When comparing Ascendant vs Eon Altar, the Slant community recommends Ascendant for most people. In the question“What are the best couch multiplayer PC games?” Ascendant is ranked 38th while Eon Altar is ranked 49th. The most important reason people chose Ascendant is:
Through the use of "Blessings" the user can modify their attacks and make a custom build character that behaves as they want, for their fighting style.
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Pros
Pro Modify ones attacks
Through the use of "Blessings" the user can modify their attacks and make a custom build character that behaves as they want, for their fighting style.
Pro Old school difficult gameplay
This game is tough, much like arcade beat 'em ups that sucked the player in as well as their quarters. But this is all on purpose as the game has randomly generated levels, much like a roguelike and being like a roguelike, death will be frequent.
Pro Individual storylines
This game is made for co-op, definitely not single player. Each player has their own storylines though (on top of the main quests) that are private to them. Sometimes players can have secret quests that are competing. How much information you choose to share with your allies is up to you. This style of play is only possible because of the cell phone controller mode.
Pro Fun turn based combat
Combat is turn based, with players taking their turn simultaneously. This allows for more strategy than the normal button mash style of ARPGs. It also makes it more accessible to newer gamers.
Pro Cell phone controller
Instead of pausing the game for everyone while you adjust your character, this can all be done on your phone thus allowing the game play to continue. You also don't have to have multiple controllers on hand as anyone can download the app to their phone and are ready to play.
Cons
Con Not much of a story
The game tries to blend different mythologies together into one story containing many different gods. While this is not the worst story to try and tell, once the gameplay begins the story pretty much falls to the wayside.
Con Cellphone connection drops
The phone connection constantly drops, making the game barely playable, which is frustrating.