on my radar before last week but after playing the Steam Next Fest demo I was very pleasantly surprised. Souls-lite mixed with standard RPG mechanics and some Lara Croft quipping as the cherry on top? Sign me up! Despite the colourful visuals and perhaps more conventional design choices I still got my arse handed to me plenty of times by a particular boss though so don't expect a walk in the park. At least that's what I found out while playing on the "Challenging" difficulty mode in any case. That said I'm no Dark Souls expert so your mileage may vary of course. Even if it turns out to be the most casual friendly Soulslike around I'm still hyped as I'm just excited for a less oppressive and gothic Souls experience. That might be a deal breaker for some which is fair enough but personally I can't wait to die over and over again in, what looks like, a Disney theme park!

The real Asterigos begins now...

 

[Punished Miku]

I remember this game. Could be good! Keep us posted.

 

[Fuz]

This came out of nowhere and it looks *really* cool to me.

 

[envyzeal]

Curious about this one. Waiting for the reviews. Looks like it can be a good surprise! Too bad october is packed.

 

[VN1X]

Oh and it's available for a budget price btw: 35 rupees in both Euroland and Americastates.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

The art style is quite charming.

Some of the combat animations look a little iffy, but it seems like a solid AA action RPG. It's right up my street.

 

[Skifi28]

I like the look of the main character and the setting. Not so sure about the combat, we'll see.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Cute female main char??? What dimension is this???

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Thanks for the post VN1X I snagged it.

Hope you are part of the dev team, if not they owe ya beer/coffee.

 

[The Wheel of Fortune]

Hey, this looks kinda nice. Will give it a go for sure!

 

[Ansphn]

This games was hyped to me as a Souls like game but there is no stamina gauge and the game has difficulty settings. Also the graphics is on par with a early PS3/late PS2 levels.

 

[remember_spinal]

Reminds me of a more western style Kena. Will be waiting to hear what critics say

 

[Hydroxy]

I really liked the demo. I am just wondering if there's any chance if it could come to Gamepass in near future. If not I'll wait for a 50% sale.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Holy shit, getting Kena vibes from this. Will definitely keep my eyes on this now.

 

[VN1X]

Thanks for the post VN1X I snagged it.

Hope you are part of the dev team, if not they owe ya beer/coffee.

Hah I'm afraid not. Just a fan of (cheap) indie games lol.

Lets just hope it's actually decent so I don't get ostracized from the forum after this thread.

 

[Spukc]

This games was hyped to me as a Souls like game but there is no stamina gauge and the game has difficulty settings. Also the graphics is on par with a early PS3/late PS2 levels.

Nah maybe n64

 

[GymWolf]

Look fairly interesting.

 

[Kadve]

> Soulslike

> Action RPG

That could be an issue. Making a soulslike or an action RPG is one thing. But combining them two without the game feeling disjointed takes resources that i don't expect a small indie studio to have.

Anyway, looks kind of interesting in that special AA janky way.

 

[VN1X]

Someone on their discord has finished the PS5 version already, clocking in at a total of 60 hours of playtime on the "Challenging" difficulty. Sounds promising and I would've been happy with half that amount even!

Also, apparently the game unlocks at 19:00 CET.

 

[Ailynn]

I've put a few hours into it and am really enjoying it so far!

 

[The Cockatrice]

Seems like a decent purchase after a few months when they'll prolly fix some of the bugs/jank. Not a fan of those animations but for that price and if its indeed that long, sure, why not.

 

[Duchess]

Oh my days, my poor backlog.

 

[darrylgorn]

A TPA game that doesn't make me feel depressed. Nice.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

This looks... really nice.
I'd like some hands-on impressions and I definitely don't have time for it at the moment, but I'll keep it on my radar.

 

[GymWolf]

Someone on their discord has finished the PS5 version already, clocking in at a total of 60 hours of playtime on the "Challenging" difficulty. Sounds promising and I would've been happy with half that amount even!

Also, apparently the game unlocks at 19:00 CET.

60 hours? Dafuq? Do they even have enough content to sustain such a long game?

 

[GymWolf]

I've put a few hours into it and am really enjoying it so far!

We need more info on the combat.

How much AA janky it is? Biomutant level? Elex level? Darksiders 3 level? Horizon melee level?

 

[remember_spinal]

Someone on their discord has finished the PS5 version already, clocking in at a total of 60 hours of playtime on the "Challenging" difficulty. Sounds promising and I would've been happy with half that amount even!

Also, apparently the game unlocks at 19:00 CET.

60 hours??

I’m not trying to play a 60 hour character action game tbh. Only games that get that amount of investment from me these are gran scale rpgs, and big AAA open world games, not from ubisoft. This game is much more appealing as a 15-20 hour game

 

[tusharngf]

I saw this game on one youtube channel where the guy tried all type of souls game. Combat looks solid here.

 

[chixdiggit]

On my radar. Will take advantage of Steam Cloud saves and play a fair portion on Steam Deck.

 

[anthony2690]

Saw screenshots for this on the Xbox store and it reminded me of that immortals fenyx rising game haha

Pretty sure I even put the same hairstyle on my character too XD

How is this game for those that have played? Reviews are mixed on Xbox, but all the reviews seem to just be complaining about how early access didn't work/unlock on the 11th.

I think it looks neat myself and it's on my wishlist.

 

[jaysius]

It's cheap $35USD/$45CND.

I'm sure it'll go on sale though, but at least it starts at a decent price.

 

[VN1X]

60 hours??

I’m not trying to play a 60 hour character action game tbh. Only games that get that amount of investment from me these are gran scale rpgs, and big AAA open world games, not from ubisoft. This game is much more appealing as a 15-20 hour game

Granted I think that person did all of the side-stuff as well while also going for 100% completion (as far as that is possible on the first run).

I reckon a first playthrough (on Challenging) will be between 20 and 40 hours. But who knows, it might be the most addictive thing ever and then I could see myself also reach that hour-count.

 

[dorkimoe]

never heard of this but this looks like something i may enjoy

 

[remember_spinal]

Granted I think that person did all of the side-stuff as well while also going for 100% completion (as far as that is possible on the first run).

I think my first playthrough (on Challenging) will be between 30 and 40. But who knows, it might be the most addictive thing ever and then I'll definitely go for all of the collectables and stuff as well lol.

I’ll be waiting to hear your thoughts on it. I got Plague Tale and Rabbids next week so im not trying to invest in another long game before that.

 

[Holammer]

It's a very forgiving soulslike with a Disney Princess. The Steam Next demo was decent, got inside the city and Alt+F4'd to wishlist.

I have a few problems with the game, first off a minor fixable one and that's the graphics settings, it had everything maxed out with performance murdering ultra settings so I got 47fps (VRR made it looks fine) on my humble PC, reducing some settings to high and I got 120fps out of it.
Then there's the protagonist talking to herself, that's something crazy people do. Editing her monologues so they sound like internal thought, with a small echo or similar would make it less jarring, or have her address a companion creature like a miniature space hamster in her pocket. But the game is releasing today, so crazy cat lady simulator it is.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Cute female main char??? What dimension is this???

 

[dorkimoe]

You cant buy the xbox link version in the OP- have to do this one https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/asterigos-curse-of-the-stars/9pb5xb3fm6xc

 

[VN1X]

You cant buy the xbox link version in the OP- have to do this one https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/asterigos-curse-of-the-stars/9pb5xb3fm6xc

Oops! Fixed.

 

[Kataploom]

AA saving it for me again, can't believe how good this look in my eyes, definitely getting it.

BTW somehow I thought it was on Game Pass lol

 

[VN1X]

 

[MacReady13]

Looks eerily similar in parts to Immortals Fenyx Rising, which incidentally I love!

 

[Ailynn]

We need more info on the combat.

How much AA janky it is? Biomutant level? Elex level? Darksiders 3 level? Horizon melee level?

I wish I could say, but I haven't actually played any of those examples to compare. (I would loved to have played the Horizon games, but I'm on XBox Series X.)

I can say the combat is no where near as tight as Eldin Ring and it's difficulty is way more forgiving. The combat is maybe a bit more like Immortals Fenyx Rising, but it's far more confined to the ground (jumping is more for rare traversal moments and is done by holding right trigger and hitting B/Circle).

Even though combat isn't as tight, I'm still having fun with it. My only wish is that there was a map. My own sense of direction is pretty darned terrible, but at least the locations I've seen so far are well designed and easily recognizable.

It seems a large part of the game is in the choices you make along the way. I almost alienated myself from the first main group of people for killing a boss they rather I had left to live. I'm hoping that greatly adds to the replayability.

 

[Hayabusabruh]

Liking it so far. It's souls, but cute. She's a red-head so you know what that means..

Spoiler

She'll be race swapped in the sequel

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[PonyStation4]

The game has low scores on Steam, but it seems to be from people whining about the game going on sale after they purchased it, or being unable to remap controls

 

[ssringo]

3.5 hours in and finished the first real zone/boss. It seems each zone has an "end cinematic" that shows the results of what you did. I'll definitely be replaying again to go for a different outcome.

 

[Filben]

Played the demo on PC for 10 minutes before quiting because of unbearable micro stutter. I'm tired of games and dev incompetence to deal with (shader compilation?) stutter.

Combat animations looked pretty good but I'm not playing games anymore that stutter. I'd rather play with consistent 30fps than dealing with this.

 

[VN1X]

About three hours in and I'm enjoying it for the most part! There's some jank and low budget shenanigans but otherwise it's been a very solid and engaging Soulslite. There's a heavy focus on narrative which I'm never a fan of; endless dialogue trees (that really go on and on forever) and a ton of lore dumps to find out in the field. Even knocking on the countless doors in the first main area, after the prologue, is just non-stop text thrown at your face from characters named "Poor B" and "Poor G", etc lol (without any VO btw). It's a bit much.

Anyway, performance has been rock solid for me. I'm playing on an ageing rig and at 1440p it hardly ever drop below 60fps with most of the settings on either Quality or Ultra Quality. So no complaints from me there! I only wish I could rebind the controls on my controller but thankfully they've already announced a patch for that.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

I'm about 9 hours in so far, finished 2 main quests. It's a very ambicious game when it comes to character development, lore and world building, it has really good voice acting (yet all optional stuff is not voiced which is very disappointing), but when it comes to design and combat system, it's a game from 2009-2010 (or somewhere around that time) mixed with some Souls-like mechanics. There's quite a few fetch quest I've finished so far, most of which are not very interesting. Combat is not perfect either but it works. There's no fast travel and only a weird imitation of it which I don't like - you have to use special stones to teleport to magical pedestals you last saved at and you can't choose which one, only the last one, which is a huge pain in the ass cuz of the maze-like level design and not very obvious quest locations. There's also quite a few bugs which led me to restart the game cuz after I used teleportation stone, Hilda vanished but haven't telepored to main hub / shelter and I could roam around the map with no way to interact with anything or even open up the menus.

I like this game, but it is nowhere near perfect which is totally understandable cuz of its budget (which I'm sure wasn't huge) and it's their first game so... I've willing to close my eyes on a lot of stuff. I mean, what they've done and tried to do in this game is very impressive and cool, it's just lack of budget clearly shows that a lot of things had to be cut or scaled down. The game also can look pretty sometimes, but most of the time it's not even on the level of the first UE4 games, there's also no SSAO at all, almost no shadows, complex lighting to create the mood etc. etc. etc., but artwork and art-design is very good.

I'll continue playing more cuz I'm sure it has qute a few surprises left in store and I want to see all it has to offer in terms of story, world and characters.

 

[Ogbert]

Not that impressed to be honest.

About five hours in. It’s not a Souls game, at all. It’s an action rpg.

Camera is awful. Combat is enjoyable, when it works, but full of jank. It’s alright for the price but definitely getting overrated.

 

[Ogbert]

We need more info on the combat.

How much AA janky it is? Biomutant level? Elex level? Darksiders 3 level? Horizon melee level?

Darksiders 3 is a good comparison.

It’s almost great, but falls short in a number of ways. You have six weapons available, with two used at any one time. The weapons have weight and, once you’re engaged in combat, it feels good.

Unfortunately, you’re forever fighting the camera. There’s no camera snap to where you are facing (as far as I am aware) so you have to turn towards enemies. Special moves are irritating rather than enjoyable and there’s always a sense that something is slightly off.

Just too ambitious. They would have been better off reducing the options and refining a smaller pool of weapons.